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OpenArena
Free and open source first-person shooter
Arch Linux (recommended)Standard: Git
Other builds: Complete
Screenshots & videos
About
OpenArena is a free and open source first-person shooter game based heavily on the Quake III Arena-style deathmatch. Score frags to win the game using a balanced set of weapons each designed for different situations. Guns include a chaingun, rocket launcher, shotgun, and railgun. OpenArena's style of play is very fast and requires skill to be played successfully online. Gameplay modes include Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Tournament, Capture the Flag, Elimination, CTF Elimination, Last Man Standing and Double Domination. This version of OpenArena is based on the Quake3e engine, we do not take credit for the work done by the OpenArena team nor "Eugene", who develops the Quake3e engine. This Flatpak was made to be a replacement of the original one released in 2012, as it contains bugs and annoyances not present in this engine. A configuration file is also available, which lets you modify CVARS however you want. The OAX patch has been applied, which adds support for more screen resolutions and makes the game playable in many modern systems, it also includes bugfixes and improvements. (to disable this patch modify the config file). Beware that trying to connect to an OAX-patched server may not work with unpatched clients. Connections to unpatched servers do work and present no issues. People looking for a lighter & portable version without any dependencies may be interested in https://github.com/pkgforge-dev/openArena, it contains further patches to enhance the experience on modern systems.
Additional information
Project
- Developer
- OA Team, xplshn and contributors
- License
- GPL-2.0+ (free software)What this license lets you do
- Homepage
- www.openarena.ws
- From the project
- Report a bugSource code
Install
- Available via
- Flatpak · Arch Linux (4) · Debian · Ubuntu · Fedora · Nixpkgs · Lutris
All 10 packagings
Flathub (Flatpak), AUR, AUR (Git · Complete build), AUR (Git build), AUR (Quake3e build), Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Nixpkgs, Lutris (0.8.8 build)
- Flatpak sandbox
- Some access
Runs in a sandbox, with access to some of your files or devices.
What it can access
- Can access all devices, including cameras and USB
- Uses the internet
- Plays and records audio
About this data
- Sources
- 13 independent sources agree
- Catalog data as of
- October 12, 2026
How each source lists it (10)
| Source | Name | Version | Built by | License | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flathub (Flatpak) | OpenArena | 0.8.8 | — | GPL-2.0+ | Free and open source first-person shooter |
| AUR | openarena | 0.8.8-4 | — | GPL | A violent, sexy, multiplayer first person shooter based on the ioquake3 engine (binary package) |
| AUR (Git · Complete build) | openarena-complete-git | 0.8.8.r2441.74046d7a-1 | Community build, patched | GPL | A violent, sexy, multiplayer first person shooter based on the ioquake3 engine (binary package) |
| AUR (Git build) | openarena-git | 0.8.8.r2428.f507a7a8-2 | — | GPL | A violent, sexy, multiplayer first person shooter based on the ioquake3 engine (binary package) |
| AUR (Quake3e build) | openarena-quake3e | 0.8.8-2 | Community build, patched | GPL | A Community-Produced Deathmatch FPS Based on GPL idTech3 Technology (Quake3e Engine) |
| Debian | openarena | 0.8.8+dfsg-8 | Distribution build | — | fast-paced 3D first-person shooter |
| Ubuntu | openarena | 0.8.8+dfsg-11 | Distribution build | — | fast-paced 3D first-person shooter |
| Fedora | openarena | 0.8.8 | Distribution build | GPL-2.0-only AND CC0-1.0 | Open source first person shooter |
| Nixpkgs | openarena | 0-unstable-2023-03-02 | Distribution build | GPL-2.0-or-later | Fast-paced 3D first-person shooter, similar to id Software Inc.'s Quake III Arena |
| Lutris (0.8.8 build) | OpenArena | — | — | — | OpenArena is a Free Content project. |
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Add-ons
Components (10)
- openarena-081-maps — OpenArena game data - maps from 0.8.1 (Debian, Ubuntu)
- openarena-081-misc — OpenArena game data - miscellaneous files from 0.8.1 (Debian, Ubuntu)
- openarena-081-players — OpenArena game data - player graphics from 0.8.1 (Debian, Ubuntu)
- openarena-081-players-mature — OpenArena game data - "mature" player graphics from 0.8.1 (Debian, Ubuntu)
- openarena-081-textures — OpenArena game data - textures from 0.8.1 (Debian, Ubuntu)
- openarena-085-data — OpenArena game data - 0.8.5 update (Debian, Ubuntu)
- openarena-088-data — OpenArena game data (Debian, Ubuntu)
- openarena-data — OpenArena game data (Debian, Ubuntu)
- openarena-oacmp1 — OpenArena Community Map Pack 1 (Debian, Ubuntu)
- openarena-server — server and game logic for the game OpenArena (Debian, Ubuntu)