Free Engine, Proprietary Content
| Title | First Release | Last Update | Genre | Engine License | Content License | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abuse | 1995 | 2011 | Shoot 'em up | Public domain | Public domain and Proprietary* | Game source code was released as public domain along with the shareware-released media files. *Only shareware data, excluding the sound effects, is in the public domain; the rest is proprietary. |
| Arx Fatalis | 2002 | 2011 | RPG | GPL | Proprietary | The design of Arx Fatalis was heavily influenced by Ultima Underworld. Game source released on January 14, 2011. |
| Aleph One | 2000 | 2012 | FPS | GPL | Proprietary | Based on the source code for Marathon 2: Durandal. |
| Aquaria | 2010 | 2010 | Action-adventure | GPL | Proprietary | Open sourced with Humble Indie Bundle. |
| AssaultCube | 2006 | 2010 | FPS | zlib | CC-AT-NC-SA | A lightweight online FPS (45-50MB package), with a built-in map maker and capable of being played with a 56k connection. |
| C-evo | 1999 | 2008 | TBТ, 4X | Public domain | Proprietary | Inspired by Sid Meier's Civilization. |
| Chromium B.S.U. | 2000 | 2010 | Arcade | Artistic | Artistic | A fast paced, arcade-style, top-scrolling space shooter |
| CodeRED: Alien Arena | 2004 | 2011 | FPS | GPL | Proprietary | |
| CorsixTH | 2009 | 2011 | Business Sim | MIT | Proprietary (original game data) | An open source clone of Theme Hospital |
| Cube | 2002 | 2005 | FPS | zlib | Proprietary | Deathmatch style multiplayer gameplay with map editing. |
| Cube 2: Sauerbraten | 2004 | 2010 | FPS | zlib | Proprietary | Deathmatch style multiplayer gameplay with map editing. |
| Doom | 1993 | FPS | GPL | Proprietary | Game source released on 1997, placed under GPL on 1999. | |
| Doom 3 | 2004 | FPS | GPL | Proprietary | Game source released on November 22, 2011 | |
| Duke Nukem 3D | 1996 | FPS | GPL | Proprietary | Game source released on April 1, 2003. | |
| Dune Legacy | 2003 | 2011 | Real-time strategy | GPL | proprietary | modern clone of Dune II which uses data files from the original game. New features include multiple unit selection/control, high resolution support, multiplayer gaming, improved GUI. |
| FreeSpace 2 Source Code Project | 1999 | Space Sim | Noncommercial/
Proprietary |
Proprietary | Game source released on April 25, 2002. | |
| Frogatto & Friends | 2010 | 2011 | Platformer | GPL | Proprietary | Initially for Windows, Linux, and Mac; hold and toss enemies, swim, talk; scripting language included. |
| Gish | 2010 | 2010 | Action | GPL | Proprietary | Open sourced with Humble Indie Bundle. |
| Heretic | 1994 | FPS | GPLv2 | Proprietary | Game source released on 1999, put under GPL on September 4, 2008. | |
| Hexen | 1996 | FPS | GPLv2 | Proprietary | Game source released on 1999, put under GPL on September 4, 2008. | |
| Hexen II | 1997 | FPS | GPL | Proprietary | Game source released 2000. | |
| Katawa Shoujo | 2012 | 2012 | Visual Novel | MIT license | CC-BY-NC-ND | A visual novel. |
| Lugaru | 2005 | 2010 | Action-adventure game | GPLv2 | Proprietary | Open sourced with Humble Indie Bundle. |
| M.A.X.Gold | 2005 | 2011 | TBS | GPL | Proprietary | Remake of M.A.X. |
| Myst Online: Uru Live | 2007 | 2012 | MMORPG | GPLv3 | Proprietary | |
| NXEngine | 2010 | 2012 | Shoot 'em up | GPLv3 | Freeware | Open source clone / engine for Doukutsu Monogatari (Cave Story) that depends on the original game data. |
| OpenDune | 2009 | 2011 | Real-time strategy | GPLv2 | proprietary | Re-creation of Dune II that still depends on the original game files. |
| OpenRA | 2007 | 2012 | Real-time strategy | GPLv2 | Freeware | Real Time Strategy game engine supporting early Westwood games like Command & Conquer and Command & Conquer: Red Alert. |
