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* * * STRATEGY GAMES * * *
Battle for Wesnoth
Category: Fantasy Turn-based Strategy
Homepage: Wesnoth
License: GPL.
Latest Version: 1.0
Screenshots: Wesnoth.org,
Platform: GNU/Linux # Windows # MacOSX # BeOS # Solaris # FreeBSD # OpenBSD # NetBSD.
Hardware Requirement: -
Additional System Requirements: SDL_image 1.2 # SDL_mixer 1.2 # SDL_net 1.2.
Singleplayer: Yes
Multiplayer: Yes
Demo: no (freeware)
Description: The Battle for Wesnoth is a turn-based strategy game with a fantasy theme.
Build your army, selecting, from one mission to the next one, your most experienced fighters. Fighters you did recruit among a great number of units, offering various strategic strengths and weaknesses on different terrains and against different opponents.
Fight to gain back the throne of Wesnoth, of which you are the legitimate heir. Or use your dreaded power on undead to achieve domination on those foul mortals, or get a revenge for your glorious orcish tribe against these puny human armies who dared stealing your land... stories are waiting to be told. Or maybe you want to challenge your friends or strangers on multiplayer epic fantasy battles. (Taken from wesnoth.org)
Notes: -
Reviews: PCBurn, Tea Leaves.
Related websites: Wesnoth WIKI, Wesnoth Forum, Wesnoth Merchandize
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Creatures: Docking Station
Category: Strategy/Simulation/Puzzle
Homepage: Gameware Development
License: Free.
Latest Version: -
Screenshots: Screenshots.
Platform: Linux # Windows.
Hardware Requirement: x86 or 100% compatible processor (Pentium, AMD) - must be at least Pentium 2 or equivalent x86 # 32Mb RAM (Docked with Creatures 3 will require 64Mb) # 100Mb hard drive space (but only a 20Mb download) # Intenet connection.
Additional System Requirements: Linux kernel 2.2 # Glibc 2.1 # GTK # wget # Lynx # bzip2.
Singleplayer: Yes.
Multiplayer: Yes.
Demo: Yes.
Description: Docking Station is a completely FREE artificial life game for both Windows and Linux, developed by Creature Labs - the creators of the Creatures series of games.
Notes: -
Reviews: -
Related websites: Creatures Labs # Gameware Development.
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Darwinia
Category: Realtime Strategy
Homepage: Darwinia
License: Commercial $29.95
Latest Version: -
Screenshots: Screenshots
Platform: Linux # Mac OS # Windows.
Hardware Requirement: 600Mhz processor, GeForce2 graphics card, 128mb RAM, 10mb HD
Additional System Requirements: -
Singleplayer: Yes.
Multiplayer: No.
Demo: Yes.
Description: (Taken from Darwinia website) : Nearly three years after taking the underground gaming scene by storm with Uplink, Introversion Software is poised to release its follow-up title, Darwinia. Combining fast paced action with strategic battle planning, the game features a novel and intuitive control mechanism, a graphical style ripped from 80's retro classics, and a story concerning a tribe of video game sprites trapped in a modern 3d game world.
Notes: -
Reviews: IGN, Games.fok.nl (dutch)
Related websites: Darwinia Forum
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Dominions 2
Category: Fantasy Turn-Based Strategy
Homepage: illwinter.com
License: cost ~$40 - depends which online store you buy it.
Latest Version: 2.16 - Grab the patch here.
Screenshots: illwinter War Gamer, IGN
Platform: x86 # win # mac # sparc # ppc.
Hardware Requirement: Linux - 300 MHz Pentium II or a 300MHz Power PC processor, 64 MB Ram, 250 MB disk space, A good OpenGL accelerated graphics card (geforce or equivalent is recommended).
Additional System Requirements: Libc > = 2.1.92 (redhat >= 7.0 or mandrake >= 7.2), X-windows.
Singleplayer: Yes, against up to 16 computer AI.
Multiplayer: Yes, up to 17 players - hotseat, PbEM, TCP/IP
Demo: Yes, grab it here.
Description: Dominons 2 is a turn-based strategy game with a fantasy theme. Massive unit list and magic list. Build up your god and take world domination. Only one god will prevail. Use your spies, assassins, priests or magic to take over another region as an alternative to warfare. Bards to make a region rebels. Build your own maps or make a new nation with new units, weapons, magic etc. and awhole lot more...
Features:
* 1-17 Players. Play single player or with up to 16 friends (hotseat, PbEM, TCP/IP).
* More than 1000 different units.
* More than 500 unique spells.
* More than 300 magic items.
* Design your own God by choosing his physical form, magic skills and how his dominion affects the world.
* Dominion. Make sure that the dominion of enemy gods doesn't enter and corrupt your lands.
* The worlds most famous heroes will be granted heroic abilities that grows with their fame.
* Mercenaries are bought on a global market, all players can bid, but only one will get them.
* Build fortresses to protect your lands and to boost your production. Fortresses must be besieged before they can be stormed.
* Huge automatic battles with hundreds of units.
* Much improved user interface compared to Dominions I.
* It will be possible to mod the game after the first patch has been released.
Notes: Easy to install. Easy to make your own mod. High learning curve, can be frustrating if you are newbie, but there's some nice player guides out there.
Reviews: War Gamer, PC Game zone Game Tab, IGN, PC Game World, GameRaiders
Related websites: Dominions 2 gaming Server, Official Dominions 2 Forum, Fansites, resources, where to buy link
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FreeCiv
Category: free turn-based strategy game.
Homepage: Freeciv
License: GPL
Latest Version: 2.0.6
Screenshots: Screenshots
Platform: Linux # Mac OS X # Windows.
Hardware Requirement: -
Additional System Requirements: -
Singleplayer: Yes.
Multiplayer: Yes.
Demo: No. (freeware).
Description: Freeciv is a free turn-based multiplayer strategy game, in which each player becomes the leader of a civilization, fighting to obtain the ultimate goal:
To become the greatest civilization.
Players of the Civilization® series by Microprose® should feel at home, since one aim of Freeciv is to have modes with compatible rules.
Freeciv is maintained by an international team of coders and enthusiasts, and is easily one of the most fun and addictive network games out there!
That also means it has very extensive multilanguage support, something rare in games.
Notes: -
Reviews: -
Related websites: FAQ, Freeciv Forum.
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FreeLords
Category: Turn-based strategy
Homepage: Freelords
License: GPL
Latest Version: 0.3.5
Screenshots: Screenshot 1, Screenshot 2, Screenshot 3, Screenshot 4, Screenshot 5.
Platform: Linux
Hardware Requirement: -
Additional System Requirements: SDL > 1.2.0 # Paragui # expat # libsigc++-1.2.
Singleplayer: Yes.
Multiplayer: Yes.
Demo: No. (freeware)
Description: FreeLords is a turn-based strategy game in the style of the classical Warlords.
Notes: Freelords are still under development
Reviews: -
Related websites: -
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Glest
Category: Realtime Stategy
Homepage: Glest.org, Glest Loki Installer (Required for Linux install)
License: GPL
Latest Version: 2.0
Screenshots: Glest.org
Platform: Linux # windows.
Hardware Requirement: Pentium 4 / Athlon processor. OpenGL 1.3 compatible video card.
Additional System Requirements: Jam, and an additional more.
Singleplayer: Yes.
Multiplayer: Coming soon.
Demo: No. (freeware)
Description:A free 3d real-time customizable strategy game.
