FreeCol

2009 video game

Original description from the source, not translated.

YEAR 2009

GENRE Strategy

PLATFORM Linux, Microsoft Windows, macOS, Java virtual machine

ABOUT THE GAME

FreeCol is a 4X video game, a clone of Sid Meier's Colonization. FreeCol is free and open source software released under the GNU GPL-2.0-or-later. In 2023, the FreeCol project reached its 1.0 release, after twenty years of development. FreeCol is mostly programmed in Java and should thus be platform-independent. In practice, it is known to run on Linux and Windows, as well as Mac OS X (with some limitations). While remaining faithful to the original in terms of mechanics and gameplay, FreeCol features redesigned graphics. Moreover, in addition to the classical Colonization rules, it features an additional ruleset that incorporates ideas that didn't make it to the final version of Meier's game, requests by fans and original concepts like new European players with new national bonuses.

Source: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0 — FreeCol · retrieved October 19, 2026

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