The Ultimate Free-to-Play PC Games List

PurpleGaga27 · December 24, 2013

Updated 6/3/2020

For the official record, here's the list of free-to-play PC games that are either freeware, open-source, non-open-source or independent. Only a limited number of beta, remake, expansion, browser and flash games will be mentioned here.

The following free-to-play PC games cannot be included:
-- pirated/hacked/cracked games (discussion of this is prohibited in this forum!)
-- ROMs used in game emulators (i.e.: NES, N64, GBA, NDS, 3DS, Xbox, PS, etc. -- discussion of this is prohibited in this forum! Some exceptions are now mentioned from the Wiki free games list site)
-- adult themed games involving pornography (discussion of this is prohibited in this forum!)
-- promotional and free-to-try games only for a limited time (discussion of these can be mentioned here)
-- game demos and shareware with partial/limited content
-- abandonware/vaporware games that have little or no support (there are some exceptions)
-- incomplete or canceled game even in alpha, beta or early access stage (exception is Renegade-X)
-- 100% Multiplayer Online with no skirmish mode (ie. MMORPG, MOBA, etc. -- exception will be some browser/flash games)
-- any game listed as an add-on modification or plug-in to the original game, program or website (except for standalone mods)
-- any game listed as an alternative or clone to the original type of game (there are some exceptions)
-- any game listed as a virtual reality game that may require additional hardware (that list is short for now but may consider adding them in the future)
-- any game that only takes seconds or minutes to complete (ie. some versions of Reversi, Chess)
-- any game that is not for Windows OS (ie. Mac, Linux, Android, iOS, any video game console, etc.)
-- any game exclusively for Windows 8/10 that must be downloaded through the Windows Store (until the buggy flawed Windows Store is improved/fixed!!!)
-- any game that isn't mentioned as free or free-to-play yet (including the ones that only has the source code released such as Doom 3)

Please report any dead links and I will fix them. If there are no alternative download link(s) to that game, that game will be marked with an asterisk and you have to find it yourself. If you find that a game in this list isn't really free-to-play but considered as abandonware or something else, that game will be removed from the list.

(Note with the asterisk (*) Please do not ask me how to get or go through it. Just Google it. That game's official download link is gone and may be unsupported or else.)

For the free Indie game list (that list needs to be updated): http://forums.cncnz.com/topic/18507-the-ultimate-free-to-play-pc-games-list/#entry218610
For the free alternative/clone games: http://forums.cncnz.com/topic/17264-free-alternatives-to-classic-games
For the mods that are standalone: http://forums.cncnz.com/topic/18516-total-conversionsmods-that-became-standalone-games
For other shareware and freeware games: http://forums.cncnz.com/topic/18035-places-to-get-shareware-and-freeware-games
For free closed source games: https://forum.dune2k.com/topic/27522-list-of-free-closed-source-games
For free open source games: https://forum.dune2k.com/topic/27521-list-of-free-open-source-games
For the free-to-play game list in Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/genre/Free to Play

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0 A.D.
1213
2048
3 In Three
8bit Killer

A

Alien Swarm (Valve version)
America's Army 3 (for America's Army 2 look here)
Abuse
Adventure Fun-Pak
Adventureland
The Adventures of Maddog Williams in the Dungeons of Duridian
Adventures in the Galaxy of Fantabulous Wonderment
Adventures of Robbo
The Adventures of Robby Rotol*
Akalabeth: World of Doom (aka Ultima 0)*
Alien Cabal*
Aether
Ahriman's Prophecy
Alien Carnage
Anacreon
Anacreon: Reconstruction 4021
Anchorhead
Antiquity
Antheads: It Came from the Desert 2
Ancient Domains of Mystery
Ao Oni
Arctic Adventure
Area-51
Armored Brigade
Assault Cube
At the Carnival
Advanced Strategic Command
Ancient Beast
Angband
Ardentryst
Armagetron Advanced
AstroMenace
Amulets & Armor
Annex: Conquer the World
A Wonder
About Elise
Adventure Capitalist
Artifact

B

Black Mesa (Indie mod version only)
Blade Runner 9732 (upcoming VR game)
Babo Violent 2
Barista
Barista 2
Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden (an NBA parody spinoff game)
Baseball Mogul 2006
Battle for Wesnoth
Battlecruiser 3000AD
Battlecruiser Millennium
Battleships Forever
Battle of the Eras
Battle Tanks
BattleCity
BC Kid
BC Racers*
Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator (8 case games)
Bernband
Beyond Life
Beyond Castle Wolfenstein
Beyond the Titanic
Bio Menace
Black Shades
Blackthrone
Blades of Exile
Blocksum
Bonesaw: The Game
Boppin
Broken Sword 2.5
Broken Cave Robot
BVE Station
BVE Trainsim (many types of BVE available)
Battle City
Biniax
Bitfighter
Blob Wars: Blob And Conquer
Blob Wars: Metal Blob Solid
BomberClone
Bombermaaan
British Bingo
BillardGL
Brogue

