The world of open source software is not limited to LibreOffice and Linux, but also concerns many games that more or less faithfully reproduce some of the most famous games of our times, what we can now call classic games. For the most part, these open source games are part of projects in slow, but continuous development updated and improved by the community of players themselves, released for passion.
Many of these games include better graphics than the game they inspire or want to replicate and sometimes even completely new weapons and game modes.
In this article we therefore discover the best games that are clones of old classic games, which are free to download and play, which work on Windows PCs and in many cases also on Linux and Mac computers .
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1) FreeCiv is Civilization for free, that is, precisely, the clone of Sid Meier's Civilization 2, a historical title of PC video games, where you have to develop a civilization and make it grow until it colonizes and conquers the whole world.
The game is still in active development, completely free.
2) UFO: Alien Invasion clones the XCOM alien combat strategy game, with players having to line up soldiers to fight invading aliens in turn-based combat.
The game is free and runs on Windows, Ubuntu and Debian.
3) Alien Arena is a shooter game similar to Quake, available in free version and paid version with a few more options.
Both versions are compatible with each other to make multiplayer games against other players, so you can immediately try the free version to switch to the final one in case you enjoy playing.
4) OpenRA is a clone of the Command and Conquer: Red Alert series, which faithfully recreates the real-time strategy game, pixelated graphics and everything else.
Newer players may be discouraged by the limitations of somewhat old graphics, but from a gameplay perspective it is still a very modern game.
OpenRA works on Windows, macOS and Linux, is free and open source, still actively developed.
5) FlightGear flight simulator is an open source flight simulator complete with all the features, which we can consider clone of Microsoft Flight Simulator.
It is a sophisticated and realistic simulation of a professional level, which requires experience and patience.
6) Oolite spaceship game is the clone of Elite, space game designed to test flight and combat skills in a zero gravity environment in space.
7) Battle for Wesnoth is an open-source, turn-based strategy game set in a fantasy realm.
It is similar to other real-time strategy games like Starcraft, but set in a fantasy world with fewer building bases. Wesnoth also supports multiplayer challenges to play against other players and offers an engaging and sophisticated fighting system for testing your skills.
7) 0 AD is the most loyal clone of Age of Empires II, a real-time strategy game where you can build a base and fight enemies with various classes of fighters.
The game is completely free for Windows, Mac and Linux.
8) SuperTuxKart is an open source racing game based on Mario Kart, with different characters, but with the same atmosphere and the same fast playability.
The game can be downloaded for free on Windows, Linux, macOS and Android PCs.
9) Pokemon Uranium is a Pokemon fighting RPG, unofficial and made by fans.
10) Secret Maryo Chronicles is one of the clone games of Super Mario Bros, the most classic platformer ever, which runs on Windows, MacOS and Linux.
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