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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 compilation release.

Some of the following games are not [[freely redistributable software]], as they have only been made available as a free download as freeware, but may only be downloaded from certain websites and with the explicit permission of the copyright owner. Consult the [[software license agreement]].

For games that were originally released as freeware, see [[List of freeware video games]]. For [[FOSS|free and open-source]] games, and proprietary games re-released as FLOSS, see [[List of open-source video games]]. For proprietary games with released source code (and proprietary or freeware content), see [[List of commercial video games with available source code]].

==Available games==
The following formerly paid games have been made available as freeware, and are still in that status:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Title&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
!First release
!Freeware release
!Genre
!Platform(s)
!Publisher
!Additional information
|-
|''[[3 in Three]]''
|1989
|<ref>((cite web
 |title       = 3 in Three Gossip
 |publisher   = The Fool's Errand et al.
 |url         = http://www.fools-errand.com/03-in-three/index.htm
 |accessdate  = 24 July 2012
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20120419000544/http://www.fools-errand.com/03-in-three/index.htm
 |archivedate = 19 April 2012
))</ref>
|[[Puzzle video game|Puzzle]]
|[[Mac OS]]
|[[Cliff Johnson (game designer)|Cliff Johnson]]
|
|-
|''[[List of minor Apogee Software video games#Adventure Fun-Pak|Adventure Fun-Pak]]''
|1989
|2004<ref name = "ApogeeGamePaks">((cite web
 | last=Siegler
 | first=Joe
 | title=Some Ancient Apogee Games Released as Freeware
 | publisher=[[3D Realms]]
 | date=28 May 2004
 | url=http://legacy.3drealms.com/news/2004/05/the_packs_are_o.html
 | accessdate=2 April 2012))</ref>
|[[Adventure game|Adventure]], [[Action game|Action]]
|[[MS-DOS|DOS]]
|[[3D Realms|Apogee Software]]
|
|-
|''[[Adventureland (video game)|Adventureland]]''
|1978
|1993<ref>((cite web
 | last=Adams
 | first=Scott
 | title=Classic Game Downloads
 | publisher=SAGA (Scott Adams Grand Adventures)
 | url=http://www.msadams.com/downloads.htm
 | accessdate=14 April 2012)) The ''Adventureland'' game is bundled within a compilation of other Scott Adams adventure video games also re-released as freeware.</ref>
|[[Adventure game|Adventure]], [[interactive fiction]]
|[[TRS-80]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit family|Atari 8-bit]], [[TI-99/4A]], [[Commodore PET]], [[Commodore 64]], [[IBM PC]], [[VIC-20]], [[ZX Spectrum]], [[BBC Micro]]/[[Acorn Electron|Electron]]
|[[Scott Adams (game designer)|Scott Adams]]
|
|-
|''[[The Adventures of Fatman]]''
|2003
|2003
|A point-and-click adventure
|Windows
|Michael Doak 
|Released on studio's closing as CC-ND-NC "[[abandonware]]"
|-
|''[[The Adventures of Maddog Williams in the Dungeons of Duridian|Adventures of Maddog Williams in the Dungeons of Duridian, The]]''
|1992
|1996<ref>((cite web
 | title=The Adventures of Maddog Williams Vol. 1, In the Dungeons of Duridian
 | publisher=Game Crafters
 | url=http://www.gamecrafters.com/gamecrafters/maddog
 | accessdate=14 April 2012))</ref>
|[[Adventure game|Adventure]]
|[[Amiga]], [[Atari ST]], [[DOS]]
|Game Crafters
|
|-
|''[[Adventures of Robbo]]''
|1994
|2006<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.classicdosgames.com/game/Adventures_of_Robbo.html |title=RGB Classic Games - Adventures of Robbo |publisher=Classicdosgames.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-09))</ref>
|[[Puzzle video game|Puzzle]]
|DOS
|[[Epic MegaGames]]
|
|-
|''[[Robby Roto|Adventures of Robby Roto!, The]]''
|1981
|1999<ref>((cite web
 | last=Biondich
 | first=Paul
 | title=The Adventures of Robby Roto!
 | publisher=[[Allgame]]
 | url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=9454
 | accessdate=2012-12-06))</ref>
|[[List of maze video games|Maze]] ([[Puzzle video game|Puzzle]])
|[[Arcade game|Arcade]]
|[[Bally Midway]]
|
|-
|''Alien Cabal''
|1997
|2000<ref>((cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/ACabalFull |title=Alien Cabal |date=2015-01-05 |accessdate=2016-01-09))</ref>
|[[First-person shooter]]
|[[DOS]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
|[[QASoft]]
|
|-
|''[[Alien Carnage]]'' (a.k.a. ''Halloween Harry'')
|1994
|2007<ref>((cite web|url=http://legacy.3drealms.com/news/2007/05/alien_carnage_freeware.html |title=3D Realms News: Alien Carnage Released as Freeware |publisher=3drealms.com |date=2007-05-24 |accessdate=2012-08-09))</ref>
|[[Side-scrolling video game|Side-scrolling]] [[platform game|platformer]]
|[[DOS]]
|[[3D Realms|Apogee Software]]
|
|-
|''[[Allegiance (video game)|Allegiance]]''
|2000
|2004<ref>((cite web
 |title=Allegiance 
 |publisher=[[Microsoft Games]] 
 |date=2004-02-10 
 |url=http://www.microsoft.com/games/allegiance/home.htm 
 |accessdate=2012-12-06 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328134708/http://www.microsoft.com/games/allegiance/home.htm 
 |archivedate=2010-03-28 
))</ref>
|[[Space simulation]]/[[Real-time strategy]]/[[Action game|Action]]
|[[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
|[[Microsoft Research]]
|Source code released as freeware; gaming enthusiasts developed ''Free Allegiance'' from the released code.<ref>((cite web
 | last=Pirocanac
 | first=Nick
 | title=Allegiance
 | publisher=[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]]
 | date=2008-04-22
 | url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/issues/issue_146/4815-Allegiance
 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081231003245/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/issues/issue_146/4815-Allegiance
 | archivedate=2008-12-31
 | accessdate=2012-12-06))</ref>
|-
|''[[Amulets & Armor]]''
|1997
|2013
|[[Action game|Action]]/[[Role-playing video game]]
|[[DOS]]
|[[United Software Artists]]
|
|-
|''[[Anacreon: Reconstruction 4021]]''
|1987
|2004<ref>((cite web
 | last=Moromisato
 | first=George
 | title=(Anacreon) DOS Edition
 | publisher=George Moromisato's Neurohack
 | url=http://www.neurohack.com/anacreon/DOSEdition.html
 | accessdate=2012-12-06))</ref>
|[[Strategy video game|Strategy]]
|DOS
|[[Thinking Machine Associates]]
|Updated in 2004 by George Moromisato to run natively on [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]].
|-
|''[[It Came from the Desert#Antheads: It Came from the Desert II|Antheads: It Came from the Desert 2]]''
|1990
|<ref>((cite web
 | title=Antheads: It Came From the Desert II
 | publisher=[[Cinemaware]]
 | url=http://www.cinemaware.com/games/antheads-it-came-from-the-desert-ii/
 | accessdate=2012-11-29))</ref>
|[[Adventure game|Adventure]]
|[[Amiga]]
|[[Cinemaware]]
|Expansion pack to ''[[It Came from the Desert]]''.
|-
|''[[Arctic Adventure (video game)|Arctic Adventure]]''
|1991
|2009<ref name="Apogee_2009">((cite web|url=http://legacy.3drealms.com/news/2009/03/several_old_games_released_as_freeware.html |title=3D Realms News: Several old games released as Freeware |publisher=3drealms.com |date=2009-03-20 |accessdate=2012-08-09))</ref>
|[[Platform game|Platformer]]
|DOS
|[[3D Realms|Apogee Software]]
|
|-
|''[[Ares (video game)|Ares]]''
|1996
|2008<ref name="Ambrosia_2008">((cite web|url=http://arescentral.org/about/|publisher=Ambrosia Software |date=2008-11-01 |accessdate=2014-04-03 |title=About))</ref>
|[[Space simulation]]/[[Real-time strategy]]
|Mac OS
|[[Ambrosia Software]]
|Source code has been released under GPLv3, much of the media released under creative commons, ''Antares'', a straight port, and ''Xsera'', a derivative project were created.
