Free and Open-Source Gaming
These are the FLOSS games that stand out, list your own favourites or most-play games. --//-- I would rate all of these, as worth a try: Shattered Pixel Dungeon Cube2:Sauerbraten SGT-Puzzles Andor's Trail AssaultCube Minetest Neverball/Neverputt PowderToy 0ad Fillets-ng Anuto TD Xmoto/Bloboats Flightgear Kobo Deluxe Enigma (oxyd) LiquidWar5 H-Craft Championship Numpty Physics Wesnoth The Dark mod Have completed SuperTuxKart, BlobWars 1&2, Flare, Frozen Bubble, Hex-a-Hop, Holotz's Castle, SearchAndRescue II, Alex the Alligator, Project:Starfighter, Stormbaan Coureur, Trigger, all are fun. --==-- Can find details about most of the above games here: https://libregamewiki.org/List_of_games FLOSS gaming is excellent, thanks to all these devs and asset creators. --++-- BONUS TOMT: I'm looking for the name of a FLOSS Quake1-mod, puzzle game, that was about placing gravity points, to curve a stream of particles around the level, and eventually into the goal target. (May have used irrlicht) If anyone knows the name of this one, please let me know, it is my white-whale of games.
Hale is a turn-based RPG with deep tactical combat and character customization. Included is a lengthy and varied campaign with many quests, items and monsters, visiting a variety of locales. The entire system is built to be moddable from the ground up.
Hypersomnia is a hardcore arena mixing eSports with pixely nostalgia. Every match will be unforgiving - every duel a psychological battle.
Principia is a physics-based sandbox game. Build and play advanced contraptions, circuiting, minigames, robot adventures and more.
themirrorgdp.itch.io
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13311273 > They just joined the Fediverse as well at: > > https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@themirrorgdp > > I've never played Roblox or Fortnite so I have no reference there. But The Mirror, while still Alpha, was lots of fun to try out and works just fine on Linux out of the box for me on Debian using the Itch Flatpak.
All day open-source games from 12:00UTC to 20:00UTC (or more). We play exclusively open-source games. This time we have a Armagetron Advanced tournament, but we'll also be playing Minetest CTF mod, Wasted, Hedgewars, OpenSpades, OpenHV, and Teeworlds.
freedoom.github.io
In 1999 id Software released the source code to their classic game Doom (under the GNU General Public License). The game as a whole did not get this treatment, however, which means that while the program code that powers Doom is free, the actual content of Doom - graphics, audio, levels, setting and characters - remains proprietary. The Freedoom project aims to fill this gap and create a complete free and libre first person shooter game. By itself, Freedoom is just the content of a game and must be paired with a Doom-compatible game engine to be played: the download page lists some recommended programs.
eu07.pl
MaSzyna is a free train simulator. The program allows you to put yourself in the role of a train driver, currently MaSzyna contains about 40 types of electric and diesel locos, electric multiple units etc. There are also few hundred freight and passager cars availble.
