FreeGameDev

Hi there,

You might be interested by this article: https://github.com/blog/1972-the-game-has-changed
GitHub launches a new "Game Off", its yearly game jam which seems to be (IMO sadly) focused on browser games.

However, I find a little gem in the links given in this article. Someone created a GitHub repo to list open source games being hosted on GitHub, and of course you're free to help complete the list using pull requests (I just did one to get OpenDungeons, MegaGlest and The Secret Chronicles of Dr. M. added to the list). Here's the link: https://github.com/leereilly/games

Enjoy! :-)

I proposed adding two of my open source browser-based jam games to the list: https://github.com/cxong/games/commit/f ... 76d2eec7d8

I've made almost all my jam games as open source browser based. I don't understand the dislike for them; to me they are perfect for small/casual games - no install, highly portable. Mine are open source so if you really wanted to play them offline, you can download the complete source and play directly.

c_xong {l Wrote}:I've made almost all my jam games as open source browser based. I don't understand the dislike for them; to me they are perfect for small/casual games - no install, highly portable.

It's not that I dislike them, but I prefer "native" games with a strong code base as they often involve more depth in the gameplay/content, etc., compared to browser-based games or mobile games that are most of the time casual or coffee-break games. Nothing wrong with that, but it's a matter of taste.

I'm also biased as a Linux packager with a compulsive "gotta package them all" disorder: I can't package browser-based game, so it's up to the users to find their way to them, they won't be served on a plate when they install my distro.