A big list of free games. No free-to-play games, only purely free programs.
A MegaCollection
I have not necessarily played all of these games. ★ marks things I personally have played and recommend. Please let me know of anything else I could add in the comments at the bottom.
More games can be found under the kits.
Standalones |
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Cave Story ★ (Cave Story Engine 2 Archive) (NXEngine-evo) | The iconic one. |
Ikachan ★ | Underwater squid metroidvania from the creator of Cave Story. |
La-Mulana (Archive) | MSX-like platformer. |
I Wanna Be The Guy Remastered ★ (Itch.io) (Original Site of IWBTG) | The original masochist platformer, remade for modern systems. |
Thrive | Spore-like. |
Endless Sky | Space trading and combat. |
Transformice (Steam) | Semi-cooperative platformer MMO. |
N | Hyper-minimalist smooth platformer. There's also N++. |
Space Station 13 ★ | Role-playing game about a space station falling into chaos. Most popular game hosted on the BYOND platform. |
Space Station 14 (Steam) | Remake of Space Station 13 in development. |
Deltarune ★ | Might not be free once the rest of the game is out. |
Off-Peak ★ (Itch.io) (Steam) | Walk around a weird train station and talk to people. |
Butterfly Soup (Itch.io) Butterfly Soup 2 (Itch.io) | Visual Novels about lesbian asians and sports. |
Murder Dog IV: Trial Of The Murder Dog (Game Jolt) | Mad crime visual novel. |
Samorost 1 (Steam) (Itch.io) | Surreal point and click game. |
Sprout (Steam) ★ | Puzzle game about a seed on a journey. |
Helltaker ★ | Puzzle/VN game. |
Of The Killer Series (Itch.io) ★ (Gamejolt) | Odd horror-adjacent comedy games. Walk around and weird stuff happens. |
If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers ★ (Steam) (Itch.io) | Point and click anthology. |
Marble Blast ★ | Classic Mac game. |
SuperTux SuperTuxKart | Linux ond open-source mascot games. |
Minetest | Open-source Minecraft clone. |
Krystal Drop | Magical Drop clone. |
Façade | Experimental marridge counselling. Type anything to say it and the AI will react. |
The Looker (Steam) ★ | Good parody of The Witness. |
Yo! Noid II: Enter the Void ★ (Itch.io) | Pretty good 3D platformer. |
Fontemon | A whole videogame in a font. |
Veloren | Open source voxel RPG inspired by Cube World and Breath of the Wild. |
[fr0g] clan official server 24/7 zk map (for stranger) | Climbing downhill with FPS movement tech. |
Crypt Worlds: Your Darkest Desires, Come True! (Game Jolt) | Ultra weird world. |
Action and Arcade |
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Pink Heaven (Steam) ★ | Demo of Kero Blaster with a different character. |
Super Crate Box ★ (Steam) | Hectic arcade platformer shooter where switching weapons gain points. |
Ascii Patrol (Online) | Moon Patrol inspired terminal game. |
Open Surge | Open source Sonic clone. |
Mibibli's Quest ★ (Steam) (Itch.io) (Game Jolt) | Surreal Mega Man like platformer. |
Iji | Shooting platformer that changes based on your actions. |
Hyper Princess Pitch ★ | Mad top-down shooter in the style of Smash T.V. Describes itself as "...sort of a remake of DOS Operation: Carnage..." |
Princess Remedy In a World of Hurt ★ (Steam) | Shooter RPG bullet hell thing about healing people. Has a paid sequel. |
I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1 (Steam) ★ | The 2009 Xbox Live Arcade classic returns. Great song. |
Alien Swarm (Steam) | Top-down squad shooter by Valve designers who were mooders. Also a release of SDK for Source. |
Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop (Steam) | Community-maintained version of the above. |
Moonring (Steam) | Neon Ultima 4 like from the co-creator of Fable. |
Strategy |
