The penultimate list of Free Linux games, with over 100 titles (and most of 'em work on Windows too)
This list is a little old, so some of the links may not work anymore, but overall it’s still a pretty solid compendium for any budget concious Linux (or Windows) gamer!
Know of a game that should be added to the list? Leave a comment below! ^_^
Also check out:
- The LibreGameWiki
- GamingOnLinux’s Free Game List
- Itch.io’s Free Linux Game Section
- This collection of 500+ games packaged in the portable AppImage format
- The Open-Source Game Clones Repository
- Lee Reilly’s Github Games List
- The Linux Games Book
FPS
| Name | Description | Open Source? |
|---|---|---|
| https://store.steampowered.com/app/730/CounterStrike_Global_Offensive/ | Counter Strike: Global Offensive, the premier online FPS [Free-to-Play] | No |
| https://warfork.com/ | Fork of Warsaw to continue development, Cel-shaded Quake-like online FPS | CC-SA |
| http://sauerbraten.org/ | Online Quake-like Arena FPS with multiple game modes & level editor | zlib |
| https://assault.cubers.net/ | Counterstrike-like FPS in the Cube engine | Freeware |
| http://www.xonotic.org/ | Quake-like arena online FPS | GPL |
| https://freedoom.github.io/download.html | Open-source implemantation of Doom, best used with Chocolate Doom | Yes |
| https://store.steampowered.com/app/17580/Dystopia/ | Cyberpunk online class-based FPS | ??? |
| https://www.urbanterror.info/home/ | Fast paced online FPS reminiscent of CS | ??? |
| http://openarena.ws/smfnews.php | Online arena FPS using the id tech engine | ??? |
| https://store.steampowered.com/app/265630/Fistful_of_Frags/ | Online Western FPS - Not as good as it used to be | ??? |
| https://steelraven7.itch.io/ravenfield | Singleplayer Battlefield type game | No |
| http://red.planetarena.org/ | Retro Sci-Fi Online FPS | ??? |
| https://www.redeclipse.net/ | Online FPS with parkour | SRC Available |
| https://www.etlegacy.com/ | Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory for modern PCs | SRC Available |
| https://store.steampowered.com/app/440/Team_Fortress_2/ | Class-based online FPS with many game-modes to choose from (Not suitable for weak PC) | No |
| https://tf2classic.com/ | Sick of hats, nerfs, and other changes to TF2? Than Classic is for you! TF2 Classic is a resurrection of what the game was like in 2013, with restored gamemodes, guns, and classes | No |
| https://openfortress.fun/ | A total conversion of TF2 with unique characters, weapons, gamemodes, and maps! | No |
| https://alephone.lhowon.org/ | Open Source implementation for Bungie’s Marathon series | GPL |
| https://store.steampowered.com/app/317360/Double_Action_Boogaloo/ | Online 3rd-person shooter with slow motion | No |
| https://hakita.itch.io/ultrakill-prelude | Demo for an ultra violent oldschool FPS | No |
| https://openspades.yvt.jp/ | Clone of Ace of Spades 0.75, featuring fully destructible terrain and plenty of game modes | GPL |
| https://boa.realm667.com/ | Story-driven FPS inspired by WWII shooters from the 90’s and early 2000’s - Extremely polished and fun | SRC Available |
RPG
| Name | Description | Open Source? |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.dfworkshop.net/ | TES: Daggerfall recreated in the Unity engine with tons of improvements (Download the base game from here) | ??? |
| http://www.solarus-games.org/ | Game engine for making Zelda-like games w/ many completed games available on their website | SRC Available |
| http://flarerpg.org/ | Isometric Diablo-like action-RPG | Creative Commons |
| http://dmweb.free.fr/?q=node/851 | Modern Engine for the 1987 First-person dungeon crawler | ??? |
Adventure
| Name | Description | Open Source? |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.gog.com/game/beneath_a_steel_sky | Classic point’n’click with great art and voice talent - Available in most distro’s repos | Source Available |
| https://www.scummvm.org/games | Fantastic point’n’click games here, my favorite being Dreamweb | ??? |
| https://stairfallinstitute.itch.io/aye-fair-lady | Point’n’click combined with a musical | No |
| http://crystalshard.net/?g=16 | Excellent Point’n’Click/RPG hybrid inspired by the Quest for Glory series from Sierra | No |
