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freeware Freeware is software, most often proprietary, that is distributed at no monetary cost to the end user. There is no agreed-upon set of rights, license, or EULA that defines ''freeware'' unambiguously; every publisher defines its own rules for t ...

video game Video games, also known as computer games, are electronic games that involves interaction with a user interface or input device such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device to generate visual feedback. This fee ...

s implemented as traditional executable files that must be downloaded and installed. Freeware games are games that are released as

and can be downloaded and played, free of charge, for an unlimited amount of time. This list does not include: *Open source games (see

List of open-source video games This is a list of notable open-source video games. Open-source video games are assembled from and are themselves open-source software, including public domain games with public domain source code. This list also includes games in which the engine i ...

). *Games that were previously sold commercially (see

List of commercial video games released as freeware This is a list of commercial video games released as freeware; games that, in their original license, were not considered freeware, but were re-released at a later date with a freeware license, sometimes as publicity for a forthcoming sequel or c ...

). * Shareware or

Free-to-play Free-to-play (F2P or FtP) video games are games that give players access to a significant portion of their content without paying or do not require paying to continue playing. Free-to-play is distinct from traditional commercial software, which ...

games that require purchase for play time, game items, new content or features. * Browser games alias browser-based games. * Mods: software that cannot be played as stand-alone game.

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Aleph One In mathematics, particularly in set theory, the aleph numbers are a sequence of numbers used to represent the cardinality (or size) of infinite sets that can be well-ordered. They were introduced by the mathematician Georg Cantor and are named ...

'' is a modified version of the ''Marathon 2'' engine *'' Ahriman's Prophecy'' is a prequel to the '' Aveyond'' RPG series. *''

Alien Swarm ''Alien Swarm'' is a multiplayer top-down shooter video game developed by Valve. It is a remake of a mod for ''Unreal Tournament 2004'', and it was developed by the original team, who were hired by Valve during the course of the development pro ...

'' is a free top down shooter from

Valve A valve is a device or natural object that regulates, directs or controls the flow of a fluid (gases, liquids, fluidized solids, or slurries) by opening, closing, or partially obstructing various passageways. Valves are technically fitting ...

used to test the

Source Source may refer to: Research * Historical document * Historical source * Source (intelligence) or sub source, typically a confidential provider of non open-source intelligence * Source (journalism), a person, publication, publishing institute o ...

2010 beta. *''

America's Army ''America's Army'' is a series of first-person shooter video games developed and published by the U.S. Army, intended to inform, educate, and recruit prospective soldiers. Launched in 2002, the game was branded as a strategic communication device ...

'' is the official

United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, cla ...

game. *'' Anchorhead'' is a horror interactive fiction game. *'' ADOM'' is a

roguelike Roguelike (or rogue-like) is a subgenre of role-playing computer games traditionally characterized by a dungeon crawl through procedurally generated levels, turn-based gameplay, grid-based movement, and permanent death of the player charac ...

game (technically

postcardware Shareware is a type of proprietary software that is initially shared by the owner for trial use at little or no cost. Often the software has limited functionality or incomplete documentation until the user sends payment to the software developer ...

) by

Thomas Biskup Thomas Biskup (born 2 July 1971) is a German software engineer and computer scientist. He is the creator and developer of ''Ancient Domains of Mystery'', a popular roguelike video game first released in 1994.

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Armored Brigade Armoured warfare or armored warfare (mechanized forces, armoured forces or armored forces) (American English; American and British English spelling differences#-our, -or, see spelling differences), is the use of armoured fighting vehicle, armo ...

'' is a freeware tactical wargame, focusing on realism and playability. *'' Assault Cube'' is a ''

Counter-Strike ''Counter-Strike'' (''CS'') is a series of multiplayer tactical first-person shooter video games in which teams of terrorists battle to perpetrate an act of terror (bombing, hostage-taking, assassination) while counter-terrorists try to preve ...

''-like first person shooter with low system requirements. *'' Astro Battle'' is a top down

multi-directional shooter A twin-stick shooter is a subgenre of shoot 'em up video games. It is a multidirectional shooter in which the player character is controlled using two joysticks: one for movement on a flat plane, and one to aim and fire shots at enemies, Usually s ...

in which players design their own spacecraft and battle other players on-line.

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*'' Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden'' is a futuristic role-playing video game starring

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

Charles Barkley Charles Wade Barkley (born February 20, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player who is a television analyst on NBA on TNT, TNT. Nicknamed "Sir Charles", "Chuck", and "the Round Mound of Rebound", Barkley played 16 seasons ...

