OpenTTD vs 0ad

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OpenTTD		0ad
	Project
249	Mentions	142
5,899	Stars	2,650
3.4%	Growth	1.8%
9.9	Activity	9.1
6 days ago	Latest Commit	3 days ago
C++	Language	C++
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 or later

The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.

OpenTTD

Posts with mentions or reviews of OpenTTD. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-04-10.

Lessons from Open-Source Game Projects
76 projects | dev.to | 10 Apr 2024

OpenTTD - Open source simulation game based upon Transport Tycoon Deluxe. C++, SDL2
Noise limit: yes
1 project | /r/openttd | 9 Dec 2023

https://github.com/OpenTTD/OpenTTD/pull/11565 for reference.
6 free games updated in the last 60 days
5 projects | /r/lowendgaming | 8 Jul 2023

#6 - OpenTTD - Transport Tycoon Deluxe... with multiplayer.... it has the most Win98 Interface, but once you get past that... this is the best and most amazing free sim tycoon game you will ever find.
Love the game, but- I dont have 30$
2 projects | /r/factorio | 1 Jul 2023

OpenTTD is awesome and comes up quite often if you search for "free alternative" in this sub.
Is there any similar games to factorio
1 project | /r/factorio | 28 Jun 2023

OpenTTD is quite similar and free. (Free as in freedom and free as in beer.)
A similar game to factorio
2 projects | /r/factorio | 26 Jun 2023

Probably not nearly as complex and a bit different, but: OpenTTD
Looking for the code pack that allows people to buy out each other's companies
2 projects | /r/openttd | 24 Jun 2023

Not for long: https://github.com/OpenTTD/OpenTTD/pull/10709
tell me a native linux game that is not a poor port and maintained well
2 projects | /r/linux_gaming | 20 Jun 2023

Open Transport Tycoon Deluxe https://www.openttd.org/
OpenTTD 13.2.1 Hotfix already out
1 project | /r/linux_gaming | 11 Jun 2023

1 project | /r/Boiling_Steam | 11 Jun 2023

0ad

Posts with mentions or reviews of 0ad. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-04-10.

Lessons from Open-Source Game Projects
76 projects | dev.to | 10 Apr 2024

0. A.D. - RTS. C++, C
Finally found an AOE alternative with online multiplayer – The Fertile Crescent!
1 project | /r/macgaming | 29 Nov 2023

We play 0 A.D. when we're together under one roof — it's a top-notch game, I highly recommend it, but I haven't been able to get non-local online multiplayer to work with it.
Dungeon KeeperFX 1.0.0 has been released
6 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 10 Nov 2023

Here is another one:
https://play0ad.com/
Ad announces retirement of John M. Burns
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 10 Oct 2023

For the unenlightened:
2000 A.D. is a British comic magazine; not to be mistaken with 0 A.D., the FOSS strategy game: https://play0ad.com
Looking for a game I can play with my students
2 projects | /r/RealTimeStrategy | 31 May 2023

0 A.D. - been a long time since I played but it was pretty good and I think it's still free. Can't remember if it has multiplayer though but I think so.
PSA, si quieren un buen RTS estilo Age of Empires. 0ad es totalmente gratis y es excelente (screenshots de gameplay en el post)
1 project | /r/ArgenGaming | 28 May 2023
0AD, an open source historical RTS in development for 22 years
1 project | /r/patient_hackernews | 26 May 2023

1 project | /r/hackernews | 26 May 2023

1 project | /r/hypeurls | 26 May 2023
Ad, an open source historical RTS in development for 22 years
8 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 26 May 2023

28,827 commits. GitHub mirror of the code:
https://github.com/0ad/0ad

What are some alternatives?

When comparing OpenTTD and 0ad you can also consider the following projects:

OpenRA - Open Source real-time strategy game engine for early Westwood games such as Command & Conquer: Red Alert written in C# using SDL and OpenGL. Runs on Windows, Linux, *BSD and Mac OS X.

warzone2100 - Command the forces of The Project in a battle to rebuild the world after mankind has been nearly destroyed by nuclear missiles. A 100% free and open source real-time strategy game for Windows, macOS, Linux, BSD+

freeciv - Freeciv is a Free and Open Source empire-building strategy game inspired by the history of human civilization. Upstream repository for the standalone Freeciv client and server. Report bugs and submit patches at https://osdn.net/projects/freeciv/ticket/

wesnoth - An open source, turn-based strategy game with a high fantasy theme.

simutrans - Mirror of Simutrans SVN Repository

openmw-android - OpenMW for Android

crawl - Dungeon Crawl: Stone Soup official repository

devilutionX - Diablo build for modern operating systems

veloren - An open world, open source voxel RPG inspired by Dwarf Fortress and Cube World. This repository is a mirror. Please submit all PRs and issues on our GitLab page.

Cataclysm-DDA - Cataclysm - Dark Days Ahead. A turn-based survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world.

widelands - Widelands is a free, open source real-time strategy game with singleplayer campaigns and a multiplayer mode. The game was inspired by Settlers II™ (© Bluebyte) but has significantly more variety and depth to it.