Available Games
The following formerly paid games have been made available as freeware, and are still in that status:
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| Title | First release | Freeware release | Genre | Platform(s) | Publisher | Additional information |
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| 3 in Three | 1989 | Puzzle | Mac OS | Cliff Johnson | ||
| Adventure Fun-Pak | 1989 | 2004 | Adventure, Action | DOS | Apogee Software | |
| Adventureland | 1978 | 1993 | Adventure, interactive fiction | TRS-80, Apple II series, Atari 8-bit, TI-99/4A, Commodore PET, Commodore 64, IBM-PC, Commodore VIC-20, ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro/Electron | Scott Adams | |
| Adventures of Maddog Williams in the Dungeons of Duridian, The | 1992 | 1996 | Adventure | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS | Game Crafters | |
| Adventures of Robbo | 1994 | 2006 | Puzzle | DOS | Epic Megagames | |
| Adventures of Robby Roto!, The | 1981 | 1999 | Maze (Puzzle) | Arcade | Bally Midway | |
| Akalabeth: World of Doom, a.k.a. "Ultima 0" | 1979 | Role-playing video game | Apple II, DOS | California Pacific Computer Company | ||
| Alien Carnage, a.k.a. Halloween Harry | 1994 | 2007 | Side-scrolling platformer | DOS | Apogee Software | |
| Allegiance | 2000 | 2004 | Space simulation/Real-time strategy/Action | Windows | Microsoft Research | Source code released as freeware; gaming enthusiasts developed Free Allegiance from released code. |
| Anacreon: Reconstruction 4021 | 1987 | 2004 | Strategy | DOS | Thinking Machine Associates | Updated in 2004 by George Moromisato to run natively on Windows. |
| Antheads: It Came from the Desert 2 | 1990 | Adventure | Amiga | Cinemaware | Expansion pack to It Came from the Desert. | |
| Arctic Adventure | 1991 | 2009 | Platformer | DOS | Apogee Software | |
| At the Carnival | 1989 | Puzzle | Mac OS, DOS | Cliff Johnson | ||
| Battlecruiser 3000AD | 1996 | 2001 | Space simulator | Windows | Derek Smart | |
| Battlecruiser Millennium | 2003 | 2005 | Space simulator | Windows | Derek Smart | |
| Battlefield 1942 | 2002 | 2012 | First-person shooter | Windows | Electronic Arts | Released as registerware freeware. |
| Battle of Britain | 2001 | Flight simulator | Windows | Empire Interactive | Only source code available | |
| BC Kid | 1992 | Platform game | Amiga | Factor 5 | ||
| BC Racers | 1993 | Racing game | DOS | Core Design | ||
| Beneath a Steel Sky | 1994 | 2003 | Adventure | Amiga, DOS | Revolution Software | released to support the ScummVM Project |
| Beyond Castle Wolfenstein | 1984 | Stealth game | Muse Software | |||
| Beyond the Titanic | 1986 | 1998 | Text adventure game | Apogee Software | ||
| Bio Menace | 1993 | 2005 | Side-scrolling platform game | Apogee Software | ||
| Blades of Exile | 1997 | 2007 | Role-playing video game | Macintosh and Windows | Jeff Vogel of Spiderweb Software | The source code has also been released; the game is still being sold on CD, but the open source version contains the full game content. |
| Boppin' | 1994 | 2005 | Puzzle | Amiga, DOS | Apogee Software | |
| Castle Infinity | 1996 | 2000 | MMOG | Windows | Starwave | |
| Castle of the Winds | 1989 | 1998 | Role-playing video game | Windows 3.x | Epic Megagames | |
| Caves of Thor | 1989 | 2005 | Adventure | DOS | Apogee Software | |
| Championship Manager: Season 01/02 | 2001 | 2009 | Sports management | Windows, Mac OS, and Xbox | Eidos Interactive | |
| Clonk Endeavour | 2004 | 2008 | Platform game/Real-time strategy | Windows, Mac OS X, Linux | RedWolf Design | Only Windows version was released as freeware. |
| Clyde's Adventure | 1992 | 2005 | Platform game | DOS | Moonlite Software | |
| Clyde's Revenge | 1995 | 2005 | Platform game | DOS | Moonlite Software | |
| Command & Conquer | 1995 | 2007 | Real-time strategy | Windows, Mac OS | Virgin Interactive | |
| Command & Conquer: Red Alert | 1996 | 2008 | Real-time strategy | Windows, Mac OS | Virgin Interactive | Made freeware in 2008 to promote the release of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3. |
| Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun | 1999 | 2010 | Real-time strategy | Windows | Electronic Arts | Made freeware (along with its expansion pack Firestorm) on February 12, 2010 to promote the release of Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight. |
| Cybersphere | 1996 | 2006 | Arkanoid-style game | DOS | Psycon Software | |
| Cybersphere Plus | 1997 | 2006 | Arkanoid-style game | DOS | Psycon Software | |
| Dark Ages | 1991 | 2009 | Platform game | DOS | Apogee Software | |
| Dark Horizons Lore: Invasion | 2005 | 2007 | Mech simulation | Linux, Windows, Mac OS | GarageGames | |
| Death Rally | 1996 | 2009 | Racing Game | DOS, Windows | Apogee Software | |
| Defender of the Crown | 1986 | Strategy game | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Game Boy Advance, Macintosh, NES, ZX Spectrum | Cinemaware | ||
| Dink Smallwood | 1997 | 1999 | Role-playing video game | Windows, Linux, Mac OS | Iridon Interactive | |
| Dreamweb | 1992 | 2012 | Adventure | Amiga, DOS | Empire Interactive Entertainment | |
| The Elder Scrolls: Arena | 1994 | 2004 | Role-playing video game | DOS | Bethesda Softworks | Floppy disk version released as freeware in 2004 to mark the 10th anniversary of the TES series, and as publicity release prior to the 4th installment, Oblivion. |
| The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall | 1996 | 2009 | Role-playing video game | DOS | Bethesda Softworks | Sequel to the aforementioned Arena. Released as freeware on July 9, 2009, to mark the 15th anniversary of the TES series. |
| Electro Man | 1993 | 2006 | Sidescroller | DOS | Created by xLand Games and published by Epic Megagames | |
| Enemy Nations | 1997 | 2001 | Real-time strategy | Windows | Windward Studios | |
| F.E.A.R. Combat | 2005 | 2006 | First-person shooter, horror | Windows | Monolith Productions | Originally released as the multiplayer portion of F.E.A.R. |
| Fish Fillets | 1998 | 2002 | Puzzle | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, and others | Altar Games | The original Fish Fillets was released under the GPL in 2002. Subsequently the Fish Fillets NG project has recoded the engine to enable multi-platform release. |
| Flight of the Amazon Queen | 1995 | 2004 | Adventure | Amiga, DOS | Interactive Binary Illusions | Released to support the ScummVM Project. |
| The Fool's Errand | 1987 | Puzzle | Mac OS, MS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST | Miles Computing | ||
| Full Spectrum Warrior | 2004 | 2008 | Tactical shooter | Windows | Pandemic Studios | Released as a free ad-supported download. |
| Glider PRO | 1991 | Mac OS, Mac OS X | Casady & Greene | When Casady & Greene went bankrupt, the rights to the series reverted to the author, John Calhoun, who opted to give a few versions of the game away for free on his website. | ||
| God of Thunder | 1993 | Puzzle, Action | DOS | Adept Software | ||
| Grand Theft Auto | 1997 | 2003 | Action | Windows | Rockstar Games | Released as registerware freeware. |
| Grand Theft Auto 2 | 1999 | 2004 | Action | Windows | Rockstar Games | Released as registerware freeware. Not redistributable. |
| Gridlee | 1983 | Arcade | Videa | |||
| Gridrunner | 1982 | Scrolling shooter | Atari 2600, VIC-20, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 | Llamasoft | ||
| Ground Control | 2000 | 2004 | Real-time tactics | Windows | Massive Entertainment | Registerware freeware released on July 1, 2004 to serve as promotion for its sequel, Ground Control II: Operation Exodus. |
| Hades 2 | 2001 | 2009 | First-person shooter | Windows | Espaço Informática | |
| Hardwired (a pre-release version of Red Zone) | 1994 | Shooter | Sega Mega Drive/Genesis | Zyrinx | ||
| Heartlight PC | 1994 | 2006 | Puzzle game | 8-bit Atari, DOS | Janusz Pelc (Atari), Epic Megagames (DOS port) | |
| Heros: The Sanguine Seven | 1993 | 2005 | Platformer | Jeffrey Fullerton | Originally published in cooperation with Safari Software and Epic Megagames | |
| Hidden and Dangerous Deluxe | 1999 | 2003 | Action game with tactical elements | Windows | Illusion Softworks | Released as freeware to serve as promotion for its sequel, Hidden & Dangerous 2. |
| Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | 1984 | 2004 | Adventure | Flash | Infocom | Made publicly available as a web-based game by the BBC. |