. *'' Battleships Forever'' is a real time tactics game with a ship designer. *'' Beneath a Steel Sky'', is a point-and-click adventure game. *'' BMW M3 Challenge'' is a BMW M3 car racing game. *'' Black Mesa'' (originally ''Black Mesa: Source''; stylized as ''BLλCK MESA'') is a third-party total remake of ''Half-Life''. *''

BVE Trainsim BVE Trainsim (originally Boso View Express) is a Japanese three-dimensional computer-based train simulator. It is notable for focusing on providing an accurate driving experience as viewed from inside the cab, rather than creating a network of oth ...

'' is a

railroad simulator A train simulator (also railroad simulator or railway simulator) is a computer based simulation of rail transport operations. They are generally large complicated software packages modeling a Three-dimensional space, 3D virtual reality world i ...

created by Mackoy of Japan. *'' Broken Sword 2.5: The Return of the Templars'' is a

fan-made Fan labor, also called fan works, are the creative activities engaged in by fans, primarily those of various media properties or musical groups. These activities can include creation of written works (fiction, fan fiction and review literature), ...

Broken Sword ''Broken Sword'' is a series of adventure games. The first game in the series, '' Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars'', was released and developed in 1996 by British developer Revolution Software. Its sequel, '' Broken Sword II: The Smok ...

'' game.

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*'' Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead'' is a rogue-like

survival game Survival games are a sub-genre of action video games, which are usually set in hostile, intense, open-world environments. Players generally start with minimal equipment and are required to survive as long as possible by crafting tools, weapons ...

. *'' Cave Story'' is a side-scrolling action-adventure game. *'' Cellfactor: Revolution'' is a single-player and

multiplayer A multiplayer video game is a video game in which more than one person can play in the same game environment at the same time, either locally on the same computing system ( couch co-op), on different computing systems via a local area network, or ...

game that uses the Ageia Physx engine. *'' Championship Manager: Season 01/02'' is a

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

management Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities o ...

in Sports Interactive's ''Championship Manager'' series. *''

Chex Quest ''Chex Quest'' is a non-violent first-person shooter video game created in 1996 by Digital Café, originally intended as a Chex cereal promotion aimed at children aged 6–9 and up.Thompson, Stephanie. "WatersMolitor Promo Links Chex and AOL." '' ...

'' is a comedic ''Doom'' clone (technically an

advergame An advergame is a form of advertising in video games, in which the video game is developed by or in close collaboration with a corporate entity for purposes of advertising a brand-name product. While other video games may use in-game advertising (s ...

). *'' Chicken Invaders'' is a space shooter by InterAction Studios. *''

Chzo Mythos Benjamin Richard "Yahtzee" Croshaw (born 24 May 1983) is a British comedic writer, author, video game journalist, humorist, podcaster, and video game developer. He is best known for his video game review series '' Zero Punctuation'', which he pr ...

'' is a set of four separate

adventure game An adventure game is a video game genre in which the player assumes the role of a protagonist in an interactive story driven by exploration and/or Puzzle video game, puzzle-solving. The Video game genres, genre's focus on story allows it to draw ...

s: ''5 Days a Stranger'', ''7 Days a Skeptic'', ''Trilby's Notes'' and ''6 Days a Sacrifice'' by

Ben Croshaw Benjamin Richard "Yahtzee" Croshaw (born 24 May 1983) is a British comedic writer, author, video game journalist, humorist, podcaster, and video game developer. He is best known for his video game review series '' Zero Punctuation'', which he pr ...

. *''

Cloud In meteorology, a cloud is an aerosol consisting of a visible mass of miniature liquid droplets, frozen crystals, or other particles suspended in the atmosphere of a planetary body or similar space. Water or various other chemicals may ...

'' is a third-person computer

puzzle game A puzzle is a game, problem, or toy that tests a person's ingenuity or knowledge. In a puzzle, the solver is expected to put pieces together ( or take them apart) in a logical way, in order to arrive at the correct or fun solution of the puzzl ...

based on weather and atmospheric aesthetics. *''

Continuum Continuum may refer to: * Continuum (measurement), theories or models that explain gradual transitions from one condition to another without abrupt changes Mathematics * Continuum (set theory), the real line or the corresponding cardinal number ...

'' is a

top-down Top-down may refer to: Arts and entertainment * " Top Down", a 2007 song by Swizz Beatz * "Top Down", a song by Lil Yachty from ''Lil Boat 3'' * "Top Down", a song by Fifth Harmony from ''Reflection'' Science * Top-down reading, is a part of ...

multiplayer video game A multiplayer video game is a video game in which more than one person can play in the same game environment at the same time, either locally on the same computing system (couch co-op), on different computing systems via a local area network, or ...

