List of free PC games

The following is a list of PC games that have been deemed monetarily free by their creator or copyright holder. This includes free-to-play games, even if they include monetized micro transactions.

List

The following list has 27 segments in total, ranging from A to Z, followed by a numerical section.

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z - Numerical

A

Name	Developer	Publisher	Genre(s)	Operating system(s)	Date released	Date free	Free type	Metacritic
Ahriman's Prophecy	Aveyond Studios	Aveyond Studios	Role playing video game	Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux	2004	2004	Freeware
Aion: The Tower of Eternity	NCsoft	NCsoft	MMORPG	Microsoft Windows	KOR: 25 November 2008	EU: 29 February 2012 US: 11 April 2012	Free to Play [1]
Allegiance	Microsoft Research	Microsoft	Space simulation, Real-time strategy, Action	Microsoft Windows	March 16, 2000	2004	Freeware [2]
Angband	Angband Development Team	Angband Development Team	Roguelike	Microsoft Windows, macOS	1990	1990	Free and open-source
Ao Oni	noprops		Survival horror	Microsoft Windows	November 2008	November 2008	Freeware
Apex Legends	Respawn Entertainment	Electronic Arts	Battle royale	Microsoft Windows	February 4, 2019	February 4, 2019	Free to Play
APB Reloaded	Reloaded Productions	Gamersfirst	Action, MMO	Microsoft Windows	December 6, 2011		Free to Play
ArcheAge	XL Games	Tencent Games (China) Trion Worlds (NA, Europe, Australia, NZ) Mail.ru (Russia)	MMORPG	Microsoft Windows	KOR: 15 January 2013 JP: 23 July 2013 RUS: Open beta [3] EU: 16 September 2014 US: 16 September 2014		Free to Play [4]
Armagetron Advanced	Armagetron Advanced Team	Armagetron Advanced Team	Snake game	Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, AmigaOS 4, OpenBSD	2001	2001	Free and open-source software
The Elder Scrolls: Arena	Bethesda Softworks	Bethesda Softworks	RPG	DOS	1994	2004 [5]	Freeware [6]	80 [7]
Fistful of Frags	Fistful of Frags Team	Fistful of Frags Team	FPS, Indie	Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux	9 May 2014	9 May 2014	Free to play	79 [8]

B

Name	Developer	Publisher	Genre(s)	Operating system(s)	Date released	Date free	Free type	Metacritic
Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden	Tales of Game's Studios	Tales of Game's Studios	RPG	Microsoft Windows, macOS	January 22, 2008		Freeware [9]	93 [10]
The Battle for Wesnoth	David White and others	David White and others	Turn-based strategy	Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux	October 2005	October 2005	Freeware [11]	91 [12]
Beneath a Steel Sky	Revolution Software	Virgin Interactive Entertainment	Adventure game	MS-DOS, Amiga, Amiga CD32	March 1994	August 2003	Freeware [13]
Blacklight: Retribution	Zombie, Inc.	Perfect World Entertainment	Action	Playstation 4	July 22, 2012		Free to Play
Black Mesa	Crowbar Collective	Crowbar Collective	First-person shooter	Microsoft Windows, Linux	September 14, 2012	September 14, 2012		86 [14]
Brawlhalla	Blue Mammoth Games	Ubisoft	Fighting	Microsoft Windows, macOS	October 17, 2017		Free to Play

C

Name	Developer	Publisher	Genre(s)	Operating system(s)	Date released	Date free	Free type	Metacritic
Call of Duty: Warzone	Infinity Ward, Raven Software	Activision	Battle royale	Microsoft Windows	March 10, 2020	March 10, 2020	Free to Play
Card Hunter	Blue Manchu	Blue Manchu	Card Game, Turn-based strategy	Web browser, Microsoft Windows, macOS
Cart Life
Castle of the Winds
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead
Cave Story	Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya	Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya	Metroidvania	Microsoft Windows				[15]
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun	Westwood Studios	Electronic Arts	Real-time strategy	Microsoft Windows	August 27, 1999	February 12, 2010	Freeware
Counter-Strike 2	Valve	Valve	First-person shooter	Microsoft Windows, Linux	September 27, 2023	September 27, 2023	Free to Play
Crusader Kings II	Paradox Development Studio	Paradox Interactive	Grand strategy, role-playing	Microsoft Windows, Linux, macOS	February 14, 2012	October 18, 2019	Free to play

