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This list of Best Free PC Games now includes items in various categories. To check out the games, select a category on top of this page or use the box below to view all game items in one huge list.
Love for gaming has no age boundaries. This list has all the games that will be relished by the kids and the elderly alike. It covers freeware games from many different categories and genres that may suit your interests. Since everyone has their own style of gaming and interests for a particular genre, you'll surely find many games that you might love to the core from this list.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. I couldn't agree more with this wonderful proverb. The first game made on a computer, titled "Tennis for Two", was way back in and later, in , came the first popular digital game named "Spacewar!". Thereafter, man has been trying to expand the capabilities of gaming on a personal computer. Computer games and gaming engines have come a long way since then.
Passion for developing games had reached another level, and developers started giving out their work for free to people.
I've been asked numerous times whether freeware games are worth it and whether they give the same amount of enjoyment as other big name commercial games. The answer I give them is yes. In fact, I've had the most fun playing freeware games in this list.
The next question, which pops up in the minds of people, is why do developers give away their hard work in creating these games for nothing. The first reason is that game development is their personal hobby or passion, just like each one of us has a hobby. Secondly, they create a name for themselves and get appreciated by people from all walks of life and subsequently have a fan following. Thirdly, they might also get donations from hammer legion gamers and hence, earn quite enough bucks. Fourthly, some of them create games for their project works and get recognized for their work by bigger gaming companies.
Requirements
- Various games have different system requirements. While 3D games have higher requirements over its 2D counter-parts, older games require lower specs than newer games. Nevertheless, most 3D games listed here should run fine on the latest built-in Intel HD graphics and don't require external graphics cards as such. Although, having one would improve the overall experience of the game.
- Download managers like Eagleget should come in handy for managing big downloads and also for numerous small downloads. For downloading torrent files, a Bittorrent client like Tixati is required.
- While games usually come as installers (.exe), they may also be packed as archives (.zip, .7zip, .rar etc) and you will require an archiver like Bandizip to extract these games and play. Usually they don't require installation, but certain installers may also be packed.
- Few games listed here might require Steam, the gaming and distribution platform from Valve.
- Games downloaded in the form of image file format (.iso), must be mounted in virtual drives using tools like Winarchiver Virtual Drive if you dont' have Windows 8 or
- Certain games require Direct X11 which is provided only in Vista and Win 7. Nevertheless keep Direct X9 installed on your system.
- It's good to install the .Net AIO Framework and Visual C++ from Microsoft as games might require them.
- While most games listed here will run offline, very few require an internet connection, and others can be played across LAN.
Browser games, MMO games, exclusive multi-player online games won't be featured here.
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Streets of rage Remake appears to be gone. There is just a graphic left.
LittleFighter2 - not Supported past Windows 7
Lugaru - Costs $10 - Only a Free DEMO Game
I have updated the link for SORR. Let me check for the other two.
Little Fighter 2 requires MS VC SP1 to work, I will try it out in the coming days.
There's an open source version of Lugaru that I have updated in the links, will check out if it's fully free.
TAGAP3 (The Apocalyptic Game About Penguins #3) is a Windows 2-D platformer shoot-em-up sequel to TAGAP/TAGAP2
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TAGAP3 Continues the Story Arc of TAGAP / TAGAP2
–IAU ridicules Pluto by revoking its planetary status
–NASA's New Horizons probe tries to spy on Pluto
20XX –Planet Pluto responds
And that response is a declaration of war. The only thing standing in between the approaching space penguin army and the unsuspecting Earth is one cyber-penguin, Pablo. Of course, thanks to their Prophet, the Pluto Conclave knows this – and Pablo is thrown into a prison cell before he has any idea of what's going on.
Now, stranded in a prison cell on an alien world, Pablo has to escape, save the world and somehow get back home.
Oh, and in TAGAP 3 You are Pablo. Good luck!
The game "Blue Lacuna" is GONE redirects someplace else
Thanks! I have updated the link. Will look into other suggestion as well.
Java Fabled Lands is a Java Based computer adaption of the first 6 Fabled Lands books. Belongs in Best Free Interactive Fiction Game - Text Based / Narrative category.
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These 7 "Print" books - the first 6 of which make up this java adaptation / interactive game - are like the "Fighting Fantasy" or "Choose Your Own Adventure" BOOKS - Your real time choices actually change the game itself: and influence the Outcome! I've been stuck in there for 7 years now: and it doesn't look like I'll escape any year soon.
Do let me know if any links/games aren't working in this category or no longer freeware. It's been some time I've checked out these games.
Changed top pick from Best Free Mario Fan Game to SMBX The predecessor was apparently deleted/removed due to copyright issues
" CaveExpress is a classic 2D platformer with physics-based gameplay and dozens of levels. Master your pedal-powered flying machine to pick up packages from your cave-dwelling clients and drop them off at the collection point. But beware! Mighty mastodons, terrifying pterodactyls and others would rather see you extinct ":
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