Turn-based strategy games

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Turn-based-strategy.png

Take turns plotting your strategy.

List of Turn-based strategy games[edit]

This is a list of free/libre turn-based strategy games:



Game Screenshot Last Release Genres Description
LordsAWar! Screenshot-LordsAWar!.png 2020-04-29 TBS
LordsAWar!
Screenshot-LordsAWar!.png
A random map, with 8 players, and 20 cities.
GenreTBS
Latest release0.3.2  (Announcement)
Release dateApril 29nd, 2020
DeveloperBen Asselstine and others.
Code licenseGPL[1]
Media licenseGPL[2]
P. language C++
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LordsAWar! is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.
Available as a package in:  
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Arch AUR:
lordsawar

LordsAWar! is a GPL, turn-based strategy game which is intended to be similar to Warlords II. It was created from the original C++ code base of the old Freelords project. Freelords has subsequently been restarted and has switched to Java.[3] LordsAWar! was written by Ben Asselstine.[4]

Crimson Fields Crimson Fields - screen17.png 2009-03-01 TBS
Crimson Fields
Crimson Fields - screen17.png
Crimson Fields, 0.5.0
GenreTBS
Latest release0.5.3
Release dateMarch 1st, 2009
Code licenseGPL
Media licenseGPL
P. languageC/C++
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Crimson Fields is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.
Available as a package in:  
OpenSUSE Logo.svg OpenSUSE: crimson-fields 
Daemon-phk.svg FreeBSD: crimson

Crimson Fields is a tactical turn-based war game of two opposing sides (Empire of Kand and Free Nexus Army). Facing either the computer or another player, turns are taken to move various military units and attack the opposition. As of 2011-07-26, the latest version of the game is 0.5.3 released on March 1st, 2009.[5] It is licensed under the GPL.[6]

Advanced Strategic Command AdvancedStrategicCommand.jpg 2015-12-06 Turn-based strategy
Advanced Strategic Command
AdvancedStrategicCommand.jpg
Advanced Strategic Command
GenreTurn-based strategy
Latest release2.6.1  (Announcement)
Release dateDecember 6th, 2015
Code licenseGPLv2[7]
Media licenseGPLv2[7]
P. languageC++
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Advanced Strategic Command is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.
Available as a package in:  
Openlogo-debianV2.svg Debian: asc  
UbuntuCoF.svg Ubuntu: asc 
OpenSUSE Logo.svg OpenSUSE: asc

Advanced Strategic Command is a turn based strategy game in the tradition of Battle Isle.

ASC can be played against the computer or against other players.

Liberal Crime Squad Liberal Crime Squad.png 2022-01-12 Political, turn-based strategy, text
Liberal Crime Squad
Liberal Crime Squad.png
GenrePolitical, turn-based strategy, text
Latest release4.12.64  (Announcement)
Release dateJanuary 12th, 2022
PlatformsWindows, Linux, Mac, Android
Code licenseGPLv2
Media license(no media)
P. languageC++
LibraryCurses
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Liberal Crime Squad is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

A game made by Bay 12 Games that was closed source until version 3.05 was released under the GPL.[8]


Creep Smash no image 2009-08-07 Tower Defense,Online Multiplayer

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Creep Smash
Genres Tower Defense,Online Multiplayer
Latest release0.6.0 beta
Release dateAugust 7th, 2009
Code licenseGPL
Media licenseGPL
P. languageJava
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Creep Smash is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Creep Smash is a multiplayer tower defense game written in Java. It was developed by ten computer science students within a collegiate software project of the University of Applied Science in Stuttgart. The project requirement was to plan, design and implement a Java-based multiplayer version of Tower defense within 2.5 months. Each student had a specific role in the project such as project manager, developer, or tester. After that, Patrick Schlesinger has started to continue the game development and provide a game server with a growing team of developers. CreepSmash is licensed under the GPL.[9] The latest version of the game is 0.6.0 beta released on August 7th, 2009.

