Libre games thread

[ciro64]

Post and discuss games that falls under these terms:

1. The freedom to run the program as you wish, for any purpose.
2. The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it does your computing as you wish. Access to the source code is a precondition for this.
3. The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help others.
4. The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others. By doing this you can give the whole community a chance to benefit from your changes. Access to the source code is a precondition for this.

This includes even rights to sell the copies of the game, provided you don't place limitations on others on what they can do with them. So games where the source code is available but doesn't follow all of these such as Spelunky Classic doesn't count.

SuperTux Advance by Kelvin Shadewing

A 16 bit adventure starring Tux the Penguin

kelvinshadewing.itch.io

 

[fake-kun]

 

[ciro64]

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For those interested, there's a fork called Freedoom which replaces all the games assets (everything that's not the code itself, which is already under GPL) with new ones that are libre.

Freedoom

Freedoom's website

freedoom.github.io

 

[dani28]

Hmm I don't know much about this, sorry

 

[Nebulon_Galaxy]

Simcity the original

 

[vulonkaaz's iconvulonkaaz]

Minetest (like minecraft but better as well as free and open source)

 

[ciro64]

Simcity the original

Didn't knew about that one. I found out the libre version is called Micropolis.

 

[Xdqwerty]

Friday Night Funkin

 

[RageBurner]

I love match 3 games, so I recommend this:

Binary Chaos - Files - Game Boy (Color) - Games - PDRoms – Homebrew 4 you - Almost daily console and handheld news!

 

[CheelaCheela's icon]

my favorite way to play oldschool civ:

Freeciv.org - open source empire-building strategy game.

Freeciv is a Free and Open Source empire-building strategy game inspired by the history of human civilization. The game commences in prehistory and your mission is to lead your tribe from the Stone Age to the Space Age.

freeciv.org

 

[RageBurner]

My tiny brain doesn't click with 4X games, haha.

 

[TotzOnGaming]

Not sure if they tick all the boxes but there's many like this on itch.io. Can't pick one that stands out though, maybe Momodora.?

Momodora I by rdein

Action Platformer

rdein.itch.io

 

[ShinnAsukaYESTaylorSwiftNO]

Ikemen GO - Open Source Fighting Engine

Ikemen GO is an open source fighting game engine that supports M.U.G.E.N resources, made in the Go programming language.

ikemen-engine.github.io

 

[ciro64]

Not sure if they tick all the boxes but there's many like this on itch.io. Can't pick one that stands out though, maybe Momodora.?

Momodora I by rdein

Action Platformer

rdein.itch.io

This doesn't seem to tick any of them

I made this thread specifically for games that at the very least have their source code available, attached to a license that gives people freedom to do whatever they want with it.

That aside, this is a interesting game recommendation. I feel like trying it for myself sometime.

Seems what you had in mind was the Freeware games thread.

 

[LiberoVulpesLiberoVulpes's icon]

2 Words: Spring Engine.

Games - Spring

springrts.com

Have fun.

 

[secreto7]

OpenTTD

 

[MrChester]

Apparently this used to cost back in the day but since then the devs made it and the 70ish asset packs free (excluding a couple because the original artists were stingy). As far as game maker engines goes it's complete shit but stumbling across this when I was small had a massive hand in forming my appreciation for game development. As well there used to be a bit of a community surrounding this engine with some popular mods including the Black Ice multiplayer mod (might have botched the name).

For a kid's first encounter with proper game dev this engine is actually pretty sick.

Oh and as well there's M.U.G.E.N
If you like fighting games or like any character from anything ever I'm sure you can find some enjoyment in M.U.G.E.N. Even gamblers love it because of Salty Bet

Btw, awesome thread, OP. I only clicked on to see what it was but this is actually a super cool list to have so sorry if these don't count and I messed it up

 

[secreto7]

Duke Nukem 3D

 

[LiberoVulpesLiberoVulpes's icon]

There is also BAR, which can make a Supcom hater like me play it, but its mostly Multiplayer focused.

Beyond All Reason ★ RTS

Beyond All Reason is the ultimate epic-scale RTS game for Windows and Linux. Command colossal armies in battles with thousands of units in fully simulated environments. Wage war across land, sea, and air with 2 factions and 400 unique units. Enjoy skirmishes, scenarios, co-op, and multiplayer...

www.beyondallreason.info

 

[nobitakun]

There is also BAR, which can make a Supcom hater like me play it, but its mostly Multiplayer focused.

Beyond All Reason ★ RTS

Beyond All Reason is the ultimate epic-scale RTS game for Windows and Linux. Command colossal armies in battles with thousands of units in fully simulated environments. Wage war across land, sea, and air with 2 factions and 400 unique units. Enjoy skirmishes, scenarios, co-op, and multiplayer...

www.beyondallreason.info

Where can I download the source code of this one? lol

 

[LiberoVulpesLiberoVulpes's icon]

Where can I download the source code of this one? lol

Beyond All Reason

Free Real Time Strategy Game with a grand scale and full physical simulation in a sci-fi setting. - Beyond All Reason

github.com

 

[dani28]

Maybe something like this Sid Meier's locomotion?

 

[nobitakun]

Beyond All Reason

Free Real Time Strategy Game with a grand scale and full physical simulation in a sci-fi setting. - Beyond All Reason

github.com

Great, thanks :D. I've always wanted to play with mechs like playmobils lol.

 

[Gafek Urslef]

Looked it up cause I was curious and it turns out, Oregon Trail, the game I used to play on my school's computer all the time is open source

GitHub - clintmoyer/oregon-trail: The original Oregon Trail.

The original Oregon Trail. Contribute to clintmoyer/oregon-trail development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

 

[_oBSOLEte_]

I've played a few dozen hours of Battle for Wesnoth.