Ranked by GitHub stars
All 17 Games apps
Mindustry
Anuken/Mindustry
Factorio-like tower defense game. Build production chains to gather more resources, and build complex facilities.
Active · last commit Oct 22, 2026
GamesJavaLila
lichess-org/lila
Ad-less chess server powering lichess.org, with official iOS and Android client apps.
Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026
GamesScalaLuanti
luanti-org/luanti
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.
Active · last commit Oct 25, 2026
GamesC++OpenTTD
OpenTTD/OpenTTD
Transport tycoon simulation game.
Active · last commit Oct 25, 2026
GamesC++DockerA Dark Room
doublespeakgames/adarkroom
Minimalist text adventure game for your browser.
Quiet · last commit May 23, 2025
GamesJavaScriptThe Battle for Wesnoth
wesnoth/wesnoth
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.
Active · last commit Oct 25, 2026
GamesC++MTA:SA
multitheftauto/mtasa-blue
Add network play functionality to Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto game series, in which this functionality is not originally found.
Active · last commit Oct 25, 2026
GamesC++Hypersomnia
TeamHypersomnia/Hypersomnia
Competitive top-down shooter blending Counter-Strike with Hotline Miami. Runs on Linux, Windows, MacOS and the Web.
Active · last commit Oct 24, 2026
GamesC++DockerRazzia
Ralex91/Razzia
Quiz game platform, designed for smaller self-hosted events (alternative to Kahoot!).
Active · last commit Oct 25, 2026
GamesTypeScriptDockerZero-K
ZeroK-RTS/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…
Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026
GamesLuaDDraceNetwork
ddnet/ddnet
Cooperative platformer version of DDRace, a Teeworlds modification featuring unique cooperative gameplay.
Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026
GamesC++Posio
abrenaut/posio
Geography multiplayer game.
Quiet · last commit Oct 8, 2024
GamesPythonScribble.rs
scribble-rs/scribble.rs
A web-based pictionary game.
Active · last commit Sep 6, 2026
GamesGoDockerRed Eclipse 2
redeclipse/base
Arena first-person shooter similar to Unreal Tournament.
Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026
GamesC++Suroi
HasangerGames/suroi
2D battle royale game inspired by surviv.io.
Active · last commit Aug 12, 2026
GamesTypeScriptpiqueserver
piqueserver/piqueserver
Server for openspades, the first-person shooter in a destructible voxel world.
Active · last commit Oct 23, 2026
GamesPythonCubiks-2048
Kshitij-Banerjee/Cubiks-2048
Clone of 2048 game in 3D.
Quiet · last commit Aug 1, 2015
Source-availableGamesJavaScript
What is the best self-hosted app for games?
By GitHub stars, Mindustry is the most popular self-hosted app for games with 29,469 stars, followed by Lila and Luanti. The best fit depends on your needs, so compare Docker support, license and recent activity on each app page.
Are these Games apps free?
Mostly. 16 of the 17 apps here are open source; 1 is source-available. The open-source apps are free to run on your own server; source-available licenses add conditions, such as limits on hosted, commercial or production use, so check the license on each app page. A few projects also offer a paid hosted plan or enterprise add-ons.
How do I install a self-hosted Games app?
4 of the 17 apps here ship a Docker image, which is the easiest route: rent a small VPS or use a home server, install Docker, and start the app with its Docker Compose file. Apps without an image list their native install steps in the README.
Which Games apps are most actively developed?
Measured by commits in the last twelve months, the most active projects are Lila (9,855 commits), DDraceNetwork (2,611 commits) and Mindustry (2,016 commits). Active development usually means faster bug fixes and security patches.