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FREE or OPEN-SOURCE GREAT UBUNTU LINUX GAMES !!! IDEA: Bookmark, Copy/Paste or Save entire Webpage to your PC - I did it! NOTE 1: Links with: "download: Deb" refers to .deb (Debian packages), they are Debian / Ubuntu standard! NOTE 2: Links with: "download: Run" refers to .run packages (Very compatible with Ubuntu (and other distros), the most of cases...) NOTE 3: Packages in *.tar *.bz (etc...) are equivalent to *.zip (Winzip) or *.rar (Winrar) files in Windows.
:KS TOP FREE GAMES: (Alphabetical order)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- America´s Army2.5 (2005 version) ~776MB - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]same for MS Windows, Counter-Strike like, Multiplayer only[/FONT]) - home/screenshots - - documentation
EASY Install on Ubuntu: link (Portuguese tutorial, i translated to English there) and download: Run (For linux only version 2.5 is avayable) News: America's Army 3 will be for Win Vista, XBOX 360 and even for mobile phone, but no linux (Ubuntu) version! How about if you, complain in AA Forum? (I did. Register is simple and fast. They are working in v.3 now) And, after all, are you people (Americans), who are paying for it: Wikipedia Be aware: This game is pure U.S.A. army propaganda!!!... (Well, we are used to it, right?...) Still, is a great game!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Babylon Project ~20MB (Base) + 30MB (Missions) - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Freespace 2 like[/FONT]) - home/screenshots - (Could be Nr.1!)
Release 3 is Stand-Alone, not Freespace 2 () MOD anymore! - Install on Ubuntu: Guide
Games and MODS, Freespace 2 based: 158th Banshee Squadron: home (click on "images" there) - The Apocalypse Project: home - Cold Element: home - Star Wars Convertion: home - and many more at Hard Light (click on "Hosted" there)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beyound the Red Line ~352MB - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Freespace 2 like[/FONT]) - home/screenshots - - COMPLICATED Install on Ubuntu: link(My choice: Graphics!)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dark Horizons: Lore Invasion ~99MB - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Mech Warrior like[/FONT]) - Description here: http://www.garagegames.com/products/29/ Serial Number: RYD6-B2AM-6K6C-MRY4 <--- This serial number comes from official "GARAGE GAMES" website, NO hacking! News: This game is now FREE!!!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Flightgear ~290MB - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]MS Flight Simulator like[/FONT]) - home/screenshots - - Install: sudo apt-get install flightgear - or download: Deb
Other flight simulators, but with combat mode: GL-177 (home) , RedShift (home), FlyingGuns (home/screenshots), Thunder&Lightning (home/screenshots), Carrier2 (home), Combat Simulator Project (home - screenshots), you can read all about them here: blog
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frozen Bubble ~19MB - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Classic arcade machine game[/FONT]) - home - - EASY Install on Ubuntu: link (Portuguese tutorial) and/or download: Deb
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Slam Soccer 2006 ~85MB - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]EA FIFA 2006, Sensible Soccer like?[/FONT]) - home/screenshots - Install on Ubuntu: Help!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spring ~480MB (with MODS and MAPS) - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Total Annihilation like[/FONT]) - home - screenshots and videos(Could be Nr.1!) download: Deb or read this install guide or this one
Other games based on Spring engine: - (Mods) Other games based on Spring engine: Starwars Spring - home - screenshots and Gundam Annihilation - home - screenshots and Expand and Exterminate - home News: Beta version is out now! ---> Imperial Winter (New game based in Spring engine, for Star Wars movies fans) - home News: Watch out! Spring is awesome! New version is out now!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory so called ET ~258MB - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Call of Duty, Medal of Honour like[/FONT]) - home - (Could be Nr.1!)
EASY Install on Ubuntu: link - and/or download: Run
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- World of Padman so called WoP ~550MB - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]same for MS Windows, Multiplayer with Bots[/FONT]) - home- video & manual(My choice: The Best!)
