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First-Person Shooter Games

Unvanquished – first-person strategy shooter game

November 3, 2023 Steve Emms Games

Unvanquished is a free, open-source first-person shooter combining real-time strategy elements with a futuristic, sci-fi setting.

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Tremulous – first person shooter featuring two opposing teams, humans and aliens

November 3, 2023 Steve Emms Games

Tremulous is a free, open source game that blends a team based First Person Shooter (FPS) game with elements of a Real Time Strategy (RTS) game.

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Smokin’ Guns – total conversion of id Software’s Quake III Arena

November 3, 2023 Steve Emms Games

Smokin’ Guns (originally known as Western Quake) is intended to be a semi-realistic simulation of the “Old West’s” great atmosphere.

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OpenArena – community-produced deathmatch first person shooter

November 3, 2023 Steve Emms Games

OpenArena is an open-source content package for ioQuake3 licensed under the GPL, effectively creating a free stand-alone game.

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Red Eclipse – arena shooter game

November 3, 2023 Steve Emms Games

Red Eclipse is a single-player and multi-player first-person ego-shooter, built as a total conversion of Cube Engine 2.

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Warsow – free fast-paced first-person shooter for Linux, Windows, and macOS

November 3, 2023 Steve Emms Games

Warsow is a fast-paced 3D ego-shooter with colorful graphics which look like in comic (black lines around things.

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BZFlag – 3D networked multi-player multi-platform tank battle game

November 3, 2023 Steve Emms Games

BZFlag is a 3D multi-player multiplatform tank battle game which allows users to play against each other in a network environment.

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AssaultCube – free multiplayer first-person shooter game

November 3, 2023 Steve Emms Games

AssaultCube, formerly ActionCube, is a free first-person-shooter based on the game Cube. It is set in a realistic looking environment.

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Platform Games

DDraceNetwork – Teeworlds modification with a unique cooperative gameplay

November 3, 2023 Steve Emms Games

DDraceNetwork (DDNet) is a side-scrolling platformer with a unique cooperative gameplay. It began as a simple modification of Teeworlds.

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OpenClonk – game and game engine

November 3, 2023 Steve Emms Games

OpenClonk is a free and open source multiplayer action skill game where you control clonks, small but witty and nimble humanoid beings.

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Open Surge – fun 2D retro platformer inspired by Sonic games

November 3, 2023 Steve Emms Games

Open Surge is a fun 2D retro platformer inspired by Sonic games and a game creation system that lets you unleash your creativity!

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Sonic Robo Blast 2 – 3D open-source Sonic the Hedgehog fangame

November 3, 2023 Steve Emms Games

Sonic Robo Blast 2 (SRB2) is a 3D open-source Sonic the Hedgehog fangame built using a modified version of the Doom Legacy port of Doom.

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SpaceHuggers – roguelike platformer with destructible environments

November 3, 2023 Steve Emms Games

SpaceHuggers is a roguelike platformer with destructible environments in 13KB of JavaScript.

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Super Bombinhas – retro platformer game

November 3, 2023 Steve Emms Games

Super Bombinhas is a retro 2D platformer game with pixel art graphics. Inspired by classics like Super Mario World.

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Teeworlds – free retro multiplayer shooter

November 3, 2023 Steve Emms Games

Teeworlds is a free online multiplayer game. Battle with up to 16 players in a variety of game modes, including Team Deathmatch and Capture The Flag.

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X-Moto – challenging 2D motocross platform game

November 3, 2023 Steve Emms Games

X-Moto is a challenging 2D motocross platform game, where physics plays a key role in the gameplay.

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The Secret Chronicles of Dr. M. – Two-Dimensional Platform Game With a Design Similar to Classic Computer Games

November 3, 2023 Steve Emms Games

The Secret Chronicles of Dr. M. is a two-dimensional sidescrolling platform game based on OpenGL and SDL. A fork of Secret Maryo Chronicles.

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Turn Based Strategy Games

Unciv – 2D recreation of Civilization V

November 3, 2023 Steve Emms Games

Unciv is a reimplementation of Civilization V. Build your civilization, research technologies, expand your cities and defeat your foes.

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UFO: Alien Invasion – quad-based tactical strategy game in the tradition of the old X-COM PC games

November 3, 2023 Steve Emms Games

UFO: Alien Invasion is a squad-based strategy game featuring turn-based tactical combat against hostile alien forces.

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TripleA – turn based strategy game

November 3, 2023 Steve Emms Games

TripleA is a turn based strategy game. It allows people to implement and play various strategy board games (ie. Axis & Allies).

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