C

Portable C&C Red Alert (best recommended C&C free game) For movies download here.
Command & Conquer: Gold Edition (aka Tiberian Dawn) GDI Disc and Nod Disc
Command & Conquer: Red Alert Allied Disc and Soviet Disc
Command & Conquer: Red Alert Counterstrike & Aftermath*
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun Firestorm*
Command & Conquer: Tiberium Alliances (browser game)

Canabalt
Candy Box 2
Carrier
Castle Infinity
Castle of Elite
Castle of the Winds
The Cat and the Coup
Caves of Thor
Cave Story
Cellfactor: Revolution
Chalk
Championship Manager 2002
Chex Quest 1-3 (there may be broken file links)
Chex Quest HD (remake)
Chicken Invaders
Chzo Mythos (a set of 4 games -- check Wiki for info)
Clonk Endeavour
Clyde's Adventure
Clyde's Revenge
Cloud
CodeRED: Battle for Earth
CodeRED: The Martian Chronicles
Codename: Gordon
Coil (flash)
Coloratura
Corridors of Power
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Crayon Physics
Crimson Crown
Crown and Council
Cybersphere
Cybersphere Plus
Cry of Fear
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead
Chaotic Rage
Chocolate Doom
Crack Attack
Chromium B.S.U.
Chickens 2
Chopper Commando
ChessV
Classic Empire
Clonk series
Combat Simulator Project
Corsix-th - Open source clone of Theme Hospital
Crystal Space 3D (engine tech demo)
Catacomb Snatch
Conquest of Elysium II
Card Hunter
Crusaders of the Lost Idols

D

E

The Elder Scrolls: Arena
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall
Eastside Hockey Manager
Eat The Whistle
Egoboo
Electro Man
Elona - Eternal League of Nefia
The Endless Forest (screensaver game)
Enemy Nations
Enviro-Bear 2010
Erebus
Eternal Daughter
Eversion
Every Extend
Executioners*

F

G

Garden Gnome Carnage
Gate 88
Genetos
General (not related to C&C Generals)
GeneRally
Gravity Bone
God of Thunder
Goldeneye Source (requires Source SDK 2007)
Grid Wars
Grotto King
Ground Control (alt. mirror) (alt. mirror 2)
Green Mahjong
GROW
Gunster
Gang Garrison 2
Globulation 2
GLtron
GNOME Games
GNU Chess
GNU FreeDink
GNU Go
Gunroar
Gusanos
GL-117
GNU Backgammon
Go Ollie!
Gridlee*
Gridrunner*

H

Hades 2
Hatoful Boyfriend
Heartlight PC
Heathstone: Heroes of Warcraft
Heros: The Sanguine Seven
Hero/Hero Core
Hidden & Dangerous Deluxe
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (flash game)
Hold Off Red
Hydra Castle Labyrinth
Hyper Princess Pitch
Hero of Allacrost
Hyperoid
Hardwired*

I, J, K

L

La-Mulana
The Legend of Princess (fan-made spinoff to Zelda)
Legionwood
Liero
The Life of a Pacifist is Often Fraught With Conflict
Linley Henzell's Dungeon Crawl
Liquid War
Little Fighter
Little Figher 2
Lode Runner
LBreakout2
Lips of Suna
LostHero - Story of Gilgamesh

M

Mech Commander Gold
Mech Commander 2
MechWarrior 4 Mercenaries Instructions Mirror 1 Mirror 2
MASQ
Machine World - Terminator Salvation
Mad Father
Mad TV
Marathon Trilogy
Mari0 (remake of Super Mario Bros with Portal elements)
Major Stryker
Meat Boy
Merry Gear Solid: Secret Santa
Merry Gear Solid 2: Ghosts of Christmas Past
Microtransaction Simulator
Mightier
Mighty Jill Off
Mondo Agency
Mondo Medicals
Monuments of Mars
Moonbase Alpha (funded by NASA)
Maia, Revenge of the End of the Line
Mayhem Triple
Minecraft Classic (flash)
Moon Whistle
MUGEN
The Museum of Broken Memories
M.A.X.R. (Mechanized Assault and eXploration Reloaded)
MegaMek
Micropolis
Microwar
Moria
Manic Digger
M.A.R.S.
Mario clone
MegaGlest
Mines
Minetest
MiniRacer
Multiplex

