Arcade Games

Arcade games are usually simple, fun games. A large collection of arcade games is available with Xubuntu; listed below are just a few of them.

Classic arcade games

  • KBounce is a game where the object is to catch several moving balls in a rectangular game field by building walls. More balls are added with each level that you complete successfully; how many can you catch?

  • KFouleggs clones the well-known PuyoPuyo game from Japan, and contains modifications of the well-known Tetris game principle.

  • Kolf is a miniature golf game played with an overhead view, with a short bar representing the golf club and direction of the intended shot. It features various courses, a course editor, water hazards, slopes, sand traps, and black holes (warps).

  • KSirtet is a Tetris clone which allows multiplayer duels as well as duels against the computer player.

  • KSmiletris is yet another clone of Tetris, which is easy to learn and play.

  • Robots is a game where the object is to avoid a hoard of robots who are trying to catch you. With every step you make, the robots get closer to getting you and you must do whatever you can to avoid them.

Maze games

  • KGoldrunner is a game of action and puzzle solving. Run through the maze, dodge your enemies, collect all of the gold and climb up to the next level.

  • KSnakerace is a fast action game where you control a snake which has to eat the food that appears on the map. The more you eat, the larger your snake grows. The goal is to eat as much as possible without colliding with the other snake or the wall, however this becomes more and more difficult the more you eat.

  • KTron is based on the popular computer game for two players as well as the famous movie. It is a fast paced game in which both players have to move and avoid colliding with any walls, the opponent, or the paths that you or your opponent have created.

  • Nibbles is a game where the user controls a snake, moving it around the board and eating diamonds while avoiding the walls. Nibbles also features network multiplayer, and up to four worms can be controlled by the computer.

Space games

  • KAsteroids is a fast arcade shooting game where you command a spaceship trying to survive the passage through an asteroid field. Destroy asteroids by shooting them until they split into smaller and smaller parts.

  • KSpaceDuel is a space game for two players, however one player can be controlled by the computer. Each player controls a satellite that flies around the Sun, all the while trying not to collide with anything and trying to shoot at the other space ship.