Free Games Thread

OneMoar · Oct 1, 2015

I still play urban terror(http://urbanterror.info) the devs are retarded and the NA community is dead but whatever .... ill keep playing until the plug gets pulled

and quake remake is shitware its simply darkplaces repackaged with a bunch of stolen texture and model assets,would't surprise me if there was some form of crap bundled with it

just install quake from steam install darkplaces and then head over to http://qrp.quakeone.com/retexture/ and download the .pk3's containing the assets you want

or just grab this AIO .pk3 with the updated textures are drop it in the ID1 folder
http://www.moddb.com/mods/optimized-rygel/downloads/rygels-texturepack-xolveoptimized

Drone · Oct 16, 2015

some updates:

Doomsday Engine (you'll need to have original Doom for this)

CaesarIA (openCaesar3) [free Remake of the classic Caesar III game]

RyanK · Oct 16, 2015

Drone said:
Not exactly games (you still have to have them installed) but pretty good patches/mods/enhancements for good old classic games. Some of them are abandoned but they work:

Pure Faction (pretty nice patch for Red Faction)
Unreal unofficial patch
Deus Ex unofficial patch
Arx Libertatis (cross-platform, open source port of Arx Fatalis)
Risen3D (fork of Doomsday engine)
Darkplaces (source port for Quake)
KMquake (unofficial patch for Quake II and Return to Castle Wolfenstein)
Direct3DQuake

Pretty solid patches. They run really well (speaking for myself), support wide screen, high resolutions, fxaa, spatial aa and much more.

Played a whole boat load of Return to Castle Wolfenstien back a few years. Can't get it to run now. Thanks I'll try that patch

Techmaner · Oct 20, 2015

RyanK said:
Played a whole boat load of Return to Castle Wolfenstien back a few years. Can't get it to run now. Thanks I'll try that patch

Oh all the nostalgia that comes up when you mention Return to Castle Wolfenstien...

Drone · Oct 25, 2015

D3D9 renderer for classic AvP

http://homepage.eircom.net/~duncandsl/avp/

Unfortunately no new rendering effects yet but at least everything works flawlessly on any modern machine. Music and FMVs are 100% compatible, no more pain in the ass.

Drone · Nov 1, 2015

OpenRA is a Free Real Time Strategy project that recreates the classic Command & Conquer titles [C&C (Tiberian Dawn), C&C: Red Alert, and Dune 2000]

denixius · Nov 9, 2015

There was a game called Rise and Fall Civilizations at War. After release the game is not liked some gaming communities. Of course there are bugs and simple mistakes, but it's good game to play for a while. You should try it. They publish it free after a while, but I'm not sure that is this available right now free. I searched it and found this site: http://www.gamershell.com/download_33916.shtml

MASTAN · Nov 10, 2015

D3D10 renderer for Unreal, Unreal Tournament, Deus Ex and Rune:

http://www.kentie.net/article/d3d10drv/

No new effects, just fixes lighting, visual glitches etc. on modern systems.

There's also D3D11 renderer, but it is based on the old D3D10 code and brings no improvements.

lonewolf · Jan 16, 2016

Have not seen it mentioned here so sorry if it was already mentioned. As a free first person shooter Americas Army has a great newer one out. It came out last quarter of 2015. If you like FFP games you might as well try it out on Steam you already paid for it with your taxes.

OneMoar · Jan 17, 2016

I been playing xonotic (xonotic.org)

AnnCore · Jan 29, 2016

Fractured Space is free on Steam this weekend.

Thinking of picking it up because free is free and it can't hurt to try.

The game was even reviewed here on TPU by RCoon http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/fractured-space-review.208724/

AlienIsGOD · Jan 29, 2016

AnnCore said:
Fractured Space is free on Steam this weekend.

Thinking of picking it up because free is free and it can't hurt to try.

The game was even reviewed here on TPU by RCoon http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/fractured-space-review.208724/

Free for the weekend and if u download it this weekend u get to keep it forever

Drone · Jan 31, 2016

An ISO of Saints Row: Undercover was released into the public domain by Unseen64 thanks to Volition Studios. The game was originally slated for release on the PSP but ended up getting shelved due to quality concerns. Well, some of the folks at Volition went digging around in some old devkits and managed to come upon the unreleased PSP game.

