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* '''[https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Aisleriot Aisleriot Solitaire] ''' - "ollection of card games which are easy to play with the aid of a mouse. | * '''[https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Aisleriot Aisleriot Solitaire] ''' - "ollection of card games which are easy to play with the aid of a mouse. | ||
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* '''[[/abe| Abe's Amazing Adventure]] ''' - A side-scrolling arcade game akin to the old C64 games | * '''[[/abe| Abe's Amazing Adventure]] ''' - A side-scrolling arcade game akin to the old C64 games | ||
* '''[[/supertux| supertux]] ''' - A classic 2D jump'n run sidescroller game | * '''[[/supertux| supertux]] ''' - A classic 2D jump'n run sidescroller game | ||
Revision as of 00:24, 31 July 2015
Fedora Gaming
Contrary to what many people may think, there is a growing number of Free and open source games available for Linux. From first-person shooters to RPGs to card games to puzzles and roguelikes, there is plenty to do if you don't feel like working.
A sampling of the current games available from Fedora are listed here. All games are open source, and are free to download and play! Entries marked with are games that may require a 3D accelerated graphics card.
News
- 2008-02-08 Red Hat Magazine: 113 Fedora games
- 2007-06-11 Red Hat Magazine: Five great games in Fedora
Action Games
- btanks - Funny battle game with tanks
- Wormux / Warmux - 2D Convivial Mass Murder Game!
Action: First Person Shooters
- freedoom - A new set of episodes for DOOM2.
- bzflag - Tank versus tank in a battle of mayhem and strategy
- openarena - Open source first person shooter based on Quake III Arena
- tremulous - First Person Shooter game based on the Quake 3 engine
- xonotic - Xonotic, formerly known as Nexuiz, is a first-person shooter based on the Darkplaces engine, built on OpenGL technology.
- Red Eclipse - Red Eclipse is an opensoure first person shooter that runs on the Cube Engine 2.
Adventure/action games
- freedink - 2D adventure/rpg where you save the world and harm animals; it's also an engine/editor for around 100 fan-made additional adventures
- scummvm - A Engine that runs Retro-Adventuregames.
Arcade and Classic Games
- bsd-games - A collection of 42 classic text based games including 'adventure' and 'wump'
- freedroid - Clone of the C64 game Paradroid
- lacewing - Another multiplayer space shooter
- overgod - Another multiplayer space shooter
- scorched3d - 3D accelerated version of Scorched Earth
- xpilot-ng - A multiplayer space shooter
- xscorch - Tanks fighting other tanks
- tecnoballz - A Brick Busting game
- xblast
- Frozen Bubble - Website currently Down. Brick / Bubble burst game like Dr.Mario
Card Games
- Aisleriot Solitaire - "ollection of card games which are easy to play with the aid of a mouse.
Platform Games
- Abe's Amazing Adventure - A side-scrolling arcade game akin to the old C64 games
- supertux - A classic 2D jump'n run sidescroller game
Puzzle
- gnubik - 3D interactive graphics puzzle
- pengupop - Networked Game in the vein of Move/Puzzle Bobble!
- tong - An odd mixture of multiple arcade games
- neverball - Table tilt game, Roll a ball through an obstacle course with your mouse!
- pipepanic - Connect as many different shaped pipes together as possible within the time given
- Mine Detector - a mine-finding game with somewhat different rules from other mine-finding games
- Gnome Mines - Mines (previously gnomine) is a puzzle game where you locate mines floating in an ocean.
Roguelike/RPG
- haxima - An old-school RPG game built on the Nazghul game engine
- nethack - Hunt for the Amulet of Yendor
- nethack-vultures - Enhanced version of NetHack and Slash'EM
- rogue - The original terminal-based role playing game
- ularn - Another roguelike rpg
RPG: Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG)
- crossfire - 2D Multiplayer RPG, similar to the 'Gauntlet' arcade game
- ember - 3D client for WorldForge
- The Mana World - A free open source 2D MMORPG in development!
- Free Online RPG games currently still in beta!
Scrolling Shooters
- powermanga - An Arcade Shoot'Em'Up Game!
- raidem - A fast-paced 2d top-down shoot'em up
Simulation
- lincity-ng - City Simulation Game Website
- vegastrike - An OpenGL 3d space trade/combat simulation in the spirit of Elite. Website
- VDrift - open source driving simulation made with drift racing in mind. Website
Sports
Sports: Racing
- extreme tux racer - 3D racing game featuring Tux
- SuperTuxKart - 3D Kart racing game with many characters and tracks
Strategy
- 0 A.D. - A free, open-source game of ancient warfare Website
- Battle for Wesnoth - Turn-based Tactics and Strategy Game with a Fantasy Theme!
- warzone2100 - 3D single and multiplayer realtime strategy... formerly commercial Website
- freeciv - World conquest Website
- freecol - Colonization-like strategy game Website
- megaglest - 3D real time strategy game website
- gnugo - Text-based Go program Website
- grhino - Reversi game for GNOME Website
- quarry - Multi-purpose board game GUI Website
- qascade - Classic puzzle game Website
- netpanzer - An Online Multiplayer Tactical Warfare Game222 Website
- OpenClonk - 2D sidescroller with sandbox landscapes Website
- spring - Multiplayer, 3D realtime strategy combat gameWebsite
- uqm - The Ur-Quan Masters, a port of the classic game Star Control II - Needs large amount of data downloaded from a third party to run Website
Utilities and Engines
- nazghul - An old-school RPG engine
- prboom - Doom/Doom2/Heretic game engine
- deutex - Doom wad file manipulator
- yadex - Doom level editor
Special Interest Group: Games
Take a look at the Fedora SIG for Games if you are interested in packaging, debugging, testing, or suggesting games. Any help will be appreciated.