D

Name	Developer	Publisher	Genre(s)	Operating system(s)	Date released	Date free	Free type	Metacritic
DC Universe Online	Daybreak Game Company	WB Games	MMORPG	Microsoft Windows	January 11, 2011	November 1, 2011	Free to Play
A Date with Death	Two and a Half Studios	Two and a Half Studios	Visual novel	Microsoft Windows, MacOS, Linux	December 7, 2023	December 7, 2023	Freeware
Death Rally	Remedy	Apogee Software, Ltd.	Vehicular combat, Racing	MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows	7 September 1996	20 October 2009	Freeware	[16]
Destiny 2	Bungie	Bungie	First-person shooter	Microsoft Windows	October 24, 2017	October 1, 2019	Free to Play
Digital Combat Simulator	Eagle Dynamics	The Fighter Collection	Combat flight simulation game	Microsoft Windows	17 October 2008	17 October 2008
Digital: A Love Story	Love Conquers All Games	Love Conquers All Games	Visual novel	Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux	February 2010	February 2010		[17]
Dink Smallwood	Robinson Technologies	Iridon Interactive	Role-playing	Microsoft Windows	1998	October 17, 1999	Freeware [18]
Doki Doki Literature Club!	Team Salvato	Team Salvato	Visual novel	Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux	September 22, 2017	September 22, 2017	Freeware	78 [19]
Don't Take It Personally, Babe, It Just Ain't Your Story
Dota 2	Valve	Valve	MOBA	Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux	July 2013	July 2013	Free-to-play	90 [20]
Dragonsphere
Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup
Dwarf Fortress	Tarn Adams	Bay 12 Games	City-building game, Roguelike	Windows, OS X, Linux	August 2006	August 2006	Freeware [21]	[22]

E

Name	Developer	Publisher	Genre(s)	Operating system(s)	Date released	Date free	Free type	Metacritic
Egoboo
The Elder Scrolls: Daggerfall	Bethesda Softworks	Bethesda Softworks	RPG	DOS	September 20, 1996	August 31, 1996	Freeware
Elona
Elsword	KOG	KOG	MMORPG	Microsoft Windows	December 27, 2007	December 27, 2007	Free To Play
Eve Online	CCP Games	Simon & Schuster	MMORPG	Microsoft Windows	May 6, 2003	November 11, 2016	Limited Free To Play
EverQuest II	Sony Online Entertainment, LLC	Sony Online Entertainment, LLC	MMORPG	Microsoft Windows	December 7, 2011	December 7, 2011	Free to Play

F

Name	Developer	Publisher	Genre(s)	Operating system(s)	Date released	Date free	Free type	Metacritic
Fallen London
Façade
Fortnite: Battle Royale	Epic Games	Epic Games	Battle royale game	Microsoft Windows, macOS	March, 2017	March, 2017	Free to Play	81 [23]
FreeCiv
FreeCol
FreeOrion
FreeSpace 2	Volition	Interplay Entertainment	Space combat simulator	Microsoft Windows, Linux	September, 1999	April, 2002	Source code only	91 [24]
Frets on Fire								None [25]
Frog Fractions								None [25]
FS One 2022	Michael Selig	InertiaSoft	Radio Control Flight Simulator	Microsoft Windows	2003	September 6, 2022	Free, including updates

G

Name	Developer	Publisher	Genre(s)	Operating system(s)	Date released	Date free	Free type	Metacritic
Gotham City Impostors	Monolith Productions, Inc.	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	Action, first-person shooter	Microsoft Windows	August 30, 2012	August 30, 2012	Free to Play
Gravity Bone
Guild Wars 2	ArenaNet	NCSOFT	MMORPG	Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X	August 28, 2012	August 29, 2015	Free to Play
Genshin Impact	miHoYo	miHoYo	Action Role-playing game (RPG)	Microsoft Windows	September 28, 2020	September 28, 2020	gacha game	84 [26]

