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This is a list of notable open-source video games. Open-source video games are assembled from and are themselves open-source software, including public domain games with public domain source code. This list also includes games in which the engine is open-source but other data (such as art and music) is under a more restrictive license.
In general, open-source games are developed by relatively small groups of people in their free time, with profit not being the main focus. Many open-source games are volunteer-run projects, and as such, developers of free games are often hobbyists and enthusiasts. The consequence of this is that open-source games often take longer to mature ...
This is a list of some of the most popular freeware and free and open-source software first-person shooter games. Realistic environments, fast arcade game play, many game modes. Single/Multiplayer. Improves AssaultCube. Single/Multiplayer. Science fiction, with single or multiplayer modes. Quake style multiplayer deathmatch.
Around this time many companies, starting with id Software, also began to release legacy source code leading to a proliferation of source ports of older games to Linux and other systems. This also helped expand the already existing free and open-source gaming scene, especially with regards to the creation of free first person shooters.
Xonotic. Xonotic ( / zoʊˈnɒtɪk, ksoʊ -/) [2] is a free and open-source [3] first-person shooter video game. It was developed as a fork of Nexuiz, following controversy surrounding the game's development. The game runs on a heavily modified version of the Quake engine known as the DarkPlaces engine. Its gameplay is inspired by Unreal ...
SteamOS. SteamOS is a Linux distribution developed by Valve. It incorporates Valve's popular namesake Steam video game storefront and is the primary operating system for the Steam Deck, Valve's portable gaming device, as well as Valve's earlier Steam Machines. SteamOS is open source with some closed source components.
Lincity. Lincity is a free and open-source software construction and management simulation game, which puts the player in control of managing a city's socio-economy, similar in concept to SimCity. [1] The player can develop a city by buying appropriate buildings, services and infrastructure. Its name is both a Linux reference and a play on the ...
Being an open source project, multi-platform support for Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, BeOS and others is available. Localization to over thirty (human) languages was created by the games' community. Included is also "Factoroids", a clone of classic Atari video game Asteroids, modified to be an activity to train factorization.