5 interesting entertainment games in Linux Terminal

These games are not only fun, but also do not require high system configuration or compatibility. Find out below:

Bastet

Tetris is a popular puzzle game that Russian software engineer Alexey Pajitnov created in 1984. The popularity of the game skyrocketed in the 90s, with an estimated 20 million players worldwide. world at the end of 1996.

The name Bastet is a combination of the two words 'bastard' and 'Tetris'. This can be considered an improved version of the traditional Tetris, tomorrow comes a new experience.

To install Bastet on Debian and Ubuntu based distributions (distros), use this command:

sudo apt install bastet

Use the following command if you are running Fedora, RHEL, or CentOS:

sudo dnf install bastet

To start playing, type the command bastet and press enter.

Pacman4Console

Perhaps there is no need to say more about the popularity of this game. Pac-man has revolutionized the gaming industry, and is still loved by millions worldwide.

The game scenario is very simple, you just need to navigate the character Pac-man through a maze and collect all the white circles without being eaten by the ghosts. Pacman4Console is the same variant that is translated to the Linux operating system.

To install Pacman4Console, copy and paste the command below, then press enter.

sudo apt install pacman4console

To start playing, type pacman4console and press enter.

nSnake

If you were born and raised in the 90s or 2000s, the Nokia Snake game could be considered a 'legend'. nSnake will help you relive your childhood memories on your Linux PC.

To install nSnake on Debian or Ubuntu based distributions, type the following command and press enter.

sudo apt install nsnake

Copy, paste the command and press enter if you are running Fedora, CentOS or RHEL:

sudo dnf install nsnake

To run the game, type nsnake and press enter.

2048

2048 was developed by talented programmer Gabiele Cirulliie in 2014, when he was only 19 years old. As soon as the game was published on GitHub, it immediately became a phenomenon.

To install 2048 on Debian/Ubuntu-based distributions, type the following command and press enter:

sudo apt install 2048

If you are running Fedora, CentOS or RHEL, use the following command to install 2048. Since this game is not in the DNF repositories, we will be installing a 2048, 2048-CLI copy.

sudo dnf install 2048-cli

To run the game, type 2048 and press enter.

Nudoku

Nudoku is basically a clone of Sudoku for the Linux terminal. For those of you who don't know, Sudoku is a puzzle game where you are given a 9×9 board of squares, with values ​​partially divided. Your goal is to fill the cells in such a way that a number appears only once in any given row and column.

To install Nudoku on a Debian or Ubuntu-based Linux system, type the following command and press enter:

sudo apt install nudoku

Use the following command for Fedora, CentOS, RHEL or RHEL based systems.

sudo dnf install nudoku

To run the game, type nudoku and press enter.

Wish you have moments of interesting entertainment!

Marvin Fry

Update 31 May 2022