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Sweet! Does anyone have a list of high-quality open source games like this? (Subjective interpretation, but something like, "I couldn't believe it's free, I wo

Sweet! Does anyone have a list of high-quality open source games like this? (Subjective interpretation, but something like, "I couldn't believe it's free, I would have paid for it anyway.")

ecshafer 6mo ago
The Free Civ and Free Colonization games are good. Brogue, Nethack, DCSS are good if you like roguelikes. OpenMW is a totally open source reimplementation of Morrowind, so that might fit the bill.
jordigh 6mo ago
I know it's a very niche domain, but I feel this way about Lizard. My lizard is the lizard of website: https://rainwarrior.ca/lizard/ https://rainwarrior.ca/lizard/ My lizard is the lizard of source: https://github.com/bbbradsmith/lizard_src_demo/ https://github.com/bbbradsmith/lizard_src_demo/
- mock-possum 6mo ago
  Also Brad Smith is a heavyweight in the NES ROM/Emulation scene, once you know his name you’ll start to notice it pop up all over the place. (e.g. nsfplay)
reddalo 6mo ago
OpenRCT2 is a reimplementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2. Just like its cousing OpenTTD which is a reimplementation of Chris Sawyer's Transport Tycoon.
fwipsy 6mo ago
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead: Like Dwarf Fortress but post-apocalyptic survival horror. Endless Sky: top-down space shooter inspired by Escape Velocity SuperTux: inspired by Super Mario SuperTuxKart: inspired by Mario Kart https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open-source_video_games https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open-source_video_game... and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_commercial_video_games_with_later_released_source_code https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_commercial_video_games...
- anthk 6mo ago
  Well: - Supertux2, it got recently revamped, the quality skyrocketed. Much better controls and artwork. - Supetux Advance, this is really great too. - Retux (More Wariolike than Mario) - Nethack/Slashem. A Roguelike more bound to interaction/exploration/mechanics than combat, but Slashem makes combat crazy with the Doppleganger Monk, which is basically a Shonen Manga, the role. (Dragon Ball/Naruto depending on your age). - DCSS. Basically, not Nethack/Slashem, much more combat oriented than the Slashem combinatorics playing with the Monk a la Jackie Chan, this is more like an ARPG made a Rogue. - Frotz/Lectrote/Winfrotz/whatver Z Machine interpreter and "All Things Devour". Spiritwrak, too. Great libre text adventures and still enganing because of weird mechanics. - Frozen Bubble - OpenArena. - FreeDoom, better compiled with Deutex on daily builds. - FreeCiv. - OpenTTD today can be standalone enough. - Frozen Bubble - Minetest+tons of subgames such as Glitch, Nodecore... - OOlite - Speed Dreams. If the controls are hard, try the arcade mode. If the controls are still hard, get SupertuxKart, pick some real life car from the addons and get all the SD tracks from the inline downloader, they are several.
  - avadodin 6mo ago
    OpenArena even has a browser version these days but sadly it doesn't seem to have any active servers anymore. I had progressed to the point where I could strafe jump and rocket jump all day.
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  - MarsIronPI 6mo ago
    > Minetest Heads up: they recently changed name to Luanti to get away from the "it's Minecraft but worse" perception. They also un-bundled the built-in game and are trying to be a game engine these days. I recommend looking into Age of Mending. It's still in alpha, but if it's ever finished it'll give Minecraft a good run for its money, especially among the builder-minded players.
    - fwipsy 6mo ago
throw_await 6mo ago
Luanti aka minetest Widelands as a settler clone
FergusArgyll 6mo ago
0ad https://play0ad.com/ https://play0ad.com/ My first reaction was exactly that; I can't believe it's free!
- KronisLV 6mo ago
  Surprised this isn't at the top, alongside Mindustry. 0 A.D. is like a free Age of Empires and is lovely to play! I'd probably also put Luanti up there, and maybe OpenTTD (despite the niche UI).
efskap 6mo ago
If you like arena shooters, Xonotic is quite remarkable. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xonotic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xonotic
- tzot 6mo ago
  Oh, yeah! And I believe there are not many games which have Linux, Windows and MacOS versions allowing interplay. Several years ago we had one or two LAN parties with hardware running all three operating systems.
mikkupikku 6mo ago
Endless Sky, GPLv3 space trading game. Being a space trucker is dangerously addictive.
workethics 6mo ago
Mindustry is worth a look if you like factorio and tower defense: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindustry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindustry Edited to add: If you like RTS then Beyond All Reason is fantastic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_All_Reason https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_All_Reason
- MarsIronPI 6mo ago
  Oh, I need to get back into playing Mindustry. Wait, on second thought if I did that I wouldn't get anything done.
nilslindemann 6mo ago
Not Open Source but still/now free to play (these are my favs, I played them through back and forth): - Trackmania Nations Forever (e.g. via Steam) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj2u2OrZ2vI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj2u2OrZ2vI - Starcraft Brood War - though I have not tested it via the battlenet.exe, played it when it still was payware. - Gemcraft Labyrinth - played it when flash was a thing, but now it is again, e.g. on Armorgames And, I got games like Portal 1 & 2, Outer Wilds, Osmos, Manifold Garden, Planet Crafter and many more for under ten, some for under five Euros each when they were on special offer on Steam. I once got Just Cause 3 for three Euros.
jpwgarrison 6mo ago
https://www.beyondallreason.info/ https://www.beyondallreason.info/ is high quality and in active, open development. And fun. For some weird reason 8v8 is the default experience but there are several other modes: PVE, 1v1, etc.
somat 6mo ago
If you like RTS Beyond All Reason is pretty amazing. https://www.beyondallreason.info/ https://www.beyondallreason.info/ The amount of care they put into the little quality of life ui stuff is impressive. Something about how you can tell when the developers enjoy playing their game.
overhead4075 6mo ago
Shattered Pixel Dungeon: https://github.com/00-Evan/shattered-pixel-dungeon/releases https://github.com/00-Evan/shattered-pixel-dungeon/releases
gowld 6mo ago
Stardew Valley isn't open source, but it has been decompiled (.Net) and has a an open-source modding API inclding Harmony integration for patching the base game code and and a huge open-source modding community. ttps://github.com/pardeike/Harmony
danso 6mo ago
Star Control 2 —- one of the greatest action adventure games ever made https://sc2.sourceforge.net/ https://sc2.sourceforge.net/
- weare138 6mo ago
  For anyone that was into Star Control check out Endless Sky: https://endless-sky.github.io https://endless-sky.github.io
koiueo 6mo ago
I'm surprised no one mentioned Shattered Pixel Dungeon yet! https://github.com/00-Evan/shattered-pixel-dungeon https://github.com/00-Evan/shattered-pixel-dungeon EDIT: forgot to refresh comments, already mentioned Doom RL (drl) is also amazing https://drl.chaosforge.org/ https://drl.chaosforge.org/
wofo 6mo ago
Surprised Teeworlds hasn't been mentioned yet (https://teeworlds.com/ https://teeworlds.com/)
tmtvl 6mo ago
Stepmania comes to mind, although the legal status of the content the community made for it is dubious at best.
pidgeon_lover 6mo ago
Wagic the Homebrew and MtG Forge are both high-quality FOSS Magic the Gathering simulators.
rkuykendall-com 6mo ago
The entire Marathon trilogy, a 2.5D Bungie FPS with a rich story, is open-source and well maintained for all platforms. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon_(series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon_(series)

