David's Freeware Collection!

America's Army 3 highlights different aspects of the Army from Army Values and the Warrior Ethos to Army career opportunities and lifestyles both on and off duty. And it's a pretty kickass game to boot.



America's Army

Aquadelic is a power boat racing game.



Aquadelic

Armagetron is a multiplayer game in 3d that attempts to emulate and expand on the lightcycle sequence from the movie Tron. It's an old school arcade game slung into the 21st century.



Armagetron

Babylon 5: I've Found Her is a Freeware space combat simulator game project developed by Space Dream Factory and set in the universe of Babylon 5. Fans of the TV show will love this.



Babylon 5: I've Found Her

The Battle for Wesnoth is a free, turn-based tactical strategy game with a high fantasy theme, featuring both single-player, and online/hotseat multiplayer combat. Fight a desperate battle to reclaim the throne of Wesnoth, or take hand in any number of other adventures...



Wesnoth

Since their world was invaded by an alien race, the Blobs have faced a lifetime of war. But now they have a chance to win the war once and for all. In Blob Wars: Metal Blob Solid, you take on the role of a fearless Blob agent, Bob. Bob's mission is to infiltrate the various enemy bases around the Blobs' homeworld and rescue as many MIAs as possible. But standing in his way are many vicious aliens, other Blobs who have been assimilated and the evil alien leader, Galdov.



BlobWars: Metal Blob Solid

With the apparent defeat of Galdov and the reclaiming of the Fire, Time, Space and Reality Crystals the Blobs' battle was only just beginning. Bob had rescued many Blobs and fought many battles, but now he had an ever bigger task ahead of him. The Blobs' homeworld is still littered with the alien forces and Bob once again makes it his task to lead the counter attack. But even without Galdov the aliens are still extremely well organised...



Blob Wars: Blob And Conquer

BVE Trainsim, originally known as Boso View Express, is a freeware train simulator. There is an international community of route builders for this program. More than 300 routes have been built by independent developers, simulating routes in Asia, North America, South America, and Europe.



BVE Trainsim

BZFlag is a free online multiplayer cross-platform open source 3D tank battle game. The name originates from "Battle Zone capture the Flag". It's one of the most popular games ever on Silicon Graphics machines and continues to be developed and improved to this day. It's one of the most popular open source games ever.



BZFlag

Cave Story is a freeware immense side-scrolling platform game reminiscent of Castlevania and Metroid. You control the main character in a story to save a collection of rabbit like creatures called Mimigas from the evil doctor who kidnaps them for his evil experiments.



Cave Story

C-evo (Civilization Evolution) is a freeware empire building game. With a time scope of several thousand years, it covers aspects of exploration and expansion, industry and agriculture, warfare and diplomacy, science and administration. C-evo follows the spirit of popular turn-based strategy games from the mid 90s such as Civilization II, but with more emphasis on powerful AI and careful design of the rules, resulting in a true challenge.



C-evo

Sometime in the near future, earth is invaded by chickens from another galaxy, bent on revenge against the human race for oppressing earth chickens! Take the world's fate in your hands (or at least have an omelette) in this modern rendition of the 80's classic. Save the world today!



Chicken Invaders

Cloud is an acclaimed action flight game that allows players to realize their life long dreams of imaginative flight, manipulating clouds and creating weather. "A childhood dream simulator" is how many of its fans describe it. It is about a kid kept in the hospital daydreaming about flying, making shapes out of clouds and eventually using rain to clean the world. The game was designed to evoke everyone’s fantasy about clouds and flight.



Cloud

Ever played SubSpace? Continuum is the continuation of this freeware game. Continuum is a multiplayer top-view space game. It features 8 different ships - each with their own unique abilities. The graphics and sound effects of the game are fantastic, and game play manages to keep up with it. Keyboard shortcuts allow for easy access to all the upgrades you have, and you never have to leave the action.



