25 awesome Cross-platform games you can download for free - pg 5
Vega Strike - VS provides the backbone for a number of remix projects (like Pi Armada, Privateer Gemini Gold, and Parallel Universe). Explore space, build a trading empire, and blast your opponents to space dust. Plus, they just got their 'Super Ultra Cool Sound Systems' (SUCSS?) working last month.
Warsow - Warsow's developer credit Quakeworld, Quake CPMA, Jet Set Radio, and Speedball for inspiring aspects of their game, and it's a combination that really works. The game's fast pace and cell-shaded graphics work well together. Other cool features: dual firing modes (weak and strong) for weapons, wall jump, ramp slides, dashing, and dodging.
Widelands - If you enjoyed playing the Settlers games and haven't tried Widelands yet, now's the time. Lead your tribe to glory in single-player mode, or go multiplayer on your LAN or over the Internet. You and your friends can unite to form glorious new empires - or just try to kick the snot out of each other.
Wolfenstien: Enemy Territory - Mein Leben! Ok, so that was from the old, old Wolfenstein. The idea is the same: shoot all the bad guys or they'll shoot you (or blow you up). The links will take you to Planet Wolfenstein where you'll find downloads for all three OSes, map editors, source code, and more.
Yo Frankie! - Built on the Blender Game Engine, Yo Frankie is as good a 3d platformer as you'll find for free. There's lots of lighthearted action to enjoy, and new levels are constantly being developed by an enthusiastic community.
Warsow - Warsow's developer credit Quakeworld, Quake CPMA, Jet Set Radio, and Speedball for inspiring aspects of their game, and it's a combination that really works. The game's fast pace and cell-shaded graphics work well together. Other cool features: dual firing modes (weak and strong) for weapons, wall jump, ramp slides, dashing, and dodging.
Widelands - If you enjoyed playing the Settlers games and haven't tried Widelands yet, now's the time. Lead your tribe to glory in single-player mode, or go multiplayer on your LAN or over the Internet. You and your friends can unite to form glorious new empires - or just try to kick the snot out of each other.
Wolfenstien: Enemy Territory - Mein Leben! Ok, so that was from the old, old Wolfenstein. The idea is the same: shoot all the bad guys or they'll shoot you (or blow you up). The links will take you to Planet Wolfenstein where you'll find downloads for all three OSes, map editors, source code, and more.
Yo Frankie! - Built on the Blender Game Engine, Yo Frankie is as good a 3d platformer as you'll find for free. There's lots of lighthearted action to enjoy, and new levels are constantly being developed by an enthusiastic community.

















Comments
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Subscribe to commentsTatsuyameJun 20th 2009 8:28PM
Yo Frankie! They're making a new game, too. http://durian.blender.org/
FOSS Action game! Can't wait!
SeanJun 20th 2009 9:01PM
This game isn't cross-platform, but it is free for Windows.
Fraxy is a top-down boss-destroyer type shooter. It includes like 50 bosses and then on top of that you can create your own. It's an amazing game, and making your own massive bad-ass bosses is unbelievably satisfying.
http://mokeron.hp.infoseek.co.jp/zg/fraxy_main.html (Download the second .zip file called "fraxy_20090524beta.zip")
sidaJun 20th 2009 10:15PM
this game is exactly like warning forever
http://www18.big.or.jp/~hikoza/Prod/
his other games are awesome too, windows only though
Nigel NgJun 20th 2009 9:20PM
How about Urban Terror? It's a cross-platform FPS game : http://www.urbanterror.net/news.php
AustenJun 21st 2009 12:00AM
OpenArena!!
http://openarena.ws/
grEvenXJun 21st 2009 3:02AM
For ElastoMania fans, we have the free X-Moto for multiple platforms:
http://xmoto.tuxfamily.org/
zezkeJun 21st 2009 4:42AM
I seem to be missing nexuiz (!), tremulous and urban terror.
wcroskeysJun 21st 2009 8:18AM
Don't forget:
http://www.freecol.org/
An open source Sid Meir's Colonization clone (although I am pretty sure it is not cross platform and only works on Win)
404Jun 21st 2009 8:31AM
Alien Arena is the most polished free, open source FPS. Have a look.
http://icculus.org/alienarena/rpa/index.html
sujoy247Jun 21st 2009 11:46AM
Hi there,
Can you guys please lemme know if there are any open-source or free Fighter games - somewhat of the genre of Soul Calibur or Virtua Fighter. Would be of great help!!
Thanks a million, and loved this post. Am downloading VDrift now.
Cheers!
GonzobotJun 21st 2009 1:27PM
Try looking for Melty Blood if you like fighting games. IIRC its free, but mostly in Japanese - but it supports downloadable characters and levels, and such. You can have Homer Simpson fighting Megatron if you so desire, or Mario vs Master Cheif, or w/e.
keresJun 21st 2009 8:33PM
wtf?! urban terror isn't on that list? what about nexuiz?
you need:
Nexuiz
TrueCombat:Elite
UrbanTerror
Quake2World
those are all free multiplat games, that kick most games in the arse on this list.
Lee MathewsJun 21st 2009 8:34PM
I take it you didn't make it to the 'picks' page? ;)
I didn't include them on the original list because I figured they were the best known OSS FPS. Still, they're worth mentioning again, so they're on page 6!
codeman38Jun 21st 2009 6:46PM
Cave Story started off as a Windows-only game, but it's been ported to Mac (Intel *and* PowerPC) and Linux (Intel only), so it easily qualifies for this list. For those who haven't yet played it and enjoyed old-school NES action-adventure games, it is so worth the download...
http://cavestory.org/downloads_1.php
ThargokJun 21st 2009 11:06PM
I cannot believe you missed Teeworlds.
DeoWulfJun 22nd 2009 8:31AM
Woo, Smokin' Guns! Probably my favorite free game of all time. Unfortunately Windows 7 and Intel screwed me with OpenGL support and I can't play it anymore... :(
TomJun 22nd 2009 5:27PM
What about the simplest but addictive game Enigma (http://www.nongnu.org/enigma/)?
StianJul 4th 2009 4:05PM
I agree with Nigel Ng, zezke and keres - you're missing one very important game on this list, namely Urban Terror. The best free cross-platform game out there, imho. Nice that you included Wolfenstein Enemy Territory though, that easily comes 2nd. :)