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4 Open Source Linux Games to play this weekend 05/20/12

With the new year fast approaching, I thought I would put together a list of the best games to play on Linux in 2012.

Specifically I have played these games on Ubuntu, but they should run without trouble on any Linux system.

1) MegaGlest

A fantastic game for Ubuntu a few years ago was called Glest. In 2009, development sadly stopped but the sword was taken up again in 2010 by Titus Tscharntke and was renamed Mega Glest.

Mega Glest is an Online Real Time Strategy Game where up to 8 people can fight against each other by sontrolling different armies such as Romans or Persians.

For me Mega Glest is pushing the boundaries of Linux gameplay and is probably the most impressive game I have seen on the platform. This is not a simple game and the graphics and sound are excellent so you will need decent hardware to play it on.

The latest version just came out in December 2011 and is also available for Windows. You can download it here.

Frozen Bubble

After the seriousness of Mega Glest, what could be nicer than a little penguin trying to match colored balls together? Enter Frozen Bubble!

It’s an oldy, but a goodie. Frozen Bubble will run on any hardware, takes approximately 3 seconds to work out how to play and gives hours of fun. And it has soundtrack music that makes you think of driving through California in a convertible…

Super easy to install. Just open a terminal and type:

<code> sudo apt-get install frozen-bubble</code>

put in your password and then you’ll find it grouped in your games applications.

BygFoot Football Manager

Bygfoot is almost a cliche of open source gaming. It looks like one of those very early football management games that you used to play on the ZX spectrum 20 years ago, but thanks to the amazing dedication of the team behind it, it offers a bewildering amount of gameplay and details. Ever wanted to manage in the Peruvian 3rd devision? Now your dreams can come true.

Watch out Sir Alex…

To install, just get dressed in a trench-coat, open a terminal and type:

<code> sudo apt-get install bygfoot</code>

Pingus

A lemmings clone for Linux (as well as Windows), Pingus has been responsible for a severe drop in productivity for it’s many players for a number of years.

I think this game first came out in the early 1800’s but it is still going strong with new updates and versions coming out frequently throughout 2011.

Pingus is fun, plays on any hardware and reveals the real causes of global warming.

Install it by opening a terminal and typing:

<code> sudo apt-get install pingus</code>