Gaming on GNU/Linux platforms

This page is for good quality software on GNU/Linux platforms based on the contributions of /g/ users.

Games

See also: Games

Open Source

First Person Shooter

Alien Arena

• Alien Arena runs on the CRX Gaming Engine. Alien Arena is a furious frag fest with arenas ranging from the small, to the massive. Dozens of maps, models, and various accessories have been created by community members to add on to the game experience. If socialization isn't your thing, you can play offline against bots.

Assault Cube

• Assault Cube multiplayer game based on the CUBE engine. Contains 12 multiplayer game modes, including: Deathmatch, Survivor, Capture the Flag, Hunt the Flag, Keep the Flag, Pistol Frenzy, Last Swiss Standing & One-Shot One-Kill (plus team versions of these modes). Comes with 26 different maps and has a built in, in-game map editor to help players create their own maps and allows for co-operative editmode in realtime with others! Runs smoothly even on modest hardware.

Cube 2: Sauerbraten

• Cube 2 is a free multiplayer & singleplayer first person shooter, the successor of the Cube FPS. Many multiplayer gameplay modes, most in teamplay variants as well: deathmatch, instagib, efficiency, tactics, capture (domination/battlefield style), CTF (capture the flag), coop edit. Two singleplayer modes: DMSP (fight a monster invasion on any DM map), classic SP (progression driven SP like other games). 7 weapons tuned for maximum satisfaction: double barrelled shogun, rocket launcher, machine gun, rifle, grenade launcher, pistol, fist.

• OpenArena
• Red Eclipse
• Urban Terror
• Warsow
• Xonotic

MMORPG

• Planeshift
• Ryzom

Platformer

• Abuse
• Secret Maryo Chronicles

Puzzle

• freesweep
• Frozen Bubble
• Mari0
• Pingus

Racing

• Super Tux Kart
• Stunt Rally

Real Time Strategy

• 0AD
• Glest
• MegaGlest
• Warzone2100

Rhythm/Music

• Stepmania
• Performous
• Frets on Fire
• Ultrastar Deluxe

Roguelikes

• Tales of Maj'Eyal
• Dungeon Crawl: Stone Soup
• Brogue
• DoomRL

Simulation

• OpenTTD
• FlightGear

Turn Based Strategy

• Battle for Wesnoth
• Cockatrice
• Hedgewars
• UFO: Alien Invasion

Open Source with Proprietary Assets

First Person Shooter

• ioquake3 is an open source remake of the Quake3 engine.

Role Playing Game

• OpenMW is an open source remake of the Morrowind engine.

Closed Source

Gratis

Fighting

Toribash

• Toribash is a very unique 3D fighting game with turn based gameplay. Switch joints and muscles between four states (extend, contract, relax, and hold) in order to attack your opponent. Hundreds of game modes/mods. Features online gameplay and skill tier ranking system. You can also play offline against the bot, but it's pretty easy once you get the hang of the game.

MMORPG

• Second Life

Roguelikes

• Dwarf Fortress
• ADoM

First Person Shooter

• ROTC: Ethernet
• Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory

Paid

Complete list of steam games for linux

First Person Shooter

• Prey

Role Playing Game

• Hack Slash Loot

Action/Adventure

• The Binding of Isaac

Survival

• Minecraft

Game Console Emulators

Atari Systems

Atari

• Hatari
• Stella
• Atari++
• atari800

Nintendo Systems

NES

• Higan
• FCEUX
• Mednafen
• Nestopia
• Termboy (terminal)
• TuxNES

SNES

• Higan
• Mednafen
• Snes9x
• ZSNES

N64

• CEN64
• CuteMupen
• Mupen64Plus

Gamecube/Wii

• Dolphin

Virtual Boy

• Reality Boy

Game Boy

• Gambatte
• Higan
• Mednafen

Game Boy Color

• Gambatte
• Higan
• Mednafen
• VBA-M

Game Boy Advance

• Higan
• Mednafen
• VBA-M

Nintendo DS

• DeSuME

Sony Systems

Playstation

• ePSXe
• Mednafen
• PCSXR

Playstation 2

• PCSX2

PSP

• PPSSPP

Sega Systems

Sega Master System

• Dega
• Kega-Fusion
• Osmose

Sega Mega Drive

• DGen
• Generator
• Kega-Fusion
• Mednafen
• Regen

Sega Genesis

• DGen
• Generator
• Gens
• Gens/GS
• Kega-Fusion
• Mednafen
• Regen

Sega CD

• Kega-Fusion
• Gens/GS
• Gens

Sega Saturn

• Yabause

Sega Dreamcast

• lxdream

Sega Game Gear

• Dega
• Kega-Fusion
• Mednafen
• Osmose