H

Name	Developer	Publisher	Genre(s)	Operating system(s)	Date released	Date free	Free type	Metacritic
Happy Wars
Hearthstone	Blizzard Entertainment	Blizzard Entertainment	Digital collectible card game	Microsoft Windows, OS X	11 March 2014	Mar 11, 2014	Free to Play [27]
Heroes and Generals	Reto-Moto	Reto-Moto	MMOFPS	Microsoft Windows	July 11, 2014	July 11, 2014	Free to Play
Heroes of Newerth	S2 Games	Frostburn Studios	MOBA	Microsoft Windows	May 12, 2010	July 29, 2011	Free to Play
Heroes of the Storm	Blizzard Entertainment	Blizzard Entertainment	MOBA	Microsoft Windows	June 2, 2015	June 2, 2015	Free to Play
Heroine's Quest
Hidden and Dangerous

I

Name	Developer	Publisher	Genre(s)	Operating system(s)	Date released	Date free	Free type	Metacritic
Ib
Iji
I Wanna Be the Guy

J

Name	Developer	Publisher	Genre(s)	Operating system(s)	Date released	Date free	Free type	Metacritic

K

Name	Developer	Publisher	Genre(s)	Operating system(s)	Date released	Date free	Free type	Metacritic
Katawa Shoujo
King's Quest 1
King's Quest 2
King's Quest 3

L

Name	Developer	Publisher	Genre(s)	Operating system(s)	Date released	Date free	Free type	Metacritic
League of Legends	Riot Games	Riot Games	MOBA	Microsoft Windows, OS X	October 27, 2009	October 27, 2009	Free to Play
Legends of Runeterra	Riot Games	Riot Games	Digital collectible card game	Microsoft Windows	April 29, 2020	April 29, 2020	Free to Play
Little Fighter 2
Loadout	Edge of Reality	Edge of Reality	Action	Microsoft Windows	January 31, 2014	January 31, 2014	Free to Play
The Lord of the Rings Online	Standing Stone Games	Daybreak Game Company	MMORPG	Microsoft Windows	April 24, 2007	2010	Free to Play

M

Name	Developer	Publisher	Genre(s)	Operating system(s)	Date released	Date free	Free type	Metacritic
Maldita Castilla
The Marathon Trilogy
Mari0
Marvel Heroes 2015	Gazzillion Entertainment	Gazzillion Entertainment	Action, MMO	Microsoft Windows, OS X	June 4, 2013	June 4, 2013	Free to Play
Moonbase Alpha	Virtual Heroes, Army Game Studio	NASA	Strategy, Simulation	Microsoft Windows	July 6. 2010	July 6, 2010	Free to Play
M.U.G.E.N.	Elecbyte	Elecbyte	Fighting	Linux, MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, OS X	July 7. 1999	July 7, 1999	Freeware

N

Name	Developer	Publisher	Genre(s)	Operating system(s)	Date released	Date free	Free type	Metacritic
N	Metanet Software	Metanet Software	Platformer
Neverball								None [28]
Neverwinter	Cryptic Studios	Perfect World Entertainment	Action, Adventure, MMORPG	Microsoft Windows	December 5, 2013	December 5, 2013	Free to Play	74 [29]
Nexuiz				Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux
No More Room In Hell	No More Room in Hell Team	Lever Games	First-person shooter	Microsoft Windows, OS X, iOS	31 October 2011	31 October 2011	Free to Play	63 [30]

