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Followings are some ubuntu games that we can enjoy. Thanks for GNOM.

1.Armagetron Advanced


Homepage: http://armagetronad.net/
Install Instructions: just install the following package: armagetronad.

2. Battle for Wesnoth


Genre : Turn-Based Strategy
Multiplayer : Online
Homepage : http://www.wesnoth.org/
Install Instructions : just install the following package: wesnoth-all.

3. Beneath a Steel Sky



Genre : Adventure Game, Point and Click
Homepage : http://www.revolution.co.uk/_display.php?id=16
Install Instructions : just install the following package: beneath-a-steel-sky.

4. Bos Wars


Genre : RTS
Homepage : http://www.boswars.org/
Install Instructions : just install the following package: boswars.

5. Chromium


Genre: Vertical space shooter
Homepage : Chromium
Install instructions: just install the following package: chromium.

6. Epiphany


Install Instructions : just install the following package: epiphany.

7. Extreme Tux Race


Genre : Downhill Racer
Homepage : http://www.extremetuxracer.com/
Install Instructions : just install the following packages: extremetuxracer,extremetuxracer-extra

8. Flight Gear

Genre : Simulator
Homepage : http://www.flightgear.org
Install Instructions : just install the following package: flightgear.

9. FreeCol

A turn-based strategy game similar to Colonization.
Genre: Turn based strategy
Homepage: http://www.freecol.org

10. Freeciv


Genre: Turn based strategy
Homepage: http://www.freeciv.org
Install Instructions: just install the following package: freeciv-client.

11. FreeDroid RPG



Genre: RPG
Homepage: http://freedroid.sourceforge.net

12. Frets On Fire


Genre : Simulator / Music
Homepage : http://fretsonfire.sourceforge.net/
Install Instructions : just install the following package: fretsonfire.

13. Frozen Bubble


Genre : Puzzle
Multiplayer : Online, Same Machine
Homepage : http://www.frozen-bubble.org/
Install Instructions : just install the following package: frozen-bubble.

14. Gcompris

Website: http://gcompris.net/
Install: just install the following packages: gcompris,gcompris-data,gcompris-sound-en.

15. Globulation 2

Genre : RTS
Multiplayer : Online
Homepage : http://globulation2.org
Install Instructions : just install the following package: glob2.

16. I Have No Tomatoes

Genre : Puzzle
Homepage : http://tomatoes.sourceforge.net
Install Instructions : just install the following package: tomatoes.

17. lbreakout2


Install: just install the following package: lbreakout2.

18. Neverball


Genre : Puzzle
Homepage : http://neverball.org/
Install Instructions : just install the following package: neverball.

19. Nexuiz


Genre : FPS
Multiplayer : Online
Homepage : http://www.alientrap.org/nexuiz/
Install Instructions : just install the following packages: nexuiz,nexuiz-music.

20. Open Arena

Genre : FPS
Multiplayer : Online
Homepage : http://openarena.ws
Install Instructions : just install the following package: openarena. If you want to create a game server, you can also install the following package: openarena-server.

21. Pingus

Homepage : http://pingus.seul.org
Install Instructions : just install the following package: pingus.

22. rRootage


Genre : Fixed Shooter
Homepage : http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/rr_e.html
Install Instructions : just install the following package: rrootage.

23. Scorched 3D

Genre : FPS
Multiplayer : Online, Local Network
Homepage : http://www.scorched3d.co.uk/
Install Instructions : just install the following package: scorched3d

24. Secret Maryo Chronicles

Genre : 2D Platform
Homepage : http://www.secretmaryo.org/
Install Instructions : just install the following packages: smc, smc-music.

25. Super Tux

Genre : 2D Platform
Homepage : http://supertux.lethargik.org/
Install Instructions : just install the following package: supertux. (for Ubuntu 8.10, it is recommended to install the following package: supertux-stable).

26. Super Tux Kart


Genre : Racer
Homepage : http://supertuxkart.sourceforge.net/
Install Instructions : just install the following package: supertuxkart.

27. Torcs

Genre : Car Racing
Homepage : http://torcs.sourceforge.net/
Install Instructions : just install the following package: torcs.

28. Vega Strike

Genre : Space Sim
Homepage : http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net/
Install Instructions for Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) and earlier: just install the following packages: vegastrike,vegastrike-music. Users of Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) and later will have to install the program from its project homepage.

29. Wormux

Genre : Worms / Puzzle
Multiplayer : Same Machine, Local Network
Homepage : http://www.wormux.org
Install Instructions : just install the following package: wormux.

30. Xmoto

Install: just install the following package: xmoto.

This post credit goes to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Games/NativeFreeUbuntuGames

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