Free Games List (Huge)

Renork · RealPoor Master of Posts Joined: 23 Jun 2003 Posts: 6282

ere is a list of some free games for download. Hopefully some of you may find it useful. Smile

Feel free to post any other games you know of and i'll add them to the end of this post when i can.
This thread is mainly for free quality (debatable) games.

For Nethack, Angband and Rouge like games, click here.

For games for kids, click here.

Vendetta
http://vendetta.guildsoftware.com/

Screenshots - http://www.guildsoftware.com/download.html

Vendetta is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), set in space.

Allegiance
http://www.freeallegiance.org/

From the site "Allegiance is a 3D space shooter/sim in the tradition of X-Wing vs Tie Fighter that goes far beyond any similar efforts in this arena. With support for up to 58 players in small game mode and 200 players in big game mode, eight different factions each with five distinct research paths, several different categories of spacecraft, a dedicated commander position with an RTS style 3D interface and a gameplay style that demands coordinated teamwork to accomplish anything, Allegiance goes where no multiplayer game has ever gone before."
A game by Microsoft, the game was in a bad shape due to bugs, lack of dev support and a pay subscription system. Now the game is free for everyone, the game's compunity have taken over its development and the bugs have been fixed.

Freeciv
http://www.freeciv.org/

Screenshots - http://www.freeciv.org/screenshots/1.13.0/lexxy/

A free version of Civilisation II, it’s free, its turn based and features multiplayer.

Planeshift
http://www.planeshift.it/

Screenshots - http://www.planeshift.it/player_first.html

Now in puplic Beta, this is a completely free MMORPG.
From the site "The objective of the PlaneShift Team is to create a virtual fantasy world in which a player can start as a peasant in search of fame and become a hero. We will focus our efforts in the reproduction of a real world with politics, economy, many non-player-characters controlled by the server that will bring to life our world even without players connected!"

Gunbound
http://gunbound.net/

Screenshots - http://gunbound.net/screen/screen_game1.asp

Gunbound is a turn-based shooting game, in the style of Worms.

Subspace Continuum
http://beginners.subspace.net/

Screenshots - http://beginners.subspace.net/screenshots.php

From the site "Subspace (accessed through the Continuum Client) is a free, fast-paced, top-down space combat multiplayer shooter that hosts thousands of simultaneous players. The following features are not zone-specific...some zones may have very different features."
Subspace is an over-head multiplayer 2d shoot'em up.

Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
http://games.activision.com/games/wolfenstein/ - then click Enemy Territory in the menu

Enemy Territory is a stand alone free multiplayer only game, produced by Id.

FlightGear
http://flightgear.sourceforge.net/

Screenshots - http://flightgear.sourceforge.net/Gallery/

FlightGear is an OpenSource flight sim. It includes over 20k real world airports and accurate terrain.

Vega Strike
http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net/

Screenshots - http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net/g.../vs_screenshots

From the site "Vega Strike the 3D Space Simulator that allows you to trade and bounty hunt in a vast universe. Can you face the dangers and decisions that await..."

BillardGL
http://www.tobias-nopper.de/Billard...enshots-en.html

Screenshots - http://www.tobias-nopper.de/Billard...enshots-en.html

A billards sim in OpenGL.

TORCS - The Open Racing Car Simulator
http://torcs.sourceforge.net/

Screenshots - http://torcs.sourceforge.net/sectio...rticle&artid=25

A Racing sim that uses OpenGL. Next version will probably include multiplayer.

Scorched3d
http://www.scorched3d.co.uk/

Screenshots - http://scorched3d.sourceforge.net/screens.php

From the site " Scorched 3D is a game based loosely (or actually quite heavily now) on the classic DOS game Scorched Earth "The Mother Of All Games". Scorched 3D adds amongst other new features a 3D island environment and LAN and internet play."

Dink Smallwood
http://www.rtsoft.com/dink/

From the site "Dink Smallwood is a humorous zelda-like isometric adventure/RPG produced and published by us (Robinson Technologies) in 1997."

Soldat
http://www.soldat.prv.pl/

Screenshots - http://www.soldat.pl/screens.html

From the site "Soldat is a unique side-view multiplayer action game. It takes the best from games like Liero, Worms, Quake and Counter-Strike and gives you fast action gameplay with tons of blood and flesh. Soldiers fight against each other on 2D battle arenas using a deadly military arsenal. This is what multiplayer was invented for."

