From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: swedebugia Subject: Re: Libre games that might be worth packaging :) Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2019 19:36:14 +0100 Message-ID: <8fd1111b-bfa5-2e82-8ab6-f6cf5c549800@riseup.net> References: <4d892ffa-f2ae-422d-ea5d-0b3705ed15a7@riseup.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:56649) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1h5anB-0000pt-Tj for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Mar 2019 14:45:55 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1h5adw-0003br-P1 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Mar 2019 14:36:22 -0400 Received: from mx1.riseup.net ([198.252.153.129]:59718) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1h5adw-0003b1-6Q for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Mar 2019 14:36:20 -0400 Received: from bell.riseup.net (bell-pn.riseup.net [10.0.1.178]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "*.riseup.net", Issuer "COMODO RSA Domain Validation Secure Server CA" (verified OK)) by mx1.riseup.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CFF801A0AC0 for ; Sun, 17 Mar 2019 11:36:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by bell.riseup.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 36B3E222F97 for ; Sun, 17 Mar 2019 11:36:17 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4d892ffa-f2ae-422d-ea5d-0b3705ed15a7@riseup.net> Content-Language: en-US List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: guix-devel@gnu.org On 2019-03-17 17:51, swedebugia wrote: > Hi! > > I just went through Julie Marchants excellent list of libre games: > https://onpon4.github.io/articles/libre-games.html > > There are so many! :) > > Currently we are missing these (according to https://guix.mdc-berlin.de/): > > A7Xpg - An arcade game centered around avoiding enemies while collecting > as many gold pieces as possible. Centered around a "booster" which > repels enemies and makes you go faster. > > Adanaxis - A first-person 4-D space shooter game. Literally "adds an > axis" to typical 3-D space shooters for a very unique experience. > Alex the Allegator 4 - A fun, lighthearted, short platformer. > > Armagetron Advanced - A 3-D variant of the Light Cycles sub-game of the > classic Tron arcade game. Highly configurable and very fun to play. This we have already. :) > > B.A.L.L.Z. - Highly engaging action puzzle game centered around a > character that moves automatically. You start with only one action > (jumping) and gain two more actions later in the game. > > Battle Tanks - An engaging multiplayer overhead shooter game. Features > deathmatch and cooperative modes. Includes a nice selection of tanks and > weapons. When your current tank is destroyed, your character ejects from > it as an infantry unit and can search for and board a new one, or > continue fighting on foot. > > Criticalmass - A simple space shooter game similar in style to games > like Galaxian with great production value and balance. The game awards > you with more/better weapons for playing at higher difficulty levels. > > Dink Smallwood (GNU FreeDink) - A funny Zelda-style RPG. > > Dopewars - A simple game where you buy drugs for cheap and then sell > them to make a profit, avoiding (or fighting) cops along the way. You > have one month to make as much money as you possibly can. > > Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup - A very fun and well-made dungeon crawl game > with a nice interface. Find the "Orb of Zot" and then exit the dungeon > (without getting yourself killed, of course) to win! > > Endgame: Singularity - A very fun real-time strategy game from the > perspective of the Singularity, an advanced A.I. that seeks to > eventually surpass reality itself. Help the Singularity achieve the > highest possible state before the humans uncover its presence and > destroy it. > > Flare: Empyrean Campaign - A very fun, engaging, well-balanced, and > detailed isometric action fantasy RPG about someone who has been exiled > from their homeland and their quest to regain entry. > > Funguloids - A simple arcade game where you control some sort of blob > thing in space, collecting mushrooms while avoiding asteroids. The thing > you control moves at a constant speed which increases as you collect > mushrooms and move through levels, so it gets harder and harder until > you finally mess up. Great production value and very fun to play. > > Gunroar - An abstract naval-themed bullet hell game. > > Hex-a-Hop - A fun puzzle game where you have to find the right path to > clear the board of tiles. > > Inside a Star-filled Sky - Progress as deep as you can into an endless > abstract world. Your