Web site: www.freeciv.org/
Category: Games
Sub-Category: Strategy
Platform: Linux, Windows, BSD, Unix-like
License: GNU GPL
Interface: GUI
Wikipedia: Freeciv
First release: January 5, 1996
Freeciv – a free and open source empire-building strategy game inspired by the history of human civilization.
Freeciv is a free clone of the turn based strategy game Civilization. In this game, each player becomes leader of a civilisation, fighting to obtain the ultimate goal: the extinction of all other civilisations.
Features:
– Comparable with Civilization® and Civilization II
– Up to 126 players; Freeciv-web supports up to 500 players.
– Artificial Intelligence (AI) computer-controlled players
– Internet & LAN multiplayer (TCP/IP)
– Support for a great number of platforms; see Requirements
– Premade maps & scenarios
– More than 50 playable units and over 550 nations
– Modpack support
– Internationalization (i18n): translations for many languages available
– In-game help system