C Struct Initialization Example

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

typedef struct game {
    int enemy_count;
    int bullet_count;
} game_t;
typedef game_t* game_p;

void main() {
    game_t stack_game = {
        .enemy_count = 10,
        .bullet_count = 0
    };

    game_p heap_game = malloc(sizeof(game_t));

    if (NULL == heap_game) {
        // actually should handle the error, display a message and free bound resources before aborting
        abort();
    }

    heap_game->enemy_count = 10;
    heap_game->bullet_count = 0;

    // do stuff

    free(heap_game);
}