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Cube alternatives

An open source first-person shooter game built on a very unconventional landscape-style engine.

Aardappel PC games

12 Windows apps in the same category as Cube, ranked by what they have in common and by popularity.

  • OpenTTD

    OpenTTD is a transport simulation game based upon the popular game Transport Tycoon Deluxe, written by Chris Sawyer. It attempts to mimic the original game as closely as possible while extending it with new features.

    Open source 15.3 31.6K ↓ ★ 8.4K game
  • RetroArch

    RetroArch is a frontend for emulators, game engines and media players.

    Open source 1.22.2 76.1K ↓ ★ 14.4K game
  • Steam

    Steam is the ultimate destination for playing, discussing, and creating games.

    Proprietary 2.10.91.91 766.7K ↓ game
  • PPSSPP

    PPSSPP can run your PSP games on your PC in full HD resolution; it can even upscale textures that would otherwise be too blurry as they were made for the small screen of the original PSP.

    Open source 1.20.4 14.6K ↓ ★ 14.7K game
  • AssaultCube

    Semi-realistic first-person shooter based on the Cube engine

    Free 1.3.0.2 5.6K ↓ ★ 1.1K first-person, fps, game
  • Dolphin

    Dolphin emulates the Nintendo GameCube and Nintendo Wii on your PC.

    Open source 5.0 397.9K ↓ ★ 15.7K game, videogame
  • Celestia

    Real-time 3D visualization of space. The free space simulation that lets you explore our universe in three dimensions.

    Open source 1.6.4 13.6K ↓ ★ 2.4K
  • ScummVM

    ScummVM is a program which allows you to run certain classic graphical adventure and role-playing games, provided you already have their data files.

    Open source 2026.4.0 9K ↓ ★ 2.9K game
  • MAME

    A multi-purpose emulation framework. Its purpose is to preserve decades of software history. As electronic technology continues to rush forward, MAME prevents this important «vintage» software from being lost and forgotten.

    Open source 0.289 10.9K ↓ ★ 10.7K game
  • Playnite

    Playnite is an open source video game library manager with one simple goal: To provide a unified interface for all of your games.

    Open source 10.58 89.3K ↓ ★ 14.3K game
  • SuperTuxKart

    Arcade 3D racer with a variety of characters, tracks and modes

    Open source 1.5 7.8K ↓ ★ 5.4K game
  • Stockfish

    A free and strong UCI chess engine.

    Open source 19.0 608 ↓ ★ 17K

Comparison

AppLicenceVersionUpdatedGitHub starsChocolatey downloads
Cube Open source 2005.08.29 March 30, 2021 — —
OpenTTD Open source 15.3 April 5, 2026 8.4K 31.6K
RetroArch Open source 1.22.2 December 3, 2025 14.4K 76.1K
Steam Proprietary 2.10.91.91 March 30, 2021 — 766.7K
PPSSPP Open source 1.20.4 July 12, 2026 14.7K 14.6K
AssaultCube Free 1.3.0.2 April 3, 2022 1.1K 5.6K
Dolphin Open source 5.0 August 3, 2021 15.7K 397.9K
Celestia Open source 1.6.4 November 10, 2023 2.4K 13.6K
ScummVM Open source 2026.4.0 October 11, 2026 2.9K 9K
MAME Open source 0.289 July 31, 2026 10.7K 10.9K
Playnite Open source 10.58 September 11, 2026 14.3K 89.3K
SuperTuxKart Open source 1.5 November 6, 2025 5.4K 7.8K
Stockfish Open source 19.0 September 6, 2026 17K 608