| https://brocantygames.itch.io/black-sect-2-the-cursed-crypt-pnc-remake | 1st-person dungeon mystery game where you play as a monk investigating a crypt | No |
| https://infamousadventures.itch.io/space-quest-ii-vga-remake | Excellent VGA remake of SQ2 with voice acting, now available for Linux! | No |
Strategy
| Name | Description | Open Source? |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.freeciv.org/ | Sid Meier’s Civilization II Clone | GPL |
| http://www.freecol.org/news/freecol-0.11.6-released.html | Sid Meier’s Colonization Clone | GPL |
| https://yairm210.itch.io/unciv | Civlilization 5 style empire buillder | MPL 2.0 |
| http://www.freeorion.org/index.php/Main_Page | Master of Orion Clone | GPL |
| http://www.openra.net/ | Modern engine for C&C: Red Alert, Tiberian Sun, and Dune 2000 | GPL |
| https://w84death.itch.io/tanks-of-freedom | Turn-based strategy, similar to Advance Wars on the GBA | MIT |
| https://www.wesnoth.org/ | Turn-based fantasy RPG/Strategy hybrid | GPL |
| http://www.hedgewars.org/ | Worms Clone | GPL |
| http://argentumage.com/ | Fantasy collectable card game | GPL |
| https://andrettin.github.io/ | Warcraft II-like RTS | GPL |
| https://play0ad.com/ | Superb 3D RTS, professional grade (Not suitable for weak PC) | GPL |
| https://www.fluidplay.co/taprime.html | Fan-made prequel to the 1999 RTS Total Annihilation | GPL |
| https://zero-k.info/ | Polished RTS with multiplayer support, available on Steam | GPL |
| https://wz2100.net/ | RTS that has campaign, multiplayer & singleplayer skirmish modes | GPL |
| https://revolutionarygamesstudio.com/ | Game about the evolution of life | GPL |
| http://www.scorched3d.co.uk/ | Turn-based & real-time artillery strategy game | GPL |
| http://ufo2000.sourceforge.net/ | X-Com-like with Multiplayer functionality | SRC Available |
| https://ufoai.org/wiki/News | Turn-based tactical combat inspired by X-Com | SRC Available |
| http://openapoc.org/ | Open-source implementation of X-Com 3: Apocalypse | GPLv3 |
| https://lincread.itch.io/the-fertile-crescent | RTS set during the Bronze Age in the Ancient Near East. Manage a delicate balance between food surplus and the maintenance of your army - Multiplayer mode available | No |
| https://triplea-game.org/ | Turn-based strategy and board game engine inspired by Axis & Allies or Risk | GPL |
| http://starruler2.com/ | Turn-based 4X/RTS Strategy space colonization game - This is a commercial game that was open-sourced, you must compile the game from source code to obtain it for free. Consider buying it on Steam or GOG to support the devs | MIT & CC-BY-NC |
| https://www.beyondallreason.info/ | Open-source remake of Total Annihilation, a Sci-fi RTS | GPL & CC-BY-SA |
Side Scroller
| Name | Description | Open Source? |
|---|---|---|
| https://securas.itch.io/sealedbite | Game-Jam platformer with nice pixel art | CC-BY-NC-ND |
| http://tangramgames.dk/games/mrrescue/ | Rescuing people from burning buildings while putting out fires | CC-BY-SA |
| http://tangramgames.dk/games/sienna/ | Fun runner/platformer | CC-BY-SA |
| http://www.supertux.org/ | Super Mario Clone - currently in need of help | GPL |
| https://www.winterworks.de/project/hurrican/ | 2D Platformer Shooter Inspired by Turrican - Mostly forgotten | SRC Available |
| https://github.com/antrad/Abuse_1996 | Commercial 2D shooter turned Public Domain | SRC Available |
| https://frogatto.com/ | Platformer with great music and graphics. Available in Debian/Ubuntu repos | No |
| https://davidgow.net/keen/omnispeak.html | New engine for classic DOS-era platformer | GPL |
| https://www.openclonk.org/ | Commercial 2D Mining game turned freeware, very unique, multiplayer | ISC |
| http://stabyourself.net/mari0/#download | Mario, but with Portals! | SRC Available |
| https://www.cavestory.org/ | Charming platformer, one of the first big indie hits | No |
| http://distractionware.com/blog/2014/06/outer-space/ | retro platformer w/ level editor | SRC Available |
| https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/playing-spelunky-classic-hd-on-linux-is-now-just-a-snap-away.12056 | Roguelite platformer | No |
