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[+Xinok]

Freeware Games List for Windows XP, Vista, 7
Updates: October 2011 | September 2011 | August 2011 | July 2011

• - Recommended games. These are my personal recommendations so take them with a grain of salt.
  
• Web-Based games run in your web browser using Flash, HTML5, or Javascript.
  
• Online games require an active internet connection in order to play.
  
• Adware - I typically add this to installers which attempt to trick you into installing the adware, e.g. requiring you to click Decline instead of Accept.

See the Freeware Alternative List for free Windows software.

[+Xinok]

Table of Contents

Press Ctrl+F in your web browser and type in a number to jump directly to that category.

Arcade

01–01 Artillery   01–03 Fighters   01–05 Pong          01–07 Suite
01–02 Breakout    01–04 Other      01–06 Shoot em up

Board Games

02–01 Backgammon   02–03 Mastermind   02–05 Reversi
02–02 Chess        02–04 Other        02–06 Suite

Emulators

03–01 Cell Phones       03–05 Genesis / Megadrive   03–09 Other           03–13 Super Nintendo (SNES)
03–02 Dreamcast         03–06 Nintendo 64           03–10 Playstation 1   03–14 Tools
03–03 Gameboy Advance   03–07 Nintendo DS           03–11 Playstation 2   03–15 Virtual Machines
03–04 Gamecube          03–08 Nintendo (NES)        03–12 Sega Saturn

Fangames & Clones

04–01 Chip's Challenge   04–03 Mario     04–05 Sokoban   04–07 Tetris
04–02 Lemmings           04–04 Pac-Man   04–06 Sonic     04–08 Zelda

Games

05–01 Adventure / RPG   05–05 MMORPG           05–09 Sandbox / World        05–13 Strategy / Timing / RTS
05–02 Card Games        05–06 Music & Rhythm   05–10 Shooter / FPS          05–14 Typing
05–03 Casino            05–07 Platform         05–11 Simulation & Physics
05–04 Kids              05–08 PvP              05–12 Social

Puzzles

06–01 Connect / Match   06–04 Mental Exercise   06–07 Numbers -> Sudoku   06–10 Suite
06–02 Mah-Jongg         06–05 Minesweeper       06–08 Other               06–11 Word Games
06–03 Mazes             06–06 Numbers           06–09 Rubiks Cube

Software

07–01 Editors      07–03 Profiles
07–02 Organizers   07–04 Servers

Sports

08–00 Sports   08–02 Racing
08–01 Pool

[+Xinok]

01-01 Arcade -> Artillery
Atomic Tanks :: @PortableApps
netPanzer :: @PortableApps | Online
Scorched 3D :: @PortableApps
World of Tanks


01-02 Arcade -> Breakout
LBreakout2 :: @PortableApps


01-03 Arcade -> Fighters
M.U.G.E.N


01-04 Arcade -> Other
Highway Pursuit
Proun
Snackin' Jack
Typhoon 2001


01-05 Arcade -> Pong
Plasma Pong


01-06 Arcade -> Shoot em up
Air Assault II
Alien Blaster
Alien Swarm
Chromium B.S.U. :: @PortableApps
Kobo Deluxe
Space Invaders
Subvein
Ultra Awesome Zombie Shooter | Web-Based


01-07 Arcade -> Suite
Arcade Classic Arcade Pack (Mirror)

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02-01 Board Games -> Backgammon
BGblitz Free
DJ-Backgammon
GNU Backgammon
NetGammon | Online


02-02 Board Games -> Chess
Arena
BabasChess
Brutal Chess :: @PortableApps
Crafty Chess
Desktop Chess Gadget
iNemesis
Jin
Lichess | Web-Based
Lucas Chess
Mayura Chess Board
PyChess
Scid vs. PC
Thief
XBoard (Winboard) :: @PortableApps


02-03 Board Games -> Mastermind
ColorCode
CyberMind
GMC MasterMind


02-04 Board Games -> Other
3D Morris Prof | Adware
Castle Vox


02-05 Board Games -> Reversi
Magic Reversi
Othello
Othello (2)


02-06 Board Games -> Suite
Play8x8 | Online

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03-01 Emulators -> Cell Phones
KEmulator


