It is an open source multiplayer first-person shooter. It uses the id Tech 3 engine source code (which is released under the GNU General Public License v2), and fills in the blank with all new media to make a playable game.

  • It's not a 'scavenge the internet for stuff' compilation project, the only things scavenged are some maps, which are OKAY because their source was released under the GPL.
  • Everything is strictly open source so they can be improved forever (and ever). 
  • The additional "Missionpack" game types and weapons are merged into the base, so you get to lay the mines in overload maps. 
  • There's more game types than the base game, like Domination, Last Man Standing, and what not. ("What not" does not refer to a gametype of that name - Ed)
  • Uses ioq3 for various feature additions, but it is not ioq3 dependent; it's also intended to be vanilla compatible. (The only thing that won't work is ogg music) 
  • The art direction is different and not strictly 'gothic'. There's more of a eastern slant than the usual 'put skulls n' blood all over it's cool' you find in most games. 
  • It's not next-gen, and computer compatibility range is wide enough to run on that dusty Pentium II in your attic. 
  • There are bots, perfect for when you're stranded on an island. 
  • There's also people playing it on the internet.
  • It is Free Software, so there's no guilt in downloading it and redistributing it.

OpenArena is licensed under the GNU GPL version 2 - data and engine. Anyone can contribute to it, if it complies with the GNU GPL.

WARNING: OpenArena contains Mature Content. I'm serious. If you don't like shooting the bloody guts and beating hearts out of voluptuous barely modest combatants then don't play it, or play without the mature pk3 file and use com_blood 0/cg_showGibs 0 (but be aware that pure servers may not agree with this).

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2 comments by noChance79 on Apr 18th, 2012

After a short delay of only several month finally the 0.8.8 release of OpenArena arrived at Desura.
Go give it a glance and maybe set up a dedicated server to celebrate this memorable event ;-)

The 0.8.8 release features a new character model called Neko and a bunch of either reworked or completely new maps for offline single player or online multiplayer games.

Next time a new version is released, it will doubtlessly arrive a little earlier over here.

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OpenArena 0.8.8 (Full Version)

OpenArena 0.8.8 (Full Version)

Feb 18, 2012 Full Version 4 comments

The full 0.8.8 version of OpenArena. Includes: OA ver. 0.8.1 + OA patch 0.8.5 + OA patch 0.8.8.

OpenArena 0.8.8 Patch ZIP archive

OpenArena 0.8.8 Patch ZIP archive

Feb 14, 2012 Patch 0 comments

This is the unified zip release of OpenArena 0.8.8 patch. Requires the previous 0.8.5 and 0.8.1 version to play.

OpenArena 0.8.5 Patch

OpenArena 0.8.5 Patch

Feb 23, 2010 Patch 7 comments

This is the ZIP archive for the OpenArena 085 patch.

AM/NK's OpenArena Mappack (b4)

AM/NK's OpenArena Mappack (b4)

Mar 23, 2009 Multiplayer Map 5 comments

My mappack for OpenArena. ATM 11 maps, 6 CTF and 5 DM.

OpenArena 0.8.1 ZIP archive

OpenArena 0.8.1 ZIP archive

Oct 31, 2008 Full Version 18 comments

This is the Windows/Linux/Mac version of OpenArena 0.8.1 archived in the ZIP format.

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666jake666
666jake666 May 1 2006, 6:50am says:

I am not quite sure how ur doing but well keep up the good work :)

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methy
methy Mar 9 2006, 6:50am says:

I still wish there had been nicely physic modelled titties. Nah, I'm just joshing, this saves me buying Quake 3, ironically for the third time. I bet John Carmack hates you and all of your friends.

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emergency56
emergency56 Feb 25 2006, 6:45pm says:

what game is this for? is it a stand alone game o_O

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AdrianShephard
AdrianShephard Feb 25 2006, 8:47pm says:

If you still have the Gargoyle Arena player models you should add them to OA.

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duckedtapedemon
duckedtapedemon Nov 29 2005, 12:31am says:

dang it

that KILLS some fantasies

i guess they were DOOMED to start with

i'm just a CORPSE of myself now

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AdrianShephard
AdrianShephard Nov 27 2005, 4:19pm says:

There can't be buttsex in D3 those skeletons had no ***.

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duckedtapedemon
duckedtapedemon Nov 13 2005, 3:34pm says:

coming soon: doom3 underage butsex!

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methy
methy Nov 11 2005, 4:35am says:

Nice idea, and great PR and advertising.

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ied_machine
ied_machine Nov 9 2005, 3:37pm says:

OMG WHERES HASSELHOFF AND PAMS TITS ;(

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TKAzA
TKAzA Nov 9 2005, 10:02am says:

rofl
he did it to make ppl come here
boobies XD

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