This Month's Most Viewed Games Tagged 'indie, in-development, free, Linux' on The Great Games Experiment This Month's Most Viewed Games Tagged 'indie, in-development, free, Linux' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/css/logo.jpg This Month's Most Viewed Games Tagged 'indie, in-development, free, Linux' on The Great Games Experiment en-us PlaneShift PlaneShift is a cross-platform, open source, and free MMORPG in development.

PlaneShift is has a classic medieval fantasy setting, with a slight twist. Instead of a generic planet, the game is set inside a gigantic stalactite named Yliakum, divided into eight levels, of which the lower two are flooded.
]]> 06 Feb 2007 02:44:47 Gamoliyas
]]> 26 Aug 2007 02:20:10 BATTLE FREE 1.0
]]> 18 Sep 2007 02:20:15 Stone Age Online
]]> 14 Aug 2007 04:25:06 Desktop Tower Defense Desktop TD is a fun flash based puzzle / strategy game where you have to protect your desktop from invaders by spending money on attacking pieces and building a maze for them to follow. Strangely addictive yet stress relieving... how many levels can you survive?
]]> 03 Jul 2007 01:44:20 Tinyball
]]> 27 Jul 2007 05:45:57 True Combat: Elite What Is TrueCombat:Elite?
TC:E is a modern world total conversion modification of the free, popular, stand-alone first-person shooter Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory. That is, TC:E is an entirely free game, made by gamers, for gamers.

TC:E is currently being developed by GrooveSix Studios and TeamTerminator. While TeamTerminator is known for the famous Q3 based TrueCombat series, GrooveSix Studios was initiated by retired TeamTerminator co-founder Coroner to develop a Return to Castle Wolfenstein modification that is not released. Thus, as very experienced Q3-based content creators, we hope to be able to serve the gaming community with a quality offering.
Now, the most important question: "What can you expect from TC:E?" TC:E is a tactical-team shooter, set up in a modern-world environment. TC:E puts you into the role of elite mercenary soldier in the conflicts of two internationally operating forces.


SpecOps vs. Terrors
The Global Intervention Force (GIF626) is a special force formed of the top of the world experts joining from US Delta force, UK SAS, German KSK and GSG9, to mention a few. An international mercenary organization known as "The Unit" is their opponent. It is reported that some of these dudes are were once with the above forces, but the lure of money is strong. You say "Yet another terror counter-terrorism shooter. Why the hell should I go for it?". We say "Cause you don't have to spend a cent and it features:"

  • Texture Tone Mapping
  • HDR Lighting
  • Realistic scaling
  • Free climb
  • Free Aim
  • High quality sounds (44khz)
  • rich, deluxe graphics, based on high-resolution digital-camera shots
  • Letterbox & widescreen modes - TrueVision
  • Dynamic Eye Adaption - DynEA
  • Cross Platform Gaming (Win, OS X, Linux)
  • tactical-teamplay oriented, modern-world combat simulation
  • realistic weapon behavior simulation
  • iron sight aiming system, no crosshair
  • sophisticated ballistic simulation including multiple-layer object penetration
  • professional mode: 1-life, short-timed, objective driven scenarios in realistic environments
  • bodycount mode: team deathmatch style, gametype to relax?
  • Reinforced OBJ, as Capture the Flag in stock maps
  • balanced, team specific set of real-world weapons (Grenades, Pistols, SMG's, Assault-, Shotgun- and Sniper-Rifles)
  • lag compensation, client-side bullet prediction, punkbuster support
  • immersive and lethal, fast-paced action"


    • You will need to download and install Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory to install and play this game. But it's all free, so it's all good!
    ]]>     27 Feb 2007 08:35:25     Fringespace This project is designed to duplicate, as closely as possible, the "feel" of Tachyon: The Fringe, to the Freespace 2 game engine.

    Tachyon was always plagued by bugs, hacking, and a lack of updates. This mod is an attempt to rectify most of the egregious problems, and to update the playing experience for Tachyon fans.

    As the project gains momentum, we'll be putting more information up, and sharing our progress with you.
    ]]>     19 Jun 2007 08:11:55     Herder
    ]]>     29 Jul 2007 12:59:10     0 A.D.
    ]]>     18 Jul 2007 10:15:57     Drash Roguelike Mt. Drash: The Roguelike, is a roguelike game based in the ancient game Escape from Mt. Drash; it takes the main idea from the original and puts fast paced gameplay on it.

