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A lot of old games have become unplayable on modern hardware and operating systems. I wrote an article about how making games open source will keep them playable far into the future.
I also discuss how making games open source could be beneficial to developers and companies.
Feedback and constructive criticism are most welcome, and in keeping with the open source spirit, I will give you credit if I make any edits based on your feedback.
Not challenging, what good open source games do we have so far?
Shattered Pixel Dungeon is great, actively developed, and was only possible because the original Pixel Dungeon went OSS. [email protected]
Super Tux Kart is actually great. Open Arena is just Quake 3 with original art. IMO Open Arena is criminally underrated
Mindistry is a best in class game that is FOSS
Off the top of my head
Here are some that I’ve liked (haven’t played them in years though):
Barony is fun as hell. Engine is FOSS, but the default game assets require purchase.
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead and Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup are two examples off the top of my head. Traditional roguelikes are often open source.