Open Source Games
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:21 pm
So I have been browsing a lot of these games lately, because I cannot afford any commercial games now, and I have come across a few that I really enjoy. Most, if not all of these, have windows ports, so I am sure you guys can join in too.
Cube.
Website: http://cubeengine.com/
The game is basically quake I/II. Might as well be anyway. Since the quake engine is open source, a lot (LOT) of games are built on top of it, but this game really reminds me of the original quake.
Nexuiz.
Website: http://www.alientrap.org/nexuiz/
Currently what I am playing now. It's an online FPS, again, a lot like quake. This one is more like quake III arena, and I really enjoy it, because there are a lot of servers, fun weapons, and TONS of maps. When you connect to a server that requires a map that you don't have, it downloads it for you, and it is generally pretty snappy about it.
OpenArena.
Website: http://www.openarena.ws/
Also based on the quake engine, it falls in the line of Nexuiz. I prefer Nexuiz because it has better graphics, but that is just me. Game play is functionally the same.
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory. (ET)
Website: http://enemy-territory.4players.de:1041/news.php
This game is the sick nasty war game of open source developers. It is praised very highly, and has tons of expansions and versions *For instance Urban Terror*. You may notice the name is similar to the Quake Wars game. Enemy Territory Quake Wars is actually a follow up on this game, only it isn't set in WWII. I haven't had a chance to play this game personally because it has issues with my ATI proprietary driver *Which it shouldn't <_<* But eventually I will get it working. I HIGHLY recommend checking this game out on youtube.
Urban Terry.
Website: http://www.urbanterror.net/news.php
Very popular FS *Free software* game. I know a lot of people that play this game and love it. Think of it as an expansion to ET. So far what I see, it is somewhat like SOFI/II. And then not so much. Either way, it looks pretty sweet.
Americas Army.
Website: http://www.americasarmy.com/
Yeah, you all know this game. So descriptions are pointless. I never really could get it to run with decent performance for me. I really don't know why, I have over all of the requirements except for my graphics card which is a 128mb ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 (200m).
Battle for Wesnoth
Website: http://www.wesnoth.org/
It appears to be an MMORPG. I actually haven't played this yet, but I JUST installed it and I'll end up playing it right after I post this. So I am not really one to go into detail about it .
LinCity-ng
Website: http://lincity-ng.berlios.de/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
Haven't played this one either, but I plan on it. Basically SimCity on an open source platform.
Tremulous
Website: http://tremulous.net/
From what I see here It looks pretty sick. I read some on the wiki, and apparently it is a fairly large, growing FPS. Again, haven't played this one yet, but I am also installing it as I post.
That's all I have for now. Most of these files range from 100mb-700mb. I think UrbanTerror is 700mb, and that is the biggest one I have come across so far.
I would love to hear if anyone else has any open source games they play .
Cube.
Website: http://cubeengine.com/
The game is basically quake I/II. Might as well be anyway. Since the quake engine is open source, a lot (LOT) of games are built on top of it, but this game really reminds me of the original quake.
Nexuiz.
Website: http://www.alientrap.org/nexuiz/
Currently what I am playing now. It's an online FPS, again, a lot like quake. This one is more like quake III arena, and I really enjoy it, because there are a lot of servers, fun weapons, and TONS of maps. When you connect to a server that requires a map that you don't have, it downloads it for you, and it is generally pretty snappy about it.
OpenArena.
Website: http://www.openarena.ws/
Also based on the quake engine, it falls in the line of Nexuiz. I prefer Nexuiz because it has better graphics, but that is just me. Game play is functionally the same.
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory. (ET)
Website: http://enemy-territory.4players.de:1041/news.php
This game is the sick nasty war game of open source developers. It is praised very highly, and has tons of expansions and versions *For instance Urban Terror*. You may notice the name is similar to the Quake Wars game. Enemy Territory Quake Wars is actually a follow up on this game, only it isn't set in WWII. I haven't had a chance to play this game personally because it has issues with my ATI proprietary driver *Which it shouldn't <_<* But eventually I will get it working. I HIGHLY recommend checking this game out on youtube.
Urban Terry.
Website: http://www.urbanterror.net/news.php
Very popular FS *Free software* game. I know a lot of people that play this game and love it. Think of it as an expansion to ET. So far what I see, it is somewhat like SOFI/II. And then not so much. Either way, it looks pretty sweet.
Americas Army.
Website: http://www.americasarmy.com/
Yeah, you all know this game. So descriptions are pointless. I never really could get it to run with decent performance for me. I really don't know why, I have over all of the requirements except for my graphics card which is a 128mb ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 (200m).
Battle for Wesnoth
Website: http://www.wesnoth.org/
It appears to be an MMORPG. I actually haven't played this yet, but I JUST installed it and I'll end up playing it right after I post this. So I am not really one to go into detail about it .
LinCity-ng
Website: http://lincity-ng.berlios.de/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
Haven't played this one either, but I plan on it. Basically SimCity on an open source platform.
Tremulous
Website: http://tremulous.net/
From what I see here It looks pretty sick. I read some on the wiki, and apparently it is a fairly large, growing FPS. Again, haven't played this one yet, but I am also installing it as I post.
That's all I have for now. Most of these files range from 100mb-700mb. I think UrbanTerror is 700mb, and that is the biggest one I have come across so far.
I would love to hear if anyone else has any open source games they play .