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A 3D clone of the arcade classic 'Asteroids' coded in C using OpenGL and SDL. Features sound effects, menu system, highscore table, fuel drops and you can 'fly' around in outerspace blowing up chunks of spinning space rock with a high power dual plasma cannon until you get smashed to pieces, run out of fuel or save the earth from being pulverised!

License: free

Additional System Requirements: SDL, SDL_image, SDL_mixer, OpenGL

A shoot the asteroids until they are dust (and the occasional enemy) using 3D graphics.

License: free

Additional System Requirements:

• Mesa 3.0 or higher
• Glut

Glaxium is an OpenGL-based space-ship "shoot-em-up" styled game. It is designed to provide the same feel as the old 2D games of that type, but with 3D for the special effects.

License: free

Additional System Requirements:

glChess is an open source 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 artificial intelligences.

License: free

Additional System Requirements: Python >= 2.4
GTK+ >= 2.8
GtkGLExt >= 1.0.1 (optional)
Python-OpenGL (optional)
Python Imaging Library (optional)

Elite was a space combat/trading game on c64 and amiga. It can be seen as the precessor of Wing Commander Privateer. Very Popular game these days ! glElite is the first game written with the help of the Teddy graphics library from which it has lately been seperated.

License: free

Additional System Requirements: SDL SDL_image SDL_mixer libjpeg libpng libz

Glest takes place in a context which could be compared to that of the pre-renaissance Europe, with the licence that magic forces exist in the environment and can be controlled.

Current version is fully playable, includes single player game against CPU controlled players, two factions with their corresponding tech trees, units, buildings and some maps.

Source code available (GPL licence).

License: free