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Deadly Rooms of Death ''Deadly Rooms of Death'' (DROD) is a computer puzzle game. It was created by Erik Hermansen in 1996 and has been regularly extended since then. The original version of the game published by Webfoot Technologies is no longer available. In 2000 t ...

'' is a turn-based puzzle game available in two free versions: ''Architect's Edition'' and browser-based Flash version. *''Deepest Sword'' is a puzzle-platform game. *'' Digital - A Love Story'' is a computer mystery/romance set five minutes into the future of 1988. *'' DinoHunters'' is an advertisement-supported first person shooter and machinima series created by Kuma Reality Games. *'' Dogfights: The Game'' is a combat flight simulator based on the

History Channel History (formerly The History Channel from January 1, 1995 to February 15, 2008, stylized as HISTORY) is an American pay television network and flagship channel owned by A&E Networks, a joint venture between Hearst Communications and the Disney ...

series of the same name. *'' Don't Shit Your Pants'' is a text-based browser game. *''

Dwarf Fortress ''Dwarf Fortress'' (officially called ''Slaves to Armok: God of Blood Chapter II: Dwarf Fortress'') is a construction and management simulation and roguelike indie video game created by Bay 12 Games. Available as freeware and in development sin ...

'' is a

real-time Real-time or real time describes various operations in computing or other processes that must guarantee response times within a specified time (deadline), usually a relatively short time. A real-time process is generally one that happens in defined ...

fantasy

(technically

donationware Donationware is a licensing model that supplies fully operational unrestricted software to the user and requests an optional donation be paid to the programmer or a third-party beneficiary (usually a non-profit). The amount of the donation may also ...

). *''

Doki Doki Literature Club! ''Doki Doki Literature Club!'' (''DDLC'') is a 2017 freeware visual novel developed by American independent game studio Team Salvato for Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux. The game was initially distributed through itch.io, and later became ...

'' is a

visual novel A , often abbreviated as VN, is a form of digital semi-interactive fiction. Visual novels are often associated with and used in the medium of video games, but are not always labeled as such themselves. They combine a textual narrative with sta ...

-based game developed by Team Salvato.

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*'' Eastside Hockey Manager'' is a hockey manager game. *''

Eternal Daughter ''Eternal Daughter'' is a freeware 2D action-adventure game created by indie developers Derek Yu and Jon Perry and released on June 21, 2002, under the Blackeye Software label. Plot The introduction shows the Dungaga, an imperial industrialized ...

'' is a ''

Castlevania ''Castlevania'' (), known in Japan as is a gothic horror action-adventure video game series and media franchise about Dracula (Castlevania), Dracula, created and developed by Konami. It has been released on various platforms, from early system ...

''-style action-adventure game. *''

Elona ''Elona quimperiana'', common name the escargot de Quimper ("Quimper snail"), is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Elonidae. ''Elona'' is a monotypic genus, i.e. it contains only ...

'' is an open world

game. *''

Elsword ''Elsword'' ( Korean: 엘소드) is a free-to-play, 2.5D action MMORPG developed by the South Korean company KOG Studios. It features real-time action gameplay and includes both player vs. environment and player vs. player modes. There are four ...

'' is a free-to-play MMORPG. * '' Eversion''

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*'' Food Force'' is a game where the player must deliver food to places in which people are starving. *''

Future Pinball Future Pinball ("FP") is a freeware 3D pinball editing and gaming application for Microsoft Windows.Future P ...

'' is a pinball simulation editor and game with many tables available. *'' FNaF World'', spin-off of ''

FNaF ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' (''FNaF'') is a media franchise created by Scott Cawthon. The first video game of the same name was released on August 8, 2014, and the resultant series has since gained worldwide popularity. The main series cons ...

''. *'' Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator'' PC version only.

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*''Gate88'' is an abstract

futuristic

real-time strategy Real-time strategy (RTS) is a Video game genre, subgenre of strategy video games that do not progress incrementally in turn-based game, turns, but allow all players to play simultaneously, in "real time". By contrast, in Turn-based strategy, turn ...

space combat simulator A space flight simulation is a genre of flight simulator video games that lets players experience space flight to varying degrees of realism. Common mechanics include space exploration, space trade and space combat. Overview Some games in th ...

. *'' Genetos'' is a

scrolling shooter In computer displays, filmmaking, television production, and other kinetic displays, scrolling is sliding text, images or video across a monitor or display, vertically or horizontally. "Scrolling," as such, does not change the layout of the text ...

. *''

General A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of highest military ranks, high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers t ...

