100 Best Free and High Quality Linux Games, Chapter 9.

81. Xonotic

Xonotic is a first-person shooter video game. It is cross-platform, free and open source software. It is a fork of Nexuiz, and is based on the DarkPlaces engine, a heavily modified version of the Quake engine.

Genre: Action, First person shooter
License: Free/Open source
Cost: Free
Website: http://www.xonotic.org/

82. Red Eclipse

Red Eclipse is a Free and Open Source game, using SDL and OpenGL which allows it to be ported to many platforms. The game is a single-player and multi-player first-person ego-shooter, built as a total conversion of Cube Engine 2, which lends itself toward a balanced gameplay, completely at the control of map makers, while maintaining a general theme of agility in a variety of environments.

Genre: Action, First person shooter
License: Free/Open source
Cost: Free
Website: http://www.redeclipse.net/

83. Legends

Legends is a fast-paced first-person-perspective online multiplayer game released as freeware (software license). The game is designed to take advantage of the beautiful environments available from the Torque engine it is based on, while still offering the breakneck pacing and variety of styles available from such classics as Quake and Tribes.
Gameplay is not the strafe-strafe-jump-strafe-shoot-strafe-run-like-hell style a lot of games espouse; the addition of a jetpack adds a third dimension of mobility that makes skill, forethought, and restraint necessities to winning.

Genre: Action, First person shooter
License: Proprietary/Closed Source
Cost: Free
Website: http://www.legendsthegame.net/

84. World of Padman

World of Padman is an open source first-person shooter computer game available in both English and German. Originally it was a modification for the game QUAKE III Arena titled PadMod created in the year 2004. After the source code for Quake III Arena was released, the game became standalone. The idea is based on the Padman comic strip for the magazine PlayStation Games created by the professional cartoon artist Andreas 'ENTE' (German for "Duck") Endres, who is also the man who made many of the maps included with the game in 1998. The current version runs on an enhanced version of the ioquake3 engine, which is based on the Quake III Arena engine. Most of the maps in the game are lilliput style, and have a commercial-quality level of graphic complexity.

Genre: Action, First person shooter
License: Free/Open source
Cost: Free
Website: http://www.worldofpadman.com/

85. Tremulous

Tremulous is a free and open source team-based first-person shooter with real-time strategy elements. The game features two opposing teams: humans and aliens. Each team must attack the enemy's base and team members, while defending their own base. The game has been downloaded over 2,000,000 times and was voted Player's Choice Standalone Game of the Year in Mod Database's Mod of the Year 2006 competition.

Genre: Action, Strategy, First person shooter, Real-time
License: Free/Open source
Cost: Free
Website: http://tremulous.net/

86. Warsow

Warsow is a completely free fastpaced first-person shooter (FPS) set in a futuristic cartoon-like world for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.

Genre: Action, First person shooter
License: Proprietary/Closed Source
Cost: Free
Website: http://www.warsow.net/

87. Open Arena

OpenArena is a free network enabled multiplayer first person shooter based on the ioquake3 fork of the id tech 3 engine. It features many game types including the traditional deathmatch and sports a varied cast of sadistic characters. Due to violent and occasional racy content it is probably unsuitable for children under the age of 17.

Genre: Action, First person shooter
License: Free/Open source
Cost: Free
Website: http://www.openarena.ws/smfnews.php

88. ZEQ2 Lite

ZEQ2-Lite is an open-sourced and mod expandable project based on a highly modified ioQuake3 engine foundation and features many true-to-reference DBZ visuals and mechanics. Additionally, there exists a custom from-scratch particle system as well an extended number of configuration files that can be used to control character skills (visually & mechanically), world particle effects, forms / transformations / tiers, music playlists, and other aspects. This attribute makes the project more than simply another DBZ modification as strong capabilities exist for user mod creation exists without need for actual programming.

Genre: Action, Third person
License: Free/Open source
Cost: Free
Website: http://zeq2.com/lite/

89. Zero Ballistics

Zero Ballistics is a unique blend of first person shooter and tank combat, focusing on multiplayer gaming exclusively. Set in lush alpine environments covering all seasons, playing Zero Ballistics is as thrilling as it is relaxing.

Genre: Action, Shoot/Beat 'em up
License: Free/Open source
Cost: Free
Website: http://www.zeroballistics.com/

90. Q3Rally

Q3Rally is a car driving and car combat Modification for OpenArena.

Genre: Action, Driving
License: Free/Open source
Cost: Free
Website: http://www.q3rally.com/

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