gitlab.com
heXon is a free and open source twin-stick-shooter created using the Dry game engine. To score high you must fly well, avoiding the Notyous and destroying them with your Whack-o-Slack blast battery. Your firepower can be increased by collecting five apples. Picking up five hearts in a row will charge your shield. All edges of the hexagonal arena are connected to its opposite like portals, making for a puzzlingly dangerous playing field that might take some experience to wrap your head around.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/9752285 > A slightly delayed update, but MineClone2 had a big release recently! :) > > Release notes: https://git.minetest.land/MineClone2/MineClone2/src/branch/master/releasenotes/0_85-the_fire_and_stone_release.md
I want to install a local version of this game in the link and preferably open source. I searched "shape game" and couldn't find anything. Use case: before operating heavy machinery, I want to "pass" this game at 8 seconds
Lix is an action-puzzle game inspired by Lemmings (DMA Design, 1991) for Windows, Linux, and Mac. It's free and open-source software, placed in the public domain via CC0. Solve over 700 singleplayer puzzles. Play real-time multiplayer. Design your own levels.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/7876878 > 🎮 Join the **Open Source Gaming Tournament! **🎮 > > Hey there gamers and open-source enthusiasts! Get ready for an epic showdown featuring two fantastic open-source games: SuperTuxKart and 0 A.D. > > 🚀 Highlights: > > Open to gamers of all levels. > > Play SuperTuxKart's high-speed racing and 0 A.D.'s strategic warfare. > > Open prize pool in Bitcoin - everyone can contribute! > > Prizes split between winners and game developers. > > Support open-source gaming while having a blast! > > 🏆 How to Participate: > > Register now: [open-source-gaming-tournament.com] > > Choose your game, show your skills, and compete. > > Win awesome prizes and help fund the future of open source gaming. > > Don't miss out on the chance to play, compete, and support open source. > Join us and let's game together! 🎉💰🕹️ > > #OpenSourceGamingTournament #SuperTuxKart #0AD
gitlab.com
I find it challenging. ::: spoiler If you feel frustrated, here's a hint. All the traps, including the spiky balls, can be predicted if you know about them. Waiting helps. :::
Stendhal is a fun friendly and free multiplayer online adventure game with an old school feel. Stendhal has a huge and rich world. You can explore cities, forest, mountains, plains and dungeons. You can fight monsters and become a hero. You will meet a wide variety of characters. Many will give you tasks and quests for valuable experience. You may be asked to help protect land, feed the hungry, heal the sick, make someone happy, solve a puzzle or simply lend a hand. So what are you waiting for? A whole new world awaits... And if you like, get the source code, and add your own ideas!
https://www.youtube.com/@Brackeys/about --- Text version, thanks to [@CorneliusTalmadge@lemmy.world](https://lemmy.world/u/CorneliusTalmadge): Image Text BRACKEYS Hello everyone! It’s been a while. I hope you are all well. Unity has recently taken some actions to change their pricing policy that I - like most of the community - do not condone in any way. I have been using Unity for more than 10 years and the product has been very important to me. However, Unity is a public company. Unfortunately that means that it has to serve shareholder interests. Sometimes those interests align with what is best for the developers and sometimes they do not. While this has been the case for a while, these recent developments have made it increasingly clear. Unity has pulled back on the first version of their new pricing policy and made some changes to make it less harmful to small studios, but it is important to remember that the realities of a public company are not going to change. Luckily, there are other ways of structuring the development of software. Instead of a company owning and controlling software with a private code base, software can be open source (with a public code base that anyone can contribute to) and publicly owned. Blender - a stable 3D modelling software in the game dev community - is free and open source. In fact some of the largest and most advanced software in the world is built on top of open source technology like Linux. The purpose of this post is not to denounce Unity because of a misstep, to criticise any of its employees or to tell anyone to “jump ship”. Instead I want to highlight the systematic issue of organizing large software projects under a public company and to let you know that there are alternatives. I believe that the way to a stronger and more healthy game dev community is through software created by the community for the community. Software that is open source, democratically owned and community funded. Many of you have been asking for us to produce new tutorial series on alternative engines such as Godot, which is currently the most advanced open source and community funded game engine. I don’t know yet if this is something that we can realise and when. I can only say that I have started learning Godot. Best of luck to all of you with your games, no matter what engine they might be built on! Sincerely, Asbjern Thirslund - Brackeys
czlowiekimadlo.itch.io
A classic, turn-based strategy game with up to four armies fighting against each other. Challenge yourself in a campaign against AI, or a hot-seat battle with a friend. Using the easy map editor you can create any imaginable scenario to play -and share online for others to discover! https://github.com/P1X-in/Tanks-of-Freedom-3-D
Pixel Wheels is a retro top-down racing game for Linux, macOS, Windows and Android. It features multiple tracks and vehicles as well as various bonuses and weapons to help you get to the finish line first!
