Free games list and 3rd party mods

[IvanDoomer]

Everyone knows that exists tons of free games on the web, I'm not interested to list any crap that exists, please, suggest only good free games and mods, I will check out and update this thread as fast as possible.

Wanna get a really great game? Look here!

For pratical reasons, I will not list limited games, with any region restriction, in beta phase, unallowed games modifications or when it is already listed on Free Steam games list thread, even if it is avaliable outside Steam. Enjoy!

DESURA Platform free games [1]:
10 min space strategy: website
1916 - Der Unbekannte Krieg: website
A Nation of Wind: website
Abuse: website
Alien Arena: website
Alter Ego: website
Battle for Wesnoth: website
Battlemass: website
Beneath a Steel Sky: website
Beret: website
Blendimals: website
Blogic: website
Bounce: website
Broken Dimensions: website
Bullet Train: website
Celestial Impact: website
Charnel: website
Chromium B.S.U.: website
Colorful: website
CreepTD: website
Cube MetalHeart - Sauerbraten Extended: website
Cube 2: Sauerbraten: website
DDay Normandy: website
Dawn of Fantasy: website
Dead Meets Lead: website
Dead Zombie Head: website
Deity: website
Dimension Jump: website
Dragon History: website
Drascula: The Vampire Strikes Back: website
Dwarf Fortress: website
ERIE: website
Epic Inventor: website
Evolution RTS: website
Flare: website
Flight of the Amazon Queen: website
Hacknet: website
Init.: website
Insane Zombie Carnage: website
Invaders: Corruption: website
Katabasis: website
Lariad: website
Legionwood: Tale of the Two Swords: website
Little Weebo: website
Lure of the Temptress: website
M.A.R.S. - A Ridiculous Shooter: website
Magebane 2: website
Marble Arena 2: website
Mecha World: website
Metal Venture: website
Monster 1: website
Monster RPG 2: website
Naev: website
Neverball: website
Neverputt: website
Notrium: website
Noxious: website
OGS Mahjong: website
One Night 2: The Beyond: website
One Night: Full Circle: website
OpenArena: website
OpenClonk: website
OpenTTD: website
OpenTyrian: website
Peekaboo: website
Planeshift: website
Process: website
Puzzle Moppet: website
Pyxenos: website
Qbeh: website
RE: Alistair++: website
Red Eclipse: website
Renegade X: website
Revenge of the Cats: Ethernet: website
Reversion: website
Ristorante Amore: website
Robot Pinball Escape: website
Savage 2: A Tortured Soul: website
Savage XR: website
Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries: website
Shooting Star 2: website
Slender's Woods: website
Smokin' Guns: website
Spacecorn: website
Speed Dreams: website
Starfare: website
Storybook Tactics: website
Stunt Rally: website
Super Office Stress: website
TANK@WAR: website
Teen Agent: website
The Ancient Mark - Episode 1: website
The Briefcase: website
The Kite: website
The Mirror Lied: website
Total Devastation 3 - The Final Game: website
Tremulous: website
TripleA: website
Two Shields: website
UFO Alien Invasion: website
Unlimited Attraction: website
Urban Terror: website
Vega-Strike: website
Vertigo: website
Vroom!: website
Vulture for NetHack: website
Wake Up Call [Surrealist]: website
Warlock's Gauntlet: website
Warsow: website
Warzone 2100: website
Wave Rave: website
Wazzal: website
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory: website
World of Padman: website
Wrestling MPire: website
Xonotic: website
Zero Ballistics: website
[REC] Shutter: website

GOG.com free games [1]:
Beneath a Steel Sky: website
Dragonsphere: website
Lure of the Temptress: website
Teenagent: website
Treasure Adventure Game: website
Tyrian 2000: website
Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar: website
Ultima Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams: website
Warsow: website
Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire: website

Origin Platform free games [1]:
Battlefield 1942: website
CrossFire: website
Need for Speed: World: website

Action / Adventure / Battle / Platform
ACE Online [1]: website
Armagetron Advanced: website
Audition [1][5]: ws (eu) - ws (ph) - ws (sg) - ws (uk) - ws (us)
BZFlag: website
Canabalt [2]: website
Cave Story [Lin/Mac/Win]: website
Frets on Fire: website
Frogatto [Lin/Mac/Win]: website
Grand Theft Auto [1]: website
Grand Theft Auto 2 [1]: website
Head Over Heels: website
Hedgewars [Lin/Mac/Win]: website
I Wanna Be The Guy: website - download
Iji: website
Legend of Princess: website - download
Little Fighter [4]: website - download
Little Fighter 2: website - download
Maze of Space: website
MDDClone: website
Narbacular Drop: website
Ninja Senki: website
Pirate Galaxy [1][2]: ws (de) - ws (fr) - ws (uk)
Rumble Fighter [1]: ws (eu) - ws (us)
Samorost 1 [2]: website
Scarygirl [2]: website
Secret Maryo Chronicles: website
Soldat: website
Spelunky: website
StepMania: website
Streets of Rage Remake: website
Tag: The Power of Paint: website
The Goonies: website
The Silver Lining [1]: website
Toribash: website
Urban Dead [1][2]: website
Wild Metal [1]: website