    In the game, the Stranger from another world, is caught by evil garriontrots, a race of interdimensional beings, and given a chance to gain your freedom by fighting your way through different levels fulls of monsters and dangers.

    Drash Roguelike is a fast paced roguelike game in which both strategy and tactics are very important to survive, you must carefully decide how you want to shape your character, as the options are limited. There are no experience points or levels, all advancement is made by transversing the levels of the Arena. There are combat tactics and magic spells for a great variety of interaction types.

    This game has an active web community at http://www.santiagoz.com/web

    Thereby you can share your comments and ask questions about the game and download the latest version.
    ]]>     09 Mar 2007 11:31:26     VoiD.net

    - What is it?

    VoiD.net is a 2D platformer that tries to take advantage of current technology for revisiting and expanding the platformer genre. It's being developed with Blitzmax.

    - What is it... not?


    • It's not retro or a remake. No "classic" control or feel.
    • It's not all about jumping down on enemies and collecting coins or rings. No random items floating around. It tries to make the player feel inside a (somewhat) coherent world.
    • The objective of the game is not get to the end of the level to find out the princess is in another castle. As the story develops, the player will have to adapt to each plot-driven situation.
    • There's no destined all-good hero trying to save the world. You control a group of characters that have their personalities, lives, and motivations.

    Note: I love oldies like Mario Bros and Sonic! - It's not that they're not great games, but this game isn't aiming at that!

    - Features?

    At this point you'll have figured out VoiD.net has a big adventure component, and this heavily influences the gameplay. It has some RPG aspects (character levelling, skills / "magic") and even tactical wargame or fighting games ones.
    Let's say I try to mix what I liked most of each (2D) genre into a platformer. This is the result:


    • High-res 32bit, hardware accelerated graphics (supporting OpenGL & DirectX currently; probly DX support will be discontinued).
    • VoiD Engine scripting language for developing customizable campaigns.
    • Deep immersion in the sci-fi world of Void through ingame narrative, playable cutscenes, "alive" game maps and npcs...
    • Up to 5 selectable characters at the same time in the player party.
    • Fast paced control system, designed for heavy action scenes.
    • Vehicles, some controlable by the player.
    • Levelling system for characters. Character classes & subclasses, skills (including some kind of magic), buyable equipment, award system a la Tactics Ogre...
    • Fluid character animation, thanks to VoiD Engine 2D Skeletal Animation System.
    • Ambient, weather and cinematic effects (graphic effects via shaders, when available).
    • Lots of developer love :)

    - Personal note

    I've been into development (on my own) for more than 2 years, and I know I still have long ways to go. The game has evolved a lot since its first form and has become somewhat complex.
    This may sound crazy for just one dev, but I have my reasons. It's a very personal project, because I see it as my "ultimate freeware game" before starting to think more... commercial.

    If you have any comment, ... well, just leave it, or mail me or whatever you want!

    Void does not forgive.
    ]]>     11 Feb 2007 12:38:40     Beyond the Red Line Beyond the Red Line is a stand-alone total conversion for the award-winning Freespace 2 released by Volition and Interplay for the PC. It is based on the popular new tv-show Battlestar Galactica. No, not the one from the 70s.
    The game is made by the fans, for the fans.
    ]]>     08 Jun 2007 02:05:54     Egoboo Egoboo is a top down rpg in the spirit of Nethack and other games of the Roguelike genre. It uses Open GL graphics and will have randomly generated maps and customizable characters. The objective of the project is to bring the fun and depth of roguelike gameplay, kicking and screaming, into the third dimension. It is still in development, but is at a playable state.
    ]]>     14 Mar 2007 10:06:20     Dark Oberon Dark Oberon is an open source real-time strategy game similar to Warcraft II released under GPL. It has got unique graphics - textures created from shots of real models made out of plasticine!
    ]]>     10 Jan 2007 03:12:53     Danger from the Deep Danger from the Deep is a World War II german submarine simulator. The goal is to make a simulation game with strong emphasis on strategy and realism, that never the less is interesting to play.

