Some Free Games For Linux
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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sounds interesting, I’ll try some of these games, but I still wonder if they can compete against the likes of EA
Open Arena and Nexuiz , both are fantastic games