Cortex Command is a mess, but in a good way. This bizarrely entertaining strategy blend has been undergoing continuous development since the early 2000s, having had its first main release in 2012. Seven years later, its creators decided it’s time to let the community have a say. Just one day ago developer Data Realms announced on the game’s Steam page it was freeing the game’s … Continue reading Cortex Command releases code under the AGPL v3
FS-UAE is one of the newest Commodore Amiga emulators on the scene, and perhaps the only true multiplatform emulation project for the system still in development. It has had astounding progress since it was originally released in 2011, and last week it announced the release of version 3.0. The changes in the newest release are many and varied, so feel free to check the full … Continue reading Amiga para siempre: FS-UAE Amiga emulator hits version 3.0
For the first time I heard of Vegan on a Desert Island I assumed it was some kind of bad joke, and frankly this impression lasted with me for a while. However, through some amazing persistence and determination from the developers, this upcoming title is slowly capturing the hearts of the libre development community through sheer charm and wits. Determination might really be the key … Continue reading Vegan on a Desert Island wants to become an ironic masterpiece
It has been a while since we last spoke of KeeperRL. The hybrid blend of dungeon building sim with roguelike features seems to be doing rather well, with a growing community and regular progress updates. The latest alpha has just been released, and this time it has a flavor for modding. Aside from the regular bugfixing and gameplay improvements, this build adds upgraded mod support … Continue reading Keeping up with KeeperRL: alpha 28 released, improves mod support
With city builder games climbing back into popularity, it was about time for a serious libre project to tackle the genre once again. After many years of abandoned efforts, it is now the turn of Cytopia to try to scratch that itch. The project had its inception in 2018, when now lead developer JimmySnails announced in a forum post the intention of creating an engine … Continue reading Let’s keep an eye out for Cytopia
The hide-and-seek simulator The Dark Mod (TDM) has had a new release as of last week. For those who don’t remember, TDM is a Doom 3 mod-gone-standalone that aims to recreate a similar game experience to that of Looking Glass Studio’s Thief series. It is known amongst both stealth game aficionados and free software enthusiasts as a project of exceptional quality, with a dedicated community … Continue reading Out in the shadows: Dark Mod 2.07 released
Some of you might remember previous coverage of Solarus, the Free Software Zelda-like ARPG engine that comes with its own complete game creation suite and a pretty impressive palette of Zelda fan games already available under its wing. As of last December, version 1.6 has been released, and while the changes under the hood are too many to number (check the full announcement and changelog … Continue reading Solarus 1.6 is out, progress on Ocean’s Heart
Lasers, rockets, shields, health regeneration, pixels. You know. The good stuff. Just nicely packaged with levels of just the right duration and hardness, persistent upgrades, shaders, reverb… Two buttons are enough to play, since that was one of the themes of Ludum Dare #34, in which the game came #74 among 1638 jam entries. Super Space Invader Review Supser Space Invader was made with LÖVE (v0.9) and thus … Continue reading Best Open Source Top-Down Space Shooter : Super Space Invader
Many of us know Space Station 13 as “that awesome game I never played”. Along with games like Dorf Fortress it stands as one of the pinnacles of the gameplay philosophy of fun through massive amounts of diversity. Originally developed in one of the most broken and unupdated platforms ever imaginable, BYOND, fans of the game have been trying to develop a standalone remake of … Continue reading Space Station 13 remake liberated!
Galaxy Forces is an open-source moon lander shooter single-/multiplayer game hosted on SourceForge, it is nearly finished. It is unique of its kind in offering global hiscores and achievements. Replays and AI enemies also available. Try it. It plays on Win, Mac and Linux. Continue reading Galaxy Forces: Moon Lander Action!
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