A classic arcade Pong experience rebuilt in C++ with smooth physics, a reactive CPU opponent, difficulty selection, and progressive speed mechanics.

• 🎮 Player vs CPU — go head-to-head against a reactive CPU opponent
• 🧠 Difficulty selection — choose Easy, Medium, or Hard from the startup menu
• 📐 Angle-based deflection — where you hit the paddle changes the ball's trajectory
• ⚡ Progressive speed — rallies get faster the longer they go, resetting on each score
• 🏆 Live scoreboard — scores displayed in real time
• 🎨 Custom color palette — clean green-toned visuals with rounded paddles

• C++17 or later
• raylib v4.0+
• CMake 3.15+
• A C++ compiler — g++ / MinGW-w64 on Windows

Windows (MinGW)

Install raylib and place the files at:

C:\raylib\include\raylib.h
C:\raylib\lib\libraylib.a

Then build:

mkdir build
cd build
cmake .. -G "MinGW Makefiles"
cmake --build .

macOS

brew install raylib
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
cmake --build .

Linux

sudo apt install libraylib-dev  # or equivalent for your distro
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
cmake --build .

Your executable will appear in the build folder. For subsequent builds, only cmake --build . is needed.

• On startup, select a difficulty and press Start Game
• You control the right paddle — the CPU controls the left
• Get the ball past your opponent to score a point
• Hit the edge of your paddle for sharper, trickier angles
• Survive long rallies — the ball speeds up every 4 hits and resets when someone scores
• Press ESC at any time to return to the menu

Tune the feel of the game directly in Ball.h:

Feel free to use, modify, and build on this project. Have fun!