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Which Build?

Two types of build are available, depending on how you want to play:

The latest stable release is release-20200503.

Older releases can be found in the GitHub Releases archive.

The OpenRA game engine is free software released under the GPL3 license. The OpenRA mods require files from the original games, which you will be prompted to download or copy the first time you run a mod.
These files are not covered by the OpenRA license, and remain the property of their original owners.

Which Operating System?


Windows Installers

OpenRA works on most computers running Windows 7 or later that support OpenGL rendering.
You may need to install additional drivers supplied by your GPU vendor to enable OpenGL support.

Installers for 32-bit Windows can be found in the GitHub Releases archive.

macOS Applications

OpenRA works on all macs running macOS 10.9 or later.

OpenRA has not been notarized by Apple and may be blocked by the macOS Gatekeeper.
Permission to launch the games can be granted through the Security & Privacy system preference panel.

Stable releases are also available from Homebrew Cask:

$ brew cask install openra

We do not maintain this external package source, so there may be delays when a new version is released.
Please contact the downstream repository maintainers about any packaging issues.

Official AppImages

OpenRA is distributed as portable AppImages that run on most modern 64-bit Linux distributions.

Download the mods you want to play, make the AppImage files executable, then double click to play!
Install the optional appimaged utility to integrate OpenRA with your system launcher and web browser.

Community-maintained packages

OpenRA may also be installed using packages provided by your Linux distribution or other third parties. These packages will provide better integration with your system, but may not always offer the latest release. Please contact the downstream repository maintainers about any packaging issues.

Flatpak
Stable releases and Playtests are available from Flathub: 
$ flatpak install --from https://flathub.org/repo/appstream/net.openra.OpenRA.flatpakref
$ flatpak install --from https://flathub.org/beta-repo/appstream/net.openra.OpenRA.flatpakref
The Flatpak sandbox is known to interfere with the mod switching feature between official and community mods.
We recommend that players who would like to use this feature run the AppImage releases.
Snap
Stable releases are available from the Snap Store: 
$ snap install openra
Arch Linux
Stable releases are available in the official Arch repository: 
$ pacman -S openra
Exherbo
Stable releases and Playtests are available from the hasufell overlay: 
$ cave resolve repository/hasufell
$ cave resolve games-strategy/openra:release
$ cave resolve games-strategy/openra:playtest
Gentoo
Stable releases are available from the Official Gentoo repository: 
$ emerge -a games-strategy/openra
NixOS
Stable releases and Playtests are available from the official NixOS repository: 
$ nix-env -iA openraPackages.engines.release
$ nix-env -iA openraPackages.engines.playtest
Slackware
Stable releases are available from SlackBuilds.org: 
$ sqg -p OpenRA
$ sbopkg -i OpenRA
Requires the sbopkg utility from sbopkg.org.
Solus
Stable releases are available from the official Solus repository: 
$ eopkg it openra
Void Linux
Stable releases are available from the official Void Linux repository: 
$ xbps-install openra

FreeBSD port

Stable releases are available in the FreeBSD Ports Collection:

# cd /usr/ports/games/openra
# make install

We do not maintain this external package source, so there may be delays when a new version is released.
Please contact the downstream repository maintainers about any packaging issues.

Source Code

OpenRA can be compiled from source on all platforms.

Refer to the OpenRA Wiki for detailed compilation instructions.