42 More of the Best Free Linux Games
In response to our request for users' thoughts on their
favorite Linux games, we received, as anticipated, a flood of emails.
Hundreds of games were recommended for inclusion in this compilation,
with a few people eulogizing
at great length why a particular title could not be omitted. To say
that strong emotions were stirred by our previous '42
of the Best Linux Games' feature is an
understatement!
After careful deliberation, we have whittled down the
recommendations to a list of 42 more highly compelling Linux games,
trying
not to focus unduly on any one particular type of computer game genre.
Hopefully, there should be something of interest here for all
types of gamers! All of these games are great fun to play.
To be eligible for inclusion in the
list below, games
again needed to satisfy the following requirements:
Free
to play (no download charge, no monthly charge)
Does
not require Wine to run. Wine is a compatibility layer
for running Windows software.
Not in the early stages of development
We have permitted one game to be included which
strictly does not meet the above criteria. While Hexen II:
Hammer of Thrion is released under
the GNU General Public License (GPL), it requires an original copy of
the commercial game released by Raven
Software. However, we included the game in the list, as it
is an outstanding in many respects, and was selected by a significant
proportion of
respondents.
If you missed the first in this two part series,
please read 42
of the Best Free Linux Games.
For each of the 42 games listed below we
have compiled a portal page, providing
screenshots of the game in action, a full description of the game, with
an in-depth summary of its features, together with links
to relevant
resources and reviews.
| Action |
| AssaultCube |
First-person-shooter based on the game Cube |
| Excalibur:
MR |
Fantasy
first-person shooter |
| Hexen
II: HT |
Polished Port of Hexen II |
| TrueCombat:Elite |
Modern
world total
conversion
modification of Wolfenstein:ET |
| Vega
Strike |
3D Action / Space / Simulation that lets you trade,
fight, and explore |
| Wolfenstein:
ET |
Wage
war as Axis or Allies in
team-based combat |
| World
of Padman |
Conceived as a modification of Quake III Area, entitled
PadMod |
| X-Moto |
Challenging
2D motocross platform game |
|
|
| Arcade |
| Chromium
B.S.U |
Top down fast paced high action scrolling space
shooter |
| Kobo
Deluxe |
2D
shooter with a
simple and responsive control system |
| LBreakOut2 |
Clone of Arkanoid with lots of enhancements |
| OpenLieroX |
Real-time
excessive Worms-clone with network
support |
| Penguin
Command |
Clone of the classic "Missile Command" |
|
|
| Role Play |
| Egoboo |
Variant of Nethack and Rogue |
| Eternal
Lands |
Massive
Multiplayer Online Role
Playing Game (MMORPG) like RuneScape |
| Planeshift |
3D persistent fantasy MMORPG |
| Project
Diaspora |
Clone
of Diaspora, a trading MMORPG |
| Regnum
Online |
Fantasy MMORPG game set in a 3D virtual world |
| RuneScape |
Java
based MMORPG |
|
| Strategy |
| Battle
Tanks |
Fast 2D tank game with multiplayer
and split-screen modes
|
| Bos
Wars |
Futuristic Real-Time
Strategy |
| BZFlag |
3D first person tank shooting |
| Crimson
Fields |
Hex-based
tactical war game in the
tradition of Battle Isle |
| Globulation
2 |
Innovative Real-Time Strategy |
| HedgeWars |
Worms-like
turn based strategy game |
| netPanzer |
Isometric view real-time multiplayer tactical
game |
| Savage
1 |
Combines
aspects of
real-time strategy and
first-person shooter |
|
|
| Simulation |
| Danger
from the Deep |
World
War II German tactical submarine simulator |
| GL-117 |
3D
action flight simulator |
| Oolite |
Retro 3D Space Simulation in the style of the
classic Elite |
| Racer |
Car
simulation project using
professional car physics |
| VDrift |
Driving simulation with drift racing in mind |
|
| Sports |
| Bygfoot |
Football management game |
|
Board & Card
|
| gnubg |
Playing and analysing backgammon |
| PokerTH |
Implementation
of the Texas hold'em poker
game |
| PySolFC |
Collection of more than 1000 solitaire card games |
|
|
| Puzzle |
| Crack
Attack! |
Similar to the Super Nintendo
classic game "Tetris Attack" |
| Enigma |
Find
uncover pairs of identically colored Oxyd stones |
| gbrainy |
Train memory, arithmetical and logical capabilities |
|
|
| Game Engine |
| Crystal
Space |
3D Game Toolkit |
| Delta3D |
Designed
for training,
education, visualization, and entertainment |
|
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| Educational |
| GCompris |
Suite comprising of
numerous
activities for children aged 2 to 10 |
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