Widelands
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Widelands is a free, open-source real-time strategy game inspired by classic settlement-building games. It includes single-player campaigns, tutorials, multiplayer matches, map editing, add-ons, and community forums for players and contributors.
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Overview
6 featuresPurpose: Providing a free strategy game with campaign play, multiplayer matches, and user-created maps and add-ons.
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Audience: strategy game players and open-source gaming communities
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Functions: collaboration
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Interfaces: API: unknown · MCP: unknown · CLI: unknown · Self-hosting: unknown
Recorded constraints: pricing: open_source · license: GPL-2.0 · platforms: DESKTOP, WEB · deployment: browser, macos, windows, linux
Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.
Record sources: widelands.org · github.com. These links do not verify the individual claims.
Widelands sits in PulseGate's Strategy & tower defense category. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on providing a free strategy game with campaign play, multiplayer matches, and user-created maps and add-ons. Inferred · not functionally tested: Widelands is an open-source project aimed at strategy game players and open-source gaming communities. Basis unknown · not verified: Widelands is open source under the GPL-2.0 license. Basis unknown · not verified: Widelands is available on the web, macOS, Windows, and Linux.
It is developed by Widelands Development Team, and it first shipped in 2002. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 3.1k stars and 39 commits in the last 90 days. Inferred · not functionally tested: Among its 6 catalogued features are single-player campaigns, multiplayer mode, and playable tutorials.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested
- Single-player campaigns
- Multiplayer mode
- Playable tutorials
- Map editor
- Custom maps
- Add-ons
Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested
Built with & integrations
- Claude Code
- commit 743f75338d51 · since Aug 2026
- Django
- csrfmiddlewaretoken in the HTML
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
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Frequently asked questions about Widelands
- What does Widelands do?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: Widelands focuses on providing a free strategy game with campaign play, multiplayer matches, and user-created maps and add-ons. It is catalogued under Strategy & tower defense on PulseGate.
- Who is Widelands for?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: Widelands is an open-source project built for strategy game players and open-source gaming communities.
- Is Widelands free?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — Widelands is open source under the GPL-2.0 license and free to use.
- What platforms does Widelands run on?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Widelands runs on the web, macOS, Windows, and Linux.
- Is Widelands still maintained?
- The GitHub repository shows 39 commits in the last 90 days.
- What are alternatives to Widelands?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Pogl Play, GM Chess Arena Online, and War Alert.Pogl PlayGM Chess Arena OnlineWar Alert
- Who makes Widelands?
- Widelands is developed by Widelands Development Team.
- How long has Widelands been around?
- Widelands first shipped in 2002.
Also in Strategy & tower defense
Same category — not a similarity match