Turtle Arena – third-person action game

Last Updated on October 1, 2021

Turtle Arena is a free and open source cross-platform third-person action game using a modified version of the Spearmint engine, which is based on ioquake3.

Turtle Arena is currently focused on multiplayer (with multiple game modes) and can be played with human players over a network, splitscreen, or with AI players.

The game is released under an open source license.

Features include:

  • Four player splitscreen.
  • Network multiplayer.
  • 7 Playable Game types:
    • Single Player / cooperative platform mode (work in progress).
    • Free for All (Deathmatch).
    • Dual, one vs. one dual.
    • Team Deathmatch.
    • Capture the Flag (CTF), take the other team’s flag back to your base.
    • One Flag CTF, take the center flag to the other team’s base.
    • Overload, attack the other team’s base.
  • Four playable characters.
  • Melee and projectile weapons.
  • Shurikens, pick up projectile weapons that are usable regardless of currently held weapon.
  • Player AI bots enable playing alone.
  • Modification support, create your own levels, characters, weapons, and more.
  • Aspect-correct widescreen support.

Website: github.com/Turtle-Arena/turtle-arena-code
Support:
Developer: Zach Middleton
License: GNU GPL v3 (code), Creative Commons 3.0 BY-SA (Content)

Turtle Arena

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