![]() Speaking of multi-player mode, you can either play online against fellow humans or offline against bots. The game features vintage episodic campaigns, both in single and multi-player modes. Plus, Cube 2: Sauerbraten is also available for Mac OS and Linux. The code is entirely open source and comes with a ZLIB licence. The game is a first person shooter, based on the original Cube FPS gaming engine. If you’re wondering about the name, Sauerbraten means ‘pot roast’ in German. Trust me no list of open source games is ever complete unless it begins with Sauerbraten. These games are not alpha or beta releases, nor are they semi-obsolete community projects with bugs. Note: In order to keep the list relevant, I’ve only included top games that work flawlessly on Windows, whether Vista or XP. ![]() And now, without further ado, let’s move on to the list. So, does this mean Windows users cannot enjoy a taste of freedom while playing games on their computers? Definitely not! In this article, we challenge the misconception that good games are generally closed source, and suggest some open source gaming options for Windows users. Visit any gaming website, pick any of their top 10 and you can bet that nine of them will be closed source! However, there is a second angle to the Windows-is-awesome-for-games myth: most anti-freedom folks keep claiming that the best games are, in general, proprietary. I have covered gaming on Linux multiple times in the past ( and ). ![]() Even if you are an open source enthusiast, you cannot remain aloof from Windows at least, not for the next decade and a half.Īnother reason used by Windows fans is that gaming can be enjoyed properly only on a Windows device. The reasons (excuses?) for using Windows can be many MS Windows remains a necessary evil. Maybe the others in your family prefer Windows over Linux? Or, even worse, your workplace considers proprietary software to be awesome and so you have to use Windows on your machine too (you could seriously consider changing your job!). So let’s say you’re a Windows user perhaps your school, college or institution requires you to use certain Windows-exclusive software. In this article, we take a look at some of the major open source games that you can enjoy on your Microsoft Windows computer.
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