Gaming on Alpine

It is possible to game on Alpine Linux.

Installing games

Like with installing any other package, run the following:

# apk add [game]

Where [game] is the name of the package containing the game, like micro-tetris.

Permissions

To make sure your account is in the "games" group, run the following:

# adduser youruser games

Log-off and then log back on in order for the changes to take effect. Most games don't require this in order to work.

List of games available on Alpine Linux

• AdvanceMAME (advancemame) - Arcade simulator.
• Aisleriot (aisleriot) - Solitaire card games.
• DOSBox (dosbox) - DOS-emulator that uses SDL.
• Frotz (frotz) - Z machine (Infocom interactive fiction) Interpreter.
• FlightGear (flightgear) - Flight simulator.
• Freedoom+Chocolate Doom - (freedoom, chocolate-doom) -- a free Doom game and an engine to run it.
• GNU Chess (gnuchess) - Play chess against the computer.
• LBreakout2 (lbreakout2) - Ball-and-paddle game.
• LBreakoutHD (lbreakouthd) - The successor to LBreakout2. Note: no level editor available. lbreakout2 is needed for level creation.
• LPairs (lpairs2) - Classical memory game.
• Micro Tetris (micro-tetris) - A version of Tetris that uses ANSI escape sequences and can fit in embedded devices.
• Minetest (minetest) - An inspired Minecraft game.
• NetHack - Rogue-like dungeon crawler.
• OpenRCT2 - A free and open-source reimplementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 but requires original RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 assets.
• OpenTTD (openttd) - A business simulation game.
• RetroArch (retroarch) - Frontend for emulators, game engines, and media players using libretro.
• SuperTux (supertux) - Classic 2D jump'n'run side-scroller game in a style similar to the original Super Mario games.
• SuperTuxKart - Kart racing game with OSS mascots.
• Xonotic (xonotic) - A free and open-source FPS.

See Also

• Steam - It is possible to install Steam on Alpine, but Valve only officially supports using Steam on Ubuntu.
• Wine (wine) - Wine allows you to run some Windows software, including games, under Linux. A 32-bit Alpine chroot/multiboot might be required to use 32 bit Windows games under Wine. If you use x86_64, you can only run 64 bit Windows programs.
• OBS Studio (obs-studio) - Used by live streamers on streaming platforms such as YouTube and Twitch.