- Fixed a variety of issues with unit & block cost multiplier rules - Fixed many various crashes - Fixed various Steam achievements not triggering - Fixed pathfinding not being able to path through solid enemy blocks - Fixed naval units sometimes attempting to pathfind through land - Fixed game data not exporting with large saves on iOS - Fixed water tiles with space background resulting in a black background - Fixed internal legacy blocks being logic constants - Fixed power node double-click leading to interaction rate limit triggering - Fixed units sometimes being unkillable - Fixed units with long paths sometimes recalculating forever - Fixed serious issue with player units getting bugged in certain maps with puddles - Fixed Neoplasia reactor sometimes not exploding - Fixed units randomly dying when hitting corners - Fixed piercing bullets permaturely hitting blocks "under" bullets - Fixed missiles dealing double damage to units - Fixed FPS not limiting accurately - Added setting to disable all lighting - Added logic unit autoPathfind command (default wave pathfinding) - Made logic unbind command set @unit to null - Made "any" environment accessible outside of sandbox - Made payload loaders no longer accept inputs from payload unloaders - Added logic sensors for shields, content ID (inverse of lookup command) - Added logic particle effect instruction - Added logic sync instruction - Setting factory output points now updates "last accessed" - Disabled team switching menu in multiplayer outside of sandbox/PvP - Decreased canvas block silicon cost slightly - Scathe ammo usage decreased to 15 - Buffed Precept unit
A free/libre and open-source party game that is meant to replicate the feel of games such as Mario Party.
kiki the nano bot is a 3-D puzzle game, basically a mixture of the games Sokoban and Kula-World.
Nexuiz was originally developed by Lee Vermeulen and Ashley Hale (Ladyhavoc), who started Alientrap in the summer of 2002. The goal of the project was to create a high quality first person shooter that could be played freely across all platforms in one package: PC, Mac, and Linux. The engine that powered Nexuiz was Forest Hale’s Darkplaces engine. The first version of the game was released in 2005. Development continued with many online contributors over the years, with version 2.5 released in October of 2009. Since its release it has been downloaded over 6 million times, and is included with many Linux distributions. In mid-2010 it was announced that a new XBLA, PSN, and Steam downloadable remake of Nexuiz would be done from the ground up by IllFonic using Crytek’s CryENGINE3 game engine. Original Nexuiz designer Forest ‘LordHavoc’ Hale worked with Illfonic on the new version, many of the GPL contributors forked the project into a new game Xonotic, while Lee Vermeulen moved towards Capsized development. Illfonic’s Nexuiz was released for XBLA in February 2012, and Steam May 3rd 2012.
UltraStar Deluxe is a free open source karaoke game for your PC. The gameplay experience is similar to that of the commercial product SingStar™ by Sony Computer Entertainment, which is exclusively available for the Playstation®. Unlike SingStar™, however, UltraStar Deluxe allows users to create their own songs and sing them on their PC.
- Utilize over 15 different weapons, including melee, pistols, shotguns, rifles, rocket launchers, crossbows, and miniguns - Fight thousands of zombies, spiders, bats, skeletons, demons, aliens and more - Discover rare items and secrets that sprawl across dungeons, woods, caves, cities, desert, hell, and alien worlds - Customize your character with skill points and over 25 different equipment mods - Play through the 10 level campaign multiple times for an increase in difficulty and rewards - Complete eight achievements for an even greater challenge - Free and open-source software licensed under GPLv3
You are a lone adventurer in a strange world, where geometry does not work in the expected way. Gather as much treasure as you can before the nasty monsters get you. Explore about 50 different worlds, each with its own unique treasures, enemies, and terrain obstacles. Your quest is to find the legendary treasure, the Orbs of Yendor. Collect one of them to win! Or just ignore your quest and collect smaller treasures. The twist is the unique, unusual geometry of the world: it is one of just few games which takes place on the hyperbolic plane. Witness a grid composed of hexagons and heptagons, straight lines which seem to be parallel, but then they diverge and never cross, triangles whose angles add up to less than 180 degrees, how extremely unlikely is it to reach the same place twice, and how the world seems to be rotated when you do return. All this matters for the gameplay. The game is inspired by the roguelike genre (although in a very minimalist way), works of M. C. Escher, and by puzzle games such as Deadly Rooms of Death.
Naev is an open source 2D space trading and combat game, taking inspiration from the Escape Velocity series, among others. You pilot a space ship from a top-down perspective, and are more or less free to do what you want. As the genre name implies, you’re able to trade and engage in combat at will. Beyond that, there’s an ever-growing number of storyline missions, equipment, and ships; Even the galaxy itself grows larger with each release. For the literarily-inclined, there are large amounts of lore accompanying everything from planets to equipment.
