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What are some great open source games? (programming.dev)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm usually a fan of open source games but rarely do they manage to be actually great. People like giving recommendations like Super Tux Kart that haven't aged well and don't play well. What are some open source games that are legitimately good that I've missed?

My favorites are:

Mindustry
Sonic Robo Blast 2 Kart
Powder Toy
GZDoom (and all the amazing mods for it)
Veloren (even though it's still in alpha)

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

My favorites:

OpenTTD: Old transport tycoon game, but really fun especially in multiplayer
Minetest: Minecraft-like voxel game engine, which means there a many different game modes
Beyond All Reason: Great RTS, also great in online multiplayer or with some friends. (Disclaimer: Possible unfree licenses for artwork)
Dwarf Fortress (free but not open source, thanks for telling me that one): not everyone’s cup of tea, but sometimes you just get stuck in it for hours on end

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago

Dwarf Fortress is not open source. It is freeware. Parts of the game (some graphics stuff) has the code available but you have no license to distribute it.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Possible unfree licenses for artwork

I'd still consider the game open source, even if the art is copyrighted.

Dwarf Fortress

Is there an open source version? It's a great game (also try the steam edition if you check it out), but I thought it was closed-source.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

Dwarf Fortress is not open source. You are correct.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

BAR is so good!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It is indeed, got all my friends addicted as well :)