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Open Source Games

October 11th, 2009 · 7 Comments · Topics Of Interest

It’s tough to find fun games without forking out tons of money. I’m a pretty cheap guy and tend to wait until games are no longer cool and then buy them cheap. I haven’t played a current game since X-Wing Alliance. Over time I’ve picked up on a few open source projects that have become favourites of mine. In case you want to see what’s out there in the open source gaming community, check these out:

If you’re a programmer, the great thing is that you can help out with these projects by contributing. None of these are “finished” nor do they really envision a finish line. So long as there are things that could make the game better and developers willing to pitch in, the projects will continue. Even if you’re not a programmer, at least give them a try because they’re fun :)

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  • Luke - AspiringGentleman // Oct 19, 2009 at 6:51 pm

    While I haven’t really done much gaming in quite a few years, the reason I used to love it so much was because most of the games were so well polished that you felt like you were part of the action. I think it’d be tough for open-source projects (at least those without the support of a large development community) to achieve this level of perfection.

  • Living With Crohns // Oct 20, 2009 at 11:09 am

    I just went and checked out the Battle for Wesnoth site. It looks cool, like a cross between Warcraft and Final Fantasy Tactics. I’m getting all inspired to network the PCs in my house together now and invite over a few buddies to try it out :)

  • Austin Divorce Attorney // Oct 20, 2009 at 4:26 pm

    I’m checking up Battle for Wesnoth and it looks like a good game, reminds of the good old games from PS1, downloading the games right now. Thanks for the link.

  • iman354 // Oct 24, 2009 at 5:06 am

    Thanks for the link…..I like it

  • francis // Oct 24, 2009 at 6:31 pm

    thanks for the game. really kool.mite start gaming again

  • Patrick Oden // Oct 25, 2009 at 5:40 am

    Hmm, I need to look for some open source FPS’s. Although these look pretty interesting as well.

  • Rick // Oct 25, 2009 at 11:58 am

    Whoa, this is what i’m looking for. I’m a gamer before i start blogging, maybe i’m going to go back and play some games.