List of freeware video games

This is a selected list of freeware video games implemented as traditional executable files that must be downloaded and installed. Freeware games are games that are released as freeware and can be downloaded and played, free of charge, for an unlimited amount of time.

This list does not include: Open-source games with fully free content (see List of free and open-source video games). Games that were previously sold commercially (see List of commercial video games released as freeware). Shareware or free-to-play games that require purchase for play time, game items, new content or features, or that rely on advertisements for profit (see :Category:Shareware games and :Category:Free-to-play video games). Browser games (see List of browser games). Mods: software that cannot be played as a stand-alone game (see :Category:Video game mods).

Games distributed as freeware

Freeware is often proprietary software as opposed to free software, meaning that the right to copy, modify, and distribute it is restricted in some way, as are these games in the following table, unless noted otherwise. Occasionally, their source code is made available, but nonetheless remains non-free, which this list may include.

Title Original release date Platforms affected Notes Ahriman's Prophecy Windows A prequel to the Aveyond RPG series. Alien Swarm Windows A top-down shooter from Valve used to test the Source 2010 beta. America's Army Windows The official United States Army game. As a work of the United States federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States. Anchorhead A horror interactive fiction game. Ancient Domains of Mystery A roguelike game (technically postcardware) by Thomas Biskup. Astro Battle Windows A top-down multi-directional shooter in which players design their own spacecraft and battle other players online. Babbdi Linux, macOS, Windows An adventure game in which players attempt to leave a dystopian city. Baldi's Basics in Education and Learning Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows A puzzle horror game parodying 1990s educational games. Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden Windows A futuristic role-playing video game starring basketballer Charles Barkley. Battleships Forever Windows A real-time tactics game with a ship designer. BMW M3 Challenge Windows A BMW M3 car racing game. Broken Sword 2.5: The Return of the Templars Windows A fan-made Broken Sword game. BVE Trainsim Windows A railroad simulator created by Mackoy of Japan. Cave Story Windows A side-scrolling action-adventure game. CellFactor: Revolution Windows A single-player and multiplayer game that uses the Ageia PhysX engine. Chicken Invaders Windows A space shooter by InterAction Studios. Cho Ren Sha 68K Windows A vertically scrolling shooter game. Chzo Mythos A set of four separate adventure games: 5 Days a Stranger, 7 Days a Skeptic, Trilby's Notes and 6 Days a Sacrifice by Ben Croshaw. Cloud Windows A third-person computer puzzle game based on weather and atmospheric aesthetics. Continuum Windows A top-down multiplayer video game. Linux, macOS, Windows A visual novel and dating sim. Deadly Rooms of Death A turn-based puzzle game available in two free versions: Architect's Edition and browser-based Flash version. Digital: A Love Story Linux, macOS, Windows A computer mystery/romance set "five minutes into the future of 1988". The game is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 license. DinoHunters An advertisement-supported first person shooter and machinima series created by Kuma Reality Games. Dogfights: The Game A combat flight simulator based on the History Channel series of the same name. Doki Doki Literature Club! Linux, macOS, Windows A visual novel game developed by Team Salvato. Dwarf Fortress Linux, Windows A real-time fantasy roguelike (technically donationware). Eastside Hockey Manager Windows A hockey manager game. Elona An open-world roguelike game. Eternal Daughter Windows A Castlevania-style action-adventure game. Eversion Windows A platform game. Food Force macOS, Windows A game where the player must deliver food to places in which people are starving. Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator Windows Future Pinball A pinball simulation editor and game with many tables available. Gate 88 Linux, macOS, Windows An abstract top-down futuristic real-time strategy space combat simulator. General Windows A strategy game with text interface. Genetos Windows A scrolling shooter. GridWars Windows A clone of Geometry Wars. Guns and Robots Windows A multiplayer third-person shooter. Gunster Windows A discontinued multiplayer scrolling shooter. Hero Core A shooter game with Metroidvania elements, made by Daniel Remar. Hydorah A 2D Shoot 'em up similar to games such as Gradius. Was later released as a non-freeware title under the name Super Hydorah. I Wanna Be the Guy Windows A 2D platformer. I'm O.K – A Murder Simulator A satirical side-scrolling shooter by Derek Yu. Ib Windows A horror/puzzle RPG Maker game. Icy Tower Windows A tower-climbing platform game. Iji Windows A platform-shooter by Daniel Remar. Ikachan An action-adventure game by Studio Pixel. Inner Worlds DOS A platformer where one plays as a woman that turns into a wolf. (Sleepless Software, 1996) Jump 'n Bump DOS A multiplayer battle game. Knytt Stories Windows A 2D exploration platformer with a built in editor by Nicklas Nygren. La-Mulana A 2D platform game. Liero DOS A 2D side-scrolling shooting game for one or two players. Little Fighter DOS A beat 'em up