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0 A.D.
Developer(s)Wildfire Games
Initial releaseApril 1, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-04-01)
Preview release
0.0.26[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 24 September 2022; 2 years ago (24 September 2022)
Repositorytrac.wildfiregames.com/browser/ps/trunk/
Written inC++, JavaScript, JSON, XML
Engine
  • Pyrogenesis
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Operating systemFreeBSD, Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, OpenBSD
Size1.25 GB (Download), 3.31 GB (Installed)
TypeReal-time strategy
Websiteplay0ad.com

0 A.D.[a] is a free and open-source real-time strategy video game under development by Wildfire Games. It is a historical war and economy game focusing on the years between 500 BCE and 1 BCE, with the years between 1 CE and 500 CE planned to be developed in the future.[2][3] The game is cross-platform, playable on Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD.[4] It is composed entirely of free software and free media, using the GNU GPLv2 (or later) license for the game engine source code, and the CC BY-SA license for the game art and music.[5][6]

Reception

In 2012, 0 A.D. received second place in the IndieDB Player's Choice Upcoming Indie Game of the Year competition.[7] 0 A.D. has been generally well received.[8] It was voted as LinuxQuestions.org "Open Source Game of the Year for 2013".[9] Between 2010 and June 2021, the game was downloaded from Sourceforge.net over 1.3 million times.[10]

See also


Notes

  1. ^ Stylized with the 0 replaced with a sun cross.

References

  1. ^ "New Release: 0 A.D. Alpha 26: Zhuangzi". Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  2. ^ Yaron, Oded (8 August 2010). "0AD: לוקחים את ההיסטוריה ברצינות" [0 A.D.: Taking History Seriously] (in Hebrew). Ha'aretz. Archived from the original on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  3. ^ McElroy, Justin (13 July 2010). "The Joystiq Indie Pitch: 0 A.D." Joystiq. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  4. ^ Tozzi, Christopher (13 October 2009). "0 A.D. Promises Real Gaming for Ubuntu". The Var Guy. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  5. ^ "0 A.D. Goes Open Source". Slashdot. 15 July 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Real-time strategy game 0 A.D. goes open source". The H Open Source. 14 July 2009. Archived from the original on 22 December 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  7. ^ "IOTY Players Choice Upcoming 2012 feature". 23 December 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  8. ^ Brookes, Tim (25 October 2010). "8 Awesome Free Open-Source Games You Can Enjoy on Windows, Mac and Linux". Make Use Of. Archived from the original on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  9. ^ "2013 LinuxQuestions.org Members Choice Award Winners". 5 February 2014. Archived from the original on 7 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  10. ^ "Download Statistics for 0 A.D. from 2010-01-01 to 2021-06-01". Source Forge. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

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