|-
|''[[At the Carnival]]''
|1989
|<ref>((cite web
 |last=Johnson 
 |first=Cliff 
 |title=At the Carnival 
 |publisher=The Fool and His Money 
 |url=http://www.thefoolandhismoney.com/02-at-the-carnival/index.htm 
 |accessdate=2012-12-06 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121123010621/http://www.thefoolandhismoney.com/02-at-the-carnival/index.htm 
 |archivedate=2012-11-23 
))</ref>
|[[Puzzle video game|Puzzle]]
|Mac OS, DOS
|[[Cliff Johnson (game designer)|Cliff Johnson]]
|
|-
|''[[Bad Day on the Midway]]''
|1995
|2022<ref>((cite web
 |url=https://www.wegneronline.com/badday/package.html
 |title=The "it just works!" package for ''Bad Day on the Midway''
 |website=The Residents: Bad Day on the Midway - Infosite
 |accessdate=2023-09-25
 |archive-date=2023-02-06
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206083133/https://wegneronline.com/badday/package.html
 |url-status=live ))</ref>
|[[Adventure game|Adventure]]
|[[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Apple Macintosh|Mac]]
|[[Inscape (publisher)|Inscape]]
|
|-
|''[[Baseball Mogul 2006]]''
|2005
|2006<ref>((cite web
 | title="Baseball Mogul 2006" Now Free
 | author=Courtney Marchelletta
 | work=About.com
 | date=June 6, 2006
 | url=http://compsimgames.about.com/b/2006/06/06/baseball-mogul-2006-now-free.htm
 | accessdate=2 March 2013))</ref>
|[[Sports management game|Sports management]]
|[[Windows]]
|[[Sports Mogul]]
|
|-
|''[[Battlecruiser 3000AD]]''
|1996
|2001<ref name="3000ad">((cite web
 | last=Smart
 | first=Derek
 | title=Downloads
 | publisher=3000ad
 | url=http://www.3000ad.com/download/
 | accessdate=14 April 2012))</ref>
| rowspan="2" |[[Space simulator]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Derek Smart]]
|
|-
|''[[Battlecruiser Millennium]]''
|2003
|2005<ref name="3000ad"/>
|
|-
|''[[Rowan's Battle of Britain|Battle of Britain]]''
|2001
|<ref>((cite web
 | last=Cofield
 | first=Tom
 | title=Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory
 | date=3 October 2005
 | publisher=SimHQ: Aviation & Air Combat
 | url=http://www.simhq.com/_air4/air_156a.html
 | accessdate=2012-12-06))</ref>
|[[Flight simulator]]
|[[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
|[[Empire Interactive]]
|Only source code available.
|-
|''[[Battle of the Eras]]''
|1995
|2013<ref>((cite web|author=Brandon Cobb |url=http://www.oldergames.com/beras |title=Battle of the Eras|website=Oldergames.com))</ref>
|Fighting
|DOS
|Procryon
|
|-
|''[[BC Kid]]''
|1992
|<ref name=Factor5>((cite web
 | title=Classics for Free
 | publisher=[[Factor 5]]
 | url=http://www.factor5.de/downloads.shtml
 | accessdate=2012-12-02))</ref>
|[[Platform game]]
|Amiga
|[[Factor 5]]
|
|-
|''[[Beneath a Steel Sky]]''
|1994
|2003<ref>((cite web
 |title       = Games: Beneath a Steel Sky
 |publisher   = [[Revolution Software]]
 |url         = http://www.revolution.co.uk/sky
 |accessdate  = 2012-12-04
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20121220060003/http://www.revolution.co.uk/sky
 |archivedate = 2012-12-20
))</ref>
|Adventure
|Amiga, DOS
|[[Virgin Interactive]]
|Released to support the [[ScummVM]] Project.
|-
|''[[Beyond Castle Wolfenstein]]''
|1984<ref>[http://www.mobygames.com/game/beyond-castle-wolfenstein Mobygames: Castle Wolfenstein] Accessed: 5/9/2012</ref>
|
|[[Stealth game]]
| rowspan="4" |DOS
|[[Muse Software]]
|
|-
|''[[Beyond the Titanic]]''
|1986
|1998<ref>((cite web|url=http://legacy.3drealms.com/news/1998/03/beyond_the_tita.html |title=3D Realms News: Beyond the Titanic Released as Freeware! |publisher=3drealms.com |date=1998-03-10 |accessdate=2012-08-09))</ref>
|Text adventure game
| rowspan="2" |[[3D Realms|Apogee Software]]
|
|-
|''[[Bio Menace]]''
|1993
|2005<ref>((cite web|url=http://legacy.3drealms.com/news/2005/12/bio_menace_released_as_freewar.html |title=3D Realms News: Bio Menace released as freeware! |publisher=3drealms.com |date=2005-12-23 |accessdate=2012-08-09))</ref>
|Side-scrolling [[platform game]]
|
|-
|''[[Blackthorne]]''
|1994
|2013<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/11/03/blizzards-16-bit-platformer-blackthorne-is-now-available-as-free-download/|title=Blizzard's 16-bit platformer Blackthorne is now available as free download|last=Sykes|first=Tom|date=3 November 2013|work=[[PC Gamer UK]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|accessdate=3 November 2013))</ref>
|Cinematic platformer
|[[Interplay Productions]]
|
|-
|''[[Exile (1995 video game series)#Blades of Exile|Blades of Exile]]''
|1997
|2007<ref>((cite web
 | title=Blades of Exile Source Code
 | publisher=Spiderweb Software
 | url=http://www.spidweb.com/blades/opensource.html
 | accessdate=24 July 2012))</ref>
|[[Role-playing video game]]
|[[Macintosh]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
|[[Jeff Vogel]] of [[Spiderweb Software]]
|The source code has also been released; the game is still being sold on CD, but the open source version contains the full game content.
|-
|''[[Boppin']]''
|1994
|2005<ref>((cite web
 | last=Reitz
 | first=Jennifer Diane
 | title=Boppin': The Official Home Of The Infamous Accursed Toys Game
 | publisher=Jenniverse
 | url=http://jenniverse.com/boppin%20main.html
 | accessdate=24 July 2012))</ref>
|Puzzle
|Amiga, DOS
|[[3D Realms|Apogee Software]]
|
|-
|''[[Castle Infinity]]''
|1996
|2000
|[[MMOG]]
|[[Windows]]
|[[Starwave]]
|
|-
|''[[Castle of the Winds]]''
|1989
|1998<ref>((cite web
 | last=Saada
 | first=Rick
 | title=The Rick Saada Home Page
 | date=2005-09-20
 | url=http://www.exmsft.com/~ricks/
 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717071112/http://www.exmsft.com/~ricks/
 | archivedate=2011-07-17
 | accessdate=2012-12-06))</ref>
|[[Role-playing video game]]
|[[Windows 3.x]]
|[[Epic MegaGames]]
|
|-
|''[[Caves of Thor]]''
|1989
|2005<ref name=3DRealmsTimeline>((cite web
 | title=3D Realms Site: Detailed Release Timeline
 | publisher=[[3D Realms]]
 | url=http://legacy.3drealms.com/history.html
 | accessdate=2012-11-28))</ref>
|Adventure
|DOS
|[[3D Realms|Apogee Software]]
|
|-
|''[[Championship Manager: Season 01/02]]''
|2001
|2009<ref>((cite web
 | title=CM 01/02 - Free Download
 | publisher=Football Manager (FM) Scout
 | date=2012-01-29
 | url=http://www.fmscout.com/a-championship-manager-0102-free-download.html
 | accessdate=2012-12-06))</ref>
|[[Sports management game|Sports management]]
|Windows, Mac OS, Xbox
|[[Eidos Interactive]]
|
|-
|''[[Clonk Endeavour]]''
|2004
|2008<ref>((cite web
 | title=Clonk Endeavour
 | publisher=[[CHIP (magazine)|CHIP Online]]
 | language=German
 | date=2008-10-08
 | url=http://www.chip.de/downloads/Clonk-Endeavour_33171671.html
 | accessdate=2012-12-02))</ref>
|[[Platform game]]/[[Real-time strategy]]
|Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
|RedWolf Design
|Only Windows version was released as freeware.
|-
|''[[Clyde's Adventure]]''
|1992
|2005<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.classicdosgames.com/game/Clyde's_Adventure.html |title=RGB Classic Games - Clyde's Adventure |publisher=Classicdosgames.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-09))</ref>
| rowspan="2" |[[Platform game]]
| rowspan="2" |DOS
| rowspan="2" |Moonlite Software
|
|-
|''[[Clyde's Revenge]]''
|1995
|2005<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.classicdosgames.com/game/Clyde's_Revenge.html |title=RGB Classic Games - Clyde's Revenge |publisher=Classicdosgames.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-09))</ref>
|
|-
|''[[Command & Conquer (1995 video game)|Command & Conquer]]''
|1995
|2007<ref>((cite web
 | last=Bergfeld
 | first=Carlos
 | title=Free Download of Command & Conquer Gold Begins C&C 12th Anniversary Celebration
 | publisher=[[Shacknews]]
 | date=2007-08-31
 | url=http://www.shacknews.com/article/48749/free-download-of-command-conquer
 | accessdate=2012-11-27))</ref>
| rowspan="2" |[[Real-time strategy]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Windows]], Mac OS
| rowspan="2" |[[Virgin Interactive]]
|
|-
|''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert]]''
|1996
|2008<ref>((cite web
 | last=Goldstein
 | first=Maarten
 | title=C&C: Red Alert Free Download Available
 | publisher=[[Shacknews]]
 | date=2008-08-31
 | url=http://www.shacknews.com/article/54508/cc-red-alert-free-download
 | accessdate=2012-11-27))</ref>
|Made freeware in 2008 to promote the release of ''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3]]''.<ref>((cite web|url=http://compactiongames.about.com/b/2008/09/01/command-conquer-red-alert-released-as-freeware.htm|title=Command & Conquer Red Alert Released as Freeware|date=September 1, 2008|accessdate=2009-06-11|author=Michael Klappenbach|work=about.com))</ref>
|-
|''[[Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun]]''
|1999
|2010<ref>((cite web
 | last=O'Connor
 | first=Alice
 | title=Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun Released for Free
 | publisher=[[Shacknews]]
 | date=2010-02-15
 | url=http://www.shacknews.com/article/62376/command-conquer-tiberian-sun-released
 | accessdate=2012-11-27))</ref>
|[[Real-time strategy]]
|[[Windows]]
|[[Electronic Arts]]
|Made freeware (along with its expansion pack ''[[Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun – Firestorm|Firestorm]]'') on February 12, 2010 to promote the release of ''[[Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight]]''.