FreeCol FreeCol.jpg 2023-05-07 TBS, Economic simulation
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FreeCol
GenreTBS, Economic simulation
Latest release1.1.0  (Announcement)
Release dateMay 7th, 2023
Code licenseGPL
P. languageJava
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FreeCol is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.
Available as a package in:  
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Arch:
freecol  
OpenSUSE Logo.svg OpenSUSE: freecol 
Flatpak logo.png Flatpak: org.freecol.FreeCol

FreeCol is a TBS clone of Sid Meier's Colonization. It is written in the Java programming language and licensed under the GPL.[10]

In February 2007, it received the Sourceforge.net Project of the Month award. [11]

Xconq Xconq.jpg 2004-05-20 TBS, Multiplayer
Xconq
Xconq.jpg
GenreTBS, Multiplayer
Latest release7.5pre
Release dateMay 20th, 2004
Code licenseGPL
Media licenseGPL
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Xconq is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Xconq is a system for creating strategy games. It have the ability for online play and have built-in support for many types of game. It is licensed under the GPL.[12] The latest version of the game is 7.5pre released on May 20th, 2004.[13]

Hedgewars Hedgewars.png 2019-10-09 TBS
Hedgewars
Hedgewars.png
Hedgewars 1.0.0
GenreTBS
Latest release1.0.0  (Announcement)
Release dateOctober 9th, 2019
DeveloperHedgewars devlopment team
Code licenseGPLv2[14]
Media licenseGFDLv1.2 (images & sounds)
GPLv2 (rest)[14]
P. languageFree Pascal (game), Haskell (game server), C++ (Qt front-end)
LibraryQt, SDL, PhysFS
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Hedgewars is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.
Available as a package in:  
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Arch:
hedgewars 
Slackware logo.svg Slackware: hedgewars 
Openlogo-debianV2.svg Debian: hedgewars 
Fedora logo.svg Fedora: hedgewars  
Gentoo Linux logo matte.svg Gentoo: games-strategy/hedgewars 
UbuntuCoF.svg Ubuntu: hedgewars 
OpenSUSE Logo.svg OpenSUSE: hedgewars 
Mageia logo small.jpg Mageia: hedgewars 
Flatpak logo.png Flatpak: org.hedgewars.Hedgewars 
Snapcraft-logo.svg Snap: hedgewars 
Daemon-phk.svg FreeBSD: hedgewars

Hedgewars is a turn-based artillery game featuring fighting hedgehogs. The player has to equip their team of hedgehogs with a choice of numerous silly weapons like hellish hand grenades, homing bees or melon bombs in order to combat the enemy.

Civil Civil.jpg 2004-08-09 TBS, Online
Civil
Civil.jpg
Screenshot of Civil
GenresTBS, Online
Latest release0.83
Release dateAugust 9, 2004
Code licenseGPL[15]
P. languagesPython
LibrariesPygame, SDL
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Civil is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Civil is a turn-based strategy game mainly focused in the American civil war. The game features networked multi-player and is available for multiple platforms. The development of the game stopped in 2005.

The Battle for Wesnoth Wesnoth.jpg 2024-01-03 TBS, Online
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The Battle for Wesnoth
Wesnoth.jpg
Old version of a campaign in the desert from The Battle for Wesnoth
GenreTBS, Online
Latest release1.16.11  (Announcement)
Release dateJanuary 3rd, 2024
PlatformsWindows, Linux, Mac, Android, iOs, Steam
DeveloperWesnoth team
Code licenseGPL
Media licenseGPL
P. languageC++, Python, WML, Lua
LibrarySDL
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The Battle for Wesnoth is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.
Available as a package in:  
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Arch:
wesnoth 
Slackware logo.svg Slackware: wesnoth 
Openlogo-debianV2.svg Debian: wesnoth 
Fedora logo.svg Fedora: wesnoth  
Gentoo Linux logo matte.svg Gentoo: games-strategy/wesnoth 
UbuntuCoF.svg Ubuntu: wesnoth 
OpenSUSE Logo.svg OpenSUSE: wesnoth 
Mageia logo small.jpg Mageia: wesnoth 
Flatpak logo.png Flatpak: org.wesnoth.Wesnoth 
Daemon-phk.svg FreeBSD: wesnoth 
Haiku (operating system) logo.svg Haiku: games-strategy/wesnoth

The Battle for Wesnoth, or simply Wesnoth or BfW, is a fantasy themed 2D turn-based strategy game started by David White in June 2003.[16] The game is programmed in C++ and its code and media are licensed under the GPL.[17] This game does not require 3D hardware acceleration.