    While the game can be downloaded and played, it should be noted that the game is still in an early development stage.
    ]]>     13 Feb 2007 08:08:23     Earth's Special Forces Earth's Special Forces, also known as ESF is a very popular half-life modification based on the hit anime series, Dragonball Z. The mod includes nine of your favorite characters who are able to duke it out using numerous beam attacks as well as close hand to hand combat. ESF mixes both elements to bring players intense fast paced with a twist of strategy. Each character is geared towards a different style of play. Some are meant to mainly use energy attacks, while others have the advantage in melee fights.
    No matter what style of fighting you like to use, esf has a way to accomadate you.

    ESF has been in the making for the better part of three years. The team continuely tries to push the half-life engine to it's limits in order to produce the most playably accurate Dragonball Z game around.

    http://esforces.com/
    ]]>     08 Feb 2007 03:26:53     SlingStar Sling your wingmen to destroy the enemy in this addictive, physics based game.
    ]]>     10 Feb 2007 11:57:25     Freedroid Freedroid is a clone of the classic game
    "Paradroid" on Commodore 64 with some improvements and extensions to
    the classic version.

    In this game, you control a robot, depicted by a small white ball with
    a few numbers within an interstellar spaceship consisting of several
    decks connected by elevators.

    The aim of the game is to destroy all enemy robots, depicted by small
    black balls with a few numbers, by either shooting them or seizing
    control over them by creating connections in a short subgame of
    electric circuits.
    ]]>     12 Feb 2007 04:38:29     PongCraft Pong revision withing StarCraft universe, with power-ups, special moves, history mode, networked multiplayer mode, and so on.
    ]]>     23 Feb 2007 04:50:20     U.G.o.D: Uber-Gauntlet of Doom To be decided.
    ]]>     07 Mar 2007 10:00:14     Moon Base One What is the game?
    The game is a persistent online world that will connect kids from around the country to participate in an educational experience.

    Why create this game?
    The purpose of creating the game is to infuse the younger generation with a passion for science and technology and to help give them knowledge of cutting edge science in a format that they are readily accustomed to and less resistant to like a text book.

    Who is the game designed for, what is the target audience?
    The target audience for Moon Base One is students from middle school to early high school. The game, however will appeal to people of all ages who are interested in space exploration and scientific discovery, which will attract players from both younger and older age groups.

    Where does the game take place?
    The game takes place on the first commercial moon base created on the moon in the near future. There will be planned expansions to the game taking players to different planets/moons such as Mars.

    What do I control?
    Players will control a newly arrived worker to the base who will assist in many tasks in order to facilitate in the smooth operation of the base.

    How many characters do I control?
    Players will initially control one character per account to save on storage space and allow for easier verification of accomplishments and medal awards.

    What is the main focus?
    The players’ goals will vary as the game matures and new content is added. Initially players will be able to solve missions gaining their avatar many customizations such as the ability to use various vehicles, and add cosmetic changes to their avatar such as external lights, different player skins, and additional equipment.

    What is Different?
    There are very few examples of persistent worlds that are used as an educational tool, in fact I cannot honestly think of any. There is a huge gap when it comes to educational software entertainment software. Its educational games are pretty much limited to games such as math blaster, which not only just appeals to a very young audience, but ceases to be marketed past its small target audience. Moon Base One will be revolutionary in that it will merge both real life and the virtual in that in game accomplishments can reward the player with certificates and medals. Players will also learn about cutting edge real world technology so that adults can feel comfortable with their kids playing the game and view it as educational software.
    ]]>     09 Apr 2007 06:41:15     Hot Space Injection This is a multiplayer Flash based 4X game which pretty much adheres to the style of Master of Orion 1 and 2. Just trying to make a fun multiplayer version of those classics.
    ]]>     06 May 2007 09:51:13     The Outcast This is an alternative implementation of a client that uses Tibia protocol. Tibia is a MMORPG developed by a company called Cipsoft; this client contains no Cipsoft code, and is in active development
    ]]>     22 May 2007 08:34:26     PixBros ya esta disponible la demo de pixbros vr. 0.5 para descargar !
    ]]>     03 Jun 2007 07:48:58     PySCUMM Engine PySCUMM is a module package to develop graphical adventures similar to the made with SCUMM 8.1.0, with this version LucasArts produced games titles like 'The Curse of Monkey Island'.

    PySCUMM use PyGame framework (SDL) as render, but will support multi-render SDL display compatible.

