FreeCol is a turn-based strategy game based on the old game Colonization, and similar to Civilization. The objective of the game is to create an independent nation. You start with only a few colonists defying the stormy seas in their search for new land. Will you guide them on the Colonization of a New World?

The last stable version release can be found here:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/freecol/files/latest/download

The latest test pre-release of the next version can be found here:
https://github.com/FreeCol/freecol/releases

If you want to contribute to Freecol please visit our welcome information thread to see how here:
https://sourceforge.net/p/freecol/discussion/719661/thread/2d0063a3bc/

Features

  • Play classic Colonization games
  • Play new expanded Colonization games
  • Huge 8 player games (plus even more players with mods)
  • Multiplayer support
  • More European nations to choose from (plus even more with mods)
  • More native tribes to meet (plus even more with mods)
  • Huge maps of America, Africa, Australia, and many more!
  • Map Editor to create your own maps to share
  • Easily modifiable for custom graphics & gameplay changes

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License

GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2)

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  • Huge fan of the project, but a lot has to be done to smooth out the oh so rough edges, especially when it comes to Mac.
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Operating Systems

Linux, Mac, Windows

Languages

Tamil, Korean, French, Ukrainian, Dutch, Persian, Polish, Lithuanian, Albanian, Macedonian, Czech, Afrikaans, Finnish, Italian, Hebrew, Esperanto, Catalan, Greek, English, Portuguese, Belarusian, Estonian, Galician, Bulgarian, Swedish, Turkish, Indonesian, Norwegian, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified), Danish, Bosnian, German, Japanese, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Hungarian, Basque (Euskara), Breton

Intended Audience

End Users/Desktop

User Interface

Java Swing, X Window System (X11), Win32 (MS Windows)

Programming Language

Java

Database Environment

XML-based

Related Categories

Java Turn Based Strategy Game

Registered

2002-01-02