WarMUX Wormux 0.8beta4 halloween.png 2011-01-21 Turn-based strategy
WarMUX
Wormux 0.8beta4 halloween.png
Wormux 0.8 beta 4
GenreTurn-based strategy
Latest release11.01
Release dateJanuary 21st, 2011
Code licenseGPL
Media licenseGPL
LibrarySDL, formerly ClanLib
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WarMUX is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.
Available as a package in:  
OpenSUSE Logo.svg OpenSUSE: warmux

WarMUX (Wormux until November 21st, 2010)[18] is a Worms-like game that is licensed under the GPL, including its data.[19][20] The latest version of the game is 11.01 released on January 21st, 2011.[21] This game does not require 3D hardware acceleration.

Slingshot Slingshot 0.8.1p p1-p2m.png 2007 TBS
Turn-based strategy games
Slingshot 0.8.1p p1-p2m.png
Player 1 tries to hit Player 2’s ship, but the large planets below change the trajectory
GenreTBS
Latest release0.8.1p
Release date2007
DevelopersJonathan Musther, Bart Mak
Code licenseGPLv2+
Media licenseGPLv2+
EnginePygame
P. languagePython
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Turn-based strategy games is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Slingshot is a gravity‐based TBS, written in Python by Jonathan Musther and Bart Mak using Pygame. The latest version is 0.8.1p, released in 2007 under GNU General Public License 2 or later.

Atanks Atanks - scrnshot28.png 2021-08-12 Action
Atanks
Atanks - scrnshot28.png
GenreAction
Latest release6.6  (Announcement)
Release dateAugust 12th, 2021
PlatformsWindows, Linux
DevelopersJesse Smith, Juraj Michalek, Thomas Hudson
Code licenseGPLv2
Media licenseGPL
P. languageC++
LibraryAllegro
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Atanks is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Atanks or Atomic Tanks is a tank shooting game similar to Wormux. It is licensed under the GPL.[22][23] It uses the game library Allegro.[24] It is written in the C++ programming language.

8 Kingdoms 8 Kingdom - p0605188.jpg 2007-06-22 TBS
8 Kingdoms
8 Kingdom - p0605188.jpg
GenreTBS
Latest release1.1.0
Release dateJuly 22nd, 2007
DevelopersGreg, Juan Fernández Martín, and others.
Code licenseGPL
P. languagesC++, Tcl
LibrarySDL
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8 Kingdoms is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

8 Kingdoms is a 3D turn-based strategy game based on hexagons in which the player is a king in a fantasy world. It is licensed under the GPL. The media license is unknown. The latest version of the game is 1.10 released on July 22nd, 2007. It is written in the C++ and Tcl programming languages and uses the SDL library.

It was created as a project at the Faculty of Mathematics and physics at the Univerzita Karlova, Prague in 2004.[25]

Turious Turious-0.3.jpg May, 2010 TBS
Turious
Turious-0.3.jpg
Turious 0.3
GenreTBS
Latest release0.2
Release dateMay, 2010
Developerdarkrose
Code licenseGPL
Media licensesGPL, CC BY-SA
P. languagesC
LibrariesRTG
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Turious is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

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Turious is a TBS. The latest version of the game is 0.2 released in May 2010, with the 0.3 version currently in development. It is licensed under the GPL.[26] It requires the RTG library.

Batalla Naval no image 1997-00-00 TBS
Batalla Naval
GenreTBS
Latest release0.60
Release date1997
DeveloperRicardo Quesada
Code licenseGPL v2+
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Batalla Naval is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Batalla Naval is a networked, multiplayer battleship game.

There is a newer version for gnome: Gnome Batalla Naval.

Batnav is the old version of Batalla Naval. It consists of:

  • a server for ncurses
  • clients for ncurses, xview, Windows 3.1 and GTK.


