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Alien Arena
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<p><i>Alien Arena</i> (initially <i>CodeRED: Alien Arena</i>) is an <a href="/facts/Open-source/7X9rCdz4">open-source</a>, stand-alone <a href="/facts/First-person_shooter/LQQX6yAw">first-person shooter</a> video game. Begun by COR Entertainment in 2004, the game combines a 1950s-era <a href="/facts/Sci-fi/d9hE2Lwt">sci-fi</a> atmosphere with gameplay similar to the <i><a href="/facts/Quake_(video_game)/M5YkzHvT">Quake</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Doom_(series)/fkA6GKgJ">Doom</a></i>, and <i><a href="/facts/Unreal_Tournament/8TKUG6Q4">Unreal Tournament</a></i> series. <i>Alien Arena</i> focuses mainly on <a href="/facts/Online_game/UH6ItLnW">online</a> <a href="/facts/Multiplayer_video_game/8CC60Nwj">multiplayer</a> action, although it does contain single-player matches against <a href="/facts/Computer_game_bot/VJSgUUmr">bots</a>. </p><p><i>Alien Arena</i> has been released for <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Microsoft Windows</a>, <a href="/facts/OS_X/Y93vVpTm">OS X</a>, <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a>, and <a href="/facts/FreeBSD/RKsFTm7F">FreeBSD</a>. While the game's content is <a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">proprietary</a> <a href="/facts/Freeware/c8oGA9ju">freeware</a>, prohibiting commercial re-sale, the CRX <a href="/facts/Game_engine/lojx7lTG">engine</a> is <a href="/facts/Open-source_software/HzTaB8E9">open source</a>. In 2013 the assets <a href="/facts/Software_license/7enfIqhL">license</a> was loosened somewhat, which allowed the game package to be included in certain <a href="/facts/Linux_distribution/0vVl4N4f">Linux distributions</a>, such as <a href="/facts/Fedora_(operating_system)/LJ2ocge5">Fedora</a>, <a href="/facts/Debian/cBd93qfJ">Debian</a> and <a href="/facts/Ubuntu/0WDd7hkb">Ubuntu</a>. </p><p>Since July 2023, Alien Arena is available on the Linux App Store Flathub. Since August 2023, Alien Arena is also available for free on the indie games website itch.io. </p>