1.1 GB
The fastest arena shooter on the planet. Completely free.
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Xonotic is a free fps game released under Open Source (GPL-2.0). It runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, needs about 1.1 GB of disk space, and requires no account, payment or trial. On a computer, the fastest route is the PlayBound Launcher. On a phone or tablet, use the official store or site instead.
Choose how to install
Install with PlayBound or download from the official source without the launcher.
Install the PlayBound Launcher, then find Xonotic and press Install. The launcher downloads the official release and unpacks it. This is the fastest route and it never uses third-party mirrors.
Alternatively, download Xonotic directly from the official site at https://xonotic.org. Always download from the official source — third-party mirrors of free games are a common malware vector.
Windows
Extract the downloaded archive anywhere you like — there is no installer, just a portable folder. If Windows SmartScreen warns about the .exe having an unrecognised publisher, that is normal for open-source projects without a paid code-signing certificate — choose More info, then Run anyway.
macOS
Open the downloaded .dmg and drag the app into Applications. On first launch macOS may refuse to open it as unidentified — right-click the app and choose Open to approve it once.
Linux
Check your distribution's package manager first, which is usually the easiest route. Otherwise download the AppImage from the official site, mark it executable and run it.
chmod +x *.AppImage && ./*.AppImageLaunch the game and look at the settings menu before your first session — resolution and control defaults are worth checking. Xonotic needs roughly 1.1 GB of free disk space.
Minimum
2 GHz CPU · 2 GB RAM · OpenGL 2.0 GPU · 2 GB storage
Recommended
3 GHz quad-core CPU · 8 GB RAM · GTX 1050 or better · 4 GB storage
Yes, entirely. Xonotic is open-source under GPL-2.0 with no purchases, battle passes, cosmetics or advertising of any kind.
Yes, directly. Xonotic descends from the Quake III Arena tradition via Nexuiz, with no loadouts, map-based weapon pickups and movement-centric play. Its movement is faster and somewhat more technical than Quake III's.
Yes, and they are good enough for genuine practice. You can learn maps and weapon timings entirely offline, which makes the game viable regardless of server population.
Public servers are consistently populated but numbers are modest compared with commercial shooters. Live server and player counts are shown on the Xonotic servers page.
Yes, very well. The engine is efficient and reaches high frame rates on hardware that struggles with modern shooters, which matters in a game this fast.
Yes. Xonotic supports up to 32 players. You can join a public community server from the PlayBound server browser, have PlayBound start a dedicated server for your group, and host a game on your own PC. PlayBound Connect handles the setup: start a party with your friends, pick how you want to play, and everyone launches into the same game from the PlayBound launcher, with the dedicated server started for you if you choose one. It also supports LAN play and spectating. There is no subscription and no paid multiplayer tier.