4 files changed, 29 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/games/openttd/default.nix b/pkgs/games/openttd/default.nix
index 70b03a4e483b..616adf002243 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/openttd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/openttd/default.nix
@@ -25,6 +25,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     description = ''OpenTTD is an open source clone of the Microprose game "Transport Tycoon Deluxe".'';
+    longDescription = ''
+      OpenTTD is a transportation economics simulator. In single player mode,
+      players controll a transportation business, and use rail, road, sea, and air
+      transport to move goods and people around the simulated world. 
+
+      In multiplayer networked mode, players may:
+        - play competitively as different businesses
+        - play cooperatively controling the same business
+        - observe as spectators
+    '';
     homepage = http://www.openttd.org/;
     license = "GPLv2";
     maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ jcumming ];
diff --git a/pkgs/games/rili/default.nix b/pkgs/games/rili/default.nix
index b3563f423412..84bcf5efa7c2 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/rili/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/rili/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   meta = {
     homepage = http://ri-li.sourceforge.net;
     license = "GPL2+";
-    description = "Ri-li is an arcade game licensed under the GPL (General Public License). You drive a toy wood engine in many levels and you must collect all the coaches to win.";
+    description = "A children's train game";
+    longDescription = ''
+     Ri-li is an arcade game licensed under the GPL (General Public License).
+You drive a toy wood engine in many levels and you must collect all the coaches
+to win.
+    '';
     maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ jcumming ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/games/uqm/default.nix b/pkgs/games/uqm/default.nix
index fd6d727e7345..6e67ce660f14 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/uqm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/uqm/default.nix
@@ -64,7 +64,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = ''Urquan Masters is an open source clone of the Classic top-down space battle Star Cotnrol '';
+    description = "Remake of Star Control II";
+    longDescription = ''
+    The goals for the The Ur-Quan Masters project are:
+      - to bring Star Control II to modern platforms, thereby making a lot of people happy
+      - to make game translations easy, thereby making even more people happy
+      - to adapt the code so that people can more easily make their own spin-offs, thereby making zillions more people happy!
+    '';
     homepage = http://sc2.sourceforge.net/;
     license = "GPLv2";
     maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ jcumming ];
diff --git a/pkgs/games/widelands/default.nix b/pkgs/games/widelands/default.nix
index 62ec56b2f7ab..45538acdca3e 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/widelands/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/widelands/default.nix
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ rec {
 
   meta = {
     description = "Widelands RTS with multiple-goods economy";
+    longDescription = ''
+      Widelands is a real time strategy game based on "The Settlers" and "The
+      Settlers II". It has a single player campaign mode, as well as a networked
+      multiplayer mode. 
+    '';
+
     maintainers = with a.lib.maintainers;
     [
       raskin