Gaming on Alpine

This page documents the various game related packages available in Alpine Linux and lists alternate ways to game. If you are interested in developing games on Alpine Linux visit Game development 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 from among the available games.

Steam

Steam, a popular game distribution platform by Valve can be run on Alpine Linux through Flatpak.

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, 32-bit applications will run in Wine's experimental WoW64 mode, which may not be compatible with all software.

To run windows app/games inside a docker container with alpine Linux, libcap is required to fix issues related to raw sockets

RUN apk add --no-cache libcap
RUN setcap cap_net_raw+epi /usr/bin/wine-preloader

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

Below is the list of games packages available in Alpine Linux:

Game	Package name	Description
AdvanceMAME	advancemame	Arcade simulator.
Aisleriot	aisleriot	Solitaire card games.
Chocolate Doom	chocolate-doom	Portable release of Doom, Heretic, Hexen, and Strife
DOSBox Staging	dosbox-staging	DOS-emulator that uses SDL.
FlightGear	flightgear	Flight simulator.
Freeciv	freeciv	Free and Open Source empire-building strategy game.
Freedoom	freedoom	an entirely free software game running on a Doom engine.
Frotz	frotz	Z machine (Infocom interactive fiction) Interpreter.
GCompris	gcompris-qt	Educational software suite comprising of numerous activities for children aged 2 to 10.
GNU Chess	gnuchess	Play chess against the computer.
GZDoom	gzdoom	Modern game engine resembling modern FPSes compatible with Doom WADs
LBreakout2	lbreakout2	Ball-and-paddle game.
LBreakoutHD	lbreakouthd	Note: No level editor available. The successor to LBreakout2. lbreakout2 is needed for level creation.
LPairs	lpairs2	Classical memory game.
Luanti	luanti	An open source voxel game engine.
Micro Tetris	micro-tetris	A version of Tetris that uses ANSI escape sequences and can fit in embedded devices.
NetHack	nethack	A single player Rogue-like dungeon crawler or dungeon exploration game
OpenRCT2	openrct2	Note: Requires original files of “RollerCoaster Tycoon 2” to play. A free and open-source reimplementation of “RollerCoaster Tycoon 2”.
OpenTTD	openttd	A business simulation game.
RetroArch	retroarch	Frontend for emulators, game engines, and media players using libretro.
ScummVM	scummvm	Engine for several graphical adventure games.
SuperTux	supertux	Classic 2D jump'n'run side-scroller game in a style similar to the original Super Mario games.
SuperTuxKart	supertuxkart	Kart racing game with OSS mascots.
Xonotic	xonotic	A free and open-source FPS.

Installing Games

Steam

Wine

Permissions

List of games

See also