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The Battle for Wesnoth (Steam) | Open source turn-based strategy game. |
Unciv | Open-source version of Civilization V. |
Zero-K (Steam) | RTS with 100+ units and terrain manipulation. |
Warzone 2100 0 A.D. Widelands | Open-source RTSes. |
Beyond All Reason | Maximalist RTS based on Total Annihilation. |
Mindustry (Steam, paid) (Itch.io) | Sandbox tower-defense game. |
openage | Age of Empires styled open source RTS. |
Also see Westwood's site and OpenRA in Classic. |
ClassicsContains both any original games available and any enhanced ports and spiritual successors. |
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The Elder Scrolls: Arena The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory (All Steam) | Bethesda's old games. Guide for Enemy Territory on modern systems. |
Westwood RTS Games | Free downloads for some of the Command and Conquer games. |
The Most Officialest SkiFree Home Page! | Contains a version of SkiFree for modern systems, by the guy who made the original. |
OpenTTD (Steam) | Open-source transport management simulation game based on Transport Tycoon Deluxe. |
The Ur-Quan Masters | Port of Star Control 2 (3DO version) to modern systems. |
OpenRA (Itch.io) | Open-source recreations of Red Alert, Command & Conquer, and Dune 2000. |
C-Dogs SDL ★ (Itch.io) | SDL port of DOS freeware game C-Dogs. Has community-made levels. |
Moriya Shrine | Fansite with prepatched English versions of all the Touhou games. (Their guide) |
WinBolo | Port of iconic Mac action strategy Bolo to Windows and Linux. Technically shareware. |
Classic Gaming Arena | Connect classic DOS games back online through DOSBox. |
Ares Central Antares | Site about classic Mac space combat RTS, with a modern port. |
Escape Velocity | Hosts modern ports for the classic Mac space RPG, for both the original and some of its total conversion mods. |
Avara | Port of the 1996 3D FPS. |
Windows 7 Games for Windows 11 and Windows 10 ★ | Adds back the classic versions of Windows games. |
Myst Online: Uru Live | Revival of Myst MMO Uru. |
Boppin' | Bizarre puzzle game. This version replaces all sounds with the original Amiga versions. |
OpenJazz | Jazz Jackrabbit source ports. Requires original data files. |
Jazz2Online | Jazz Jackrabbit fansite which hosts levels and other stuff. |
JJ2+ | Fan patch for Jazz Jackrabbit 2. Guide to getting JJ2+ with GOG |
Commander Genius | Commander Keen and Cosmos the Cosmic Adventure interpreter. |
Rigel Engine | Reimplementation of Duke Nukem 2. Requires data files, can use shareware version (how to get). |
OpenJKDF2 | Cross-platform port of Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2. Playable in the browser! Requires game assets. |
Fortress Forever (Steam) | Spiritual successors to Team Fortress Classic and QuakeWorld Team Fortress. |
cyber1 | Preservation of PLATO/CYBIS/NovaNET era games. |
Petz Installers yabiako Petz Universal Game Site | Petz installers and resources. |
Also see some of the websites in Find More. |
RPG Maker |
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Tales of Game's Presents Chef Boyardee's Barkley, Shut Up & Jam: Gaiden, Chapter 1 of the Hoopz Barkley SaGa ★ | The iconic and infamous basketball RPG Maker RPG. Sequel to both this and Space Jam. |
OFF ★ Alternate download (not Fandom, with additional links) ★ | Famous old RPG Maker game. |
Yume Nikki (Steam) Uboachan Fansite | Infamous old RPG Maker game. Has a paid 3D remake. |
Grimm's Hollow (Steam) (Itch.io) (Gamejolt) | Short and mildly spooky. Multiple endings. |
Old/Lost RpgMaker Games - SegNin's Rare/Obscure RM Games Request Topic | Handy place to find obscure games. |
Also see: vgperson's site in Find More |
MUGEN and IKEMEN |
