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What's your favorite open source game/clone?
dodrian Jul 12, 2017
I'm looking for suggestions of open source games. Any favorites?
dodrian Jul 12, 2017
To start off: it's a perennial favorite that I tend to re-install every other year: Open Transport Tycoon Deluxe, a clone (and expansion) of a game of the same name by the legendary Chris Sawyer.

Bonus points, the graphics and sound have been completely redone meaning the entire game is free - no need for the original game data files.
tuxintuxedo Jul 12, 2017
For me, FreedroidRPG is one of the best, also SuperTuxKart.
Samsai Jul 12, 2017
Xonotic is one of my favourites. Don't play it a lot but I enjoy it when I do. Online multiplayer is quite brutal though since the few people that play the game seem to pretty much have mastered the skills. Dungeon Crawl: Stone Soup is also a mighty fine game if you like roguelikes (in the true meaning of the word).
Ketil Jul 12, 2017
Wesnoth is my single most favourite opensource game project. Great game, not a clone, nice single player campaigns, and fun multiplayer as well.

Because I also love theme hospital I'd say corsixth is nice as well, but you need the original data files. It is a worse than the original in some ways, but high resolution and not needing dosbox is nice.
ronnoc Jul 19, 2017
If I'm going by hours played (invested), it'd have to be OpenTTD. Otherwise, it's a toss-up between OpenMW and 0 A.D.
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