|-
|''[[Cybersphere]]''
|1996
|2006<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.classicdosgames.com/game/Cybersphere.html |title=RGB Classic Games - Cybersphere |publisher=Classicdosgames.com |date=1996-04-15 |accessdate=2012-08-09))</ref>
| rowspan="2" |[[Arkanoid]]-style game
| rowspan="3" |DOS
| rowspan="2" |Psycon Software
|
|-
|''[[Cybersphere|Cybersphere Plus]]''
|1997
|2006<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.classicdosgames.com/game/Cybersphere_Plus.html |title=RGB Classic Games - Cybersphere Plus |publisher=Classicdosgames.com |date=1998-02-03 |accessdate=2012-08-09))</ref>
|
|-
|''[[Dark Ages (1991 video game)|Dark Ages]]''
|1991
|2009<ref name="Apogee_2009" />
|[[Platform game]]
|[[3D Realms|Apogee Software]]
|
|-
|''[[Dark Horizons Lore: Invasion]]''
|2005
|2007<ref>((cite web
 |title=Dark Horizons: Lore Free to Download 
 |website=Linuxgames.com 
 |date=2007-12-24 
 |url=http://www.linuxgames.com/archives/9861 
 |accessdate=2012-12-02 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601170635/http://www.linuxgames.com/archives/9861
 |archivedate=2015-06-01
))</ref>
|[[Mecha#In games|Mech simulation]]
|Linux, [[Windows]], Mac OS
|[[GarageGames]]
|
|-
|''[[Death Rally]]''
|1996
|2009<ref>((cite web
 | last=O'Connor
 | first=Alice
 | title=Death Rally Released for Free
 | publisher=[[Shacknews]]
 | date=2009-10-20
 | url=http://www.shacknews.com/article/60929/death-rally-released-for-free
 | accessdate=2012-11-27))</ref>
|[[Racing game]]
|[[DOS]], [[Windows]]
|[[3D Realms|Apogee Software]]
|
|-
|''[[Defender of the Crown]]''
|1986
|<ref>((cite web
 | title=Defender of the Crown
 | publisher=[[Cinemaware]]
 | url=http://www.cinemaware.com/games/defender-of-the-crown/
 | accessdate=2012-11-29))</ref>
|[[Strategy game]]
|[[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Apple II series|Apple II]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], DOS, [[Game Boy Advance]], [[Macintosh]], [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], [[ZX Spectrum]]
|[[Cinemaware]]
|
|-
|''[[Dink Smallwood]]''
|1997
|1999<ref>((cite web
 | title=Dink Smallwood v1.08 Free Full Game
 | publisher=Gamer's Hell
 | date=2007-01-27
 | url=http://www.gamershell.com/download_17477.shtml
 | accessdate=2012-12-02
 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419001924/http://www.gamershell.com/download_17477.shtml
 | archive-date=2013-04-19
 | url-status=dead
 ))</ref>
|[[Role-playing video game]]
|[[Windows]], Linux, Mac OS
|[[Iridon Interactive]]
|
|-
|''[[Dreamweb]]''
|1992
|2012<ref>((cite web
 | last=Strangerke
 | title=Dreamweb Released As Freeware
 | publisher=[[ScummVM]]
 | date=2012-10-21
 | url=http://www.scummvm.org/news/20121021/
 | accessdate=2012-11-18))</ref>
|[[Adventure game|Adventure]]
|Amiga, DOS
|[[Empire Interactive Entertainment]]
|
|-
|''[[The Elder Scrolls: Arena]]''
|1994
|2004<ref>((cite web
 | title=The Elder Scrolls: Arena 10th anniversary full install
 | publisher=[[Download.com]] ([[CNET]])
 | date=2004-04-08
 | url=http://download.cnet.com/The-Elder-Scrolls-Arena-10th-anniversary-full-install/3000-7536_4-10281566.html
 | accessdate=2012-11-30))</ref>
| rowspan="2" |[[Role-playing video game]]
| rowspan="2" |DOS
| rowspan="2" |[[Bethesda Softworks]]
|Floppy disk version released as freeware in 2004 to mark the 10th anniversary of the ''[[The Elder Scrolls|TES]]'' series, and as publicity release prior to the 4th installment, ''[[The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion|Oblivion]]''.
|-
|''[[The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall]]''
|1996
|2009<ref>[http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/10/bethesdas-classic-the-elder-scrolls-ii-dagerfall-goes-free/ Joystiq: Bethesda's classic The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall Goes Free] Accessed: 5/9/2012</ref>
|Sequel to the aforementioned ''[[The Elder Scrolls: Arena|Arena]]''. Released as freeware on July 9, 2009 to mark the 15th anniversary of the ''[[The Elder Scrolls|TES]]'' series.
|-
|''[[Electro Man]]''
|1993
|2006<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.classicdosgames.com/game/Electro_Man.html |title=RGB Classic Games - Electro Man |publisher=Classicdosgames.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-09))</ref>
|[[Sidescroller]]
|DOS
|Created by [[xLand Games]] and published by [[Epic MegaGames]]
|
|-
|''[[Enemy Nations]]''
|1997
|2001
|[[Real-time strategy]]
|[[Windows]]
|[[Windward Studios]]
|
|-
|''[[Executioners (video game)|Executioners]]''
|1992
|2005
|[[Beat 'em up]]
|[[DOS]]
|[[Bloodlust Software]]
|
|-
|''[[F.E.A.R. (video game)#Multiplayer|F.E.A.R. Combat]]''
|2005
|2006<ref>((cite web
 | title=Sierra Entertainment's F.E.A.R. Combat now available!
 | publisher=GamesIndustry International
 | date=2006-08-16
 | url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/sierra-entertainments-fear-combat-now-available-
 | accessdate=2012-12-06))</ref>
|First-person shooter, horror
|Windows
|[[Monolith Productions]]
|Originally released as the [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]] portion of ''F.E.A.R.''
|-
|''[[Fish Fillets NG|Fish Fillets]]''
|1998
|2002
|Puzzle
|Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, and others
|Altar Games
|The original ''Fish Fillets'' was released under the GPL in 2002. Subsequently, the ''Fish Fillets NG'' project has recoded the engine to enable multi-platform release.
|-
|''[[Flight of the Amazon Queen]]''
|1995
|2004<ref>((cite web
 | title=Flight of the Amazon Queen Freeware
 | publisher=Gamer's Hell
 | date=2004-04-26
 | url=http://www.gamershell.com/news_12739.html
 | accessdate=2012-12-05
 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406120149/http://www.gamershell.com/news_12739.html
 | archive-date=2009-04-06
 | url-status=dead
 ))</ref>
|Adventure
|Amiga, DOS
|[[Renegade Software]]
|Released to support the ScummVM Project.
|-
|''[[The Fool's Errand]]''
|1987
|<ref>((cite web
 |title=The Fool's Errand Lore 
 |publisher=The Fool's Errand et al. 
 |url=http://www.thefoolandhismoney.com/01-the-fools-errand/index.htm 
 |accessdate=24 July 2012 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710133534/http://www.thefoolandhismoney.com/01-the-fools-errand/index.htm 
 |archivedate=10 July 2012 
))</ref>
|[[Puzzle video game|Puzzle]]
|Mac OS, MS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST
|Miles Computing
|
|-
|''[[Full Spectrum Warrior]]''
|2004
|2008
|[[Real-time tactics]]
|Windows
|[[Pandemic Studios]]
|Released as a free ad-supported download.
|-
|FS One 2022
|2003
|2022
|RC Flight Sim
|Windows
|InertiaSoft
|Dr. Michael Selig felt that dealing with sales was a distraction from his research and development. Game is still being developed.