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Ikemen GO | "Remake of the IKEMEN (open source fighting games engine that supports M.U.G.E.N resources) in Google's Programming Language “Go”." |
VSelect (Mirror) | Edit MUGEN select screen with drag-and-drop. |
Famicom Fighters ★ | 8-bit styled 6-button fighting game. |
Arm Joe | Les Misérables (musical) fighting game. |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles X Justice League Turbo | Impressive and has art and music by former SNK employees. |
Pokémon: Type Wild (MyAbandonware) | Made by former animators of the Pokémon Anime. |
Rouge-esques |
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NetHack (Online/SSH/Telnet) | Rougelike about discoverability, known for the dev team thinking of everything. |
Angband | Classic one based on J. R. R. Toilken's world. Also see Angband Live in Web. (Other Site) |
ZangbandTK | Variant of Angband. Also see the Zangband website. |
Desktop Dungeons ★ (Main Site) (Steam, enhanced) ★ | Rougelike that's actually a puzzle game. Also has a paid remaster on Steam. |
UnReal World (Steam, paid) | Graphical rougelike RPG set in the Far North during the Iron Age. |
Brouge: Community Edition (Site for old version) | A more accessible traditional rougelike. Just download the community edition. |
Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup (SSH/Telnet) | Well-known open-source rougelike. |
Slaves to Armok: God of Blood Chapter II: Dwarf Fortress ★ (PeridexisErrant's Starter Pack) ★ (Steam, paid) (Itch.io, paid) | The ultimate complex game. Generate a world, then look at its lore, live in it, or manage a fortress. Paid version has a built in graphical tileset and mouse controls. |
DRL: Doom RougeLike | Self-explanatory. |
HyperRogue ★ | Non-Euclidean, world is a hyperbolic plane. |
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead | Turn-based post-apocalyptic survival game. |
Spelunky Classic ★ | The first iteration of Spelunky. Rougelike platformer. |
Ancient Domains Of Mystery (ADOM) (Steam, paid) (GOG, paid) | Started development in 1994 and actively maintained since then. |
Rhythm Games |
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Stepmania NotITG | Dance Dance Revolution clones/engines. |
osu! | Based on Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan/Elite Beat Agents. |
Clone Hero Frets On Fire | Guitar Hero clones. |
YARG | Yet Another Rhythm Game | Rock Band clone. |
Competitive/Multiplayer Focused |
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Xonotic ★ | Open-source arena shooter. |
Bitfighter | Top down space arena shooter with level editor. |
Liero | Competitive worms deathmatch with grappling hooks. |
Soldat | Competitive 2D shooter with jetpacks. |
Teeworlds (Steam) | Online sidescrolling shooter with grappling hooks. Like if an FPS was a 2D platformer. |
NEOTOKYO (Steam) (Mod DB) | Futuristic Counter-Strike styled Half Life 2 mod with a godly soundtrack by the Deus Ex composer. Beginners guide. |
Uchu Mega Fight ★ | Pico-8 fighting game and spiritual successor to Joy Mech Fight (NES). |
Ultra Fight Da ! Kyanta 2 (Steam) ★ | Ridiculous kusoge fighter. |
Melty Blood: Actress Again: Current Code | Community version of a fairly beginner-friendly fighting game that can run on low end hardware, with added rollback netcode. It's the one that's played in funny places. |
SSHTron | Tron Lightcycles in the terminal with ssh. |
Double Action: Boogaloo ★ (Steam) | Third person Max Payne style shooter, complete with slowing down time, backflips, wallkicks, and so on, all in the Source engine. |
Fistful of Frags (Steam) | Western-themed Source engine arena FPS. |
Hedgewars (Steam) | Open-source Worms clone. |
Mr.Boom | Bomberman clone. Also available as a RetroArch core. |
Duck Marines (Itch.io) | ChuChu Rocket with minigames. |
