Software Map

glChess is a 2D/3D chess interface for the GNOME desktop. It is designed to be used by both beginner and experienced players. Games can be played between a combination of local players and CECP compliant artificial intelligences.

FreeCol is a turn-based strategy game based on the old game Colonization, and similar to Civilization. The objective of the game is to create an independent nation. You start with just a few colonists and a strong dependency on your home country. You can fight a War of Independence after building colonies, trading goods, fighting off rival European powers, and encouraging the rising rebel sentiment.

FakeNES is a portable, Open Source NES emulator that is written mostly in C, and uses the Allegro library for cross-platform capabilities. The officially supported platforms are DOS, Windows 9x/2k/Me/XP, Linux, FreeBSD, QNX, BeOS, and Mac OS X.

poker-network includes a poker server, a client library, an abstract user interface library, and a client based on it. The server deals the cards and checks the user actions using a poker game engine (poker-engine). It listens on a TCP/IP port and understands its own specific protocol. The persistent information is stored in a MySQL database. The client library implements the poker-network protocol for the client. The abstract user interface library provides a framework based on the client library and suited to implement a user friendly client.

PennMUSH is a MUD server that is often used for running social or role-playing games, with an extensive internal programming language. It runs on Unix systems, Windows, and MacOS.

Java Classic RPG is an RPG framework, engine, and game that uses OpenGL, a challenging AI, huge territories, and classic pen-and-paper turn-based combat. It is in the tradition of games like Wizardry 7 and EOB, but incorporates innovations made possible by modern computing technology. The framework and engine feature a self-containing, playable, algorithmically-generated world, and can be the base for new games.

Quantum Star SE is a browser-based space strategy and trading game played across a mapped galaxy against other players. Utilizing mining, trading, research, and production through easy-to-use tools, QS enables both broad micro-management of resources or more "aggregated" methods. Players compete, combat enemy fleets, and manage planets to become the "last man standing". No user downloads are required, and the game is free to host or play.

GNU Go is free program that plays the ancient board game of Go. Its original concept is based on the article "Programming the Game of Go", Byte, Vol.6 No.4, by J. K. Millen. GNU Go has since evolved into a more sophisticated program. After thousands of games played on the No Name Go Server (NNGS), it is rated around the 8th kyu level.

The KDE on Cygwin project enables the KDE desktop on Windows. It is based on Cygwin (the POSIX emulation layer for Windows), XFree86, and Qt.

Iter Vehemens ad Necem (IVAN) is a graphical roguelike game which currently runs in Windows, DOS, and Linux. It features advanced bodypart and material handling, multi-colored lighting and, above all, deep gameplay.