N

N (game)
N.A.T.O.W.
Narbacular Drop
Narcissu
Nelly Cootalot: Spoonbeaks Ahoy!
NetHack
Netrek
Nexuiz
Nikujin
Ninja Senki
Nitronic Rush
Noitu Love
NoGravity
Noctis
Notrium
Not PacMan (remake of PacMan with physics)
N v.2.0
No one has to Die
Nogginknockers 1/2*

O

P

Q, R

S

Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty (excluding expansions)
Starcraft/Brood War (original version)
Sam & Max Episode 4: Abe Lincoln Must Die!
Samorost
Sango Fighter
Sango Fighter 2
Savage: The Battle for Newert
Savage 2: A Tortured Soul
Savage Wheels
Scrap
Scrap Pack 1-3
Scorched 3D
A Second Face
Secret Maryo Chronicles
Seiklus
Seven Kingdoms Ancient Adversaries
Shadow Warrior Classic
Shadow Warrior Wanton Destruction (expansion pack to Shadow Warrior Classic)
Shoot First
SimSig
Sintel The Game
Skifree
Skrillex Quest
SkyRoads
Slaves to Armok II: Dwarf Fortress
Slender: The Eight Pages
Sokoban
Soldner: Secret Wars
Soldat
Soltys
Solarwolf
Sopwith
Space Funeral
Space Station 13
Space Tanks
SpaceZero
Speed Dreams
Spelunky
Spheres of Chaos
Spider and Web
Spirit Engine 2
Starshatter: The Gathering Storm
Stargunner
Starsiege Tribes
Starsiege Tribes 2
Star Control II (HD remake)
Star Fleet I
Star Fleet II
Star Legions
Star Wraith II
Star Wraith III
Star Wraith IV
Stealth Bastard: Tactical Espionage Arsehole
StepMania
Stranded II
Strange Adventures in Infinite Space
Supaplex
Supernova
Super Cosplay War Ultra
Super Crate Box
Super Fighter
Super Mario Forever (remake of Super Mario Bros - ad supported)
Super Mario Forever 2012 (remake of Super Mario 3 - ad supported)
Super Mario Galaxy Forever (remake of Super Mario Galaxy - ad supported)
Super ZZT
Survival Crisis Z
S.W.I.N.E.
Synaesthete
Synth
Syobon Action
Scorched Earth 2000
S.C.O.U.R.G.E.: Heroes of Lesser Renown
Scrabble 3D
SDL Scavenger
Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries
SHMUP - AirWars
SLASH'EM
Snarf
Smash Battle
Small Tetris
Skyscraper
Slam Soccer 2006
Spice Trade
Slope Soaring Simulator
Sonic Dreams Collection
Scream Collector

T

Twisted Insurrection
Tag: The Power of Paint
TAGAP: The Apocalyptic Game About Penguins
A Tale of Two Kingdoms
Tales of Maj'Eyal
Talisman
Teeworlds
Telengard
Temporal
TerraFire
The Three Stooges
Titans of Steel: Warring Suns
Toribash
Torus Trooper
Tower of Heaven
Tinker (requires Games For Windows Live app)
Total Extreme Wrestling 2005
TrackMania Nations Forever
Traffic Department 2192
Transylvania I
Transylvania II*
Transylvania III
Transcendence
Treasure Island Dizzy
Trilby: The Art of Theft
Trivia Whiz
TUMIKI Fighters
Tenés Empanadas Graciela
The Bub's Brothers
Thousand Parsec
Tile World
TORCS
TripleA
Tux Racer
Tux, of Math Command
Terasology
Tennis For Two (the second oldest video game created)
The Genius
The Ur-Quan Masters - Star Control 2 port
Tiny Tetris
T1 Car Racing Simulation
Trigger Rally
Tribes: Vengeance
The Lost Vikings
The Dark Mod
The Expendabros
Towards the Pantheon
Time Clickers
Timeslaughter*
Turboraketti*

U, V

Unreal Tournament 4 (requires Epic Games Launcher)
UFO: Alien Invasion
Ultra Business Tycoon III
UltraStar Deluxe
Universal Combat
An Untitled Story
Unvanquished
Urban Terror
Vacuum Magic
Vanguard Princess
Vantage Master
Virtual Skipper
Visual Pinball
VDrift
VVVVVV

