Top 7 C++ strategy-game Projects

wesnoth

52 3,899 9.8 C++

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

Project mention: [2010ish][PC] Medieval single player rpg I used to play on a linux laptop my brother gave me | reddit.com/r/tipofmyjoystick | 2022-05-06

The Battle for Wesnoth has a linux version, is that it?
warzone2100

56 2,259 9.8 C++

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+

Project mention: Looking for RTS or TBS PC games with good campaign/story | reddit.com/r/pcgaming | 2022-04-06

It's an old game, but Warzone 2100 is really good and open source https://wz2100.net/
Scout APM

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fheroes2

49 1,335 9.8 C++

fheroes2 is a recreation of Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine.

Project mention: fheroes2 0.9.15 has been released | reddit.com/r/gamernews | 2022-05-10
ja2-stracciatella

1 319 9.7 C++

The continuation of the venerable JA2-Stracciatella project.

Project mention: Stracciatella 0.19 release | reddit.com/r/JaggedAlliance | 2022-04-27

A follow-up bug fix release 0.19.1 is out: https://ja2-stracciatella.github.io/2022/04/27/release-0.19.1.html
mc2

3 93 2.1 C++

Mech Commander 2 open source engine + OpenGL Linux port (by alariq)

Project mention: OpenMW 0.47.0 Released! | reddit.com/r/Games | 2021-11-05

There's an active open source reimplementation project for Mechwarrior 2 though.
signus

2 50 5.7 C++

Signus: The Artefact Wars. Czech turn-based strategy game similar to Battle Isle series

Project mention: 1998 classic strategy game Signus: The Artefact Wars sees a full open source release | reddit.com/r/pcgaming | 2021-06-01
DarkReign3

2 1 9.4 C++

Dark Reign 3 is a video game based on the original title DarkReign 2

Project mention: Strategy game prototype with a destructible environment. | reddit.com/r/IndieDev | 2021-10-30

Source here
SonarQube

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NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020). The latest post mention was on 2022-05-10.

C++ strategy-game related posts

[2010ish][PC] Medieval single player rpg I used to play on a linux laptop my brother gave me
1 project | reddit.com/r/tipofmyjoystick | 6 May 2022
Question about old Revenant design
1 project | reddit.com/r/wesnoth | 30 Apr 2022
Want to get into Tactical Rpgs
1 project | reddit.com/r/StrategyRpg | 25 Apr 2022
Games like Heroes of Might & Magic
1 project | reddit.com/r/gamingsuggestions | 11 Apr 2022
Any suggestions for a Battle Brothers-like?
1 project | reddit.com/r/BattleBrothers | 8 Apr 2022
Site de baixar jogos
1 project | reddit.com/r/brasil | 8 Apr 2022
Looking for RTS or TBS PC games with good campaign/story
1 project | reddit.com/r/pcgaming | 6 Apr 2022

Index

What are some of the best open-source strategy-game projects in C++? This list will help you:

	Project	Stars
1	wesnoth	3,899
2	warzone2100	2,259
3	fheroes2	1,335
4	ja2-stracciatella	319
5	mc2	93
6	signus	50
7	DarkReign3	1

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