# Best self-hosted Games apps

> Open-source games you can play or host yourself. From strategy and racing to browser party games. The most popular self-hosted games apps on GitHub are Mindustry, Lila and Luanti. appsgit lists 17 self-hosted apps in this category, ranked by GitHub stars. 16 of the 17 apps here are open source; 1 is source-available.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Apps listed | 17 |
| Most starred | Mindustry (29,232 stars) |
| With a Docker image | 4 |
| Canonical URL | https://appsgit.com/categories/games |

## All 17 Games apps

- [Mindustry](https://appsgit.com/apps/mindustry): Factorio-like tower defense game. Build production chains to gather more resources, and build complex facilities. (29,232 stars, GPL-3.0, Java)
- [Lila](https://appsgit.com/apps/lila): Ad-less chess server powering lichess.org, with official iOS and Android client apps. (18,807 stars, AGPL-3.0, Scala)
- [Luanti](https://appsgit.com/apps/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. (13,687 stars, LGPL-2.1, C++)
- [OpenTTD](https://appsgit.com/apps/openttd): Transport tycoon simulation game. (8,333 stars, GPL-2.0, C++, Docker)
- [A Dark Room](https://appsgit.com/apps/a-dark-room): Minimalist text adventure game for your browser. (8,318 stars, MPL-2.0, JavaScript)
- [The Battle for Wesnoth](https://appsgit.com/apps/the-battle-for-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. (6,905 stars, GPL-2.0, C++)
- [MTA:SA](https://appsgit.com/apps/mta-sa): Add network play functionality to Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto game series, in which this functionality is not originally found. (1,864 stars, GPL-3.0, C++)
- [Hypersomnia](https://appsgit.com/apps/hypersomnia): Competitive top-down shooter blending Counter-Strike with Hotline Miami. Runs on Linux, Windows, MacOS and the Web. (1,669 stars, AGPL-3.0, C++, Docker)
- [Razzia](https://appsgit.com/apps/razzia): Quiz game platform, designed for smaller self-hosted events (alternative to Kahoot!). (1,043 stars, MIT, TypeScript, Docker)
- [Zero-K](https://appsgit.com/apps/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… (858 stars, GPL-2.0, Lua)
- [DDraceNetwork](https://appsgit.com/apps/ddracenetwork): Cooperative platformer version of DDRace, a Teeworlds modification featuring unique cooperative gameplay. (837 stars, Zlib, C++)
- [Posio](https://appsgit.com/apps/posio): Geography multiplayer game. (693 stars, MIT, Python)
- [Scribble.rs](https://appsgit.com/apps/scribble-rs): A web-based pictionary game. (663 stars, BSD-3-Clause, Go, Docker)
- [Red Eclipse 2](https://appsgit.com/apps/red-eclipse-2): Arena first-person shooter similar to Unreal Tournament. (535 stars, Zlib, C++)
- [Suroi](https://appsgit.com/apps/suroi): 2D battle royale game inspired by surviv.io. (511 stars, GPL-3.0, TypeScript)
- [piqueserver](https://appsgit.com/apps/piqueserver): Server for openspades, the first-person shooter in a destructible voxel world. (236 stars, GPL-3.0, Python)
- [Cubiks-2048](https://appsgit.com/apps/cubiks-2048): Clone of 2048 game in 3D. (25 stars, CC-BY-NC-4.0, source-available, JavaScript)

## Related categories

- [Game Servers](https://appsgit.com/categories/game-servers): Game server control panels, ROM and library managers and streaming tools. Host and manage multiplayer servers for your friends.
- [Utilities](https://appsgit.com/categories/utilities): Handy standalone tools that do not fit elsewhere, such as converters, translators and design apps. Small utilities worth self-hosting.
- [Finance & Budgeting](https://appsgit.com/categories/finance-budgeting): Personal finance, budgeting, expense tracking and payment tools. Manage your money without handing your data to a fintech app.
- [CMS](https://appsgit.com/categories/cms): Content management systems and headless CMS platforms for websites and apps. Publish and manage content on a stack you control.
- [Team Chat](https://appsgit.com/categories/team-chat): Self-hosted messaging, team chat and push notification platforms. A private alternative to Slack, Discord and hosted messengers.
- [File Sharing](https://appsgit.com/categories/file-sharing): Quick file upload and sharing services plus peer-to-peer clients. Send large files with expiring links, like a private WeTransfer.

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