diff --git a/pkgs/games/ddnet/default.nix b/pkgs/games/ddnet/default.nix
index 98da304c85ab..6a6fc63e8c40 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/ddnet/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/ddnet/default.nix
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 , Cocoa
 , OpenGL
 , Security
+, buildClient ? true
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -64,16 +65,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [
     curl
-    freetype
-    libGLU
     libnotify
-    libogg
-    libX11
-    opusfile
     pcre
     python3
-    SDL2
     sqlite
+  ] ++ lib.optionals buildClient ([
+    freetype
+    libGLU
+    libogg
+    opusfile
+    SDL2
     wavpack
     ffmpeg
     x264
@@ -81,7 +82,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     vulkan-headers
     glslang
     spirv-tools
-  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ Carbon Cocoa OpenGL Security ];
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [
+    libX11
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    Carbon
+    Cocoa
+    OpenGL
+    Security
+  ]);
 
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace src/engine/shared/storage.cpp \
@@ -90,11 +98,21 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   cmakeFlags = [
     "-DAUTOUPDATE=OFF"
+    "-DCLIENT=${if buildClient then "ON" else "OFF"}"
   ];
 
   doCheck = true;
   checkTarget = "run_tests";
 
+  postInstall = lib.optionalString (!buildClient) ''
+    # DDNet's CMakeLists.txt automatically installs .desktop
+    # shortcuts and icons for the client, even if the client
+    # is not supposed to be built
+    rm -rf $out/share/applications
+    rm -rf $out/share/icons
+    rm -rf $out/share/metainfo
+  '';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A Teeworlds modification with a unique cooperative gameplay.";
     longDescription = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/games/teeworlds/default.nix b/pkgs/games/teeworlds/default.nix
index e12c19f6cb6a..a915832fdbe9 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/teeworlds/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/teeworlds/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 , nixosTests
 , Carbon
 , Cocoa
+, buildClient ? true
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -38,21 +39,30 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake
     pkg-config
-  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (buildClient && stdenv.isLinux) [
     icoutils
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
-    python3 libGLU SDL2 lua5_3 zlib freetype wavpack
+    python3 lua5_3 zlib
+  ] ++ lib.optionals buildClient ([
+    libGLU
+    SDL2
+    freetype
+    wavpack
   ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [
     alsa-lib
     libX11
   ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
     Carbon
     Cocoa
+  ]);
+
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    "-DCLIENT=${if buildClient then "ON" else "OFF"}"
   ];
 
-  postInstall = lib.optionalString stdenv.isLinux ''
+  postInstall = lib.optionalString buildClient (lib.optionalString stdenv.isLinux ''
     # Convert and install desktop icon
     mkdir -p $out/share/pixmaps
     icotool --extract --index 1 --output $out/share/pixmaps/teeworlds.png $src/other/icons/teeworlds.ico
@@ -68,7 +78,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     cp '../other/bundle/client/PkgInfo' "$out/Applications/teeworlds.app/Contents/"
     ln -s "$out/bin/teeworlds" "$out/Applications/teeworlds.app/Contents/MacOS/"
     ln -s "$out/share/teeworlds/data" "$out/Applications/teeworlds.app/Contents/Resources/data"
-  '';
+  '');
 
   passthru.tests.teeworlds = nixosTests.teeworlds;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index e2ec10fda097..0a4e6728c301 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -37672,6 +37672,7 @@ with pkgs;
   ddnet = callPackage ../games/ddnet {
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Carbon Cocoa OpenGL Security;
   };
+  ddnet-server = ddnet.override { buildClient = false; };
 
   ddns-go = callPackage ../tools/networking/ddns-go { };
 
@@ -38458,6 +38459,7 @@ with pkgs;
   teeworlds = callPackage ../games/teeworlds {
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Carbon Cocoa;
   };
+  teeworlds-server = teeworlds.override { buildClient = false; };
 
   tengine = callPackage ../servers/http/tengine {
     modules = with nginxModules; [ rtmp dav moreheaders modsecurity ];