The Best Open-source Games for Linux

Update 1 October 2024: Boxcars added at rank #3.

Here are our 10 Best Open-source Games for Linux:

RetroArch
shapez.io
Boxcars
McOsu
Unitystation
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RetroArch (2021)

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ia-32 (x86) x86-64 (x64) armv7 aarch64 powerPC Windows mips cell PC Windows Linux

RetroArch is an open source and cross platform frontend/framework for emulators, game engines, video games, media players and other applications

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software
open-source
retro
rollback
cross-platform
platform

shapez.io (2020)

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shapez.io is a game about building factories to automate the creation and processing of increasingly complex shapes across an infinitely expanding map.

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automation
open-source
building
base-building
strategy
relaxing
resource-management
management
simulation
table

Boxcars (2024)

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Free and open source online backgammon.

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board-game
casual
strategy
open-source
2d
multiplayer
simulation
single-player

McOsu (2017)

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A free open-source circle-clicking rhythm game practice client for osu! beatmaps with Virtual Reality support. McOsu is developed separately from and has no direct affiliation with osu! or ppy Pty Ltd.

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rhythm
open-source
anime
music
vr
country

Unitystation (2021)

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Based on cult classic Space Station 13, Unitystation is a multiplayer RPG about life in deep space. Be an engineer, lawyer, surgeon or clown and keep the station safe from saboteurs. Each round is filled with paranoia and lighthearted fun, even as you get thrown out the airlock.

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