Works on PPSSPP emulator and on modded PSP. Grab it while you can and of course support Volition, follow them on Twitch, Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook

GreiverBlade · Jan 31, 2016

AlienIsGOD said:
Free for the weekend and if u download it this weekend u get to keep it forever

i got my copy of Fractured Space like that (quite a while ago tho ... iirc it was during Steam summer sale )

i've found a fun one on STEAM, no big pretension, a "part time" studio (shifted to part time due to financial difficulties) yet they still give out their game as free, only in traditional Chinese tho, altho rather fun to play and easy to follow ...
fun to see it's a 64bit exec (which many AAA title still lack ... ) and albeit the stiffness of the main character, no bug or major breakdown encountered to far

"The Lost Mythologies"
http://store.steampowered.com/app/372540/

seems to be a demo under developement, but ... it's free and enjoyable tho

fun for a student project, quite interesting if you ask me
Story

Thousand years ago, The civilization was almost completely wiped out after a great war.
Centuries had passed, almost no one remembers the once glorious empire.

But, when the ancient history strikes back, you, the half god protagonist has awaken to prevent it to repeat itself all over again...
Note

This game's main focus is to show how much we're capable to do at a short period of time, but since we thought the result wasn't actually sellable, we decided to release this game for free.
This is a student project, it may contain various issues and we CANNOT guarantee these will be fixed due to the reason mentioned below.

We're planning to start a studio after graduation and Military services(according to Taiwan law we have to finish it unfortunately).

For those who liked our work please stay tuned, hopefully we may roll out some information about our next project when we're back on business.

Drone · Feb 1, 2016

You can play Star Citizen for free this week

Register here

Frick · Feb 1, 2016

Drone said:
You can play Star Citizen for free this week

Register here

DAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMNNNNNNN I'm not at home I have really wanted to try that game. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU~

Drone · Feb 18, 2016

Streets of Rage 2
Binary Domain
Condemned: Criminal Origins

As part of SEGA's Make War Not Love 3 event, three games have become available on Steam for free.
SEGA will send keys to players who enter their email on the Make War Not Love website.

So yeah hurry up!

little cat · Feb 19, 2016

Need for Speed Most Wanted is now free on Origin

Vayra86 · Feb 19, 2016

Frick said:
DAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMNNNNNNN I'm not at home I have really wanted to try that game. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU~

I don't know if you're missing much at this time, the game really is pre-pre alpha in terms of playability. You can visit places, but real gaming sessions are not too feasible. Huge server loads, bugs, CTD's you name it.

I vowed to stay away from it for now, I've got a few starter ships in Hangar and drool over them from time to time, but I am getting more and more worried about the progress in development.

chuck216 · Mar 1, 2016

Champions Online http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/champions-online

Free Superhero genre MMORPG With a subscriber option but perfectly playable for free.

AsRock · Mar 1, 2016

Drone said:
You can play Star Citizen for free this week

Register here

Tried it last time they had free time to play and it's no were finished, well i hope not as there is no way i am putting money in to that as it seems less than 1/2 done.

Drone · Mar 8, 2016

Free open-source racing car simulator

TORCS is a highly portable multi platform car racing simulation. It is used as ordinary car racing game, as AI racing game and as research platform. It runs on Linux (all architectures, 32 and 64 bit), FreeBSD, OpenSolaris, MacOSX and Windows (32 and 64 bit).

insune · Apr 9, 2016

http://worldoftanks.eu/

P4-630 · Apr 9, 2016

https://om.forgeofempires.com/foe/us/?ref=tvp
http://www.mobilestrikeapp.com/

chuck216 · Apr 9, 2016

P4-630 said:
https://om.forgeofempires.com/foe/us/?ref=tvp
http://www.mobilestrikeapp.com/

do phone based games really count? I thought this was a PC forum

System Name	RPC MK2.5
Processor	Ryzen 5800x
Motherboard	Gigabyte Aorus Pro V2
Cooling	Thermalright Phantom Spirit SE
Memory	CL16 BL2K16G36C16U4RL 3600 1:1 micron e-die
Video Card(s)	GIGABYTE RTX 3070 Ti GAMING OC
Storage	Nextorage NE1N 2TB ADATA SX8200PRO NVME 512GB, Intel 545s 500GBSSD, ADATA SU800 SSD, 3TB Spinner
Display(s)	LG Ultra Gear 32 1440p 165hz Dell 1440p 75hz
Case	Phanteks P300 /w 300A front panel conversion
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	SeaSonic Focus+ Platinum 750W
Mouse	Kone burst Pro
Keyboard	SteelSeries Apex 7
Software	Windows 11 +startisallback

System Name	custom
Processor	i5 3570K @4.2ghz
Motherboard	ASROCK z77 extreme 4
Cooling	aircooled
Memory	16gb corsair vengeance ddr3 1600
Video Card(s)	MSI GTX 780 reference
Storage	2tb Seagate, 256gb sandisk SSD
Power Supply	850W Antec HCG-M