|-
|''[[Glider PRO]]''
|1991
|
|
|Mac OS, Mac OS X
|[[Casady & Greene]]
|When Casady & Greene went bankrupt, the rights to the series reverted to the author, [[John Calhoun (software developer)|John Calhoun]], who opted to give a few versions of the game away for free on his website.
|-
|''[[God of Thunder (game)|God of Thunder]]''
|1993
|<ref>((cite web
 | title=God of Thunder
 | publisher=Adept Software
 | url=http://www.adeptsoftware.com/got/
 | accessdate=2012-12-05))</ref>
|Puzzle, Action
|DOS
|[[Adept Software]]
|
|-
|''[[Gridlee]]''
|1983
|
|
|Arcade
|Videa
|
|-
|''[[Gridrunner]]''
|1982
|
|[[Scrolling shooter]]
|[[Atari 2600]], [[VIC-20]], [[ZX Spectrum]], [[Commodore 64]]
|[[Jeff Minter|Llamasoft]]
|
|-
|''[[Ground Control (video game)|Ground Control]]''
|2000
|2004
|[[Real-time tactics]]
|[[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
|[[Massive Entertainment]]
|[[Registerware]] freeware released on July 1, 2004 to serve as promotion for its sequel, ''[[Ground Control II: Operation Exodus]]''.
|-
|''Hades 2''
|2001
|2009<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.espacoinf.com/hades2-i.htm |title=Hades2 - Free |publisher=Espaço Informática |accessdate=2012-12-18))</ref>
|[[First-person shooter]]
|Windows
|Espaço Informática
|
|-
|''[[Red Zone (1994 video game)|Hardwired]]'' (a pre-release version of ''[[Red Zone (1994 video game)|Red Zone]]'')
|1994
|
|[[Shooter game|Shooter]]
|[[Sega Mega Drive|Sega Mega Drive/Genesis]]
|[[Zyrinx]]
|
|-
|''[[Heartlight (game)|Heartlight PC]]''
|1994
|2006<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.classicdosgames.com/game/Heartlight_PC.html |title=RGB Classic Games - Heartlight PC |publisher=Classicdosgames.com |date=2006-06-25 |accessdate=2012-08-09))</ref>
|[[Puzzle game]]
|[[Atari 8-bit family|8-bit Atari]], DOS
|[[Janusz Pelc]] (Atari), [[Epic MegaGames]] (DOS port)
|
|-
|''[[Heros: The Sanguine Seven]]''
|1993
|2005
|[[platform game|Platformer]]
|DOS
|[[Jeffrey Fullerton]]
|Originally published in cooperation with Safari Software and [[Epic MegaGames]].
|-
|''[[Hidden & Dangerous|Hidden & Dangerous Deluxe]]''
|1999
|2003<ref>((cite web
 | title=Hidden & Dangerous Deluxe - Full Game
 | publisher=[[Shacknews]]
 | url=http://www.shacknews.com/file/3763/hidden-dangerous-deluxe-full-game
 | accessdate=2012-11-27))</ref>
|[[Action game]] with tactical elements
|Windows
|[[Illusion Softworks]]
|Released as freeware to serve as promotion for its sequel, ''[[Hidden & Dangerous 2]]''.
|-
|''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (video game)|Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]''
|1984
|2004<ref>((cite web
 | title=The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The History of the Game
 | publisher=[[BBC Radio 4]]
 | date=November 2005
 | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hitchhikers/gamehistory.shtml
 | accessdate=2012-11-30))</ref>
|Adventure
|[[Adobe Flash|Flash]]
|[[Infocom]]
|Made publicly available as a web-based game by the [[BBC]].
|-
|''[[Hong Kong 97 (video game)|Hong Kong 97]]''
|1995
|2023<ref>((cite web|last=McFerran|first=Damien|url=https://www.timeextension.com/news/2023/12/random-why-not-download-one-of-the-worst-snes-games-ever-this-festive-season|title=Why Not Download One Of The Worst SNES Games Ever This Festive Season?|work=[[Time Extension]]|publisher=[[Hookshot Media]]|date=December 18, 2023|access-date=2024-01-09))</ref>
|[[Shoot 'em up]], [[satire]]
|[[Super Famicom]]
|[[Kowloon Kurosawa|Happysoft]]
|
|-
|''[[Infantry Online]]''
|1999
|2007
|2D [[MMORPG]]
|[[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
|[[Sony Online Entertainment]]
|Similar to ''[[PlanetSide (video game)|PlanetSide]]''.
|-
|''[[Inner Worlds (video game)|Inner Worlds]]''
|1996
|2001
|[[Platform game]]
|[[DOS]], [[Linux]]
|[[Sleepless Software]]
|Similar to ''[[Jill of the Jungle]]''.
|-
|''[[Ironseed]]''
|1994
|2007
|[[Space trading and combat simulator]]
|DOS
|[[Softdisk]]
|Released as freeware by the author to promote a remake of the game.
|-
|''[[It Came From The Desert]]''
|1989
|<ref>((cite web
 | title=It Came From the Desert
 | publisher=[[Cinemaware]]
 | url=http://www.cinemaware.com/games/it-came-from-the-desert/
 | accessdate=2012-11-29))</ref>
|[[Adventure game|Adventure]]
|Amiga, [[Atari ST]], DOS, [[Sega Genesis|Sega Genesis/Mega Drive]], [[TurboGrafx-16]]
|[[Cinemaware]]
|
|-
|''[[Jetpack (video game)|Jetpack]]''
|1993
|<ref>((cite web
 | title=Jetpack
 | publisher=Adept Software
 | url=http://www.adeptsoftware.com/jetpack/
 | accessdate=2012-12-05))</ref>
|[[Platform game|Platformer]]
|[[DOS]]
|[[Software Creations (US)]]
|
|-
|''[[Katakis]]''
|1988
|<ref name=Factor5/>
|Side-scrolling shoot-em-up
|Amiga
|[[Factor 5]]
|
|-
|''[[Ken's Labyrinth]]''
|1993
|1999<ref>((cite web
 | last=Silverman
 | first=Ken
 | author-link=Ken Silverman
 | title=The official Ken's Labyrinth page
 | publisher=Ken Silverman's Official Home Page
 | url=http://www.advsys.net/ken/klab.htm
 | accessdate=2012-11-30))</ref>
|[[First-person shooter]]
|[[DOS]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Epic MegaGames]]
|
|-
|''[[Kiloblaster]]''
|1992
|2008<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.classicdosgames.com/game/Kiloblaster.html |title=RGB Classic Games - Kiloblaster |publisher=Classicdosgames.com |date=2008-08-04 |accessdate=2012-08-09))</ref>
|Space shooter
|DOS
|
|-
|''[[King of Chicago]]''
|1987
|<ref>((cite web
 | title=The King of Chicago
 | publisher=[[Cinemaware]]
 | url=http://www.cinemaware.com/games/the-king-of-chicago/
 | accessdate=2012-11-29))</ref>
|Action, adventure, strategy game
|[[Amiga]], [[Apple II series|Apple II]], [[Atari ST]], DOS, [[Macintosh]]
|[[Cinemaware]]
|
|-
|''[[Kroz]]''
|1987
|2009<ref name="Apogee_2009" />
|Adventure
|DOS
|[[3D Realms|Apogee Software]]
|
|-
|''[[Kye (video game)|Kye]]''
|1992
|2008<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.classicdosgames.com/game/Kye.html |title=RGB Classic Games - Kye |publisher=Classicdosgames.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-09))</ref>
|[[Puzzle video game|Puzzle]]
|Windows 3.x
|[[Colin Garbutt]]
|
|-
|''[[Lode Runner Online: Mad Monks' Revenge]]''
|1995
|
|Side-scrolling game
|Windows, Mac OS
|[[Sierra Entertainment]]
|Based on the game ''[[Lode Runner]]''.