Sweet! Does anyone have a list of high-quality open source games like this? (Subjective interpretation, but something like, "I couldn't believe it's free, I would have paid for it anyway.")

ecshafer 6mo ago

The Free Civ and Free Colonization games are good. Brogue, Nethack, DCSS are good if you like roguelikes. OpenMW is a totally open source reimplementation of Morrowind, so that might fit the bill.

jordigh 6mo ago

I know it's a very niche domain, but I feel this way about Lizard. My lizard is the lizard of website: https://rainwarrior.ca/lizard/ https://rainwarrior.ca/lizard/ My lizard is the lizard of source: https://github.com/bbbradsmith/lizard_src_demo/ https://github.com/bbbradsmith/lizard_src_demo/

mock-possum 6mo ago
Also Brad Smith is a heavyweight in the NES ROM/Emulation scene, once you know his name you’ll start to notice it pop up all over the place. (e.g. nsfplay)

reddalo 6mo ago

OpenRCT2 is a reimplementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2. Just like its cousing OpenTTD which is a reimplementation of Chris Sawyer's Transport Tycoon.

fwipsy 6mo ago

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead: Like Dwarf Fortress but post-apocalyptic survival horror. Endless Sky: top-down space shooter inspired by Escape Velocity SuperTux: inspired by Super Mario SuperTuxKart: inspired by Mario Kart https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open-source_video_games https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open-source_video_game... and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_commercial_video_games_with_later_released_source_code https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_commercial_video_games...

anthk 6mo ago
Well: - Supertux2, it got recently revamped, the quality skyrocketed. Much better controls and artwork. - Supetux Advance, this is really great too. - Retux (More Wariolike than Mario) - Nethack/Slashem. A Roguelike more bound to interaction/exploration/mechanics than combat, but Slashem makes combat crazy with the Doppleganger Monk, which is basically a Shonen Manga, the role. (Dragon Ball/Naruto depending on your age). - DCSS. Basically, not Nethack/Slashem, much more combat oriented than the Slashem combinatorics playing with the Monk a la Jackie Chan, this is more like an ARPG made a Rogue. - Frotz/Lectrote/Winfrotz/whatver Z Machine interpreter and "All Things Devour". Spiritwrak, too. Great libre text adventures and still enganing because of weird mechanics. - Frozen Bubble - OpenArena. - FreeDoom, better compiled with Deutex on daily builds. - FreeCiv. - OpenTTD today can be standalone enough. - Frozen Bubble - Minetest+tons of subgames such as Glitch, Nodecore... - OOlite - Speed Dreams. If the controls are hard, try the arcade mode. If the controls are still hard, get SupertuxKart, pick some real life car from the addons and get all the SD tracks from the inline downloader, they are several.
- avadodin 6mo ago
  OpenArena even has a browser version these days but sadly it doesn't seem to have any active servers anymore. I had progressed to the point where I could strafe jump and rocket jump all day.
- deleted 6mo ago
  [deleted]
- MarsIronPI 6mo ago
  > Minetest Heads up: they recently changed name to Luanti to get away from the "it's Minecraft but worse" perception. They also un-bundled the built-in game and are trying to be a game engine these days. I recommend looking into Age of Mending. It's still in alpha, but if it's ever finished it'll give Minecraft a good run for its money, especially among the builder-minded players.
  - fwipsy 6mo ago