Gnome Batalla Naval Gbatnav.png 2002-04-17 TBS
Gnome Batalla Naval
Gbatnav.png
GenreTBS
Latest release1.0.4  (Announcement)
Release dateApril 17th, 2002
DeveloperRicardo Quesada
Code licenseGPL v2+
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Gnome Batalla Naval is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Gnome Batalla Naval is a networked, multiplayer battleship game based on Batalla Naval.

It includes a server, a client and a robot, and supports IPv6 and GGZ Gaming Zone.

VMS Empire Vms-empire.png 2021-02-25 Turn-based strategy
VMS Empire
Vms-empire.png
empire - the wargame of the century
GenreTurn-based strategy
Latest release1.16  (Announcement)
Release dateFebruary 25th, 2021
DeveloperEric S. Raymond, Chuck Simmons, Ed James
Code licenseGPL v2
Media licenseno media
P. languageC
Libraryncurses
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VMS Empire is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.
Available as a package in:  
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Arch AUR:
vms-empire

VMS Empire is a war simulation between the player and the computer.

Tanks of Freedom Tanks of Freedom.png 2022-12-22 Strategy
Tanks of Freedom
Tanks of Freedom.png
Tanks of Freedom
GenreStrategy
Latest release0.7.1  (Announcement)
Release dateDecember 22nd, 2022
PlatformsWindows, Linux, Mac, Android
DeveloperP1X
Code licenseMIT[27]
Media licenseMIT, CC-BY-SA 4.0[27]
EngineGodot
P. languageGDScript
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Tanks of Freedom is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Tanks of Freedom is a turn-based strategy game made with the Godot engine. The game is still in development.

You can make infantry, tank, or air units. The goal is to capture the opponent's base using an infantry unit.

FreeOrion FreeOrion-0.4.5-screenshot.png 2023-04-02 TBS
FreeOrion
FreeOrion-0.4.5-screenshot.png
Galaxy view
GenreTBS
Latest release0.5  (Announcement)
Release dateApril 2nd, 2023
PlatformsLinux, Windows, Mac, FreeBSD
Code licenseGPL v2
Media licenseCC BY-SA 3.0
P. languageC++, Python
LibrarySDL, OpenAL, Boost, GiGi, FreeType2
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FreeOrion is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

FreeOrion is a turn-based strategy game of galactic conquest inspired by the Master of Orion games. As is typical for 4X games, players have to explore their surroundings, colonize new planets, manage their economies, research spectacular technologies, build up military might and conquer their neighbors, and ultimately, the entire galaxy. Features specific to FreeOrion are the diverse fantastical species and peculiar history of the game galaxy, the design of new ships with a multitude of hulls and ship parts available after research, and the possibility of technological victory after researching transcendence.

There is an impressive in-game encyclopaedia and most things can be looked up by clicking hyperlinks in messages or through right-click menus. The encyclopaedia includes both generic FreeOrion help and backstory as well as current game info such as for example what the target population of a particular planet would be if you were to colonize it with each of the species in your empire.

The game's source code is licensed under the GPL v2 and its media under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license.[28][29]


Thousand Parsec ThousandParsec.png 2007-03-01 TBS
Thousand Parsec
ThousandParsec.png
Thousand Parsec Logo
GenreTBS
Latest release0.4.1
Release date2007-03-01
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Thousand Parsec is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Thousand Parsec (TP) is a framework for creating turn-based space-empire-building strategy games.

Kingdoms Kingdoms-0.1.0-1.png 2013-09-24 Turn-based strategy
Kingdoms
Kingdoms-0.1.0-1.png
Kingdoms
GenreTurn-based strategy
Latest release0.1.3  (Announcement)
Release dateSeptember 24th, 2013
PlatformsWindows, Linux
DeveloperAntti Salonen
Code licenseGPL v3+[30]
Media licenseCC-BY-SA 3.0 [30]
P. languageC++
LibrarySDL
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Kingdoms is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Kingdoms is a strategy game in which the player builds an empire and leads his nation throughout history. It is inspired by concepts from Civilization.

