Free Video Games

Free Video Games

Organizing free game resources was a slightly difficult task since there are so many different types of games in a variety of formats. The games found on this page are generally "bigger" than the ones found on the Free Online Games page. These games are for more serious gamers. The Free Online Games page has small, simple, flash-based, JavaScript-based, shockwave, etc., games, many of which can be embedded in a website. Other games which are classically played on paper, like Sudoku and crossword puzzles, and board games, like chess, are found on the Hobbies Freebies page.

As one of the Internet Freebies, this page only lists games that are available for free in digital formats. If you are looking for hard copy, in-print, video games for Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo and other consoles, try the following pages: The Classified Ads, Rewards Programs, More Free Tips.

Free Video Game Downloads

Note: Wikipedia makes a distinction between freeware and free software. Freeware is free to use, but the author still has the rights to the game. Free software is in the Public Domain. Open-source software isn't necessarily in the public domain, but the source code is available for other developers to improve the code, similar to a Creative Commons license. This section is for Freeware only.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Freeware_games

everyvideogame.com

dmoz.org/Games/Video_Games/Downloads/Free/
gametap.com/video-games/free-pack-games.html (download only valid for a limited time)

game.giveawayoftheday.com
nescafeweb.com
pcworld.com/downloads/1458/topic.html?&page=1&order=4
downloadfullversionpcgames.com/blog/2007/06/17/100-of-the-best-legal-full-version-games-you-can-download-online
dosmuseum.com
abandonia.com
fileplanet.com/free-games/world-golf-tour
videogames.yahoo.com/events/sponsored-trials/sponsored-trials/1354605/0

wildgames.com/console - suggested by businessweek.com, the console lets you download, organize and play games for free. Mostly free trial and samples, ad-supported. This has not been tested by actuallyfree.info.

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Pubic Domain and Open Source Video Games

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open_source_video_games

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Free_video_games

dmoz.org/Computers/Open_Source/Software/Games/

Free to Play Online

See also the Free Online Games page, for smaller, simple games

dmoz.org/Games/Video_Games/Browser_Based/ (some free, some not free)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_browser_games (list of single-player, browser-based games, some free, some not free)

everyvideogame.com

nescafeweb.com

tripletsandus.com/80s/80s_games/arcade.htm (Classic 80s arcade games, Nintendo, etc.)

See also Free MMORPGs below

extremetech.com/article2/0%2C2845%2C2340696%2C00.asp

1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=0&cId=3156339

ddo.com

simcity.ea.com/play/simcity_classic.php

Submit free, legal play online video game sites

Free MMORPG, MMOGs, MMOs, RPGs

These acronyms stand for Massive Multiplayer Online Games, or Roll Playing Games. Xbox Live and World of Warcraft are some of the more popular paid avenues, but there are tons of free MMORPGs to play online. Since they're online games you don't need a separate console other than your computer. Some of them are browser based, so you don't even need to download anything.

Adventure Quest - battleon.com

runescape.com

kingdomofloathing.com

freerealms.com

maplestory.nexon.net

habbo.com

multitones.com

battlefieldheroes.com/frontpage/landingPage

spiralknights.com

lotro.com

worldoftanks.com

battlestar-galactica.bigpoint.com

freerealms.com

vindictus.nexon.net

pocketlegends.com

http://ageofempiresonline.com/

http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/games/wow/ - free to play up to level 20

http://ghostrecononline.us.ubi.com/agegate

http://www.teamfortress.com/

http://everquest2.com/

https://trial.turbine.com/ https://signup.ddo.com/ddo.php

http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/index.php

http://battlefield.play4free.com/en/

http://www.lotro.com/free.php

http://tribesascend.com/

http://universe.lego.com/en-us/default.aspx

Other Lists:

onrpg.com

mmohut.com

gamelist.mmosite.com/expense/free.shtml

freemmorpglist.com

mmohub.org

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free_MMOGs

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_MMORPGs (for free games look for "free to play" in the descriptions)

Free Game Review Sites and Cheat Codes

gamerankings.com

metacritic.com

Submit free, legal video game review and cheat code sites

Video Game Trailors

See "Video Game Trailers" under Free Videos to Watch Online on the Free Movies, TV and Videos page

Free Video Game File Host

filefront.com

Cheap Game Rentals and Downloads (Non-free bargains)

gamefly.com

Other categories

Action Games
Adventure Games
Arcade Games
Board & Card Games
Date Simulation
Driving & Racing Games
Emulators
Fighting Games
First-Person Shooter
Flight Simulator
Game Utilities & Editors
Kids Games
Platformer Games
Puzzles
Role-Playing
Action Role playing
Console-style RPG
MMRPG
MMO
Shooter
Simulation
Dating Sim
Flight Sim
Sci-Fi Sim
Ship & Submarine Sim
Tank & War Sim
Train & Railroad Sim
Simcity, nation, theme park, etc.
Sports Games
Strategy Games
City Building Games
Real Time Strategy Games
Turn-based strategy games
Tycoon Games