Continuum

Domination is a Java version of the classic Risk board game, with a simple map format, network play, single player mode, hotseat, and many more features.



Domination

Enigma is a puzzle game inspired by Oxyd on the Atari ST and Rock'n'Roll on the Amiga. The object of the game is to find uncover pairs of identically colored Oxyd stones. Simple? Yes. Easy? Certainly not! Hidden traps, vast mazes, laser beams, and, most of all, countless hairy puzzles usually block your direct way to the Oxyd stones.



Enigma

Extreme Tux Racer is an open-source downhill racing game starring Tux, the Linux mascot. It follows in the path of Tux Racer and its derivatives.



Extreme Tux Racer.com/

The FlightGear flight simulator project is an open-source, multi-platform, cooperative flight simulator development project.



FlightGear

FooBillard is an OpenGL Billiard (Pool) game with realistic physics, AI-player and many game types like 8ball, 9ball, Snooker and Carambol.



FooBillard

Freeciv is an open source game, similar to the famous Civilization series. It’s an empire building turn based strategy game, taking you from the beginning of time to the modern ages and giving you the chance to rule your people to prosperity and peace. Or war if you like that part better.



Freeciv

Frets On Fire is a game of musical skill and fast fingers. The aim of the game is to play guitar with the keyboard as accurately as possible.



Frets On Fire

GemQuake is a completely free game that could be useful for the moments when you are bored at the office. It’s a Tetris-based game, using groups of coloured gems instead of blocks.



GemQuake

GeneRally is a freeware racing game for one to six players on one computer.



GeneRally

GNU Backgammon is a world class backgammon application. It can play, analyze and teach backgammon.



GNU Backgammon

Gunroar is a naval themed shoot 'em up likened to a vertically scrolling version of Geometry Wars (or a cross between Asteroids and Space Invaders). The player controls a small, abstract gunboat which can be rotated through 360 degrees as in games such as Geometry Wars and Robotron. The game also features vertical scrolling; however, unlike the standard shoot 'em up in which the propulsion of the craft dictates the pace, players can control the speed at which they proceed through the level. The faster players move through a level, the more points they will score.



Gunroar

Hedgewars, it's a Blast! This is the funniest and most addictive game you'll ever play - hilarious fun that you can enjoy anywhere, anytime. Hedgewars is a turn based strategy game but the real buzz is from watching the devastation caused by those pesky hedgehogs with those fantastic weapons - sneaky little blighters with a bad attitude!



Hedgewars

Hornado is a freeware classic, action-packed space shooter. The game features excellent sounds and graphics. Includes 8 levels with tons of enemies.



Hornado

Hurrican is a freeware jump and shoot game that is based on the Turrican game series. Blast your way through nine action-packed levels filled with different enemies and powerups.



Hurrican

Knight Online is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) that utilizes a party system where you help your fellow players to advance. A prominent and exciting feature of Knight Online is the involving, persistent, large-scale war between players. Upon registering and creating your character, you must choose between two nations: El Morad, the nation of the human race, and Karus, the nation of the Orc tribes. The successful player will seek to join forces with others of his or her nation in order to obtain victory. By enduring battles, that character may also become a hero in the Knight Online World. He may also receive a title and reward from the King, become the lord of his own castle, and even rule over a city.



Knight Online

La-Mulana is a side scrolling platformer reminiscent of the Castlevania and Metroid games. The protagonist of the game is a whip wielding adventurer similar to Indiana Jones exploring the tomb within La-Mulana. Although there is only one ending in the game there are many ways to get there, in that completing objectives in the game (gaining power ups and reaching new areas) is not linear, nor is there an obvious recommended path to take. Many powerups will allow you to reach new areas (similar to Super Metroid), but the game gives no indication of where to go.