Glest takes place in a context which could be compared to that of the pre-renaissance Europe, with the licence that magic forces exist in the environment and can be controlled.
Current version is fully playable, includes single player game against CPU controlled players, two factions with their corresponding tech trees, units, buildings and some maps.
Notes: The Loki Installer (see above for link) is required to install Glest in Linux.
Reviews: -
Related websites: Duel Field (Spanish), Glest - Forum Board
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Updated by: tyme
LGenerals
Category: Turn Based Strategy
Homepage: LGames
License: GPL
Latest Version: 1.2 Beta-5
Screenshots: Screenshot 1, Screenshot 2, Screenshot 3.
Platform: Linux # Bebits # NetBSD # Windows.
Hardware Requirement: -
Additional System Requirements: SDL # SDL Mixer.
Singleplayer: Yes.
Multiplayer: Yes.
Demo: No. (Freeware)
Description: LGeneral is a turn-based strategy engine heavily inspired by Panzer General. You play single scenarios or whole campaigns turn by turn against a human player or the AI. Entrenchment, rugged defense, defensive fire, surprise contacts, surrender, unit supply, weather influence, reinforcements and other implementations contribute to the tactical and strategic depth of the game.
Notes: The engine itself has no playable data but there is a converter for Panzer General (DOS version). If you do not own this game, download the package pg-data.tar.gz here.
Reviews: -
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Savage - The Battle for Newerth
Category: Fantasy RTSS
Homepage: S2 Games - Savage
License: $ 19.99
Latest Version: 2.00e
Screenshots: S2 Games
Platform: x86 # win.
Hardware Requirement: 600MHz # 128MB RAM # GeForce or Radeon video card.
Additional System Requirements: -
Singleplayer: No
Multiplayer: Yes
Demo: Yes, grab it at The Adrenaline Vault
Description: Choose to be a commander and you will play an in-depth RTS managing the stronghold, or choose to be a warrior and you will play an intense game of first person combat. With the creation of a new gameplay genre, RTSS (Real Time Strategy Shooter), Savage expertly redefines the first-person shooter and real-time strategy genres by combining elements of both into one cohesive experience. As the commander in RTS mode, you will tackle resource management, develop a robust tech tree, plan your assault and lead real human players into battle. As a warrior in action mode, you will master many unique weapons, powerful units, and siege vehicles to fight a fast paced battle.
Set in a unique fantasy world eons from now where Humans and Beasts battle violently for their very existence. Choose to fight on the side of Humanity, armed with science and technology, or take the side of the Beast Horde, masters of nature and magic. Each race has its own style of battle, its own leader, and its own way to victory. Which side are you on? (Taken from The Adrenaline Vault).
Notes: Can be a bit difficult to install, but if you know the basic stuff in Linux, it shouldn't be a problem. Also the lack of Single Player can make it difficult to enter a multiplayer game.
If Savage complaining (which is does on my ubuntu linux) about libtiff.so.3 and you have libtiff.so.4 installed make a symlinks. ln -s /usr/lib/libtiff.so.4 /usr/lib/libtiff.so.3
Reviews: PC Magazine # Game Infowire.com # MaximumPC # Loaded Inc., PCGamer (pdf) # Computer Gamer (pdf).
Related websites: S2 Games Homepage # Fan Sites.
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Tribal Trouble
Category: Realtime Strategy
Homepage: Oddlabs
License: Commercial $24.95
Latest Version: 1.1
Screenshots: Screenshots
Platform: Linux # Mac # Windows.
Hardware Requirement: 700 MHz CPU # 128 MB memory # 500 MB harddrive # NVIDIA Geforce/Geforce 2 MX, ATI Radeon 7200 or similar graphics card (NVIDIA Geforce 2 Ti or ATI Radeon 7500 or better recommended) # 32 MB video memory # multiplayer, a 56 Kb/s modem is required (broadband connection strongly recommended).
Additional System Requirements: Kernel 2.4 # glibc 2.3 # OpenGL 1.1 # Java 1.5 # OpenAL.
Singleplayer: Yes
Multiplayer: Yes
Demo: Yes
Description:ribal Trouble is a fast paced realtime strategy game where you will find yourself pitted against your computer or online players. Your job is to lead your somewhat clueless kinsmen (be it vikings or natives) to new discoveries and victories as the tribal clashes rage across a group of tropical islands.
Notes: -
Reviews: -
Related websites: Forum
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UFO: Alien Invasion
Category: Strategy
Homepage: UFO: Alien Invasion
License: GPL
Latest Version: UFO: Alien Invasion Christmas Special
Screenshots: Screenshot 1 # Screenshot 2 # Screenshot 3 # Screenshot 4 # Screenshot 5 # Screenshot 6 # Screenshot 7 # Screenshot 8.
Platform: Linux # Windows.
Hardware Requirement: 3D Acceleration graphic card.
Additional System Requirements: OpenGL.
Singleplayer: Yes.
Multiplayer: Yes.
Demo: Freeware.
Description: UFO: ALIEN INVASION is a strategy game featuring tactical combat against hostile alien forces which are about to infiltrate earth at this very moment. You are in command of a small special unit which has been founded to face the alien strike force. To be successful on the long run, you will also have to have a research team study the aliens and their technologies in order to learn as much as possible about their technology, their goals and the aliens themselves. 'UFO: Alien Invasion' is heavily inspired by the 'X-COM' series by Mythos and Microprose. The first game of the series, 'UFO DEFENSE', became a classic and, in our honest opinion, is one of the best games ever made. 'UFO: Alien Invasion' is neither a sequel nor a remake of 'UFO DEFENSE'.
Notes: It's heavly under development.
Reviews: -
Related websites: -
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* * * SHOOT'EM UP GAMES * * *
America's Army
Category: First Person Shooter
Homepage: http://www.americasarmy.com/
License: GPL
Latest version: 2.4
Screenshot: http://www.americasarmy.com/gallery/
Platform: linux #Windows #MAC # BSD
Hardware Requirement: -
Additional System Requirements: OpenGL # SDL
Singleplayer: can open maps offline*see AAO off site*
Multiplayer: Yes
Demo: no (freeware)
Description:The America's Army game provides civilians with an inside perspective and a virtual role in today's premier land force: the U.S. Army. The game is designed to provide an accurate portrayal of Soldier experiences across a number of occupations. In the game, players will explore progressive individual and collective training events within the game. Once they successfully completed these events they will advance to multiplayer operations in small units.
Reviews: America’s Army is one of the five most popular PC action games played online. It provides players with the most authentic military experience available, from exploring the development of Soldiers in individual and collective training to their deployment in simulated missions in the War on Terror.
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Cube
Category: First Person Shooter
Homepage: http://www.cubeengine.com/
License: GPL
Latest Version: 2005_08_29
Screenshots: http://www.cubeengine.com/shots.php4
Platform: linux #Windows #MAC #BSD
Hardware Requirement: -
Additional System Requirements: OpenGL # SDL.
Singleplayer: Yes
Multiplayer: Yes
Demo: no (freeware)
Description: Cube is an open source multiplayer and singleplayer first person shooter game built on an entirely new and very unconventional engine. Cube is a landscape-style engine that pretends to be an indoor FPS engine, which combines very high precision dynamic occlusion culling with a form of geometric mipmapping on the whole world for dynamic LOD for configurable fps & graphic detail on most machines.
Notes: built-in level editor allows you to develop your own levels.
Reviews: graphics a little dated compared to the latest windows game but lots of fun, multiplayer is a blast!