Puyo Puyo VS | Clone focused on online play. |
BrowserFree-to-Play browser games (where you can pay money) are listed under the websites section |
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Cookie Clicker ★ (Steam, paid) | The ur idle game. |
Melvor Idle (Steam, paid) | Like if Runescape was an idle game. |
Blaseball | Fictional baseball simulator. |
Tough Love Arena | Simple fighting game. |
Townscaper Demo | No goals. |
VGM Quiz | Live music quiz. |
Ocarina of Time Randomizer Sudoku ★ | Zelda themed sudoku, with mechanics based on the game. |
Jinteki | Fanmade recreation of Android: Netrunner. |
FreeCiv | Civilization but open-source and in the browser. |
lainTSX | Recreation of Serial Experiments Lain for PS1. |
Advance Wars by Web | Advance Wars in the browser. |
WAD Commander | Play DOOM WADS in the browser. |
PrinceJS (Github) | The original Prince of Persia as a browser app. |
Lode Runner | HTML5 remake. |
micropolisJS | Port of Micropolis (Open-source SimCity) to Javascript. |
PCjs | IBM PC emulation. Does applications, too |
Yolkfolk.com Games | Almost all the Dizzy games. |
Line Rider | The original artistic time-waster. Also see Line Rider: Advanced in other. |
Free Rider HD | Like Line Rider but you can control the bike. |
The Wiki Game | Jump from one Wikipedia entry to another. |
2048 | Tile-sliding. |
Wordle | Daily word game. |
Squabble | Competitive Wordle. |
Acrofever | Acrophobia clone. |
Lichess | Libre chess server. Patreon subscription just adds a profile badge. |
Kung Fu Chess | Real time chess. |
Dinosaur Game | The Chrome no internet game with leaderboards. |
Tak | Online implementation of this. |
A Dark Room ★ (Github) | Minimalist unfolding text adventure. |
Radüm (Github) | Abstract strategy. |
Gridland | Match-3 survival. |
PlayOK igGameCenter | Various online board games. |
hexy.games | Hex and Havannah. |
Chess Tempo | Free chess. |
ARMAGAD (also Tetrageddon Games) (Steam) (Itch.io) (Gamejolt) | "What the internet does to people" |
Battle Of Flags | RTS in beta. |
Defender Of The Favicon | Defender in 16x16. |
Bemuse | Web-based beatmania clone. |
Space Awesome | Oreagon Trail like by Font Awesome. |
Fast Four Word | Daily timed word game. |
Stone Harbor ★ | Interactive short story. |
Lexy's Labyrinth | Unofficial Chip's Challenge emulator. More levels available here. |
Amnesia : Restored | The 1986 adventure game by Thomas M. Disch and Electronic Arts with restored cut content and modern UI features. |
Black Room ★ (info, Itch.io) | Feminist dungeon crawler about browsers. |
Duelyst.gg | Fan reimplementation of the now open-sourced TCG tactics hybrid. |
Yume Nikki Online YNO Project | Yume Nikki and fangames in the browser with online multiplayer. |
A Little Game Called Mario (Itch.io) (Github) | Open-source thing where anyone can help develop or contribute. |
20xx.io | Melee meets Quake meets MOBAs. |
Neurocracy | Murder mystery told by falling down the rabbit hole on a future Wikipedia. |
LikeWordle | Database of games like Wordle. |
Sarien.net | Officially sanctioned way to play old Sierra games online with others. |
Angband Live | The classic rougelike and a bunch of variants in the browser. |
Slow Roads | Relaxing procedurally-generated driving. |
PlayPen | Freely explorable and editable low-res pixel art world. |
18xx.games | Async or realtime board games about railroad corporations. |
3D Pinball Space Cadet | The classic Windows XP game decompiled and in the browser. |
Joe Danger | Both Infinity and Touch remastered and made free in the browser. |
WebXash | Port of Xash3D FWGS to the web. Basically Half0Life 1 and other Source Engine 1 games in the browser. Related: Xash3D |
corru.observer ★ | Mysterious adventure game. Crazy impressive technical achievement. Hosted on Neocities. |
