Games
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This article is a landing page for many of the games (especially open source variants) available in Gentoo's main ebuild repository.
Available software
This is a list of games highlights available in Gentoo. Click on one of the following categories to see more:
- Games/action — action style games available in the Gentoo ebuild repository.
- Games/arcade — arcade style games available in the Gentoo ebuild repository.
- Games/emulation — provides an overview of game emulators available in the ::gentoo ebuild repository.
- Games/engines — provides an overview of game emulators available in the ::gentoo ebuild repository.
- Games/FPS — provides an overview of first person shooter games available in the ::gentoo ebuild repository.
- Games/misc — provides an overview of games that do not fall into other categories that are available in the ::gentoo ebuild repository.
- Games/puzzle — provides an overview of puzzle games available in the ::gentoo ebuild repository.
- Games/roguelike — provides an overview of roguelike games that are available in the ::gentoo ebuild repository.
- Games/RPG — provides an overview of role playing games that are available in the ::gentoo ebuild repository.
- Games/simulation — provides an overview of simulator games that are available in the ::gentoo ebuild repository.
- Games/sports — provides an overview of sports games that are available in the ::gentoo ebuild repository.
- Games/strategy — provides an overview of strategy games that are available in the ::gentoo ebuild repository.
Adding a game to this list
Follow this template (more or less):
- Full name (should be a link to the homepage).
- Brief description (can include a very short form of story introduction).
- What type of game is this? similar games? (gameplay).
- What are the core features? (story? multiplayer?).
- Interesting facts (what engine?).
- Optional packages, tips to get it working, prerequisites (not ebuild deps).
- Screenshot if possible (mind the license).
- Link to the package definition.
- Video-link if possible (e.g. "let's play" on YouTube).
See also
- Project:Games/Ebuild howto (outdated)
- Steam — a video game digital distribution service by Valve.
- Wine — an application compatibility layer that allows Microsoft Windows software to run on Linux and other POSIX-compliant operating systems.