| Infantry Online | 1999 | 2007 | 2D MMORPG | Windows | Sony Online Entertainment | Similar to PlanetSide. |
| Inner Worlds | 1996 | 2001 | Platform game | DOS | Sleepless Software | Similar to Jill of the Jungle. |
| Iron Seed | 1994 | 2007 | Real-time strategy | DOS | Softdisk | Released as freeware by the author to promote Iron Seed 2. |
| It Came From The Desert | 1989 | Adventure | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, Turbo Grafx 16 | Cinemaware | ||
| Jetpack | 1993 | Platformer | DOS | Software Creations (US) | ||
| Katakis | 1987 | side-scrolling shoot-em-up video game | Amiga | Factor 5 | ||
| Ken's Labyrinth | 1993 | 1999 | First-person shooter | DOS | Epic Megagames | |
| Kiloblaster | 1992 | 2008 | Space shooter | DOS | Epic MegaGames | |
| King of Chicago | 1987 | Action, adventure, and strategy game | Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, DOS, Macintosh | Cinemaware | ||
| Kroz | 1987 | 2009 | Adventure | DOS | Apogee Software | |
| Kye | 1992 | 2008 | Puzzle | Windows 3.x | Colin Garbutt | |
| Lode Runner Online: Mad Monks' Revenge | 1995 | side-scrolling video game | Windows and Mac OS | Sierra Entertainment | Based on the classic game Lode Runner. | |
| Lords of the Rising Sun | 1989 | Arcade | Amiga, PC-Engine | Cinemaware | ||
| Lure of the Temptress | 1992 | 2003 | Graphic adventure | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS | Revolution Software | |
| Mad TV | 1991 | Management simulation game | Rainbow Arts | |||
| Major Stryker | 1993 | 2006 | Scrolling shooter | DOS | Apogee Software | |
| Marathon Trilogy | 1994 | 2005 | First-person shooter | Mac OS, Windows and Linux | Bungie | |
| MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries | 2002 | 2010 | Robotic simulation | Windows | FASA Interactive | |
| Monuments of Mars | 1990 | 2009 | Platform | DOS | Apogee Software | |
| Mystery House | 1980 | 1987 | Adventure | Apple II | On-Line Systems | Released into the Public Domain in 1987 to celebrate Sierra's 7th anniversary. |
| NoGravity | 1998 | Space combat simulator | Windows, Mac OS, Linux | realtech VR | ||
| One Must Fall: 2097 | 1994 | Fighting | DOS | Epic Megagames | ||
| onEscapee' | 1997 | 2006 | Action-adventure game | Windows and Amiga | Invictus Games, Ltd. | |
| Oo-topos | 1987 | Interactive fiction | Apple II, DOS | Polarware | ||
| Out of the Park Baseball | 1999 | 2002 | baseball management simulation | Windows, Mac OS X, Linux | Out of the Park Developments | |
| Overkill | 1992 | 2008 | Vertical scrolling-shooter | DOS | Precision Software Publishing / Epic Megagames | |
| Pharaoh's Tomb | 1990 | 2009 | Platform | DOS | Apogee Software | |
| Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy | 2005 | Third-person shooter | Midway Games | Released through FilePlanet as ad-supported freeware. | ||
| Purge (video game) | 2003 | online first-person shooter game | Windows | Freeform Interactive | ||
| Puzzle Fun-Pak | 1989 | 2004 | Puzzle, Action | DOS | Apogee Software | |
| Railroad Tycoon Deluxe | 1993 | 2006 | Business simulator | MicroProse | ||
| Riftspace | 2000 | 2008 | Space simulation | Windows | Starwraith 3D Games | |
| Rocket Ranger | 1988 | Action game | Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, NES | Cinemaware | ||
| R-Type | 1987 | Side-scrolling shoot-em-up video game | Amiga | Factor 5 | ||
| Sango Fighter | 1993 | 2009 | Fighting | DOS | Panda Entertainment | Released as freeware by current copyright holder Super Fighter Team |
| Savage: The Battle for Newerth | 2004 | a blend of FPS and RTS gameplay | Windows, Linux, Mac OS X | S2 Games | ||
| Savage 2: A Tortured Soul | 2008 | 2008 | Windows, Linux, Mac OS X | |||
| S.D.I | 1986 | Action adventure | Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Macintosh | Cinemaware | ||
| SimCity | 1989 | 2008 |
City-building game | Was released under the GPLv3 for the One Laptop per Child project, and as Micropolis to the general public (the original title of the game). | ||
| Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon | 1987 | Action | Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS | Cinemaware | ||
| SkyRoads | 1993 | Driving | DOS | Bluemoon Interactive | ||
| Sołtys | 1995 | 2011 | Adventure game | DOS | LK Avalon | |