Casual / Family / Puzzle
Devil's Iuning Fork: website
La Brute [2]: ws (es) - ws (fr) - ws (us)
Supaplex [4]: fan website
Tinker [1]: website

[IvanDoomer]

MMORPG / Roleplaying
4story [1]: website
Anarchy Online [1][6]: website
Ether Saga [1]: website
Flyff [1][5]: ws (br) - ws (us)
Free Realms [1][6]: website
Furcadia [1]: website
Gaia Online [1]: website
Jade Dynasty [1]: website
Mabinogi [1]: website
Metin 2 [1][5]: ws (br) - ws (ca) - ws (pt) - ws (us)
Neverland Online [1]: website
Pardus [1][2]: website
Perfect World [1]: website
Puzzle Pirates [1]: website
Second Life [1]: website
Shaiya [1]: website
Silkroad Online [1]: website
Rakion [1]: website
RuneScape [1][2]: website
Runes of Magic [1]: website
The Elder Scrolls: Arena [4]: website
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall [4]: website
Tibia [1]: website
Twelve Sky 2 [1]: website
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar [4]: website - download
Wonderland Online [1]: website (th) - website (us)
Wurm Online [1][2]: website

Mods
Counter-Strike 1.3 (requires Half-Life): download
GoldenEye: Source (requires Source SDK): website - download
Neotokyo (requires Source SDK): website - download
Portal - Prelude (requires Portal): website
The Haunted (requires Unreal Tournament 3): website
Wing Commander: Standoff (requires Wing Commander - Secret Ops): website
Wing Commander: Unknown Enemy (requires Wing Commander - Secret Ops): website

Racing / Simulators / Sports
Drift City [1]: website
Fantasy Tennis [1][5]: ws (eu) - ws (jp)
FlyGear: website
GeneRally: website
Out of the Park Baseball 8: website
PangYa [1][5]: ws (jp) - ws (kr) - ws (th) - ws (us)
Proun: website - download (torrent)
Racer - The Real Deal: website
The Hunter [1][6]: website
Upshift StrikeRacer [1]: website
X-Moto [Lin/Mac/Win]: website

Shooter
AssaultCube: website
Battlefield Heroes [1]: website
Battlefield Play4Free [1]: website
Combat Arms [1][5]: ws (eu) - ws (us)
Cube: website - download
Flight Commander: website
Full Spectrum Warrior [3][8]: download
GunZ The Duel [1][5]: website
Nexuiz: website
Quake Live [1][2]: website
Return to Castle Wolfenstein - Enemy Territory: download - mirror
S4 League [1][5]: ws (eu) - ws (kr)
Soldier Front [1]: website
Starsiege: Tribes: download - mirror
Starsiege: Tribes 2: download - multiplayer patch
The Babylon Project: website
Voxelstein 3D: website
War Rock [1][5]: ws (kr) - ws (us)
Wing Commander Saga Prologue: website - download
Wing Commander: Secret Ops [8]: website
Wolf Team [1]: website

Strategy / Environment simulators / MOBAs
Bos Wars: website
Continuum: website
Empire Craft [1][2]: website
Evony [1][2]: website
Freeciv [4]: website
FreeOrion: website
Glest: website
Ground Control [1]: download - game key
League of Legends [1]: website
Lord of Ultima [1][2]: website
Navy Field [1]: website
Oolite: website
OpenCity: website
PiArmada (Vega Strike [7]): website
Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War [3]: download
Savage - The Battle For Newerth: website
Scorched 3D: website
Smite [1]: website
S.W.I.N.E.: download - mirror
Tribal Wars [1][2]: website
Vega Strike: website
Wing Commander Privateer: Gemini Gold (Vega Strike [7]): website

In-game web browser publishers
Adult Swim Games [2]: website
Armor Games [2]: website
Blurst [2]: website
Box10.com [2]: website
GameOZ [2]: website
GamesFree.ca [2]: website
InstantAction [2]: website
Kongregate [2]: website
Miniclip Games [2]: website
New Grounds [2]: website
Orisinal [2]: website
Rock Solid Arcade [2]: website

Useful topics:
List of Steam Games with DRM - Unpatched Games
Free Steam games list - Free games list and 3rd party mods
Steam Deals and Price Reductions! - The SPUF Off Topic theme song

== notes ==
[1] account creation or registration required
[2] in-game web browser
[3] ad supported version
[4] can require Cygwin, DOSBox or another emulator to run properly
[5] localized distribution, some publishers can apply restriction
[6] in-game limitations contested
[7] conversion built from another free game
[8] abandonware, can not run on recent operational systems

