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For which game would you most like to see a FOSS alternative? (lemmy.ml)

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Just curious 🙂

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There are actually a few projects doing exactly that, at least for the early entries;

FreeSO - Open-source version of The Sims: Online but with a bunch of modern improvements, main server shut down at the end of last year
Simitone - Single-player interface for FreeSO
FreeSims - Open-source engine for The Sims
OpenTS2 - Open-source implementation of The Sims 2 engine in Unity

Development pace for them is somewhat slow due apparent lack of interest - and a healthy dose of fear of EA interference - though.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Those are more like engine reimplementations rather than alternatives, which explains the fear of EA interference.

It's a pity so many open source games go in that direction. I honestly wouldn't mind even if the graphics were ugly placeholders or it took a minecraft-style pixelated approach.