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25 awesome Cross-platform games you can download for free
Regardless of what operating system you run on your computer, it doesn't have to be all work and no play. Heck, that could turn you into some kind of axe-wielding homicidal maniac bent on destroying your own family while watching over a remote resort hotel in the dead of winter.
I'd certainly never want that to happen to any of our DownloadSquad readers, so here's a list of games that you can install on Windows, Mac, and Linux (and some even on BeOS and BSD). Enjoy!
...And, as usual, if there's a particularly killer cross-platform game that I didn't include, feel free to post it in the comments -- and tell us why you love it!
Battle for Wesnoth - One of the best known open source games around, Wesnoth is an excellent fantasy-themed turn-based strategy game. There's plenty here to keep you busy - multiple campaigns and large maps, and online multiplayer for when you grow weary of playing on your own.
Battle Tanks - It's got colorful, cartoonish graphics, massive explosions, tanks....And best of all, it's got multiplayer. What could be more fun than blowing up your friends while causing immeasurable damage to an unsuspecting city?
Bos Wars - Realtime strategy in the future. With rocket tanks. That's a thousand times cooler than sharks with laser beams on their heads.
Crack Attack - No, it's not a Dope Wars clone - it's similar to Bejewelled or any of the other click-and-eliminate-blocks games that have been created by world + dog over the past few years. Bonus points to the developer for his awesome advanced features page.
I'd certainly never want that to happen to any of our DownloadSquad readers, so here's a list of games that you can install on Windows, Mac, and Linux (and some even on BeOS and BSD). Enjoy!
...And, as usual, if there's a particularly killer cross-platform game that I didn't include, feel free to post it in the comments -- and tell us why you love it!
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Subscribe to commentsValentine Aaqil MahmoodJun 20th 2009 11:33PM
Great collection by you, Thank you.
bacondottyJun 21st 2009 8:20AM
Wow, no way dude, way cool!
sRcJun 21st 2009 2:12PM
wow Battle for Wesnoth... way back in the day I read a tutorial on programing with hex tiles, using Battle for Wesnoth as its example code. might have been before the first version was released and when they were working on the base code, as a matter of fact
VladJun 21st 2009 3:23PM
What about Quake 3 Arena??? I can run it on Linux or BSD
shibathedogJun 21st 2009 4:04PM
Yeah, or more specifically QuakeLive.com, I can't believe its not included as many of these seem to be quake clones!
VladJun 21st 2009 4:25PM
QuakeLive.com currently only works on windows :( Linux/MacOX still under development
shibathedogJun 21st 2009 8:50PM
Ah okay, I thought it was done, well eventually Quake Live then.
HeavytokaJun 22nd 2009 12:43PM
Awesome, I'll be downloading some of these today
nandha kumarJul 6th 2009 7:59AM
send me downloads like any of the software
IldamosFeb 13th 2010 8:16PM
It's still a WIP but there's this cross-platform game that's made in the spirit of X-Com. It's called UFO: AI. For more information click here: http://imbacore.blogspot.com/2009/05/freeware-strategy-games-update-ufo-ai_07.html
Please take note that the devs working on this game have no plans of recreating X-Com. This is purely a different game as far as plot and graphic design are concerned. And yes, it's in 3D.
KevinJul 10th 2009 5:36PM
I like a few of these, thanks for the list chaps
TaitJul 11th 2009 12:21PM
try Battlefield Heroes. Free Online only game.