gamebutton arcade | One-button games that live within HTML buttons. |
Forumwarz | Old RPG about trolling forums. |
BlogNomic | Online Nomic played a weblog. |
TradeWars 2002 Legend of the Red Dragon | Classic BBS door games. |
robotfindskitten.org The Ultimate robotfindskitten Fan Site | Super simple game with many ports. |
Screwball Scramble | Recreation of a classic children's toy. |
BirdGa.me | Simple boardgames with friends. |
New Super Mario Bros. - Mario Vs Luigi | Recreation of the multiplayer mode in the DS game with custom levels. |
wipEout | Port to browser. |
Fangames |
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Another Metroid 2 Remake ★ Community Launcher Internet Archive Zip | Remake of Metroid 2 GB Nintendo shot down, but you can still play it. Get the launcher, and give it the v1.1 zip. The launcher can also make an Android APK. Also has mods. |
Power Bomberman ★ | The ultimate Bomberman game, complete with online. |
Rayman Redemption ★ | Complete remake that makes the game so much better. Also has a level editor. And a place for those levels. |
Mega Man Maker ★ | Super Mario Maker for Mega Man. Comes with account system and in-game level browsing. |
Mega Man Arena ★ | Platform fighter that plays like Mega Man. Also comes with co-op boss fights. |
Street Fighter X Mega Man ★ | Officially licensed fangame for both of their the 25th anniversaries. |
Super Mario War ★ (Forum mirror) (SMWStuff Reloaded α) (2.0 Fork) | Famous open-source Mario multiplayer battle fangame with tons of custom stuff. I recommend getting the 2.0 fork. SMWStuff hosts more custom stuff. |
Super Mario Bros X2 (X1) | Extensive Mario fangame with level editor. |
Psycho Waluigi | Platformer about grabbing anything. |
Zelda Classic | Replica of The Legend of Zelda (NES). Extendable and moddable with new quests, music, etc. TV Tropes page lists some notable ones. Also available in the browser. |
Super Smash Flash 2 ★ | Well-known fangame. |
Super Smash Bros. Crusade (Gamebanana) | Another good Smash fangame. Has a modpack, Crusade Modding Community Plus. |
Super Smash Land ★ | Smash Game Boy demake from the guy behind Rivals of Aether. |
Sonic Boll | Mario-styled Sonic crossover platformer. Moddable (Gamebanana). |
Chao Resort Island | Standalone Chao garden. |
Pokémon Showdown | Battle simulator. |
Command & Conquer: Twisted Insurrection | Standalone mod based on the Tiberian Sun engine. |
Sven Co-op (Steam) | Half-Life co-op. |
Merry Gear Solid: Secret Santa Merry Gear Solid 2: Ghost of Christmas Past | Simpler, Christmas-themed MGS games. |
Make a Good Mega Man Level | Official site for the contest and games. Also includes guide for the Megamix Engine. |
Ultimate Stunts | Remake of the DOS game Stunts. |
Faces of Evil and Wand of Gamelon Remastered | Native PC remakes of the Zelda CD-i games. |
Shang Mu Architect | Freedom Planet level creator. |
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos: Definitive Edition | The PC version fixed and tuned for modern platforms with a bunch of extra features. |
Cave Story Multiplayer | Comes with mod support and custom characters. |
Gang Garrison 2 | 2D open-source demake of Team Fortress 2. |
Skylords Reborn | Fan revival of BattleForge, EA's cancelled RTS/card game. |
PokeMMO | Fan-run MMO built from the original games. Requires Black/White 1 ROMs to play, along with other ROMs for extra content. |
Final Fantasy Renaissance | Remake of the original game in Unity. Includes mode that adds new stuff. |
Manic Miners (Itch.io) | Unreal Engine remake of LEGO Rock Raiders. |
Open Fodder | Open Source port of Cannon Fodder. Full version requires retail release files. |
Also see: Advance Wars By Web in Browser |
Mods and Fan PortsAlso includes custom servers. |
