Good FREE Games

[Billabong81 0]

Can anyone reccomend me some good free games? Stuff like FreeAlligience, a MMORPG from Microsoft that is now freeware and America's Army. Thanks in advance .

[Victor_S. 0]

Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory at

Megagames(in demo section)

FY Flight Simulator

also at megagames in freeware section

[kegetys 2]

Nethack

[Billabong81 0]

I've tried them both, but thanks for the links anyway .

[DracoPaladore 0]

Can anyone reccomend me some good free games?  Stuff like FreeAlligience, a MMORPG from Microsoft that is now freeware and America's Army.  Thanks in advance .

The game Ground Control is now avaliable for download.

[Billabong81 0]

Ah and Tribes. Found those on Fileplanet a while ago. I tried Trbies, but I was too late to get a Tribes 2 key. Tribes 1 isn't very good IMO. I didn't try Ground Control though. I'll definately look into it .

[Akira 0]

Go to *removed link because of a retarded law....we all know what it was anyway*

Free open market games. A lot of former payware games that are now past their copyright and public domain now.

[kegetys 2]

A lot of former payware games that are now past their copyright and public domain now.

That's not true, their copyrights are still very valid(You wont find computer games that would be old enough to have their copyright expired) and the distribution is still illegal in the eyes of the law of most countries.

[pajama 0]

Oh oh...even though as much as I like HOTU. You better remove the link before a mods sees it.

[-ZG-BUZZARD 0]

Project: Entropia  

Edit: It's a futuristic MMORPG fully free with direct conversion between ingame money and real money

[pajama 0]

Have you made/loose money of it?

[Akira 0]

A lot of former payware games that are now past their copyright and public domain now.

That's not true, their copyrights are still very valid(You wont find computer games that would be old enough to have their copyright expired) and the distribution is still illegal in the eyes of the law of most countries.

The more common games (like Starfleet Command 3) are by companies that are no longer solvent (Taldren). In the case of the games that are still protected, or have had their protection extended (like Pirates Gold when Sid Meir decided to do an updated version....which kicks ass btw) the game links and downloads have been removed, and links to BUY the game provided (usually to Chips & Bits). The website had removed many links when companies have asked due to extention of protection.

Quote[/b] ]Oh oh...even though as much as I like HOTU. You better remove the link before a mods sees it.

Why? I've posted it before with no problem, and as I said it is a well known website that host games that you normally wouldn't be able to get anymore, and that is legal to post do to lapse in property rights or copyrights. It has many games listed as their favorites which are still protected and instead of downloads they have links to BUY the game. It is not a warez site.

[kegetys 2]

The more common games (like Starfleet Command 3) are by companies that are no longer solvent (Taldren)...

The downloads have been removed from those games where the copyright owner has requested it to be taken down. It doesn't mean the rest would be any more or less legal, Read the FAQ.

[SKULLS_Viper 0]

Did any one mention that Grand theft auto 1&2 are free?

[sanctuary 19]

The General

Very simple, but great and addictive management/wargame

Blip&Blop

Hilarious parodic oldschool arcade game.

Hero Quest

Very good recreation of the boardgame

Dark Disicple

Nice semi-RPG game

Strandred

Superb 3D survival game

Notrium

Another survival game, more action orientated

Cube

If you need a quake-like, this is an awesome free one

Babylon 5 : I've Found Her

One of the most impressive free game i ever played, space combat with realistic physics

Horrorween

Addictive, fun and very frustrating in the same time arcade shooter on top view

Battle for Wesnoth

Very good wargame, heroic fantasy themed with evoluting units.

Steel Panther : World at War

A huge download (actually 90% of the size are the sounds) , but one of the greatest free wargame WW2 themed.

Gal Panix

Crazy small game, will waste all your free time with the "one just more game before i stop" feeling

( english manual )

Counter Strike 2D

Inspired by the known half life modification, this top view game has bot and online support

Should be enough waste of your free time, while playing OFP to wait for OFP2

[SKULLS_Viper 0]

Link for GTA:

http://www.rockstargames.com/classics/

[Akira 0]

The more common games (like Starfleet Command 3) are by companies that are no longer solvent (Taldren)...

The downloads have been removed from those games where the copyright owner has requested it to be taken down. It doesn't mean the rest would be any more or less legal, Read the FAQ.

You make it sound like warez, when for the vast majority, as pointed out in the FAQ, have already done their revenue run. They are not taking money away from anyone, and they certainly aren't stealing any intellectual rights.

