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A curated list of open-source video games and open-source remakes/clones of commercial games, organized by genre.
A curated list of open-source video games and open-source remakes/clones of commercial games, organized by genre.Is this a game itself or just a list?It's just a markdown list of links to other projects' repositories, not a game or engine itself.
It's just a markdown list of links to other projects' repositories, not a game or engine itself.How is the list organized?Entries are grouped under genre headings (Action, Adventure, City-Building, First-Person, Platformers, Puzzle, Racing, RTS, Roguelikes, RPG, Sandbox, Shoot 'em up, Sport, Third-Person, Tower Defense, Turn-Based, Other lists), with sub-sections for franchise-based clusters like Build engine or id Software games.
Entries are grouped under genre headings (Action, Adventure, City-Building, First-Person, Platformers, Puzzle, Racing, RTS, Roguelikes, RPG, Sandbox, Shoot 'em up, Sport, Third-Person, Tower Defense, Turn-Based, Other lists), with sub-sections for franchise-based clusters like Build engine or id Software games.Where should a beginner start?There's no prescribed starting point; a newcomer can just browse the genre they like (e.g. Racing or Real-Time strategies) and click through to the game's source repo.
There's no prescribed starting point; a newcomer can just browse the genre they like (e.g. Racing or Real-Time strategies) and click through to the game's source repo.Are entries vetted or just dumped in?Each entry gets a short description and a link to its source, plus the engine used when relevant (e.g. Godot, Bevy, CUBE), suggesting curated rather than auto-scraped entries.
Each entry gets a short description and a link to its source, plus the engine used when relevant (e.g. Godot, Bevy, CUBE), suggesting curated rather than auto-scraped entries.Does this list include remakes of commercial games, not just original open-source games?Yes, many entries are open-source re-implementations or decompilations of commercial titles, such as OpenRCT2 (RollerCoaster Tycoon 2), OpenTTD (Transport Tycoon Deluxe), and OpenRA (Command & Conquer/Dune 2000/Red Alert).
Yes, many entries are open-source re-implementations or decompilations of commercial titles, such as OpenRCT2 (RollerCoaster Tycoon 2), OpenTTD (Transport Tycoon Deluxe), and OpenRA (Command & Conquer/Dune 2000/Red Alert).Is it still being updated?The repo is active and not archived, and has nearly 16k stars, suggesting ongoing community interest, though the README itself doesn't state an explicit update cadence.
The repo is active and not archived, and has nearly 16k stars, suggesting ongoing community interest, though the README itself doesn't state an explicit update cadence.Does the list note which game engine each entry uses?Yes, for many entries it tags the underlying engine (e.g. Godot, Bevy, CUBE, Spring, Panda3D) alongside a link to that engine's own source.
Yes, for many entries it tags the underlying engine (e.g. Godot, Bevy, CUBE, Spring, Panda3D) alongside a link to that engine's own source.What are similar projects?games, magictools, OpenDiablo2, chinese-dos-games, awesome-godot, OpenRCT2, awesome-android, awesome-python-applications
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