EASY Install on Ubuntu: link , after that, launch the game ONLY from: Application -> Games -> World of Padman
You can download it here
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wormux ~340KB (Installer) + 28MB (Data) - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Worms like[/FONT]) - home/screenshots -
EASY Install on Ubuntu: link (Portuguese tutorial) or COMMAND LINES: sudo apt-get install wormux and/or download: Deb
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:KS FREE THAT SHOULD BE AT TOP:(from posts) (Alphabetical order)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Action Cube ~18MB - home - - download: Deb
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssaultCube ~19MB ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Counter-Strike like, Cube game based, [/FONT][FONT=Arial Narrow]Multiplayer only[/FONT]) - home -
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Battle for Wesnoth ~64MB (All) - home - screenshots -
Install on Ubuntu Feisty: sudo apt-get install wesnoth (it will install a 1.2.x version which let you play online on the official server) - It's in the Add/Remove programs tool to. Or download: Deb
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eat The Whistle ~8MB - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Sensible World of Soccer like[/FONT]) - home - Developed by Hurricane, its GPL Now!!! - Install on Ubuntu: Help!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FooBillard ~1MB - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Billard/Carambol/Snooker like[/FONT]) - home/screenshots - - install: sudo apt-get install foobillard
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freecol ~18MB - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Colonization like[/FONT]) - home/screenshots - download: Deb
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Globulation 2 ~10MB ([FONT=Arial Narrow]WoW, World of Warcraft like[/FONT]) - home/screenshots - - download: Deb
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nexuiz ~190MB ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Quake like[/FONT]) - home/screenshots - - EASY Install on Ubuntu: link (in french, search there for "Nexuiz") and/or download: Deb
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OpenArena ~80MB - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Quake like[/FONT]) - home/screenshots - - EASY Install on Ubuntu: link or download: Deb
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PlaneShift ~ 235MB - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]mmorpg[/FONT]) - home/screenshots - - download then install: link
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Racer ~8MB + 2MB(?) - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]TOCA like[/FONT]) - screenshots - downloads - Install on Ubuntu: Help! - usefull posts
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sauerbraten ~176MB - home - - download: Deb
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Savage ~379MB - home/screenshots - - NOT SO EASY Install on Ubuntu: link
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scorched 3D ~60MB - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Scorched Earth[/FONT]) - home/screenshots - - EASY Install on Ubuntu: In Applications/Add/Remove
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stepmania ~10MB - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Karaoke, Real Orche like?[/FONT]) - home/screenshots - - Install on Ubuntu: Help!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thunder&Lightning ~9MB - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Carrier Command like[/FONT]) - home - screenshots - - download: Package(Could be Big!) News: New entry! - Nov 2007 - Jonas Eschenburg says: "Thunder&Lightning 071031 Released"
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tile Racer ~39MB - home/screenshots/video (Could be Big!) News: New entry! - Nov 2007
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tremulous ~101MB - home - - Install on Ubuntu: Help!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Urban Terror (also called UT, ioUrT, UrT , ioUrbanTerror) ~550MB - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Counter-Strike like, [/FONT][FONT=Arial Narrow]Multiplayer only[/FONT]) - home -
Xiong Chiamiov: "An installation script. It's listed in the installing faq as the way for linuxers to install it."
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vdrift ~220MB - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]TOCA like[/FONT]) - home/screenshots - download: Deb or via apt-get: link (Portuguese tutorial)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vega Strike ~145MB - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Freespace 2 like[/FONT]) - home - download: Deb
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yoda Soccer ~5MB - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Sensible World of Soccer like[/FONT]) - home - screenshot - Install on Ubuntu: Help! - (My choice: Nostalgie!)
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:KS TOP RUNNERS:(from posts) (Alphabetical order)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alien Arena 2007 ~190MB - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Quake like[/FONT]) - home - - download: Deb
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blob Wars: Metal Blob Solid ~7MB - home/screenshots - download: Deb
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bomb Attack! ~7MB ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Bomberman like[/FONT]) - home - download: Deb News: New entry! - Nov 2007
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bos Wars ~45MB ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Total Annihilation like[/FONT]) - home/screenshots - download: Deb
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BZFlag ~15MB - home/screenshots - - Install on Ubuntu: Help!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Emilia Pinball ?MB - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Pinball Fantasies/Dreams/Illusions like?[/FONT]) - home - screenshots - download: Deb
Type in terminal (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal): sudo apt-get install pinball
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Last Man Standing ~300MB - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Quake, Doom like[/FONT]) - home - download(Could be Big!) News: New entry! - Nov 2007
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LBReakout2 ~3MB - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Arkanoid like[/FONT]) - home - download: Deb
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Neverball ~11MB - home/screenshots - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Marble Madness in 3D, a must for fans[/FONT]) - download: Deb
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Orbital Sniper Collage / Orbital Eunuchs Sniper ?MB - home - screenshots - - Install on Ubuntu: In Add/Remove Programs or download: Deb
Type in terminal (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal): sudo apt-get install orbital-eunuchs-sniper
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pingus ~10MB - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Lemmings like[/FONT]) - home - download: Deb (My choice: Fun!)
Type in terminal (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal): sudo apt-get install pingus
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UFO: AI ~278MB - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]X-Com, UFO like[/FONT]) - home - video1 (<-- for download) - - download: Run
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Warsow ~80MB - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Quake like[/FONT]) - home - - download: Deb
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Warzone 2100 ~10MB - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Ground Control, Command and Conquer like[/FONT]) - home/screenshots - - - download: Deb
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:KS GOOD FREE GAMES:(from posts) (Alphabetical order)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bygfoot ~1.5MB - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Football Manager like)[/FONT] - home - screenshots - download: Deb
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dark Oberon ~29MB - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]WoW, World of Warcraft like[/FONT]) - home/screenshots - Making Of: link - download: Deb
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enigma ~10MB ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Marble Madness like[/FONT]) - home/screenshots - download: Deb
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fish Fillets ~?MB (fillets-ng package) - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Solomon´s key like[/FONT]) - home/screenshots - - download: Deb
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ri-li ~18MB - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Monopoly like?[/FONT]) - home/screenshots - download: Deb
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Soldat ~14MB (Requires Wine) - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Green Beret like?[/FONT]) - home/screenshots - - Install on Ubuntu: Help!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Secret Maryo Chronicles ~10MB ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Super Mario like?[/FONT]) - home/screenshots - - download: Deb - Install on Ubuntu: Help!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Secret of Ultimate Legendary Fantasy Unleashed so called SoulFu - home - video - download: tar.gz News: Not a preview anymore... Aaron Bishop say: "it's finally done!!!!!"