'' is a

strategy game A strategy game or strategic game is a game (e.g. a board game) in which the players' uncoerced, and often autonomous, decision-making skills have a high significance in determining the outcome. Almost all strategy games require internal decisi ...

with text interface. *''

GeneRally GeneRally is a freeware Racing video game, racing game developed by brothers Hannu and Jukka Räbinä from Finland. Although it features a 3D computer graphics, 3D graphics engine, Gene Rally has a top-down perspective. It has a similar art desig ...

'' is an arcade-style top-down

racing game Racing games are a video game genre in which the player participates in a racing competition. They may be based on anything from real-world racing leagues to fantastical settings. They are distributed along a spectrum between more realistic ra ...

. *''

Grid Wars Gridwars (aka GRID WARS) was a programming contest announced in November 2002 by Engineered Intelligence (EI). The competition was devised to promote EI's product called CxC (a parallel programming language) introduced the same day. Gridwars was ...

'' is a ''

Geometry Wars ''Geometry Wars'' is a series of top-down multi-directional shooter video games developed by Bizarre Creations, and, later, Lucid Games. Originally published by Microsoft Games Studios, the first title was included as a minigame in '' Project Got ...

'' clone. *'' GROW'' is a series of puzzle games. *'' Gunster'' is a discontinued

. *'' Guns and Robots'' is a

third-person shooter Third-person shooter (TPS) is a subgenre of 3D computer graphics, 3D shooter games in which the gameplay consists primarily of shooting. It is closely related to first-person shooters, but with the player character visible on-screen during play. ...

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Hero Core ''Hero Core'' is a freeware shooter game created by Daniel Remar, the developer of ''Iji''. The game was released on 3 May 2010. It was created in Game Maker Studio, with music composed by Brother Android. It is a sequel to the game ''Hero''. Ar ...

'' shooter game with

Metroidvania Metroidvania is a sub-genre of platform video games focused on guided non-linearity and utility-gated exploration and progression. The term is a portmanteau of the names of the video game series ''Metroid'' and ''Castlevania'', with games in the ...

elements. *'' Hydorah'' is a 2D

Shoot 'em up Shoot 'em ups (also known as shmups or STGs ) are a sub-genre of action games. There is no consensus as to which design elements compose a shoot 'em up; some restrict the definition to games featuring spacecraft and certain types of charac ...

in a similar vein to games such as ''

Gradius is a series of shooter video games, introduced in 1985, developed and published by Konami for a variety of portable, console and arcade platforms. In many games in the series, the player controls a ship known as the Vic Viper. Games *''Scra ...

''. Was later released as a non-freeware title under the name ''Super Hydorah''.

I

*'' I'm O.K – A Murder Simulator'' is a satirical side-scrolling shooter by

Derek Yu Derek Yu is an American independent video game designer, video game artist, and blogger.Ib'' is a horror/puzzle RPG creation game. *''

Icy Tower ''Icy Tower'' is a freeware video game by Swedish game developer Free Lunch Design. It is a platform game set in a tower, where the player's goal is to jump from one "floor" to the next and go as high as possible without falling and plunging of ...

'' is a tower-climbing platform game. *'' Ikachan'' is an action-adventure game by Studio Pixel. *''

Iji ''Iji'' is a freeware 2008 video game featuring platform and shooting elements, developed by Daniel Remar using Game Maker over a period of four years. In the game, the player controls Iji Kataiser, a young woman enhanced with nanotechnology, ...

'' is a platformer by Daniel Remar. *''

IMVU IMVU (, stylized as imvu) is an online virtual world and social networking site. IMVU was founded in 2004 and was originally backed by venture investors Menlo Ventures, AllegisCyber Capital, Bridgescale Partners, and Best Buy Capital.

'' is an online social entertainment game. *''

Inner Worlds ''Inner Worlds'' is an album by the Mahavishnu Orchestra. It was the group's sixth album release, as well as their last for nearly ten years. In 1975, violinist Jean-Luc Ponty and keyboardist Gayle Moran left the band. Stu Goldberg was brought ...

'' is a DOS platformer where you play a woman that turns into a wolf. (Sleepless Software, 1996) *''

I Wanna Be the Guy ''I Wanna Be the Guy'' (''IWBTG'') is a freeware platform game created by Michael "Kayin" O'Reilly for Microsoft Windows using Multimedia Fusion 2. First released on October 5, 2007, the game is no longer in active development, though the game's ...

'' is a platform game.

J

*'' Jump 'n Bump'' is a multiplayer battle game. (Should be moved to

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). *' is a Lego-themed

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*'' Knytt Stories'' is a 2D exploration platformer with a built in editor by

Nicklas Nygren Nicklas Nygren (born 6 January 1983), better known by the handle Nifflas, is an Indie game, independent Swedish video game developer. He is known for his freeware ''Knytt'' series and along with another freeware game, ''Within a Deep Forest''. He ...

