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Godot

108K

Free, open-source 2D and 3D game engine with a unique node-based architecture — no royalties, no strings attached.

Sunshine

35K

Self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight. Low latency cloud gaming with AMD, Intel, and Nvidia GPU support.

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Mindustry

27K

A free, open-source factory-defense game blending Factorio-style automation with tower defense — cross-platform with bundled self-hosted multiplayer.

GDevelop

21K

Self-hosted gaming & entertainment tool that creates and publish games effortlessly.

Lila

18K

Free online chess server. Play chess in a clean interface. No registration, no ads, no plugin required

Luanti

12K

Self-hosted gaming & entertainment tool that provides voxel game engine (formerly Minetest). Play one of our many games.

Pterodactyl

8.7K

Pterodactyl is a PHP-based application that provides management panel for game servers, with an intuitive UI for end users.

RomM

8.4K

Released under AGPL-3.0, RomM provides ROM manager for organizing, enriching, and playing retro games, with support for 400+ platforms on self-hosted...

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A Dark Room

8K

Self-hosted gaming & entertainment tool that provides minimalist text adventure game for your browser.

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OpenTTD

7.7K

For gaming & entertainment, OpenTTD is a self-hosted solution that provides transport tycoon simulation game.

Flax Engine

6.7K

Flax Engine gives you boost your game development productivity on your own infrastructure.

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The Battle for Wesnoth

6.5K

The Battle for Wesnoth gives you turn-based tactical strategy game on your own infrastructure.

LinuxGSM

4.8K

Released 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

2.8K

Self-hosted game servers & admin tool that provides unofficial headless remote Steam server via Docker.

Pelican Panel

2K

Released under AGPL-3.0, Pelican Panel provides web application for easy management of game servers on self-hosted infrastructure.

Retrom

1.8K

Retrom handles private cloud game library distribution server + frontend/launcher as a self-hosted solution.

Games on Whales

1.7K

Games on Whales is a self-hosted game servers & admin tool with support for Gaming, Media Streaming.

MTA:SA

1.7K

MTA:SA lets you run add network play functionality to Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto game series entirely on your own server.

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PufferPanel

1.7K

For gaming & entertainment, PufferPanel is a self-hosted solution that provides game server management panel designed for both small networks and game...

Bracket

1.6K

Bracket is a self-hosted game servers & admin tool that provides flexible tournament system to build a tournament setup.

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Hypersomnia

1.5K

Hypersomnia handles competitive top-down shooter blending Counter-Strike as a self-hosted solution.

Lodestone

1.3K

Lodestone lets you run hosting tool for Minecraft and other multiplayer games entirely on your own server.

Fireshare

1.2K

Fireshare lets you share your game clips, videos, or other media via unique links entirely on your own server.

Rebelfork

988

Rebelfork is a self-hosted gaming & entertainment tool that provides c++17 game engine with WYSIWYG editor and C# bindings.

Gameyfin

966

Gameyfin is a Kotlin-based application that provides video game library manager with automatic scanning, web access, downloads, and plugin support.

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Lancache

866

For gaming & entertainment, Lancache is a self-hosted solution that provides LAN Party game caching made easy.

RetroAssembly

845

RetroAssembly is a TypeScript-based application that provides personal retro game collection in your browser.

Gaseous Server

845

Gaseous Server handles game ROM manager as a self-hosted solution.

GameVault

745

GameVault is a C#-based application that provides game platform.

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Posio

676

Self-hosted gaming & entertainment tool that provides geography multiplayer game.

ClassQuiz

669

ClassQuiz handles create, find, and play quizzes with no player limits as a self-hosted solution.

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RconCli

647

RconCli is a self-hosted gaming & entertainment tool that provides CLI for executing queries on a remote Valve Source dedicated server using the RCON Protocol.

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Scribble.rs

626

Self-hosted gaming & entertainment tool that provides web-based pictionary game.

Drop

612

Drop lets you run game distribution platform, designed for distributing and sharing DRM-free games entirely on your own server.

Modrinth

517

Modrinth gives you discover, play, and share Minecraft content on your own infrastructure.

Rahoot

513

Rahoot is a self-hosted game servers & admin tool with support for Gaming, Learning.

PlanarAlly

508

PlanarAlly handles virtual tabletop with offline capabilities as a self-hosted solution.

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Red Eclipse 2

505

Red Eclipse 2 handles arena first-person shooter similar to Unreal Tournament as a self-hosted solution.

Suroi

440

Self-hosted gaming & entertainment tool that provides 2D battle royale game inspired by surviv.io.

auto-mcs

422

Auto-mcs lets you run cross-platform Minecraft server manager entirely on your own server.

LANCommander

378

LANCommander lets you run video game distribution platform entirely on your own server.

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SourceBans++

358

SourceBans++ handles admin, ban, and communication management system for games running on the Source engine as a self-hosted solution.

Foundry Virtual Tabletop

351

Foundry Virtual Tabletop gives you modern roleplaying platform on your own infrastructure.

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Quizmaster

311

Quizmaster 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

245

RomM Android gives you mobile Android app for RomM on your own infrastructure.

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EasyWI

243

EasyWI is a PHP-based application that provides easy-Wi is a Web-interface.

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piqueserver

230

Released under GPL-3.0, piqueserver provides server for openspades, the first-person shooter in a destructible voxel world on self-hosted infrastructure.

Crafty Controller

214

Crafty Controller gives you minecraft server control panel and launcher on your own infrastructure.

RetroArcher.bundle

199

Self-hosted gaming & entertainment tool that provides retroArcher metadata plugin for Plex.

Wordle Global

68

Wordle Global offers multilingual support, open source, educational as a self-hosted gaming & entertainment.

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Minus Games

42

Minus 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.

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Crafty Controller

Crafty Controller is a self-hosted gaming & entertainment tool that provides minecraft launcher and manager.

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Digibuzzer

Digibuzzer lets you create a virtual game room around a connected buzzer entirely on your own server.

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Veloren

Veloren handles multiplayer RPG. game inspired by Cube World, Legend of Zelda, Dwarf Fortress and Minecraft as a self-hosted solution.

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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.