03-02 Emulators -> Dreamcast
DEmul
Makaron
nullDC


03-03 Emulators -> Gameboy Advance
VBA-M
VBA-M SVN Builds


03-04 Emulators -> Gamecube
Dolphin


03-05 Emulators -> Genesis / Megadrive
GENS
Kega Fusion


03-06 Emulators -> Nintendo 64
1964
Project64


03-07 Emulators -> Nintendo DS
DeSmuME
DeSmuME SVN Builds
iDeaS


03-08 Emulators -> Nintendo (NES)
FCEUX
Jnes
Nestopia
RockNES
VirtuaNES


03-09 Emulators -> Other
RetroCopy
ScummVM


03-10 Emulators -> Playstation 1
ePSXe
PCSX-Reloaded


03-11 Emulators -> Playstation 2
PCSX2


03-12 Emulators -> Sega Saturn
SSF
Yabause


03-13 Emulators -> Super Nintendo (SNES)
bsnes
Snes9x
ZSNES


03-14 Emulators -> Tools
GenRomSuite
SBWin
uCON64


03-15 Emulators -> Virtual Machines
Bochs
D-Box
DOSBox :: @PortableApps
MobaLiveCD
QEMU
QEMU Manager
VirtualBox
VirtualBox Portable
VMLite Workstation
VMWare Player
VMWare Server
Windows Virtual PC / XP Mode

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04-01 Fangames & Clones -> Chip's Challenge
Tile World :: @PortableApps


04-02 Fangames & Clones -> Lemmings
Pingus


04-03 Fangames & Clones -> Mario
Secret Maryo Chronicles
Super Mario Bros. X (Mirror)
Super Smash Land


04-04 Fangames & Clones -> Pac-Man
Pacz
The World's Biggest PAC-MAN | Web-Based


04-05 Fangames & Clones -> Sokoban
JSoko
Sokoban++
SokobanP
Sokoban YASC


04-06 Fangames & Clones -> Sonic
There's a lack of finshed sonic fangames, so a few are tagged as "incomplete"
Open Sonic
Sonic Axiom
Sonic Classic
Sonic Fan Remix | Incomplete
Sonic Project Mettrix | Incomplete
Sonic Robo Blast 2
Sonic the Hedgehog Megamix | Requires Genesis Emulator
Sonic the Hedgehog: Project Mettrix | Incomplete
Sonic Time Attacked


04-07 Fangames & Clones -> Tetris
Cultris 1
Cultris 2
Ecztris
T^3 :: @PortableApps
T-Crisis 3 | Web-Based
Tetripz | Requires DOSBox
Tetris


04-08 Fangames & Clones -> Zelda
Guardian of Paradise
Legend of Princess

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05-01 Games -> Adventure / RPG
Back to the Future Episode 1 | Free Registration
Dead Cyborg
Dink Smallwood HD
King's Quest III Redux
Lure of the Temptress | Requires DOSBox
Monster 2 :: @PortableApps
NetHack :: @PortableApps
The Mana World :: @PortableApps
The Silver Lining | Free Registration
The Ur-Quan Masters


05-02 Games -> Card Games
Big Solitaires 3D :: @PortableApps
Classic Solitaire | Web-Based
Patience
PokerTH :: @PortableApps
Quick Bridge :: @PortableApps
Solitaire 3D
XM Solitaire


05-03 Games -> Casino
MPS Roulette


05-04 Games -> Kids
TuxMath


05-05 Games -> MMORPG
Anarchy Online | Online
Champions Online
Forsaken World
Furcadia
Mythos
PlaneShift
Runes of Magic
Spiral Knights | Online


05-06 Games -> Music & Rhythm
FoFiX
Frets on Fire :: @PortableApps
osu!
Performous
Sing Magic Karaoke
StepMania
UltraStar


05-07 Games -> Platform
Cave Story
Frogatto & Friends
Gang Garrison | Online
King Arthur's Gold


05-08 Games -> PvP
Player vs Player
Bloodline Champions


05-09 Games -> Sandbox / World
Cubelands | Web-Based
Freeciv :: @PortableApps
Infiniminer
LinCity-NG
Manic Digger
Minecraft Classic
Mythruna
OpenCity
OpenTTD :: @PortableApps
Simutrans


05-10 Games -> Shooter / FPS
Alien Arena
Alliance of Valiant Arms
America's Army
AssaultCube :: @PortableApps
Combat Arms
Cross Fire
Cube :: @PortableApps
Cube 2: Sauerbraten
Global Agenda Free Agent
Harmony
Hidden and Dangerous Deluxe
OpenArena
PRISM Guard Shield
Red Eclipse
Rising Eagle
Sauerbraten :: @PortableApps
Soldier Front
Team Fortress 2 | Online
True Combat Elite
Urban Terror
War Inc | Online
War Rock
Warsow
Xonotic


05-11 Games -> Simulation & Physics
Angry Birds | Web-Based
FlightGear
Neverball :: @PortableApps
QuteScoop
Shooting Blocks
X-Moto :: @PortableApps
YS Flight Simulator