Related websites: -
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DH: Lore Invasion
Category: Shoot'em Up/Simulation
Homepage: Garage Games
License: Commercial $29.95
Latest Version: 2.0
Screenshots: Screenshots.
Platform: Linux # Mac # Windows.
Hardware Requirement: Pentium III 733 # 256MB RAM # ATI or NVIDIA video card with 32 MB # 300 MB hard drive # 56K modem access.
Additional System Requirements:
Singleplayer: Yes.
Multiplayer: Yes.
Demo: Yes.
Description: Dark Horizons: Lore is a breakneck-speed first-person shooter based in a universe where the unfolding history of a war-torn Earth is revealed before the player's eyes. Warring factions in the year 2155 pit cybernetically-controlled mech-style machines of war against one another in savage team-based combat on a dark 3D Earth. Ferocious squad vs. squad action takes place as you and your teammates struggle to hold ground and complete objectives against enemy forces.
One of Dark Horizons: Lore's many compelling features is the sophisticated online tracking of player data and history which opens ladders, tournaments and rankings to the Lore gamer.
Notes:
Reviews: Customer reviews.
Related websites: -
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Enemy Territory
Category: First Person Shooter
Homepage: http://www.enemy-territory.com/
License: GPL
Latest Version: 1.02
Screenshots: Enemy Territory Homepage
Platform: Linux # Windows.
Hardware Requirement: Intel® Pentium® III # 600Mhz processor or AMD equivalent #
128 MB RAM #32 MB 100% fully OpenGL® compliant 3-D video card # 271 MB free hard disk.
Additional System Requirements: Extra for mods.
Singleplayer: No.
Multiplayer: Yes.
Demo: None
Description: First person shooter, staged in wartime, Allies Versus Axis. Default Maps have objectives that need to be completed by the team, while fighting the opposition team.
Notes: Great fun, a little confusing at first, but you work out the objectives and your way around after a while. The manual on the main site has some stuff in it, but its more fun to just start playing!
Reviews: -
Related websites: http://bani.anime.net/etpro Reccomended mod for standard ET, many servers require it and it does include many improvements # http://www.eftgame.com Full modification of ET, creating a Team Fortress like game, has own review elsewhere on this page.
Mods: True combat
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Enemy Territory Fortress
Category: First Person Shooter
Homepage: http://www.etfgame.com/
License: GPL
Latest Version: 1.3
Screenshots: http://www.etfgame.com/shots/
Platform: Linux # Windows.
Hardware Requirement: Intel® Pentium® III # 600Mhz processor or AMD equivalent # 128 MB RAM # 32 MB 100% fully OpenGL® compliant 3-D video card # 200mb of hard drive space.
Additional System Requirements: Existing Enemy Territory install.
Singleplayer: Bots currently unavailable in Linux, but promised!
Multiplayer: Yes.
Demo: None.
Description: First person shooter, styled like Team Fortress and Quake 3 Fortress. Many maps are Capture the flag and Reverse Capture the flag. Some deathmatch styled ones. Totally unlike Enemy Territory, you'd never even know it was a mod of it. Completely new game in that aspect.
Notes: Great fun, easy to get into, try out all the different roles and see which suits you.
Reviews: -
Related websites: http://www.enemy-territory.com/ required to play game #
http://www.etfgame.com/FAQ/ Official FAQ.
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Nexuiz
Category: First Person Shooter
Homepage: Nexuiz
License: Free
Latest Version: 1.2.1
Screenshots: Screenshot 1 # Screenshot 2 # Screenshot 3 # Screenshot 4 # Screenshot 5 # Screenshot 6 # Screenshot 7 # Screenshot 8 # Screenshot 9 # more screenshots & Video Clips.
Platform: Linux # Mac # Windows.
Hardware Requirement: 200mb of hard drive space
High Quality - Realtime lights and shadows on, bloom on, high detailed maps, 1024x768 or higher res
# A 1.5-gigahertz Intel Pentium 4 chip or AMD Athlon 1500 # 9600ati or 5700fx # 256 MB of RAM
Low Quality - no realtime lights, no bloom
# 800mhz # Geforce Video card min # 256 MB of RAM.
Additional System Requirements: -
Singleplayer: Yes
Multiplayer: Yes
Demo: No (freeware)
Description: Nexuiz has been in development for 3.5 years by a team of amateur developers lead by Lee Vermeulen. It is a 3d deathmatch game made entirely over the internet. The purpose of the game is to bring deathmatch back to the basics, with perfect weapon balancing and fast paced action, keeping itself away from the current trend of realistic shooters. It uses HFX textures by Evil Lair, and currently has 17 maps to frag in. With an advanced UI, the user can select between 15 different player models to use, with an average of two skins for each, and can connect to our master server to play people from all over the world.
Notes: -
Reviews: -
Related websites: -
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Postal 2 - Share Of Pain
Category: First Person Shooter
Homepage: Running with scissors
License: Commercial $40
Latest Version: 1409
Screenshots: BeyondUnreal # Gamers Hell # Postal Network #
Platform: Linux # Windows.
Hardware Requirement: Pentium 1GHz or better processor # 128 MB RAM # 3D Video Card with 64 MB of memory # 1.4GB hard disc space.
Additional System Requirements: Linux Kernel 2.2.x or later # Glibc 2.1.x or later.
Singleplayer: Yes.
Multiplayer: Yes.
Demo: Yes. Get it at Linux Gamers.
Description: Blood, Violence, Pornographic, insanity, discrimination. This game have it all!!! It's sick, wicked and totally amazing.
* 22 maps of fully explorable enviroments!
* Truly depaved weapons like Antrax-filled cowhead!
* Highly flammable maching bands (a fan favorite)
* Berserk elephants mashing helpless bystanders into paste!
* Kick Gary Coleman's ass!
* 14 twisted multiplayer enviroments!
* 25 insane playable characters including Gary Coleman and Osama Bin Laden.
* 17 outragous teams including Team Taliban!
* SNATCH: Fight over incredible Postal Babes!
* Make your own mods with cutting-edge technology!
Notes: Adult game, make sure there aren't any kids around while playing this game, also if you are easely offended keep away from this game or can't stand blood, guts and vomiting. If you ever played Blood or Blood2 this game is a MUST!!!
Reviews: Action Vault # Action Trip # Beyond Unreal # All the list of reviews.
Related websites: Mod Page # French site.
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Transfusion
Category: Shoot'em Up
Homepage: Transfusion
License: GPL
Latest Version: 1.0.1
Screenshots: Screenshot 1 # Screenshot 2 # Screenshot 3 # Screenshot 4 # Screenshot 5.
Platform: Linux # Mac OS # Windows.
Hardware Requirement: -
Additional System Requirements: ogg vorbis # zlib # libjpeg.
Singleplayer: No
Multiplayer: Yes
Demo: Freeware
Description:A remake of Monolith's infamous Blood using the modern Darkplaces engine.
TransFusion plunges you into a world originally created in 1997 by Monolith Productions. Created with the BUILD game engine (Duke Nukem, Shadow Warrior), BLOOD was a tour de force of horror that has yet to be matched, in which you battled minions of evil in a lightning-paced, blood splattered quest for glory.
Thrill to new, enhanced special effects not seen in the original as you guide Caleb along his gory quest through a 3-dimensional world of horror. But the fun is just beginning then...