|-
|''[[Lords of the Rising Sun]]''
|1989
|<ref>((cite web
 | title=Lords of the Rising Sun
 | publisher=[[Cinemaware]]
 | url=http://www.cinemaware.com/games/lords-of-the-rising-sun/
 | accessdate=2012-11-29))</ref>
|Arcade
|[[Amiga]], [[PC-Engine]]
|[[Cinemaware]]
|
|-
|''[[Lure of the Temptress]]''
|1992
|2003<ref>((cite web
 | title=Games: Lure of the Temptress
 | publisher=[[Revolution Software]]
 | url=http://www.revolution.co.uk/lure
 | accessdate=2012-12-04))</ref>
|Graphic adventure
|Amiga, Atari ST, DOS
|[[Virgin Interactive]]
|
|-
|''[[The Lost Vikings]]''
|1993
|2014<ref name="lostvikingsrocknroll">((cite web|url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/216877/Rock_n_Roll_Racing_The_Lost_Vikings_now_free_on_Battlenet.php|title=Rock n' Roll Racing, The Lost Vikings now free on Battle.net|last=Wawro|first=Alex|date=May 2, 2014|work=[[Gamasutra]]|publisher=Think Services|accessdate=May 2, 2014))</ref>
|Puzzle, platformer
|DOS
|[[Interplay Productions]]
|
|-
|''[[Mad TV (video game)|Mad TV]]''
|1991
|
|Management simulation game
|DOS, Amiga
|[[Rainbow Arts]]
|
|-
|''[[Major Stryker]]''
|1993
|2006<ref name=3DRealmsTimeline/>
|Scrolling shooter
|DOS
|[[3D Realms|Apogee Software]]
|
|-
|''[[Marathon Trilogy]]''
|1994
|2005
|First-person shooter
|Mac OS, Windows, Linux
|[[Bungie]]
|Source code to ''Marathon 2'' was released in 2000, and code for ''Marathon Infinity'' was released in 2011.<ref name="marathon2OSS">((cite web|url=http://www.mactech.com/content/marathon-2-source-code-released-0 |title=Marathon 2 Source Code Released |date=2000-01-17 |quote=''Today at 7 pm CST Bungie Software releases the Mac source code for their classic game "Marathon 2: Durandal" to the net.'' |publisher=mactech.com |accessdate=2012-12-25 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820200818/http://www.mactech.com/content/marathon-2-source-code-released-0 |archivedate=2014-08-20 ))</ref><ref>((cite web |last1=Osborne |first1=Eric |title=Burn Bright. Burn Blue. |url=http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=burnbright |publisher=[[Bungie]] |accessdate=19 October 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110626012108/http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=burnbright |archivedate=26 June 2011 |date=23 June 2011 |url-status=dead))</ref>
|-
|''[[MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries]]''
|2002
|2010<ref>((cite web
 | last=Burnes
 | first=Andrew
 | title=MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries Re-Released As Free Game
 | publisher=Voodoo Extreme ([[IGN]])
 | date=2010-04-30
 | url=http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/54576/MechWarrior-4-Mercenaries-Re-Released-As-Free-Game
 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100504013254/http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/54576/MechWarrior-4-Mercenaries-Re-Released-As-Free-Game
 | url-status=dead
 | archive-date=May 4, 2010
 | accessdate=2012-11-27))</ref>
|Robotic simulation
|Windows
|[[FASA Interactive]]
|
|-
|''[[Monuments of Mars]]''
|1990
|2009<ref name="Apogee_2009" />
|Platform
|DOS
|[[3D Realms|Apogee Software]]
|
|-
|''[[Mystery House]]''
|1980
|1987<ref>((cite web
 | last=van Es
 | first=Martijn
 | title=Mystery House Review
 | publisher=[[Adventure Gamers]]
 | date=2005-10-07
 | url=http://www.adventuregamers.com/articles/view/17880
 | accessdate=2012-11-27))</ref>
|Adventure
|Apple II
|[[On-Line Systems]]
|Released into the Public Domain in 1987 to celebrate Sierra's 7th anniversary.
|-
|''[[Nogginknockers]]''
|1993
|2005
|[[Sports game|Sports]]
|[[DOS]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Bloodlust Software]]
|
|-
|''[[Nogginknockers 2]]''
|1996
|2005
|[[Sports game|Sports]]
|[[DOS]]
|
|-
|''[[NoGravity (video game)|NoGravity]]''
|1998
|<ref>((cite web
 | title=No Gravity
 | publisher=[[Realtech VR]]
 | url=http://www.nogravitythegame.com/classic/
 | accessdate=2012-12-05))</ref>
|[[Space combat simulator]]
|Windows, Mac OS, Linux
|[[realtech VR]]
|
|-
|''[[One Must Fall: 2097]]''
|1994
|1999<ref>((cite web|url=http://omf.com/diversions/index.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040919025630/http://omf.com/diversions/index.html |title=Diversions Entertainment|archivedate=2004-09-19 |quote=''Since its release in 1994, the game has been made freeware (available for download) and inducted into the Gamespy Hall of Fame in 2002.''|accessdate=2012-01-19|publisher=Diversions Entertainment))</ref>
|[[Fighting game|Fighting]]
|DOS
|[[Epic MegaGames]]
|
|-
|''[[onEscapee]]''
|1997
|2006
|[[Action-adventure game]]
|Windows, Amiga
|[[Invictus Games (company)|Invictus Games, Ltd.]]
|
|-
|''[[Oo-topos]]''
|1987
|<ref name=Pelczarski>((cite web
 |last        = Pelczarski
 |first       = Mark
 |title       = The ''Comprehend'' Adventure Series
 |publisher   = The Graphics Magician
 |url         = http://graphicsmagician.com/polarware/compadv.htm
 |accessdate  = 2012-12-04
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20120802080715/http://graphicsmagician.com/polarware/compadv.htm
 |archivedate = 2012-08-02
))</ref>
|[[Interactive fiction]]
|[[Apple II series|Apple II]], DOS
|[[Polarware]]
|
|-
| ''[[Out of the Park Baseball]]''
|1999
|2002
|[[Sports management game|Sports management]]
|Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
|Out of the Park Developments
|
|-
|''[[Overkill (video game)|Overkill]]''
|1992
|2008<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.classicdosgames.com/game/Overkill.html |title=RGB Classic Games - Overkill |publisher=Classicdosgames.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-09))</ref>
|Vertical [[Shoot 'em up|scrolling-shooter]]
|DOS
|[[Precision Software Publishing]] / [[Epic MegaGames]]
|
|-
|''[[Pharaoh's Tomb]]''
|1990
|2009<ref name="Apogee_2009" />
|Platform
|DOS
|[[3D Realms|Apogee Software]]
|
|-
|''[[Postal (video game)|Postal]]''
|1997
|2020<ref>((cite web
 |title=In Development: POSTAL 4: No Regerts + POSTAL 2 giveaway
 |url=https://www.gog.com/news/in_development_postal_4_no_regerts
 |website=[[GOG.com]]
 |publisher=[[CD Projekt]]
 |accessdate=5 April 2020
 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216144650/https://www.gog.com/news/in_development_postal_4_no_regerts
 |archivedate=16 December 2019
 |date=16 December 2019
 |quote=From now on you can also get the first part of the POSTAL series for free on GOG.COM, this time permanently.
 |url-status=live
))</ref>
|[[Top-down shooter]]
|Windows
|[[Running with Scissors (company)|Running with Scissors]]
|
|-
|''[[Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy]]''
|2005
|
|[[Third-person shooter]]
|Windows
|[[Midway Games]]
|Released through FilePlanet as ad-supported freeware.
|-
|''[[Purge (video game)|Purge]]''
|2003
|
|[[Online]] [[first-person shooter]]
|Windows
|Freeform Interactive
|
|-
|''[[List of minor Apogee Software video games#Puzzle Fun-Pak|Puzzle Fun-Pak]]''
|1989
|2004<ref name = "ApogeeGamePaks"/>
|[[Puzzle video game|Puzzle]], [[Action game|Action]]
|[[MS-DOS|DOS]]
|[[3D Realms|Apogee Software]]
|
|-
|''[[Railroad Tycoon#Railroad Tycoon Deluxe|Railroad Tycoon Deluxe]]''
|1993
|2006<ref>((cite web
 | last=Stern
 | first=Zack
 | title=Download Railroad Tycoon for free
 | publisher=[[Joystiq]]
 | date=2006-11-30
 | url=http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/30/download-railroad-tycoon-for-free/
 | accessdate=2012-11-27))</ref>
|[[Business simulation game|Business simulator]]
|DOS, ...
|[[MicroProse]]
|
|-
|''Riftspace''
|2000
|2008
|[[Space simulation]]
|Windows
|[[Starwraith 3D Games]]
|
|-
|''[[Rock n' Roll Racing]]''
|1993
|2014<ref name="lostvikingsrocknroll"/>
|Racing
|DOS
|[[Interplay Productions]]
|'Lite' version of the original Super NES game with just three playable tracks. This version has all rock music tracks changed to simple MIDI music, because the music license expired.
|-
|''[[Rocket Ranger]]''
|1988
|<ref>((cite web
 | title=Rocket Ranger
 | publisher=[[Cinemaware]]
 | url=http://www.cinemaware.com/games/rocket-ranger/
 | accessdate=2012-11-29))</ref>
|[[Action genre|Action]] game
||[[Amiga]], [[Apple II series|Apple II]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], DOS, [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]
|[[Cinemaware]]
|
|-
|''[[R-Type]]''
|1989
|<ref name=Factor5/>
|Side-scrolling shoot-em-up
|Amiga
|[[Factor 5]]
|
|-
|''[[Sango Fighter]]''
|1993
|2009<ref>((cite web |author=Brandon Cobb |url=http://www.sangofighter.com/download.htm |title=Sango Fighter |website=Sangofighter.com |accessdate=2012-08-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818102003/http://www.sangofighter.com/download.htm |archivedate=2012-08-18 ))</ref>
|[[Fighting game|Fighting]]
|[[DOS]]
|[[Panda Entertainment]]
|Released as freeware by current copyright holder [[Super Fighter Team]].
