This blog series features the top-performing projects on SourceForge under specific categories. This week, we feature the top 4 Real Time Strategy (RTS) Game Software of the Week available on SourceForge.
Open source software isn’t all about work, it can be about play too and these open source RTS gaming software prove it. RTS is a type of video game where players must be quick-thinking to respond to attacks, stage their own attacks, collect resources and use these resources wisely. It is not turn-based, which means that all players are actively strategizing and implementing their plans at the same time. It can be quite challenging, but also exciting and rewarding. And with open source options available, players can try these games for free on different platforms and with modifications, should they wish it.
Here are the top 4 Real Time Strategy Game Software available here at SourceForge, based on weekly downloads:
In Warzone, you command the forces of “The Project” in a battle to rebuild the world after mankind has almost been destroyed by nuclear missiles. The game offers a full campaign with optional (but strongly recommended!), videos, battle against four factions, multi-player and single-player skirmish modes, and an extensive tech tree and a full unit designer.
Multi-player mode is also cross-platform. Battle your friends with any OS, Windows, Linux or Mac, it all works seamlessly! 100% portable Windows builds are also available.
0 A.D. is a free, open-source, cross-platform real-time strategy game of ancient warfare. It’s a historically-based war/economy game that allows players to relive or rewrite the history of ancient civilizations, each depicted at their peak of economic growth and military prowess.
[ Download 0 A.D. ]
SaveParser is a Total War savegame editor / parser. It supports Total War “Warhammer 2”, “Warhammer”, “Attila”, “Rome 2”, “Shogun 2”, “Napoleon” and “Empire” savegame files, and
also includes some tools which could be needed by developers for savegame-based applications.
Arianne is a multiplayer online engine to develop turn-based and real time games, providing a simple way of creating the game server rules and clients like our MORPG Stendhal. Its engine Marauroa uses Java and SQL for hosting hundreds of players on a solo host.
Stendhal is a fun, friendly and free multiplayer online adventure game with a huge and rich world. With hundreds of NPCs and different quests, features like the Travel log and achievement system keep track of progress. Thousands of creatures are ready to fight, above and below ground, and as players level up they can compare themselves on a detailed stats website.
The engine Marauroa provides a simple way of creating games on a portable and robust server architecture. Marauroa manages the client server communication and provides an object orientated view of the world for game developers. It handles database access in a transparent way to store player accounts, character progress and the state of the world.
See and know more of the many other RTS Game Software available on SourceForge here.
Very nice.
Arianne RPG is the one I love. Thanks for this nice post.