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Widelands

Open-source real-time strategy and economy game

Game Servers ★ 3.1k stars Medium setup GPL-2.0

Widelands is a free, open-source real-time strategy game focused on economy building and territorial expansion. It includes a network mode and a metaserver for hosting and joining online matches.

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Key features

  • Economy-driven strategy
  • Online metaserver
  • Map and scenario editor
  • Cross-platform

Strengths

  • Released under the GPL-2.0 license
  • Active community (3.1k GitHub stars)
  • Written in C++

Is Widelands secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Widelands's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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