America's Army
http://www.americasarmy.com/

Screenshots - http://www.americasarmy.com/gallery/

A FPS action game based on the training of an American soldier.

Wulfram II
http://www.wulfram.com/

Screenshots - http://www.wulfram.com/screenshots.php

A strategic online multiplayer fps, kinda thing.
From the site "It is a multiplayer, action-strategy game, that allows up to 64 players per server. Superficially speaking, the game is similar to that of Tanarus and perhaps Battlezone."

Grand Theft Auto
http://www.rockstargames.com/gta/

Its GTA 1, for free!

Download mirror:
http://gamefiles.blueyonder.co.uk/b...tainstaller.zip

Void
http://void.dragonspyrestudios.com/index.html

This game is in its alpha stages. Void is a space RPG with four races.

Carom3d
http://www.carom3d.com/en/comm/news.asp
Screenshots - http://www.carom3d.com/en/carom_int..._intro02_01.asp

A billards, pool and Snooker sim.
From the site "Carom 3D is an online multi-user billiard game created with special 3D graphic effects bringing every aspects such as 6 ball, 9 ball, 8 ball and others of Billiard game to life. "

Legends
http://hosted.tribalwar.com/legends/

Screenshots - http://hosted.tribalwar.com/legends/gallery/

From the site "Legends is a fast-paced first-person-perspective online multiplayer game. The game is designed to take advantage of the beautiful environments available from the Torque engine it is based on while still offering the breakneck pacing and variety of styles available from such classics as Quake and Tribes."

MegaMek
http://megamek.sourceforge.net/idx.php?pg=main

Screenshots - http://megamek.sourceforge.net/idx.php?pg=screenshots

From the site "MegaMek is an unofficial, online version of the
Classic BattleTech board game. MegaMek is programmed in Java and will run on any system with a compatible Java Virtual Machine. It has been tested on Windows, Linux and MacOS X."

Armagetron
http://armagetron.sourceforge.net/tron.html

Screenshots - http://armagetron.sourceforge.net/screenshots.html

A 3d tron lightcycle game. With Multiplayer.

GLtron
http://gltron.sourceforge.net/index.php

Screenshots - http://gltron.sourceforge.net/screenshots.php

Another 3d tron clone in OpenGL.

BZFlag
http://bzflag.org/

Screenshots - http://bzflag.org/screenshots/

From the site "BZFlag is a free multiplayer multiplatform 3D tank battle game. The name stands for Battle Zone capture Flag. It runs on Irix, Linux, *BSD, Windows, Mac OS X and other platforms"

Reaper
http://reaper3d.sourceforge.net/index.html

Screenshots - http://reaper3d.sourceforge.net/screenshots.html

A 3D combat sim.

Pristontale
http://eng.pristontale.com/

A free 3d MMORPG, featuring a free floating camera and a class change system giving you more freedom.

Dark Signs
http://www.darksigns.com/index.php

From the site " Welcome to the home of Dark Signs, the first advanced console based hacking game!
Simply, Dark Signs is a game which simulates a network environment.
It allows you to play as a computer systems hacker or cracker.
Dark Signs has many advanced features."

Bontago
http://www.bontago.com/

Screenshots - http://www.bontago.com/screenshots.html

"Bontãgo stretches the limits of strategy gaming by providing an innovative experience that will challenge even the most seasoned gamers. Construct towers to expand influence and control an ever changing playing field."

Open Zelda
http://openzelda.sourceforge.net/

Screenshots - http://openzelda.sourceforge.net/screenshots/

"Open Zelda is an open source 2D scriptable game engine. While many types of games can be made, the main focus is to make zelda like games." There are missions/games that you can download from the website.

Netkar
http://www.nkzone.com/Default.asp

Screenshots - http://www.nkzone.com/images.asp?cat=33

Basic racing sim in beta form. You MUST have an analog controller, as keyboard is not supported.

Knight Online
http://www.knight-online.com.my

Screenshots - http://www.knight-online.com.my/screenshot.asp

A free MMORPG

Secrets of Mirage
http://www.somirage.tk/

Another free MMORPG.