Freeciv Freeciv-2.1.0-beta3-sdl slack11.0.jpg 2024-02-09 TBS,Online
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Freeciv
Freeciv-2.1.0-beta3-sdl slack11.0.jpg
Freeciv 2.1.0 beta3 SDL client
GenreTBS,Online
Latest release3.0.10  (Announcement)
Release dateFebruary 9th, 2024
PlatformsLinux, Windows, FreeBSD, Haiku , Mac
DeveloperFreeciv team
Code licenseGPL
Media licenseGPL
P. languageC, HTML5
LibrarySDL
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Freeciv is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.
Available as a package in:  
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Arch:
freeciv 
Slackware logo.svg Slackware: freeciv 
Openlogo-debianV2.svg Debian: freeciv 
Fedora logo.svg Fedora: freeciv  
Gentoo Linux logo matte.svg Gentoo: games-strategy/freeciv 
UbuntuCoF.svg Ubuntu: freeciv 
OpenSUSE Logo.svg OpenSUSE: freeciv-gtk3 
Mageia logo small.jpg Mageia: freeciv-client 
Flatpak logo.png Flatpak: org.freeciv.Freeciv 
Snapcraft-logo.svg Snap: freeciv-gtk 
Daemon-phk.svg FreeBSD: freeciv 
Haiku (operating system) logo.svg Haiku: games-strategy/freeciv

Freeciv is a 2D turn-based strategy game, inspired by Sid Meier's Civilization series, where players control an empire to "eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate" (4X). Both code and media are licensed under the GNU General Public License.[31] Freeciv is mostly written in the C programming language.[32] This game does not require 3D hardware acceleration. The game is also playable as an HTML5 Web game.

Javelin Javelin1.3.png 2016-07-15 Role-playing
Javelin
Javelin1.3.png
Overworld screen.
GenreRole-playing
Latest release1.6  (Announcement)
Release dateJuly 15th, 2016
DeveloperAlex Henry
Code licenseGplv2
Media licenseGplv2
P. languageJava
LibraryAWT
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Javelin is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Javelin is a free open-source single-player role-playing game written in Java that uses d20 as the rule system – also found in Dungeons and Dragons (versions 3.0 and 3.5) and its successor Pathfinder. It draws heavy inspiration from many other video games, from Jagged Alliance and Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup to Pokémon and the Final Fantasy series.

Ancient Beast Ancient-Beast.jpg 2023-02-03 TBS
Ancient Beast
Ancient-Beast.jpg
Ancient Beast
GenreTBS
Latest release0.4  (Announcement)
Release dateFebruary, 3rd, 2023
DeveloperFreezing Moon
Code licenseAGPL
Media licenseCC-BY-SA 3.0
P. languageHTML, PHP, JavaScript
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Ancient Beast is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Ancient Beast is a turn based strategy game. Players fight opponents by acquiring items and creatures. Ancient Beast is free software released under the AGPL with media released as CC BY-SA. It uses web-technologies, so it is directly playable from the browser.

Harris Harris.png 2019-12-06 Turn-based strategy games
Harris
Harris.png
Harris control panel
GenreTurn-based strategy games
Latest release0.4.1  (Announcement)
Release dateDecember 6th, 2019
Code licenseGPL
Media licenseGPL
P. languageC
LibrarySDL
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Harris is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

The game objective of Harris is to destroy Nazi Germany by launching bombing raids. Harris is a turn based strategy game.

Allure of the Stars Allure-Crawl-0.6.0.0-8x8xb.png 2021-12-16 Roguelike, RPG, TBS
Allure of the Stars
Allure-Crawl-0.6.0.0-8x8xb.png
GenreRoguelike, RPG, TBS
Latest release0.11.0.0  (Announcement)
Release dateDecember 16th, 2021
PlatformsWindows, Linux, Mac
Code licenseAGPLv3
Media licenseAGPLv3
EngineLambdaHack
P. languageHaskell, HTML5
LibrarySDL
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Allure of the Stars is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Allure of the Stars is a near-future Sci-Fi roguelike and tactical squad game. Newest binaries are available at the homepage and, for OSX, on Homebrew. You can also try the game out in the browser at http://allureofthestars.com/play.

