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Americas Army
Category - FPS
Requires 3D/Video - Yes
Free? - as in price and free download.
Dem0? -
Platform - x86

Website - http://www.americasarmy.com


Battle for Wesnoth
Category - Turn Based Strategy
Requires 3D/Video - No
Free? - GPL baby.
Dem0? -
Platform - Source Available
Notes - install this by using synaptic or apt-get snagging the 'wesnoth' packages, make sure you enable universe.

Website - http://www.wesnoth.org/


Blob Wars: Metal Blob Solid
Category - Side Scrolling adventure game
Requires 3D/Video - Cutscenes are raytraced, rest is 2D
Free? - As far as I can tell, GPL
Dem0? -
Platform - x86, PPC, Source

Website - http://www.parallelrealities.co.uk/blobWars.php


Cube
* Single/Multiplayer FPS
Requires 3D/Video - Yes
* Non-GPL Compatable License(however source is available, and it is free)
* Description:

* Website - http://wouter.fov120.com/cube/


Dark Oberon
Category - RTS
Free? - GPL
dem0? -
Platform - Source

Website - dark-oberon.sourceforge.net/

Darwinia
Category - Real Time Strategy
Requires 3D/Video - Yes
Free? - No
Demo - yes
Platform - Linux, Windows, OS X

Website: http://www.darwinia.co.uk/


Dominions 2
Category: - Strategy
Requires: - 3D/Video and SDL libraries
Free? - Nope, cost ~$40 depends which online store you buy it.
Demo? - Yes, limited to turn 40 and magic tech tree 4 in every paths.
Platform - x86, win, mac.
Singleplayer: - Yes
Multiplayer: - Yes, up to 16 players - Server hosting, lan or E-mail.

Websites: - demo(http://www.shrapnelgames.com/Illwinter/d2/6.htm), websites(http://www.illwinter.com/), d2Board(http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/thr...t=&Board=UBB74), d2gameServer(https://www.mosehansen.dk/cgi-bin/dom2.pl), sunrays virtual library(http://www.freewebs.com/dominions2/), list links and fansites(http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/thr...b=5&o=&fpart=1


Doom3
Category - FPS
Requires 3D/Video - Yes
Free? - you must pay for this game.
Dem0? - yep.
Platform - x86

Website - http://www.doom3.com/
Linux Howto - http://zerowing.idsoftware.com/linux/doom/


Equake
Category - FPS
Requires 3D/Video - Yes, but you dont have to
Free? - GPL source, textures under shareware license
dem0? -
Platform - x86

website: http://equake.quakeworld.nu/


Eternal Lands
Category - MMORPG
Requires 3D/Video - Yes
Free? - As in beer, sources availible
dem0? - nope
Platform - x86

website: http://www.eternal-lands.com/

Fish Fillets
* Puzzle
* GPL
* Requires 3D Video? - No
* OS - Source avail
*
* Website - http://fillets.sourceforge.net/



Flightgear
* Flight simulator
* GPL licence
Requires 3D/Video - Yes

* website - http://www.flightgear.org

Free Civilization
Category - Strategy
Requires 3D/Video - No
Free? - GPL, baby.
Dem0? - Just get the full version!
OS Platform - Source, Amiga, BSD, Linux, Macintosh, Windows

Website - http://www.freeciv.org/


Invasion - Battle of Survival
Category - real-time strategy
Requires 3D/Video - No
Free? - GPL
Platform -

Website - http://bos.seul.org/index.shtml


Gate88
Category - Space Strategy
Requires 3D/Video - Yes
Free? - As in beer, not speech
Dem0? -
OS Platform - Windows, GNU/Linux

Website - http://www.queasygames.com/gate88/


GL-117
Category - Flight Combat Sim
Requires 3D/Video - Yes
Free? - GPL
Platform - x86

Installation Instructions:

* Add universe repository. Instructions at UbuntuGuide.org
* Refresh apt-get
Code:

sudo apt-get update

* Install
Code:

sudo apt-get install gl-117

Website - http://www.heptargon.de/


Glest
Category - Real Time Strategy
Requires 3D/Video - Yes
Free? - GPL, baby.
Dem0? -
OS Platform - Windows, GNU/Linux

Website - http://www.glest.org/


Nexuiz
Category - FPS
Requires 3D/Video - Yes
Free? - GPL, Baby!
Dem0? - GNU/Linux, Win32, Mac
Platform - sources available