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:KS PREVIEWS - GREAT ONES!(from posts) (Alphabetical order)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 A.D.("zero ey-dee") - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Medieval 2: Total War like[/FONT]) - home/screenshots - - (Could be future Nr.1!) News: You can join their team here --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Combat Simulator Project - home - screenshots - (Could be future Nr.1!)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Danger from the Deep so called dangerdeep - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Submarine Simulator like[/FONT]) - home/screenshots - Not finished, but playable
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FreeOrion - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Master of Orion like[/FONT]) - home/screenshots
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Glest ~50MB ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Warcraft, Lord of the Rings, like[/FONT]) - awesome video: - home/screenshots - (Could be future Nr.1!)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- isoccer - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Sencible World of Soccer, Football Glory, like[/FONT]) - Home: thread
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- iteam - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Worms, Gunbound like[/FONT]) - - (My choice: Best ilove on the net!)
The project started here, in Ubuntu forums, in this thread: forum - I just LOVED DarkGuy´s project idea... Talk with us in IRC: Nickname: anynick Server: irc.freenode.net Channel: #iteam
Use your favorite IRC software, like XChat, or just go here, the fatest way: http://www.mibbit.com News: Official website here
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Open-football - home - "First playable demo on the way" - Ok, we are waiting here...
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quake2World - ([FONT=Arial Narrow]Quake like[/FONT]) - home - "not yet been officially released" News: New website with lots of new stuff!
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MORE GREAT FREE GAMES? (More game lists, etc.)
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External games lists by A.I. - thread
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Search and download here first: Ubuntu repositories: home or in the games page, Then... GetDeb Portal (Games from there have a .DEB installer - Debian / Ubuntu standards) or Loki installers (installers in .RUN format).
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Linux Game Tome (Tons of linux games, almost every, but no Ubuntu specific), Free Games (good, new games, info site), Sports Games List (by AI)
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More GREAT open-source or free games?... But only for Windows? Try this: Install wine (a kind of windows emulator), then try to run the game on it.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Emulators: Playstation | Playstation 2 (PCSX2) home, install | Commodore Amiga (see instructions there) ZX Spectrum | Atari | Sega | Snes | Arcade Machines: xmame + screenshots + help + roms
A list of emulators, and How-Tos, in Ubuntu-Games (The list includes: Raine, Visual Boy Advance, X-MAME, Generator-GTK, Gens, XGngeo, Mupen64,
DeSumME, ePSXe, pSX, Yabause, FCE Ultra, Zsnes, XE Multi Emulator, ScummVM ): link
Running Zx Spectrum and games online?... (original idea! - Requires Java (Javascript) plugin to be installed in (Firefox) browser) check here!
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"HOW-TO-INSTALL": (Help for beginners, etc)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ubuntu 64-bit Gaming Guide by A.I. - thread
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GAME INSTALLERS: 1) Ultamatix, developed by TheeMahn- Home/Download - Screenshot - An Ubuntu Games Installer (with a simple, nice GUI)
2) UGI (Ubuntu Games Installer, from ubuntugames.org, english version avayable soon) - Download
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yekblog (French tutorials), UGA and Native Games (Great help from Artificial Intelligence, but sloOoOow servers...)
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Get help topics: install a game from cd | how-tos (by AI)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Important: Adding / Editing / Removing Repositories in Ubuntu: here or here Important: How to install ANYTHING in Ubuntu! (.deb, .rpm, .tar.gz, .package, klik:// → .cmg, .sh, .bin, .exe, ...) here<-- (Not avayable atm!) Important: Install / uninstall .deb files, Convert .rpm files to .deb files, Install tarballs: here
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GAME DEVELOPMENT: (Make your own 2D, 3D games - Starting guides, etc.)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Game Makers:Want to develeop your own games? TryUbuntu / Linux - 2D / 3D Game Makers - List ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IDEAS:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How about make a tutorial/demo video for your game or code, etc...? How-to here --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tip: Burn your own DVDs Images of Ubuntu Repositories? Get ALL Ubuntu software, games, etc.learn how-to here
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Need help right now? Use irc servers for your questions:
A) Nickname: anynick Server: irc.freenode.net Channel: #ubuntu-br (for Portuguese and Brazilian fellows) Nickname: anynick Server: irc.freenode.net Channel: #ubuntu (for English fellows)
Use your favorite IRC software, like XChat, or just go here, the fatest way: http://www.mibbit.com
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UBUNTU DISTROS:
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Official Ubuntu distros: Desktop | Server | Studio | Mobile (MID Edition)
Unofficial: Ultimate Edition | <--- News: Ubuntu DVD ISOs full with the best software and great games pre-installed!
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TIP: Read the next replies: People have suggested and posted GREAT GAMES there, they are not in this list!
(unfortunantly i have reached this post characters limit) Sorry.
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