Some Free Games For Linux

October 20, 2007 – 10:28 am. Filed under games, linux, open source by Sathya .

A round-up of fun Linux diversions.

When people talk about computer gaming these days, they invariably mean commercial games running on a Windows platform. Few people realize that Linux can be more than just a very good Web or file server. Even fewer people are aware of the many open-source or otherwise freely available games available for Linux.

Some of the games I highlight in this article require OpenGL in order to run. Others have multiplayer capability. A few will run on a quite modest Linux workstation. All of them are fun and worth installing and playing.

These Include

  • AstroMenace
  • Deadly Rooms of Death
  • WarZone 2100
  • The Battle For Wesnoth
  • Torcs
  • BZFlag
  • SauerBraten

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  1. 2 Responses to “Some Free Games For Linux”

  2. sounds interesting, I’ll try some of these games, but I still wonder if they can compete against the likes of EA

    By ReyCazador on Oct 20, 2007

  3. Open Arena and Nexuiz , both are fantastic games

    By Manu on Oct 20, 2007

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