Minetest is a FOSS alternative to Minecraft, and has just received a major update. Follow at:
➡️ @Minetest
It's available for Linux, Mac, Windows, Android and BSD from the official site:
The update makes it much easier to access game modes and mods. If you haven't tried it in a while, it might be worth another look.
Also check out this world-building project called Illuna:
https://share.tube/videos/watch/d84239ab-55c0-4c19-bf5e-e1dd6a7b4b17
If you're interested in news stories about the gaming business right now (goodness knows why 😁 ), you might like to follow GamesIndustry, the largest gaming industry news site. It has an official account on the Fediverse at:
➡️ @GIbiz
The website is at https://gamesindustry.biz
#GamesIndustry #Gaming #Games #VideoGames #VideoGaming #ComputerGames #PC #Consoles #Business #Biz #Industry #GameDev #News #Journalism #Articles
Slope's Game Room is a popular YouTube account about the history of video games, and they are now also posting their videos on the Fediverse. You can follow at:
The latest video is a history of Konami's Castlevania series:
https://tilvids.com/videos/watch/bbb6c93f-b88e-4f41-a884-39b3aca0f5e2
#SlopesGameRoom #DanielIbbertson #Gaming #History #GamingHistory #VideoGames #ComputerGames #PeerTube #PeerTubers #Videos
GDQuest is an organisation that promotes free open source software in game development. They have a video channel at:
➡️ @gdquest
Their website is at https://www.gdquest.com
If the videos aren't yet visible on your instance, you can see them all directly at https://tilvids.com/accounts/gdquest/videos
The FOSS software they promote is also on the Fediverse, such as @godotengine, @Krita and @Blender
#GDQuest #Computing #FOSS #FreeSoftware #Gaming #Development #GameDevelopment #GameDev #SoftwareDevelopment
HexDSL is a video blogger who posts entertaining chats about Linux, video games and assorted tech stuff. You can follow at:
➡️ @hexdsl
Here's an example video which combines all three topics:
https://share.tube/videos/watch/cb3b4758-48fe-4821-9ebd-ff1c84cf3a37
#HexDSL #Linux #Gaming #Technology #FOSS #PeerTube #PeerTubers #Videos #Vlog #Vlogger #Blogger #Blog #VideoBlog
Never Obsolete posts screenshots of computing, tech and gaming from times gone by. You can follow at:
➡️ @256
The posts seem to provoke a lot of memories, it is well worth reading the comments 😃
#NeverObsolete #2000s #1990s #1980s #Computing #Gaming #History #Technology #Retro #Nostalgia
Frame The Game is a video channel about gaming, covering games themselves, game design and history. You can follow at:
The complete set of videos is also visible at https://tilvids.com/accounts/framethegame/videos
#FrameTheGame #Gaming #Videos #Games #VideoGames #GameDesign #Vlog #Vlogger #PeerTube #PeerTubers
Al's Geek Lab is a video account about retro gaming, technology and related stuff. You can follow at:
➡️ @alsgeeklab
Because TILvids is quite a new instance, many of the older posts may be invisible on your instance. You can see all of them at:
https://tilvids.com/accounts/alsgeeklab/videos
#AlsGeekLab #PeerTube #PeerTuber #Videos #Gaming #Games #Retro #RetroGames #RetroGaming #VideoGames #Technology #Tech #RetroTech #Computing #MSDos #DOSgaming
NintendoLeSite is a French-language news and review site all about Nintendo. You can follow at:
Their website is https://nintendolesite.com
#NintendoLeSite #Nintendo #Mario #Zelda #Games #Gaming #VideoGames #JeuxVideo #JeuxVidéo #French #Francais #Français #EnFrancais #EnFrançais
Godot Engine is a free open source game engine with support for 3D and 2D games. You can follow at:
➡️ @godotengine
It's available for Linux, Mac and Windows. You can download it from https://godotengine.org
"RPG in a Box" is an example of software created with Godot, you can follow at:
➡️ @rpginabox
It lets you create your own RPGs with isometric voxel graphics.
#GodotEngine #Godot #Games #Gaming #GameDev #Game #VideoGames #Programming #Development #Software #FOSS #FLOSS #Libre #RPG
The Linux Game Book is a database of info about thousands of games for Linux, in English and French. You can follow at:
The website is at https://www.lebottindesjeuxlinux.tuxfamily.org
#Games #Gaming #Linux #LinuxGames #LinuxGaming #Jeux #FOSS #FLOSS #Libre #OpenSource #FreeSoftware
Anatoly Shashkin has an account full of nostalgia about DOS games, including screenshots, clips, videos and podcasts. You can follow at:
The website is at https://www.dosnostalgia.com
#DOS #MSDos #PC #Gaming #Games #DosGaming #DosGames #Nostalgia #Retro #IBMPC
Gaming On Linux is a news site about (yes, you've guessed it!) games that run on Linux computers. You can follow their official account at:
Their website is at https://www.gamingonlinux.com
#GamingOnLinux #LinuxGaming #Linux #Gaming #Games #VideoGames #Steam #News #GamingNews
Chris Were's PeerTube channel is an entertaining collection of videos about Linux, FOSS, computing, gaming and sometimes other stuff. You can follow the channel at:
➡️ @chriswere
(Also, if you want to browse the videos in the full PeerTube interface, try going to https://share.tube/accounts/chriswere/videos )
Chris has Mastodon accounts for non-video posts at:
➡️ @ChrisWere (computing stuff) & @ChrisWere (non-computing stuff)
#ChrisWere #PeerTube #Linux #FOSS #FLOSS #Libre #Videos #Software #Computing #Gaming
GamesIndustry is a gaming business news site, and is one of the first major news sites to have an official account on the Fediverse.
You can follow them at:
Their site is at https://gamesindustry.biz
Minetest is a free open source alternative to Minecraft. The official account is:
You can also follow a Minetest world building project called Illuna:
There's also an unofficial Minetest video channel:
The actual Minetest app is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and BSD from the official site at https://www.minetest.net/
#MineTest #Minecraft #FLOSS #FOSS #Games #Gaming #Sandbox #OpenWorld
0 A.D. is a free open source real time strategy game with a historical setting (sort of like "Age of Empires"). The developers are on the Fediverse:
The alpha version is available for Windows, Mac and Linux from the official site:
https://play0ad.com/
If you want to help development or donate to the project, you can find out how on their website.
#0AD #ZeroAD #Gaming #RTS #RealTimeStrategy #AgeOfEmpires #FLOSS #FOSS #Libre
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