Gaming & Entertainment
Game servers, game management panels, and entertainment platforms
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57 Tools
Godot
108KFree, open-source 2D and 3D game engine with a unique node-based architecture — no royalties, no strings attached.
Sunshine
35KSelf-hosted game stream host for Moonlight. Low latency cloud gaming with AMD, Intel, and Nvidia GPU support.
Mindustry
27KA free, open-source factory-defense game blending Factorio-style automation with tower defense — cross-platform with bundled self-hosted multiplayer.
GDevelop
21KSelf-hosted gaming & entertainment tool that creates and publish games effortlessly.
Lila
18KFree online chess server. Play chess in a clean interface. No registration, no ads, no plugin required
Luanti
12KSelf-hosted gaming & entertainment tool that provides voxel game engine (formerly Minetest). Play one of our many games.
Pterodactyl
8.7KPterodactyl is a PHP-based application that provides management panel for game servers, with an intuitive UI for end users.
RomM
8.4KReleased under AGPL-3.0, RomM provides ROM manager for organizing, enriching, and playing retro games, with support for 400+ platforms on self-hosted...
A Dark Room
8KSelf-hosted gaming & entertainment tool that provides minimalist text adventure game for your browser.
OpenTTD
7.7KFor gaming & entertainment, OpenTTD is a self-hosted solution that provides transport tycoon simulation game.
Flax Engine
6.7KFlax Engine gives you boost your game development productivity on your own infrastructure.
The Battle for Wesnoth
6.5KThe Battle for Wesnoth gives you turn-based tactical strategy game on your own infrastructure.
LinuxGSM
4.8KReleased under MIT, LinuxGSM provides CLI tool for deployment and management of dedicated game servers on Linux: more than 120 games are on self-hosted...
Steam Headless
2.8KSelf-hosted game servers & admin tool that provides unofficial headless remote Steam server via Docker.
Pelican Panel
2KReleased under AGPL-3.0, Pelican Panel provides web application for easy management of game servers on self-hosted infrastructure.
Retrom
1.8KRetrom handles private cloud game library distribution server + frontend/launcher as a self-hosted solution.
Games on Whales
1.7KGames on Whales is a self-hosted game servers & admin tool with support for Gaming, Media Streaming.
MTA:SA
1.7KMTA:SA lets you run add network play functionality to Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto game series entirely on your own server.
PufferPanel
1.7KFor gaming & entertainment, PufferPanel is a self-hosted solution that provides game server management panel designed for both small networks and game...
Bracket
1.6KBracket is a self-hosted game servers & admin tool that provides flexible tournament system to build a tournament setup.
Hypersomnia
1.5KHypersomnia handles competitive top-down shooter blending Counter-Strike as a self-hosted solution.
Lodestone
1.3KLodestone lets you run hosting tool for Minecraft and other multiplayer games entirely on your own server.
Fireshare
1.2KFireshare lets you share your game clips, videos, or other media via unique links entirely on your own server.
Rebelfork
988Rebelfork is a self-hosted gaming & entertainment tool that provides c++17 game engine with WYSIWYG editor and C# bindings.
Gameyfin
966Gameyfin is a Kotlin-based application that provides video game library manager with automatic scanning, web access, downloads, and plugin support.
Lancache
866For gaming & entertainment, Lancache is a self-hosted solution that provides LAN Party game caching made easy.
RetroAssembly
845RetroAssembly is a TypeScript-based application that provides personal retro game collection in your browser.
Gaseous Server
845Gaseous Server handles game ROM manager as a self-hosted solution.
GameVault
745GameVault is a C#-based application that provides game platform.
Posio
676Self-hosted gaming & entertainment tool that provides geography multiplayer game.
ClassQuiz
669ClassQuiz handles create, find, and play quizzes with no player limits as a self-hosted solution.
RconCli
647RconCli is a self-hosted gaming & entertainment tool that provides CLI for executing queries on a remote Valve Source dedicated server using the RCON Protocol.
Scribble.rs
626Self-hosted gaming & entertainment tool that provides web-based pictionary game.