Website - http://www.nexuiz.com


Neverball
Category - Puzzle Game
Requires 3D/Video - Yes
Free? - GPL, baby.

website - http://icculus.org/neverball/


Neverwinter Nights, SOU, HOTUD
Category - Roleplaying, Fantasy
Requires 3D/Video - Yes
Free? - you must pay for this game.
Dem0? - win only
Platform - x86

Website - http://nwn.bioware.com
Linux Howto - http://ldots.org/nwn/ - http://icculus.org/~ravage/nwn/


Pingus
* Lemmings clone
* GPL licence
Requires 3D/Video - No

* Website - http://pingus.seul.org/


Planeshift
Category - MMORPG
Requires 3D/Video - Yes
Free? - some sources GPL, art is Planeshift License, free as in beer too.
Dem0? -
Platform - x86

Website - http://www.planeshift.it


Quake 3 Arena
Category - FPS
Requires 3D/Video - Yes
Free? - gotta but this one. GPL version soon.
Dem0? - yep
Platform - x86

Website - http://www.idsoftware.com/games/quake/quake3-arena/


Racer
Category - Racing
Requires 3D/Video - Yes
Free? - The author makes the source avail, it is free as in freedom, non-GPL.
Dem0? -
Platform - x86, AMD64, PPC

Website - http://www.racer.nl/


Return To Castle Wolfenstein
Category - FPS
Requires 3D/Video - Yes
Free? - no.
dem0? - yes
Platform - x86

Website - www.castlewolfenstein.com or try ftp.idsoftware.com


Savage : The Battle for Newerth
Category - FPS/Real Time Strategy
Requires 3D/Video - Yes
Free? - ~$30 or <$20 for a license (keycode) using the demo.
Dem0? - Yes.
Platform - x86

Website - http://www.s2games.com/savage/index.html

S.C.O.U.R.G.E. - Heros of Lesser Renown
Category: - Hack and Slash
Requires: - 3D/Video
Free? - GPL baby!
Demo? - tis freedom.
Platform - any
Singleplayer: - Yes
Multiplayer: -



Simutrans
* Transport and economic simulator
* Freeware but not open source
Requires 3D/Video - No

* Website - http://www.simutrans.de/

Supertux
Category: - Mario Brothers Clone
Requires: - SDL, OpenGL
Free? - GPL baby!
Demo? - tis freedom.
Platform - any
Singleplayer: - Yes
Multiplayer: - no

Websites: - http://supertux.berlios.de/

The Mana World
Category - MMORPG
Requires 3D/Video - No
Free? - GPL baby.
Dem0? -
Platform - x86, AMD64, PPC

Website - http://themanaworld.org

Tux Racer
Category - Racing
Requires 3D/Video - Yes
Free? - GPL baby.
Dem0? -
Platform - x86, AMD64, PPC

Website - http://tuxracer.sourceforge.net


Unreal Tournament Series(UT GOTY, UT2003, UT2004)
Category - FPS
Requires 3D/Video - Yes
Free? - you must pay for this game.
Dem0? - yep.
Platform - x86, AMD64

Website - http://www.unrealtournament.com
UTGOTY Install - http://www.princessleia.com/UT.html OR http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=18348
UT Operation Napauli Installer - http://icculus.org/~ravage/unreal/napali/
UT Bonus Pack - http://www.tucows.iinet.net/games/unreal/ut/linux/
UT GOLD - http://icculus.org/~ravage/unreal/unrealgold/
UT 2003 Packs & patches - http://icculus.org/~ravage/ut2003/ http://0day.icculus.org/ut2003/
UT 2004 ECE, latest patches & demo - http://0day.icculus.org/ut2004/

UT 2004 mods -w installers - http://liflg.org/?catid=6&gameid=17

Vega Strike
Category - spaceflight simulator
Requires 3D/Video - Yes
Free? - GPL baby.
dem0? - its already free.
Platform - x86

website - http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net


Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
Category - FPS
Requires 3D/Video - Yes
Free? - source code released, unsure of license. free as in cost and download.
dem0? - its already free.
Platform - x86

Website - http://enemy-territory.4players.de:1041/ http://www.splashdamage.com/

Wormux
Category - Strategy
Requires 3D/Video - no
Free? - GPL
dem0? - its already free.
Platform - x86, anyone can build from source

Website - http://www.wormux.org/en/


ZSNES
Category - Console emulator.
Requires 3D/Video - No
Free? - Yep.
Demo? - N/A
Platform - x86, AMD64, PPC

Website - http://www.zsnes.com/