Interesting Open Source games that you can enjoy on Linux

Admittedly, it is not the most common, but why not, Linux users also like games. It is also not a secret that the vast majority of PC games, if not all, are available for Windows and many of them also appear for macOS, but Microsoft's operating system is the best option for the most demanding gamers. For casual gamers, here is one list of the best games available for Linux.

Before starting with the list I would like to clarify that it will only appear open source titles or open source. Logically, these games cannot compete with large studios unless what we are looking for is to spend some time entertaining. With this explained, we will talk about these 11 games that can not be missing on any Linux PC from any occasional player.

11 open source games for Linux

Super Tux Kart

I think it's clear where the idea for this car racing game comes from. If I'm not mistaken, the first game of this type was created by Nintendo and the protagonist was, like almost everything, the famous plumber Mario Mario (yes, same last name and first name). The original game, I keep saying if I'm not mistaken, it is Super Mario Kart, so the name of the open source version for Linux was clear: SuperTuxKart.

For those who do not know any game of this type, we are facing a car racing game, but not in normal races in which we have to focus on being faster than our opponents, but in races in which we will also have to harm our enemies with weapons and advantages that we will get in the races.

xonotic

When I bought my first PC, I remember that among the first things I did was see how the Quake world had evolved. I had already played Quake on a brother's PC and Quake 2 on a friend's, so I set out to test the Quake 3 Arena. Well, a good game that brings together all the good things about that title, and even more, is Xonotic.

In fact, Xonotic includes up to 16 game modes different, including Deathmatch and Capture of Flag. The weapons included in Xonotic are quite futuristic, which assures us that it will all be quite spectacular.

AD 0

If yours are the Strategy games, the best (free) thing you can play in Linux is called 0 AD In this case it is a game set in historical moments, but I think everything else is very similar to the rest of the strategy games on the market .

Hedgewars

I remember a couple of decades ago, when I still didn't have my first PC, playing a game in which there were two teams of 4 worms that had to kill each other. I'm talking about Worms, where we controlled a team of worms that had to eliminate other teams of 4 worms using all kinds of weapons, from bombs, explosive goats, punches or even air attacks.

Like many of the games in which Tux appears, Hedgewars is the open source version of another game, in this case the aforementioned Worms. The main difference is that the protagonists of Hedgewars are Herizos (Hedgehog in English, hence its name).

Dark Mod

The Dark Mod is a game in which we will have to control a thief that you have to use different tools to avoid threats and advance through the scenarios. What we see is a first-person image of everything that is happening, something we are used to seeing in FPS or first-person shooter games.

voxelands

Following a bit with the clones, the next game on this list is Voxelands, in this case a title based on the famous (although personally I don't really understand why) Minecraft.

The Battle for Westnoth

I, who have to admit that I am not a big fan of strategy games, I have enjoyed at least two games of this type: Warcraft II and XCOM. I myself have been surprised by the amount of hours that I have spent playing a game of turn-based strategy as it is the second of the two that I have mentioned, especially due to the fact that the action takes turns, as if it were chess.

Battle for Wesnoth is a turn-based strategy game, but fantastic setting. Players have to control a series of characters, each with their own characteristics, until we achieve the objective of the stage or defeat the enemy.

OpenTTD

OpenTTD is a remake of the 1995 game Transport Tycoon Deluxe in which we will have to manage a metropolitan transport system. The objective of the game is to build a transportation network using various types of vehicles, such as trains, ships, planes, and trucks. In addition, we will get money by making some deliveries, money that we can use to build a better and more efficient infrastructure.

Secret Maryo Chronicles

The word "Secret" appears in the title of this game, but it is no secret that it has been based on the Mario Bros saga. The good thing about this title compared to others is that it offers a better platform experience and much more worked puzzles than other similar games.

Pingus

Pingus is a clone of another very famous PC game called Lemmings. In both Pingus and the game this title is based on, our goal is to get the penguins to do what they are asked to do at each level. We will act as a kind of "god" who has to guide them to achieve their goals.

astromenace

And we couldn't finish this list without adding a ship game. AstroMenace is very reminiscent of the ship games that we could find in arcades of the 90s, but with important differences that come in the form of improvements of all kinds, something that is especially noticeable in the graphics and sound.

What is your favorite open source game for Linux?