When Tchernobog's Cabal has fallen, there's millions of challengers vying for your throne out there in cyberspace. Be sure to hone your skills against the enhanced FrikBots ® before defending your title in online bloodbaths.
This is a standalone game. Blood is not required to play Transfusion.
Notes: -
Reviews: -
Related websites: Blood # Planetblood.
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Unreal Tournament 2004 (UT2004)
Category: first person shooter
Homepage: UT2004
License: commercial, linux suported out of the box!
Latest Version: pact 3355 + ECE additional content
Screenshots: UT2004 # videos at the bottom of the download page: Videos.
Platform: windows # linux (linux installer on the boxed CD!).
Hardware Requirement: Pentium® III or AMD Athlon # 1.0 GHz processor or faster (1.5 GHz or faster processor recommended) # 128 MB RAM minimum (256 MB recommended) # 3.5 GB free HD # NVIDIA GeForce 2 or ATI Radeon with at least 64 megs of video memory.
Additional System Requirements: SDL # OpenGL # sound card recommended.
Singleplayer: yes, play against computer opponents ("bots")
Multiplayer: hell yes!
Demo: yes , see download page: Click here.
Description: Unreal Tournament 2004 is a multiplayer first person shooter that combines the kill-or-be-killed experience of gladiatorial combat with cutting-edge technology. Ten game modes - both team-based and "every man for himself" -- provide even the most hardcore gamer with palm-sweating challenges through unbelievably detailed indoor arenas and vast outdoor environments. As the ultimate techno-gladiator of the future, players will take their fates into their hands, battling against up to 32 other players online in action-packed, frag-filled arenas.
Notes: - also available is a dedicated server for linux
- downloadable add-on Editor's Choice Edition (ECE)
- tons of additional content available for this game, google for CBP1, CBP2, FlagPack
- as noted above, this game supports linux out of the box, so support Epic and buy a copy
- tons of mods, add-ons and total convertions based on this game (not all of them easy to install under linux though). See this link for a list of mods.
Reviews: Awesome! This shooter is really fast (too fast for some) but has a lot of depth, easy to pick up, but can be taken to much higher levels as you get better. Many game modes ensures variety, new Onslaught mode is great!
Related websites: see same website for Unreal Tournament 2003, the previous version, also works on linux.
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* * * SIMULATION GAMES * * *
oolite
Category: Space simulation/combat
Homepage: oolite
License: license
Latest Version: 1.52-rc4
Screenshots: Screenshots.
Platform: Linux # Windows # Mac.
Hardware Requirement: -
Additional System Requirements: -
Singleplayer: Yes.
Multiplayer: No.
Demo: Freeware.
Description: To fly from planet to planet, buying and selling goods, shooting pirates or committing acts of piracy. There's no goal other than perhaps to achieve the rank of ELITE.
Notes: An Elite Clone, a very good one.
Reviews: -
Related websites: Forum # download Page # Mods for oolite.
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Open City
Category: Simulation/build
Homepage: Open City
License: GPL
Latest Version: 0.0.3
Screenshots: Screenshot 1 # Screenshot 2 # Screenshot 3.
Platform: Linux # MacOS X # Windows.
Hardware Requirement: 3D card
Additional System Requirements: SDL # SDL_mixer # SDL_image # SDL_ttf.
Singleplayer: Yes.
Multiplayer: No.
Demo: No (freeware)
Description: OpenCity is a 3D city simulator game project written in standard C++ with OpenGL and SDL from scratch. It is not intended to be a clone of any famous city simulator from Max*s.
Notes: Open City is still in its early fase.
Reviews: -
Related websites: -
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Open Transport Tycoon Deluxe
Category: Simulation/Build
Homepage: Open TTD
License: GPL
Latest Version: 0.4.0.1
Screenshots: Screenshot
Platform: Linux # Mac OS X # Windows # BeOS # FreeBSD # MorphOS.
Hardware Requirement: -
Additional System Requirements: -
Singleplayer: Yes.
Multiplayer: Yes (up to 10)
Demo: No, freeware.
Description:An open source clone of the Microprose game "Transport Tycoon Deluxe"
OpenTTD is modelled after the original Transport Tycoon game by Chris Sawyer and enhances the game experience dramatically. Many features were inspired by TTDPatch while others are original.
Notes: -
Reviews: -
Related websites: Open TTD Forum # Manual.
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Privateer Remake
Category: Space Simulation
Homepage: Privateer Remake
Latest Version: 1.2
Screenshots: Vega Strike website
Platform: 32-bit MS Windows (95/98) # All 32-bit MS Windows (95/98/NT/2000/XP) # All POSIX (Linux/BSD/UNIX-like OSes) # OS Independent (Written in an interpreted language) # Linux # OS X.
Hardware Requirement: minimum P3 800 Mhz, GeForce2 (or alike), 128 mb ram
Additional System Requirements: openAL # python-openAL.
Singleplayer: Yes
Multiplayer: Not in near future.
Demo: No (freeware)
Description: Privateer Remake is Space simulation game of the original Privateer which was an old DOS game (one of the greatest game at the time). Trading, mission, buy better ships and/or upgrade.
<from HappyPenguin.org>Privateer is a classic old DOS game in the tradition of Elite, where you start off with a beat up spaceship and a couple credits and you have to trade and work your way up. Gameplay is free-form, there is a plotline but you can choose to ignore plot missions for as long as you want. Random mission generators give you plenty to keep you occupied if you just want to do your own thing. This is a pretty faithful remake of Privateer using the VegaStrike space sim framework, but with OpenGL graphics, new missions, more fixers, and the ablility to extend the game and add more content. The Privateer Remake crew is currently looking for some Linux users to test out their game.
Notes: Privateer uses Vega Strike Engine, but works as a standalone game.
Reviews: -
Related websites: Vega Strike
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Scorched 3D
Category: Simulation/strategy
Homepage: Scorched3D
License: GPL
Latest Version: 39.1
Screenshots: http://www.scorched3d.co.uk/screens.php
Platform: Windows # Linux # MacOS X # FreeBSD # Solaris.
Hardware Requirement: GeForce 3 # 64 MB ram.
Additional System Requirements: OpenGL.
Singleplayer: Yes
Multiplayer: Yes, via internet or LAN
Demo: No (free)
Description: It's a remake of Scorched Earth, but in 3D and with multiplayer support.
Reviews: See their homepage
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Simutrans
Category: Simulation/build
Homepage: Simutrans Homepage
License: GPL
Latest Version: 0.84.16.4
Screenshots: Screenshot 1 # Screenshot 2 # Screenshot 3.
Platform: Linux # BeOS # Windows.
Hardware Requirement: Pentium II 350Mhz+ # 32 MB RAM # 8 MB HD # 16 Bit SVGA graphics or better
Additional System Requirements: SDL library (1.2 or newer)
Singleplayer: Yes.
Multiplayer: No.
Demo: No. Freeware.
Description: The player can create bus and rail connections and transport passengers, mail and goods in and between cities and industries. Even passenger ferries and oil tankers are included in the game. Goods are produced by industries from raw materials, sometimes over many steps of intermediate products. I.e. coal and iron ore are needed to produce steel in a steel mill. Oil may be transformed to plastics in a refinery. Plastics and steel are used to build cars by the car industry. Finally the cars are sold in the cities. Now they need gas to run, which also will be produced at the refinery.
All goods need to be transported. This is the players task. Transport the goods and let the industry live up. But be careful not to destroy your environments.
Notes: Check the Manual on HOWTO install Simutrans.
