FreeCol

FreeCol a turn-based strategy game

by FreeCol Developers

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About

The FreeCol team aims to create an Open Source version of Colonization (released under the GPL). At first we'll try to make an exact clone of Colonization. The visuals will be brought up to date with more recent standards but will remain clean, simple and functional. Certain new 'features' will be implemented but the gameplay and the rules will be exactly the same as the original game. Examples of modern features are: an isometric map and multiplayer support. This clone will be developed incrementally and result in FreeCol 1.0.0 which will be an almost exact Colonization clone. Incremental development basically means that we'll add features one at a time. This allows us to have a running program at all times and also to release an unfinished but working game once in a while. Once FreeCol 1.0.0 is finished we'll start working towards FreeCol 2.0.0. FreeCol 2 will go beyond the original Colonization and will have many new features, it will be an implementation of our (and our users') image of what Colonization 2 would have been.

Additional information

Project

Developer
FreeCol Developers
Publisher
Marisa Giancarla
License
GPL-2.0 (free software)What this license lets you do

Install

Available via
Flatpak · Snap (2) · Arch Linux (2) · Debian · Ubuntu · Fedora · Void Linux · Gentoo · Lutris
All 11 packagings

Flathub (Flatpak), Snap Store, Snap Store (Nightly build), AUR (Git build), Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch Linux, Void Linux, Gentoo (Candidate build), Lutris (1.1.0 build)

Flatpak sandbox
Limited access

Runs in a sandbox with no access to your personal files or devices beyond what's listed.

What it can access
  • Uses the internet
  • Uses the older X11 display system, which doesn't isolate windows from each other
  • Plays and records audio

About this data

Sources
Sources disagree on the license
Catalog data as of
October 12, 2026
How each source lists it (11)
SourceNameVersionBuilt byLicenseDescription
Flathub (Flatpak)FreeCol1.2.0—GPL-2.0FreeCol a turn-based strategy game
Snap StoreFreeCol1.0.0—LGPL-3.0+FreeCol is a 4X video game, a clone of Sid Meier's Colonization.
Snap Store (Nightly build)FreeCol1.0.0—LGPL-3.0+FreeCol is a 4X video game, a clone of Sid Meier's Colonization.
AUR (Git build)freecol-git0.16652.031fa8159-2—GPL-2.0-or-laterA turn-based strategy game based on Colonization, git version
Debianfreecol1.2.0-1Distribution build—open source remake of the old Colonization
Ubuntufreecol1.2.0-1build1Distribution build—open source remake of the old Colonization
Fedorafreecol1.2.0Distribution buildGPL-1.0-or-laterTurn-based multi-player strategy game
Arch Linuxfreecol1.2.0-2Distribution buildGPLA turn-based strategy game based on Colonization
Void Linuxfreecol1.2.0_1Distribution buildGPL-2.0-onlyFree Colonization clone
Gentoo (Candidate build)freecol1.2.0-r1Distribution buildCC-BY-SA-4.0 AND GPL-2.0-or-laterOpen source clone of the game Colonization
Lutris (1.1.0 build)FreeCol———FreeCol is a freeware open source clone of Colonization.
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