| https://opensurge2d.org/ | Sonic the Hedgehog clone with Level editor | GPL |
| https://finji.itch.io/lost-constellation | Travel into the frozen woods in a folktale from the world of Night In The Woods | No |
| https://store.steampowered.com/app/931690/Himno/ | Peaceful 2D platformer game with an infinite number of beautiful procedurally generated maps | No |
City Builder/Tycoon
| Name | Description | Open Source? |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.openttd.org/en/ | Clone of Transport Tycoon Deluxe | GPL |
| http://unknown-horizons.org/ | Village builder inspired by the Anno series | GPL |
| https://wl.widelands.org/ | Settlers clone | GPL |
| https://www.simutrans.com/en/ | Transportation simulator clone with multiplayer ability | SRC Available |
| https://anuke.itch.io/mindustry | Factory builder / Tower Defense hybrid | GPL |
| https://vfqd.itch.io/terra-nil | Relaxing city builder about ecosystem reconstruction | No |
| https://arcanefortune.com/index.php | Inspired by Civilization, SimCity and Dwarf Fortress, Arcane Fortune is a game of empire building, diplomacy, conquest, construction, and deconstruction. Whether or not you build a utopia, or a hell on earth is entirely up to you | AGPL |
MMO
| Name | Description | Open Source? |
|---|---|---|
| https://ryzom.com/ | Open-source MMO with a unique world [Free-to-Play] | Affero GPL |
| https://play.isleward.com/ | Browser-based MMO Roguelike that’s moddable & open-source! | LGPL |
Roguelikes
| Name | Description | Open Source? |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/ | Famous RL that has both a City-builder/management sim mode, as well as a more traditional RL experience in adventurer mode (you can even visit the ruins of fortresses you’ve built in the sim mode) | No |
| https://rogueboxadventures.tuxfamily.org/ | Graphical RL with focus on survival | GPL |
| https://cataclysmdda.org/ | Unique zombie survival RL that’s quite thrilling to play | CC BY-SA |
| http://www.unrealworld.fi/ | Crazy In-depth survival-sim RL based in iron age Finland | No |
| https://crawl.develz.org/ | Fairly standard RL to find the Orb of Zot | No |
| https://www.nethack.org/ | Dungeon crawler RL continually updated since 1987 | N-GPL |
| https://sites.google.com/site/broguegame/home | RL distilled to fundamentals, terminal-like UI | No? |
| https://te4.org/ | Very polished graphical-heavy RL/RPG | GPL |
| http://www.asciisector.net/ | Excellent RL Demake of Wing Commander Privateer | No |
| https://www.adom.de/home/index.html | Extremely polished graphical RL with multiplayer | No |
| https://drl.chaosforge.org/ | DOOM, but as a Roguelike! | No |
| http://www.amirrorclear.net/flowers/game/sil/ & http://rephial.org/ | Tolkien Roguelikes | SRC Available |
| https://snapcraft.io/shattered-pixel-dungeon | RL with a nice pixel-art | GPL |
| https://www.roguetemple.com/z/hyper/download.php | RL built on a mathematically rigorous hyperbolic surface, with an infinite and space-bending world | GPL |
| https://puppygames001.itch.io/basingstoke | Uniquely free to Linux users only. A tense roguelike that mixes stealth and arcade action. Explore the smouldering ruins of apocalyptic Basingstoke, UK, a world of extreme peril where reanimated undead and ferocious alien monsters roam! | No? |
Space Sim/Trader
| Name | Description | Open Source? |
|---|---|---|
| http://sc2.sourceforge.net/ | Updated version of Star Control II. Be sure to get the Voice Pack! (Alternative HD version available here) | SRC Available |
| https://endless-sky.github.io/ | 2D space trading/combat game similar to Escape Velocity | GPL |
| http://www.oolite.org/ | Elite remake, huge mod support | SRC Available |
| http://pioneerspacesim.net/#&panel1-1 | Frontier: Elite II Remake | GPL & CC BY-SA |
| https://store.steampowered.com/app/598530/Naev/ | Space exploration, trade and combat | ??? |
| https://github.com/raceintospace/raceintospace | Re-implementation of 1989’s Liftoff! | GPL |
Puzzle
| Name | Description | Open Source? |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.ios-software.com/flobopuyo-en | PuyoPuyo Clone | SRC Available |
| http://www.frozen-bubble.org/home/ | Puzzle Bobble Clone with level editor & multiplayer | GPL |
