Top 10 turn-based-strategy Open-Source Projects

wesnoth

131 5,218 9.9 C++

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

Project mention: Low end Strategy games | /r/lowendgaming | 2023-12-08

Official site Steam Itch.io

fheroes2

149 2,520 9.8 C++

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

Project mention: Lessons from Open-Source Game Projects | dev.to | 2024-04-10

fhearos2 - Heroes of Might and Magic II clone. C++, SDL2

InfluxDB

www.influxdata.com sponsored

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triplea

42 1,266 9.5 Java

TripleA is a turn based strategy game and board game engine, similar to Axis & Allies or Risk.

Project mention: What's a board game with a really high skill ceiling? | /r/boardgames | 2023-07-01

Here is the link: https://triplea-game.org/

godot-tactical-rpg

3 495 3.2 GDScript

A tactical role-playing game demo for the Godot Engine

Project mention: Struggling a bit with my 3D Tactics RPG Idea in Godot 4... | /r/godot | 2023-05-21

glsmac

7 346 9.4 C++

Unofficial open-source OpenGL/SDL2 reimplementation of Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri ( + Alien Crossfire )

Project mention: Lessons from Open-Source Game Projects | dev.to | 2024-04-10

GLSMAC - Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri clone. C++, OpenGL, SDL2

Commander_Wars

28 199 9.7 C++

The aim of this project is to create an Advance Wars Clone with a lot of additions customizations and modding support. For Contact Inforamtion see the wiki page. Take a view on the game.

Project mention: Xanari Crew Campaign Playthrough Part 1 - Custom Campaign for Commander Wars (AW Fangame) | /r/Advance_Wars | 2023-06-01

Commander Wars: https://github.com/Robosturm/Commander_Wars

signus

2 65 4.9 C++

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

workos.com sponsored

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FeudalTactics

2 64 6.9 Java

Strategy game with countless unique and challenging levels.
FrEee

9 46 7.0 C#

An open source clone of the classic 4X game Space Empires IV.
deep_space_trader

1 7 0.0 Python

Deep Space Trader is a turn-based strategy game inspired by the old DOS game "Drugwars".

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).