Weekly Digest — 2026 #32
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Add 22 new alternatives.
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Alternative to Age of Empires
A free, open-source real-time strategy game about ancient civilizations, with single-player, multiplayer, and modding support.
OpenDiablo2
Alternative to Diablo II
An open-source reimplementation of Diablo II's game engine built in Go, with a cross-platform client and modding support.
Cataclysm-DDA
Alternative to Project Zomboid
A deep, turn-based open-world survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by zombies and catastrophe.
Endless Sky
Alternative to Escape Velocity
A 2D space exploration, trading, and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series.
Freeciv
Alternative to Civilization
A free, open-source empire-building strategy game inspired by Civilization, playable in single-player or online.
Widelands
Alternative to The Settlers
A free, open-source real-time strategy game inspired by The Settlers, focused on building economies and thriving settlements.
openage
Alternative to Age of Empires
A free, open-source engine and community project recreating Age of Empires II with a modern C++ and Python codebase.
SuperTux
Alternative to Super Mario
A classic open-source side-scrolling platformer starring Tux the penguin, inspired by the original Super Mario games.
SuperTuxKart
Alternative to Mario Kart
A free, open-source kart racing game featuring Tux and friends, with single-player, multiplayer, and online modes.
Veloren
Alternative to Cube World
An open-world, voxel-based multiplayer RPG inspired by Cube World, built with the Rust programming language.
Unciv
Alternative to Civilization
An open-source, cross-platform remake of Civilization V that runs on Android and desktop with full mod support.
OpenRCT2
Alternative to RollerCoaster Tycoon
An open-source reimplementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 that expands the original with new features, rides, and multiplayer.
OpenTTD
Alternative to Transport Tycoon
An open-source simulation game based on Transport Tycoon Deluxe, letting you build and manage a vast transport empire.
OpenScreen
Alternative to Screen Studio, Recordly, Loom, Descript
Free, open-source screen recorder and video editor with polished demos, captions, zooms, and local AI editing.
Hister
Alternative to Google Search, Bing, DuckDuckGo
Private, self-hosted search engine that indexes the pages you visit and the files you keep for full-text and semantic search.
Drift
Alternative to CapCut, Camtasia, Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, iMovie
Free, open-source desktop video editor for Linux, Windows, and macOS built with Qt 6 and FFmpeg.