Why isn't There a open-source (project) game?
3 pointsby triilman10 hours ago4 comments
  • daemonologist9 hours ago
    There are many open-source games. There are few large-scale high-polish open source games because it's difficult to build a business model around that. Unlike non-game software, games are ~exclusively consumer-facing, so you can't sell support or use them as a loss leader, and they're standalone applications that are difficult to monetize with online features or to use as the core of a closed-source commercial product.

    That said, there are still lots of great projects out there (some of which have even had commercial success), for example:

    - https://github.com/a327ex/SNKRX

    - https://github.com/beyond-all-reason/Beyond-All-Reason

    - https://github.com/endless-sky/endless-sky

    - https://github.com/Anuken/Mindustry

  • chiffaa3 hours ago
    osu! is probably the longest running financially successful game with a fully FOSS modern core (though a proprietary legacy core). And there are many other smaller projects that have seen plenty of success. There are also a lot of mods that run as FOSS projects on top of proprietary games. So yeah, there are some projects to look into
  • jethronethro10 hours ago
    Can you be a bit more specific/add a few more details?
    • triilman7 hours ago
      I think this is just stupid question, but I wonder in FOSS there is no game project that created from active community for alternative of another game. When we face a problem like paid software or problematic software that steal our data, the community will make the alterative for us but it is less possible for game generally.
  • sieadevan hour ago
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