|-
|''[[Savage: The Battle for Newerth]]''
|2004
|
|A blend of FPS and RTS gameplay
|Windows, Linux, Mac OS X
|[[S2 Games]]
|
|-
|''[[Savage 2: A Tortured Soul]]''
|2008
|2008
|
|Windows, Linux, Mac OS X
|
|
|-
|''[[S.D.I. (video game)|S.D.I]]''
|1986
|<ref>((cite web
 | title=S.D.I.
 | publisher=[[Cinemaware]]
 | url=http://www.cinemaware.com/games/s-d-i/
 | accessdate=2012-11-29))</ref>
|Action adventure
||[[Amiga]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], DOS, [[Macintosh]]
|[[Cinemaware]]
|
|-
|''[[SimCity (1989 video game)|SimCity]]''
|1989
|2008<br> <small>(as [[OLPC SimCity]])</small>
|[[City-building game]]
|Windows, DOS, ...
|
|Was released under the GPLv3 for the [[One Laptop per Child|One Laptop per Child project]], and as ''[[Micropolis (video game)|Micropolis]]'' to the general public (the original title of the game).
|-
|''[[Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon]]''
|1987
|<ref>((cite web
 | title=Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon
 | publisher=[[Cinemaware]]
 | url=http://www.cinemaware.com/games/sinbad-and-the-throne-of-the-falcon/
 | accessdate=2012-11-29))</ref>
|Action
|[[Amiga]], [[Apple II series|Apple II]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], DOS
|[[Cinemaware]]
|
|-
|''[[SkiFree]]''
|1991
|<ref>((Cite web|url=http://ski.ihoc.net/|title=The Most Officialest SkiFree Home Page|website=Ski.ihoc.net|access-date=6 November 2021))</ref>
|Arcade
|Windows 3.0
|Chris Pirih
|
|-
|''[[SkyRoads (video game)|SkyRoads]]''
|1993
|<ref>((cite web
 | title=Skyroads
 | publisher=Bluemoon Interactive
 | url=http://www.bluemoon.ee/history/skyroads/index.html
 | accessdate=2012-12-02))</ref>
|Driving
|DOS
|[[Bluemoon Interactive]]
|
|-
|''[[Söldner: Secret Wars]]''
|2004
|2011
|[[Tactical shooter]]
|Windows
|[[JoWood Productions]]
|
|-
|''Sołtys''
|1995
|2011
|[[Adventure game]]
|DOS
|[[LK Avalon]]
|
|-
|''[[Spheres of Chaos]]''
|1992
|2007<ref>((cite web
 | last=Meer
 | first=Alec
 | title=Hopped Up On Goofballs
 | publisher=[[Rock, Paper, Shotgun]]
 | date=2007-11-29
 | url=http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2007/11/29/hopped-up-on-goofballs/
 | accessdate=2012-11-28))</ref>
|[[Shooter game]]
|Windows, Linux, [[RISC OS]]
|[[Iain McLeod]]
|
|-
|''[[The Spirit Engine 2]]''
|2008
|2010<ref>((cite web
 | last=Gillen
 | first=Kieron
 | title=Raising Your Spirits: Spirit Engine 2 Free
 | publisher=[[Rock, Paper, Shotgun]]
 | date=2010-02-16
 | url=http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/02/16/raising-your-spirits-spirit-engine-2-free/
 | accessdate=2012-11-28))</ref>
|A 2-D side-scrolling indie RPG
|Windows
|Mark Pay
|
|-
|''[[StarCraft (video game)|StarCraft]]''
|1998
|2017<ref>((cite web
 | last=Kuchera
 | first=Ben
 | title=StarCraft is now free
 | publisher=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]
 | date=2017-04-19
 | url=http://www.polygon.com/2017/4/19/15354716/starcraft-free-download-pc-mac
 | accessdate=2017-04-19))</ref>
|[[Real-time strategy]]
|[[Windows]], Mac OS
|[[Blizzard Entertainment]]
|Made freeware (along with its expansion pack ''[[StarCraft: Brood War|Brood War]]'') on April 19, 2017 to promote the release of ''[[StarCraft: Remastered]]''. Accessible on Battlenet.
|-
|-
|''[[StarCraft 2]]''
|2010
|2020<ref>((cite web
 | title=StarCraft II Free to Play
 | date=2020
 | url=https://us.battle.net/support/en/article/27568
 | accessdate=2024-03-29))</ref>
|[[Real-time strategy]]
|[[Windows]], Mac OS
|[[Blizzard Entertainment]]
|The complete Wings of Liberty campaign, full use of Raynor, Kerrigan, and Artanis Co-Op Commanders, with all others available for free up to level five, full access to custom games, including all races, AI difficulties, maps; unranked multiplayer, with access to Ranked granted after the first 10 wins of the day in Unranked or Versus AI. Accessible on Battlenet.
|-
|''[[Starshatter: The Gathering Storm]]''
|2004
|2011<ref name="starshatter">((cite web|url=http://www.spacegamejunkie.com/news/starshatter-the-gathering-storm-goes-open-source/|title=Starshatter: The Gathering Storm Goes Open Source! |first=Brian |last=Rubin |date=2012-01-16 |accessdate=2013-01-08 |publisher=spacegamejunkie.com|quote=''Apparently the excellent and unique military space sim, Starshatter: The Gathering Storm, has gone open source thanks to its original developer releasing the source code. [...]: "14 DEC, 2011 – STARSHATTER:THE GATHERING STORM – Open Source Version 5.0.5. This download Includes the cumulative Starshatter-TGS game up to version 5.0.5 (No CD Required). It is available for download from our “Lagacy Official File” section."''))</ref>
|[[Space combat simulator]]
|Windows
|Destroyer Studios
|Source code also released, content Freeware.<ref name="starshatter"/>
|-
|''[[Stargunner]]''
|1996
|2005<ref>((cite web|url=http://legacy.3drealms.com/news/2005/06/stargunner_rele.html |title=3D Realms News: Stargunner Released as Freeware! |publisher=3drealms.com |date=2005-06-22 |accessdate=2012-08-09))</ref>
|Side-scrolling shooter
|DOS
|[[3D Realms]]
|
|-
|''[[Starsiege: Tribes]]''
|1998
|2004<ref>((cite web
 | title=Starsiege: Tribes full install
 | publisher=[[Download.com]] ([[CNET]])
 | date=2004-06-08
 | url=http://download.cnet.com/Starsiege-Tribes-full-install/3000-7441_4-10294998.html
 | accessdate=2012-12-05))</ref>
|[[First-person shooter]]
|Windows
|[[Dynamix]]/[[Sierra On-Line]]
|Released as publicity for the release of ''[[Tribes: Vengeance]]''.
|-
|''[[Star Control II]]''
|1992
|2002
|Action adventure
|DOS, Mac OS
|[[Toys For Bob]]
|Released as ''[[The Ur-Quan Masters]]''.
|-
|''[[Star Fleet I: The War Begins]]''
|1985
|<ref name="symbioticsoftware.net">((cbignore|bot=medic))</ref>
||[[Strategy video game|Strategy]]
|DOS
|[[Interstel]]
|
|-
|''[[Star Fleet II: Krellan Commander]]''
|1989
|<ref name="symbioticsoftware.net"/>
||[[Strategy video game|Strategy]]
|DOS
|[[Interstel]]
|
|-
|''[[Star Legions]]''
|1992
|<ref name="symbioticsoftware.net"/>
||[[Strategy video game|Strategy]]
|DOS
|[[Interstel]]
|
|-
|''[[Star Wraith II]]''
|2000
|
|Space military simulation game
|
|[[Starwraith 3D Games]]
|
|-
| ''[[Star Wraith III: Shadows of Orion]]''
|2000
|
|A space military simulation featuring multiplayer capabilities
|
|[[Starwraith 3D Games]]
|
|-
|''[[Star Wraith IV: Reviction]]''
|2000
|2008
|
|Windows
|[[Starwraith 3D Games]]
|
|-
|''[[Strange Adventures in Infinite Space]]''
|2002
|2009
|
|
|by [[Digital Eel]]
|
|-
|''[[Supaplex]]''
|1991
|
|Boulder Dash-like puzzle game
|
|[[Michael Stopp]] and [[Philip Jespersen]]
|
|-
|''[[Supernova (computer game)|Supernova]]''
|1987
|1998<ref>((cite web|url=http://legacy.3drealms.com/news/1998/03/supernova_relea.html |title=3D Realms News: Supernova Released as Freeware! |website=3drealms.com |date=1998-03-26 |accessdate=2012-08-09))</ref>
|[[Text adventure]]
|DOS
|[[3D Realms|Apogee Software]]
|
|-
|''[[Super Fighter]]''
|1993
|2001<ref>((cite web |author=Brandon Cobb |url=http://www.superfighter.net/download.htm |title=Super Fighter |website=Superfighter.net |accessdate=2012-08-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120827095809/http://www.superfighter.net/download.htm |archivedate=2012-08-27 ))</ref>
|Fighting
|DOS
|[[C&E, Inc.]]