Not a single picture in this game. You have to imagine everything yourself, like with a book (a grown-up book, without pictures). Once you learn to imagine things, though, you can keep exploring and mastering the world and making up stories for a long time. The gameplay manual [33] may also help. Enjoy!

LambdaHack LambdaHack-Crawl-0.6.0.0-8x8x.png 2023-10-28 Roguelike, Engine, RPG, TBS
LambdaHack
LambdaHack-Crawl-0.6.0.0-8x8x.png
GenreRoguelike, Engine, RPG, TBS
Latest release0.11.0.1  (Announcement)
Release date2023-10-28
Code licenseBSD3
Media licenseBSD3
EngineLambdaHack
P. languageHaskell, HTML5
LibrarySDL
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LambdaHack is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

LambdaHack is a Haskell [34] game engine library for ASCII roguelike games of arbitrary theme, size and complexity, with optional tactical squad combat. It's packaged together with a little example dungeon crawler in fantasy setting that can be tried out in the browser at http://lambdahack.github.io.

Scorched 3D Scorched 3D 40.1 screenshot 2.jpg 2014-08-01 TBS
Scorched 3D
Scorched 3D 40.1 screenshot 2.jpg
GenreTBS
Latest release44  (Announcement)
Release dateAug 1, 2014
Code licenseGPL
P. languageC++
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Scorched 3D is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.
Available as a package in:  
Slackware logo.svg Slackware: Scorched3D 
Openlogo-debianV2.svg Debian: scorched3d 
Fedora logo.svg Fedora: scorched3d  
Gentoo Linux logo matte.svg Gentoo: games-strategy/scorched3d 
UbuntuCoF.svg Ubuntu: scorched3d 
OpenSUSE Logo.svg OpenSUSE: scorched3d 
Mageia logo small.jpg Mageia: scorched3d 
Daemon-phk.svg FreeBSD: scorched3d

Scorched 3D is a 3D turn based artillery game and based on the DOS game Scorched Earth. It is licensed under the GPLv2.[35] The latest version of the game is 44 released on August 1st, 2014[36] [37] It is written in the C++ programming language.[38]

Hase Hase sc5.png 2020-08-07 TBS
Hase
Hase sc5.png
GenreTBS
Latest release1.6.8  (Announcement)
Release dateAugust 7th, 2020
DevelopertheZiz
Code licenseGPLv3[39]
Media licenseCC-BY-SA[40]
Enginesparrow3d
P. languageC
LibrarySDL
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Hase is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Hase is an open source (GPL) gravity based artillery shooter. It is similar to WarMUX, Hedgewars or other artillery games, but the gravity force and direction depends on the mass nearby, similarly to WarHeads (1997). It is optimized for mobile game consoles like the GP2X, Open Pandora or GCW Zero, so it doesn't make use of the mouse even on the PC. Hase features:

  • Awesome mix of real time and turn based action
  • 20 unique weapons
  • Arbitrary number of characters per team
  • Hotseat play with an arbitrary count of players
  • Also network play, even mixed with hotseat play
  • 25 different spritesets to choose your character from
  • Masses of particles, which are also influenced by gravity
  • An action point based system to use stronger or more weapons per turn
  • Different randomly dropped items to spice things up
  • Forgot the button mapping? Just activate the ingame overlay help


GNU Shogi GNUShogi.png 2014-02-17 Chess
GNU Shogi
GNUShogi.png
GNU Shogi in the terminal
Genre Chess
Latest release1.4.2  (Announcement)
Release dateFebruary 17, 2014
Code licenseGPL
EngineGNU Shogi
P. languageC
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GNU Shogi is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.
Available as a package in:  
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Arch AUR:
gnushogi

GNU Shogi is a chess engine for the traditional Japanese chess variant, called shōgi. The game can be played in the terminal, or it can be played with the graphical interface of XBoard.