| Spheres of Chaos | 1992 | 2007 | shooter game | Windows, Linux, RiscOS | Iain McLeod | |
| The Spirit Engine 2 | 2008 | 2010 | a 2-D side-scrolling indie RPG | Windows | Mark Pay | |
| Stargunner | 1996 | 2005 | Side-scrolling shooter | DOS | 3D Realms | |
| Starsiege: Tribes | 1998 | 2004 | First-person shooter | Windows | Dynamix/Sierra On-Line | Released as publicity for the release of Tribes: Vengeance. |
| Star Control II | 1992 | 2002 | Action Adventure | Toys For Bob | Released as The Ur-Quan Masters. | |
| Star Fleet I: The War Begins | 1985 | Strategy | DOS | Interstel | ||
| Star Fleet II: Krellan Commander | 1989 | Strategy | DOS | Interstel | ||
| Star Legions | 1992 | Strategy | DOS | Interstel | ||
| Star Wraith II | 2000 | space military simulation game | Starwraith 3D Games | |||
| Star Wraith III: Shadows of Orion | 2000 | a space military simulation featuring multiplayer capabilities. | Starwraith 3D Games | |||
| Star Wraith IV: Reviction | 2000 | Starwraith 3D Games | ||||
| Strange Adventures in Infinite Space | 2002 | 2009 | by Digital Eel | |||
| Supaplex | 1991 | Boulder Dash-like puzzle game | Michael Stopp and Philip Jespersen | |||
| Supernova | 1987 | 1998 | Text adventure | DOS | Apogee Software | |
| Super Fighter | 1993 | 2001 | Fighting | DOS | C&E, Inc. | Released as freeware by current copyright holder Super Fighter Team |
| Super ZZT | 1992 | Adventure | DOS | Epic Megagames | ||
| S.W.I.N.E. | 2001 | 2005 | real-time tactics game | StormRegion | Released as S.W.I.N.E. Free Christmas Edition. | |
| Team Fortress 2 | 2007 | 2011 | FPS | Windows, Mac | Valve Corporation | |
| Teen Agent | 1995 | Graphic adventure | DOS | |||
| Telengard | 1982 | Dungeon crawl | DOS | Daniel Lawrence | ||
| TerraFire | 1997 | 2005 | Space shooter | DOS | ORT Software | |
| The Three Stooges | 1987 | Action | Amiga, Apple II, Commodore 64, DOS, NES | Cinemaware | ||
| Titans of Steel: Warring Suns | 2003 | 2008 | Battletech-style turn based strategy game | |||
| Total Extreme Wrestling 2005 | 2005 | 2009 | booking simulator | Greydog Software | ||
| Traffic Department 2192 | 1994 | 2007 | Top-down shooter | DOS | Epic MegaGames | |
| Transylvania I,II,III | 1982,1985,1989 | Adventure | Apple II, Commodore 64, DOS | Polarware | ||
| Treasure Island Dizzy | 1987 | puzzle game | Oliver twins | |||
| Tribes 2 | 2001 | 2004 | First-person shooter | Windows and Linux | Dynamix/Sierra On-Line | Released as publicity for the release of Tribes: Vengeance. |
| Trivia Whiz | 1988 | 2005 | trivia game | DOS | Apogee Software | |
| Turboraketti II | 1993 | cavern-flying game | Amiga | Heikki Kosola | ||
| TV Sports Baseball | 1990 | Sports | Amiga, DOS, NES | Cinemaware | ||
| TV Sports Basketball | 1989 | Sports | Amiga, DOS, PC-Engine | Cinemaware | ||
| TV Sports Boxing | 1991 | Sports | Amiga, DOS | Cinemaware | ||
| Tyrian | 1995 | 2004 | Scrolling shooter | DOS | Epic MegaGames | |
| Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar | 1985 | 1997 | CRPG | DOS | Origin Systems | Re-released again in 2011 to promote Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar. |
| Universal Combat | 2004 | 2008 | space simulator | Derek Smart | ||
| Vantage Master Online | 1998 | 2002 | Tactical RPG | Nihon Falcom | ||
| Warzone 2100 | 1999 | 2004 | Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, FreeBSD, AmigaOS 4, PlayStation | Pumpkin Studios | ||
| Wild Metal Country | 1999 | 2004 | Action | Windows | Rockstar Games | Released as registerware freeware. Not redistributable. |
| Wings | 1990 | flight simulator | Amiga | Cinemaware | ||
| Wings | 1996 | cavern-flying game | Miika Virpioja | |||
| Wolfenstein 3D | 1992 | 2012 | First-person Shooter | Browser-based | id software | |
| Word Whiz | 1988 | 2005 | Trivia | DOS | Apogee Software | |
| Worlds of Ultima:
The Savage Empire Martian Dreams |
1990
1991 |
2012 | CRPG | DOS | Origin Systems | Only from GOG.com. |
| Xargon | 1993 | 2008 | Platform game | DOS | Epic MegaGames | |
| Xenophage: Alien Bloodsport | 1995 | 2006 | Fighting game | DOS | Apogee Software | |
| Zero Tolerance | 1994 | First person shooter game | Sega Mega Drive/Genesis | Technopop |
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