Counter-Strike Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Counter-Strike for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux 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 many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Counter-Strike are Cube 2: Sauerbraten, Urban Terror, AssaultCube and Krunker.io.

Counter-Strike alternatives are mainly First-Person Shooters but may also be Battle Royale Games or Open World Games. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Counter-Strike.

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Counter-Strike (CS) is a series of multiplayer first-person shooter video games, in which teams of terrorists battle to...

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Unreal Tournament (Series)
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Free • Open Source
First-Person Shooter
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43 Unreal Tournament alternatives
Unreal is a series of first-person shooter video games developed by Epic Games.
Represent entire series of Unreal Tournament games.
- - Unreal Tournament is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Counter-Strike.
- - Unreal Tournament is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Counter-Strike.
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Unreal Tournament Features
1. Player vs PlayerYou can compete against other real players in Unreal Tournament.
2. MultiplayerUnreal Tournament offers a game mode for more than one player.
3. ModdableUnreal Tournament can be modified through the installation of external mods.
4. Single playerUnreal Tournament has one or more single player game modes.
5. Online co-opYou can team-up with two or more players over the internet in Unreal Tournament to play cooperatively.
Offline mode
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Counter-Strike is a tactical online shooter. UT is a fast paced arena shooter. Completely different gameplay styles.
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Cube 2: Sauerbraten
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Free • Open Source
First-Person Shooter
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46 Cube 2: Sauerbraten alternatives
Cube 2: Sauerbraten is a free multiplayer/singleplayer first person shooter, built as a major redesign of the Cube FPS.
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Cube 2: Sauerbraten Features
1. MultiplayerCube 2: Sauerbraten offers a game mode for more than one player.
2. Player vs PlayerYou can compete against other real players in Cube 2: Sauerbraten.
3. ModdableCube 2: Sauerbraten can be modified through the installation of external mods.
4. Online co-opYou can team-up with two or more players over the internet in Cube 2: Sauerbraten to play cooperatively.
5. Single playerCube 2: Sauerbraten has one or more single player game modes.
6. PortableCube 2: Sauerbraten can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Fast motion
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Urban Terror
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First-Person Shooter
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34 Urban Terror alternatives
Urban 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...
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Urban Terror Features
1. PortableUrban Terror can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. Single playerUrban Terror has one or more single player game modes.
3. MultiplayerUrban Terror offers a game mode for more than one player.
4. Player vs PlayerYou can compete against other real players in Urban Terror.
Mods
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Really nice and good game ! It should be more popular...
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AssaultCube
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First-Person Shooter
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63 AssaultCube alternatives
AssaultCube 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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AssaultCube Features
1. Player vs PlayerYou can compete against other real players in AssaultCube.
2. ModdableAssaultCube can be modified through the installation of external mods.
3. Single playerAssaultCube has one or more single player game modes.
4. MultiplayerAssaultCube offers a game mode for more than one player.
5. PortableAssaultCube can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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it's like csgo (NOT the "de" mode) but it's f-p (fast-paced) and soooooooo cool
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cool game + freesoftware
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Krunker.io
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First-Person Shooter
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Online
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Krunker.io is a free io Multiplayer First Person Shooter. No Download browser FPS! Free!
- - Krunker.io is the most popular Web-based alternative to Counter-Strike.
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Krunker.io Features
1. Player vs PlayerYou can compete against other real players in Krunker.io.
2. MultiplayerKrunker.io offers a game mode for more than one player.
Enemy Territory: Legacy
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Free • Open Source
First-Person Shooter
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23 Enemy Territory: Legacy alternatives
Wolfenstein: 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...
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Enemy Territory: Legacy Features
1. ModdableEnemy Territory: Legacy can be modified through the installation of external mods.
2. Player vs PlayerYou can compete against other real players in Enemy Territory: Legacy.
3. MultiplayerEnemy Territory: Legacy offers a game mode for more than one player.
First person view
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rattbag
Fantastic predecessor to CS, kept alive by the community. The class based combat keeps the game fresh.
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TrueCombat: Elite & CQB
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First-Person Shooter
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40 TrueCombat: Elite & CQB alternatives
TrueCombat: 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.
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TrueCombat: Elite & CQB Features
1. Single playerTrueCombat: Elite & CQB has one or more single player game modes.
2. ModdableTrueCombat: Elite & CQB can be modified through the installation of external mods.
3. Online co-opYou can team-up with two or more players over the internet in TrueCombat: Elite & CQB to play cooperatively.
4. MultiplayerTrueCombat: Elite & CQB offers a game mode for more than one player.
5. PortableTrueCombat: Elite & CQB can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
6. Player vs PlayerYou can compete against other real players in TrueCombat: Elite & CQB.
Mods
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Insurgency
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First-Person Shooter
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23 Insurgency alternatives
Take to the streets for intense close quarters combat, where a team's survival depends upon securing crucial strongholds and destroying enemy supply in this multiplayer and cooperative Source Engine based experience.
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Insurgency Features
1. Single playerInsurgency has one or more single player game modes.
2. Online co-opYou can team-up with two or more players over the internet in Insurgency to play cooperatively.
3. Player vs PlayerYou can compete against other real players in Insurgency.
4. ModdableInsurgency can be modified through the installation of external mods.
5. MultiplayerInsurgency offers a game mode for more than one player.
Realistic controls
Nexuiz Classic
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Free • Open Source
First-Person Shooter
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21 Nexuiz Classic alternatives
Nexuiz 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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1. Real time collaborationMultiple users can work together in Nexuiz Classic simultaneously.
Discontinued
Nexuiz 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.
AssaultCube Reloaded
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6 AssaultCube Reloaded alternatives
A free-and-open-source first-person-shooter aimed at improving the classic game, AssaultCube!
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