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OpenSolaris Community: Games on OpenSolaris

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Keys used on this site
CC needs compliation. Usually somewhat difficult, may involve editing makefiles.
BIN binary files. Either SPARC/x86.
PKG package. Easy installation with pkgadd, may need dependancies.
BLD Source - requires a build environment.
CSW hosted at blastwave.org, see howto
SFW hosted at sunfreeware.com
HERE hosted here on opensolaris.org
JDS Gnome Games hosted at opensolaris.org
SFE build scripts hosted at sourceforge.net
PMPKG build scripts hosted at openbios.org
EXT hosted elsewhere

Games on OpenSolaris

The OpenSolaris games community is here to,

  • list games that can be played on OpenSolaris.
  • provide extra install instructions when needed.
  • host games that have been packaged for OpenSolaris.
  • host new games that OpenSolaris contributors have written.

"I SMELL A WUMPUS!"

Sections below: Top 5 Games, Top Games by Category, OpenSolaris Downloads, Java Games, New Games!, How you can help.

WARNING! Some of these games are extremely addictive, and will consume hours of your precious free time. Especially dangerous are the "roguelike" games. Don't try to find the Amulet of Yendor in Nethack, don't try to finish ZAngband. You have been warned!.

Tremulous Screenshot
Tremulous - SXCE b63

Top 5 Games

Tremulous A first person shooter featuring two opposing teams - EXT/CC
S.C.O.U.R.G.E Rogue-like game in the fine tradition of NetHack and Moria - SFE/BLD
Wesnoth a fantasy, turn based game - CSW/PKG, EXT/CC
Freeciv multiplayer strategy game to build cities, and armies to attack other players. - EXT/CC, CSW/PKG, SFE/BLD
Sauerbraten Sauerbraten (a.k.a. Cube 2) is a free multiplayer/singleplayer first person shooter, built as a major redesign of the Cube FPS. - SFE/BLD

This list will be updated. See the Full Games List for all the games

Top Games by Category

Action

  • Scorced 3D 3D remake of the Scorched Earth DOS game SFE/BLD
  • Tremulous Network based Shoot'em up EXT/CC
  • PRBoom Doom engine CSW/PKG
  • Quake Quake engine EXT/BIN
  • DoomArena Doom Arena EXT/BIN
  • Wolf3d Wolf3d engine EXT/BIN
  • Heretic Heretic I engine EXT/BIN
  • BZFlag tank game CSW/PKG

RogueLike

  • ZAngband enhanced with worldmap EXT/CC
  • Angband popular enhanced version CSW/PKG
  • nethack find the Amulet of Yendor CSW/PKG

Simulation

  • FlightGear opensource flight sim CSW/PKG
  • GL-117 action flight sim CSW/PKG

Desktop

  • xboing a bricks game CSW/PKG
  • neverball a marble game CSW/PKG

Strategy

  • wesnoth fantasy, turn based CSW/PKG
  • freeciv civilisation EXT/CC, CSW/PKG, SFE/BLD
  • gnuchess a classic CSW/PKG

Emulation

OpenSolaris Downloads

While sites like blastwave and sunfreeware already exist to host packages (including games) a few packages will be available here.

Jake 2 Screenshot
Jake 2 - SXCE b63

Java Games

Whether it's Java applets for browsers, or compiled Java objects, Java Games are great as they work everywhere.

Jake 2 Quake II engine Java port - Requires Joal, Jogl, and OpenAL - EXT/Java
Shisen Japanese board game, which is played with the chinese mahjongg tiles - EXT/Java
Diablo II Screenshot
Diablo II
SXCE b63, Wine 0.9.37

Windows Games on Wine

Yes Windows Games!!!

Some Windows games and applications actually work on x86 based OpenSolaris systems! Give them a try... If your favourite Windows game is not on the list below, then checkout the Wine Application Database for a list of tested Windows Games, plus tips and tricks to enable them to run with Wine.

Diablo II Demo Medieval Adventure Game - EXT/Windows
Call of Duty
United Offensive
WWII Action Game - EXT/Windows
Zuma Deluxe Frog Shooter - EXT/Windows
Bejeweled 2 An Interesting Puzzle Game - EXT/Windows
Captain BubbleBeards Treasure There is a Java version which you can play online. You can also download the full version and run it with Wine. Note: you will have to add '-forcegl' to the command line. - EXT/Windows

 

New Games

Here you'll find new games that OpenSolaris contributors have written.

xpong - the classic pong game written in dtksh (the Desktop Korn shell). screenshot. Written by bgregg.

Ok, xpong will disappear once we have more games to go here.

How you can help

The following are ways people can help out,

  • Send OpenSolaris game info to the mailing list.
  • Package games for OpenSolaris, and submit them to blastwave, SFW or here.
  • Write instructions for installing a game on OpenSolaris.
  • Get involved writing new games!

Packaging games is especially valuable, as they make for easy installations rather than wrestling with a compiler. Be careful to obey all licenses that come with the game (I'm sure that's a given). Games that have been on this site for a while and are widely tested, may be moved to blastwave/sunfreeware as their final destination.

See the todo list for the current list of requests.