Gaming
has traditionally been one of Linux's weak points. That has changed
somewhat in recent years thanks to Steam, GOG, and other efforts to
bring commercial games to multiple operating systems, but those games
are often not open source. Sure, the games can be played on an open
source operating system, but that is not good enough for an open source
purist.
So, can someone who only uses free and open source software
find games that are polished enough to present a solid gaming experience
without compromising their open source ideals? Absolutely. While open
source games are unlikely ever to rival some of the AAA commercial games
developed with massive budgets, there are plenty of open source games,
in many genres, that are fun to play and can be installed from the
repositories of most major Linux distributions. Even if a particular
game is not packaged for a particular distribution, it is usually
easy to download the game from the project's website in order to install
and play it.
Atomix
Atomix is an open source clone of the Atomix
puzzle game released in 1990 for Amiga, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, and other
platforms. The goal of Atomix is to construct atomic molecules by
connecting atoms. Individual atoms can be moved up, down, left, or right
and will keep moving in that direction until the atom hits an
obstacle—either the level's walls or another atom. This means that
planning is needed to figure out where in the level to construct the
molecule and in what order to move the individual pieces. The first
level features a simple water molecule, which is made up of two hydrogen
atoms and one oxygen atom, but later levels feature more complex
molecules.
To install Atomix, run the following command:
- On Fedora:
dnf install atomix - On Debian/Ubuntu:
apt install
Fish Fillets - Next Generation
Fish Fillets - Next Generation
is a Linux port of the game Fish Fillets, which was released in 1998
for Windows, and the source code was released under the GPL in 2004. The
game involves two fish trying to escape various levels by moving
objects out of their way. The two fish have different attributes, so the
player needs to pick the right fish for each task. The larger fish can
move heavier objects but it is bigger, which means it cannot fit in
smaller gaps. The smaller fish can fit in those smaller gaps, but it
cannot move the heavier objects. Both fish will be crushed if an object
is dropped on them from above, so the player needs to be careful when
moving pieces.
To install Fish Fillets, run the following command:
- On Fedora:
dnf install fillets-ng - On Debian/Ubuntu:
apt install fillets-ng
Frozen Bubble
Frozen Bubble
is an arcade-style puzzle game that involves shooting bubbles from the
bottom of the screen toward a collection of bubbles at the top of the
screen. If three bubbles of the same color connect, they are removed
from the screen. Any other bubbles that were connected below the removed
bubbles but that were not connected to anything else are also removed.
In puzzle mode, the design of the levels is fixed, and the player simply
needs to remove the bubbles from the play area before the bubbles drop
below a line near the bottom of the screen. The games arcade mode and
multiplayer modes follow the same basic rules but provide some
differences, which adds to the variety. Frozen Bubble is one of the
iconic open source games, so if you have not played it before, check it
out.
To install Frozen Bubble, run the following command:
- On Fedora:
dnf install frozen-bubble - On Debian/Ubuntu:
apt install frozen-bubble
Hex-a-hop
Hex-a-hop
is a hexagonal tile-based puzzle game in which the player needs to
remove all the green tiles from the level. Tiles are removed by moving
over them. Since tiles disappear after they are moved over, it is
imperative to plan the optimal path through the level to remove all the
tiles without getting stuck. However, there is an undo feature if the
player uses a sub-optimal path. Later levels add extra complexity by
including tiles that need to be crossed over multiple times and bouncing
tiles that cause the player to jump over a certain number of hexes.
To install Hex-a-hop, run the following command:
- On Fedora:
dnf install hex-a-hop - On Debian/Ubuntu:
apt install hex-a-hop
Pingus
Pingus is an open source clone of Lemmings.
It is not an exact clone, but the game-play is very similar. Small
creatures (lemmings in Lemmings, penguins in Pingus) enter the level
through the level's entrance and start walking in a straight line. The
player needs to use special abilities to make it so that the creatures
can reach the level's exit without getting trapped or falling off a
cliff. These abilities include things like digging or building a bridge.
If a sufficient number of creatures make it to the exit, the level is
successfully solved and the player can advance to the next level. Pingus
adds a few extra features to the standard Lemmings features, including a
world map and a few abilities not found in the original game, but fans
of the classic Lemmings game should feel right at home in this open
source variant.
To install Pingus, run the following command:
- On Fedora:
dnf install pingus - On Debian/Ubuntu:
apt install pingus
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Source: sumber tulisan