How is it a bad thing that they host 1988 games for manufacturers that are no longer around, and "forgot" to release their game into public domain just before their company went into the shitter?

EDIT: Oh yeah...and Silent & Deadly 1 is free....think thats the one. WW2 squad 3rd person thingie ma-bob.

[kegetys 2]

You make it sound like warez, when for the vast majority, as pointed out in the FAQ, have already done their revenue run. They are not taking money away from anyone, and they certainly aren't stealing any intellectual rights.

It is "warez" (illegal software), simple as that. I dont see anything wrong with distributing that old stuff, but the laws aren't made by me.

[sanctuary 19]

The last time i checked the abandonware definition, it was clearly stated that according to the law videogames are their authors 'property for 70 years.

So distributing "old stuff" without the author approval can be considered illegal.

Fortunately (and i am the first happy of this situation) , it is vastly tolerated by the authors of those old titles, and the "good" abandonware website are all engaged to remove titles without discussing , at the request of authors.

[Billabong81 0]

I am downloading Steel Panthers right now and Starfleet Commander 3. Thanks for all these links guys, I really appreciate it.

I had tried Project Entropia a while ago, but I don't like the idea of giving away my money for ingame money lol.

[bn880 5]

One of the best free games was actually an addon/mod of 2002, GTR mod for F1 2002. Hard to find now, but if you have F1 2002 and are a real racing fan, this was sweet.

The same Simbin team subsequently released their own GTR Real Racing game, and it's about to hit stores near you soon.

[der bastler 0]

Pingus: http://pingus.seul.org/welcome.html

"Lemmings" minus lemmings plus penguins.

Enigma: http://www.nongnu.org/enigma/

"Oxyd" with new name.

Barrage: http://lgames.sourceforge.net/index.php?project=Barrage

C'n'C-like shoot'n'splatter'em'up.

ScummVM: http://scummvm.sourceforge.net

Emulator for the Scumm-Format of LucasArts adventures (back then when LucasArts were real game developers). Runs on various platforms including my Palm! Plus ScummVM understands Simon the Sorcerer, Broken Sword etc.

Ok, you have to own the data files of the desired adventures. Free part of it: "Flight of the Amazon Queen" and "Beneath a Steel Sky" are available because Revolution (http://www.revolution.co.uk/) are supporting them (good boys! )

Planeshift: http://www.planeshift.it/main_01.html

Free online role playing game.

Boson: http://boson.sourceforge.net/index.php

C'n'C-like OpenGL-RTS, no AI at the moment. But looks cool.

Scorched3D: http://www.scorched3d.co.uk/

OpenGL-remake of "Scorched Earth".

Star Control 2 - The Ur-Quan Masters: http://sc2.sourceforge.net/

Port of Star Control 2, based on the 3DO sources released in 2002.

Wormux: http://www.wormux.org/en/index.php

Free Worms clone, still under development.

FlightGear: http://www.flightgear.org/

Free flight simulator.

OpenTTD: http://www.openttd.com/

Open source clone of "Transport Tycoon Deluxe"

Simutrans: http://www.simutrans.de/

Transport/economics simulation similar to Transport Tycoon.

WolfGL: http://wolfgl.sourceforge.net/

Hack of famous "Castle Wolfenstein" (forbidden in Germany, but that didn't stop us playing it back then Gee, same with "Wings of Fury" --anybody willing to port it?).

The Free* games series...

FreeCiv: http://www.freeciv.org/index.php/Freeciv

Free "Civilization"-Clone

FreeCol http://www.freecol.org/index.php?section=1

Free "Colonization"-Clone

FreeCraft was closed down by Blizzard

news@slashdot

http://www.savefree-aft.4t.com/

http://www.freecraft.org/

[mr burns 131]

NetKar - Race Sim

Soldat - 2d online shooter

Waronliner.com Oldgames - just hit me if this link is forbidden too, but i found it in the bi-forums offtopic section

[havocsquad 0]

Don't forget StarFight IV Gatekeepers, available through www.the-underdogs.org The same site listed a few replies earlier.

It's a great space adventure 2D game that is free, and the soundtrack is awesome for this little known game. Unfortunately, I would not try to play it if you have an AMD rocessor. It refuses to play and the screen craps up badly when it runs.

Be prepared for a long download time, it's over 200 megs.

[CAPAIRMAN 0]

that flight gear game is great thanks for the link ,der bastler.