Five Great Games for Linux
Most of the time you hear about how great Linux is for business, how companies can save money deploying Linux on the desktop or server. What doesn't get enough attention is that Linux can be really good for play, too. Linux users have plenty of games to pick from, though they don't get as much attention as they deserve. Let's fix that by highlighting five great games for Linux.
Linux, admittedly, doesn't have the same kind of game ecosystem that Windows has. There's some big bucks in Windows gaming, and a wide selection to be had. But if you're a casual gamer or hardcore Linux fan who is looking to have a bit of fun on your favorite distro, there's plenty of games to choose from.
OpenArena and other Quake Spawn
I'm going to cheat a bit and list "Quake 3-type" games here as one game. Why? Well, Linux has a lot of games that are modeled after and/or actually use Quake 3 Arena code. Id Software, the folks behind Quake 3 Arena, GPL'ed the source for Q3A in 2005, though the actual game data was not released under an open source license.
Of the crop of Q3A-spawned games, OpenArena is at the top of my list.
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