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I thought this game was well known but I haven't seen almost any mentions of it recently. It's very weird for a FOSS enthusiast not to advertise one of the best open-source games of all time so here I am trying to make it spoken about again.

Disclaimer: this game may be addictive for some individuals. Player discretion is advised. If you notice any symptoms of addiction while and/or after playing the game, stop playing immediately and consult with your doctor. Untreated gaming addiction may result in severe consequences such as digestive disorders, social behavioral disorders, loss of job, and depression.

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[–] Creat@discuss.tchncs.de 118 points 11 months ago (66 children)

It's great and all (it really is), but the target audience was just presented factorio 2.0 (and space age), so we're busy for a few months.

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[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 44 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I wouldn't call the game 'extremely high difficulty', it even has some easier levels early on (at least when I played it a couple of years ago). I'm not a regular tower-defense or sim game player and I was able to complete Serpulo. It can be a challenging puzzle at times, but it's not a game I'd feel a need to warn people about difficulty-wise.

Disclaimer: this game may be addictive for some individuals.

Seconding (although I have a tendency to marathon the campaign of any game I think is excellent). No need for predatory tricks like loots, this is just a damn fun game.

It’s very weird for a FOSS enthusiast not to advertise one of the best open-source games of all time so here I am trying to make it spoken about again.

IIRC I found it in a 'top 100 FOSS games' list because it was one of the first which wasn't an open-sourced cloning of an existing game. No disrespect for clones and adaptations at all, but it's extra special to see original softwares so good that even people who don't care about FOSSness would use them.

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[–] LiveLM@lemmy.zip 29 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's also on Steam for a couple of bucks if you want a simple way to support the dev!

[–] General_Effort@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That gives 30% to Steam though. Better use Itch.io as linked on the github page.

https://anuke.itch.io/mindustry

[–] Deckweiss@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Income from Steam is what ultimately made gaming on Linux viable. And to do that, they made significant open source contributions.

So I'll keep giving them money of course.

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[–] Neuromancer49@midwest.social 21 points 11 months ago (9 children)

Unironically, I had to delete this game from my phone because I wasn't getting work done. This game slaps.

[–] Courantdair@jlai.lu 6 points 11 months ago

Same, I played 8 hours in two work days (this is huge for me who usually plays 8 hours a month). This game is addictive as hell

[–] HessiaNerd@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

I found out about it on Android first but had a hard time with the interface. I put it on my PC and am now fully addicted.

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[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 21 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Java? Sorry OP I only download open source software developed with Rust /s

[–] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Rust

C better. /s (probably)

[–] ozoned@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Assembly is the only REAL gaming language! Look at Roller Coaster Tycoon!

[–] spechter@lemmy.ml 18 points 11 months ago

Don't forget the amazing Soundtrack

[–] MoonManKipper@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago

Excellent game - highly recommend

[–] Chulk@lemmy.ml 7 points 11 months ago

Definitely interested in trying this one out. Haven't dove into the FOSS games category yet

[–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Gave it a shot this morning, I could see myself missing buses. However, I do really dislike mobile interfaces. My thumb is too wide to reliably click things

[–] dreugeworst@lemmy.ml 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

it works great on desktop using mouse too

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[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 7 points 11 months ago

The only thing I can put against dev is there's no x-platform sync between clients. Continuing your game on a phone could be a cool feature, even if not from some centralized server they pay for, but from your own google drive or whatever.

[–] halloween_spookster@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

I highly recommend this game! I played through it with a friend and really enjoyed it. I think I recommend it with more than one player

[–] leanleft@lemmy.ml 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

environmentalists might not like it for obvious reasons.

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