UFO: Alien Invasion Ufoai.jpg 2014-06-28 Turn-based, Real-time hybrid strategy
UFO: Alien Invasion
Ufoai.jpg
UFO: Alien Invasion
GenreTurn-based, Real-time hybrid strategy
Latest release2.5
Release dateJune 28th, 2014
PlatformsWindows, Linux, Mac
Code licenseGPL [41]
Media licenseGPL, CC-BY, CC-BY-SA [41]
EngineModified Quake II engine
P. languageC++
LibrarySDL
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UFO: Alien Invasion is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.


Available as a package in:  
Slackware logo.svg Slackware: ufoai 
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Arch AUR:
ufoai-git 
Openlogo-debianV2.svg Debian: ufoai  
Gentoo Linux logo matte.svg Gentoo: games-strategy/ufoai 
UbuntuCoF.svg Ubuntu: ufoai 
OpenSUSE Logo.svg OpenSUSE: ufoai 
Mageia logo small.jpg Mageia: ufoai 
Daemon-phk.svg FreeBSD: ufoai


UFO: Alien Invasion is a hybrid turn-based strategy game and real time strategy game with the objection to defend earth from an alien invasion. The player has to build bases and extend them by building additional buildings, research technologies and develop weapons which are then used to fight the aliens in tactical scenarios.[42]

Titan Tactics Titan tutorial.png 2021-04-12 RPG, Turn-based tactics

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Titan Tactics
Titan tutorial.png
Genre RPG, Turn-based tactics
Latest release67  (Announcement)
Release dateApril 12th, 2021
Code licenseCC0 1.0[43]
Media licenseCC-BY 4.0[43]
EngineGodot
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Titan Tactics is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Titan Tactics is a retro-90's turn based tactical RPG created in Godot for the 32-bit Jam on itch.io as a follow-up to Pocket Tactics.[44]

Xenowar no image 2012-08-29 Turn-based strategy
Xenowar
Genre Turn-based strategy
Latest release2.10 b840b  (Announcement)
Release dateAugust 29th, 2012
DeveloperLee Thomason
Code licenseGPLv3[45]
Media licenseGPLv3[45]
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Xenowar is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Xenowar is a turn-based tactical game for Android and Windows, in what may be generally referred to as the genre of X-COM- inspired games. At present it consists only of tactical scenarios ("battlescape" as it is often called in the genre) without an overarching strategic "geoscape"[46] for the player to direct teams to battle on a world map.

Arcmage ArcmageBox.png Card game, TBS
Arcmage
ArcmageBox.png
GenreCard game, TBS
Latest release2021-11-1
Release date2018-12-1
DeveloperArcmage community
Code licenseGPL 3.0
Media licenseCC-BY-SA 4.0
P. languageHTML5
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Arcmage is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Arcmage is a tabletop and digital turn-based strategy customizable card and deck building game[47] within a fantasy setting created by a community of free culture-loving individuals first released in 2018. As a player (or arc-mage) you battle your opponents by summoning creatures and casting spells. You’ll have to defend your cities, manage your resources and power supply and conjure up a strategical plan to capture your opponent's cities.

Arcmage can be played by two or more players, either in person with printed cards or online with digital cards. It supports both pre-game deck building as random drafting. Although one-vs-one is the most played variant, the game supports other constellations and formats as well. E.g. one-vs-one-vs-one, one-vs-two, one-vs-three.

New cards are released on a regular basis through new sets. Unlike other similar card games, the cards are available under the CC-BY-SA4.0 license, and are available for download in high quality print ready pdf. Players can opt for a DIY[48] approach and download-print-cut-play or get the professionally printed card boxes. In either case, the DIY or pro cards are perfectly legally in both casual as tournament play. Therefore there's no artificial scarcity of cards due to an 'invented' rarity in production or utility in gameplay. Arcmage abolishes the pay-to-win model[49] and solely relies on the player's deck building and strategical skills. All players can enjoying the full game experience so there's no need for a pauper-format[50] as seen in other games.

Arcmage is truly 'free for all'.

MegaMek MegaMek screenshot.JPG 2022-09-12 Turn-based strategy

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MegaMek
MegaMek screenshot.JPG
GenreTurn-based strategy
Latest release0.49.10  (Announcement)
Release dateSeptember 12th, 2022
Code licenseGPLv2[51]
P. languageJava
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MegaMek is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

MegaMek is a BattleTech clone written in Java with network support. The player controls mechs, tanks and infantry against computer controlled or human opponents in a map consisting of hex fields.

