List of free first-person shooters

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This is a selected list of freeware first-person shooters.

Title Developer, Publisher Release date OS (Operating System) Engine License Notes
.kkrieger .theprodukkt 2004 Windows Won first place in the 96k game competition at Breakpoint in April 2004.
AssaultCube Rabid Viper Studios 2007 Windows, Linux, Mac OS X Cube engine Zlib license (code), Individual licenses (media) Team based shooter, includes Cube's map maker. Single/Multiplayer.
CodeRED: Alien Arena COR Entertainment, LLC 2004–2008 Windows, Linux CRX Engine id Tech 2 A Sci-Fi themed shooter. Single/Multiplayer.
America's Army MOVES Institute 2002/07/04 Windows, version 2.5 and under: Mac OS X (PPC), Linux Unreal engine 2.5 Proprietary license Developed for and owned by the U.S. government. Multiplayer/Training mode.
BZFlag Chris Schoeneman, Tim Riker 1993–2007 Irix, Linux, *BSD, Windows, Mac OS X LGPL Tank combat.
Cube Wouter van Oortmerssen Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, some Pocket PCs Cube engine Zlib license Quake style multiplayer deathmatch. Single/Multiplayer.
The Dinohunters Kuma Reality Games 2006 Windows Source engine Proprietary license Also a machinima series. Single/Multiplayer.
F.E.A.R Combat Monolith Productions, Vivendi Universal 2006 Windows Lithtech: Jupiter EX engine Proprietary license The multiplayer component of commercial game F.E.A.R.
FreeDoom FreeDoom team Windows, Mac OS X, Linux Doom engine A Doom WAD file intended to be used instead of the copyrighted file from the original Doom and Doom II.
Hidden & Dangerous Illusion Softworks, Take-Two Interactive 1999 Windows Insanity Engine Proprietary license Released free to promote its sequel, Hidden & Dangerous 2. Single/Multiplayer.
The Kill Point: Game Kuma Reality Games 2007 Windows Source engine Proprietary license Episodic First person shooter

Based on the television show The Kill Point.

Kuma\War Kuma Reality Games 2004 Windows Source engine Proprietary license Tactical episodic shooter. Single/Multiplayer.
Marathon Bungie Studios 1994–1996 Apple Macintosh, Linux & PC via AlephOne Released as freeware and source code.
Nexuiz Alientrap 2005/05/31 X Window System (running under Linux, UNIX), Windows, Mac OS X 10.4 or newer DarkPlaces Quake engine GNU GPL Quake style deathmatch. Single/Multiplayer.
OpenArena OpenArena team 200707/07 Windows, Linux, Mac OS X ioquake3 id Tech 3 GNU GPL Free software content remake of Quake III Arena. Single/Multiplayer.
Postal² Running With Scissors 2003 Windows, Linux, Mac OS X Unreal Engine 2.0 Proprietary license The multiplayer component of commercial game Postal2STP.
Purge Freeform Interactive 2003/04/15 Windows Lithtech: Talon engine Proprietary license RPG hybrid where you can level up and increase stats by earning experience points.
Sauerbraten Wouter van Oortmerssen 2004 Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and Mac OS X Cube 2 engine Zlib license (code), Individual licenses (media) Quake style deathmatch, includes built in level editor. Single/Multiplayer.
Savage: The Battle for Newerth S2 Games 2003 Windows, Linux, Mac OS X (Commercial) Silverback Engine Hybrid FPS/RTS with both ranged and melee combat
Shootout the Game Kuma Reality Games, The History Channel 2006 Windows Source engine Proprietary license With the History Channel TV show. Single/Multiplayer.
Starsiege: Tribes Dynamix, Sierra Entertainment 2004 (free release) Windows Darkstar engine Proprietary license Futuristic team based combat, released for free to promote Tribes: Vengeance. Single/Multiplayer.
Tremulous Dark Legion Development 2006 Linux, Windows, Mac OS X (Non-official) ioquake3 id Tech 3 GPL Aliens vs Humans multiplayer team combat with some RTS elements.
Urban Terror Silicon Ice Development / Frozen Sand 2007/04/01 Linux, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS ioquake3 id Tech 3 Originally a Quake 3 mod, now a standalone game.
War§ow War§ow team 2008/01/19 Windows, Linux and Mac OS X Qfusion id Tech 2 GPL Quake style deathmatch. Single/Multiplayer.
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory Activision, id, Splash Damage 2003/05/29 Linux, Mac OS X and Windows id Tech 3 Proprietary license Former expansion pack turned freeware. WW2 multiplayer team combat
World of Padman 2007/04/01 Linux, Mac OS X and Windows ioquake3 id Tech 3 A free Quake 3 like comical FPS game
X Operations Team MITEI 2006/04/30 Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X A free 007 style shooter; includes map editor; Single/Multiplayer

[edit] Free first-person shooter game engines

The following game engines are free to use. They exclude game ports that require commercially released data to function (doom.wad for a Doom source port, for example).

Engine Developer, Publisher Release date OS Licence Notes
Aleph One 2000/01/17 Mac OS, Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, BSD, BeOS, others GNU General Public License Aleph One is an open-source project based on the Marathon 2: Durandal code, which was released to the public by Bungie Software.
id Tech 1 id Software 1999 Windows GNU General Public License also known as the Doom Engine
Quake Engine id Software 1999/12/21 Windows GNU General Public License
id Tech 2 id Software 2001/12/22 Windows, Linux, Mac OS X GNU General Public License
id Tech 3 id Software 2005/08/19 Windows, Linux, Mac OS X GNU General Public License
Retribution Engine APGSoftware 2001 Windows GPL Quake style single player games and levels.
Cube Wouter van Oortmerssen Windows, Linux, Mac OS X Zlib license
Sauerbraten (Cube 2) Wouter van Oortmerssen Windows, Linux, Mac OS X Zlib license

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