




Runs on Linux, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS XįreeCol is a cross-platform game that runs well on all Linux distributions, as well as any other computer OSes where the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is supported, including the Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems. cd /home/softoware/freecol) and run the ‘java -jar FreeCol.jar’ command. Alternatively, if the game doesn’t start, open a terminal emulator, go to the location where you’ve extracted the archive file (e.g. Open the extracted directory and double click on the FreeCol.jar file. Requires no installationīeing written in Java, the game requires no installation, so all you have to do to get started, is to download the latest release from either the project’s official website (see the homepage link at the end of the article) or from Softoware, save the archive on your Home directory and unpack it. In other words, FreeCol is a turn-based strategy (TBS) game where the player needs to build an independent nation and conquer the New World. However, the gameplay is very similar to the Civilization game. FreeCol is an open source, multiplatform and freely distributed graphical video game that aims to provide a perfect replica of the commercial Sid Meier's Colonization game, which was released in 1994.