05-12 Games -> Social
Second Life | Online


05-13 Games -> Strategy / Timing / RTS
0 A.D.
Battle for Wesnoth :: @PortableApps
Charma
Hedgewars :: @PortableApps
IceBreaker :: @PortableApps
MegaGlest
Priority Survive
Rocks'n'Diamonds :: @PortableApps
Sudden Strike Normandy
Unknown Horizons
Warzone 2100 :: @PortableApps
Widelands
Zaz :: @PortableApps
Zero-K


05-14 Games -> Typing
Z-Type | Web-Based

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06-01 Puzzles -> Connect / Match
Curvy | Web-Based
Free Renju
Jem Watch | Web-Based
Jooleem :: @PortableApps
Monsterz
Piskvork
Rome Puzzle
Tick5 :: @PortableApps
Twin Distress :: @PortableApps


06-02 Puzzles -> Mah-Jongg
247 Mahjong | Web-Based
Ivory
Mahjong In Poculis


06-03 Puzzles -> Mazes
amaze
Daedalus Maze Creator
irrGardener
Mazen Maze Creator


06-04 Puzzles -> Mental Exercise
Brain Workshop


06-05 Puzzles -> Minesweeper
GoGo Digger
Ivanche Minesweeper
Mines-Perfect :: @PortableApps
NarkoMania


06-06 Puzzles -> Numbers + 1 sub-category
Nemegraphe


06-07 Puzzles -> Numbers -> Sudoku
Get Sudoku :: @PortableApps
NanpreYasukun
Sigmund's Kleuter Sudoku
Sudoku :: @PortableApps
Sudoku (2)


06-08 Puzzles -> Other
Hex-a-Hop :: @PortableApps
Pathological :: @PortableApps
SHIFT
Slimes!
Untangle | Web-Based
WAtomic :: @PortableApps
Xye


06-09 Puzzles -> Rubiks Cube
Cube Explorer
How To Solve A Rubik's Cube
PB Rubik's Cube
Red Crab Cube Timer


06-10 Puzzles -> Suite
Logyx Pack
Puzzle Collection :: @PortableApps


06-11 Puzzles -> Word Games
Across Lite
Ark Puzzle Solver Suite
Crossword Creator
CruciMaker
Diagnil
Kurupira Crossword
Shift Word Helper
Wheel of Words
WordZap
XWICKED Crossword Editor
XWord

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07-01 Software -> Editors
Fighter Factory Ultimate
QuArK
TAS Movie Editor | Emulator movie editor


07-02 Software -> Organizers
Emulators Organizer
Game Manager v2
RomCenter


07-03 Software -> Profiles
Manage multiple save profiles for each game
SaveGame Profiler


07-04 Software -> Servers
Bukkit | for Minecraft
Canary | for Minecraft
HSLW (Half-Life Serverwatch)

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08-00 Sports + 2 sub-categories
Bowling Evolution
SkiFree


08-01 Sports -> Pool
Arcade Pool 2
FooBillard
Poolians


08-02 Sports -> Racing
City Racing
Extreme Tux Racer
Ignition
Motoracing
Need for Speed World | Online
Offroad Racers
SuperTuxCart :: @PortableApps
TORCS
TrackMania

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[+Xinok]

Changelog - June 2011

Highlights:
Super Mario Bros. X (Mirror) - A very complete Mario fangame with 5 characters and combines elements from many classic Mario games.
The World's Biggest PAC-MAN | Web-Based - A web-based pac-man in which users can design and submit their own levels. There are thousands of levels available.

Category Changes:
Rearranged many categories under Puzzles

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Board Games -> Other
3D Morris Prof | Adware
Castle Vox

Board Games -> Reversi
Magic Reversi
Othello (2)

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Fangames & Clones -> Sokoban
JSoko
Sokoban YASC

Fangames & Clones -> Tetris
Cultris 2

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Games -> Adventure / RPG
The Silver Lining | Free Registration

Games -> First Person Shooter (FPS)
Urban Terror

Games -> PvP
Player vs Player
Bloodline Champions

Games -> Shoot em up
Air Assault II
Space Invaders

Games -> Simulation & Physics
Angry Birds | Web-Based
Shooting Blocks

Games -> Strategy / Timing / RTS
MegaGlest
Sudden Strike Normandy

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Puzzles -> Jewels / Gems
Monsterz
Rome Puzzle

Puzzles -> Mental Exercise
Brain Workshop

Puzzles -> Other
Xye

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Software -> Stay Awake
Prevent the computer or monitor from turning off
Caffeine
Don't Sleep
StayAwake

Software -> Tools -> Editor
QuArK

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Sports
Bowling Evolution

Sports -> Racing
City Racing
Motoracing
Offroad Racers

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Uncategorized -> Games
Typhoon 2001