fighting game. Little Fighter 2 Windows The sequel to Little Fighter. Liyla and the Shadows of War Android, iOS, Windows A 2D side-scrolling platform game about the 2014 Gaza War. Windows A parody of the puzzle game The Witness Mad Father Windows An RPG Maker game created by Miscreant's Room. Maldita Castilla a platform game developed by Locomalito. Monster Milktruck A single-player online game using Google Earth technology. Moon Whistle Windows An RPG Maker game made by Kannazuki Sasuke. Mugen Windows A custom fighting game engine. macOS, Windows An official Sonic the Hedgehog visual novel released to celebrate April Fools' Day. Windows An adventure game by Jonas Kyratzes. N Linux, macOS, Windows A ninja platform game. Narbacular Drop Windows A 3D puzzle video game developed by Nuclear Monkey Software. It is the precursor to Valve's Portal. Windows A racing game. Noctis A space exploration simulator. Off A French RPG game about an entity known as "The Batter" and his quest to purify the world of OFF. Off-Peak An adventure game set in a train station One Night Trilogy Windows A series of three survival horror games. osu! A simulator of the rhythm video games Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan and Elite Beat Agents. Perspective Windows A single-player puzzle game that includes aspects of a 2-D platformer where the player switches between a 2D and a 3D game environment. Plasma Pong Unreleased macOS, Windows An unfinished Pong game in which the ball is manipulated by a fluid dynamics environment. Plobb! macOS, Windows An Asteroids-like multidirectional shooter. Project Reality Windows A modification of the tactical first-person shooter Battlefield 2 that became a standalone game in 2015. Ragnarok Battle Offline A 2D fighting game that is spin off of the MMO Ragnarok Online. Samorost A point-and-click adventure game. Windows A sci-fi adventure game. Second Life A virtual online world, created by its users. Developed by Linden Lab. Seiklus Windows An ambient single-player action-adventure game. SimSig Windows A train simulation game based on real UK signalling systems. Soldat Windows A 2D, fast-paced, action multi-player shooting game with many different game modes and weapon choices. Space Combat A 3D space simulator. Space Funeral Windows A horror and RPG parody game. Space Tanks A 2D/3D gravity game. StepMania A rhythm based game with online capability. Synaesthete A psychedelic rhythm shooter. Synth Windows An abstract procedurally rendered 3D game. Syobon Action Windows A Japanese game notorious for its difficulty. Tag: The Power of Paint Windows A 3D first-person action & puzzle game that uses paint to manipulate physics. Windows A 2D side-scrolling platform game. Temporal Windows A platform game involving time travel based puzzles. Tinker Windows Also known as Microsoft Tinker, a 3D puzzle game. Toribash A 3D ragdoll fighting game in which the player controls every joint of their fighter. Tough Guy: Fighting Titans A fighting game available from Super Fighter Team. Trackmania Nations Windows A 3D racing game specially developed for the Electronic Sports World Cup by Nadeo. Transcendence Windows A 2D space adventure game featuring extended moddability. Vanguard Princess Windows A dōjin 2D fighting game. Vestaria Saga A tactical role-playing game from Shouzou Kaga, the creator of the Fire Emblem series. Vile: Exhumed Windows A 2025 indie horror game released as freeware after being banned from Steam. Released under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. Visual Pinball Windows A pinball simulation editor and game with many tables available. Warmonger: Operation Downtown Destruction Windows An apocalyptic first-person shooter. Warning Forever Windows A vertical shooter. Android, iOS, macOS, Windows A stealth-comedy game. Within a Deep Forest Windows A 2D physics and exploration game. WolfQuest A wildlife simulation game. Yume Nikki Windows A relatively well-known "exploration" (walking simulator) game themed around dreams and nightmares with pixel graphics, which gained a cult following. Zineth macOS, Windows An indie third person skating game where one must traverse an environment with speed and agility.

Freeware games with open-source code These games have their source code published under a free and open-source license, but at least portions of their data remain proprietary or do not satisfy all the criteria as defined in The Free Software Definition to count as free software.

Title Release date Platforms affected Engine license Notes AssaultCube Android, Linux, macOS, Windows zlib/libpng A Counter-Strike-like first person shooter with low system requirements. Celeste 64: Fragments of the Mountain Linux, macOS, Windows MIT A 3D platformer released as a companion to Celeste. Notrium Windows GPLv3 A survival game. Urban Terror Linux, macOS, Windows GPLv2 A free multiplayer shooter that can run on any Quake III Arena-compatible engine.

Games formerly distributed as freeware These games were first released as freeware before they were subsequently distributed as a commercial product. For a list of commercial games that were formerly distributed as freeware at a later point, see List of commercial video games no longer freely distributed.

Title Release date Platforms affected Notes Black Mesa Windows Originally Black Mesa: Source, a third-party remake of Half-Life. Originally a mod, it was first distributed in 2012 as a standalone product while still under development before it went commercial a year later.

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