Reviews: -
Related websites: Simutrans Wiki # Improved Animation # Tuturials/Hints.
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Vega Strike
Category: Space Simulation
Homepage: Vega Strike: Main Page
License: GPL
Latest Version: Stable: 0.4.3
Screenshots: Vega Strike homepage, Vega Strike Gallery
Platform: 32-bit MS Windows (95/98) # All 32-bit MS Windows (95/98/NT/2000/XP) # All POSIX (Linux/BSD/UNIX-like OSes) # OS Independent (Written in an interpreted language) # Linux # OS X.
Hardware Requirement: minimum P3 800 Mhz # GeForce2 (or alike) # 128 mb RAM.
Additional System Requirements: openAL # python-openAL.
Singleplayer: Yes
Multiplayer: Soon
Demo: No, the game is free.
Description: Trade, bounty hunting, warfare and exploring! If you ever tried Wing-commander, Privateer, Elite, Frontier or alike this game is a must! Great graphic and sound. Work as a pirate, bounty hunter or for one of the factions or even for an alien race. Buy ships and/or upgrade weapons and other equipments. Buy'n'sell goods as a trader. Take missions and hire wing men.
Notes: It's recommendable to download the CVS version as it contains the newest of the newest and it's much prettier than the stable version, and some annoying bug fixed.
Reviews: -
Related websites: Privateer Remake # Vega Trek # Vega Strike Wiki # Manual, # Vega Strike SourceForge.
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Vendetta-online
Category: Simulation
Homepage: http://www.vendetta-online.com/
License: Pay
Latest Version: -
Screenshots: http://www.vendetta-online.com/h/screenshots.html
Platform: Linux # Windows # MacOS.
Hardware Requirement: 1ghz Pentium III or Athlon processor #256MB RAM # 3D Hardware Accelerator - Fully OpenGL compatible 32MB videocard with Hardware Transformation & Lighting (T&L), and latest drivers.
ALSA or OSS-compatible soundcard
Keyboard/Mouse and CDROM
200MB of harddrive space
56k internet connectivity
Additional System Requirements: Glibc 2.2 # GTK+ 1.2.
Singleplayer: Nein
Multiplayer: Yes - MMORPG
Demo: Yes - Free trail account with some hours
Description:
Vendetta Online is a massively multiplayer game, shipping now, which permits thousands of players to interact as the pilots of spaceships in a vast universe. Users may build their characters in any direction they desire, becoming rich captains of industry, military heroes, or outlaws. A fast-paced, realtime "twitch" style combat model gives intense action, coupled with the backdrop of RPG gameplay in a massive online galaxy. Three major player factions form a delicate balance of power, with several NPC sub-factions creating situations of economic struggle, political intrigue and conflict. The completely persistent universe and detailed storyline add to the depth of immersion, resulting in a unique online experience.
Notes: Good with a good joystick.
Reviews: -
Related websites: -
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* * * RPG GAMES * * *
Battle On
Category: RPG
Homepage: BattleOn.com
License: Free
Latest Version: 30.1
Screenshots: Screenshot 1 # Screenshot 2 # Screenshot 3 # Screenshot 4.
Platform: All
Hardware Requirement: Internet Connection 56k or better
Additional System Requirements: Flash Plugin and a web-browser.
Singleplayer: Yes.
Multiplayer: No.
Demo: No
Description: AdventureQuest is a free lunch break sized RPG that you can play daily using your web browser. We are adding new things every week! Join us in shaping the direction of this campy yet addictive role playing game.
Notes: If you pay $14 you'll get access to alot of cool weapons, monsters, areas etc. etc.
Reviews: -
Related websites: -
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Crossfire
Category: RPG/Adventure
Homepage: Real Time
License: GPL
Latest Version: 1.8.0
Screenshots: GTK Client # CF Client # Java Client # IRIX GTK Client.
Platform: Linux # MacOS X # Winblows.
Hardware Requirement:
* Requirements for a Local Server - Required Hardware = 300 mb HD space*, 200+ mhz processor, 128 mb RAM
* Requirements for a Private Server - LAN Connection = Ethernet adapter, Required Hardware = 300 mb HD space*, 200+ mhz processor, 128 mb RAM (Recommended Hardware = 400+ mb HD space, 400+ mhz processor, 256+ mb RAM)
* Requirements for a Public Server - Internet Connection = 384/384 Kb connection (the more the better), Required Hardware = 300 mb HD space, 400+ mhz processor, 256 mb RAM (Recommended Hardware = 400+ mb HD space, 400+ mhz processor, 384+ mb RAM)
Additional System Requirements: GTK-dev installed as well as xpmlib.
Singleplayer: Yes (Kind of).
Multiplayer: Yes.
Demo: No. (Freeware)
Description: Crossfire is an open source, cooperative multiplayer graphical RPG and adventure game. Since its initial release, Crossfire has grown to encompass over 150 monsters, about 3000 maps to explore, an elaborate magic system, 12 races, 15 character classes, a system of skills, and many artifacts and treasures. Crossfire is based in a medieval fantasy world and is similar to other games of this genre.
Notes: - Chat channel: Server: irc.freenode.net (formerly Open Project Network). Channel: #crossfire
Reviews: -
Related websites: Crossfire Handbook # Survival Guide # Game Commands, # CrossFire Forum # CrossFire Wiki # CrossFire Project Page.
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Devil Whiskey
Category: Fantasy Party Based/RPG
Homepage: Devil Whiskey, Shifting Suns
License: $18 (box edition $35 + shipment) (plans about making it open source, when sold certain numbers).
Latest Version: 2.0
Screenshots: Shifting Suns # 3D Gamers # The Adrenaline Vault
Platform: x86 # win.
Hardware Requirement: 128MB RAM (256MB recommended) # Pentium III or AMD Athlon class processor # hardware-accelerated OpenGL.
Additional System Requirements: Python 2.2.1 # SDL 1.2.5 # SDL_image 1.2.3 # SDL_mixer 1.2.5 # SMPEG.
Singleplayer: Yes
Multiplayer: No
Demo: Yes, Grab it here
Description: The Devil Whiskey, is an Action RPG set on the Isle of Orkney, near Scotland in the time of Atlantis. It's set as a First person 2d/3D hybrid with room in the party for up to 8 custom designed characters. (taken from Shifting Sun).
If you are a fan of Bards tell this game is a MUST.
Notes: Make sure when you install Devil Whiskey that you have read and write permission where you install it.
Reviews: PC Gameworld # Game Spot.
Related websites: -
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Egoboo
Category: RPG/Dungeon Crawling Adventure
Homepage: Egoboo Sourceforge net
License: GPL
Latest Version: 2.22
Screenshots: Here.
Platform: Linux # MacOS # Winblows.
Hardware Requirement: 3D video card.
Additional System Requirements: OpenGL # SDL.
Singleplayer: Yes.
Multiplayer: No.
Demo: No. (Freeware)
Description: Egoboo is a 3d dungeon crawling adventure in the spirit of NetHack.
Notes: Great Graphic and Sound!
Reviews: -
Related websites: Egoboo Forum # Egoboo - Development page (tons of great stuff).
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Exile III - Ruined World
Category: Turn-based RPG
Homepage: Spider Web Software
License: $25 Shareware
Latest Version: 1.0
Screenshots: SpiderWebSoftware.com
Platform: Linux # Win # Mac.
Hardware Requirement: -
Additional System Requirements: glibc 2.1 or later
Singleplayer: Yes.
Multiplayer: No.
