I’m usually a fan of open source games but rarely do they manage to be actually great. People like giving recommendations like Super Tux Kart that haven’t aged well and don’t play well. What are some open source games that are legitimately good that I’ve missed?

My favorites are:

  • Mindustry

  • Sonic Robo Blast 2 Kart

  • Powder Toy

  • GZDoom (and all the amazing mods for it)

  • Veloren (even though it’s still in alpha)

    • fartsparkles@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      Adding to this:

      • Veloren
      • Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead
      • Mindustry
      • The Dark Mod
      • Oolite
      • Flare: Empyrean Campaign
      • Xonotic
      • Unvanquished
      • Frozen Bubble
  • milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Endless Sky.

    It’s an open world 2D spacefaring game, with a good core story and more being added by the surprisingly-active dev community.

    Not without its flaws, but anyway I think it’s a fantastic game in its own right. And it’s both “finishable” and under continued development & expansion.

  • s20@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Battle for Wesnoth

    This one never gets the love it deserves. It’s a fantastic turn based strategy game with multiple campaigns and storylines, multiplayer, and campaign design tools. It’s an old project (started in 2003, IIRC), but it’s still fantastic

    Hedgewars

    Basically, this is Worms but with adorable little hedgehogs instead of, well, worms. Single player is okay, and it has online multiplayer I guess, but the real fun (just like in Worms) is local multiplayer. Also, it has Portal Guns. There’s really no downside to this one.

    Re-volt io and RVGL

    This one’s a little iffy. Re-volt was a fantastic R / C racing game with bright graphics, fun tracks, excellent controls, and a killer soundtrack. For good or ill, it was put out by Acclaim, which self destructed in 2004. The Re-volt fan community, however, doesn’t know the meaning of the word “quit.”

    Nowadays, you can join a lively community with regular online tournaments of the game. There’s a new cross platform engine called RVGL (that’s Re Volt Game Launcher), and metric tonnes of mods and fan content. You still need the original game’s assets, though, which is where it’s dicey; they’re technically abandonware not open source, unless I’m mistaken.

    Anyway, links!

    Unciv

    This project’s aim is to be Civilization V, but with more abstract visuals, and, or course, free. In short, it’s FreeCiv, but Civ V instead of II and a UI from the 2020s rather than the 80s. (Not throwing shade here; FreeCiv is an amazing project that is exactly what it wants to be!)

    If that’s not enough to keep ya’ happy, I know a few more, but they’ve mostly been covered by other folks here.

    Edit: formatting

  • citytree@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    People like giving recommendations like Super Tux Kart that haven’t aged well and don’t play well.

    What’s the issue with SuperTuxKart? I thought that it was great fun when I played it.

  • ArtikBanana@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    Thrive

    tl;dr: a better Spore

    From the site:

    Thrive is a free, open-source game about the evolution of life.

    From the lowly tidepools of your home planet, you will rise to cosmic dominance. At every step, powerful creation tools and deep simulation mechanics will aid your species’ development. Revolutionary Games is the open-source team of dedicated volunteers aiming to make Thrive a reality.

    Our team seeks to accomplish two major goals: create engaging, compelling gameplay that respects our players’ intelligence, and remain as accurate as possible in our depiction of known scientific theory without compromising the former.

      • Muffi@programming.dev
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        1 year ago

        If you like that kind of stuff, check out The Sapling, which is being developed and devlogged by this cool nerdy dude who I think is dutch.

        The game is like an “eco dwarf-fortress” evolution simulator, and it’s been amazing to follow the development of.

  • CrypticCoffee@lemmy.mlM
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    1 year ago

    MineClone2 is addictive. All that Minecraft style fun, but free and open source. It’s pretty comprehensive and solid for the most part.

      • CrypticCoffee@lemmy.mlM
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        1 year ago

        Minetest is the engine, MineClone2 is the game. Minetest has a default game (Minetest game), which has no mobs or anything. It’s dull without mods. MineClone2 is recreation of Minecraft on Minetest, but with some differences. For example, you can use a burger to lure villagers. It’s great fun and worth a try.

  • Wijnie@feddit.nl
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    1 year ago

    When I played open source games around 15 years ago, these were all the same games mentioned. There doesn’t seem to be a lot of progress

    • tehmics@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Xonotic is a fun spin on the Quake formula. Loved dueling with that guided rocket on aerowalk. Just a shame all the fallout that happened with Nexuiz

      Open arena is just quake 3 with bad art assets, might as well play quake live to find real players.