3 Fun Open-Source Platformers

These are three of my favorite platformers to play on Linux. You can click on the screenshots; they are links to a video of each game.

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  1. Go Ollie icon

    Go Ollie

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    git clone git://tweeler.com/goollie

    Ollie the Oligocheata is a worm on a mission to bring mouse controlled platforming fun to everyone!

    Go Ollie is a free Linux game with beautifully rendered scenes and animations The latest in innovative mouse controlled platform gaming featuring a unique fusion of platform and match three gaming mechanics Two gameplay modes: Story Mode with over 60 individual levels each with three different objectives Fast and furious action game with unlimited re-playability and a high score table.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Python
    Main menu
    Go Ollie screenshot 1
    Go Ollie screenshot 2
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    Go Ollie screenshot 3
  2. Plee the Bear icon

    Plee the Bear

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    GitHub repo

    Plee the Bear will be a 2D platform jump and run game, as fun as the best platform games of the 90's (the golden age of this kind of games).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    SourceForge
  3. Ardentryst icon

    Ardentryst

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    GitHub

    Ardentryst is an action/RPG sidescroller, focused not just on fighting, but on story, and character development. Strategy as well as reflexes will be needed to overcome the game. The game is set in another world. It is somewhat a cross between Donkey Kong Country, Mario, Castlevania and Kingdom Hearts. Ardentryst is focused on a fantasy world. The player is guided through a storyline which he or she must act in and play a major role in keeping peace and order in Ardentryst. It features two playable characters and a variety of weapons, items, armour, monsters, and beautiful level scenery and graphics.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
    Title Screen
    Gameplay
    World Map

Ardentryst has to be run with Python 2 (it won't run in Python 3 (yet :)). Go Ollie seems to need your X11 server to support MIT Shared Memory in order for the game to run. Plee the Bear should work fine though, just make sure to also clone and compile the Bear engine somewhere (such as at the top directory of the plee-the-bear sources) and install that first if you are trying to compile the game rather than installing from your package manager.

If you have trouble getting any windows to open when using VcXsrv locally with Windows Subsystem for Linux, kill VcXsrv in Task Manager, then run XLaunch, and make sure the "Native OpenGL" option is unchecked when running XLaunch. (VcXsrv Bug #94)

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