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Category: Games

Turn Based Strategy Games

10 Fun Free and Open Source Turn-Based Strategy Games

May 20, 2022 Lee Walker Games, Software

Turn-based strategy games require intelligence and the ability to come up with an innovative plan that will leave the competition mesmerized.

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Platform Games

10 Fun Free and Open Source Platform Games

May 19, 2022 Lee Walker Games, Software

A platform game is a video game genre and subgenre of action games in which the core objective is to move the player character between points in a rendered environment.

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First-Person Shooter Games

10 Fun Free and Open Source First Person Shooter Games

May 17, 2022 Lee Walker Games, Software

This is a computer game genre focused on guns and other weapon-based fighting using a first-person perspective. They are a type of three-dimensional shooter game.

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Warble

Warble – word-guessing game

May 16, 2022 Lee Walker Games, Reviews, Software

Fancy playing Wordle on your desktop? Warble is inspired by (and not affiliated with) by Wordle. It differs from Warble in a few respects, notably that you’re not limited to one puzzle a day.

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Simulation Games

10 Fun Free and Open Source Simulation Games

May 14, 2022 Lee Walker Games, Software

Simulation video games (“Sims”) describe a wide range of video games, generally designed to closely emulate real life activities.

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Racing Games

10 Fun Free and Open Source Racing Games

May 12, 2022 Lee Walker Games, Software

Racing games are a video game genre in which the player participates in a racing competition. The most common types of sub-genres are arcade-style, simulation, futuristic and kart.

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10 Fun Free and Open Source 2D Shooter Games

May 10, 2022 Lee Walker Games, Software

2D shooter games are a subgenre of shooter game, which in turn is a type of action game.

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earth worms

Best Free Android Apps: OpenLieroX – multiplayer PvP platform game

February 20, 2022 Eilidih Parris Android, Games

OpenLierox is an addictive realtime worms shoot-em-up game. This is a port to Android. It’s free and open source software.

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Educational Games

10 Best Free and Open Source Linux Educational Games

November 25, 2021 Steve Emms Education, Games, Software

Educational games are games designed to teach people, typically children, about a certain subject or help them learn a skill as they play.

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Gaming

The Emergence of Cryptocurrency in the Gaming World

November 4, 2021 Lee Walker Games

Innovative methods are being developed to leverage crypto and trade it into gaming by purchasing avatars, gaming products, characters, and various other industries.

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GCompris

Best Free Android Apps: GCompris – educational game

September 19, 2021 Eilidih Parris Android, Games

GCompris is an educational software suite comprising of numerous activities for children aged 2 to 10.

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Learning

Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Gaming – Part 17

September 13, 2021 Steve Emms Beginners, Games

There is a wide and ever growing range of native Linux games available, but given the range, there are a number of locations where you pick up games.

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FICS Internet Chess Clients

6 Best Free and Open Source FICS Chess Clients

July 15, 2021 Steve Emms Games, Internet, Software

Free Internet Chess Server is a server for chess players to play against each other over the Internet.

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Lucas Chess

Lucas Chess – play and train chess

July 2, 2021 Steve Emms Games, Reviews, Software

Lucas Chess is a chess GUI. It lets you play against lots of chess engines and train to improve your game.

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HP EliteDesk 800 G2

HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini Desktop PC – Games – Week 6

May 19, 2021 Steve Emms Blog, Games, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

This is a weekly blog looking at the HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini Desktop PC running Linux. We put some free games through their paces.

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Lenovo M93

Lenovo M93 Ultra Small PC – Gaming – Week 5

April 5, 2021 Steve Emms Blog, Games, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

This is a weekly blog looking at the Lenovo M93 Ultra Small Desktop PC running Linux. We put some free games through their paces on the M93.

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CaveExpress

CaveExpress – classic 2D platformer with physics-based gameplay

March 5, 2021 Steve Emms Games, Reviews, Software

CaveExpress is a classic 2D platform game set in prehistoric times. You play the hero masquerading as a caveman.

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DroidFish

Best Free Android Apps: DroidFish – Stockfish chess engine

February 12, 2021 Eilidih Parris Android, Games, Reviews, Software

DroidFish is an Android port of the Stockfish chess engine, combined with a feature-rich graphical user interface.

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MMO

Understanding Path of Exile’s Unique Approach to Endgame Content

February 11, 2021 John O'Donnell Games

For players unfamiliar with the genre, titles like Path of Exile (PoE) can be hard to place. This is especially true as the heyday of the top-down action RPG is long passed.

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Gaming Chat

How to Play Windows Games on Linux

January 27, 2021 John O'Donnell Games

More and more people are switching to Linux because it has a very user-friendly interface and is more stable after updates than Windows.

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