| OpenTyrian | 2007 | 2009 | Scrolling shooter | GPLv2 | The OpenTyrian team ported the closed-source Pascal code of Tyrian to C with permission of Jason Emery. | |
| Penumbra: Overture | 2007 | 2009 | Survival horror with FPS aspects | GPL | Proprietary | Developed by Swedish developer Frictional Games, the game blends the genres of survival horror, first-person shooter, and adventure. Open sourced with Humble Indie Bundle. |
| Planeshift | 2001 | 2012 | MMORPG | GPL | Proprietary | Free to play MMORPG |
| Prince of Persia | 1989 | 2012 | Cinematic platformer | Proprietary | Proprietary | Apple II source code was long-thought-lost, but was found again and released in 2012. |
| Project: Starfighter | 2001 | 2008 | Shoot 'em up | GPL | Proprietary | |
| Pushover | 1992 | 2008 | Puzzle | GPLv3 | Proprietary | |
| Quake | 1996 | FPS | GPL | Proprietary | Game source released on 1999. | |
| Quake II | 1997 | FPS | GPL | Proprietary | Game source released on December 21, 2001. | |
| Quake III Arena | 1999 | FPS | GPL | Proprietary | Game source released on August 19, 2005. | |
| Revenge of the Titans | 2010 | 2011 | Tower Defense, RTS | Custom all-permissive | Proprietary | Java based game. |
| Racer | 2003 | 2011 (Proprietary) | Sim Racing | GPL / Proprietary |
GPL / Proprietary |
Only source code of 0.5 version is available, all other releases are closed source. |
| Rise of the Triad | 1995 | 1995 | FPS | GPL | Proprietary | Game source released on December 20, 2002. |
| Shadow Warrior | 1997 | FPS | GPL | Proprietary | Game source released on April 1, 2005. | |
| Seven Kingdoms | 1996 | 2011 | RTS | GPL | GPL and Proprietary* | Source code released in November, 2008. *Music is proprietary |
| Seven Kingdoms II | 1999 | ???? | RTS | GPL | Proprietary | Source code released in August, 2009. |
| Simutrans | 1997 | 2012 | Business Sim | Artistic | Similar to Transport Tycoon and its open source clone, OpenTTD. The player must build a profitable transportation system. | |
| Smokin' Guns | 2009 | 2010 | FPS | GPLv2 | Proprietary | Western-themed first-person shooter using the ioquake3 engine. |
| Spring | 2005 | 2011 | RTS | GPL | Spring is a 3D engine for many RTS games. It also runs several Total Annihilation mods. | |
| StepMania | 2005(?) | Rhythm game | MIT | A DDR clone, the player must hit buttons or keys in time with the music. | ||
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein | 2001 | FPS | GPL | Proprietary | ||
| Steel Storm: Episode I | 2010 | 2010 | Action | GPLv2 | Proprietary | An indie top-down arcade shooter with single-player, deathmatch, and co-op. |
| Thousand Parsec | 2002 | 2009 | TBS | GPL, LGPL | Framework for turn based space empire building games. | |
| TORCS | Racing | GPL | ||||
| The Ur-Quan Masters | 2002 | 2011 | Action RPG | GPL | Cc-by-nc-sa | Open Source port of Star Control II based on the GPL-released 3DO source code. |
| Urban Terror | 2000 | 2011 | FPS | GPL | Proprietary | Multiplayer tactical shooter based on the id tech 3 engine. |
| Vdrift | 2011 | Racing | GPL | |||
| Warsow | 2005 | 2012 | FPS | GPL | Proprietary | |
| Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory | 2003 | 2003 | FPS | GPLv3 | Proprietary | Game source released on August 12, 2010. |
| World of Padman | 2007 | 2008 | FPS | GPL | Proprietary | Originally a Quake 3 modification. Became stand-alone in 2007, now runs on ioquake3. |
| Xbattle | 1991 | 1996 | RTS | Custom copyleft | ||
| XEvil | 1994 | 2003 | Platformer | GPL | Fast paced side-scrolling action game. |
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