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.
The following list has 27 segments in total, ranging from A to Z, followed by a numerical section.
Name Developer Publisher Genre(s) Operating system(s) Date released Date free Free type 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 EU : 29 February 2012US : 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 2013JP : 23 July 2013RUS : Open beta[3] EU : 16 September 2014US : 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]
Name Developer Publisher Genre(s) Operating system(s) Date released Date free Free type 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
Name Developer Publisher Genre(s) Operating system(s) Date released Date free Free type 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: Global Offensive Valve, Hidden Path Entertainment Valve First-person shooter Microsoft Windows, Linux, macOS 21 August 2012 December 6, 2018 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
Name Developer Publisher Genre(s) Operating system(s) Date released Date free Free type DC Universe Online Daybreak Game Company WB Games MMORPG Microsoft Windows January 11, 2011 November 1, 2011 Free to Play 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]
Name Developer Publisher Genre(s) Operating system(s) Date released Date free Free type 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
Name Developer Publisher Genre(s) Operating system(s) Date released Date free Free type
Name Developer Publisher Genre(s) Operating system(s) Date released Date free Free type 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
Name Developer Publisher Genre(s) Operating system(s) Date released Date free Free type 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
Name Developer Publisher Genre(s) Operating system(s) Date released Date free Free type 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
Name Developer Publisher Genre(s) Operating system(s) Date released Date free Free type 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
Name Developer Publisher Genre(s) Operating system(s) Date released Date free Free type 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
Name Developer Publisher Genre(s) Operating system(s) Date released Date free Free type 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
Name Developer Publisher Genre(s) Operating system(s) Date released Date free Free type Yume Nikki
Name Developer Publisher Genre(s) Operating system(s) Date released Date free Free type Zero-K
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