Every game here can be downloaded free from its official home or an authorized store. We never list a game as free because an unofficial mirror offers it.
26 games
A historical real-time strategy game about ancient civilizations. Play skirmishes and scenarios against the AI, or multiplayer over the internet or a local network. Release 28 in February 2026 was its first release without the alpha label.
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Respawn Entertainment's battle royale hero shooter: choose from a growing roster of characters with special abilities and play in squads. It first came out in February 2019 and arrived on Steam in November 2020.
Platforms: Windows
A point-and-click adventure from Revolution Software, first released for MS-DOS and Amiga in 1994. Revolution released it as freeware, with its source code, in 2003.
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
A platform fighter for up to 8 players, online or local, with casual free-for-alls and ranked matches. It has cross-platform play and more than sixty playable Legends.
Platforms: Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
A turn-based survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Scavenge for food and equipment and fight monsters in a harsh, persistent, procedurally generated world, shown in ASCII text or graphical tiles.
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
Valve's free-to-play tactical first-person shooter, which replaced Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on Steam in September 2023. Its main mode is bomb defusal.
Mature content: Intense violence and blood
Platforms: Windows, Linux
Bungie's online first-person shooter with role-playing elements: collect gear across story missions, co-op activities, and PvP modes. It became free to play in October 2019.
Platforms: Windows
Valve's competitive strategy game: pick one of over a hundred heroes and battle in team matches. Regular updates keep changing the heroes, features, and gameplay.
Mature content: Fantasy violence, use of alcohol, mild partial nudity
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
A point-and-click graphic adventure from Alcachofa Soft, first released in 1996. Alcachofa gave its source code to the ScummVM team and re-released the game as freeware in 2008.
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
An open-source space trading and combat game in the style of the classic Escape Velocity series. You build a single pilot's career by trading and fighting across the galaxy.
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
A point-and-click adventure released in 1995 for Amiga and MS-DOS by Interactive Binary Illusions. Its authors allowed it to be released as freeware in 2004.
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
An open-source, turn-based empire-building strategy game inspired by the history of human civilization, first released in January 1996. Play against computer opponents or with other people.
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
An open-source voxel game creation platform, called Minetest until October 2024. Install games and mods from its ContentDB library, then play alone, locally with friends, or online on a server.
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
A point-and-click adventure from Revolution Software, released in 1992 for Amiga, MS-DOS, and Atari ST. It became freeware in 2003, and its data files are offered on Revolution's website.
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
A sandbox tower-defense game. Build production chains that process materials and supply your defenses against waves of enemies, alone or with others on multiplayer servers.
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
An open-source transport business simulation based on Transport Tycoon Deluxe. Build a transport network on your own against AI rivals, or with up to 255 players over a network, cooperatively or competitively.
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
An online action RPG set in the dark fantasy world of Wraeclast, where you play an exile fighting for power and revenge. Its developer says it is completely free and will never be pay-to-win.
Mature content: Horror scenes, violence, nudity
Platforms: Windows, macOS
A cartoon kart racer with items to grab and use, plus soccer and egg-hunt modes. Race against the AI, with friends in split-screen, or online.
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
Valve's team-based multiplayer shooter with nine distinct classes, each with its own abilities and personality. It's still updated with new modes, maps, and equipment.
Platforms: Windows, Linux
A turn-based strategy game with a high-fantasy setting, played on a hex map. It has several single-player campaigns, plus online and hotseat multiplayer.
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
An action role-playing game from Bethesda Softworks, first released for MS-DOS in 1996. Bethesda made it free to download in 2009, for the series' 15th anniversary, and offers it free on Steam.
Mature content: Animated violence, mature sexual themes
Platforms: Windows
An action role-playing game from Bethesda Softworks, first released for MS-DOS in March 1994. Bethesda made it freeware in 2004, for the series' tenth anniversary, and offers it free on Steam.
Platforms: Windows
A science-fiction shooter from Eclipse Productions, released in 1999. GOG.com offers it free for Windows and macOS.
Platforms: Windows, macOS
A story-driven online action game from Digital Extremes that mixes third-person shooting with role-playing. Missions support up to four players in co-op, and there's a PvP mode too.
Mature content: Frequent violence or gore; general mature content
Platforms: Windows, iOS, Android
A 3D real-time strategy game first released in 1999 by Pumpkin Studios and Eidos Interactive, and open source since 2004. Play the campaign, skirmish against AI bots, or battle up to 10 players online or over a LAN.
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
A fast arena-style first-person shooter, with modes including deathmatch, capture the flag, clan arena, and racing.
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
