Zero-K
Zero-K is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Games category, licensed GPL-2.0 and written mainly in Lua. It has 877 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 26, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 877
- Forks
- 269
- Open issues
- 1,242
- Commits, last 12 months
- 813
- Last commit
- Oct 26, 2026
- Latest release
- No releases
- Created
- Aug 2, 2013
- License
- GPL-2.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 26, 2026, 813 commits in 12 months.
| Last commit | Oct 26, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 813 |
| Latest release | No GitHub releases |
| Releases, last 12 months | 0 |
| Releases, all time | 0 |
| Open issues | 1,242 |
| Open pull requests | 151 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | No |
| Security policy | No |
| Created | Aug 2, 2013 |
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About Zero-K
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….
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/ZeroK-RTS/Zero-K.
Topics
- cross-platform
- game
- open-source
- opensource
- real-time-strategy
- rts
- rts-game
- scifi
- springrts
- lua
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Is Zero-K free and open source?
Yes. Zero-K is open-source software released under the GPL-2.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Zero-K with Docker?
Zero-K does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (Lua), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to Zero-K?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Zero-K include Mindustry, Lila and Luanti.
Is Zero-K actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Zero-K was on Oct 26, 2026 with 813 commits in the past twelve months. It had 1,242 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.