Processor	Intel Core i5-11400F 2.6GHz
Motherboard	H510M-A Pro
Cooling	Hyper H410R RGB
Memory	32 GB
Video Card(s)	ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Twin Edge
Display(s)	LG 27M47VQ 27 inches 2 ms FULL HD HDMI Gaming Monitor
Case	Thermaltake Versa T27 TG 750W
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair CX750 ATX 80PLUS (750W)
Software	Windows 11 Home Edition 64-bit

Processor	Intel Core i5-3570K
Motherboard	Asus P8Z77-V LE
Cooling	Scythe Mugen 2 Revision B (SCMG-2100)
Memory	16 GB (2x Kingston HyperX KHX1866C10D3/8G)
Video Card(s)	ASUS GTX980-4GD5
Storage	INTEL SSDSC2CW180A (167 GB), SAMSUNG HD103UJ (1000 GB), SAMSUNG HD154UI (1500 GB)
Display(s)	Asus VG278 [27" LCD] (1920x1080, 120 Hz, nVidia 3D Vision 2)
Case	Antec P183 EU Black
Audio Device(s)	Creative SB X-Fi Platinum
Power Supply	Enermax Pro 82+ EPR625AWT
Mouse	Logitech G403 Prodigy Wired Gaming Mouse
Keyboard	Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

System Name	demon tower ( Died 2020 and no funds to reserect)
Processor	I7 920 oced to 4.0 gig
Motherboard	evga X58 classified
Cooling	corsair H100 water cooler
Memory	Kinston extream 2000 MHz 6GB
Video Card(s)	nvidia gtx 680
Storage	250 gig ssd
Display(s)	ASUS 24 in 144 htz
Case	Antec full tower
Audio Device(s)	creative sound blaster Z
Power Supply	1000 watt evga
Mouse	Torq carbon
Keyboard	Logitec G710 and a G13 game board
Software	win 7 ultimate

Free Games Thread

OneMoar

There is Always Moar

Drone

RyanK

Techmaner

New Member

Drone

Drone

denixius

MASTAN

lonewolf

OneMoar

There is Always Moar

AnnCore

Staff

AlienIsGOD

Vanguard Beta Tester

Drone

GreiverBlade

Drone

Frick

Fishfaced Nincompoop

Drone

little cat

Vayra86

chuck216

AsRock

TPU addict

Drone

insune

New Member

P4-630

chuck216

Processor	AMD FX-8350 "Vishera"
Motherboard	Asus M5A99X EVO
Cooling	Noctua NH-D14
Memory	G.Skill DDR3 2133MHz 16GB
Video Card(s)	CrossfireX Asus 5850
Storage	Crucial C300 128GB
Display(s)	Samsung SA950
Case	Coolermaster Storm Sniper
Power Supply	Corsair AX850
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit

System Name	Aliens Ryzen Rig \| 2nd Hand Omen
Processor	Ryzen R5 5600 \| Ryzen R5 3600
Motherboard	Gigabyte B450 Aorus Elite (F61 BIOS) \| B450 matx
Cooling	DeepCool Castle EX V2 240mm AIO\| stock for now
Memory	8GB X 2 DDR4 3000mhz Team Group Vulcan \| 16GB DDR4
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse RX 5700 8GB \| GTX 1650 4GB
Storage	Adata XPG 8200 PRO 512GB SSD OS / 240 SSD + 2TB M.2 SSD Games / 1000 GB Data \| SSD + HDD
Display(s)	Acer Nitro x27OU 27" VA 165hz Freesync Premium\|TCL 32" 1080P w/ HDR
Case	NZXT H500 Black \| HP Omen Obelisk
Audio Device(s)	Onboard Realtek \| Onboard Realtek
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650w 80+ Gold \| 500w
Mouse	Steelseries Rival 500 15 button mouse w/ Razor Goliathus Chroma XL mousemat \| Logitech G502
Keyboard	Corsair K65 Mini w/ Cherry MX brown keys \| Logitech G513 Carbon w/ Romer G tactile keys
Software	Windows 10 Pro \| Windows 10 Pro

