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Freeware Games List for Windows XP, Vista, 7

Updates: October 2011 | September 2011 | August 2011 | July 2011

  • :star: - 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.

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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

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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)


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

:star: Othello (2)

02-06 Board Games -> Suite

Play8x8 | Online


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

:star: 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

:star: 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

:star: 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

:star: DOSBox :: @PortableApps

MobaLiveCD

QEMU

QEMU Manager

:star: VirtualBox

VirtualBox Portable

VMLite Workstation

VMWare Player

:star: VMWare Server

Windows Virtual PC / XP Mode


04-01 Fangames & Clones -> Chip's Challenge

Tile World :: @PortableApps

04-02 Fangames & Clones -> Lemmings

Pingus

04-03 Fangames & Clones -> Mario

Secret Maryo Chronicles

:star: 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

:star: Sonic Axiom

:star: Sonic Classic

Sonic Fan Remix | Incomplete

Sonic Project Mettrix | Incomplete

Sonic Robo Blast 2

:star: 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

:star: Guardian of Paradise

Legend of Princess


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

:star: 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


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


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)


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

:star: TrackMania

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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


Board Games -> Other

3D Morris Prof | Adware

Castle Vox

Board Games -> Reversi

Magic Reversi

:star: Othello (2)


Fangames & Clones -> Sokoban

JSoko

Sokoban YASC

Fangames & Clones -> Tetris

Cultris 2


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


Puzzles -> Jewels / Gems

Monsterz

Rome Puzzle

Puzzles -> Mental Exercise

Brain Workshop

Puzzles -> Other

Xye


Software -> Stay Awake

Prevent the computer or monitor from turning off

Caffeine

Don't Sleep

StayAwake

Software -> Tools -> Editor

QuArK


Sports

Bowling Evolution

Sports -> Racing

City Racing

Motoracing

Offroad Racers


Uncategorized -> Games

Typhoon 2001

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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


Emulators -> Playstation 1

PCSX-Reloaded


Games -> First Person Shooter (FPS)

Cube 2: Sauerbraten

Xonotic

Games -> Platform

Cave Story

Games -> Typing

Z-Type | Web-Based


Puzzles -> Connect / Match

Curvy | Web-Based

Puzzles -> Other

Slimes!

Puzzles -> Suite

Logyx Pack

Puzzles -> Words

Across Lite

CruciMaker


Sports -> Racing

Ignition

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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).

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Changelog - August 2011

Credit:

@MightyJordan for suggesting Proun

Monthly Stats:

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


Arcade -> Other

Proun


Emulators -> Other

RetroCopy


Fangames & Clones -> Sonic

Sonic Time Attacked


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


Image & Graphics -> Screen Capture -> Upload

Jet Screenshot


Puzzles -> Mah-Jongg

Ivory


Software -> Organizers

Emulators Organizer

Software -> Tools -> Server

Canary | for Minecraft


Sports -> Pool

Poolians

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Changelog - September 2011

Monthly Stats:

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


Board Games -> Chess

Scid vs. PC


Fangames & Clones -> Sokoban

SokobanP

Fangames & Clones -> Tetris

T-Crisis 3


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


Puzzles -> Connect / Match

Piskvork

Puzzles -> Minesweeper

GoGo Digger

Puzzles -> Word Games

Kurupira Crossword


Software -> Hack / Cheat

Ark Puzzle Solver Suite

Software -> Organizers

Game Manager v2

Software -> Runtimes

Steam


Sports -> Racing

TORCS

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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


Arcade -> Shoot em up

Ultra Awesome Zombie Shooter | Web-Based


Board Games -> Chess

Crafty Chess

PyChess


Emulators -> Cell Phones

KEmulator

Emulators -> Tools

GenRomSuite

SBWin

uCON64


Fangames & Clones -> Mario

Super Smash Land

Fangames & Clones -> Sonic

:star: Sonic Axiom

Sonic Project Mettrix | Incomplete

Fangames & Clones -> Tetris

Tetris


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


Puzzles -> Word Games

XWord


Sports -> Pool

Arcade Pool 2

Sports -> Racing

Need for Speed World | Online

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