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THUG Pro ★ | Total conversion mod with extensive custom content. Requires an install of Tony Hawk's Underground 2. |
The Dark Mod (Mod DB) | Standalone total conversion of Doom 3 into a Thief game. |
Super Mario PC Port Central ★ | Guides and tools to build the various versions of the Super Mario 64 PC port. Hosts sm64pcBuilder2, an easy way to build the game. I recommend SM64 Plus. Requires the original ROM. |
Ship of Harkinian ★ | Feature-packed Ocarina of Time PC port. Requires the version of the ROM released on the Gamecube. Download link requires joining the discord. |
Zelda 3 Launcher ★ | Easy setup for the A Link to the Past reverse engineering project. |
The Apprentice Project | Native PC remake of one of the best CD-i games. Requires an image/ISO file of the original game. |
Earth's Special Forces | Dragon Ball Z fighter and Half-Life 1 mod. |
OpenLara | Open-source Tomb Raider. |
ET: Legacy | Open source client and server for Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory. |
FreeSO | Reimplementation of The Sims Online. |
Lemmini | Java game engine for Lemmings. Requires Lemmings for Windows 95. |
OpenXcom | Open-source clone of the original UFO: Enemy Unknown/X-Com: UFO Defense. |
Arx Libertatis | Open-source engine port for Arx Fatalis. Requires original game files. |
OpenMW | Modern and open source game engine for The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. Requires the original game files unless you want to play the original games made in the engine. |
Daggerfall Unity (Github) | Open source recreation of The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall in Unity. |
Anodyne Fan Remake (Itch.io) ★ | Fan rewrite of Anodyne based on the source code. |
Severed Chains (Github) | Legend of Dragoon ported to PC with Java. Requires original ROMs of all discs. |
OpenGOAL ★ | Ports for Jak and Daxter and Jak 2. |
Donut Team | Mods and mod launcher for The Simpsons: Hit & Run. |
TS2 Redux (Github) | Turns Homefront: The Revolution into a TimeSplitters 2 PC port by unlocking and enhancing that one easter egg. Requires Homefront: The Revolution. |
Team Fortress 2 Classic ★ | Reimagining the 2008-2009 era of TF2. Includes GRN and YLW teams and a new Civilian class for some modes. |
Pre-Fortress 2 | Like if TF2 had gameplay closer to the original Team Fortress, including grenades and armour. |
Open Fortress ★ | TF2 mod that turns it into an arena shooter. |
Recommended Mods for Team Fortress 2 ★ | Handy list. |
Custom Team Fortress 2 servers | Uncletopia, Potato's Custom MvM Servers, teamwork.tf (Community), TF2Center (Competitive) |
Northstar ★ | Custom servers and modding for Titanfall 2. |
Exult | Modern recreation of the engine for Ultima VII. Needs original game files. |
Hawakening | Lets you explore the Hawken maps in singleplayer again. |
Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition | Modernization and enhancement for the PC version of Silent Hill 2. Requires the original game installed. |
Resident Evil 4 HD Project | Texture pack made from the original sources. For the Steam port. |
07th-Mod | Adds console voice acting and graphics to the PC version of Umineko and Higurashi. |
Umineko Project | Port of the PS3 version of Umineko to PC and other places. Requires original files of both PC and PS3 versions. |
WipeOut Phantom Edition | PC source port of WipeOut. Requires original PS1 USA disk image in bin/cue format. |
ElDewrito | Revival of Halo Online. Requires Halo Online 1.106708 ms23. |
Overload Maps | Maps for Overload. |
Super Metroid (Alt) Paper Mario 64 Banjo Kazooie Mario Kart 64 Various Zelda games Goldeneye Perfect Dark (PC Port) Other N64 decompilations | Miscellaneous decompilations. All decomps are not necessarily finished and require original ROMs. |
