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About the licenses
The license information listed for each software applies only to the particular project, and not to any third-party libraries, that the application may integrate in its source tree. Also, the stated license is only applicable to the GNU/Linux version of the program, which can have different licensing under different operating systems (even be proprietary, such as f.lux for Windows).
Terasology
Depends: OpenJDK
License: Apache 2.0 [source]
Source: GitHub
Donate: PayPal, here
Links: Website, Download stable, latest build
Media: Terasology (Minecraft-like open source project) - Boom! - YouTube
0 A.D.
License: Game: GPLv2, Data: CC BY-SA 3.0 [source]
Source: here, or SVN
Donate: Indiegogo, here
Links: Website, Wikipedia, Installation
Media: 0 A.D. Alpha 13 Magadha - New Features - YouTube [more]
Xonotic
License: GPLv2 [source]
Source: here, or Git
Links: Website, Wikipedia, Download, Launcher
Media: Xonotic - Trailer - YouTube
Battle for Wesnoth
License: GPLv2 or later [source]
Source: here, or GitHub
Donate: Flattr
Links: Website, Wikipedia, Installation
Media: The Battle for Wesnoth - Official Trailer - YouTube
FlightGear
License: GPLv2 [source]
Source: here, or Gitorious
Links: Website, Wikipedia, Download
Media: FlightGear 2.10 Promo! - YouTube [more]
Penumbra: Overture
Issues: Requires nvidia-cg-toolkit; only the first game was released as free software
Depends: possibly S3TC
License: Game: GPLv3 [source], Data: EULA[1][2] [source]
Source: GitHub
Buy now: eBay
Links: Website, Wikipedia, Launcher
Media: Penumbra Overture - YouTube
Doom 3
Depends: possibly S3TC
License: Game: GPLv3 [source], Data: EULA[1][2] [source]
Source: GitHub
Buy now: eBay
Links: Wikipedia, Launcher
Media: Doom 3 Trailer
Doom 3 BFG Edition
Issues: Steam for Windows is required to decrypt the game data during installation
Depends: possibly S3TC
License: Game: GPLv3 [source], Data: EULA[1] [source]
Source: GitHub
Buy now: eBay
Links: Website, Wikipedia
Media: Doom 3 BFG Edition - Launch Trailer [more]
Return to Castle Wolfenstein - Single Player
License: Game: GPLv3, Data: EULA[1][2] [source]
Source: Gitorious
Buy now: eBay
Links: Website, Wikipedia, Installation, Launcher
The Dark Mod
Depends: Doom 3[i] *now completely standalone!*, S3TC
License: Game: GPLv3, Data: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0[1] [source]
Source: here, or SVN
Links: Website, Wikipedia, Download the Mod, Missions
Media: The Dark Mod 2.0 Standalone Trailer - YouTube
ResidualVM
License: GPLv2 [source]
Source: here, or GitHub
Buy now: Grim Fandango
Links: Website, Wikipedia, Download, Demos
GemRB
License: GPLv2 [source]
Source: here, or GitHub
Buy now: Baldur's Gate series, Icewind Dale series, Planescape: Torment
Links: Website, Installation, BG2 Demo
ScummVM
License: GPLv2 [source]
Source: here, or GitHub
Donate: PayPal
Buy now: Toonstruck, Broken Sword series, Monkey Island series
Links: Website, Wikipedia, Download, Demos, Full games, Enhanced soundtracks, Tools, Play
Katawa Shoujo
License: Engine: MIT/Expat [source], Data: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0[1] [source]
Source: Engine: here, or GitHub Data: The source code is not officially available, but since the game is written using Ren'Py, there are various tools available for decoding the special formats, that comes with the game.
Links: Website, Wikipedia, Download, Launcher
Fish Fillets
License: GPLv2 [source]
Source: here, or CVS
Links: Website, Wikipedia, Installation
Ortho Robot
Depends: LÖVE
License: Engine: zlib/libpng [source], Data: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0[1] [source]
Source: Engine: Bitbucket Data: here[3]
Donate: Flattr, PayPal
Links: Website, Download, Launcher
Media: Ortho Robot - YouTube
Minetest
License: Code: LGPLv2.1, Data: CC BY-SA 3.0 [source]
Source: GitHub(+game)
Donate: here
Links: Website, Installation
Brutal Doom
Depends: Zandronum
License: Engine: modified Sleepycat[i] [source], Data: not specified[1]
Source: Engine: Bitbucket Data: The source code is not officially available, but the binary can be easily decompressed to its source form, and there are tools available to decode the remaining files.
Donate: PayPal
Links: ModDB, Wikia, Download, Doom Shareware IWAD download
Media: Brutal Doom Version 0.17 Trailer - YouTube
PlayOnLinux
License: GPLv3 [source]
Source: here, or GitHub [3]
Donate: here (you can donate to the Wine project here)
Links: Website, Wikipedia, Installation
Dolphin-emu
License: GPLv2 [source]
Source: Google Code
Links: Website, Wikipedia, Installation
PCSX2
Issues: A PlayStation 2 BIOS dump (non-free blob!) is required in order to run the games. This is legally obtainable only if you own the device.
License: GPLv3 [source]
Source: here, or Google Code
Donate: here
Links: Website, Wikipedia, Download (32-bit only)
Media: YouTube channel
PCSX-Reloaded
License: GPLv2 [source]
Source: here, or CodePlex
Links: Website, Wikipedia, Installation
DOSBox
License: GPLv2 [source]
Source: here, or SVN
Donate: PayPal, PayPal (encrypted), PayPal (SourceForge)
Links: Website, Wikipedia, Installation
JDownloader
Depends: OpenJDK (an older version is automatically installed)
License: GPLv3[i] [source] + closed-source parts[i]
Source: SVN
Donate: Flattr
Links: Website, Wikipedia, Installation
SMTube (SMPlayer YouTube Browser)
License: GPLv2 [source]
Source: here
Donate: PayPal, Bitcoin
Links: Website, Installation
DeaDBeeF
License: GPLv2 [source]
Source: here, or Git
Donate: here
Links: Website, Installation
PeerGuardian Linux
License: GPLv3 [source]
Source: here, or Git
Links: SourceForge, Wikipedia, Installation
MKVToolNix
License: GPLv2 [source]
Source: here, or GitHub
Donate: PayPal, Flattr
Links: Website, Installation
Jupiter
License: GPLv2 [source]
Source: here, or SVN
Links: Website, Installation
Profile-sync-daemon
License: MIT/Expat [source]
Source: GitHub
Links: GitHub, Installation
f.lux
License: MIT/Expat [source]
Source: GitHub
Links: Website, Wikipedia, Installation
libdvdcss
License: GPLv2 [source]
Source: here, or Git
Donate: here
Links: Website, Wikipedia, Installation
Prey
License: GPLv3 [source]
Source: here, or GitHub(+modules) [3]
Links: Website, Wikipedia, Installation
Footnotes
- Not free (data files does not need to be free)
- The original files can be downloaded here
- The source and the binaries are the same
