OpenGlad

Overview

OpenGlad is an action role-playing game, available on Linux.

Gameplay elements described in its Flathub listing, in its GitHub repository and on its official website: online multiplayer, mod support, controller support and local multiplayer.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

At a glance

All of OpenGlad is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (GPL-2.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

About

OpenGlad is a port of the open-sourced DOS game known as Gladiator, a top-view gauntlet-style RPG that features fast-paced multiplayer action, several different classes, and a scenario editor. This port adds networked multiplayer, five additional campaigns, seven versus modes, and a modding API in Lua. Features: Seven campaigns, including the original Gladiator and The Tryxian Chronicles Seven versus modes across 40 arenas: Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, Onslaught, Soccer, Basketball, Mutant and Free-for-All Up to four players on one screen, and up to sixteen seats in an online lobby Online multiplayer rooms hosted through a public relay, with no port forwarding required A built-in scenario editor (Openscen) and a Lua modding API for classes, weapons and campaigns Split-screen, online and bot-driven play, with joystick support As of July 1st, 2002, the original Gladiator was open sourced under the GPL by the Forgotten Sages Development Team.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)