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Economy management games.

List of Economic simulation games[edit]

This is a list of free/libre economic simulation games:



Game Screenshot Last Release Genres Description
Widelands Widelands-homepage.jpg 2024-03-30 RTS, Economic simulation, Online
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Widelands
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Four Tribes in Widelands Build 20
GenreRTS, Economic simulation, Online
Latest release1.2  (Announcement)
Release dateMarch 30th, 2024
PlatformsLinux, Windows, Mac
Code licenseGPL
Media licenseGPL
P. languageC++, Lua
LibrarySDL
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Widelands is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.
Available as a package in:  
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Arch:
widelands 
Openlogo-debianV2.svg Debian: widelands 
Fedora logo.svg Fedora: widelands  
Gentoo Linux logo matte.svg Gentoo: games-strategy/widelands 
UbuntuCoF.svg Ubuntu: widelands 
OpenSUSE Logo.svg OpenSUSE: widelands 
Mageia logo small.jpg Mageia: widelands 
Flatpak logo.png Flatpak: org.widelands.Widelands 
Daemon-phk.svg FreeBSD: widelands 
Haiku (operating system) logo.svg Haiku: games-strategy/widelands


Widelands is a real-time strategy game. It uses the Simple DirectMedia Layer and is written in the C++ programming language.[1] The source code and media are licensed under the GNU General Public License.[2] Widelands has single-player campaigns as well as multi-player. It supports online play via their own meta-server as well as LAN and direct IP connection.

The latest release of Widelands is version 1.2 released on March 30th, 2024.[3]

The game is completely translated in five languages, and for eight more languages translation is more than ⅔ complete.

FreeCol FreeCol.jpg 2023-05-07 TBS, Economic simulation
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FreeCol
GenreTBS, Economic simulation
Latest release1.1.0  (Announcement)
Release dateMay 7th, 2023
Code licenseGPL
P. languageJava
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FreeCol is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.
Available as a package in:  
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Arch:
freecol  
OpenSUSE Logo.svg OpenSUSE: freecol 
Flatpak logo.png Flatpak: org.freecol.FreeCol

FreeCol is a TBS clone of Sid Meier's Colonization. It is written in the Java programming language and licensed under the GPL.[4]

In February 2007, it received the Sourceforge.net Project of the Month award. [5]

Unknown Horizons Anno3.png 2019-01-12 RTS, Economic simulation
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Unknown Horizons
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GenreRTS, Economic simulation
Latest release2019.1  (Announcement)
Release dateJanuary 12, 2019
PlatformsWindows, Linux, Mac
Code licenseGPL
Media licenseCC-BY-SA 3.0
EngineFIFE
P. languageC++, Python
LibrarySDL
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Unknown Horizons is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.
Available as a package in:  
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Arch AUR:
unknown-horizons  
OpenSUSE Logo.svg OpenSUSE: unknown-horizons

Unknown Horizons, formerly known as OpenAnno, is a real-time strategy game and economic simulation game loosely based on Sunflower's Anno series.[6] The game's source code is licensed under the GPL while its own media is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license and some parts under other DFSG-compatible licenses[7].

The first public version of Unknown Horizons is version 2008.1 released on October 1st, 2008 when it was called OpenAnno.[8]. This was the last release as OpenAnno before the name was changed to Unknown Horizons[9].

FreeRCT FreeRCT.png 2022-03-19 Economic simulation
FreeRCT
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FreeRCT
GenreEconomic simulation
Latest release0.1  (Announcement)
Release dateMarch 19th, 2022
DeveloperAlbert Hofman (Alberth), Richard Wheeler (Zephyris)
Code licenseGPLv2[10]
Media licenseGPLv2[10][11]
P. languageC++
LibrarySDL
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FreeRCT is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.
Available as a package in:  
OpenSUSE Logo.svg OpenSUSE: freerct 
Flatpak logo.png Flatpak: net.freerct.FreeRCT

FreeRCT is an amusement park simulation game in early stages of development. It is inspired by the proprietary game RollerCoaster Tycoon.

OpenTTD OpenTTD.png 2023-07-29 Transport Infrastructure, Online
OpenTTD
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GenreTransport Infrastructure, Online
Latest release13.4  (Announcement)
Release dateJuly 29th, 2023
PlatformsLinux, Windows, Mac
Code licenseGPL
Media licenseGraphics (OpenGFX): GPLv2 [12]

Sound (OpenSFX): CC BY-SA 3.0, GPLv2, CDDL[13]

Music (OpenMSX): GPLv2[14]
P. languageC++
LibrarySDL, Allegro
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OpenTTD is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.
Available as a package in:  
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Arch:
openttd 
Openlogo-debianV2.svg Debian: openttd 
Fedora logo.svg Fedora: openttd  
OpenSUSE Logo.svg OpenSUSE: openttd 
Flatpak logo.png Flatpak: org.openttd.OpenTTD

OpenTTD is a simulation game for transportation and a clone of the proprietary game Transport Tycoon Deluxe ("TTD"). The game's source code is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2.0.[15] Proprietary data files from the original TTD are not required to play the binary packed game. The game project has free/libre media files. There are official libre data sets for the graphics (OpenGFX), sounds (OpenSFX) and music (OpenMSX). Some GNU/Linux distributions already have packages for these, but if not, these can be downloaded and installed in-game from the extensions menu.[16]

OpenTTD has many improvements over its inspiration, TTD, such as larger maps and online multiplayer play. It was written in the C++ programming language using the SDL or Allegro library.[17][18]

Goblin Camp Goblin-Camp.png 2012-07-15 City building game, Roguelike game, Economic simulation game, Real-time strategy game
Goblin Camp
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GenresCity building game, Roguelike game, Economic simulation game, Real-time strategy game
Latest release0.21  (Announcement)
Release dateJuly 15th, 2012
DeveloperIlkka Halila (ihalila)
Code licenseGPLv3
Media licenseGPLv3
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Goblin Camp is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Goblin Camp is a citybuilder roguelike game with economy and strategy elements released under the GPLv3. It is inspired by various and notorious games like Anno 1404, Dwarf Fortress and Dungeon Keeper.[19]

Bygfoot Bygfoot.jpg 2009-07-16 Sports Economic simulation
Bygfoot
Bygfoot.jpg
Screenshot of Bygfoot
GenresSports Economic simulation
Latest release2.3.2  (Announcement)
Release dateJuly 16, 2009
Code licenseGPL[20]
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Bygfoot is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Bygfoot is a football management game. The player must manage a football team, from making player contracts and training to the maintenance of the stadium.