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Though ubiquotous piracy has made almost all games free for us...i was curious if the open source walas have developed some games as well...here is what i found on the net....if you have played any open source games please share...
#1 Secret Maryo Chronicles
Taking inspiration from a certain classic sidescroller of yesteryear, Secret Maryo Chronicles (SMC) is a captivating 2 dimensional platformer. Gorgeous graphics and interesting levels make for a refreshing take on Super Mario. Yes, physics feel a little different to Super Mario but one gets used to it fairly quickly. SMC comes with an in-game editor - hit F8 to insert a graphic, a sprite or change player starting position - and a large number of different levels and worlds. SMC is a highly polished game and is a blast to play especially for younger players.
Powerups
There are some very cool powerups available to the player. The classic red mushroom makes Maryo bigger, a fireplant grants fireball shooting ability, blue mushroom lets Maryo shoot iceballs and ghost mushroom makes Maryo hidden to enemies. There are other powerups and secrets for you to discover.
Download: http://www.secretmaryo.org/
#2 UFO: Alien Invasion
This is a real-time turn-based strategy game based on the classic X-COM series and in particular X-COM: UFO Defense. The game has two modes of playing: Geoscape and Tactical. In Geoscape mode the user conducts research, collects intelligence, build bases and buys weapons and technology needed to gain an upper hand against alien scum. In tactical mode the player commands a team of soldiers in a fight for their life. The game is built on a modified Quake II engine.
Multiplayer
UFO: Alien Invasion can be played via LAN or Internet. Up to six players can face off against each other playing as humans or aliens.
Download:http://ufoai.sourceforge.net/
#3 FreeCiv
Say goodbye to your social life, weekends and sleep. This is the remake of one of the most addictive and critically acclaimed series. Freeciv supports three rulesets (default Freeciv, Civilization 1 and Civilization 2) and a mind boggling array of different features, tweaks and options. If that's not enough you can download mudpacks or create your own nationsets, rulesets, tilesets and so on. A map and scenario editor called Civworld is also available as a download. Freeciv supports up to 30 players and LAN/Internet play. This is one game we will still be playing in 20 years time.
Languages
Freeciv has been translated into an astounding 29 different languages including: Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chech, Danish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Japanese, Russian, Spanish and so on. Grab a copy in your language today!
Download:http://freeciv.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page
#4 Alien Arena
Alien Arena is an excellent first person shooter that feels like an illegitimate child of Unreal Tournament and Quake III. The action is appropriately frantic, fast and fun. The game contains a single player campaign but it's the multiplayer that'll keep your attention. The game is more popular in the US and UK but we were able to find a couple of servers in Australia such as the one hosted by Internode. The game contains over 30 maps, 11 player characters, a bunch of mutators and 9 weapons. Similar to UT and Quake there are various game modes including standard deathmatch, team deathmatch, capture the flag, cattle prod, deathball and assault.
Weapons
So what kind of weapons do you get? Well, there is the blaster, violator, rocket launcher, alien smartgun, chaingun, flame thrower, alien disruptor, alien beamgun and alien vaporizer. All weapons can alt-fire too. Fun for the whole family.
Download: http://red.planetarena.org/
#5 The Battle for Wesnoth
The Battle for Wesnoth is an action oriented turn-based strategy game. This isn't Freeciv - the gameplay and the ruleset are simpler - but it's still heaps of fun. In fact, some players will prefer this over Freeciv due to its accessibility. The game is set in a fantasy environment with 16 races and 6 factions. There are over 200 units which yield different types of weapons and abilities. The current stable version of Battle for Wesnoth contains six campaigns with the development version containing further seven. The game supports online play for you to challenge up to 8 of your friends.
Races
There are six major races available to the player. These include humans, elves, orcs, dwarves, undead and drakes. As the game progresses, the player can ally with other races such saurians, merfolk, nagas, ogres, trolls and woses.
Download:http://www.wesnoth.org/