W

Warzone 2100
Warmonger Operation: Downtown Destruction
Warning Forever
Westerado
The White Chamber
Wind and Water: Puzzle Battles
Wings 3D
Within a Deep Forest
Wonderputt
WorldForge
Wolfquest
Wolfenstein 3D (browser based)
Word Whiz
Wroom
Wyrmsun

X, Y, Z

X-Men: The Ravages of Apocalypse
Xargon
Xenophage: Alien Bloodsport
XBoard/WinBoard
Xconq
XEvil
XM Solitaire
XPilot
Xscorch
Yo Frankie!
Yoda Soccer
YugiOh Duel Links
Yu-Gi-Oh Pro
Yume 2kki English modified version and Original Japanese Version
Yura.net Domination
Yume Nikki (Japanese version only -- also included fan/mod games of the original)
Zero-K (now updated)
Zineth
Zombie Defense
Zero Tolerance*

Free games in GOG.com (digital comics/media, demos and DLCs excluded):
https://www.indiegamebundles.com/gog-12-free-classic-games-can-download-right-now

The following games are a selected list of free multiplayer games (sometimes playable with skirmish):

The following games are considered abandonware, so please do not ask for the download. You might find them in the Internet archives.

Airborne Ranger
Battlefield 1942
B-17 Flying Fortress
Battle For Middle Earth I/II and Rise of the Witch King (supported by Revora and GameReplays)
Blade Runner
C&C Sole Survivor
Dune I, II and 2000
Emperor: Battle For Dune
Gateway
Grand Theft Auto I/II
SimCity Classic
Star Wraith I
Transylvania II
Wild Metal Country

Updates will be modified without notice.

Edited March 5, 2021 by PurpleGaga27

MrFlibble · December 27, 2013

Nice list! However, I've always thought that "free-to-play" is not entirely the same thing as "free game" (in that a) "free-to-play" is actually a free version of some commercial game and b) this term applies first and foremost to online multiplayer games, or games that require and Internet connection to some server).

For example, some of the games on your list require a Steam account, while others can be just downloaded without any registration and played on a PC that doesn't have an Internet connection at all. I fancy that the Steam ones are more in line with the "free-to-play" term.

-- any other game that isn't mentioned as free-to-play yet (including the ones that only has the source code released such as Blades of Exile and Doom 3)

To the best of my knowledge, the open source release of Blades of Exile includes not only the engine but also all game assets:

Therefore, we have released the source code (along with all necessary support files, graphics files, sound effects, etc.) for the Windows and Macintosh versions of Blades of Exile to the world. Do what you want with it (within the sensible legal guidelines described in the license), and have fun. [source] [emphasis added]

But even if that were not the case, the original registered game is available for free from Spiderweb's site (the source port is still preferable for modern Windows user because the original one is a Win16 game).

May I also suggest Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries as a free, open source strategy game.

On a side note, some of your links (e.g. the entire S section) are not displayed correctly for some inexplicable reason.

Edited December 27, 2013 by MrFlibble

PurpleGaga27 · December 27, 2013

Mr. Flibble, thanks for the suggestion(s). I am trying my best to fix the links since there's too many coding issues.

MrFlibble · December 28, 2013

While you're at it, maybe you'd reorganize the list from alphabetical order to genre groups too?

Edited December 28, 2013 by MrFlibble

PurpleGaga27 · December 29, 2013

While you're at it, maybe you'd reorganize the list from alphabetical order to genre groups too?

That could take weeks for me to do that, but I don't want to. I still have another huge list to post here in the upcoming weeks ahead.

MrFlibble · December 30, 2013

Well, it's certainly up to you to decide but genre classifications are generally a lot easier to navigate. I know it's a huge amount of work but people will be the more grateful to you for that

Also, I don't remember if I mentioned it here before but you do know of Megazell's list don't you?

PurpleGaga27 · January 6, 2014

Update in the first post. I added about 81 games in this huge list and there's way more to come.

Edited January 6, 2014 by zocom7

PurpleGaga27 · February 19, 2014

Added 45 Indie games to the free-to-play list. This is temporary because once that complete Indie list is done an independent page of The Ultimate Indie Free-To-Play List will be created.

There's another free list from a thread in the FED2K forums (I will attempt to add any free game(s) that has yet to be in this list):

http://forum.dune2k.com/topic/19126-free-open-source-game-guide/

Edited February 19, 2014 by zocom7

MrFlibble · February 21, 2014

You mention some GOG.com additions in the first post. I haven't followed closely, have there been any free games added recently there? I only remember Stargunner but it's been free for quite a while from 3D Realms' website.