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La-Mulana ''La-Mulana'' (stylized as ''La•Mʊlana'') is a platform-adventure video game, designed to imitate the look and feel of MSX games. Released on June 27, 2006, in Japan for Microsoft Windows, the game was only available in Japanese, but an Engli ...

'' is a 2D

platform game A platform game (often simplified as platformer and sometimes called a jump 'n' run game) is a sub-genre of action video games in which the core objective is to move the player character between points in an environment. Platform games are charac ...

. *'' Lexus ISF Track Time'' is a

Lexus ISF The Lexus IS (XE20) is the second generation of the Lexus IS line of compact executive cars. Sold by Lexus since 2005, the line includes multiple V6 gasoline-powered models, in four-door sedan and two-door coupé convertible body styles. Add ...

car racing game. *''

Liero ''Liero'' is a video game for MS-DOS, first released by Finnish programmer Joosa Riekkinen in 1998. The game has been described as a real-time version of ''Worms'' (a turn-based artillery game). ''Liero'' is Finnish for 'earthworm' and is pro ...

'' is a 2D side-scrolling shooting game for one or two players. *'' Liyla and the Shadows of War'' is a 2D side-scrolling

about the 2014 Gaza War developed by Rasheed Abueideh. *'' Little Fighter'' is a

beat'em up The beat 'em up (also known as brawler and, in some markets, beat 'em all) is a video game genre featuring hand-to-hand combat against a large number of opponents. Traditional beat 'em ups take place in scrolling, two-dimensional (2D) levels, ...

DOS fighting game. *''

Little Fighter 2 ''Little Fighter 2'' (LF2; ) is a Hong Kong freeware PC fighting game for Windows and is the sequel to the game '' Little Fighter''. ''Little Fighter 2'' was created by Marti Wong and Starsky Wong in 1999, and received a long series of updates ...

'' is a sequel to ''Little Fighter'' released for

Windows Windows is a group of several proprietary graphical operating system families developed and marketed by Microsoft. Each family caters to a certain sector of the computing industry. For example, Windows NT for consumers, Windows Server for serv ...

. *'' Loved'' is a

browser-based A web application (or web app) is application software that is accessed using a web browser. Web applications are delivered on the World Wide Web to users with an active network connection. History In earlier computing models like client-serve ...

game A game is a structured form of play (activity), play, usually undertaken for enjoyment, entertainment or fun, and sometimes used as an educational tool. Many games are also considered to be work (such as professional players of spectator s ...

released online to various game hosting websites.

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*'' Maldita Castilla'' is a

platformer A platform game (often simplified as platformer and sometimes called a jump 'n' run game) is a sub-genre of action game, action video games in which the core objective is to move the player character between points in an environment. Platform game ...

arcade action game released in 2012, developed by Locomalito. *''Magestorm Revival'' is a team based

FPS FPS may refer to: Arts and entertainment * "F.P.S." (''Law & Order: Criminal Intent''), an episode of the TV show ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' * '' fps magazine'', a defunct magazine about animation * ''The Fabulous Picture Show'', a televi ...

game recreated by KOD. *'' Mad Father'' is a

RPG Maker RPG Maker, known in Japan as , is a series of programs for the development of role-playing video games (RPGs) with story-driven elements, created by the Japanese group ASCII, succeeded by Enterbrain. The Japanese name, ''Tsukūru'', is a pun m ...

game created by Miscreant's Room *'' Moon Whistle'' is a classic

game made by Kannazuki Sasuke. *''

Monster Milktruck Google Earth is a computer program that renders a 3D computer graphics, 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery. The program maps the Earth by superimposition, superimposing satellite images, aerial photography, and geog ...

'' is a single-player online game using Google Earth technology. *'' MUGEN'' is a custom

fighting game A fighting game, also known as a versus fighting game, is a video game genre, genre of video game that involves combat between two or more players. Fighting game combat often features mechanics such as Blocking (martial arts), blocking, grappli ...

engine. *'' The Museum of Broken Memories'' is an adventure game by

Jonas Kyratzes Jonas Kyratzes is a German-Greek video game designer and author of video game industry related articles. Career Kyratzes' games are known for breaking with convention and being heavily story-driven. Several of his games are thematically intercon ...

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with advanced

physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which r ...

. *''

Narbacular Drop ''Narbacular Drop'' is a 2005 puzzle-platform game developed by Nuclear Monkey Software. It was the senior game project of students attending DigiPen Institute of Technology. The gameplay consists of navigating a dungeon using an innovative port ...