System Name	main/SFFHTPCARGH!(tm)/Xiaomi Mi TV Stick/Samsung Galaxy S23/Ally
Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D/i7-3770/S905X/Snapdragon 8 Gen 2/Ryzen Z1 Extreme
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk/HP SFF Q77 Express/uh?/uh?/Asus
Cooling	Enermax ETS-T50 Axe aRGB /basic HP HSF /errr.../oh! liqui..wait, no:sizable vapor chamber/a nice one
Memory	64gb DDR4 3600/8gb DDR3 1600/2gbLPDDR3/8gbLPDDR5x/16gb(10 sys)LPDDR5 6400
Video Card(s)	Hellhound Spectral White RX 7900 XTX 24gb/GT 730/Mali 450MP5/Adreno 740/Radeon 780M 6gb LPDDR5
Storage	250gb870EVO/500gb860EVO/2tbSandisk/NVMe2tb+1tb/4tbextreme V2/1TB Arion/500gb/8gb/256gb/4tb SN850X
Display(s)	X58222 32" 2880x1620/32"FHDTV/273E3LHSB 27" 1920x1080/6.67"/AMOLED 2X panel FHD+120hz/7" FHD 120hz
Case	Cougar Panzer Max/Elite 8300 SFF/None/Gorilla Glass Victus 2/front-stock back-JSAUX RGB transparent
Audio Device(s)	Logi Z333/SB Audigy RX/HDMI/HDMI/Dolby Atmos/KZ x HBB PR2/Moondrop Chu II + TRN BT20S
Power Supply	Chieftec Proton BDF-1000C /HP 240w/12v 1.5A/USAMS GAN PD 33w/USAMS GAN 100w
Mouse	Speedlink Sovos Vertical-Asus ROG Spatha-Logi Ergo M575/Xiaomi XMRM-006/touch/touch
Keyboard	Endorfy Thock 75%/Lofree Edge/none/touch/virtual
VR HMD	Medion Erazer
Software	Win10 64/Win8.1 64/Android TV 8.1/Android 14/Win11 64
Benchmark Scores	bench...mark? i do leave mark on bench sometime, to remember which one is the most comfortable. :o

System Name	Black MC in Tokyo
Processor	Ryzen 5 7600
Motherboard	MSI X670E Gaming Plus Wifi
Cooling	Be Quiet! Pure Rock 2
Memory	2 x 16GB Corsair Vengeance @ 6000Mhz
Video Card(s)	XFX 6950XT Speedster MERC 319
Storage	Kingston KC3000 1TB \| WD Black SN750 2TB \|WD Blue 1TB x 2 \| Toshiba P300 2TB \| Seagate Expansion 8TB
Display(s)	Samsung U32J590U 4K + BenQ GL2450HT 1080p
Case	Fractal Design Define R4
Audio Device(s)	Plantronics 5220, Nektar SE61 keyboard
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x v3
Mouse	Logitech G602
Keyboard	Dell SK3205
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Rimworld 4K ready!

System Name	Tiny the White Yeti
Processor	7800X3D
Motherboard	MSI MAG Mortar b650m wifi
Cooling	CPU: Thermalright Peerless Assassin / Case: Phanteks T30-120 x3
Memory	32GB Corsair Vengeance 30CL6000
Video Card(s)	ASRock RX7900XT Phantom Gaming
Storage	Lexar NM790 4TB + Samsung 850 EVO 1TB + Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial BX100 250GB
Display(s)	Gigabyte G34QWC (3440x1440)
Case	Lian Li A3 mATX White
Audio Device(s)	Harman Kardon AVR137 + 2.1
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova G2 750W
Mouse	Steelseries Aerox 5
Keyboard	Lenovo Thinkpad Trackpoint II
VR HMD	HD 420 - Green Edition ;)
Software	W11 IoT Enterprise LTSC
Benchmark Scores	Over 9000

Processor	AMD Ryzen 3800x
Motherboard	Asus TUF Gaming X-570-Plus (WiFi)
Cooling	Corsair Hydro Series H110i
Memory	32 GB Corsair Dominator RGB DDR4 3200 Mhz @3600
Video Card(s)	Asus AREZ RX Vega 64 Strix OC 8GB
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1 TB
Display(s)	Asus PB258Q 25" 2560x1440
Case	Cooler Master Master Case 5 Pro
Power Supply	Corsair RMx 1000
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64

System Name	AlderLake
Processor	Intel i7 12700K P-Cores @ 5Ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12A 2 fans + Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme + 5 case fans
Memory	32GB DDR5 Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 6000MT/s CL36
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Evo 500GB + 850 Pro 512GB + 860 Evo 1TB x2
Display(s)	23.8" Dell S2417DG 165Hz G-Sync 1440p
Case	Be quiet! Silent Base 600 - Window
Audio Device(s)	Panasonic SA-PMX94 / Realtek onboard + B&O speaker system / Harman Kardon Go + Play / Logitech G533
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 750W
Mouse	Logitech MX Anywhere 2 Laser wireless
Keyboard	RAPOO E9270P Black 5GHz wireless
Software	Windows 11
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R23 (Single Core) 1936 @ stock Cinebench R23 (Multi Core) 23006 @ stock