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Banished

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Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Banished

0 A.D. FreeCiv Minecraft Widelands UnknownHorizons Warzone 2100 OpenRA The Battle for Wesnoth Terasology Minetest

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Banished are 0 A.D., FreeCiv, and Minecraft. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.
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    0 A. D. is a free, open-source, historical Real Time Strategy (RTS) game currently under development by Wildfire Games, a global group of volunteer game developers. Download 0 A. D.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Games #Strategy Games #Action Games

  2. Freeciv is an open-source, turn-based strategy game based on Civilization II.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Games #Strategy Games #Action Games 19 social mentions

  3. A block-building game that allows you to create and explore entire worlds from scratch.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Games #Block-building Games #2D Simulator 62 social mentions

  4. Widelands is a free, open source real-time strategy game with singleplayer campaigns and a...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Games #Strategy Games #Action Games

  5. A 2D realtime strategy simulation with an emphasis on economy and city building. Expand your small settlement to a strong and wealthy colony, collect taxes and supply your inhabitants with valuable goods.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Games #Strategy Games #Realtime Strategy Game 6 social mentions

  6. Join "The Project" to restore humanity's synaptic-link technology after nuclear war...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Games #Strategy Games #Action Games 61 social mentions

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    What if Albert Einstein changed history? What if the Andromeda Strain were a miracle mineral?
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Games #Strategy Games #Action Games 9 social mentions

  8. The Battle for Wesnoth is a turn-based tactical strategy game with a high fantasy theme.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Action #MMO #RPG 9 social mentions

  9. Terasology (started under the name Blockmania) is an open source project started by Benjamin...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Games #Block-building Games #2D Simulator 4 social mentions

  10. Minetest is a near-infinite-world block sandbox game and a game engine, inspired by InfiniMiner...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Games #Block-building Games #2D Simulator 12 social mentions

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    FreeSO is a reimplementation of The Sims Online™’s game engine, using C# and Monogame.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Games #Virtual Worlds #Virtual Reality 12 social mentions

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    Cytopia, the free opensource citybuilding game
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Games #CMS #Action

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