List of freeware games

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This is a list of freeware video games implemented as traditional exe files that must be downloaded and installed. It excludes the multitude of online freeware games created with Adobe Flash and similar products.

Freeware games are games that are released as freeware and can be downloaded and played, free of charge, for an unlimited amount of time and may be redistributed. See List of open source games for such games, which are not included in this list.

For commercial games that were re-released as freeware, see List of commercial games released as freeware.

Games that require a donation or fee, have nag screens, or require purchase for play time, game items, new content or features are shareware, and are not included in this list. Also, modifications of other games (especially commercial ones) and unfinished games may not be added to this list.

Contents
0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

[edit] A

• ADOM is a roguelike game (technically postcardware).
• Ace Online (previously Space Cowboy Online) is a 3D aerial combat MMORPG.
• Alien Arena 2008 is an online deathmatch game.
• Allegiance Online, is a space shooter/strategy game.
• America's Army is a first-person shooter developed and distributed by the United States Army
• ArchLord is an MMORPG.
• AssaultCube is a conversion of the open source game Cube.

[edit] B

• Babel Sword is a shoot 'em up/fighting game
• Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden is a futuristic RPG starring basketballer Charles Barkley.
• BVE Trainsim is a railroad simulator created by Mackoy of Japan.

[edit] C

• Cave Story is a side-scrolling adventure game.
• Cellfactor: Revolution is a single-player and multiplayer game that uses the Ageia Physx engine.
• C-evo is a Civilization II clone.
• Chex Quest is a comedic Doom clone (technically an advergame).
• Chzo Mythos is a set of four separate adventure games: 5 Days a Stranger, 7 Days a Skeptic, Trilby's Notes and 6 Days a Sacrifice.
• Cloud is a third-person computer puzzle game based on weather and atmospheric aesthetics.
• Command and Conquer(Windows95/Gold version) was made freely available for download from their official website[1], to mark the franchise's 12th anniversary
• Cube is a first-person shooter with single-player and multiplayer gameplay.

[edit] D

• De Blob a comedic city painting game.
• DinoHunters a comedic first-person shooter based on the Source Engine.
• Dogfights: The Game a combat flight simulator based on the History Channel series of the same name.
• DROD: Architects' Edition is a version of the puzzle-solving game.
• Dwarf Fortress is a real-time fantasy god game.

[edit] E

• Eastside Hockey Manager is a hockey manager game.
• Enigma is a puzzle-solving game.
• Entropia Universe is a massively multiplayer online virtual universe.
• Eternal Daughter is a Castlevania-style adventure game.
• Eternal Lands is a 3D MMORPG.

[edit] F

• F.E.A.R. Combat is the complete multiplayer component of the first-person shooter F.E.A.R.
• flOw is an ambient Flash game.
• The Fool's Errand is a puzzle-solving game.
• Frets on Fire is a Guitar Hero clone.
• Frozen Bubble is a Puzzle Bobble remake.

[edit] G

• Gate88 is a vaguely Asteroids-like real-time strategy game.
• General is a strategy game with text interface.
• GeneRally is a top-down arcade racing game for one to six players on one computer.
• Glest is a cross-platform RTS.
• Grand Chase a side-scrolling MMORPG with elements of a fighting game.
• Grid Wars is a Geometry Wars clone.
• Gunroar is a futuristic vertical shooter.
• Gunster is a multiplayer scrolling shooter.

[edit] H

• History Channel's ShootOut! The Game is a Source Engine-based first-person shooter that lets users play through episodes of the History Channel show that recreated famous war battles.

[edit] I

• Icy Tower is a tower-climbing arcade game.
• Ikachan is an adventure game by Studio Pixel.
• I Wanna Be The Guy is a platformer notable for its difficulty.

[edit] K

• Kill Point: The Game is a multiplayer first-person shooter based on the Spike TV show, The Kill Point.
• Kuma\War is a first- and third-person squad-based war game.

[edit] L

• La-Mulana is a 2D platform game, reminiscent of the MSX game Maze of Galious.
• Liero is a 2D side-scrolling shooting game for one or two players (malfunctions on Win2000, WinXP, and greater).

[edit] M

• Marathon is a first person shooter from Bungie Studios. It was originally a commercial release for Mac OS, but later released as freeware.
• Moon Whistle is a classic RPG Maker game made by Kannazuki Sasuke.
• MUGEN is a custom fighting game engine.

[edit] N

• N is a classic platform game with advanced physics.
• Narbacular Drop is a 3D puzzle game developed by Nuclear Monkey Software, it is the precursor to Valve's Portal.
• Nexuiz is a fast-paced fps built on the quake engine, with single and multiplayer modes.
• Noctis is a space exploration simulator.
• Notrium is a survival game.

[edit] O

• Orbiter is a spaceflight simulator with an emphasis on realistic orbital mechanics.
• osu! is a freeware simulator of the rhythm video game "Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan".

[edit] P

• PARSEC47 is a 3D vertical shooter, featuring fast gameplay and abstract graphics.
• Pekka Kana 2 is a platform game with a level editor.
• PlaneShift is a 3D fantasy MMORPG.
• Plasma Pong is a Pong game in which the ball is manipulated by a fluid dynamics environment.
• Plobb! is a fast single player 2D arcade shooter, and as a multidirectional shooter shares the gameplay of Asteroids. It features a distinctive game design.
• Progress Quest is a parody of Everquest and the MMORPG genre, focuses on pure character building with no interaction involved.

[edit] R

• Rappelz is a MMORPG.
• Retribution Engine is a first-person shooter engine supplied with many games/levels.

[edit] S

• Savage: The Battle for Newerth is a first-person shooter designed primarily for multiplayer.
• Sauerbraten (Cube 2) is a first-person shooter designed primarily for multiplayer.
• Seiklus is an ambient single-player adventure game.
• Shadow of Legend is a 3D fantasy MMORPG, capable of play on PCs as well as mobile devices.
• Simutrans is a transportation network construction simulator, similar to Transport Tycoon.
• Space Combat is a 3D space simulator featuring realistic physics.
• Starsiege: Tribes is a futuristic multiplayer First person shooter by Dynamix and Sierra
• Steel Panthers: World at War is a remake of an older strategy game from Matrix Games.
• SubSpace is a 2D top-down space shooter game with massive multiplayer capabilities.
• Synaesthete is a student-created psychedelic rhythm shooter.

[edit] T

• TAGAP: The Apocalyptic Game About Penguins is an explosive 2D side-scrolling platform game.
• A Tale of Two Kingdoms is a point and click fantasy adventure.
• TORCS is an open-source, cross-platform racing simulator.
• Torus Trooper is a 3D tube shooter.
• Trackmania Nations is a 3D racing game specially developed for the Electronic Sports World Cup by Nadeo.
• True Combat: Elite is a multiplayer first-person shooter modification for Wolfenstein Enemy Territory.
• TUMIKI Fighters is a 3D scrolling shooter.

[edit] U

• Ultimate Stunts is a remake of the classic Stunts video game.

[edit] V

• Vega Strike is a 3D space shooter/adventure game.

[edit] W

• Warning Forever is a vertical shooter.
• War§ow is a first-person shooter based on the Quake II engine.
• Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, a standalone multiplayer expansion to Return to Castle Wolfenstein.

[edit] Y

• YS Flight Simulation System 2000 is a flight simulator with basic graphics but advanced control.

[edit] Z

• ZZT is an ANSI-based computer game.

[edit] See also

• List of commercial games released as freeware
• List of free first-person shooters
• List of open source games
• Abandonia Reloaded

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