'' is a 3D

developed by Nuclear Monkey Software. It is the precursor to

's ''

Portal Portal often refers to: * Portal (architecture), an opening in a wall of a building, gate or fortification, or the extremities (ends) of a tunnel Portal may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Gaming * ''Portal'' (series), two video games ...

''. *'' Noctis'' is a

space exploration Space exploration is the use of astronomy and space technology to explore outer space. While the exploration of space is carried out mainly by astronomers with telescopes, its physical exploration though is conducted both by robotic spacec ...

simulator. (Should be moved to

). *'' Notrium'' is a survival game. *' is a hybrid retro racing game.

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Off (video game) ''Off'' (stylized as ''OFF'') is a French-language role-playing video game released in 2008 by the Belgian team Unproductive Fun Time, consisting of Martin Georis ("Mortis Ghost") and Alias Conrad Coldwood. It has garnered a cult following for i ...

'' is a french (later translated into english) RPG game about an entity known as "The Batter" and his quest to purify the world of OFF. *''

One Night Trilogy The ''One Night Trilogy'' is the collective title for a series of freeware indie psychological horror games developed by Dark Gaia Studios using the '' RPG Maker VX'' engine. The games were released over a three-year period across the indie gami ...

'' is a series of three freeware survival horror games. *' free train simulator. *''

osu! ''Osu!'' (stylized as ''osu!'') is a free-to-play rhythm game primarily developed, published, and created by Dean "peppy" Herbert. Inspired by iNiS' rhythm game ''Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan'', it was written in C Sharp (programming language), C# ...

'' is a freeware simulator of the rhythm video games ''

Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan or ''Ouendan'', is a rhythm video game developed by iNiS and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld game console in 2005, for release only in Japan. ''Ouendan'' stars a cheer squad rhythmically cheering for various troubled peopl ...

'' and ''

Elite Beat Agents ''Elite Beat Agents'' is a rhythm video game developed by iNiS and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. It was released in North America, Europe and South Korea. As the second of three rhythm games developed by iNiS specifically for the DS, ...

''.

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*'' Perspective'' is a single player

puzzle A puzzle is a game, Problem solving, problem, or toy that tests a person's ingenuity or knowledge. In a puzzle, the solver is expected to put pieces together (Disentanglement puzzle, or take them apart) in a logical way, in order to arrive at th ...

game that includes aspects of a 2-D

where the player switches between a 2D and a 3D game environment. *'' Plasma Pong'' is a ''

Pong ''Pong'' is a table tennis–themed twitch arcade sports video game, featuring simple two-dimensional graphics, manufactured by Atari and originally released in 1972. It was one of the earliest arcade video games; it was created by Allan Al ...

'' game in which the ball is manipulated by a fluid dynamics environment. It is currently in development hell after the website became defunct. *''

Play65 Play65 is an online backgammon operator established in 2004 by an Israeli-based company, SkillEmpire, that hosts real-time backgammon games and tournaments. With its client software available in 21 languages, including English, Arabic, Chinese, Da ...

'' is an online multi-player

backgammon Backgammon is a two-player board game played with counters and dice on tables boards. It is the most widespread Western member of the large family of tables games, whose ancestors date back nearly 5,000 years to the regions of Mesopotamia and Pe ...

game featuring 3D graphics and community modules. *'' Plobb!'' is a fast single player 2D

arcade shooter Shoot 'em ups (also known as shmups or STGs ) are a sub-genre of action games. There is no consensus as to which design elements compose a shoot 'em up; some restrict the definition to games featuring spacecraft and certain types of charac ...

, and as a multidirectional shooter shares the gameplay of ''

Asteroids An asteroid is a minor planet of the inner Solar System. Sizes and shapes of asteroids vary significantly, ranging from 1-meter rocks to a dwarf planet almost 1000 km in diameter; they are rocky, metallic or icy bodies with no atmosphere. ...

''. It features a distinctive game design. *''

Progress Quest ''Progress Quest'' is a video game developed by Eric Fredricksen as a parody of '' EverQuest'' and other massively multiplayer online role-playing games. It is loosely considered a zero-player game, in the sense that once the player has set up the ...

'' is a parody of ''

EverQuest ''EverQuest'' is a 3D fantasy-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) originally developed by Verant Interactive and 989 Studios for Windows PCs. It was released by Sony Online Entertainment in March 1999 in North Amer ...

'' and the MMORPG genre, focuses on pure character building with no interaction involved. *''

Project Reality ''Project Reality'' is a series of combined arms tactical first-person shooter video game modifications which aim to create a realistic combat environment where the core gameplay encourages teamwork and coordination. The original version, ''Pro ...

'' is a standalone modification of tactical first-person shooter '' Battlefield 2''.

