Freebies Hunt

Games

My personal list of free (and open source, if possible) games. You can also find a lot of them over at Gamejolt, Itch, and Steam.

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  • 0AD

    A free and open source ancient warfare strategy game based off Age of Empires.

    Personal comment:

    This is one of the grandest free and open source game out there. From its presentation to its gameplay. And as of writing this (on 2019-07-24), it is still under early development so expect instability when first starting this game.

  • Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead

    A free and open source cross-platform turn-based survival game that takes place in an apocalyptic world with you having to do everything just to survive.

    Personal comment:

    I find it hard to start with but it is becoming fun over time. Surprisingly, there's a lot of variety here.

  • Dwarf Fortress

    A free cross-platform (very) ambitious world simulator. It is famously known for the amount of details and realism integrated within the game. Its source is openly distributed and the devs mostly get their support through donations.

    Personal comment:

    If you want to get started, you're free to lurk in this subreddit and look for their getting started guide.

  • id Software's Games

    A bunch of id Software games where its source code has been opened for public. Such titles include Doom, Quake, and Wolfenstein 3D. You do have to build it on your own, though (or install it through the OS package manager or something).

  • Megaman Maker

    A free Megaman fan-game that lets you create and play levels similar to Super Mario Maker. Only works in Windows-based environment.

  • Minetest

    Said to be the most feature-complete free and open source competitor to Minecraft. It's a free and open source cross-platform Minecraft clone.

    Personal comment:

    The vanilla version is quite bare and it doesn't feature the feature set Minecraft has (like mobs, for example). You could expand it through add-ons.

  • OpenTTD

    A free, open source, and cross platform game based on Transport Tycoon Deluxe.

  • Super Tux Kart

    An open source game based on TuxKart (which in turn based on the ever-famous Mario Kart). Features a story mode and unlockables as you progress through. You can take a look at their source code on their GitHub page.

    Personal comment:

    One of the best free and open software game I've ever played. Fully recommend.

  • Ultima Ratio Regum

    A Windows-only rougelike game set out on a large procedural world similar to Dwarf Fortress where you get to fully explore and do whatever the heck you do.

  • Powder Toy

    A free and open source cross-platform 'sand-falling' physics sandbox. It is mostly famous for being an introductory science tool for interactions between different chemicals and substances. You can see the source code on their GitHub page.

  • Veloren

    A free and open source RPG that takes inspiration from Cube World, Minecraft, and Dwarf Fortress.

    Personal comment:

    As of 2019-07-17, it is under You can get in touch with the community through their subreddit and their Discord server. Also as of 2019-07-17, the game is under early development so its features is not yet complete compared to Cube World.

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What is Freebies Hunt?

Freebies Hunt is a programmer-oriented and a personal resource list gathered by @foo-dogsquared after having a stroke with open content enthusiasm. This'll help you in finding quality free (and open source) resources to get started doing on your projects (or learnings).

Freebies Hunt is also an open source website which you can see the source code for it right here. Of course, feedbacks and contributions are welcome! 🤗

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