Tenes Emapandas Graciela is a clone of 'Plan Táctico y Estratégico de la Guerra', which is a pseudo-clone of Risk, a multiplayer turn-based strategy game. Some rules are different.
Open Realm of Stars is an open source 4X strategy game developed using Java. Move your fleet in a randomly generated galaxy. Encounter other species, and find new planets to colonize. Explore mysterious space anomalies.
An open source adventure game created with Blender3D based on the open source film 'Sintel'. The goal of this project was to expand upon the world of Sintel and to develop a platform that enables users to create and share their own content.
Finally, an MMORPG that's all about grinding and doing chores. - Simple, old school RPG system with gear upgrades, skill points, skill unlocks, set bonuses and more - Play single-player or multiplayer cooperatively over the Internet or LAN - Choose from 12 different starting builds with various play styles - Streamlined Active Time Battle system with up to 8 vs 8 fighters - 24 minute day/night cycle that affects gameplay - Unlock 48 different skills and discover 250+ items - Travel through caves, lava, swamp, ice, and desert to fight 40 different monsters and conquer 16 bosses - Full keyboard and mouse rebinding support - Easily switch between fullscreen/windowed mode - 4K resolution support with optional texture pack - Free and open-source software licensed under GPLv3
Tux4Kids is an international group of volunteers developing high-quality software for kids, with the goal of combining fun and learning into an irresistable package. Our software is free: you can download it for use at home or onto hundreds of computers in a school. We support all major platforms, including Windows, Macintosh, and Linux/Unix. Our programs are used by people around the globe, and they have been translated into dozens of different languages. As open-source software, these programs can be freely extended or customized, and they are supported by active communities of volunteer developers. Whether you’re a parent, a teacher, or a kid, give Tux4Kids software a try!
team-potato.itch.io
cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/1333464 > > Titan Tactics came out in 2020 as a jam game made with Godot. It's a simple tactics game inspired by the likes of FF Tactics and Fire Emblem and it's made to look like it came out in the PS1 era, with sprites and simple 3D backgrounds. Since its initial release, development has happened on and off. > > Source is available on our Gitlab page: https://gitlab.com/team-potato/titan_tactics/ > >  > > The game is free and will remain free forever. We've participated in itch.io game bundles to support causes such as aid for Palestine and LGBT support organizations. We're currently looking for a dev to help iron out some bugs and implement new planned features. If interested in joining the project send me a message!
As the name suggests, the game is inspired by the movie TRON. Or more exactly, by all the games that where inspired by the movie TRON. You steer a futuristic bike, called lightcycle. Combat takes place in a rectangular arena. Your bike leaves a trail behind, which is like a wall. The goal is to force the other players to drive into a wall. The winner is the last player alive.
C-Dogs SDL is a classic overhead run-and-gun game, supporting up to 4 players in co-op and deathmatch modes. Customize your player, choose from many weapons, and blast, slide and slash your way through over 100 user-created campaigns. Have fun!
Secret Maryo Chronicles is an Open Source two-dimensional platform game with a design similar to classic computer games.
Hello peeps. Since I noticed no FOSS/Proprietary games like Twisted Metal exists, I want to make a FOSS version. I don't have a name set, but "Twisted Steel" sound right. Should I create this? (I'm considering using Godot as I'm no advanced programmer.)
After a cataclysmic explosion rips through Sol and nearby systems, the Galactic Empire is rapidly decaying. Corruption and piracy run rampant. But in the eye of the storm that is chaos, there is also opportunity. Seize that opportunity for yourself in this freeform space trading and mercenary game: buy newer and stronger ships, hire pilots to grow your fleet, or help a faction achieve its goals. Get credits to use toward your goal by delivering cargo, hunting bounties, ferrying passengers, or even turning to piracy. The choice is yours. Along the way, you will help decide the future of the galaxy.
colobot.info
Colobot: Gold Edition is a real-time strategy game, where you can program your units (bots) in a language called CBOT, which is similar to C++ and Java. Your mission is to find a new planet to live and survive. Save humanity and get programming skills!