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On this page you can find a list of great games to play on Ubuntu.

 * [http://icculus.org/neverball/ Neverball] - Similar to Monkeyball
 * [http://www.reptilelabour.com/software/chromium/ Chromium] - Unique space shooter
 * [http://www.frozen-bubble.org/ Frozen Bubble] - Similar to Puzzle Bobble
 * [http://supertux.berlios.de/ SuperTux] - Jumping side-scroller
 * [http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net/ Vega Strike] - an Open``Source 3d Space Simulator
 * [http://tuxracer.sourceforge.net/ Tux Racer] - Downhill penguin racing
 * [:LokiInstaller:Loki-Installer] - Information about games with the Loki-Installer
 * [:RushingBender:Rushing Bender] - a futuristic single and a multiplayer racing game.
 * [:EnemyTerritory: Enemy Territory] - How to install '''Enemy Territory'''
 * [:AmericasArmy: Americas Army] - How to install '''Americas Army'''
 * [:Doom3: Doom 3] - How to install '''Doom 3'''
 * ["Cube"] - an opensource first person online shooter
 * ["Nexuiz"] - an opensource first person online shooter
 * ["Frenesia"] - an addictive retro arcade Linux game.
 * ["Tutris"] - a simple Tetris clone

== Windows Games ==

Windows games might run on Ubuntu, but they need either an emulator or a compatibility layer.

=== Emulators ===

 * ["DOSBox"] - for old DOS games

=== Wine and Cedega ===

Wine and Cedega (a fork of Wine) are not emulators but compatibility layers.

 * ["Wine"] - completely free and works for some games
 * ["Cedega"] - costs money, but works for more games

=== Specific Windows games ===

 * ["WorldofWarcraft"] - describes howto install and play WoW with wine

== Helping Ubuntu with Games ==

There are a number of tasks that need to be done to make Ubuntu a better gaming platform:

 * MOTUGames - The Masters of the Universe games team, who maintain the games in Ubuntu
 * MOTUNewGames - for listing any games you would like to see in Ubuntu
 * UniverseGamesWithoutDesktopFile - making certain all games in Ubuntu show up in the menu

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#REFRESH 0 http://help.ubuntu.com/community/Games

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