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My Alts For Big Gaming

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FRICK BIG CORPOS WITH ANTI-CONSUMER PRACTICES AND/OR HORRIBLY UNETHICAL MORALS. Mod your old consoles and buy second-hand games; https://hacks.guide/ and https://dsi.cfw.guide/ then after you mod your old consoles, use Game Banana to find mods for games (you already have physically) and use homebrew online services for online stuffs.

  1. RetroAchievements.org is a community who collaborate and compete to earn custom-made achievements in classic games through emulation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Pretendo is an open source Nintendo Network replacement that aims to build custom servers for the Wii U and 3DS family of consoles. Our goal is to preserve the online functionality of these consoles, to allow players to continue to play their favorite Wii U and 3DS games to...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
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    an alternative to Greedtendo/Nintendo's Online Servers (for 3DS family and Wii U)

  3. Cauldron VTT is a web application to run tabletop role playing games, like Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinder, online.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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    an alternative to Wizard of The Coast's DND Beyond (I recommend you getting Pathfinder 2e and other Indie HB stuff or make your own Indie HB). Other alternatives are; Kanka.io, Roll20, Tableplop, Bonfire etc

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    A campaign planner and manager with loads of world building tools. The online campaign manager has system flexibility with features include:

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Kinships and Guilds
    Dashboard preview
    NPC codex
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    Player codex
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    Kanka is an easy and flexible tool to worldbuild and manage your RPG campaign online. Create and organize people, places, organizations, events and much more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Mobile dashboard
    Desktop dashboard
    Character view
    Gaian Terra Canis Rufus’s note

    an alternative to Wizard of The Coast's DND Beyond and ALL BASE DND (I recommend you getting Pathfinder 2e and other Indie HB stuff or make your own Indie HB). Other alternatives are; Roll20, Kanka.io , Tableplop, Bonfire etc

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    Roll20 is the free, easy way to play tabletop games (such as pen and paper RPGs) online with others. It's completely web-based, so it runs right in your browser. It supports video and voice chat, background music, character sheets, a massive art library, and more!

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    an alternative to Wizard of The Coast's DND Beyond (I recommend you getting Pathfinder 2e and other Indie HB stuff or make your own Indie HB). Other alternatives are; Kanka.io, Tableplop, Bonfire etc

  7. Hop, jump and dodge the real-life dangers in nature that it faces — pouncing snakes, hungry owls, and more recently cars and trains — as it hops its way to the breeding ground.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    alternative to Frogger (all mobile versions) and Crossy Road

  8. Here’s an endless-runner game with an insanely unique, crazy-cool feathery hero: the kakapo. It’s a parrot so large that it can’t fly, with a mating call so deep that it rumbles the floor, and a tendency to freeze like a parrot-shaped rock when it senses danger.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    alternative to Subway Surfers and other (mobile) endless runners.

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    Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Epic Games Store
    • Steam
    • GOG.com
    • Playstation
    • itch.io
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
    • Humble Bundle
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    (one of the many) alternatives to LoZ, Another one is Lil Gator Game.

  10. Headbangers is a light-hearted, rhythm battle royale game where you and 29 other Pigeons compete against each other to try and win the title of Master Headbanger! Compete against each other in mind-bending musical minigames, screw over your competitors with powerups!.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
    • Steam
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    (makeshift) alternative to Mario Party without a board to go through. Real alternative is Party Project.

  11. Super Animal Royale is a top-down multiplayer survival shooter for up to 64 adorably murderous Super Animals. Select your favorite from a menu of foxes, pandas, kitty cats, and other bloodthirsty beasts.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
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    (furry) alternative to Battle Royale Games (such as Fortnite, PubG etc). Alternatives are; Zooba, . Non-Switch, Non-Playstation or XBox are recommended.

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    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. The world is your canvas and the ground itself is your paint.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • Steam
    • GOG.com
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    Underground exploration, mining gold.
    Boss-Monster Eater of Worlds
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    alternative (sorta) for Minecraft.

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    Starbound is an indie game being produced by the UK-based independent game studio Chucklefish Ltd. Starbound takes place in a two-dimensional, procedurally generated universe which the player will explore in order to obtain new weapons, armor, and miscellaneous items.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    alt (sorta) for Minecraft and Terraria

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    Eco is an online game where players must collaborate to build a civilization in a world where everything they do affects the environment. All resources come from a simulated ecosystem, with thousands of plants and animals simulating 24/7.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
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    (Realistic) alternative to Minecraft

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    Veloren is a multiplayer voxel RPG written in Rust. It is inspired by games such as Cube World, Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Dwarf Fortress and Minecraft.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    alternative to Minecraft

  16. Terasology (started under the name Blockmania) is an open source project started by Benjamin “begla” Glatzel to research procedural terrain generation and efficient rendering techniques in Java using the LWJGL.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    alternative to Minecraft

  17. Luanti is a near-infinite-world block sandbox game and a game engine, inspired by InfiniMiner, Minecraft, and the like.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • OpenAPK
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  18. A basic game for Luanti (formerly Minetest) icon Luanti (formerly Minetest) developed by the Minetest team, often referred to as "Vanilla Minetest". It includes mods for basic tools, nodes, & an API for player visuals.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • Minetest
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  19. An alternative to the Java web game "Minecraft Classic" that was listed on the official Minecraft site but taken down in 2016-2017.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • FreeBSD
    • Raspberry Pi OS
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Playstation
    • MS-DOS
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
    • NetBSD
    • Nintendo Wii / Wii U
    • Haiku
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    (makeshift) alternative to Minecraft. Can’t do anything but build though. Also it has a console port of the game as Homebrew (if you mod your Wii).

  20. SuperTuxKart is a free 3D kart racing game; we want to make the game fun more than we want to make it realistic. You can play with up to 4 friends on one PC, racing against each other or just try to beat the computer (a network multiplayer feature is planned).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Android TV
    • Flatpak
    • OpenSolaris
    • itch.io
    • Nintendo Switch
    • visionOS
    • AmigaOS
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    alternate for Big Name Kart Racing Games. Also it has a console port of the game as Homebrew (if you mod your $w1tch 1) .

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    SuperTux is an open-source classic 2D jump'n run sidescroller game in a style similar to the original Super Mario games. Instead of Mario, the hero in this game is Tux, the mascot of the Linux kernel.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • PortableApps.com
    • Steam
    • Flathub
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    alternate for Big Name platformers (mostly Mario platformers). Also it has a console port of the game as Homebrew (if you mod your Wii, 3DS, $w1tch 1 and PSP).

  22. Aquaria icon
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    Aquaria is a 2D sidescrolling action-adventure game, heavily focused on exploration and puzzle-solving, with non-linear gameplay.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Steam
    • GOG.com
    • AmigaOS
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  23. Nexomon: Extinction is a return to classic monster catching games, complete with a brand new story, eccentric characters and over 300 unique Nexomon to trap and tame. The world is on the brink of extinction as mighty Tyrant Nexomon fight for dominion over humans and monsters.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
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    Alternative to Pokemon. Alternatives are; Miscrits, Cassette Beasts, P4lw0rld, Adorimon, TemTem,

  24. itch.io icon
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    Indie-focused digital marketplace and community platform offering customizable pricing, game hosting, stats tracking, asset sales, and manageable app downloads.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Epic Games Store
    itch.io screenshot 1
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    INDIE alternative to bigger games/companies. Doesn’t allow NSFW games though.

  25. Game Jolt icon
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    A community platform for gaming, anime, cosplay, and fandom. Engage in challenges, earn rewards, share creations, join dedicated communities, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    INDIE alternative to bigger games/companies. But watch out for malware and viruses!

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