keeperfx vs OpenTTD

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keeperfx		OpenTTD
	Project
23	Mentions	249
681	Stars	5,927
4.6%	Growth	3.9%
9.8	Activity	9.9
3 days ago	Latest Commit	6 days ago
C	Language	C++
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	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.

keeperfx

Posts with mentions or reviews of keeperfx. 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

Keeper FX - Dungeon Keeper clone. C
Bought DK2 last night on GOG
1 project | /r/dungeonkeeper | 6 Dec 2023

DK1 can't, KeeperFX can. The controls: https://github.com/dkfans/keeperfx/wiki/New-In-Game-Commands
Dungeon KeeperFX - open-source project enhancing and modernizing the original game reaches version 1.0
1 project | /r/pcgaming | 24 Nov 2023
Dungeon KeeperFX -- project enhancing and modernizing original game reaches version 1.0
1 project | /r/retrogamedev | 19 Nov 2023

project on GitHub
KeeperFX 1.0.0 released
1 project | /r/dungeonkeeper | 12 Nov 2023

When installing KeeperFX 1.0, perform a fresh installation without overwriting any previous versions. Saved games cannot be migrated. There is a wiki that holds answers to most of the questions you may have, and we have a large and friendly discord community where we welcome all friendly new members.
Dungeon KeeperFX 1.0.0 has been released
6 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 10 Nov 2023

Only the first.
https://github.com/dkfans/keeperfx/wiki#supported-dk-release...
Peter Molyneux wants Project MOAT to represent his life's work
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 17 Oct 2023

if anyone is nostalgic about dungeon keeper, note that's it's actively being worked on by a group of passionate fans: https://keeperfx.net
How is Dungeon Keeper 1/2's creature AI implemented?
1 project | /r/dungeonkeeper | 9 Jul 2023

most of the management code of said stack can be found in this file https://github.com/dkfans/keeperfx/blob/master/src/spdigger_stack.c
KeeperFX multiplayer online?
1 project | /r/dungeonkeeper | 24 May 2023

KeeperFX is being developed by a big team of contributers: https://github.com/dkfans/keeperfx/graphs/contributors
Super Rich 1.0 win criteria?
1 project | /r/dungeonkeeper | 5 May 2023

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

What are some alternatives?

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

Ember - Dungeon Keeper II patching launcher

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.

mine-city-2000 - A program that converts SimCity 2000 cities into Minecraft worlds

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/

colobot - Source code of open-source Colobot: Gold Edition project developed by Epsitec and TerranovaTeam

simutrans - Mirror of Simutrans SVN Repository

Yathsou - RTS Engine in the footsteps of Supreme Commander 1

openmw-android - OpenMW for Android

zelda3

devilutionX - Diablo build for modern operating systems

st - build of the suckless simple terminal with patches for alpha, font2, copyurl, openclipboard, invert, appsync, xresources, scrollback, w3m, keyboard select, boxdraw

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