[+Xinok]

Changelog - July 2011

Category Changes:

• Created base category Arcade
  
• Moved Breakout, Fighters, Pong, Shoot em up, Tanks under Arcade
  
• Merged Puzzles -> Jewels / Gems into Puzzles -> Connect / Match

Monthly Stats:

• Categories: 76
  
• Programs: 307
  
• Starred: 17

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Emulators -> Playstation 1
PCSX-Reloaded

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Games -> First Person Shooter (FPS)
Cube 2: Sauerbraten
Xonotic

Games -> Platform
Cave Story

Games -> Typing
Z-Type | Web-Based

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Puzzles -> Connect / Match
Curvy | Web-Based

Puzzles -> Other
Slimes!

Puzzles -> Suite
Logyx Pack

Puzzles -> Words
Across Lite
CruciMaker

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Sports -> Racing
Ignition

[Intrinsica]

Oh wow. I'm not going to get any work done today now that I've seen this thread. Great work, Xinok!

[+MightyJordan]

Got a new one for the list: Proun.

I haven't got around to playing it yet, but the trailer looks great. It's being sold on a pay-what-you-want basis, so you can get it for free, or you can pay for it, and you'll get a bonus track to play (it's not technically pay-what-you-want though, as there's a minimum payment of £1.75).

[+Xinok]

Changelog - August 2011

Credit:
MightyJordan for suggesting Proun


Monthly Stats:

• Categories: 78
  
• Programs: 324
  
• PortableApps: 41
  
• Starred: 18
  
• Tags: 32

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Arcade -> Other
Proun

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Emulators -> Other
RetroCopy

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Fangames & Clones -> Sonic
Sonic Time Attacked

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Games -> Card Games
Classic Solitaire | Web-Based

Games -> First Person Shooter (FPS)
OpenArena
Team Fortress 2 | Online
War Inc | Online

Games -> MMORPG
Mythos
PlaneShift

Games -> Simulation & Physics
YS Flight Simulator

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Image & Graphics -> Screen Capture -> Upload
Jet Screenshot

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Puzzles -> Mah-Jongg
Ivory

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Software -> Organizers
Emulators Organizer

Software -> Tools -> Server
Canary | for Minecraft

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Sports -> Pool
Poolians

[+Xinok]

Changelog - September 2011

Monthly Stats:

• Categories: 78
  
• Programs: 349
  
• PortableApps: 41
  
• Starred: 19
  
• Tags: 32

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Board Games -> Chess
Scid vs. PC

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Fangames & Clones -> Sokoban
SokobanP

Fangames & Clones -> Tetris
T-Crisis 3

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Games -> Adventure / RPG
Dead Cyborg

Games -> Card Games
XM Solitaire

Games -> Casino
MPS Roulette

Games -> MMORPG
Champions Online
Forsaken World
Furcadia
Runes of Magic

Games -> Sandbox / World
LinCity-NG
OpenCity
Simutrans

Games -> Shooter / FPS
Global Agenda Free Agent
Hidden and Dangerous Deluxe
PRISM Guard Shield
Rising Eagle
True Combat Elite
War Rock

Games -> Strategy / Timing / RTS
Widelands
Zero-K

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Puzzles -> Connect / Match
Piskvork

Puzzles -> Minesweeper
GoGo Digger

Puzzles -> Word Games
Kurupira Crossword

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Software -> Hack / Cheat
Ark Puzzle Solver Suite

Software -> Organizers
Game Manager v2

Software -> Runtimes
Steam

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Sports -> Racing
TORCS

[+Xinok]

Changelog - October 2011


Category Changes:

• Removed majority of sub-categories under Software. You can find the missing programs on the Freeware Alternative List.
  
• Arcade -> Tanks, renamed to Arcade -> Artillery

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Arcade -> Shoot em up
Ultra Awesome Zombie Shooter | Web-Based

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Board Games -> Chess
Crafty Chess
PyChess

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Emulators -> Cell Phones
KEmulator

Emulators -> Tools
GenRomSuite
SBWin
uCON64

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Fangames & Clones -> Mario
Super Smash Land

Fangames & Clones -> Sonic
Sonic Axiom
Sonic Project Mettrix | Incomplete

Fangames & Clones -> Tetris
Tetris

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Games -> Adventure / RPG
Back to the Future Episode 1 | Free Registration

Games -> Kids
TuxMath

Games -> Platform
King Arthur's Gold

Games -> Sandbox / World
Mythruna

Games -> Strategy / Timing / RTS
0 A.D.
Priority Survive

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Puzzles -> Word Games
XWord

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Sports -> Pool
Arcade Pool 2

Sports -> Racing
Need for Speed World | Online