| http://tangramgames.dk/games/duckmarines/ | Chu Chu Rocket Clone | Multi-License |
| https://pingus.seul.org/ | Lemmings Clone | SRC Available |
| https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/%7Esgtatham/puzzles/ | 39 Old-school puzzle games | MIT |
| http://www.blockout.net/blockout2/ | 3D Tetris-like Game | GPL |
| https://www.nongnu.org/enigma/ | Inspired by Oxyd on the Atari ST and Rock’n’Roll on the Amiga - The object of the game is to find uncover pairs of identically colored Oxyd stones | GPL |
| http://lixgame.com/ | Action-puzzle game inspired by Lemmings with over 700 levels, multiplayer, and a level editor | CC0 Public Domain |
Arcade / 2D
Racing
| Name | Description | Open Source? |
|---|---|---|
| https://supertuxkart.net/Main_Page | 3D Kart Racer, similar to e.g. Mario Kart | Multi-License |
| http://www.ya2.it/pages/download.html#download | Top-down racer in the Micro Machine’s style | No |
| http://speed-dreams.org/ | Realistic racing sim | SRC Available |
| https://gamejolt.com/games/max_downforce/286316 | F1 style arcade racing game inspired by Pole Position | SRC Available |
| https://mb.srb2.org/showthread.php?t=43708 | Mario Kart style racer with characters from Sonic the Hedgehog | GPL |
| https://agateau.itch.io/pixelwheels | Top-down 2D Racer similar to Micro Machines | CC BY-SA |
Stealth
| Name | Description | Open Source? |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.thedarkmod.com/ | Incredible Fan-made spin-off of the Thief series using the Doom 3 Engine (Not suitable for weak PC) | GPL, BSD & CC BY-NC-SA |
Sandbox
| Name | Description | Open Source? |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.minetest.net/ | Minecraft clone written in C++ instead of Java for better performance. Base game is purposefully lacking in features, instead relying on mods from the community to flesh out the experience | CC BY-SA |
| https://github.com/SirCmpwn/TrueCraft | Clean-room implementation of Minecraft 1.7.3 | MIT |
| https://github.com/itsapi/pycraft | 2D Terraria-like ASCII game played in the terminal | GPLv2 |
| https://powdertoy.co.uk/ | Complete physics and material simulaton sandbox in a 2D environment | GPLv3 |
Surreal
| Name | Description | Open Source? |
|---|---|---|
| https://polclarissou.itch.io/orchids-to-dusk | Wandering alone on strange worlds | No |
| https://store.steampowered.com/app/467360/OffPeak/ | Searching for a ticket in a head-trippy world | No |
| https://store.steampowered.com/app/417860/Emily_is_Away/ | Branching narrative in an online chat | No |
| https://kittyhorrorshow.itch.io/chyrza | First-person flash-fiction horror story, explore a surreal desert while collecting fragments of a memoir | No |
| https://ditto.itch.io/dagdrom | Weird and colorful platformer thing | No |
| https://titouanmillet.itch.io/naut | Explore mars in a convertible - Short little exploring game | No |
| https://vltmn.itch.io/lieve-oma | Walk through the woods with your grandma | No |
| https://papercookies.itch.io/no-players-online | Short psychological horror | No |
| https://shitaofan.itch.io/out-of-the-game | The self claimed ‘Inception’ of video games | No |
| https://dziff.itch.io/sacramento | Explore a watercolor world | No |
| https://rhinostew.itch.io/david-lynch-teaches-typing | It’s exactly what it sounds like | No |
| https://studio-oleomingus.itch.io/a-museum-of-dubious-splendors | Explore a storybook from the world of Somewhere. A visual feast for the eyes | No |
Vehicle Combat
| Name | Description | Open Source? |
|---|---|---|
| https://warthunder.com/en | WWII to Cold War Multiplayer Dogfighter/Tanker/Warship Sim (Not suitable for weak PC) [Free-to-Play] | No |
MOBA
| Name | Description | Open Source? |
|---|---|---|
| https://store.steampowered.com/app/570/Dota_2/ | Valve’s entry into the MOBA genre, with native Linux support [Free-to-Play] | No |
MS-DOS
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_msdos_games | Archive.org has uploaded over 6000 MS-DOS games to their library for future preservation, all fully playable for free right in your browser! |
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