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Gaming

xTactics – risk like turn-based strategy game

February 27, 2025 Steve Emms Games, GUI

xTactics is a highly configurable turn-based strategy game inspired by mechanics of the Risk board game.

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Card Games

TriPeaks – solitaire game

February 26, 2025 Steve Emms Games

TriPeaks is a simple tri peaks solitaire game using libGDX.

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Gaming Chat

Vesktop – custom Discord desktop app

February 26, 2025 Steve Emms Games, GUI, Internet

Vesktop is a custom Discord App aiming to give you better performance and improve Linux support.

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Game Engines

Armory – 3D game engine

February 25, 2025 Steve Emms Games

Armory is a 3D game engine focused on portability, minimal footprint and performance. The renderer is fully scriptable with deferred and forward paths supported.

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Warble

cwordle – Wordle clone

February 24, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Games

cwordle is a free and open source clone of the popular web-based word game Wordle.

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Warble

Wordle CLI – play Wordle in your command line

February 22, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Games

Wordle CLI is a command-line program that lets you play the famous Wordle puzzle game.

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Game Engines

Fibbo – web-based game engine

February 22, 2025 Steve Emms Games

Fibbo is a web-based game engine that allows you to create interactive experiences using JavaScript, right in your browser.

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Game Engines

microStudio – game engine

February 21, 2025 Steve Emms Games

microStudio is a free, open source game engine online. It is also a platform to learn and practise programming.

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Warble

Words! – word puzzle game

February 21, 2025 Steve Emms Games

Words! is a word puzzle game where you have 6 tries to guess a hidden word. A simple and addictive game.

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Game Engines

Redot Engine – multi-platform 2D and 3D game engine

February 20, 2025 Steve Emms Games

Redot Engine lets you create your 2D and 3D games, cross-platform projects, or explore innovative ideas in XR technology.

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OutFly – 3D space game in the rings of Jupiter

February 18, 2025 Steve Emms Games

OutFly is an atmospheric, open world, realistic 3D space game that throws you into the Rings of Jupiter with a sportswear space suit.

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Game Engines

Bevy – data-driven game engine

February 16, 2025 Steve Emms Games

Bevy is a refreshingly simple data-driven game engine built in Rust

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Turn Based Strategy Games

Tanks of Freedom II – Indie Turn Based Strategy Game

February 10, 2025 Steve Emms Games

Tanks of Freedom II is a classic, turn-based strategy game with up to four armies fighting against each other.

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Linux Chess Apps

Chess Clock – time games of over-the-board chess

January 4, 2025 Steve Emms Games

Chess Clock is a simple application to provide time control for over-the-board chess games. It’s written in Python.

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Role-Play Games

gg – TUI for small offline games

December 30, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Games

gg is a small collection of games that you can play in your terminal.

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Chess

En Croissant – GUI chess toolkit

August 6, 2024 Steve Emms Games, Reviews

En Croissant is a cross-platform chess GUI that’s billed as powerful, customizable and easy to use.

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Linux Distributions

ChimeraOS – turn any PC into a gaming console

April 28, 2024 Erik Karlsson Distro, Games

ChimeraOS is a Linux-based PC operating system designed for a game console experience.

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Linux Distributions

Lakka – lightweight Linux distribution for retrogaming

April 27, 2024 Erik Karlsson Distro, Games

Lakka is a Linux distribution that transforms a small computer into a full blown game console. It’s based on LibreELEC.

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Linux Distributions

Batocera.linux – retrograming distribution

April 26, 2024 Erik Karlsson Distro, Games

Batocera Linux is an open-source and completely free retro-gaming distribution that supports many consoles.

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Linux Distributions

Recalbox – retrograming distro

April 26, 2024 Erik Karlsson Distro, Games

Recalbox is a retrogaming console that allows you to replay all the games, consoles, and computers from your childhood.

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