Best self-hosted Games apps

Multiplayer game servers and browser games.

20 open source Games tools you host on your own server — with full control of your data and no per-user cost.

Mindustry

★ 27,995

Factorio-like tower defense game. Build production chains to gather more resources, and build complex facilities.

Games GPL-3.0

Lila

★ 18,376

Ad-less chess server powering lichess.org, with official iOS and Android client apps.

Games AGPL-3.0

Luanti

★ 12,999

Voxel game engine (formerly Minetest). Play one of our many games, mod a game to your liking, make your own game, or play on a multiplayer server.

Games LGPL-2.1

A Dark Room

★ 8,147

Minimalist text adventure game for your browser.

Games MPL-2.0

OpenTTD

★ 7,983

Transport tycoon simulation game.

Games GPL-2.0

The Battle for Wesnoth

★ 6,697

The Battle for Wesnoth is an Open Source, turn-based tactical strategy game with a high fantasy theme, featuring both singleplayer and online/hotseat multiplayer combat.

Games GPL-2.0

Veloren

★ 2,372

Multiplayer RPG. Open-source game inspired by Cube World, Legend of Zelda, Dwarf Fortress and Minecraft.

Games GPL-3.0

MTA:SA

★ 1,779

Add network play functionality to Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto game series, in which this functionality is not originally found.

Games GPL-3.0

Hypersomnia

★ 1,571

Competitive top-down shooter blending Counter-Strike with Hotline Miami. Runs on Linux, Windows, MacOS and the Web.

Games AGPL-3.0

Razzia

★ 917

Quiz game platform, designed for smaller self-hosted events (alternative to Kahoot!).

Games MIT

Zero-K

★ 806

Open Source on Springrts engine. Zero-K is a traditional real time strategy game with a focus on player creativity through terrain manipulation, physics, and a large roster of unique units - all while being balanced to support competitive play.

Games GPL-2.0

DDraceNetwork

★ 787

Cooperative platformer version of DDRace, a Teeworlds modification featuring unique cooperative gameplay.

Games Zlib

Posio

★ 688

Geography multiplayer game.

Games MIT

Scribble.rs

★ 644

A web-based pictionary game.

Games BSD-3-Clause

Red Eclipse 2

★ 522

Arena first-person shooter similar to Unreal Tournament.

Games Zlib

Suroi

★ 474

An open-source 2D battle royale game inspired by surviv.io.

Games GPL-3.0

piqueserver

★ 234

Server for openspades, the first-person shooter in a destructible voxel world.

Games GPL-3.0

Cubiks-2048

★ 25

Clone of 2048 game in 3D.

Games CC-BY-NC-4.0

0 A.D.

Cross-platform real-time strategy game of ancient warfare.

Games MIT

Digibuzzer

Create a virtual game room around a connected buzzer (documentation in French).

GamesGroupware AGPL-3.0

Frequently asked questions

What are the best self-hosted Games tools?

Among the 20 options, the most popular include Mindustry, Lila, Luanti. Compare license, platform and popularity in the list below.

Is there a free open source alternative for Games?

Yes — all 20 tools on this page are open source and you run them on your own server, with no monthly fee.

Where can I host a Games app?

On a home server (homelab) or a cheap VPS from ~€4/mo. See the suggestions on this page.