Freeciv

It is a turn-based strategy game free and open source that is openly inspired by the civilization saga or more specifically the second and third installments. In games that can last for hours players can play both offline against artificial intelligence in games that can last for hours or online against more than 100 human players from around the. The gameplay is very similar to that of civilization 2 although with some additions and tweaks inspired by the third installment as well. It's up to you to guide your civilization through centuries and millennia on your quest to become a dominant world power capable of winning the game. How do you win?. The learning curve is usually quite high for the vast majority of 4x the strategy subgenre to which freeciv belongs. For this reason the game not only has a good tutorial in which you can learn the basics of the game but also has a wiki with several official manuals depending on the rules you play with. Anyone who has ever played civilization can see that the game is indeed very similar and the general mechanics are almost identical to any game in sid meier's franchise. A major feature of freeciv is the large number of customization options when creating a new game. Some scenarios are created by a community in which you play on certain maps japan united states europe earth with a specific number of opponents. Similarly there are the standard games in which you play on a procedurally generated map against however many opponents you want to play. The best part? no matter what you can play against ai and against your friends over the internet. Freeciv is an excellent turn-based strategy game and a true love letter to video games. First version of this project was released in 1997 completely free with many improvements since then including the introduction of more than a dozen operating systems in more than 30 languages. A real gift for video game fans and more specifically anyone who enjoys a good strategy game.