|Released as freeware by current copyright holder [[Super Fighter Team]].
|-
|''[[Super ZZT]]''
|1992
|
|Adventure
|DOS
|[[Epic MegaGames]]
|
|-
|''[[S.W.I.N.E.]]''
|2001
|2005
|[[Real-time tactics]] game
|DOS
|StormRegion
|Released as ''S.W.I.N.E. Free Christmas Edition''.
|-
|''[[Teen Agent (video game)|Teen Agent]]''
|1995
|
|Graphic adventure
|DOS
|
|
|-
|''[[Telengard]]''
|1982
|
|[[Dungeon crawl]]
|DOS
|Daniel Lawrence
|
|-
|''[[TerraFire]]''
|1997
|2005<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.ortsoftware.com/tfhist.html |title=TerraFire History |publisher=Ortsoftware.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-09))</ref>
|Space [[Shoot 'em Up|shooter]]
|[[DOS]]
|[[ORT Software]]
|
|-
|''[[The Three Stooges (video game)|The Three Stooges]]''
|1987
|<ref>((cite web
 | title=The Three Stooges
 | publisher=[[Cinemaware]]
 | url=http://www.cinemaware.com/games/the-three-stooges/
 | accessdate=2012-11-29))</ref>
|Action
|[[Amiga]], [[Apple II series|Apple II]], [[Commodore 64]], DOS, [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]
|[[Cinemaware]]
|
|-
|''[[Timeslaughter]]''
|1996
|2005
|[[Fighting game|Fighting]]
|[[DOS]]
|[[Bloodlust Software]]
|''Timeslaughter Lost'', a prototype version of ''Timeslaughter'', was also released in 2005 as freeware after a fan realized the version he had was different from the retail release and sent it to Bloodlust Software.
|-
|''[[Total Extreme Wrestling 2005]]''
|2005
|2009
|[[Booking simulator]]
|Windows
|Greydog Software
|
|-
|''[[Traffic Department 2192]]''
|1994
|2007<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.classicdosgames.com/game/Traffic_Department_2192.html |title=RGB Classic Games - Traffic Department 2192 |publisher=Classicdosgames.com |date=2007-07-19 |accessdate=2012-08-09))</ref>
|[[Shoot 'em up|Top-down shooter]]
|DOS
|[[Epic MegaGames]]
|
|-
|''[[Transylvania (series)|Transylvania I,II,III]]''
|((sort|1982|1982, 1985, 1989))
|<ref name=Pelczarski/>
|Adventure
|[[Apple II series|Apple II]], [[Commodore 64]], DOS
|[[Polarware]]
|
|-
|''[[Treasure Island Dizzy]]''
|1987
|
|[[Puzzle video game|Puzzle]] game
|
|[[Oliver twins]]
|
|-
|''[[Tribes 2]]''
|2001
|2004<ref>((cite web
 | last=Grayson
 | first=Nathan
 | title=TribesNext Resurrects Tribes 2, Keeps It Free
 | publisher=[[Maximum PC]]
 | date=2009-01-06
 | url=http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/tribesnext_resurrects_tribes_2_keeps_it_free
 | accessdate=2012-12-05))</ref>
|[[First-person shooter]]
|Windows, Linux
|[[Dynamix]]/[[Sierra On-Line]]
| Released as publicity for the release of ''[[Tribes: Vengeance]]''.
|-
|''[[Trivia Whiz]]''
|1988
|2005<ref name=3DRealmsTimeline/>
|Trivia game
|DOS
|[[3D Realms|Apogee Software]]
|
|-
| ''Turboraketti''
|1993
|
|Cavern-flying game
|Amiga
|Heikki Kosola
|
|-
|''[[TV Sports: Baseball|TV Sports Baseball]]''
|1990
|<ref>((cite web
 | title=TV Sports Baseball
 | publisher=[[Cinemaware]]
 | url=http://www.cinemaware.com/games/tv-sports-baseball/
 | accessdate=2012-11-29))</ref>
|Sports
|[[Amiga]], DOS, [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]
|[[Cinemaware]]
|
|-
|''[[TV Sports Basketball]]''
|1989
|<ref>((cite web
 | title=TV Sports Basketball
 | publisher=[[Cinemaware]]
 | url=http://www.cinemaware.com/games/tv-sports-basketball/
 | accessdate=2012-11-29))</ref>
|Sports
|[[Amiga]], DOS, [[PC-Engine]]
|[[Cinemaware]]
|
|-
|''[[TV Sports Boxing]]''
|1991
|<ref>((cite web
 | title=TV Sports Boxing
 | publisher=[[Cinemaware]]
 | url=http://www.cinemaware.com/games/tv-sports-boxing/
 | accessdate=2012-11-29))</ref>
|Sports
|[[Amiga]], DOS
|[[Cinemaware]]
|
|-
|''[[Tyrian (video game)|Tyrian]]''
|1995
|2004
|[[Shoot 'em up|Scrolling shooter]]
|[[DOS]]
|[[Epic MegaGames]]
|
|-
|''[[Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar]]''
|1985
|1997<ref>((cite web|url=http://ultimacodex.com/2011/03/concerning-ultima-4-or-in-which-i-have-to-be-the-wet-blanket/|title=Concerning Ultima 4 (Or: In Which I Have to Be The Wet Blanket)|date=2011-03-25|author=WtF. Dragon (Kenneth P. Kully)|publisher=The Ultima Codex|accessdate=2012-10-30))</ref>
|[[role-playing video games|CRPG]]
|[[DOS]]
|[[Origin Systems]]
|Re-released again in 2011 to promote ''[[Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar]]''.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/03/ultima-4-now-free-ea-launches-ultimaforever-com/|title=Ultima 4 now free, EA launches UltimaForever.com|date=2011-06-03|first=Richard|last=Mitchell|publisher=[[Joystiq]]|accessdate=2012-10-30))</ref>
|-
|''[[Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams]]''
|1991
|2012<ref name=WoUEAGOG>((cite web|url=http://www.gog.com/en/news/free_releases_worlds_of_ultima_1_2/|title=Free Releases: Worlds of Ultima 1 & 2|date=June 18, 2012|author=CD Projekt|author-link=CD Projekt|accessdate=2012-11-30))</ref>
|[[Role-playing video games|CRPG]]
|[[DOS]]
|[[Origin Systems]]
|Released by Electronic Arts exclusively through [[GOG.com]].
|-
|''[[Universal Combat]]''
|2004
|2008<ref name="3000ad"/>
|[[Space simulator]]
|Windows
|[[Derek Smart]]
|
|-
| ''[[Vantage Master|Vantage Master Online]]''
|1998
|2002
|[[Tactical RPG]]
|Windows
|[[Nihon Falcom]]
|
|-
|''[[Victory: The Age of Racing (2014 game)|Victory: The Age of Racing]]''
|2014
|2016
|Racing game
|Windows
|Vae Victis
|
|-
|''[[War Wind]]''
|1996
|2020<ref>((cite web
 |title=Check 3 games that just became free on GOG.COM
 |url=https://www.gog.com/news/check_3_games_that_just_became_free_on_gogcom
 |website=[[GOG.com]]
 |publisher=[[CD Projekt]]
 |accessdate=22 June 2020
 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604055908/https://www.gog.com/news/check_3_games_that_just_became_free_on_gogcom
 |archivedate=4 June 2020
 |date=3 June 2020
 |url-status=live
))</ref>
|[[Strategy video game|Strategy]]
|Windows
|[[Strategic Simulations]]
|
|-
|''[[Warzone 2100]]''
|1999
|2004
|
|Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, FreeBSD, AmigaOS 4, PlayStation
|[[Square Enix Europe#Transformation into subsidiary Eidos Interactive (1994–2005)|Eidos Interactive]]
|
|-
|''[[WingNuts: Temporal Navigator]]''
|2001
|2006<ref>((Cite magazine |date=February 2007 |title=WingNuts Goes Free |magazine=[[Macworld]] |page=32))</ref>
|[[Shooter game|Shooter]]
|Mac OS X
|[[Freeverse Inc.|Freeverse Software]]
|
|-
|''[[Wings (1990 video game)|Wings]]''
|1990
|<ref>((cite web
 | title=Wings
 | publisher=[[Cinemaware]]
 | url=http://www.cinemaware.com/games/wings/
 | accessdate=2012-11-29))</ref>
|Flight simulator
|[[Amiga]]
|[[Cinemaware]]
|
|-
|''[[Wings (1996 video game)|Wings]]''
|1996
|
|Cavern-flying game
|
|Miika Virpioja
|
|-
|''[[Wing Commander: Secret Ops]]''
|1998
|1998
|Space simulator
|Windows
|
|The full version was released by [[Origin Systems|Origin]] as freeware on 27th of Aug 1998
|-
|''[[Wolfenstein 3D]]''
|1992
|2012<ref>((cite web
 | last=Hachman
 | first=Mark
 | title=Free, Browser-Based 'Wolfenstein 3D' Released by Bethesda
 | publisher=[[PC Magazine]]
 | date=2012-05-09
 | url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2404188,00.asp
 | accessdate=2012-11-28))</ref>
|[[First-person shooter]]
|Browser-based
|[[id software]]
|
|-
|''[[Word Whiz]]''
|1988
|2005<ref name=3DRealmsTimeline/>
|Trivia
|DOS
|[[3D Realms|Apogee Software]]
|
|-
|''[[Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire]]''
|1990
|2012<ref name=WoUEAGOG/>
|[[role-playing video games|CRPG]]
|[[DOS]]
|[[Origin Systems]]
|Released by Electronic Arts exclusively through GOG.com.<ref name=WoUEAGOG/>
|-
|''[[X-Men: The Ravages of Apocalypse]]''
|1997
|2006
|[[First-person shooter]]
|[[DOS]], [[Linux]], [[Macintosh]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
|[[WizardWorks]]
|The freeware release includes a walkthrough and a pre-installed patch (pak4.pak) to fix bugs and add additional gameplay features.