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Ragnarok Battle Offline ''Ragnarok Battle Offline'' is a beat 'em up game for Microsoft Windows created by dojin soft developer French-Bread. The soundtrack is composed by Raito of Lisa-Rec. It is a homage and a spoof of the massively multiplayer online role-playing ...

'' is a 2D fighting game that is spin off of the MMO ''

Ragnarok Online ''Ragnarok Online'' ( ko, 라그나로크 온라인, marketed as ''Ragnarök'', and alternatively subtitled ''The Final Destiny of the Gods'') is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) created by Gravity based on the manhwa '' ...

''. *'' The Realms of Loria'' is a free browser-based multi-player online roleplaying game, set in Loria, a medieval fantasy world.

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Samorost ''Samorost'' is a puzzle point-and-click adventure game developed by Amanita Design. The first game of the ''Samorost'' series was released in 2003 for free on the Amanita Design website. Two sequels were released, '' Samorost 2'' in 2005 and '' ...

'', is a point-and-click adventure game. *''

Scorched 3D ''Scorched 3D'' is a free and open source artillery game modeled after the MS-DOS game ''Scorched Earth (video game), Scorched Earth''. ''Scorched 3D'' is licensed under the GNU General Public License, GNU GPL-2.0-or-later, and supports numerous p ...

'' is a 3D remake of an artillery game '' Scorched Earth''. *'' A Second Face'' is a sci-fi adventure game. *''

Second Life ''Second Life'' is an online multimedia platform that allows people to create an avatar for themselves and then interact with other users and user created content within a multi player online virtual world. Developed and owned by the San Fra ...

'' is a virtual online world, created by its users. Developed by ''

Linden Labs Linden Research, Inc., doing business as Linden Lab, is an American technology company that is best known as the creator of ''Second Life''. The company's head office is in San Francisco, with additional offices in Boston, Seattle, Virginia an ...

''. *''

Seiklus ''Seiklus'' (Estonian for ) is a platform game for Microsoft Windows. It was created by cly5m, using GameMaker over a period of approximately 6 months. Overview ''Seiklus'' is a puzzle platform game made with GameMaker with an emphasis on explo ...

'' is an ambient single-player action-adventure game. *''

SimSig ''SimSig'' is a mixed donationware and commercial Windows-based train simulator of modern railway signalling systems in Great Britain, from the point of view of a railway signaller. Users have also had success running ''SimSig'' on Linux using ...

'' is a train simulation game based on real UK signalling systems. *'' Skifree'' is a

Windows 95 Windows 95 is a consumer-oriented operating system developed by Microsoft as part of its Windows 9x family of operating systems. The first operating system in the 9x family, it is the successor to Windows 3.1x, and was released to manufacturi ...

game. *'' Soldat'' is a 2d, fast-paced, action multi-player shooting game with many different game modes and weapon choices. *''

Space Combat Space warfare is hypothetical combat in which one or more belligerents are situated in outer space. The scope of space warfare therefore includes ''ground-to-space warfare'', such as attacking satellites from the Earth; ''space-to-space warfare ...

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space simulator Astronaut training describes the complex process of preparing astronauts in regions around the world for their space missions before, during and after the flight, which includes medical tests, physical training, extra-vehicular activity (EVA) tra ...

featuring realistic physics. *'' Space Tanks'' is a 2D/3D gravity game featuring realistic physics. *'' StepMania'' is a rhythm based online capable game. *'' SubSpace'' is a 2D top-down space shooter game with massive multiplayer capabilities. *'' Super Cosplay War Ultra'' is a 2D fighting game featuring cosplayers. *'' Synaesthete'' is a student-created psychedelic rhythm shooter. *''

Synth A synthesizer (also spelled synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis and ...

'' uses procedural generation for the graphics and level design. *'' Syobon Action'' is a Japanese game notorious for its difficulty. *'' Solitaire'' is a card game.

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*'' Tag: The Power of Paint'' is a 3D first-person action &

game that uses

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to manipulate physics. *' and its sequel are 2D side-scrolling

s. *''

TagPro ''TagPro'' is a free-to-play online multiplayer capture the flag video game originally designed and programmed by Nick Riggs. The first version was released in February 2013, after Riggs began experimenting with software platform Node.js. The game ...

'' is a browser-based

capture the flag Capture the flag (CTF) is a traditional outdoor sport where two or more teams each have a flag (or other markers) and the objective is to capture the other team's flag, located at the team's "base", and bring it safely back to their own base. ...

game. *'' Temporal'' is a

involving time travel based puzzles. *''

The Dark Mod ''The Dark Mod'' is a free and open-source software first-person stealth video game, inspired by the ''Thief'' series by Looking Glass Studios. The game provides the basic framework and tools (engine, assets, models, and editor) for more than 1 ...