    PySCUMM is multiplatform, easy and fast! :)
    ]]>     12 Feb 2007 02:50:07     SuperTux SuperTux is a classic 2D jump'n run sidescroller game featuring Tux the penguin. It currently features 9 enemies, 26 playable levels, software and OpenGL rendering modes, configurable joystick and keyboard input, music and graphics. It runs on numerous different platforms, including Linux, Windows, MacOSX, PSP and more.
    ]]>     02 Mar 2007 07:52:53     RoidRage WIP Asteroids inspired vector style title.

    When learning a new system the first thing you do is remake a classic. When I wanted to do hardware accelerated glowy vectors I turned to one of the greatest (and also most remade) games of them all asteroids.

    RoidRage isn't going to be a clone of asteroids but a game in the style of asteroids, with powerups and more enemy types for starters.

    Currently undergoing development.
    ]]>     27 Feb 2007 11:02:32     Secrets of the Domus Aurea Secrets of the Domus Aurea is Eon Clash's entry into the Pascal Game Development contest 2007. Keep an eye on the home page for more information and downloads as they become available.

    Storyline
    In the year 64AD (after the Great Fire of Rome) Nero built the Domus Aurea (or "Golden House"). This is the story that is known. The story that is not common is the secret that the Domus Aurea hides and of your adventures within.

    It is now 5 September 476 AD and yesterday Romulus Augustus was deposed (history will show that he will not be replaced). During Rome's fall stories of a powerful secret hidden within the catacombs of the Domus Aurea have surfaced, and being the curious type that you are, you have set out to find the truth or fiction of them.

    Project Home Page: http://www.eonclash.com/JumpStart/v4/PGD07/
    ]]>     05 Mar 2007 08:58:43     LambdaRogue In LambdaRogue, you play the role of the member of one the five religious orders of the underground country NeoTerr. Your mission is to travel down the river Styx and to find the reason why so many monsters come down the river since the last months. The river connects different populated areas with unpopulated wilderness in which you'll find dungeons to explore.

    Unlike many over roguelikes, LambdaRogue has a detailed story. Every of the five religions is bound to one character class, and every class has it's own view on the ongoing events, reflecting in different story texts and class-specific quests. So if you have won the game with one class, the other four classes provide a completely new view on the same events.

    Note: Currently LambdaRogue is still beta, so the story isn't fully implemented.

    ]]>     10 Mar 2007 07:14:03     Kimboot A sick and addictive arcade game. You control a hand holding some very heavy ball on a rope (physics simulation included), and there are a lot of Kimboots trying to eat your hand. You won't let them! Crush'em all with the ball!
    ]]>     22 Mar 2007 02:42:40     Delivery Boy A game about Danny who sets out to deliver boxes, pizzas, hearts and livers to win the heart of the girl of his dreams, Sally.

    You start off in your underpowered car delivering pizzas for your local pizza place. The next thing you know, you're delivering organs for the biggest hospital in the city. Discover your neighbourhood's dark secrets as you pick up strangers on the highways. Get your brother to school on time. And last but not least, get enough money to rent a tux before prom night.

    The game is being coded in Flash and will be available free of charge when it's done.
    ]]>     02 Apr 2007 04:05:18     Zoids Chaotic Battle Welcome to Zi, a desert planet in the darkness of space wherupon exist metalic lifeforms known as Zoids. These Zoids, generally piloted by a humanoid, Zoidian or human, are used as fighting machines across the planet. In ancient times Zoids were used for war, but today they are used for sport. One of the greatest pastimes of Zi is fighting in Zoid battles, where up to three Zoids and thier pilots face off against another team. Battlefield set up, ready, fight!
    ]]>     16 Feb 2007 04:43:55     Galaxy Mage
    ]]>     15 Oct 2007 10:40:08     FruitLoot
    ]]>     24 Oct 2007 03:10:23     Dark Skies Text MMORPG
    ]]>     08 Dec 2007 03:42:54     Pancada
    ]]>     19 Jan 2008 09:01:14     Forumwarz
    ]]>     13 Feb 2008 05:21:23     Pro Evolution Chapping
    ]]>     08 Apr 2008 05:37:37     SuperTuxKart
    ]]>     20 Apr 2008 08:53:16     Snakers
    ]]>     22 Jun 2008 02:27:02     Secret Society Wars
    ]]>     10 Aug 2008 03:47:45     Stacker
    ]]>     28 Oct 2008 11:49:33     eXtreme Flash TD
    ]]>     02 Dec 2008 03:27:30     Beyond Negotiation
    ]]>     22 Dec 2008 02:03:17