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== Games == | == News Sites == |
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. '''[[http://www.happypenguin.org/|The Linux Game Tome]]''' . Probably the most relevant blog to follow. It's very up to date and updated quite often. It reports new games for Linux, new versions of games or information on software that might be relevant to games, like new versions of libraries and drivers. It covers Linux Games in general, not only Free Games. |
. '''[[http://www.gamingonlinux.com/|Gaming On Linux]]''' . Linux gaming site covering Free and non-free linux games. |
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.'''[[http://www.lgdb.org/|Linux Game Database]]''' . Database for native Linux games, with Debian package information. . '''[[http://www.allegro.cc/|Allegro Game Developing Community Network]]''' . Resources on games using the allegro library, some working on Linux, some being Free. |
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. '''[[http://www.openal.org/titles.html|Games using OpenAL]]''' . Games using the OpenAL library. . '''[[http://www.lwjgl.org/projects.php|Projects using Lightweight Java Game Library]]''' . Games using the Lightweight Java Game Library. . '''[[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Games|Ubuntu Community Games Page]]''' . Games list and other resources maintained by the Ubuntu community. . '''[[http://www.playdeb.net/|playdeb.net]]''' . Games packaged by the playdeb.net team. . '''[[http://www.ogre3d.org/wiki/index.php/Projects_using_OGRE|Games/Projects using Ogre]]''' . Wiki page of games and other projects that use the Ogre engine. . '''[[http://www.crystalspace3d.org/main/Projects_Using_CS|Projects using Crystal Space]]''' . A list of projects that use Crystal Space. . '''[[http://irrlicht.sourceforge.net/screenshots-projects.html|Projects using Irrlicht]]''' . Screenshots of games and other projects that use the Irrlicht engine. . '''[[http://www.libsdl.org/games.php|Games using SDL]]''' . A list of games that use SDL (Simple !DirectMedia Layer). . '''[[http://icculus.org/lgfaq/gamelist.php|Linux Gamers' Game List]]''' . A listing of games that run on Linux, hosted at icculus.org. |
. '''[[http://www.rootgamer.com/|Root Gamer]]''' . Yet another news site on linux games. Remember folks, gaming as root isn't a good idea. |
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. '''http://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming''' . Linux gaming community on reddit. == Game Directories == .'''[[http://www.lgdb.org/|Linux Game Database]]''' . Database for native Linux games, with Debian package information. . '''[[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Games|Ubuntu Community Games Page]]''' . Games list and other resources maintained by the Ubuntu community. . '''[[http://icculus.org/lgfaq/gamelist.php|Linux Gamers' Game List]]''' . A listing of games that run on Linux, hosted at icculus.org. . '''[[http://www.playdeb.net/|playdeb.net]]''' . Games packaged by the playdeb.net team. |
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== Game Development Communities == . '''[[http://www.allegro.cc/|Allegro Game Developing Community Network]]''' . Resources on games using the allegro library, some working on Linux, some being Free. . '''[[http://www.openal.org/titles.html|Games using OpenAL]]''' . Games using the OpenAL library. . '''[[http://www.lwjgl.org/projects.php|Projects using Lightweight Java Game Library]]''' . Games using the Lightweight Java Game Library. . '''[[http://www.ogre3d.org/wiki/index.php/Projects_using_OGRE|Games/Projects using Ogre]]''' . Wiki page of games and other projects that use the Ogre engine. . '''[[http://www.crystalspace3d.org/main/Projects_Using_CS|Projects using Crystal Space]]''' . A list of projects that use Crystal Space. . '''[[http://irrlicht.sourceforge.net/screenshots-projects.html|Projects using Irrlicht]]''' . Screenshots of games and other projects that use the Irrlicht engine. . '''[[http://www.libsdl.org/games.php|Games using SDL]]''' . A list of games that use SDL (Simple !DirectMedia Layer). |
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. '''SFML''' . [[http://www.sfml-dev.org]] . Cross platform multimedia library. Similar to SDL but C++ focussed. Bindings are also available for many other languages. |
Here are links to various resources which could potentially help in making Debian a better distribution for gaming.
