text: Adoption by video games There are many free and open-source video games as well as commercially distributed proprietary video games that run natively on Linux. Some independent companies have also begun porting prominent video games from Microsoft Windows to Linux.
  Free and open-source games
  Original games
  A few original open source video games have attained notability:
  0 A.D. is a real-time strategy game of ancient warfare, similar to Age of Empires.
  AssaultCube is a first-person shooter.
  AstroMenace is a 3D scroll-shooter.
  BZFlag is a 3D First person tank shooter (With jumping).
  Battle for Wesnoth is a turn-based strategy game.
  Blob Wars: Metal Blob Solid is a 2D platform game.
  Chromium B.S.U. is a fast-paced, arcade-style, top-scrolling space shooter.
  CodeRED: Alien Arena is a sci-fi first-person shooter derived from the Quake II engine.
  Crimson Fields is a turn-based tactical wargame.
  Cube 2: Sauerbraten is a 3D first-person shooter with an integrated map editing mode.
  Danger from the Deep is a submarine simulator set in World War II.
  Glest is a real-time strategy game, with optional multiplayer.
  NetHack and Angband are text-based computer role-playing games.
  Netrek is a Star Trek themed multiplayer 2D space battle game.
  Nexuiz is a first-person shooter. Although, this has been replaced by Xonotic.