Demo: Yes. Grab it here.
Description: Taken from SpiderWebSofteware:Exile III: Ruined World is a classic shareware fantasy role-playing game, now available in the world of Linux. Winner of the Computer Gaming World award for Shareware Game of the Year, Exile III is a fascinating epic in the tradition of Ultima and Wizardry, and has brought joy to many thousands of adventurers.
The surface world is ruled by the Empire, and has been as long as anyone can remember. As long as you followed the rules and kept quiet, it was a good life. But stand out, not fit in, say the wrong thing, and the punishment was swift, sure, and horrible. You were cast into Exile, a huge series of caverns far below the surface of the earth, there to live out the rest of your days in misery.
Now, at last, an escape route from your underground prison has been found. You are the brave soul chosen to lead the first expedition to the surface. You hope to find a way for your people to return to the light of the sun. Instead, you find a ravaged world, rapidly being devoured by mysterious plagues of monsters. You will have to act quickly. If not, the underworld will be the only place left where humans can live.
Notes: If you ever tried/liked The early Ultima serie games. You'll properly like this one.
Reviews: -
Related websites: -
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Falcon's Eye
Category: RPG/ Dungeon Crawling
Homepage: http://users.tkk.fi/~jtpelto2/nethack.html
License: GPL
Latest Version: 3.4.0
Screenshots: Screenshot 1 # Screenshot 2 # Screenshot 3 # Screenshot 4 # Screenshot 5 # Screenshot 6.
Platform: Linux # BeOS # Windows # Dos.
Hardware Requirement: 386 or greater (Pentium recommended) # Display card capable of 800x600 resolution # 256 colors # Mouse # 6mb HD.
Additional System Requirements: SDL libraries
Singleplayer: Yes.
Multiplayer: No.
Demo: No (freeware)
Description:NetHack is one of the oldest computer role-playing games still played and developed. The latest version of the game, NetHack 3.4.0, was released in March 2002.
Some players may dislike the game's character-based graphics. Newer versions of NetHack feature tile-based, somewhat prettier graphics, but I decided to go even further. Thus, I decided to create a new, graphics-intensive look for NetHack.
Falcon's Eye is a mouse-driven interface for NetHack that enhances the visuals, audio and accessibility of the game, yet retains all the original gameplay and game features
Notes: -
Reviews: -
Related websites: Nethack
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Lost Labyrinth
Category: RPG/roquelike roleplaying
Homepage: Lost Labyrinth
License: GPL
Latest Version: 1.2.0
Screenshots: Screenshot 1 # Screenshot 2 # Screenshot 3 # Screenshot 4 # Screenshot 5.
Platform: Linux # Mac # Windows.
Hardware Requirement: -
Additional System Requirements: -
Singleplayer: Yes.
Multiplayer: Yes.
Demo: No. (freeware).
Description: Lost Labyrinth is a roquelike roleplaying computergame with a Zelda like graphics engine. It has very high replayability because everything is created at random.
Notes: One of my favorite games.
Reviews: -
Related websites: The German homepage # Forum.
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Nethack
Category: RPG/Dungeon Crawling
Homepage: Nethack Homepage
License: GPL
Latest Version: 3.4.3
Screenshots: Screenshot 1 - GTK Frontend # Screenshot 2 - GTK Frontend # Screenshot 3 - GTK Frontend.
Platform: Linux # Mac # windows # Amiga # Atari # MsDos # OS/2 etc.
Hardware Requirement: -
Additional System Requirements: -
Singleplayer: Yes.
Multiplayer: No.
Demo: Freeware.
Description: NetHack is a single player dungeon exploration game that runs on a wide variety of computer systems, with a variety of graphical and text interfaces all using the same game engine. Unlike many other Dungeons & Dragons-inspired games, the emphasis in NetHack is on discovering the detail of the dungeon and not simply killing everything in sight - in fact, killing everything in sight is a good way to die quickly. Each game presents a different landscape - the random number generator provides an essentially unlimited number of variations of the dungeon and its denizens to be discovered by the player in one of a number of characters: you can pick your race, your role, and your gender.
Notes: -
Reviews: -
Related websites: GTK Frontend # Nethack beginner guide # The Nethack Index.
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Neverwinter Nights
Category: RPG
Homepage: Bioware
License: Commercial
Latest Version: 1.66
Screenshots: http://nwn.bioware.com/underdark/screens.html
Platform: Linux # Windows # MacOS.
Hardware Requirement: Pentium® II 450 MHz or AMD K6 450 MHz # 128 MB ram # 2.0 GB harddics # 16 MB TNT2-class OpenGL 1.2 compliant video card/NVIDIA GeForce 2/ATI Radeon # IPX or TCP/IP via LAN or Internet # 56k (2 players max).
Additional System Requirements: SDL # OpenGL.
Singleplayer: Yes
Multiplayer: Yes
Demo: Yes - http://nwn.bioware.com/downloads/demo.html
Description: Neverwinter Nights (NWN) is a computer game set in a huge medieval fantasy world of Dungeons and Dragons. This role-playing game (RPG) puts you at the center of an epic tale of faith, war, and betrayal.
As a player, you are able to choose what skills and abilities you will develop as you voyage though the complex and dangerous fantasy world of Forgotten Realms. Be a deadly and dangerous Rogue moving through the shadows using stealth and secrecy, be a scholarly Wizard and wield powerful magic against your enemies, be a hulking Barbarian whose lust for battle is matched only by his terrible rage, be an armor-clad Paladin who protects the innocent and vanquishes his foes, be a crusading Cleric who heals the sick and defends the helpless… be all this and more.
Neverwinter Nights allows you to create your own worlds. This revolutionary game will come with all the tools needed to construct your own unique lands of adventure. The Neverwinter Nights Aurora Toolset allows even novice users to construct everything from a quiet, misty forest or a dripping cavern of foul evil, to a king’s court. All the monsters, items, set pieces and settings are there for world builders to use. But do not stop there; construct traps, encounters, custom monsters and magic items to make your adventure unique.
But the Neverwinter experience is not just for one person- adventure with all your friends. Neverwinter Nights can be played online with up to 64 friends, all sharing in the adventure. You can organize and run your own adventures through the role of the Dungeon Master and control all the monsters, creatures and characters your friends meet as they journey on their quest. A powerful piece of software that is included with Neverwinter Nights, the DM Client, allows nearly unlimited control for running your own adventures for your friends.
Neverwinter Nights…endless adventure!
Notes: Includes compiled SDL libaries as well as sound libaries
Reviews: IGN
Related websites: -
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Sword of Fargoal
Category: RPG/Dungeon Crawling
Homepage: Sword Of Fargoal
License: GPL
Latest Version:-
Screenshots: Screenshot
Platform: Linux # Mac # Windows.
Hardware Requirement: -
Additional System Requirements: Allegro
Singleplayer: Yes.
Multiplayer: No.
Demo: Freeware.
Description: You are on a quest to retrieve the Sword of Fargoal, which lies between
levels 15 and 20 of a dungeon. The dungeon levels are populated by an
ever-regrowing number of different monsters, the deeper the dungeon level,
the stronger the monsters. By retrieving experience points and collecting
treasures, your own strength will increase as well, while finding your way
down through randomly generated dungeons. With the help of different items
and all sorts of spells, and by escaping various kinds of traps, you
finally can find the Sword of Fargoal in the middle of a labyrinth - which
doesn't mean your done, no way, now the game only really begins. A timer
is started, and you have to get back up to the dungeon entrance again
before time runs out. This isn't as easy as it sounds, because dungeon
levels are newly created and look different every time you climb up or
down, and are now full of monsters waiting to steal the sword from you -
in which case you have to climb down and find it again - but the timer
isn't reset.