O

Name	Developer	Publisher	Genre(s)	Operating System(s)	Date Released	Date Free	Free Type	Metacritic
Octodad
OFF
OpenArena			First-person shooter	Microsoft Windows, Linux, OS X			Freeware [31]
Open Rails (based on Microsoft Train Simulator)			Train simulator	Microsoft Windows [32]	2009	2009
OpenTTD	OpenTTD Team	OpenTTD Team	Business simulation game	BSD, Microsoft Windows, Linux, OS X	April 2014	April 2014		81
osu!	Dean "peppy" Herbert	Dean "peppy" Herbert	Rhythm game	OS X, Microsoft Windows	September 16, 2007	September 16, 2007

P

Name	Developer	Publisher	Genre(s)	Operating system(s)	Date released	Date free	Free type	Metacritic
Paladins	Evil Mojo Games	Hi-Rez Studios	First-person shooter	Microsoft Windows	May 8, 2018	May 8, 2018	Free to Play	83
Passage								None [33]
Path of Exile	Grinding Gear Games	Grinding Gear Games	Action, Adventure, RPG	Microsoft Windows	October 23, 2013	October 23, 2013	Free to Play	86 [34]
Peggle Extreme	Popcap Games, Inc.	Popcap Games, Inc.	Casual	Microsoft Windows	September 11, 2007			None [35]
Perspective
Planeshift								None [36]
PlanetSide 2	Sony Online Entertainment	Sony Online Entertainment	MMOFPS	Microsoft Windows	2012	2012 [5]	Free to Play [37]	84 [38]
The Powder Toy
Prismata	Lunarch Studios		Turn-based Strategy	Browser-based			Free to play	None [36]

Q

Name	Developer	Publisher	Genre(s)	Operating system(s)	Date released	Date free	Free type	Metacritic
Quest for Glory II	AGD Interactive							91 [39]

R

Name	Developer	Publisher	Genre(s)	Operating system(s)	Date released	Date free	Free type	Metacritic
Realm of the Mad God	Wild Shadow Studios	Kabam	Action, MMORPG	Microsoft Windows, OS X	February 20, 2012	February 20, 2012	Free to Play	82
Renegade X (C&C Renegade Fan-Remake)	Totem Arts	Totem Arts	First-person shooter, Third-person shooter	Microsoft Windows	February 25, 2014(beta)	February 25, 2014(beta)	Free
Reprisal								84 [40]
RIFT
Robocraft	Freejam	Freejam	Vehicular combat game	Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux	July 8, 2014	July 8, 2014	Free to Play
RuneScape	Jagex Game Studio	Jagex Game Studio	Massively Multiplayer, Fantasy	Java, HTML5 (beta)	2001	2001	Free to Play

S

Name	Developer	Publisher	Genre(s)	Operating system(s)	Date released	Date free	Free type	Metacritic
Scorched 3D
SCP
SCP: Secret Laboratory	Northwood Studios	Northwood Studios	Survival horror	Microsoft Windows	2017	2017	Free to Play
Silkroad Online	Joymax	Joymax, Yahoo! Korea	MMORPG	Microsoft Windows	2004	2004	Free to Play [41]
The Silver Lining
Slender: The Eight Pages	Parsec Productions	Parsec Productions	Survival horror	Microsoft Windows, OS X	June 26, 2012	June 26, 2012	Free to Play [42]
Smite	Titan Forge Game	Hi-Rez Studios	MOBA	Microsoft Windows	March 25, 2014	March 25, 2014	Free to Play	83
Space Engine
Space Station 13
Spelunky
Spiral Knights
Starcraft	Blizzard Entertainment	Blizzard Entertainment	Real-time strategy	Microsoft Windows	March 31, 1998	April, 2017	Freeware	88
Starmade
Star Trek Online
Street Fighter X Mega Man
Stronghold Kingdoms
Super Crate Box	Vlambeer	Vlambeer	Action	Microsoft Windows	August 29, 2012	August 29, 2012	Free to Play
Super Mario Bros. Crossover							Free to Play
Super Smash Land
System Shock