OpenKropki OpenKropki.png 2020-11-19 Turn-based strategy
OpenKropki
OpenKropki.png
GenreTurn-based strategy
Latest release0.4
Release dateNovember 19th, 2020
DeveloperMateusz Viste
Code licenseMIT[52]
Media licensesCC0, Apache-2.0 [53]
P. languageC
LibrarySDL
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OpenKropki is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

OpenKropki is an open-source and multiplatform implementation of the 'kropki' game. It runs on most POSIX systems (Linux, BSD...) and on Windows.

Tanks of Freedom II Tanks of Freedom II.png 2024-03-01 TBS
Tanks of Freedom II
Tanks of Freedom II.png
A skirmish match between Amber Noon and Ruby Dusk
GenreTBS
Latest release0.6.1  (Announcement)
Release dateMarch 1st, 2024
PlatformsWindows, Linux
DeveloperWojciech Chojnacki
Code licenseMIT[54]
Media licensesMIT, CC BY 4.0, CC-BY-SA 4.0, CC0, OFL, Apache License 2.0[54][55]
EngineGodot
P. languageGDScript
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Tanks of Freedom II is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Tanks of Freedom II (ToF II, earlier also Tanks of Freedom 3-D) is a turn-based strategy game for 1 - 4 players. The game has been created using Godot Engine. Game offers four single-player campaigns, as well as a skirmish mode, that can be played vs AI or other players in hot-seat, over LAN[56], or online via a relay server.[57]

It's possible to import maps from its predecessor Tanks of Freedom.[58]

LGeneral LGeneral.jpg 2021-01-08 Turn-based strategy
LGeneral
LGeneral.jpg
GenreTurn-based strategy
Latest release1.4.4  (Announcement)
Release dateJanuary 8th, 2021
DeveloperMichael Speck
Code licenseGPLv2
Media licenseGPLv2
P. languageC++
LibrarySDL
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LGeneral is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.
Available as a package in:  
OpenSUSE Logo.svg OpenSUSE: lgeneral 
Flatpak logo.png Flatpak: net.sourceforge.lgames.LGeneral


LGeneral is a strategy game written by Michael Speck using the SDL library inspired by Panzer General.

ASCIIlization ASCIIlization.png 2023-07-14 Turn-based strategy
ASCIIlization
ASCIIlization.png
GenresTurn-based strategy
Latest release0.5.1  (Announcement)
Release dateJuly 14, 2023
DevelopersPiga Software
Code licenseGPLv3
Media licenseGPLv3
EngineGambas Terminal Engine 1.0
P. languageGambas 3.x
Librariesncurses, Gambas Runtime Environment.
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ASCIIlization is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

ASCIIlization is a game made by Piga Software for the June 2023 LibreJam. It is a terminal based hotseat mutliplayer turn based strategy game. Currently only training units and collecting resources is finished, so players instead compete for the higher score by harvesting resources and upgrading units. Units are assigned various tools to be used on different items. It was written in Gambas 3.17.3 and uses ncurses for display. Development tools used include the Gambas IDE and gedit on top of Fedora GNU/Linux. A point release was sent out on July 14th due to an error in the resource gathering code. The underlying Gambas Terminal Engine is based on the still unfinished ncurses adaptation of Windys.

Open Realm of Stars ORoS 0.24.0Beta - star map.png 2023-12-08 2D Java 4X sci-fi space strategy game
Open Realm of Stars
ORoS 0.24.0Beta - star map.png
Star map in ORoS 0.24.0Beta
Genres2D Java 4X sci-fi space strategy game
Latest release0.25.0  (Announcement)
Release dateDecember 8th, 2023
DeveloperTuomo Untinen and others[59]
Code licenseGPLv2[60][61]
Media licensesCC BY-SA 3.0 and others[59][61]
P. languageJava
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Open Realm of Stars is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Open Realm of Stars is a 2D Java 4X ("4X" means "Explore, Expand, Exploit, Exterminate") sci-fi space strategy game.



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