Okay, so I've seen quite a few threads on good open source games (having made two myself), and decided to compile a list of them. Anyone who notes that I've missed one or more, please provide a name, short (and accurate) description, as well as a link.
Here's the beginning-
Vega Strike- an absolutely awesome Free-Form style Space Sim, that has some campaign/story elements, if you choose the right path. Search for http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net and you should find it.
FreeOrion- still under development, I found myself enjoying this open-source TBS 4X game. Search for FreeOrion, you should be able to find it very easily. The Research subjects are interesting, and its in a playable state as well. The only thing I really don't like is that it takes REALLY LONG TIMES to do, well, anything. Find it at http://freeorion.sourceforge.net.
Warzone 2100- originally a commercial title RTS, but released as open source, I love this one a lot. Researching advanced weapons technologies, materials tech, and hull/propulsion/production designs is pretty neat. The best part though is that it has an IN-GAME unit designer. Choose from different hulls, propulsion systems, and weapons/support turrets. Googleing it should turn up the proper results. Once again, SourceForge is the place to get it (I think, may be wrong, so GOOGLE!!)
Star Wraith: Shadows of Orion- while not actually open-source, the publisher, Star Wraith 3D Games, has decided to release this as free download (no adware in it, I've played it a good amount, trust me). The Campaign is pretty nice, and so is the mode where you simply run or create a mission. Overall, an excellent older game. Get it from the official SW3DG site, under the 'Other Games' or 'Downloads' pages. One or the other, forget which. A space-sim, like VS.
Star Wraith IV: Reviction- the sequel to SW:SoO, it has also been released for free. Pretty much the same thing, but with a new campaign (unsure, Campaign won't work for me). Same site.
RiftSpace- an SP-only free-form space sim. Same site as the other SW3DG titles.
The Ur-Quan Masters- the freeware open-source released version of Star Control II. I'm pretty sure everyone knows what that is.
PiArmada- a space strategy combat TBS game, it is based in the Vega Strike universe (I believe, as it won't work for me ATM). Open-source; it should be obtainable from the Vega Strike forums.
Thousand Parsec- a TBS 4X-style game, it is being converted to the Vega Strike universe. It can run with SP, but is intended as an MMO-style game.
There may be others, I don't know all of them.
EDIT: Added several more; I am unsure of the links though Google (or Bing if that floats your boat) should fill in there-
Spring- an RTS engine/game based on Total Annihilation. Different 'mod' packs for different games.
Battle For Wesnoth- fantasy-based TBS game.
FreeCiv- based on Sid Meier's Civilizations, an MP TBS workstation/PC game.
*sigh*. And I downloaded a bunch of combat aircraft to fly too.
Glest is a great open source RTS game with many, many contributors and a pretty strong modding community. I'd recommend checking it out.
The Ur-Quan Masters
http://sc2.sourceforge.net/
A Star Control 2 open source port. Very good, high quality. I suggest everyone to try it.
Warsow is the most fun deathmatch-oriented FPS I've played since UT2004, with gorgeous cell-shaded graphics and a rear-kicking soundtrack to boot.
Also, PyChess gets brownie points for being the only freely-available chess engine I've tried that can be beaten by mere mortals, so if you like chess but get frustrated by GNUChess, Phalanx et al, it's highly recommended.
Speaking of Bungie (Someone posted a link a while back) are any of those old Bungie tactical games open source or have a community still? The ones where you fought the undead with bomb throwing dwarves and swordsman, etc and it had all the fun gibetts of people being hacked apart.
You mean Myth? There is an open source version of that?
I was asking, heh.
That'd be me, mentioning Marathon.
Unfortunately, I can't give you an answer (in point of fact, I have no idea what the game you speak of is ) - it might be open source, but you'd have to see for yourself.
It was, as person above my post above this post..(heh) said, Myth. Good game, if anyone knows of opensource please post, that was fun old games. Those crazy bomb throwing dwarves..
loved Myth.
here one link: http://projectmagma.net/
think its a group thats been updating it recently, you might need to have the old disks though.
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