throw_await 6mo ago

Luanti aka minetest Widelands as a settler clone

FergusArgyll 6mo ago

0ad https://play0ad.com/ https://play0ad.com/ My first reaction was exactly that; I can't believe it's free!

KronisLV 6mo ago
Surprised this isn't at the top, alongside Mindustry. 0 A.D. is like a free Age of Empires and is lovely to play! I'd probably also put Luanti up there, and maybe OpenTTD (despite the niche UI).

efskap 6mo ago

If you like arena shooters, Xonotic is quite remarkable. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xonotic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xonotic

tzot 6mo ago
Oh, yeah! And I believe there are not many games which have Linux, Windows and MacOS versions allowing interplay. Several years ago we had one or two LAN parties with hardware running all three operating systems.

mikkupikku 6mo ago

Endless Sky, GPLv3 space trading game. Being a space trucker is dangerously addictive.

workethics 6mo ago

Mindustry is worth a look if you like factorio and tower defense: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindustry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindustry Edited to add: If you like RTS then Beyond All Reason is fantastic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_All_Reason https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_All_Reason

MarsIronPI 6mo ago
Oh, I need to get back into playing Mindustry. Wait, on second thought if I did that I wouldn't get anything done.

nilslindemann 6mo ago

Not Open Source but still/now free to play (these are my favs, I played them through back and forth): - Trackmania Nations Forever (e.g. via Steam) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj2u2OrZ2vI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj2u2OrZ2vI - Starcraft Brood War - though I have not tested it via the battlenet.exe, played it when it still was payware. - Gemcraft Labyrinth - played it when flash was a thing, but now it is again, e.g. on Armorgames And, I got games like Portal 1 & 2, Outer Wilds, Osmos, Manifold Garden, Planet Crafter and many more for under ten, some for under five Euros each when they were on special offer on Steam. I once got Just Cause 3 for three Euros.

jpwgarrison 6mo ago

https://www.beyondallreason.info/ https://www.beyondallreason.info/ is high quality and in active, open development. And fun. For some weird reason 8v8 is the default experience but there are several other modes: PVE, 1v1, etc.

somat 6mo ago

If you like RTS Beyond All Reason is pretty amazing. https://www.beyondallreason.info/ https://www.beyondallreason.info/ The amount of care they put into the little quality of life ui stuff is impressive. Something about how you can tell when the developers enjoy playing their game.

overhead4075 6mo ago

Shattered Pixel Dungeon: https://github.com/00-Evan/shattered-pixel-dungeon/releases https://github.com/00-Evan/shattered-pixel-dungeon/releases

gowld 6mo ago

Stardew Valley isn't open source, but it has been decompiled (.Net) and has a an open-source modding API inclding Harmony integration for patching the base game code and and a huge open-source modding community. ttps://github.com/pardeike/Harmony

danso 6mo ago

Star Control 2 —- one of the greatest action adventure games ever made https://sc2.sourceforge.net/ https://sc2.sourceforge.net/

weare138 6mo ago
For anyone that was into Star Control check out Endless Sky: https://endless-sky.github.io https://endless-sky.github.io

koiueo 6mo ago

I'm surprised no one mentioned Shattered Pixel Dungeon yet! https://github.com/00-Evan/shattered-pixel-dungeon https://github.com/00-Evan/shattered-pixel-dungeon EDIT: forgot to refresh comments, already mentioned Doom RL (drl) is also amazing https://drl.chaosforge.org/ https://drl.chaosforge.org/

wofo 6mo ago

Surprised Teeworlds hasn't been mentioned yet (https://teeworlds.com/ https://teeworlds.com/)

tmtvl 6mo ago

Stepmania comes to mind, although the legal status of the content the community made for it is dubious at best.

pidgeon_lover 6mo ago

Wagic the Homebrew and MtG Forge are both high-quality FOSS Magic the Gathering simulators.

rkuykendall-com 6mo ago

The entire Marathon trilogy, a 2.5D Bungie FPS with a rich story, is open-source and well maintained for all platforms. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon_(series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon_(series)