Open Source C++ Turn Based Strategy Games for BSD

The Battle for Wesnoth is a Free, turn-based tactical strategy game with a high fantasy theme, featuring both single-player, and online/hotseat multiplayer combat. Fight a desperate battle to reclaim the throne of Wesnoth, or take hand in any number of other adventures.

Scid is a chess database application (cross-platform, for Unix/Linux and Windows) with many search and database maintenance features.

A free and open source chess database application for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows.

Realism Invictus is a comprehensive mod for Civilization IV with 20 years of development.

FreeOrion is a free and open source community-developed 4X turn-based galactic empire strategy game.

Scorched3D incorporates lively, fully destructible 3D landscapes that include animated jets, naval vessels, water and even birds, with detailed tanks and projectiles and stunning visual effects. A simple turn-based artillery game and also a real-time strategy game in which players can counter each others' weapons with other creative accessories, shields and tactics. Test your skill in timing, aiming and judgement of distance, move around on the landscape, or outsmart your opponent economically.

Brutal Chess features full 3D graphics, an advanced particle engine, and several different levels of intelligent AI, inspired by the once popular "Battle Chess" released by Interplay circa 1988.

This was the official home of Race Into Space, the computer version of the Liftoff! board game by Fritz Bronner. It was developed by Strategic Visions and published by Interplay as a disk-based game in 1993 and a CD-ROM in 1994. This location houses the prior release of the game, v. 1.1 released in 2013. There is now a v.2.0.0, which can be downloaded from https://github.com/raceintospace/raceintospace/releases/tag/v2.0.0. News and updates are available on our Mastodon account at https://mstdn.games/@raceintospace

Atanks is a multi-platform Scorched Earth clone similar to the Worms series of games. Annihilate the other tanks to earn money, then spend it on bigger and better shields and weapons to wipe out the opposition.

Scidb is an open-source chess database application for Windows, Unix/Linux. It is a new development inspired by Scid.

Free implementation of Heroes of the Might and Magic II engine. SDL is used.

S.C.O.U.R.G.E. is a roguelike game with a 3D user interface. The game allows a group of four characters to search for treasure, kill enemies, gain levels, etc. The code is C++ using SDL, OpenGL and freetype. The game uses Squirrel for scripting.

UFO2000 is a turn based tactical squad simulation game with multiplayer support. It is heavily inspired by the famous X-COM: UFO Defense game and can load graphics resources and maps from it providing X-COM look and feel with multiplayer experience.

ASC is a free, turn based strategy game in the tradition of Battle Isle. Its features both single player gameplay against an AI as well as extensive Play-By-Mail multiplayer functionality.

Thousand Parsec is a framework for turn based 4 X's game (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate). Designed for long games, supporting massive universes and has an easily expanded tech tree.

Pizza Business is a game written in object-oriented C++, utilizing WxWindows, in which you start and control a pizza business / pizza restaurants, limited to a budget. The game is being targeted for multiple platforms including Windows and Linux.

A clone of the Acquire board game, where players buy stocks and try to make the most profit. This project is now at http://sourceforge.net/projects/tantalus/.

Gambit is a cross-platform chess game. There are binaries for Windows users. Users of Unix-like operating systems can check the web site for build instructions (it should be easy to follow).

A turn based strategy game featuring isometric graphic, original plot, original soundtrack and much more. The player leads a mercenery team hired to go on Mars and fight with different factions using mechs and others military vehicles.

Xconq is an engine for turn-based strategy games. Variety of game genres run under Xconq: historical, sci-fi, fantasy, and modern. AIs. Network games. Multiple UIs and platforms. Easy-to-learn game design language. Large games library available

Armies is basically a turn based strategy game. It has simple and well designed rules. In addition, rules are predictable. This means that nothing depends of random behavior while you are playing the game.

Host Programm for a play-by-e-mail game. Generates turn reports for the players from their moves, which they send in via e-mail. The game is turn-based, and runs on a reactangular grid of regions. Every unit can have individual names and descriptions.

An implementation of FASA's BattleTech board game for Windows and Linux, using Python, PyQt, and C++.

Risk clone; be played by email with different maps and rules. Full graphical GUI. In-game-language: German (i hope english, next time)!

A multiplayer RPG that connects as a psuedo server to an IRCD. Built in the tradition of old BBS Door games such as LORD (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legend_of_the_Red_Dragon). Forest fights add experience and gold needed to best your master (gain level