When comparing Mindustry vs Cube 2 (Sauerbraten), the Slant community recommends Mindustry for most people. In the question“What are the best open-source games?” Mindustry is ranked 10th while Cube 2 (Sauerbraten) is ranked 96th. The most important reason people chose Mindustry is:
The developer of Mindustry is actively updating the game . Mindustry will most likely not be the same each year because of various big update.
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Pros
Pro Very active development
The developer of Mindustry is actively updating the game . Mindustry will most likely not be the same each year because of various big update.
Pro Big campaign
There is a big campaign if you want to play alone.
Pro Great graphics
One of the best looking 2D games.
Pro Free
You won't lose anything if you don't like it.
Pro Active community
Dozen of maps are uploaded every day and you have many choices if you want to play on a server.
Pro Single-player and multi-player
It can be played in single an multi-player.
Pro Open-source
Pro Unique gameplay
Pro Tutorial
Has a good tutorial.
Pro Coop , team and FFA
Multi-player isn't limited to only coop or FFA multi-player game but can do both and have also a team mod.
Pro Good map editor
Pro Multi-platform
Linux, Windows, OSX
Pro Fast and smooth
Graphics not resource intensive. Compared favorably to Unreal engine.
Pro Free
Available under an open source license