A real-time build-up strategy game

by The Widelands Development TeamVerified

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About

You are the regent of a small clan. Your task is to build an ever growing settlement. Every member of your clan will do his or her part to produce more resources to further this growth. Widelands offers a single-player mode with campaigns that tell stories of the tribes and their struggle in the Widelands universe. However, settling really starts when you unite with friends over the Internet or LAN to build up new empires together – or to crush each other in the dusts of war. Widelands also offers an artificial intelligence to challenge you.

Additional information

Project

Developer
The Widelands Development Team
Publisher
Ken VanDine
License
GPL-2.0-or-later (free software)What this license lets you do
Languages
53 languages

Install

Available via
Flatpak · Snap (2) · AppImage · Arch Linux (3) · Debian · Ubuntu · Fedora · openSUSE · Alpine Linux · Void Linux · Solus · Gentoo · Nixpkgs · Lutris
All 17 packagings

Flathub (Flatpak), Snap Store, Snap Store (Nightly build), AppImage, AUR (Git · Debugconsole build), AUR (Git build), Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch Linux, Nixpkgs, openSUSE, Alpine Linux, Void Linux, Solus, Gentoo (Candidate build), Lutris (1.2 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
  • Plays and records audio

About this data

Sources
21 independent sources agree
Catalog data as of
October 12, 2026
How each source lists it (17)
SourceNameVersionBuilt byLicenseDescription
Flathub (Flatpak)Widelands1.3.1Official buildGPL-2.0-or-laterA real-time build-up strategy game
Snap StoreWidelands1.2~ubuntu22.04.1—GPL-2.0+A real-time build-up strategy game
Snap Store (Nightly build)Widelands1.2~ubuntu22.04.1—GPL-2.0+A real-time build-up strategy game
AppImageWidelandsv1.3.1—GPL-2.0-or-laterA real-time build-up strategy game
AUR (Git · Debugconsole build)widelands-debugconsole-git1.3.r26780.20241102.aa40515-1Community build, patchedGPL2An elaborate realtime multiplayer strategy game with emphasis on economy and transport - development version. In the spirit of BlueByte's 'Siedler II/ Settlers 2'. Build with in-game debug/ script console (allows cheating).
AUR (Git build)widelands-git1:1.3+git-1—GPL2An elaborate realtime multiplayer strategy game with emphasis on economy and transport - development version. In the spirit of BlueByte's 'Siedler II/ Settlers 2'.
Debianwidelands2:1.2.1-3Distribution build—fantasy real-time strategy game
Ubuntuwidelands2:1.3.1-3Distribution build—fantasy real-time strategy game
Fedorawidelands1.3.1Distribution buildGPL-2.0-or-laterOpen source realtime-strategy game
Arch Linuxwidelands1:1.3.1-3Distribution buildGPLA realtime strategy game with emphasis on economy and transport
Nixpkgswidelands1.3.1Distribution buildGPL-2.0-or-laterRTS with multiple-goods economy
openSUSEwidelands1.3.1Distribution buildGPL-2.0-or-laterRealtime strategy game involving map control
Alpine Linuxwidelands1.3-r0Distribution buildGPL-2.0-or-laterrealtime strategy game with emphasis on economy and transport
Void Linuxwidelands1.2.1_1Distribution buildGPL-2.0-or-laterReal-time strategy game
Soluswidelands1.2.1Distribution buildGPL-2.0-or-laterWidelands is a free, open source real-time strategy game with singleplayer campaigns and a multiplayer mode
Gentoo (Candidate build)widelands1.3.1Distribution buildGPL-2.0-or-later AND (Apache-2.0 OR GPL-3.0-only) AND BitstreamVera AND BSD-3-Clause AND CC-BY-SA-3.0 AND MIT AND OFL-1.1Game similar to Settlers 2
Lutris (1.2 build)Widelands———Widelands is a free, open source real-time strategy game with singleplayer campaigns and a multiplayer mode.

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Add-ons

Components (2)
  • widelands-data — fantasy real-time strategy game (data files) (Debian, Ubuntu, openSUSE)
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