Dark Oberon

Strategy games have never been a good genre when it comes to freeware. There just aren't many free strategy games which are fun and look decent. I've found two fairly decent games to add to your selection.

Dark Oberon seems pretty good, but I never tried it. It has a portable edition, so that's all the more reason to download the game. What turns me off is the look of the game. It's two-dimensional, and the characters seem to be made of clay. Unique, yes, but I don't like it. Just my personal taste.

The better of the two is Glest. It looks great, and it runs on my computer, which has a crappy video card. It's also available for Mac, Linux, and Windows. If you need a nice, 3D strategy game for your very small collection of Linux games, pick this up!

Glest has reached version 3.1.2 and has a fairly large filesize of 51mb, so be sure you get the newest version. You select either a tech civilization or a magic civilization. There isn't much difference between the two. (Just the visuals.) You have free roam of a vast plane, you must raise troops and defend yourself from your enemies, and you will most likely have to set up a computer ally to help you if you want an easy time surviving. There is no save feature or scenario builder, like in most commercial strategy games, but really, this game can be a lot of fun to play, and it can be played single player or over the internet.