T

Name	Developer	Publisher	Genre(s)	Operating system(s)	Date released	Date free	Free type	Metacritic
Tactical Intervention
TagPro	Nick Riggs (LuckySpammer)	Nick Riggs (LuckySpammer)	MOBA	Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux	June 2013 [43]	June 2013	Free-to-play
Tales of Maj'Eyal
Team Fortress 2	Valve	Valve	First-person shooter	Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux	10 October 2007	23 June 2011 [44]	Free-to-play
Tecmo Bowl
theHunter
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Phantoms
Torcs
Toribash	Nabi Studios	Nicalis, Inc	Action, Strategy	Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux	March 1, 2006	March 1, 2006	Free to Play
TrackMania Nations Forever	Nadeo	Focus Interactive	Racing video game	Microsoft Windows	April 16, 2008	April 16, 2008	Free-to-Play
Transcendence
Transformice	Atelier 801	Atelier 801	MMO, Platform	Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux	May 1, 2010	May 1, 2010	Free-to-play
Tribes: Ascend
Tyrian 2000

U

Name	Developer	Publisher	Genre(s)	Operating system(s)	Date released	Date free	Free type	Metacritic
Ultima 4	Origin Systems	Electronic Arts	RPG	DOS, Microsoft Windows	1985 [45]		Freeware [45]
Unknown Horizons
Unreal Tournament	Epic Games		FPS	Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux	TBA
UnReal World
Unturned	Nelson Sexton	Smartly Dressed Games	Action, Adventure, Casual	Microsoft Windows, OS X	July 7, 2017	July 7, 2017	Free to Play
Urban Terror	FrozenSand	FrozenSand	FPS	Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux	August 5, 2000 (Beta 1.0), Jan 25 2014 (4.2.018)	August 5, 2000

V

Name	Developer	Publisher	Genre(s)	Operating system(s)	Date released	Date free	Free type	Metacritic
Valorant	Riot Games	Riot Games	First-person shooter	Microsoft Windows	June 2, 2020	June 2, 2020	Free to Play
VDrift
Vindictus	Nexon	Nexon America Inc.	Action	Microsoft Windows	June 22, 2012		Free to Play.

W

Name	Developer	Publisher	Genre(s)	Operating system(s)	Date released	Date free	Free type	Metacritic
Warface	Crytek	Crytek	Action	Microsoft Windows	July 1, 2014	July 1, 2014	Free to Play
War Thunder	Gaijin Entertainment	Gaijin Entertainment	Simulation	Microsoft Windows, OS X	November 1, 2012 (Open Beta)		Free to Play
Warframe	Digital Extremes	Digital Extremes	Action	Microsoft Windows	March 15, 2013		Free to Play
Warzone 2100	Warzone 2100 Project	Warzone 2100 Project	Real-time strategy	Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD	1999 (Original retail release)	June 11, 2005 (Open-source release)	Free and open-source [46]
Within a Deep Forest
World Golf Tour
World of Tanks	Wargaming	Wargaming	Simulation	Microsoft Windows	March 2011		Free to Play
World of Warplanes	Wargaming	Wargaming	Simulation	Microsoft Windows	November 2013		Free to Play
World of Warships	Wargaming	Wargaming	Simulation	Microsoft Windows	September 17, 2015		Free to Play
Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire	Origin Systems	Origin Systems, Pony Canyon	RPG	DOS, Microsoft Windows, NES	1990	June 18, 2012	Freeware

X

Name	Developer	Publisher	Genre(s)	Operating system(s)	Date released	Date free	Free type	Metacritic
X-Moto
Xonotic			First-person shooter	Windows, Mac, Linux			FOSS	89 [47]

Y

Name	Developer	Publisher	Genre(s)	Operating system(s)	Date released	Date free	Free type	Metacritic
Yume Nikki

Z

Name	Developer	Publisher	Genre(s)	Operating system(s)	Date released	Date free	Free type	Metacritic
Zero-K

Numerical

Name	Developer	Publisher	Genre(s)	Operating system(s)	Date released	Date free	Free type	Metacritic
0 A.D.

See also

• List of open-source video games
• List of commercial video games with available source code
• List of PC games
• List of freeware
• List of freeware video games
• Lists of video games

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