|-
|''[[Xargon]]''
|1993
|2008<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.classicdosgames.com/game/Xargon.html |title=RGB Classic Games - Xargon |publisher=Classicdosgames.com |date=2008-08-04 |accessdate=2012-08-09))</ref>
|[[Platform game]]
|DOS
|[[Epic MegaGames]]
|
|-
|''[[Xenophage: Alien Bloodsport]]''
|1995
|2006<ref>((cite web|url=http://legacy.3drealms.com/news/2006/04/the_apogee_legacy_16.html |title=3D Realms News: The Apogee Legacy #16 - Jason Blochowiak |publisher=3drealms.com |date=2006-04-24 |accessdate=2012-08-09))</ref>
|[[Fighting game]]
|DOS
|[[3D Realms|Apogee Software]]
|
|-
|''[[ZZT]]''
|1991
|
|Adventure
|DOS
|[[Epic MegaGames]]
|
|}

==Games no longer freely distributed==
The following are commercial games that were once released as free downloads but were not [[freely redistributable software]].
* ''[[Airborne Ranger]]'' (1988), a stealth 2D game by [[MicroProse]]. It was released as freeware by Atari to promote ''Airborne Rangers''. A free registration was required to download the game. After ''Airborne Rangers'' wasn't released, the ''[[Airborne Ranger]]'' page and the download link were removed. The game is still mentioned as freeware and many forums and sites have the now dead link to the game page. The legal situation now is unclear because the installer has no disclaimer.
* ''[[Area 51 (2005 video game)|Area 51]]'' (2005), a first person shooter by [[Midway Games]]. Its free release was sponsored by the [[US Air Force]]. It later changed hands and its freeware status was removed.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.gamershell.com/download_33790.shtml |title=Area 51 Free Full Game |publisher=Gamershell.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-09))</ref>
* ''[[B-17 Flying Fortress (video game)|B-17 Flying Fortress]]'' (1992), a [[Flight simulator#Flight Simulators at Home|flight simulator]] by [[MicroProse]].<ref name="LiberatedGames">((cite web |url=http://liberatedgames.com/forums/index.php?t=msg&th=7&start=0&rid=0&S= |title = General Liberated Games FAQ |accessdate=24 July 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012152419/http://liberatedgames.com/forums/index.php?t=msg&th=7&start=0&rid=0&S= |archivedate=12 October 2007))</ref>
* ''[[Battlefield 1942]]'' (2002), a first person shooter by [[Electronic Arts]], was available on [[Origin (service)|Origin]] until it was removed, due to [[GameSpy]] shutting down.<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.origin.com/en-us/store/buy/battlefield-1942 |title=Battle 1942 Origin store page|website=Origin.com |accessdate=20 September 2015))</ref>
* ''[[Betrayal at Krondor]]'' (1993), a [[role-playing game]] by [[Dynamix]].<ref name="LiberatedGames" />
* ''[[Caesar (video game)|Caesar]]'' (1992), a city-building game by Sierra.<ref name="LiberatedGames" />
* ''[[Dragonsphere]]'' (1994), a point-and-click graphic adventure game developed and published by MicroProse. Released as freeware by [[Atari, Inc. (1993–present)|Atari]] in 2011 on [[GOG.com]].<ref>((cite web |title=New release: Dragonsphere - for FREE! |url=https://www.gog.com/news/new_release_dragonsphere_for_free |website=[[GOG.com]] |accessdate=24 March 2019 |date=4 May 2011))</ref> The rights were brought by [[Tommo]] in 2015 and, after the expiration of the deal with Atari, began to charge for it.<ref>((cite web |title=Farewell For Now, Duke + Last chance to get Dragonsphere free |url=https://www.gog.com/news/weekly_staff_picks_farewell_for_now_duke |website=[[GOG.com]] |accessdate=24 March 2019 |date=28 December 2015))</ref>
* ''[[Gateway (video game)|Gateway]]'' (1992), an adventure game by [[Legend Entertainment]].<ref>((cite magazine|last=Yee|first=Bernard |title=Joyriding|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=20|publisher=[[Imagine Media]] |date=August 1996|page=28))</ref>
* ''[[Grand Theft Auto (video game)|Grand Theft Auto]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Grand Theft Auto 2]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Red Baron 3D]]'' (1998), a flight game by Sierra.<ref name="LiberatedGames" />
* ''[[Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War]]'' (2006), a [[real-time strategy]]/[[third-person shooter]] by [[Stainless Steel Studios]] and [[Midway Games]]. Re-released as ad-supported freeware, sponsored by the [[US Air Force]].<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.gamershell.com/download_33916.shtml |title=Rise & Fall: Civilizations At War Free Full Game |publisher=Gamershell.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-09))</ref>
* ''[[The Sims 2]]'' (2004), a life simulation game by [[Maxis]] and [[Electronic Arts]]. It was released as freeware for a limited time on Origin on July 16, 2014 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of ''The Sims 2''. It was removed from Origin on July 31, 2014.
* ''[[The Suffering (video game)|The Suffering]]'' (2004), a horror third/first person shooter developed by [[Surreal Software]] and published by [[Midway Games]]. It was released free in September 2008 sponsored by the [[US Air Force]], but is no longer available due to a new copyright holder.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.gamershell.com/download_33314.shtml |title=The Suffering Free Full Game |publisher=Gamershell.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-09))</ref>
* ''[[Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (2001 video game)|Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon]]'' (2001), a [[tactical shooter]] by [[Ubisoft]]. Released in an ad-supported free download version in 2007 for a limited time; available to US residents only.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.gamershell.com/download_20866.shtml |title=Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Free Full Game (Ad Supported) |accessdate=18 March 2009 |quote=You will need an Ubi.com account and you must live in the U.S. to play the game |website=Gamershell.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090322092808/http://www.gamershell.com/download_20866.shtml |archive-date=22 March 2009 |url-status=dead ))</ref>
*''[[Wild Metal Country]]'' (1999), was released as freeware in 2004<ref>((cite web
 | last=Adams
 | first=David
 | title=Rockstar Offers Wild Metal Country for Free
 | publisher=[[IGN]]
 | date=2004-01-08
 | url=http://ign.com/articles/2004/01/08/rockstar-offers-wild-metal-country-for-free
 | accessdate=2012-11-28))</ref> but is no longer available on the download page.
* ''[[Zero Tolerance (video game)|Zero Tolerance]]'' (1994), a first person shooter developed by Technopop for [[Sega Mega Drive|Sega Mega Drive/Genesis]]. The ROMs of the game and its sequel were formerly offered by the owner Randel Reiss for [[Freeware|free download]]. In 2021, however, the rights to both games were purchased by [[Piko Interactive]], leding the download links for the ROMs to disappear from Technopop's website.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.technopop.net/|website=Technopop.net|title="Randel Reiss, the owner of the Zero Tolerance copyright and trademark, has made the original Zero Tolerance Sega Genesis ROM image royalty-free for distribution."))</ref>
* ''[[Zork I]]'', ''[[Zork II]]'', ''[[Zork III]]'', text adventure games by [[Infocom]].<ref name="LiberatedGames" />

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Module:Message box/configuration (view source) (protected)
Module:Namespace detect/config (view source) (protected)
Module:Namespace detect/data (view source) (protected)
Module:Navbar (view source) (protected)
Module:Navbar/configuration (view source) (protected)
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Module:Navbox/styles.css (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Pagetype (view source) (protected)
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Module:Pagetype/disambiguation (view source) (protected)
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Module:Portal/images/f (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Portal/styles.css (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:SDcat (view source) (protected)
Module:Sortkey (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:String (view source) (protected)
Module:Unsubst (view source) (protected)
Module:Wikitext Parsing (view source) (protected)
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