Drop
612Drop lets you run game distribution platform, designed for distributing and sharing DRM-free games entirely on your own server.
Modrinth
517Modrinth gives you discover, play, and share Minecraft content on your own infrastructure.
Rahoot
513Rahoot is a self-hosted game servers & admin tool with support for Gaming, Learning.
PlanarAlly
508PlanarAlly handles virtual tabletop with offline capabilities as a self-hosted solution.
Red Eclipse 2
505Red Eclipse 2 handles arena first-person shooter similar to Unreal Tournament as a self-hosted solution.
Suroi
440Self-hosted gaming & entertainment tool that provides 2D battle royale game inspired by surviv.io.
auto-mcs
422Auto-mcs lets you run cross-platform Minecraft server manager entirely on your own server.
LANCommander
378LANCommander lets you run video game distribution platform entirely on your own server.
SourceBans++
358SourceBans++ handles admin, ban, and communication management system for games running on the Source engine as a self-hosted solution.
Foundry Virtual Tabletop
351Foundry Virtual Tabletop gives you modern roleplaying platform on your own infrastructure.
Quizmaster
311Quizmaster is a self-hosted gaming & entertainment tool that provides web application for conducting a quiz, including a page for players to enter their...
RomM Android
245RomM Android gives you mobile Android app for RomM on your own infrastructure.
EasyWI
243EasyWI is a PHP-based application that provides easy-Wi is a Web-interface.
piqueserver
230Released under GPL-3.0, piqueserver provides server for openspades, the first-person shooter in a destructible voxel world on self-hosted infrastructure.
Crafty Controller
214Crafty Controller gives you minecraft server control panel and launcher on your own infrastructure.
RetroArcher.bundle
199Self-hosted gaming & entertainment tool that provides retroArcher metadata plugin for Plex.
Wordle Global
68Wordle Global offers multilingual support, open source, educational as a self-hosted gaming & entertainment.
Minus Games
42Minus Games is a Rust-based application that syncs games and save files across multiple devices.
0 A.D.
0 A.D. gives you cross-platform real-time strategy game of ancient warfare on your own infrastructure.
Crafty Controller
Crafty Controller is a self-hosted gaming & entertainment tool that provides minecraft launcher and manager.
Digibuzzer
Digibuzzer lets you create a virtual game room around a connected buzzer entirely on your own server.
Veloren
Veloren handles multiplayer RPG. game inspired by Cube World, Legend of Zelda, Dwarf Fortress and Minecraft as a self-hosted solution.
Word Mastermind
Word Mastermind handles wordle clone. A Mastermind-like game, but instead of colors you need to guess words as a self-hosted solution.
Zero-K
Self-hosted gaming & entertainment tool that provides on Springrts engine. Zero-K is a traditional real time strategy game.
Why Self-Host Your Game Servers?
Multiplayer gaming infrastructure is among the most compelling use cases for self-hosting. Commercial game servers are subject to sudden shutdowns, regional restrictions, and pricing decisions made by publishers — as evidenced by the long history of beloved game servers being closed with minimal notice. Running your own game server gives you and your community permanent control over uptime, modding, rules, and player data.
The open source game server ecosystem covers the most popular genres. Pterodactyl is the most widely used self-hosted game server management panel, supporting dozens of games including Minecraft, Valheim, and Counter-Strike through a Docker-based deployment model. LinuxGSM provides a command-line toolkit for running game servers on Linux without a panel, offering broad game support for more experienced administrators. For Minecraft specifically, Crafty Controller provides a web interface for managing multiple Minecraft server instances with automatic updates and console access.
Beyond hosting existing games, open source game engines and standalone games deserve mention. Godot Engine is a full-featured, MIT-licensed game development platform that competes with Unity and Unreal for 2D and 3D games without royalty fees or proprietary lock-in. GDevelop provides a no-code game creation platform. The category also includes browser-playable games like the real-time strategy title 0 A.D. and multiplayer games like Veloren that run entirely on self-hosted infrastructure, giving communities ownership of their gaming experiences.