Projects tagged ‘linux’ and ‘online’

BZFlag is a 3D, multiplayer, tank battle zone, capture the flag game that pits players against each other in a networked environment. It runs on Windows 95/98/NT/2000, Linux, MacOS 10.x, Irix, Solaris, and others. An OpenGL accelerator is highly recommended, but it is playable with 3D in software.

Nexuiz is a fast-paced, chaotic, and intense multiplayer first-person shooter game, focused on providing basic, old style deathmatch. It is extremely modder-friendly. Nexuiz is built on the power of the Darkplaces engine, which is a heavily modified ... [More] version of the original Quake. Darkplaces features realtime lighting and stencil shadows, bumpmapping, gloss, bloom, and totally rewritten network code that supports up to 64 players on a single server. [Less]

Sauerbraten (a.k.a. Cube 2) is a free multiplayer/singleplayer first person shooter, built as a major redesign of the Cube FPS.

Scorched3D is a cross-platform 3D remake of the popular 2D artillery game Scorched Earth. Scorched3D can be played against the computer, other players, and remotely across the Internet or LAN.

SystemTap provides free software (GPL) infrastructure to simplify the gathering of information about the running Linux system. This assists diagnosis of a performance or functional problem. SystemTap eliminates the need for the developer to go ... [More] through the tedious and disruptive instrument, recompile, install, and reboot sequence that may be otherwise required to collect data. SystemTap provides a simple command line interface and scripting language for writing instrumentation for a live running kernel. We are publishing samples, as well as enlarging the internal "tapset" script library to aid reuse and abstraction. We also plan to support probing userspace applications. We are investigating interfacing Systemtap with similar tools. [Less]

Warsow is a standalone, eSports-oriented FPS game. It is based on Qfusion, an advanced modification of the Quake 2 engine. It features fast-paced gameplay focused on trix (trick jumps) and art of movement. War§ow features a complete power-up system ... [More] , including weak and strong fire mode for each weapon in all "normal" gametypes as well as Warshell (battle shield) and Warshock (quad damage) for team-based gametypes. Its cartoonish graphics use cel shading with a style that is similar but not identical to Manga. [Less]

Thousand Parsec is not only a game by itself, it is also a framework for creating a similar group of turn-based space empire building games, which are often called 4X games, from the main phases found in them: eXplore, eXpand, eXploit and ... [More] eXterminate. Some examples of games which Thousand Parsec draws ideas from are Stars!, VGA Planets, Reach for the Stars, Master of Orion and Galactic Civilizations. The idea is that a protocol is specified which defines how game servers and game clients communicate with each other. Protocol also specifies which objects are available for custom games or rulesets, which can have different rules of gamplay. Any client should be able to connect with any server and player should be able to play any game with it. [Less]

AssaultCube, formerly ActionCube, is a free first-person-shooter based on the game Cube. Set in a realistic looking environment, as far as that´s possible with this engine, while gameplay stays fast and arcade. This game is all about team oriented multiplayer fun.

Mtp Target is an Internet game where you play with and against other players. It is a mix of action, dexterity and strategy. After rolling down a giant ramp, you must delicately land your avatar on the platform which will reward you with the most points

Openlancer is an open-source project with the hopes of creating a procedurally creatived universe in many aspects. It was started originally by fans of the great Microsoft game, Freelancer. When Freelancer 2 never came out, the project was started in hopes of continuing, and doing, what Freelancer failed to do in it's first release.

Glorylab is a multiplayer 3D deathmatch game with swords, crossbows, maces and magic in a living labirynth.The world and rules are simple, but their various combinations might be unpredictable.

A multiplayer only FPS involving veichle driving in a futuristic populated living city with a intuitive and user friendly map editor.

A hybrid multiplayer asteroids clone. I made this game to challenge to myself to make a multiplayer game that is fun in 40 hours total. Version 0.0.1 reflects those 40 hours. The game is currently incomplete, buggy and has intentionally bad graphics. Multiplayer works, and it is a bit of fun.

Urban Terror is a free multiplayer first person shooter. Unlike old versions, Urban Terror no longer requires Quake III Arena. Urban Terror is available for Windows, Linux and Macintosh, the current version is 4.1. Urban Terror can best be ... [More] described as: "Where Quake meets reality"; it is realism based to a certain extent (environments/weapons/player models), but also goes by the motto: "fun over realism" (fast gameplay and lots of action). This combination of reality and action results in a very unique, enjoyable and addictive game. [Less]

PHPMyGame is a library written in php and JavaScript. It makes text-based game making simple and enjoyable without extra coding. The library is very flexible and easy to use. There is more than one way to do something for new and old developers.

Imperium: Sticks is a cross-platform, real-time strategy game spanning the dawn of human history to the end of civilization.

iRATE radio provides users with a powerful new way to find and download free, legal music online. Users rate tracks based on their tastes. The iRATE server then selects other tracks to send to the user from a database of over 50,000 freely ... [More] downloadable songs by correlating the user's ratings with other users', and finding people with similar tastes. Unlike streaming audio, iRATE saves the tracks to the user's hard drive. This means that playback is smoother, without the typical problems associated with streaming media, such as high bandwidth usage. [Less]

Open Source turn based multiplayer rpg (homm3 alike)

OpenRacer is an open source racing engine. It is designed with an expandable infrastructure, allowing for easy modification. It is built for Windows, Linux and Macintosh; and supports both DirectX and OpenGL. The project is the basis of an online racing game called RaceRacer.

QuakeForge is a 3D graphics game engine based on id Software's legendary Quake and QuakeWorld game engine. Our purpose? To improve the state of the game by improving the engine and making it accessable to the largest number of players we can. ... [More] Arguably the single most important issue on the minds of players today is the rampant cheating which is currently happening on many of the larger servers. It's a serious problem and it really makes a good game hard to find. We're working hard to fix these problems at the engine level. [Less]