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Cataclysm-DDA
Cataclysm - Dark Days Ahead. A turn-based survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world.
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0ad
Discontinued [DEPRECATED] Git mirror of the 0 A.D. SVN source code (migrated to https://gitea.wildfiregames.com on August 20th 2024)
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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+
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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.
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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://redmine.freeciv.org/projects/freeciv
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The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives.
Hence, a higher number means a better endless-sky alternative or higher similarity.
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Battle for Wesnoth: open-source, turn-based strategy game
For anyone that was into Star Control check out Endless Sky:
https://endless-sky.github.io
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Why isn't There a open-source (project) game?
There are many open-source games. There are few large-scale high-polish open source games because it's difficult to build a business model around that. Unlike non-game software, games are ~exclusively consumer-facing, so you can't sell support or use them as a loss leader, and they're standalone applications that are difficult to monetize with online features or to use as the core of a closed-source commercial product.
That said, there are still lots of great projects out there (some of which have even had commercial success), for example:
- https://github.com/a327ex/SNKRX
- https://github.com/beyond-all-reason/Beyond-All-Reason
- https://github.com/endless-sky/endless-sky
- https://github.com/Anuken/Mindustry
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Mac Source Ports – run old games on new Macs
I played a ton of EV and EVO back in the day and still have them on a Basilisk II VM, but Endless Sky has really captured the spirit of EV (because everyone who made it also loved EV) and offered it up in a modern incarnation.
https://endless-sky.github.io/ - Endless Sky – Space exploration, trading, and combat game
- Endless Sky: Open-Source Space Exploration, Trading, and Combat Game
- Risking my life for an entire solar system of lentils
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Naev – open-source game about space exploration, trade and combat
Sounds very similar to Endless Sky[1] - another open source game drawing on the old Escape Velocity games. I really enjoyed both Endless Sky and the Escape Velocity games, so I'll have to check out Naev at some point!
[1] https://endless-sky.github.io/
- Endless Sky v0.10.4
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StarCitizen Server Meshing Architecture
There's an open source successor to Escape Velocity that's fun and continues to grow:
https://github.com/endless-sky/endless-sky
- Endless Sky – a galaxy lies open for you to explore
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The primary programming language of endless-sky is C++.
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