Endless Online
http://www.endless-online.com/

Screenshots - http://www.endless-online.com/gallery-new.html

"Imagine a world where everything is possible! A place where you can become rich and famous or fight evil monsters and become a hero.. Or just a normal peasant life as a citizen...Endless is a mmorpg under development where you can do all this and more !"

Dismount
http://jet.ro/dismount/

Feeling nasty, mean and evil? Score points for causing pain to this poor guy.

Starsiege: Tribes
http://www.sierra.com/downloadfile....2&mediaid=11590

Yes you read that right, Tribes is now free for everybody.

Orbiter - Thx Skyy
http://www.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/~martins/orbit/orbit.html

Screenshots - http://www.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/~marti...it/gallery.html

ORBITER is a free flight simulator that goes beyond the confines of Earth's atmosphere. Launch the Space Shuttle from Kennedy Space Center to deploy a satellite, rendezvous with the International Space Station or take the futuristic Delta-glider for a tour through the solar system - the choice is yours.
But make no mistake - ORBITER is not a space shooter. The emphasis is firmly on realism, and the learning curve can be steep. Be prepared to invest some time and effort to brush up on your orbital mechanics background.

Liquid War
http://www.ufoot.org/liquidwar

Screenshots - http://www.ufoot.org/liquidwar/screenshots.php3

A very original game.
"You control an army of liquid and have to try and eat your opponents. A single player mode is available, but the game is definitely designed to be multiplayer, and has network support."

Bygfoot Football Manager
http://bygfoot.sourceforge.net/

Screenshots - http://bygfoot.sourceforge.net/screenshots.html
A small and simple graphical football (a.k.a. soccer) manager game featuring many internat. leagues & cups. You manage a team from one such league: you form the team, buy & sell players, get promoted or relegated and of course try to be successful.

StepMainia
http://stepmania.com/

Screenshots - http://www.stepmania.com/stepmania/screenshots.php
StepMania is a music/rhythm game. The player presses different buttons in time to the music and to note patterns that scroll across the screen. Features 3D graphics, visualizations, support for gamepads/dance pads, a step recording mode, and more!

OpenTTD
http://www.openttd.com/
http://sourceforge.net/project/show...group_id=103924

An open source clone of the Microprose game "Transport Tycoon Deluxe".

Lincity - a city simulation game
http://lincity.sourceforge.net/

Screenshots - http://lincity.sourceforge.net/screenshots/index.html
Lincity is a city simulation game. Build your city up from a primitive village to an advanced civilization. Build a sustainable economy, or build rockets to escape from a pollution ridden and resource starved planet.

Carworld
http://carworld.sourceforge.net/

CarWorld is a small driving simulator in 3D.

Neverball
http://icculus.org/neverball/

Screenshots - http://icculus.org/neverball/#screenshots
Tilt the floor to roll a ball through an obstacle course before time runs out. Neverball is part puzzle game, part action game, and entirely a test of skill. In 3D.

Skyscraper
http://www.tliquest.net/skyscraper/

Screenshots - http://www.tliquest.net/skyscraper/screenshots.html
The goal of the Skyscraper Project is to create a fully featured building simulation engine, including gaming support (single and network multiplayer).

Layout Ultimate 2004: Ultimate Frisbee
http://ultimatefrisbee.sourceforge.net/

Screenshots - http://ultimatefrisbee.sourceforge.net/screenshots.html

Yes, thats right a frisbee sim.
It features 2v2 frisbee with simultaneous control of the thrower and receiver, and an assortment of modes and features, including ice mode.

Notrium
http://www.monkkonen.net/notrium.php

Notrium is a realtime single player survival game. You have crashed on a strange planet filled with aliens. To survive you must find edible food, build up your base, create weapons and bullets, and fight all sorts of enemies ranging from robots to alien queens. You have a vast randomly generated planet to explore, and there are multiple paths to victory.

Magebane 2
http://www.monkkonen.net/magebane.php

Magebane 2 is a single player strategic roleplaying game where you command three monks on a quest to recover the holy Amulet of Yendor. Each monk masters a different school of magic, and you must find a balance in upgrading your skills in order to defeat your numerous enemies. Also, you can find various items to enhance your abilities.