Nmenth · February 21, 2014

http://www.gog.com/games##price=free

Warsow
Lure of the Temptress
Beneath a Steel Sky
Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire
Dragonsphere
Ultima Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams
Stargunner
Tyrian 2000
Teenagent
Treasure Adventure Game
Flight of the Amazon Queen
Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar

MrFlibble · February 21, 2014

http://www.gog.com/games##price=free

Warsow

Lure of the Temptress

Beneath a Steel Sky

Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire

Dragonsphere

Ultima Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams

Stargunner

Tyrian 2000

Teenagent

Treasure Adventure Game

Flight of the Amazon Queen

Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar

Yeah, but most of those have been there for free for a long time (Stargunner and probably Ultima IV having been the most recent additions). I was asking if there were any more recent free games there that I missed.

PurpleGaga27 · February 21, 2014

@Nmenth, that GOG.com free list of games was already posted in the first post. So far, I counted 12 games that are permanently free to download from GOG.com.

@Mr. Flibble, the other GOG.com list of games were the ones that used to be free to download as promotional. That was the addition. There are no new permanently free games from GOG.

Edited February 21, 2014 by zocom7

Nmenth · February 21, 2014

The point of my post wasn't the list, it was the link. The list was present because people are too lazy to look for themselves.

MrFlibble · February 21, 2014

The point of my post wasn't the list, it was the link. The list was present because people are too lazy to look for themselves.

Thank you for your effort. However, I was asking about the new GOG.com games that were mentioned in zocom7's first post. I missed the word "promotional" and incorrectly assumed that some new permanently free games have been added recently. So the answer to my question is

@Mr. Flibble, the other GOG.com list of games were the ones that used to be free to download as promotional. That was the addition. There are no new permanently free games from GOG.

Thanks, and sorry for the confusion. Edited February 21, 2014 by MrFlibble

Nyerguds · February 23, 2014

@Mr. Flibble, the other GOG.com list of games were the ones that used to be free to download as promotional. That was the addition. There are no new permanently free games from GOG.

Specify in your post that they were promotional actions! That part is really unclear.

In fact, I don't even know why that list is there. A lot of games have been given out for free in contests by magazines and such. There's no point in including these kinds of things.

MrFlibble · February 25, 2014

In fact, I don't even know why that list is there. A lot of games have been given out for free in contests by magazines and such. There's no point in including these kinds of things.

Well, to be fair, Megazell used to document one-time freebies in his list and keep them even when they were no longer available (he seems to have reworkid his list since though).

PurpleGaga27 · March 17, 2014

Due to an unknown issue in the first post, all of the free Indie games will be temporarily mentioned here:

1916 - Der Unbekannte Krieg

7 Days

Andy's Super Great Park

Cube Metalheart Combat Squared

Deity

Digmaan: The Aftermath (strange why it's still a demo)

Iron Grip Marauders (developed by ISOTX)

Iron Grip Warlord (developed by ISOTX)

Lemmingball-Z

Minecraft Classic (old versions only)

SCP Containment Breach

SCUD Storm (based from C&C Generals)

Nyerguds · March 18, 2014

Well, to be fair, Megazell used to document one-time freebies in his list and keep them even when they were no longer available (he seems to have reworkid his list since though).

Still, I see little point in keeping a list like that. It's the equivalent of pointing and lauging, and saying "haha! You missed it!" :rolleyes:

Inferno · April 14, 2014

Even though it's technically in beta, I'm surprised Hearthstone isn't mentioned here.

Nyerguds · April 14, 2014

Small note on that list... Warsow is under "games available to download for free at GOG.com", but it is actually simply a free multiplayer game. They just get promoted by GOG.com

Oh, and... the official EA release of Tiberian Sun includes Firestorm. No need to add that as * entry. The text of the TS entry should simply be "Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun + Firestorm"

Dread Knight · April 14, 2014

Thanks for mentioning my project, AncientBeast.com around here. It's a bit buggy and lacks online multiplayer for now, but it's free and open source, meant to be a HoMM3 clone overall, also has similarities to Scrolls and HearthStone.

Developer of Ancient Beast here; thanks for the listing

Seems the link was broken, so I made a 301 redirect to point it to the proper page.

Sonic · April 29, 2014

Battlefield 1942 is free to play via Origin.

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https://www.origin.com/store/buy/battlefield-1942/pc-download/base-game/play-for-free

Plok · April 29, 2014

...but no expansions.

Luk3us · May 2, 2014

An oldie but a goodie.

May 5, 2014

...but no expansions.

As far as I recall, the expansions weren't nearly as good as one could have hoped for anyway.

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