Notes: -
Reviews: Sword Of Fargoal is rewareded to be one of the 150 best games ever!
Related websites: Retro Remaker.
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* * * PUZZLE GAMES * * *
BookWorm
Category: puzzles
Homepage: http://www.popcap.com/launchpage.php?theGa...okworm&src=big8
License: commercial, free to play online
Latest Version: -
Screenshots: http://www.popcap.com/images/bookworm/ss_two.jpg
Platform: any platform with Internet access and Javascript+java support
Hardware Requirement: -
Additional System Requirements: Java
Singleplayer: Yes
Multiplayer: no (although a friend looking over your shoulder may help)
Demo: windows only, but online version is free
Description: Link letters and create words to feed the hungry, hungry Bookworm! But watch out for fiery red letters... they’ll burn your library down! It’s vocabulariffic!
Notes: This is an online Java game, the offline version is windows only. English language only. The dictionnary is not 100% complete and will reject some valid words and accept some questionnable ones.
Reviews: very addictive, too bad there isn't an offline linux version, the windows version allows you to save a game to continue play later.
Related websites: www.popcap.com has a lot of puzzle games available for online play. I may post others that I like but I have not tried all of them.
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Jools
Category: Puzzle
Homepage: Jools Homepage
License: GPL
Latest Version: 0.20
Screenshots: Screenshot 1, Screenshot 2, Screenshot 3.
Platform: Python-based
Hardware Requirement: Tested in Duron 800Mhz with 256MB Ram
Additional System Requirements: -
Singleplayer: Yes
Multiplayer: None
Demo: Freeware
Description: A clone of the Bejeweled game from www.popcap.com. These type of games are considered as "Mines games."
Notes:
* Requires pygame to be installed.
Reviews:
* Captures the gameplay of bejeweled.
* Click-dragging jewels requires some trial and error.
* Music pack is now available in the website
* Does not have a *hint* functionality.
* Excellent time blackhole.
Related websites: Gweled
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Pingus
Category: Puzzle
Homepage: Pingus
License: GPL
Latest Version: 0.6.0
Screenshots: Screenshot 1 # Screenshot 2 # Screenshot 3 # Screenshot 4 # Screenshot 5 # Screenshot 6.
Platform: Linux.
Hardware Requirement: -
Additional System Requirements: Hermes # ClanLib.
Singleplayer: yes
Multiplayer: no
Demo: N/A
Description: Pingus is a clone of the popular Lemmings game. The concept of Pingus is simple: save as many Tux-like pingus as possible. You'll have to make the pingus climb, dig, parachute, and block toward the exit in your quest for pingu salvation. Pingus has tons of worlds with jungle, space, and Christmas themes, detailed backdrops, and tons of animated cuteness. While Pingus is based on the idea of Lemmingstm, it has included some other ideas, which weren't presented in the original Lemmingstm, like the worldmap or secret levels, which might be familiar from games the Super Mario World and other Nintendo games. We have also a few new actions, like the jumper which weren't presented in the original game
Notes: I was able to install from for the MCC "Add software" but I do have a few "non-official" sources like plf, so I'm not sure if it's part of the official urpmi repositories. Try it that way first if you're uncomfortable installing from source
Reviews: graphically pleasing. If you like Lemmings you should like Pingus.
Related websites: -
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* * * PLATFORM GAMES * * *
NeverBall & NeverPutt
Category: platform/arcade-ish, similar to SuperMonkeyBall / Marble Madness, also includes NeverPutt, a minigolf-like game.
Homepage: http://icculus.org/neverball/
License: GPL
Latest Version: 1.4.0
Screenshots: http://icculus.org/neverball/#screenshots
Platform: Linux # Win2K/XP # FreeBSD # OSX
Hardware Requirement: Hardware accelerated OpenGL is required #500MHz processor is recommended.
Additional System Requirements: SDL #SDL_image # SDL_mixer # SDL_ttf.
Singleplayer: Yes
Multiplayer: Yes (players take turns)
Demo: N/A (free software)
Description: Tilt the floor to roll a ball through an obstacle course before time runs out. Neverball is part puzzle game, part action game, and entirely a test of skill. Balance on narrow bridges, navigate mazes, ride moving platforms, and dodge pushers and shovers to get to the goal. Race against the clock to collect coins to earn extra balls. Also includes Neverputt, a hot-seat multiplayer miniature golf game using the physics and graphics of Neverball. The current version includes 75 Neverball levels and 62 Neverputt levels.
Notes: - see web page for developping custom levels
Reviews: Both my kids and I love this game, visuals are good, music is pleasant, and this game can be addictive! works great on my arcade cabinet with a trackball too!
Related websites: hall of fame: http://shinobufan.free.fr/nevertable/ happy penguin page, scroll down for user discussion: http://www.happypenguin.org/show?Neverball
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Riot Ball
Category: Platform/Breakout
Homepage: Ironcode
License: Cormmercial - $19.95
Latest Version: 1.5
Screenshots: Ironcode
Platform: Linux # Windows.
Hardware Requirement: Pentium 2, 3, 4 # 450 MHz or faster # 16MB RAM.
Additional System Requirements: SDL # SDL Mixer # SDL Image.
Singleplayer: Yes.
Multiplayer: No.
Demo: Yes. Grab it here.
Description: Break bricks, bounce coins, collect gems, fight bosses, and make a big score in this new arkanoid game. RiotBall is more than just breaking the bricks with the ball.
Bounce coins to get lots of points, but don't take eyes off the ball! Collect the gems, but try to avoid the red ones. Try to score as much as you can in the bonus levels, but be wary of the paddle jammer. Hit the boss with the ball, but be careful about the items he drops! Pull off tricks with the ball and the paddle to gain extra bonuses!
Notes: No doubt the funniest Breakout games I ever tried in years. Good sound and music, ok graphics and alot of fun. Painless to install.
Reviews: Gamercentric
Related websites: -
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Secret Maroyo Chronicles
Category: Platform/2D Jump&Run
Homepage: SMC Homepage
License: GPL
Latest Version: 0.96
Screenshots: Screenshots
Platform: Linux # Windows.
Hardware Requirement: -
Additional System Requirements: SDL # SDL_mixer # SDL_image # SDL_ttf # SDL_gfx.
Singleplayer: Yes.
Multiplayer: No.
Demo: No. (Freeware)
Description: Secret Maryo Chronicles is a 2D Jump&Run Game built upon SDL. It is open-source software so the source is included in the download package from Sourceforge. If you want to contibute to the project in any way contact the main developers.
Notes: -
Reviews: -
Related websites: Forum
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* * * EDUCATIONAL GAMES * * *
Celestia
Category: Education/Explore the universe.
Homepage: Celestia
License: Free
Latest Version: 1.3.2
Screenshots: Screenshot 1 # Screenshot 2 # Screenshot 3 # Screenshot 4 # Screenshot 5 # Screenshot 6 # Screenshot 7 # Screenshot 8.
Platform: Linux # MacOS X # Windows.
Hardware Requirement: -
Additional System Requirements: -
Singleplayer: -
Multiplayer: -
Demo: Freeware.