Also see: The RSDK decompilations for the classic Sonic mobile ports. |
Make and Play |
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MegaZeux | Like a modernized ZZT. |
Knytt Stories + (Levels) (Recommended Levels) | Platformer with level creator. |
I Wanna Maker (Steam) | Mario Maker for I Wanna Be The Guy. |
Solarus | Game engine for ARPGs (Zelda-likes). Launcher can download games. |
BYOND | Old platform for online multiplayer games. Famous for Space Station 13, Mitadake High, and Nestalgia. |
VVVVVV: Make and Play edition (Page on official site) | The official free level editor. Featured levels here. |
Tomb Raider Level Editor | The one from Tomb Raider V: Chronicles. Levels here and here. Lot of them standalone, too. |
Also see: Mega Man Maker in Fangames |
Other |
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The Unofficial Homestuck Collection ★ (Experimental web version) | Special offline browser for reading Homestuck and related media as originally intended, complete with new reader mode that hides spoilers. Moddable, too. |
The Powder Toy | Physics sandbox toy. |
Line Rider: Advanced | Open Source version of the classic Flash art tool game. For more Line Rider, see browser games. |
Skeal (Itch.io) ★ (Web version) | 5 minute Christmas-adjacent game. |
YSFlight FlightGear | Free flight simulators. |
Find More |
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FlashMuseum | Flash games in browser through Ruffle. |
Nitrome ★ | Lot of flash games, emulated with Poki. |
Open Source Game Clones | Open-source remakes of old games. |
Emulation General Wiki's Game engine recreations and source ports | List of other source ports. |
Awesome Game Remakes | Open-source remakes of games. |
Games on GitHub | Open source games and game-related projects. |
My Abandonware ★ | Abandonware site, 1978-2010. |
Abandonware games and movies. Games pre-packaged to work on modern hardware. | |
Zomb's Lair | Abandonware pre-packed to work on modern systems. |
Macintosh Garden | Abandonware site, focus on Macintosh. |
SCUM Games (Neocities) | Games for the TempleOS. See also: TempleOS in Websites. |
Flashpoint ★ 9o3o (Web version) | Huge archive of Flash games and animations, and other internet plugins too. |
rpgmaker.net | Host of a whole bunch of games. |
Free Games vgperson Translated | Some translated RPGMaker games. |
Azusa 999 | Translated PC-98 RPG Maker adventure game. |
DOS Haven | New homebrew DOS games. |
DOSGames.com | Old freeware DOS games. |
Delicious Fruit | IWBTG-style fangames. |
TV Tropes List of Freeware Games | Organized, also has links to other sites. |
/v/'s Recommended Games Wiki | Sorted by genre. |
Glorious Trainwrecks | Celebrating games with low polish. |
Mac Source Ports | Old games on new Macs. |
Kliktopia | Games made in Klik & Play, The Games Factory, Click & Create, Multimedia Fusion and Clickteam Fusion. |
Locomalito | Many retro-style games. |
Arcane Kids ★ | Fantastic Dreamcast-like games. For the games unavailable on their site: Perfect Stride ★ Crap! No One Loves Me |
Cool Math Games Newgrounds | Famous web game portals. |
David J Prokopetz's Free Steam Games | List by prokopetz@tumblr.com |
games from the Indie Interregnum | Games made before Steam but too new for archive.org. By zaratustra. |
Everett Kaser Software | Logic and puzzle board games. |
Freeware Remakes of Adventure Games | Features remakes of classic games. |
Shareware Game Developer Websites | Various websites that are still active. |
Neonaut's Freeware Games Page of Excellence | Inspired what this page used to be called. |
Bytemoth's Ways to Play ★ | Another Neocities site with games. |

Suggest more in the comments!