# Mindustry (open-source gaming app)

> Mindustry is a free, open-source gaming app for Windows, macOS and Linux. The automation tower defense RTS. It has 29,269 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at Anuken/Mindustry.

If you are a first-time contributor looking for features to implement or bugs to fix, see the issues tagged with 'candidate' in the Mindustry-Suggestions repostiory.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/Anuken/Mindustry |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 29,269 |
| License | GPL-3.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Java |
| Website | https://mindustrygame.github.io |
| Official | no |
| Category | Gaming & emulation |
| Latest release | v160.7 (Oct 8, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 8, 2026 |

## Install

### Flathub (Linux)

```sh
flatpak install flathub com.github.Anuken.Mindustry
```

Package page: https://flathub.org/apps/com.github.Anuken.Mindustry

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