OpenArena VS GZDoom

OpenArena

OpenArena is a community-produced deathmatch FPS based on GPL idTech3 technology.

GZDoom

ZDoom is a family of enhanced ports of the Doom engine for running on modern operating systems.

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2018-12-02

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2021-09-20

OpenArena review - open source gaming on Linux

GZDoom videos

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GZDoom is better than the official re-release. Linux.

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to OpenArena and GZDoom)

GZDoom

Data Dashboard

44 44%

Data Dashboard

56% 56

Games

44 44%

Games

56% 56

Marketing Platform

22 22%

Marketing Platform

78% 78

Action

65 65%

Action

35% 35

User comments

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, GZDoom should be more popular than OpenArena. It has been mentiond 8 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

OpenArena mentions (2)

My original Windows 98 installation disk exploded while in the drive. I am very sad now.
Besides that, have you tried openarena? Source: about 2 years ago
tried multiplayer on the new Quake 2021 ? want something better?
There's also OpenArena which is an open source derivative with some active multiplayer servers. Source: almost 3 years ago

GZDoom mentions (8)

Is there anything that proprietary software can do and has no open alternative?
GZDoom for Doom and many other games running on the same engine. Source: over 1 year ago
John Romero has released a new Doom 2 level for a €5 donation. 100% of the proceeds go Ukraine relief efforts.
For modern source port check GZDoom https://zdoom.org/index or Chocolate Doom (for higher framerates and stuff) - https://www.chocolate-doom.org/wiki/index.php/Chocolate_Doom. Source: about 2 years ago
How to I get the ID Build engine?
Also, if you want to make a shooter like those, you don't really want the original Build engine. What you want is a modern open source implementation of those engines. For Duke-like games you can try https://www.eduke32.com/ (Ion Fury was made on this) , for Doom try https://zdoom.org/index or https://dengine.net/. Source: over 2 years ago
O3DE: Open 3D Foundation announces first major release of Open 3D Engine
I don't know, but if you want a retro game you might as well use a retro-engine. Ion Fury (2019) used the EDuke32 engine and there are also modern versions of the original Doom engine, like GZDoom - with modern games like Brutal Doom or SIGIL (2019). Source: over 2 years ago
Why is this so complicated?
Because zDoom and GTA anniversary releases are a thing. Source: over 2 years ago