r/opensourcegames is a subreddit with 17k members. The most common kinds of discussions are self-promotion and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses game, open source, source, release, and engine.
Links to projects that do not provide access to game source (and ideally asset source as well) will be removed.
Popular Themes in r/opensourcegames
#1
Self-Promotion
: "I made a multiplayer shooter in C++ WITHOUT a game engine - and it runs in the browser. It's like Hotline Miami but competitive like CS - you fight to get a rank. It's my tribute to HLM - the game that shaped my love for fast action. https://hypersomnia.io "
5 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "What is the best open source game in your opinion?"
3 posts
#3
News
: "LibreGameWiki - An encyclopedia for free and open-source games with over 1200+ articles"
2 posts
#4
Advice Requests
: "How to render Pharaoh (1999)"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/opensourcegames
#1
Game
: "I made a multiplayer shooter in C++ WITHOUT a Game engine - and it runs in the browser. It's like Hotline Miami but competitive like CS - you fight to get a rank. It's my tribute to HLM - the Game that shaped my love for fast action. https://hypersomnia.io "
133 posts
#2
Open Source
: "Pharaoh Open Source (update 0.22) "
78 posts
#3
Source
15 posts
#4
Release
: "Minetest 5.9.0 Released!"
14 posts
#5
Engine
: "OpenBLOX: A Work-In-Progress attempt at making a Open Source implementation of ROBLOX (2006 -> 2011)"
11 posts
#6
Rts
: "OpenHV - Classic Rts game with a few modern twists, completely free and open-source"
10 posts
#7
Free
10 posts
#8
Source Code
: "Source Code for Area 51 (2005) video game"
9 posts
#9
Foss
5 posts
#10
Space
: "Naikari: Eye of Chaos 0.10.0 – open source 2-D Space mystery game with exploration, trading, and combat gets another new update"
5 posts
Flair Used in r/opensourcegames
#1
Non-OSS Assets
: "Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine recreation fheroes2 1.1.11 released"
23 posts
#2
Dubious Licensing
: "I made a remake of Windows Pinball: Space Cadet. Part of the 20 Games Challenge - an attempt to learn to make games by re-making the classics."
2 posts
#3
Unclear Licensing
: "The Tornado project: an enhanced 1993 Flight Simulator whom many consider as the one of the best DOS flight simulators ever developed"
1 post
Member Growth in r/opensourcegames
Yearly
+3k members(23.2%)
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Last updated: July 15, 2026