actions in the current level affect the state of > your character in the next level. You can enter into yourself and > enemies, regressing back a level, to change their properties if you find > yourself in a pinch. Very unique and challenging. > > Jump 'n Bump - A classic multiplayer deathmatch game where you stomp on > your friends' heads. Features fully customizable graphics, allowing you > to create any kind of map you can imagine if you are so inclined. > > Krank - A puzzle game incorporating elements from Pool/Billiards. You > have to use a large ball to bump smaller balls into their proper place. > Includes a lot of variety and gets quite challenging later on. > > Konquest - A fun turn-based strategy game which is a twist on the Risk > board game. Send ships from planets you control to conquer others. Crush > all other empires and conquer the whole galaxy to win! > > Liquid War - A unique real-time strategy game: you tell your liquid what > direction to move in, and nothing else. Liquid attacks enemy liquid when > it goes in its direction. Your goal is simply to end up with more liquid > than all of your opponents when the timer runs out. For such a simple > concept, it is surprisingly engaging. > > > Meritous - A fun action-adventure dungeon crawler game. > Micropolis - The libre version of Sim City Classic. This is not a clone, > but actually directly based on the Unix port of Sim City. > > Mindustry - A pixel-styled "sandbox tower defense" game centered around > building networks to collect materials and then using those materials to > build defense systems. Fantastic production value and highly engaging, > with online multiplayer support. > > Mirror Magic - A fun puzzle game where you have to use mirrors to > manipulate a beam. > > Mu-cade - A unique abstract shooter game taking place on a ring. Knock > your enemies off the ring while preventing them from knocking you off. > > Nikki and the Robots - A very nice original puzzle platformer with a > retro style. > > Noiz2sa - A fun and challenging abstract bullet hell game with nice > graphics. > > OpenClonk - A fun game combining elements of parkour with elements of > RTS games. Features multiple game modes and has great production value. > > Overgod - A fun twist on the classic Asteroids, featuring several > different ships, multiplayer support, powerups, and "asteroids" that > shoot back. > > Phlipple - A simple, but engaging puzzle game centered around folding > 3-D objects together. > > Ri-li - A simple game centered around helping a train collect all cars > on the board without allowing it to run into itself. Effectively, a > variant of Snake where you are only allowed to move along set paths. > > rRootage - An abstract bullet hell game. Your weapon is a continuous > beam that fires straight forward, and all enemies are boss-like. > > Rocks'n'Diamonds - A highly sophisticated game combining elements of > Boulder Dash, Emerald Mine, Supaplex, and Sokoban as well as several > original elements, creating an engine that is capable of highly varied > gameplay. If that wasn't enough, the production value is great, too. > > Sleep Is Death - A unique 2-player-only RPG, limited only by the > players' imagination. > > Slingshot - A fun 2-player turn-based strategy game centered around > aiming shots so that the gravity of nearby planets flings them toward > the enemy ship. > > SolarWolf - A simple, but very fun game based on the Atari 2600 game > SolarFox, but with much better production value. Centered around > collecting cubes as quickly as possible while avoiding gunfire. > > Spout - A simple abstract game where you use a spray to propel as high > as you can through the level, without touching obstacles. Spraying the > obstacles erodes them, clearing the path. > > Titanion - An abstract shooter game in a style similar to the bonus > stages of Galaga, with great visuals and an emphasis on fast action. > > Torus Trooper - A highly fast-paced abstract shooter where you travel > down a tube as fast as you can, destroying enemies to regain your timer > and avoiding getting shot yourself (which causes you to lose time). > > TUMIKI Fighters - A fun abstract side-scrolling shooter where you can > pick up enemy "toys" to use as both extra weapons and shields. > > Which Way Is Up? - A simple puzzle-platformer centered around rotating > the stage to make it to the exit. > > Word War vi - A simple, fun abstract shooter inspired by the famous > rivalry between Emacs and vi. > > see also the authors own games under "games". My personal favorites include: https://sourceforge.net/projects/lincity-ng.berlios/ https://github.com/stuntrally/stuntrally (new version released a day ago) -- Cheers Swedebugia