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/ (by freeciv)
Unciv
Open-source Android/Desktop remake of Civ V (by yairm210)
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| freeciv | Unciv | |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | 68 | |
| 1,186 | 7,717 | |
| 1.9% | - | |
| 9.9 | 9.9 | |
| 6 days ago | 4 days ago | |
| C | Kotlin | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | Mozilla Public License 2.0 |
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freeciv
Posts with mentions or reviews of freeciv.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-07-08.
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6 free games updated in the last 60 days
#4 - Free Civ - Its Civilization 1 and 2, a free clone. You can download the game here; OR play via the online web version... which is my favorite... has a great 2.5 iso view that adds depth.. or join a mega game where 300 or so human players play one turn per day.
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- Is it possible to see the code of 90s computer games?
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Will Civ II ever be available on the download sites? I’m an oldster and just can’t get into newer gaming.
Also, a similar question points to FreeCiv: http://www.freeciv.org/
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Im looking to try open source games, what are some good ones?
Freeciv
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What is your favorite open source Linux game? Mine is Wideland (Best way to describe is the way Settlers 3 should have been)
I also played my fair share of FreeCiv, because my second favourite Amiga game was Civilization. ;-)
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Does anyone remember Civ2 on the PS1? The computer player took so long after a while 😂
It's worth-trying if you're interested in seeing what the "4x" genre is about. Probably not Civ 2 on PSX, but you can get Civ: Revolution (Civ "dumbed down" for consoles) on the PS360 generation consoles, Civ: Revolution 2 on mobile (not a bad attempt but really should've stuck on console), Civ 6 on the Nintendo Switch, or FreeCiv on PC and/or mobile if you want a Civ2-experience that isn't stuck on the original Playstation (or hunting down an older DOS/Windows copy). Alternatively, if looking for a Civ5 experience and not on Steam but mobile: There is UnCiv which can be pretty decent for the price (free) and platform (mobile). It won't match Civ6, but it's near "current" based on Civ5.
- FreeCiv update 3.0.6 released - Free & open-source empire-building strategy game inspired by the history of human civilization
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link testing
It's a tough one to recommend for, that fanless system tends to overheat just being on, much less running anything, from all I've read. I'd probably stick with some basics like ADOM, FreeCiv, Battle for Wesnoth, etc. (all three are free by the way). Those games are non-system intensive so shouldn't put too much pressure on it to run them, and turn-based so you don't have to worry about lag. Looking for a bit more action, give the demo for Torchlight a go, see how the system handles it. Should be capable enough but with heat issues it could put a crimp in the play. Similar with Windows (Bedrock) edition Minecraft, give the free trial a go and see what's what. Fez, Bastion, Braid, Baldur's Gate 1 & 2, Beyond Good & Evil, Commandos 2+3, Deus Ex, Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Empire Earth, Europa Universalis II, Fallout 1/2/Tactics, Fate, FlatOut 2, Gothic 2, Ground Control, Hearts of Iron, Hitman 3: Contracts, Homeworld (the classic version, comes with the remastered), IL-2 Sturmovik, Jagged Alliance 2, Machinarium, Majesty, Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, Mount & Blade, Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus, Planescape: Torment, Praetorians, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Quake 1-3, Rayman 2, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Shadow Warrior Classic, Sid Meier’s Civilization III (or give Freeciv a go instead), Silent Storm, SimCity 4 Deluxe, Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix, Starcraft (original, it's the free one), System Shock 2, The Curse of Monkey Island, The Settlers IV, Theme Hospital, Thief, Thief 2, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Tomb Raider II, should run on that.
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Civilisation style games on a budget
Freeciv is well, free : https://www.freeciv.org
Unciv
Posts with mentions or reviews of Unciv.
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- Shattered Pixel Dungeon is an open-source traditional roguelike dungeon crawler
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⟳ 0 apps added, 41 updated at f-droid.org
Unciv (version 4.9.5): Open source 4X civilization-building game
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Ask HN: Released games built on FOSS engines?
Sandship (not sure when released) was updated in Feb and has over a million downloads: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rockbite.s...
Zombie Age III has 10m downloads.
Deep Town: Idle Mining Tycoon has 10+m downloads (updated this year).
Space Haven is from 2020 with over 6k reviews on Steam.
(Open Source) Unciv has 6k stars: https://github.com/yairm210/Unciv
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How to change user ID?
When I searched for this, found this commit in GitHub but have not seen any UI for this in-game.
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What is the name of the WireGuard dragon?
the WireGuard logo is a Chinese dragon. Does he/she have a name? What could you call him/her? The background is that I want to make a mod for UnCiv and would like to incorporate there various motifs of computer life - among others, the dragon of WireGuard. Therefore he/she needs - at least for my purposes - a name. What would you call it?
- And you know what people do when they implement clever solutions? They fucking document them so others can understand, they move on with the cool new feature, and everyone's happy.
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⟳ 2 apps added, 49 updated at f-droid.org
Unciv (version 4.6.5): 4X civilization-building game
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What is your favorite open source Linux game? Mine is Wideland (Best way to describe is the way Settlers 3 should have been)
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What are some alternatives?
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unknown-horizons - Unknown Horizons official code repository
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julius - An open source re-implementation of Caesar III
NClientV2 - An unofficial NHentai android client
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wesnoth - An open source, turn-based strategy game with a high fantasy theme.
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