Counter-Strike (Series) AlternativesOnly apps categorised as First-Person Shooters for Linux
Counter-Strike is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux First-Person Shooter alternative is Unreal Tournament, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Counter-Strike and 18 are First-Person Shooters available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux First-Person Shooter alternatives to Counter-Strike are AssaultCube, Urban Terror, Cube 2: Sauerbraten and Nexuiz Classic.
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135 likes38 Unreal Tournament alternativesUnreal is a series of first-person shooter video games developed by Epic Games.
Unreal Tournament Features
Unreal Tournament VS Counter-Strike
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32 likes56 AssaultCube alternativesAssaultCube is a free, multiplayer, first-person shooter game, based on the CUBE engine.
Taking place in realistic environments, with fast, arcade gameplay, it's addictive and fun!
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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AssaultCube VS Counter-Strike
Is AssaultCube a good alternative to Counter-Strike?Comments about AssaultCube as an Alternative to Counter-Strike
it's like csgo (NOT the "de" mode) but it's f-p (fast-paced) and soooooooo cool
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30 likes30 Urban Terror alternativesUrban Terror started as a realism based "total conversion" mod for Quake III Arena. Nowadays, Urban Terror is played using the free, stand-alone, ioquake3 engine modified, which doesn't require Quake III Arena, in addition to being an add-on to id Software's...
Urban Terror Features
Urban Terror VS Counter-Strike
Is Urban Terror a good alternative to Counter-Strike?Comments about Urban Terror as an Alternative to Counter-Strike
bogdancioataReally nice and good game ! It should be more popular...
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50 likes41 Cube 2: Sauerbraten alternativesCube 2: Sauerbraten is a free multiplayer/singleplayer first person shooter, built as a major redesign of the Cube FPS.
Cube 2: Sauerbraten Features
Cube 2: Sauerbraten VS Counter-Strike
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29 likes20 Nexuiz Classic alternativesNexuiz was originally developed by Lee Vermeulen and Forest ‘LordHavoc’ Hale, who started Alientrap in the summer of 2002. The goal of the project was to create a high quality first person shooter that could be played freely across all platforms in one package: PC, Mac, and...
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Nexuiz Classic Features
DiscontinuedNexuiz is no longer developed. It's successor is
Xonotic , but last version of Nexuiz Classic, 2.5.2, released in 2009, can be still downloaded from the official website.Nexuiz Classic VS Counter-Strike
Is Nexuiz Classic a good alternative to Counter-Strike?
16 likes28 Tremulous alternativesTremulous is a free, open source game that blends a team based FPS with elements of an RTS. Players can choose from 2 unique races, aliens and humans. Players on both teams are able to build working structures in-game like an RTS.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Tremulous Features
DiscontinuedThe project is no longer developed. Last version, 1.2 Beta, released in December 2009, can be still downloaded from the official website. The project has been forked by
UnvanquishedTremulous VS Counter-Strike
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8 likes9 Krunker.io alternativesKrunker.io is a free io Multiplayer First Person Shooter. No Download browser FPS! Free!
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- Free • Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
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Krunker.io VS Counter-Strike
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10 likes31 Digital Paint: Paintball 2 alternativesDigital Paint: Paintball 2 is a Paintball game that started out as a mod for quake 2 but then took on a life of its own as an open source fps game with a global player and clan management system.
Digital Paint: Paintball 2 VS Counter-Strike
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13 likes33 TrueCombat: Elite & CQB alternativesTrueCombat: Elite is a FREE modification for the Enemy Territory game (also free). It is a realistic modern day FPS featuring state of the art models and textures.
TrueCombat: Elite & CQB Features
TrueCombat: Elite & CQB VS Counter-Strike
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8 likes24 Enemy Territory: Legacy alternativesWolfenstein: Enemy Territory is a free multiplayer first-person shooter. Set during World War II and heavily focused on team work, it was initially released in 2003 by Splash Damage and id Software. More than a decade after its release, after spending countless hours of...
Enemy Territory: Legacy Features
Enemy Territory: Legacy VS Counter-Strike
Is this a good alternative to Counter-Strike?Comments about Enemy Territory: Legacy as an Alternative to Counter-Strike
rattbagFantastic predecessor to CS, kept alive by the community. The class based combat keeps the game fresh.
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Comments about Unreal Tournament as an Alternative to Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike is a tactical online shooter. UT is a fast paced arena shooter. Completely different gameplay styles.