== Updates ==
2012.10.03 Fixed Death Rally link (thanks Snorkel)
2012.12.29 Added DESURA and GOG.com free games
2013.03.23 Removed Dance Online, Death Rally, Disciple, Eversion, Facewound
2013.03.23 Removed GunBound, Mirror's Edge 2D, Super Crate Box, Peggle WoW
2013.03.23 Fixed Tinker link
2013.03.23 Removed 9Dragons, Archlord, Atlantica Online, Cabal Online, Eudemons, Karos
2013.03.23 Removed MapleStory, Mir 2, Mu Online, Realm of the Mad God, Tales Runner, Twelve Sky
2013.03.23 Fixed Drift City, GeneRally, PangYa, GunZ The Duel, Soldier Front links
2013.03.23 RemovedExteel, F.E.A.R. Combat, Gang Garrison 2, Landmass, Starsiege: Tribes, Starsiege: Tribes 2, Warmonger
2013.03.23 Removed InstantAction
2013.03.23 Fixed Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War link
2013.03.23 Removed Battleswarm, Bloodline Champions, Heroes of Newerth, Command & Conquer

== Author notes ==
I will only list really free or Play4Free (micropayment **) games or mods not delivered on Steam
I will not list games already listed here (even if available outside Steam)
I will not list games announced like free but with limitation ingame
I will not list games with region restriction
I will not list games in beta phase
...and I will actively update this thread XD

* All titles works on Windows, some titles can offer versions to run on another operational systems
** Play4Free games will only be listed when these games does not apply restrictions for players that
does not realise micropayment, as level cut, restricted areas or common features (chat, trade, customs, etc)

[scorpio[pt]]

Originally Posted by THE Nakedgun

http://www.quakelive.com/ all you need is a web browser.

Originally Posted by DispenserGUM

oh i completely forgot about that game.

Fun to play on my old laptop when Im away from home.

I wonder why they did it though, no money coming their way for it.

Originally Posted by Omerta

I'm going to have to try The Hunter out.It looks way cool.

Originally Posted by terongorefiend

waaaiit a second.. wheres RUNESCAPE?!?

Originally Posted by goro421

nowhere. It never existed, it was just a figment of your imagination. Go about your business.

you have a pm

[IvanDoomer]

Originally Posted by scorpio[pt]

you have a pm

tyvm! i will check all games and list as soon as possible

[Rumina]

I think I can find some games to add, I'll add more as I think of them.

Beat/Rhythm -
Frets on Fire - Guitar Hero for your keyboard, pick up your keyboard and have at it, it's actually kind of awesome.
Stepmania (song downloads) - True keyboard successor to DDR.
Dance Online - An MMO DDR game... yes it's ridiculous.

Multiplayer FPS -
F.E.A.R. Combat
Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
Cube 2

RPGs -
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall

MMORPGs -
9 Dragons
Atlantica
Maplestory
Shaiya
Megaten
Free Realms
Flyff

There's way too many authentic MMORPGs out there that are free for me to list them all but I've played a good chunk of these and some of them are decent.

[scorpio[pt]]

Originally Posted by IvanDoomer

tyvm! i will check all games and list as soon as possible

if you need help with the links pm me i will help :P

[fuolox]

www.warsow.net

A great free FPS.

[chubby chops]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_freeware_games

[Baron_Fel]

Dystopia is my favorite source mod.

[Lethal_Apple]

Originally Posted by IvanDoomer

First Person Shooter
Battlefield Heroes [1]: website

This looks questionable, but why not.

[PoSSeSSeDCoW]

Originally Posted by IvanDoomer

First Person Shooter
Battlefield Heroes [1]: website

Battlefield Heroes is a third person shooter.

[IvanDoomer]

Originally Posted by PoSSeSSeDCoW

Battlefield Heroes is a third person shooter.

renamed to just "shooter" =)

ty

[PoSSeSSeDCoW]

You can also get Bejeweled for WoW:
http://www2.popcap.com/promos/wow/

[IvanDoomer]

Originally Posted by PoSSeSSeDCoW

You can also get Bejeweled for WoW:
http://www2.popcap.com/promos/wow/

These games are addons for World of Warcraft, are not a downloadable game. It can't be applied too as a mod =(

[g859]

Here are some MMO's:

Silkroad Online: My favorite MMO of all time. Mixes Chinese and European myth into a fantastic package. Moves are fluid and are visually exciting. Graphics are good, but not extremely flashy, thought hte weapons and clothing have a great visual style geared toward the respective race. The servers are constantly full and there are a lot of bots, but other than that, the game is extremely good. For alternatvies, there are Korean, Chinese, Taiwan, and Vietnamese servers in which players from the international version have moved since there are less bots and less traffic.
http://silkroadonline.net (Does not show up in Chrome)

Twelve Sky/Twelve Sky 2: Didn't play the first one at all, 2nd one was good until level 17 in which my anti-virus caught a trojan in the game folder.
www.12sky2.com // www.12-sky.aeriagames.com

Perfect World: Great game. Huge world, a lot, and I mean a lot of quests, hardly any grinding. Mixes fantasy with oriental culture. Good visuals. Character creation is very in-depth.
www.perfectworld.com

Jade Dynasty: - Never played it a lot, you can level up by meditating while AFK. Really popular alternative to Silkroad. Pretty nice visuals.
www.jd.perfectworld.com