List of open source computer games

This list contains computer games whose source code is open. A distinction must be made between free games, semi-free games (commercial use restricted), free and public domain computer games. In addition, not all open source games are automatically free, for example if the source code is available but is under a proprietary license or the source code is free but the artwork is proprietary.

Graphic games

• 0 AD , a real-time strategy game in the style of Age of Empires .
• Abuse is a shoot 'em up , the source code of which was declared public domain about two years afterit was first published, with the sound effects remaining shareware.
• Advanced Strategic Command ( ASC ) is a turn-based strategy game in the tradition of the Battle Isle series.
• Alien Arena is a first person shooter based on source code from id Software .
• Angband is a game developed in 1990 by students at the University of Warwick under a proprietary license that permits copying only for free.
• Armagetron is a multi-player 3D light effects game based on the movie Tron .
• AssaultCube is a 3D first person shooter based on the cube engine .
• Battle for Wesnoth is a turn-based open source strategy game with RPG elements, whichis similar tothe Battle Isle series, but plays in a fantasy setting with elves, dwarves, orcs and other mythical creatures.
• BZFlag is a free multiplayer 3D tank fighting game with multiple arenas.
• Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is a post-apocalyptic open world - rogue-like with a procedurally generated game world.
• Colossal Cave Adventure is the original text role-playing game that gave the adventure genre its name.
• CorsixTH is a free hospital business simulation based on Theme Hospital .
• CreepSmash is a free multiplayer version of tower defense .
• Cube is a 3D first person shooter based on the cube engine.
• Dark Oberon is similar to Warcraft 2 .
• Danger from the Deep is a free submarine simulation.
• Digital Paint Paintball 2 is a free first person shooter (paintball).
• Doom and Doom 2: Hell on Earth , first person shooter.
• Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup is a free 2D RPG.
• Fish Fillets NG is a computer puzzle game
• Freeciv is a clone of the Civilization game.
• FreeCol is a clone of the Colonization game.
• FreeOrion is a space strategy game in the tradition of Master of Orion .
• FreedroidRPG is an RPG based on Freedroid , a Paradroid clone.
• Freevial is a trivial pursuit clone written by the Catalan Ubuntu-Loco team.
• FlightGear is a free flight simulator that allows virtual flights with different types of aircraft in changing landscapes.
• Frozen Bubble is a game from France written in Perl.
• Gl-117 is a free flight simulator that allows virtual flights with different combat aircraft in changing landscapes.
• Glest is a 3D strategy game that was mainly developed in Spain.
• Hedgewars is a turn-based strategy game, an expanded Worms clone with an online multiplayer mode.
• Homeworld is a 3D real-time strategy game in space, source code disclosed under a Relic- owned license [1] .
• José is an open source chess program.
• Kobo Deluxe is a 2D space shooter
• LinCity is a SimCity clone.
• Lincity-NG is the successor to LinCity.
• MegaGlest is a 3D strategy game that is very easy to modify and expand. It is a successor to Glest .
• Meridian 59 is one of the first MMORPG in the world.
• Minetest is a Minecraft-like sandbox game.
• NetHack is a further development of the computer role-playing game Hack .
• Neverball is a 3D skill game.
• Nexuiz is a successful open source first person shooter released in 2005.
• OpenArena is a clone of the 3D shooter Quake III Arena , which was created through the publication of its source code.
• OpenCity is a city simulator with 3D graphics.
• OpenClonk is an open source replica of Clonk .
• OpenRA is a modular reimplementation of the classic Command & Conquer games
• Open Sonic is a 2D platforming game thatbuildson the original Sonic the Hedgehog games.
• OpenTTD emerged from a disassembly of the business simulation Transport Tycoon Deluxe .
• Paku Paku authentic Pac-Man clone, uses an esoteric 160x100x16 CGA mode, source code under public domain .
• Pingus is a clone of lemmings with animated penguins.
• PlaneShift is a fantasy MMORPG.
• Quake (game series, parts 1–3), first-person shooter.
• RailSim II is a railway simulation with 3D graphics.
• Return to the Roots is a building strategy game and, apart from addons, is identical to The Settlers II .
• Rigs of Rods is a vehicle simulation.
• Rogue is a text and turn-based computer role-playing game published in 1980 and a prototype of this genre.
• Cube 2: Sauerbraten is a 3D first person shooter based on the Sauerbraten game engine .
• Simutrans is a transport and economy simulator with isometric graphics.
• Speed ​​Dreams is a fork of the racing simulation TORCS .
• Scorched 3D is a GPL- licensed 3D version of the turn-based artillery game Scorched Earth .
• Smokin 'Guns , a western first person shooter
• SunDog: Frozen Legacy is an economic simulation for Apple II and Atari ST.
• SuperTux , a platform game.
• SuperTuxKart , a 3D kart racing game, a remake of Mario Kart .
• Zero-K is a real-time strategy game based on the Spring engineand based on Total Annihilation .
• Teeworlds is a 2D shoot 'em up with cartoon graphics.
• The Dark Mod is a free stealth computer game .
• ToHeart 2 is a visual novel whose source code had to be published due to a violation of the GPL .
• TORCS ( The Open Racing Car Simulator ) is a free car racing simulation.
• Tux Racer is a 3D racing game with the Linux mascot Tux as the protagonist.
• TVTower is a real-time economic simulation based on Mad TV .
• Uebergame is a modern 3D shooter with realistic graphics based on the Torque3D game engine.
• UFO: Alien Invasion is a turn-based strategy game (single player + multiplayer) that wasmodeled after XCOM: Enemy Unknown .
• UltraStar is a SingStar clone for the PC .
• Unknown Horizons is a mixture of business simulation and real-time strategy game, inspired by the game series Anno .
• Unvanquished , a first-person shooter in the style of Natural Selection .
• Vega Strike is a space flight simulation .
• Warsow is a first person shooter with comic graphics.
• Warzone 2100 is a real-time strategy game from 1999 that has been under the GPL license since 2004.
• Widelands is a building strategy game similar to The Settlers II .
• XBill is an arcade game that is satirical with Windows .
• Xonotic is a first-person shooter that wassplit offfrom Nexuiz .
• The Mana World TMW for short is a 2D MMORPG for Linux, Mac and Windows
• Stendhal-MMORPG the MMORPG Stendhal is a very old-school RPG