Wazzal
http://www.monkkonen.net/wazzal.php

Wazzal is a quality freeware single player space privateering game. The game starts when you capture a ship to become an interplanetary pirate. The idea is to fly your ships in our solar system and accomplish missions while gathering a fleet of ships to fight bigger foes. Wazzal features an ingenious plot and beautiful 3d-graphics to ensure a premium gaming experience.

Mojotron
http://mojotron.sourceforge.net/

Mojotron is an action game for Linux/X Windows inspired by Robotron and Llamatron.
Also has a 2 player mode.

Warning Forever
http://www18.big.or.jp/~hikoza/Prod/

A fast paced shootem' up .

Kaiser Kitty
http://www.cruel-angels.com/radix/

Shift gravity to avoid traps and recover the legendary Kitty Edge from the clutches of the Intergalactic Guild of Evil Space Pirates. Puzzle/platformer.

Fish Fillets
http://www.altarinteractive.com/pages/fillets_en.html

Fish Fillets is strictly a puzzle game. The goal in every of the seventy levels is always the same: find a safe way out.

Tango Strike
http://www.faind.com/tangomirrors.html

An evil Tango army has risen to power, and it is up to your small team of secret agent operatives to shut them down.

Metroid Redemption
http://www.r1ck14.cjb.net/

A metroid clone. 2d platform/side scroller.

Machines of Destruction
http://www.faind.com/file.asp?id=16

Machines of Destruction is mixture of racing through a circuit and wasting your opponents with a combination of the guns mounted on your car, best played on a LAN.

Kingdoms Of War
http://www.abandonedcastle.com/index2.html

Screenshots - http://www.abandonedcastle.com/screenshots.html
Online RTS

NETHACK, ANGBAND & ROGUE TYPE GAMES

Nethack
http://www.nethack.org/

Angband
http://www.phial.com/angband/

Slash'em
http://www.slashem.org/

From the site "SLASH'EM (SuperLotsaAddedStuffHack - Extended Magic) is a variant of Nethack. It is a roguelike, single-player role-playing game."

Zangband
http://www.zangband.org/

Screenshots - http://www.zangband.org/screenshots.html

From the site "The game of Zangband is a single player computer role playing game set in the world (although 'worlds' might perhaps be more accurate) of Amber created by the author Roger Zelazny. Zangband is a variant of the game Angband which is descended from the game Moria which is in turn based upon the game Rogue."

Nethack - Falcon's eye
http://www.hut.fi/~jtpelto2/nethack.html

Screenshots - http://www.hut.fi/~jtpelto2/nhfeatures.html#SCREENSHOTS

From the site "Falcon's Eye is a mouse-driven interface for NetHack that enhances the visuals, audio and accessibility of the game, yet retains all the original gameplay and game features."

Egoboo
http://egoboo.sourceforge.net/

Screenshots - http://egoboo.sourceforge.net/#Screenshots

From the site "Egoboo is a 3d dungeon crawling adventure in the spirit of NetHack.
It uses OpenGL and SDL. It should run on any Wintel, Unix, and MacOS X system."

glHack
http://glhack.sourceforge.net/

Screenshots - http://glhack.sourceforge.net/screenshots.php

From the site "glHack is a port of the game NetHack, using hardware acceleration via OpenGL® to render the 2D tile graphics."

noeGNUd
http://www.linuxgames.co.za/noeGNUd/

Screenshots - http://www.linuxgames.co.za/noeGNUd/screenshots.php

An altervative ascii/2d/3d user interface for nethack/rogue. Supports Nethack and Slash'em.

Crossfire
http://crossfire.real-time.com/

Screenshots - http://crossfire.real-time.com/scre...ery1/index.html

From the site "Crossfire is a multi-player graphical arcade and adventure game made for the X Windows systems environment. It has certain flavours from other games, especially gauntlet and the rogue-like games (Nethack, Moria, Angband, and Ragnarok.)"

The Iron Hells
http://ironhells.sourceforge.net/

Screenshots - http://ironhells.sourceforge.net/screens/

From the site " The Iron Hells is a variant of the classic rogue-like role-playing game Angband, with a few twists.
This project seeks to add an attractive, graphical interface with isometric tiles, icons, sound and music. SDL is being used to render the interface. "

Rogue Clone IV
http://rogueclone.sourceforge.net/

From the site "Rogue Clone IV is an open-source reproduction of the classic game. It can be configured to look like either the UNIX or IBM PC versions of standard rogue."

