I know my fellow blogger wrote one post about this category before, and I felt an urge to continue writing about the subject. Yes, I know there is some work to be done when it comes to games in GNU/Linux, both support for proprietary games that can be played in Windows and also when it comes to free software. These games should work on both Windows and Gnu/Linux, if not directly it should work after compiling in an IDE.
So, say you like Minecraft but would like a free (as in freedom) alternative? There are some options:
Infiminer
This game is said to be the inspiration to Minecraft. It is written in C#, and the code is released under the MIT/X11 license.
Minetest
This game is in my opinion, a good alternative. It is entirely written in C++, and has some mods available (you can read more about the mods here). It is licensed under LGPL.
OpenCraft
A game that provides more advanced features than Minecraft server, as said in their website. It includes scripting and “griefing preventation [sic]“. It is written in Java and is licensed under the BSD License.
These three options is not the only options out there, but is a handful of them all. You could search on Google or Duckduckgo for more alternatives to Minecraft.
I would also like to add some games that I think my friend could also have mentioned; 0 A.D. and Unknown Horizons.
0 A.D.
0 A.D. is a game written by Wildfire Games and contributors. It feels kind of Empire Earth, I think because you have different civilisations that can evolve two times if they have enough resources. It is licensed under the GPL. It is still alpha software, and sometimes a bit slow when playing, but still a good game with a lot of potential in my opinion.
Formerly named “OpenAnno” and is a free/open source Anno-like game. The game is under active development and a bit slow during gameplay, but this game has also a lot of potential, I think.
Finally, I would like to say that there is a free IDE for .NET languages, such as C#, called MonoDevelop. With this tool developers can port apps written in Visual Studio to Gnu/Linux.
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Good addition to my post. The two last games filled the “gap” perfectly.
Good job once again!
Thank you, Zevoryx!
Well, we probably have “a complete” list of games for different genres now, I think =) Otherwise everyone testing Gnu/Linux could search for games in the software central, which is a great tool, in my opinion.