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FOSS Games? (beehaw.org)
submitted 1 year ago by cavemeat@beehaw.org to c/gaming@beehaw.org

I've been trying to track down some interesting games that fall under foss philosophy. No preferences on genre, I just want to hear it all :)

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[-] poVoq@slrpnk.net 11 points 1 year ago
[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I haven't seen anyone mention Endless Sky.

It's in ongoing development, but there are many hours of content. You fly your ship around, you can be a trader selling goods between planets, be a pirate attacking other ships, or fight pirates and sell their stuff. There are lots of other quests, including a major and lengthy story line quest series and other minor side quests with multiple linked parts.

There's also an unofficial port to Android available on F-Droid here.

[-] rnd@beehaw.org 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Here are some popular choices:

  • Xonotic, an arena FPS in the style of Quake 3 and Unreal Tournament that has a thriving online scene -- including non-standard modes like Defrag
  • Hedgewars, an artillery game that's basically "Worms: Armageddon", but with some annoyances removed (like stray solid pixels get automatically removed, jumping is easier to do, etc.)
  • Teeworlds, a fast-paced 2D multiplayer action game
  • The Battle for Wesnoth, a turn-based strategy that (unusually for a PC title) adopts a gameplay structure more reminiscent of console TBSs (comparable to Advance Wars or Fire Emblem, but not a clone of either)
  • Minetest, an attempt to make a Minecraft clone that has since turned into a very flexible engine for block-based games

And personal suggestions:

  • Mindustry and shapez.io have already been mentioned by another person here, they're worth checking out
  • Shattered Pixel Dungeon is a newbie-friendly roguelike
  • speaking of roguelikes, NetHack is a classic, although not as user-friendly and way more difficult
  • Simon Tatham's Puzzles, a collection of small games that all implement classic puzzles (Solo is sudoku, Pattern is "Japanese crosswords" aka Picross, etc.)
  • LAN Master (video, download), a legit public-domain open-source homebrew NES game where your goal is to connect all computers into a network by rotating pieces -- obviously you'll need an NES emulator for that, FCEUX, Mesen, Mednafen, ares and Retroarch are good FOSS choices for that
[-] nachtigall@feddit.de 9 points 1 year ago

I'll be the nerd and just drop a wikipedia article :p

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open-source_video_games

[-] Akimoto@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

Mindustry and Shapez.io. If you are a fan of Factorio, I highly recommend these two games.

Mindustry is a combination of resource management automation/tower defence/light RTS. https://mindustrygame.github.io/

Shapez.io is pure management automation but with a quite aesthetic vibe.
https://shapez.io/
https://github.com/tobspr-games/shapez.io

Both are also available on Steam if you want to support the developer.

[-] honeyontoast@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago

There's an open source remake of Revolt, which was a 90s racing game using toy cars and power ups. https://rvgl.org/

[-] hamborgr@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago

The devs of the rhythm game osu! are creating a foss remake of the original, which is known as lazer.

[-] a_world_of_madness@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

One Hour One Life seems to be a relatively popular one.

[-] jadedctrl@jam.xwx.moe 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Lately I’ve been playing some AAAAXY, it’s a cute/confusing puzzle-platformer.
And I’d be a fool if I didn’t shill my favourite game, Hase. It's a “gravity based artillery shooter.” It’s basically Worms/Hedgewars but in space with prettier graphics and fun multiplayer!

[-] ArtVandelay@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

About 15 years ago, I played in this online game called The Mana World. It's a 2D fantasy RPG. It's still going on, though I don't know how active it is.

[-] computerfan0@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

OpenTTD

OpenTTD is an open source simulation game based upon Transport Tycoon Deluxe

You build a transportation network using buses, trains, planes and ships to connect cities and industries. Contains a huge variety of mods called "NewGRFs", which can do anything from adding real life trains to completely overhauling the supply chain.

[-] neoney@lemmy.neoney.dev 1 points 1 year ago
[-] jadedctrl@jam.xwx.moe 1 points 1 year ago

@cavemeat@beehaw.org @gaming@beehaw.org Lately I've been playing some AAAAXY, it's a cute/confusing puzzle-platformer.
And I've be a fool if I didn't shill Hase, a “gravity based artillery shooter.” It's basically Worms/Hedgewars but in space and with prettier graphics and really fun multiplayer :gutkato_kosmovojaĝisto:

[-] sgtnasty@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Veloren

Veloren is an open world, open-source multiplayer voxel RPG inspired by Cube World, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Dwarf Fortress, and Minecraft, written in Rust.

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