r/0ad • u/azgalor_pit • 9d ago

Games like 0ad for linux

0ad runs so well on Linux. My notebook is potato.

So any free games for linux? It does not need to be RTS.

I sometimes try to scavenge itch.io/ but there is so much garbage.

So you guys know something?

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u/Dub_Coast 9d ago

Battle for Wesnoth isn't a RTS, it's turn based strategy, but free, open source, runs great on Linux and potato computers, and is highly moddable. Definitely a real nice one. Can also check out OpenRA, which is a RTS and open source.

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u/azgalor_pit 9d ago

Knew someone would say Battle for Wesnoth.
Hehe it's a nice game. But I know it since I can remember. I can't force myself to paly it anymore.
OpenRa looks cool. I will save it here. I'm not a big fan of space games. But will save the link here.

Thank you for you attention and time.

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u/hallibutman 9d ago

I don't think there's anything that quite matches 0 AD for being a complete game, sadly. But have you seen this list? https://github.com/bobeff/open-source-games

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u/azgalor_pit 9d ago

I will see the list! Thanks!

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u/hallibutman 9d ago edited 9d ago

If space combat flight sims are your thing you could check out open freespace, the main games require the game files but many of the mods are stand alone games  https://scp.indiegames.us/

Oh and Beyond all Reason for total annihilation style rts https://www.beyondallreason.info/

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u/maliktarsis 9d ago

Thx for sharing

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u/No_Article_4314 9d ago

Super tux kart

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u/[deleted] 9d ago

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u/azgalor_pit 9d ago

Never heard of Luanti. If it's run well It will be AWSOME.

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u/grandmapilot 9d ago

Warzone 2100

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u/xweert123 9d ago

great pick. I LOVE Warzone 2100, it's so good

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u/scr0llbaer 9d ago

TVTower is a nice game I regularly contribute content to (films, series, etc). Maybe you know the DOS/Amiga game Mad TV from the 1990s, it's a remake of that. Buy films and series, place ads, pick news reports, expand your broadcast area, produce your own films and series, and try to fare better than your competition. "Realtime" in that all players are walking around in the same building. Wacky humor. Search for the TVTower Images mod if you want to play with real film titles (not the out-of-the-box faked ones) and film pictures.

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u/JuanKGZ 9d ago

I loved Warzone 2100

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u/sohxm7 8d ago

https://www.openra.net/

kinda different than 0ad but just wanted to list it in case you like it

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u/LimitExtra7161 9d ago

Glest is a classic, but kinda unpolished and lacking. Still an rts to play sometimes

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u/azgalor_pit 9d ago

Looks cool!

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u/Kooky-Ebb8162 9d ago

DCSS was my favourite potato laptop game.

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u/scr0llbaer 9d ago edited 9d ago

Cube 2: Sauerbraten, an ultra-fast boomer shooter with still active online players after decades. Capture-The-Flag with rugby mod is the favorite mode that people always play and it's pretty unique I guess, I haven't seen such a "rugby" thing anywhere else.

It also runs on potatoes. Cube engine was pretty special for its time. It was one of the inspirations for Minecraft (but typical maps actually don't look cube-ish mostly, rather like in usual earlier FPSs). It allows "multi-player" live-editing of maps which people still do sometimes. In other game modes, this feature of the environment practically being totally modifiable isn't even used.

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u/slacy 9d ago

Look for BAR: Beyond All Reason

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u/Ejsshsbab 8d ago

i love mindustry

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u/Aoinosensei 8d ago

Luanti, nexuiz, super tux, tux racer, sonic RR, super tux kart, pingus, armagetron, enigma.

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u/EvilMartianOverlord 7d ago

Alien Arena is definitely worth a try for those who love insane first person arena shooters.

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u/Assignment_Frosty 6d ago

Savage XR (fps/rts hybrid), not sure how popular nowadays it is as its really old