Roguelikes for PalmOS
http://roguelike-palm.sourceforge.net/

Rogue like games for the PalmOS

Lost Labyrinth
http://laby.toybox.de/index.php3?sprache=1

Screenshots - http://laby.toybox.de/screenshots.php3?sprache=1

Lost Labyrinth is a rogue like game with Zelda like graphics. Also supports multiplayer on the same computer.

S.C.O.U.R.G.E.
http://scourge.sourceforge.net/

Screenshots - http://scourge.sourceforge.net/screens.html

From the site "S.C.O.U.R.G.E. is a rouge-like game in the fine tradition of NetHack and Moria It sports a graphical front-end, similar to glHack or the Falcon's eye. I tried to design the 3D UI as a best of both worlds from old to new: It lets you rotate the view, zoom in/out, view special effects, etc. On the other hand I've always liked the old-school isometric games like Exult or Woodward."

C-evo - blatently stolen from Magnus's thread
http://c-evo.org/

C-evo is a free strategy game dealing with the history of man from the antiquity until the future. This includes exploration and expansion, war and diplomacy, cultivation and pollution, industry and agriculture, research and administration

ADOM
http://www.adom.de/

"Ancient Domains of Mystery (ADOM for short) is a roguelike game which means that it is a single-user game featuring the exploration of a dungeon complex (and in the case of ADOM a few other games of this genre: the exploration of a large wilderness area with villages and many special locations)."

Highway Pursuit
http://www.adamdawes.com/windows/win_hpursuit.html

An excellent freeware clone of Spy Hunter in 3d, with Internet ranking.

Babylon5: I've Found Her
http://ifh.firstones.com/

Screenshots - http://forums.firstones.com/showthr...=&threadid=5038

B5:IFH is a 3d space sim based on the B5 universe with Newtonian physics and a hyperspace that you have to navigate in or you will get lost. Decent graphics and piloting a Starfury can be demanding in newtonian mode.

Risk Your Life
http://www.ryl.net

MMORPG in open beta - will most likely remain in beta form for a long time, so if you want to play a free MMORPG for a few months or so, try this.

Click here to sign up.

[edit]
I forgot to mention that the sign up only seems to work in IE, unless you use the following direct link:

http://signup.planetwidegames.com/c.../UserExists.asp

This should work in other browsers (I ran into the same problem while signing up).

Tribes 2
http://www.fileplanet.com/files/140000/140247.shtml
^^^ That one claims it is closed and no more keys are available
http://www.fileplanet.com/promotions/tribes2_cgw/
^^^ That one still works

Only bad news is you have to register for fileplanet and wait in line. Use mailinator to make a fake/temp account. Let me know if the working link breaks and I'll delete the post.

Similar to Orbiter-

Space Shuttle Sim
www.shuttlesim.be
Screenshots: http://user.tninet.se/%7Emxa881h/pics.html

Gekkeiju Online
http://www.coolhouse.fi/gekkeiju/de...2.asp?page=news

Screenshots - http://www.coolhouse.fi/gekkeiju/de....asp?page=media

Gekkeiju Online is a Fantasy/Anime based 3d Multi-user dungeon. Currently in Open Beta.

The Universal
http://www.theuniversal.net/

Screenshots - http://www.theuniversal.net/gallery.../The%20Gallery/

"The Universal is big, it's constantly evolving and it's sometimes very strange...but it's always a free, massively multiplayer online game with a different experience on every planet you visit."

Conquer
http://www.conqueronline.com/

"Experience the ancient Chinese Kungfu and magic, enjoy the endless beautiful scenery and mythical environment in which you can develop your own character and interact with other real-life and imaginary beings. This marvelous MMOG (Massively Multi-user Online Game) conquers the hearts of millions of players. The game's finely drawn 2D backgrounds and advanced 3D effects bring your character and its surroundings to life."

GTA 2
http://www.rockstargames.com/classics/

GTA 2, for free! But Rockstar needs your email address and some other info before you can download.

Stronghold 2 minigame
http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=6028

As a holiday gift to Stronghold fans worldwide, Firefly Studios has released Castle Attack 2, a free mini-game that gives you a small glimpse at the world of Stronghold 2.

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