Desktop games

In contrast to graphic games, desktop games usually only run in a small window and optically match the desktop environment used.

• Boson is an OpenGL - real-time strategy , with similar tasks, such as Command & Conquer or StarCraft . It was designed to run on Unix or Linux systems and uses the libraries from KDE , Qt and especially kdegames .
• Dnafight is a programming game with bacteria using the Seed7 programming language .
• Kolf is another game from the KDE project, which simulates a golf course from above and allows the creation of new courses.

Browser games

Browser games usually do not require a separate installation on the client computer, but are installed on a web server and operated using a browser. This list only contains games for which the full server version is offered for installation.

• Legend of the Green Dragon is an online role-playing game in which you bring a character to life and then let them fight the green dragon.

• Qingu is the open source project for the browser game NovaWars. It's about directing the fate of a planet that you get at the start of the game. To do this, it is necessary to erect various buildings, conduct research and build ships.

• Drifting Souls 2 an open source indie project, whichties inwith the narration of the freespace games (structure / strategy game)

Basic projects / engines

• Arianne is an open source MMORPG in development and a framework for the production of new online games.
• DarkPlaces , variant of the Quake engine
• GGZ Gaming Zone develops game servers and clients and offers online game services.
• Spring is an open source - real-time strategy - Engine .
• Stratagus , originally a clone of Warcraft as Freecraft, now offers a generic and scriptable engine for real-time strategy games .
• Sauerbraten Game Engine (free game engine )
• ScummVM allows you to play old point-and-click - Adventures
• OpenRA is an engine for old Westwood real-time strategy games like Command & Conquer and Red Alert
• OpenMW is an open source reimplementation of the Morrowind engine
• ioquake3 further maintained Quake 3 storage engine with numerous bug fixes and new features such as VoIP and Anaglyph 3D renderer
• Etlegacy compatible further development of the Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory engineon a modern build system and modern libraries
• Torque3D is a modern game engine originally developed by GarageGames and later released under an MIT license .
• Godot Engine can be used to create 2D and 3D games under the MIT license .

See also

• List of commercial computer games with published source code
• List of computer games by genre
• Category: Free computer game

literature

• Tim Rittmann: Games by people with conviction. Zeit Online, January 27, 2012, accessed on February 9, 2012. - For a superficial introduction.
• Weber: Game software and open source. Diploma thesis TU Berlin, 2006. (PDF, 1017 kB)

Web links

Commons : Free Computer Games  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Holarse - game portal for open source games (German)
• libregamewiki.org - Free Games Wiki
• osgameclones.com - specializing in open source game remakes
• LGDC ( Memento from May 20, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) - developer site (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Jason Knight: Paku Paku - A game for early PC / MS-DOS Computers ( English ) deathshadow.com. Retrieved September 27, 2013: " Contents of DEATHSHADOW'S MADNESS © Jason M. Knight unless otherwise noted All code presented on this site is released to the Public Domain. There'll be none of that open source licensing malarkey in here - If you going to give something away, LANDS SAKE JUST GIVE IT AWAY !!! "