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Looking for a Steam Alternative?
Meet Red Eclipse 2

Arena first-person shooter similar to Unreal Tournament.

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25 users
1 user500 users
$

Average Steam pricing is ~$15/user/month

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$0
Self-Hosted Annual
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Your Annual Savings
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Steam vs Red Eclipse 2: Feature Comparison

Feature
Steam
Paid SaaS
Red Eclipse 2
Open Source
Monthly CostPer-user pricingFree (hosting only)
Data Ownership
Privacy Control
Self-Hosted Option
No Vendor Lock-in
Source Code Access
CustomizableLimitedFully
Automatic UpdatesManual
Managed Infrastructure
Official SupportCommunity
Repository Insights

Community activity and technical details from the Red Eclipse 2 repository

License

null

Open source license for commercial use

Forks

95

Community-maintained copies

Primary Languages

C++
55%
C
44%
Makefile
1%

Top Contributors

#1

qreeves

4,714 commits

#2

q009

1,219 commits

#3

lsalzman

607 commits

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Complete Data Ownership

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No Per-User Pricing

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Full Customization

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Technical Specs
GitHub Stars492
1mo ago
Docker ReadyManual Setup
CategoryGaming
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