= Open source video game
{tag=Open source software}
Lists:
* https://trilarion.github.io/opensourcegames/
* https://www.slant.co/topics/1933/~best-open-source-games
* https://libregamewiki.org/Main_Page
* https://www.reddit.com/r/opensourcegames/comments/197luuk/what_is_the_best_open_source_game_in_your_opinion/
* https://www.pcgamer.com/yall-know-about-these-huge-lists-of-free-open-source-game-clones-right/ is a list of lists
Why would anyone ever waste time playing a closed source game, when this will inevitably lead to endless hours of decompilation down the line when you want to:
* fully understand how the game works, notably to help with <tool-assisted speedrun>[TASsing]
* improve the game's flaws as devs drop support (https://www.vg247.com/2018/09/14/isnt-ps4-xbox-switch-port-final-fantasy-8-preservation-may-answer/[or lose source code and have to late <reverse engineering>[reverse-engineer] their own fucking game]?) :-)
Those who devote their time to the <art>[useless] development of open source video games, <integrated development environment>[before we even have decent open source development tooling], will, without a doubt, have their place in Heaven.
* tower defense
* https://www.edopedia.com/demo/pixeldefense possible source https://github.com/jesseakt/PixelDefense 2020-03 desperately lacks a fast forward button and enemy health bars
* platformer
* 2D platformer
* teeworlds: does not run on Ubuntu 21.10, `X Error of failed request: BadValue`
* 3D platformer
* http://edelweiss.32x.io/
* OpenClonk: Terraria-like 2D mining crafting game. Pretty well done. Not sure if you can have a super huge open world. The fact that the music stops completely so often is a bit saddening.
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pingus[Pingus]: Lemmings clone. Very good!
* https://github.com/The-Powder-Toy/The-Powder-Toy[]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falling-sand_game in C++. No Ubuntu 19.10 package it seems, but was easy to compile from source.
* <roguelike>
* <Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead>
* <Worms (series)> clone
* Hedgewars
* pokemon clone:
* Tuxemon. Worked on <Ubuntu 21.10>. 20ea4181e1c0db04934ee69951ea1836a3b1f642
* ARPG
* <Diablo II> clones:
* https://github.com/flareteam/flare-game game engine
* https://flarerpg.org/mods/flare-empyrean/ game made with the engine
v1.12 download Worked well on <Ubuntu 21.10>.
* The Mana World: https://www.themanaworld.org/ Started somewhat as a loose The Secret of Mana clone, but they've added online play capabilities, effectively making it a <MMORPG>.
Their user acquisition as of 2021 is really bad. Download is a wiki page, there are two client versions, etc. The .deb did not work out o box on <Ubuntu 21.10> due to unmet dependencies:
``
sudo apt install ./manaplus_amd64.deb
``
fails with:
``
manaplus : Depends: libpng12-0 (>= 1.2.13-4) but it is not installable
Depends: libsdl-gfx1.2-4 (>= 2.0.22) but it is not installable
Depends: manaplus-data (= 1.6.4.23-2) but 1.9.3.23-6 is to be installed
``
so it won't be able to play without trying to compile and possibly minor ports since the deb does not packs dependencies. Some requests for a release with <cross distro package manager>[all dependencies prepacked]:
* https://gitlab.com/manaplus/manaplus/-/issues/9
* https://gitlab.com/manaplus/manaplus/-/issues/2
Their home page says it all:
> Server status: Online: 9 players
Sad.
* <Factorio> clones:
* https://github.com/tobspr/shapez.io Also browser based.
YouTube review channels:
* https://www.youtube.com/c/OpenSourceGames
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