News Sites
- Linux gaming site covering Free and non-free linux games.
- Another news site for Linux games, both free and non-free.
- A commented compendium on Free Software Games.
- Yet another news site on linux games. Remember folks, gaming as root isn't a good idea.
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/tag/games/
- OMG! Ubuntu games articles
http://www.gamingonlinux.info/
- Gaming on Linux blog
- Ubuntu Games blog
http://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming
- Linux gaming community on reddit.
Game Directories
- Database for native Linux games, with Debian package information.
- Games list and other resources maintained by the Ubuntu community.
- A listing of games that run on Linux, hosted at icculus.org.
- Games packaged by the playdeb.net team.
- Humble indie bundle (some games are free code with non-free data)
Games for the ?OpenPandora gaming device
Games for the ?OpenMoko smartphones
Gaming distribution for the ?OpenMoko smartphones
- The Fedora gaming spin
Game Development Communities
Allegro Game Developing Community Network
- Resources on games using the allegro library, some working on Linux, some being Free.
- Games using the OpenAL library.
Projects using Lightweight Java Game Library
- Games using the Lightweight Java Game Library.
- Wiki page of games and other projects that use the Ogre engine.
- A list of projects that use Crystal Space.
- Screenshots of games and other projects that use the Irrlicht engine.
A list of games that use SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer).
Game Engines / Libraries
SFML
- Cross platform multimedia library. Similar to SDL but C++ focussed. Bindings are also available for many other languages.
OpenAL
- Cross-platform 3D audio API appropriate for use with gaming applications and many other types of audio applications.
OpenAL Soft
http://kcat.strangesoft.net/openal.html
- OpenAL Soft is an update/replacement to the OpenAL SI library hosted by Creative.
ALURE
http://kcat.strangesoft.net/alure.html
- Utility library to help manage common tasks with OpenAL applications.
OpenAL Links
http://www.openal.org/links.html
- Links to game engines, libraries, bindings, and other resources for OpenAL.
Lightweight Java Game Library
http://www.lwjgl.org/index.php
- Solution aimed directly at professional and amateur Java programmers alike to enable commercial quality games to be written in Java.
Ogre 3D Engine
- OGRE (Object-Oriented Graphics Rendering Engine) is a scene-oriented, flexible 3D engine written in C++ designed to make it easier and more intuitive for developers to produce applications utilising hardware-accelerated 3D graphics.
G3D Engine
http://g3d-cpp.sourceforge.net/
- G3D is a commercial-grade C++ 3D engine available as Open Source (BSD License).
Crystal Space
http://www.crystalspace3d.org/main/Main_Page
- A free cross-platform software development kit for realtime 3D graphics, in particular games.
Irrlicht Engine
http://irrlicht.sourceforge.net/
- An open source high performance realtime 3D engine.
ioquake3
- ioquake3 (or ioq3 for short,) aims to build upon id Software's Quake 3 source code release.
SLUDGE
http://opensludge.sourceforge.net/
- Cross-platform adventure game engine
The Emulator Zone
- Website which is mainly aimed at providing information about console emulators.
3D engine tutorials
http://www.squidoo.com/3D-engine-tutorials
- Side by side comparasion of the major open source engines like Ogre, Crystal Space and Irrlicht
Allegro
- Cross-platform, open source, game programming libraries, primarily for C and C++ developers.
"Sister" Projects
Fedora Project Games Page
OpenSuSE games wish list
The Gentoo Games Project
SuSE game packages
Reverse engineering
Other languages
(French) Jeux Libres point net
(French) Le Bottin des Jeux Linux : 2200 Linux Games with a guide for installation on Debian.
(German) Holarse's OSS games list
(Spanish) LinuxJuegos is probably one of the most important blogs about games in Linux written in Spanish.
(Portuguese) http://www.ubuntugames.org/ - nice matrix of games, split by genre