Cataclysm Dark Days Ahead has been mentioned so I'll add https://openmw.org/en/ to the thread. It's a open source engine rewrite of Morrowind and requires the base game to run Morrowind but it has the potential to be used to create new games and the devs are looking to expand it to allow the creation of ARPGs as well.
Another worthy mention is https://endless-sky.github.io/, it's an open source game inspired by the classic space trading and combat game Escape Velocity.
It's a Pokemon clone of FireRed/LeafGreen I think that lets you fuse Pokemon in pairs. You can have a Pikachu/Chikorita if you want and each one will evolve independently, so you essentially have 12 pokemon in your party. The fun part is the fusion art that sometimes has some hilarious and cool results. It also has its own adjustments so that it feels less grindy so you can get through both the Johto and Kanto regions easily.
CDDA is mind bogglingly cool. I play a weekend of it every few months. I know it won't ever happen, but if it got the Dwarf Fortress Steam treatment one day, it could be the last game I ever bought and I'd be happy.
I wish that there was a way to take better advantage of the Steam Deck controller with this version. I bought a copy to check it out, as I don't really like playing on mobile but would love to take it on the go. It was... Harder than just playing on my phone.
To the uninitiated: despite my comment, Cataclysm DDA is still worth trying out! Where else could you skateboard down the street naked while holding a plank covered with nails?
If you like RTS games similar to Total Annihilation, you should definitely check out Beyond All Reason, it's gorgeous and fun: https://www.beyondallreason.info/
ZeroK uses the same engine as BAR, my game, and quite a few others. 😋 And yes, definitely should check out ZK, it's a mature project with a nice community and awesome devs.
Recoil is pretty much the only foss engine purpose built for modern rts games of all types.
Now there’s a name I haven’t heard in a while. I sank way too many hours into this (started off as a TA clone but branched off into other game modes too) a decade or two ago, and it looks like it’s still going.
Minetest in general has such a good mod selection it’s insane! My siblings and I never fail to have a good time goofing around with the plugins people have created.
Thank you for this! I have already logged hours playing with my kid since seeing your suggestion. We have only played mineclone2 so far. I will look into veloren next.
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