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OpenArena

OpenArena is a free, community-developed first-person shooter, similar to Quake III: Arena as it is based on the source code of the game along with the ioquake3 engine, and it is licensed under the GNU GPL…

19 August 2005

OpenArena is a shooter, released 19 August 2005 on Android, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What OpenArena is

OpenArena was released in 2005. It is available on Android, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on id Tech 3.

The premise, in the publisher's words

OpenArena is a free, community-developed first-person shooter, similar to Quake III: Arena as it is based on the source code of the game along with the ioquake3 engine, and it is licensed under the GNU GPL version 2.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction.

What it launched against

OpenArena launched on 19 August 2005, within three weeks of Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, Dungeon Siege 2, Dungeon Siege II and The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction.

Released around the same time: Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, Dungeon Siege 2, Dungeon Siege II, The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

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When did OpenArena come out?
OpenArena was released on 19 August 2005 for Android, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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