Description: Unlike most planetarium software, Celestia doesn't confine you to the surface of the Earth. You can travel throughout the solar system, to any of over 100,000 stars, or even beyond the galaxy.
All movement in Celestia is seamless; the exponential zoom feature lets you explore space across a huge range of scales, from galaxy clusters down to spacecraft only a few meters across. A 'point-and-goto' interface makes it simple to navigate through the universe to the object you want to visit.
Celestia is expandable. Celestia comes with a large catalog of stars, planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and spacecraft. If that's not enough, you can download dozens of easy to install add-ons with more objects.
Notes: You can get Celestia through Package Management (Mandrake - rpm package and Debian - deb. package). Source is also avaible to compile the program.
Reviews: -
Related websites: Mods and more # Celestia Web Ring # Forum.
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* * * ADVENTURE GAMES * * *
Epiar
Category: Space Adventure/combat/2D Simulation
Homepage: Epiar
License: free
Latest Version: 0.6.0-rc2
Screenshots: Screenshot 1 # Screenshot 2 # Screenshot 3 # Screenshot 4 # Screenshot 5.
Platform: Linux # MacOS X # Windows.
Hardware Requirement: -
Additional System Requirements: SDL # SDL Image # SDL tff # Vorbis
Singleplayer: Yes.
Multiplayer: No.
Demo: No. (Freeware)
Description: Epiar is a space trading/combat role playing game for Linux, Windows and FreeBSD. It is released under the GPL and is written in a modular fashion so you can create your own scenarios, ships, upgrades, and more! It is very stable despite the version number, which merely represents the progress of original features implemented. Completely free, driven by code from the Epiar development team and artwork from Epiar players.
In Epiar, you begin as a shuttle pilot in a galaxy generally ruled by anarchy, with few stable governments and numerous rebel factions. You start your adventure off doing whatever you want, but generally trying to save up money for a new starship, and your adventure takes off from there.
Notes: There's debian package avaible.
Reviews: -
Related websites: Documentation # Epiar Forum.
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Inherit the Earth
Category: Adventure
Homepage: Wyrmkeep
License: Commercial $20 + mail delivery (all OS version is included on the CDs)
Latest Version: 1.0
Screenshots: Screenshot 1 # Screenshot 2 # Screenshot 3 # Screenshot 4.
Platform: Linux # Mac # Windows
Hardware Requirement: libglade # libxml # SDL Libaries
Additional System Requirements: -
Singleplayer: Yes.
Multiplayer: no.
Demo: Yes.
Description: Rif of the Fox Tribe has traveled far from home with his companion Rhene to compete in a puzzle contest. The night before the contest someone steals the wondrous Orb of Storms, an ancient relic of the Humans, and Rif is accused of being the thief. Rif is able to convince his accusers to give him a chance to find the real thief and recover the Orb. Two warriors are assigned to assist and guard Rif in his quest, Eeah of the Elk Tribe and Okk of the Boar Tribe. In addition Rhene is held hostage by the Boar King to ensure Rif does not try to escape.
Your goal in Inherit the Earth: Quest for the Orb is to guide Rif on his adventure, find clues to locate the real thief, and solve challenges along the way. You can have Rif talk to Okk, Eeah, and other Morph characters that are encountered during Rif's travels. Rif can pick-up items he finds and give these items to others. Some will only trade information for precious items, although what a Morph considers precious can vary greatly.
With your help, Rif will be able to clear his good name and rescue his beloved!
Notes: -
Reviews: -
Related websites: Manual # Demo.
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What's new - Game list updates.
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<span style='font-size:13pt;line-height:100%'>* * * LINUX GAME WEB SITES * * *</span>
Linux Links - The Linux Portal
The Linux Game Tome - (The happy Penguin)
Do you have a link which isn't in the list? PM me and I'll add it.
Broken links? PM me.
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We need your help!
You played a great linux game and want to share it with the rest of us?
Fill out this form and PM me it labelled 'Linux Game List - <name of the game>.
If you're in doubt how to fill out something in the form, try look at some of those who have been added or PM me.
Let me know if there's a new version of a game. It's quiet hard to keep an eye of all the games.
Do you have something to add to an existing game entry don't hesistate to contact me. The more we got the better.
<name>Category:
Homepage:
License:
Latest Version:
Screenshots:
Platform:
Hardware Requirement:
Additional System Requirements:
Singleplayer:
Multiplayer:
Demo:
Description:
Notes:
Reviews:
Related websites:
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Any suggestions, Ideas, broken links or wrong/misguided information let me know.
Also if you have something to add to the existing game entries.
.:=The AI Dude=:.
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What does it say if you enter 'gmplayer' in the terminal?
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You can get mplayer through apt-get. Did you follow the howto ubuntuguide on how to setup the repo.? You could try it and see if iti solved your problem.
http://ubuntuguide.org/#extrarepositories
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Aah, must be intern dutch sketch.
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My dutch is a bit rusty, could I get a translation?
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Donal duck, devries? You could have choosen a more adult version of Donal Duck. Ever read the underground comics?
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Can you guys please keep it on topic, please. Or have to expell you :P
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I don't know if it's avaible or recommendable for Mandrake, but there's a program I'm using with my Ubuntu Linux that's called QTParted.
Edit: I've added a dcreenshot of it.
.:=The AI Dude=:.
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Check the last month at distrowatch where Ubuntu is: www.distrowatch.com
1 Mandrakelinux 1467>
2 SUSE 1375<
3 MEPIS 1358>
4 Ubuntu 1349<
5 Fedora 1172<
6 Debian 1058<
7 KNOPPIX 812=
8 Gentoo 733<
9 Slackware 663<
10 Damn Small 522>
11 Xandros 448>
12 FreeBSD 425<
13 CentOS 401<
14 Yoper 377<
15 PCLinuxOS 314=
16 Vidalinux 306<
17 Red Hat 291<
18 Gnoppix 262<
19 SLAX 251<
20 Arch 248
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You can have only one nominated screenshot, so you have to decide which one should be in the contest.
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May I suggest:
Globulation 2 (free)
Savage ($25)
These one aren't RTS but turn based, have a look anyway :)
Battle Of Wesnoth (free)
Dominions 2 (~$40)
.:=The AI Dude=:.
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:P
Not that I would win, but but
http://mandrakeusers.org/index.php?showtopic=20944&st=90
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nominated screeny
Not close enough???
http://mandrakeusers.org/index.php?act=Att...pe=post&id=1327
Nope, You need 'bold and underlined'
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If you don't write "Nominating with your screenshots" that's why you don't getting any votes
But you've just nominated yourself for 'Clown Of The Month', cybrjackle
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Here's my current desktop, It's much like the one in the december contest so I see no need for it to get nominated.
Linux Ubuntu, gnome 2.8. Founded on bvc's Theme d3a.
GDM. Click the picture to enlarge. 1208x927
Clean. Click the picture to enlarge. 1600x1200
With some apps. Click the picture to enlarge. 1600x1200
Alot of apps. Click the picture to enlarge. 1600x1200
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:lol:
I'm a Ubuntu fanatic (and proud of it), sure there's some stuff outdated and such, but I'm done running through the bleeding edge. Used to much time on hunting down and tweaking and such. Now with Ubuntu I actually get some work done
And as bvc said Gnome on Ubuntu is amazing! You havn't tried Gnome if you havn't tried Ubuntu :D
.:=The AI Dude=:.
Ps. Mantra: Ubuntu, Ubuntu, Gnoooome. Ubuntu, Ubuntu, Gnooooome....
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