'', inspired by the original ''Thief'' series. *''

Tinker Tinker or tinkerer is an archaic term for an itinerant tinsmith who mends household utensils. Description ''Tinker'' for metal-worker is attested from the thirteenth century as ''tyckner'' or ''tinkler''. Some travelling groups and Romani p ...

'', also known as ''Microsoft Tinker'', is a 3D puzzle game for

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Trackmania Nations ''TrackMania'' is a series of racing games for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo DS and Wii developed by Nadeo and Firebrand Games. Instead of following the usual trend of choosing a set car and track to pla ...

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specially developed for the

Electronic Sports World Cup The Electronic Sports World Convention (ESWC) (formerly known as Electronic Sports World Cup) is an international professional gaming championship. Every year, winners of national qualifier events around the world earn the right to represent thei ...

Nadeo Nadeo (pronounced ''NĂ-dā-yō'') is a French video game developer founded in 2000. The studio is best known for creating the racing game series ''TrackMania''. Other games developed by Nadeo include the '' Virtual Skipper'' series and '' ShootM ...

. *'' Transcendence'' is a 2D space adventure game featuring extended moddability. *'' TUMIKI Fighters'' is a 3D

. *'' Toribash'' is a 3D ragdoll fighting game in which you control every joint of your fighter.

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Star Control II ''Star Control II: The Ur-Quan Masters'' is a 1992 video game, the sequel to '' Star Control''. It was developed by Toys for Bob ( Fred Ford and Paul Reiche III) and originally published by Accolade in 1992 for MS-DOS. This game features exoplan ...

Ur-Quan Masters'', puts you in the position of a space captain *''

UnReal World ''UnReal World'' is a roguelike survival freeware (shareware before 2013) video game set in a fictionalisation of Iron Age Finland. The game was first released in 1992 and continues to receive regular updates as of 2022. The game was released ...

'', a survival roguelike set in a world inspired by the late Iron Age of Finland

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Vanguard Princess , also known as ''Vanguard Princess: Senjin no Himegimi'' (ヴァンガードプリンセス先陣の姫君) is a Japanese dōjin 2D fighting game for Windows and Linux, developed by a single programmer and illustrator Tomoaki Sugeno nicknamed Su ...

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Visual Pinball Visual Pinball is a freeware and source available video game engine for pinball tables and similar games such as pachinko machines. The software is composed of an editor and the simulator part itself. It runs on Microsoft Windows. The program ...

'' is a pinball simulation editor and game with many tables available. *'' Vestaria Saga'' is a

tactical role-playing game Tactical role-playing games (abbreviated TRPGs), also known as strategy role-playing games and in Japan as (both abbreviated SRPGs), are a video game genre that combines core elements of role-playing video games with those of tactical (turn-bas ...

from the creator of the ''

Fire Emblem is a fantasy tactical role-playing game franchise developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. First produced and published for the Famicom in 1990, the series currently consists of sixteen core entries and five spinoffs. Game ...

'' series,

Shouzou Kaga Shouzou Kaga (加賀昭三, ''Kaga Shōzō'', born 1950) is a Japanese video game designer and scenario writer best known as the creator of the ''Fire Emblem'' series. During his career at Intelligent Systems, he would lead the development of ''Fi ...

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*'' Warmonger: Operation Downtown Destruction'' is an apocalyptic, first-person shooter. *''

Warning Forever ''Warning Forever'' is a freeware 2D fixed shooter for the Windows platform written by Japanese indie developer Hikoza T Ohkubo and released under the name of his software house, Hikware. Gameplay The game is broken into stages; each stage is a s ...

'' is a vertical shooter. *'' Within a Deep Forest'' is a 2D physics and exploration game. *''

WolfQuest ''WolfQuest'' is a 3D wildlife simulation video game originally developed by the Minnesota Zoo and game developer company Eduweb, and developed solely by Eduweb since 2013. The game's main purpose is to help players understand wolves and the roles ...

'' is a wildlife

simulation game Simulation video games are a diverse super-category of video games, generally designed to closely simulate real world activities. A simulation game attempts to copy various activities from real life in the form of a game for various purposes such ...

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Yume Nikki is a 2004 adventure game created by pseudonymous Japanese developer Kikiyama. The player controls a girl named Madotsuki and explores her dreams, collecting 24 effects that change her appearance and equipment. Random events also occur througho ...

'' is an "exploration" adventure game themed around dreams and nightmares with basic pixel graphics.

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*'' Zineth'' is an indie, 3d person, skating game where you must traverse an environment with speed and agility.

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