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Xonotic

Xonotic is a first-person shooter, available on Windows, macOS and Linux: tournaments.

  • Completely free
  • Windows, macOS and Linux
  • Open source
  • No account

Overview

Xonotic is a first-person shooter, available on Windows, macOS and Linux.

Gameplay elements described in its Flathub listing: tournaments.

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

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “The Free and Fast Arena Shooter” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
  • “The Free and Fast Arena Shooter” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
  • “From mapping contests and monthly quick cups to sponsored tournaments, Xonotic allows every e-sport enthusiast to participate in competitions hosted by its open-minded community.” — Flathub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

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

Its licence (GPL-3.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • No account needed
  • Commercial use allowed

About

Xonotic is a free and fast-paced first person shooter which combines addictive, arena-style gameplay with rapid movement and a wide array of weapons. Xonotic is easy to learn, but hard to master! Besides thrilling action for the casual player, the game also provides e-sport opportunities for those interested in its competitive aspects. From mapping contests and monthly quick cups to sponsored tournaments, Xonotic allows every e-sport enthusiast to participate in competitions hosted by its open-minded community. Features such as simple items, fully customizable configs and servers, a functioning anticheat system, the spectator mode, and the opportunity to watch and record games makes Xonotic attractive to competitive players.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Facts collected from Unspecified source (platforms) —
  • Facts collected from Winget (Windows Package Manager) (credit card, account, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Facts collected from Wikidata (licence, platforms) —
  • Last technical check: 5 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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