La-Mulana

LBreakout2 is a freeware breakout-style arcade game in the manner of Arkanoid. Use your paddle to aim a ball at bricks until all bricks are destroyed. Lots of power-ups will help you with that task: extra balls, energy balls, extra lives, weapons, glue, bonus floors, paddle expansion and extra score. More than 50 levels with loads of new bonuses and special bricks. If you are still hungry for more after that you can create your own level sets with the integrated level editor.



LBreakout2

Little Fighter 2(LF2) is a popular freeware PC fighting game for Windows and is the sequel to the game Little Fighter (LF1).



Little Fighter 2

MahJongg Solitaire 3D is an OpenGL enhanced solitaire version of the ancient Chinese board game "Mah Jongg". This is a solitaire version of Mah Jongg; it can be played by a single player. It has a fresh new three dimensional view from which you can look at the board from any direction, with hand drawn aquarelle tile sets, layouts and backgrounds. You can download tile sets, layouts and backgrounds or even create your own and integrate them into the game.



MahJongg Solitaire 3D

Tilt the floor to roll a ball through an obstacle course before time runs out. Neverball is part puzzle game, part action game, and entirely a test of skill. Also found here is Neverputt, a hot-seat multiplayer miniature golf game, built on the physics and graphics engine of Neverball. That's two games for the price of one! And seeing as how the first one is free, as the Who once said, "I'd call that a bargain!"



Neverball

NumptyPhysics is a physics-based puzzle game. The goal is rather simple. You have to move the red ball to the gold star. And you do it by drawing objects in the environment. You can draw anything you want. Create a ramp to launch the ball. Or build a swinging hammer to knock it across the level. It’s up to you. It never gets old, because you decide how to play.



NumptyPhysics

OpenTTD is a cross-platform simulation game where the player has to run a successful transport system by transporting goods and passengers between places. Simutrans is similar in nature in the fact that they are both Transport Tycoon clones. Whichever one you decide to play, you really can't go wrong. Or download them both!



OpenTTD



Simutrans

Orbiter is a free flight simulator that goes beyond the confines of Earth's atmosphere. Launch the Space Shuttle from Kennedy Space Center to deploy a satellite, rendezvous with the International Space Station or take the futuristic Delta-glider for a tour through the solar system - the choice is yours. But make no mistake - Orbiter is not a space shooter. The emphasis is firmly on realism, and the learning curve can be steep. Be prepared to invest some time and effort to brush up on your orbital mechanics background. Good starting points are JPL's Basics Of Space Flight and R. Braeunig's Rocket And Space Technology.



Orbiter

Paul's Blackjack is a freeware real blackjack casino game. In this game you can customize your own player, choosing from 18 different characters (you can edit the name, age and the country of each character, so you can make your own player). You can save and load games, choose from 5 different levels to play. The Dealer's voice on the blackjack table is real.



Paul's Blackjack

A crow, called The Evil One, has kidnapped the chickens. Pekka the Rooster is off to save them, but the path is guarded by hypnotized animals. Games such as Super Mario, Jack Jazzrabbit, Sonic the Hedgehog, Turrican, and Brian the Lion were all inspirations in making this game.



Pekka Kana 2

Plasma Pong combines a cutting-edge realtime fluid dynamics simulation with the game structure of pong.



Plasma Pong

PokerTH is an open source Texas hold 'em simulator for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. The game is faithful to the Texas Hold 'em rules and betting system. PokerTH allows for up to ten human players, with computer-controlled players filling in if there are not enough humans. Players can also play against other PokerTH users online.



PokerTH

Progress Quest parodies the stat-gathering aspect of computer role-playing games, whereby the player advances his character by accumulating arbitrary statistic points. EverQuest and many other MMORPGs are infamous for their "auto-attack" combat system, where players press a button to initiate combat mode and, from then on, have little to do other than watch; Progress Quest mocks this with its totally non-interactive gameplay after the initial character setup. Progress Quest also pokes fun at traditional RPG races, classes, stories, quests, items, and more.



Progress Quest

Racer is a 3D car simulation project, focusing on realism. It also focuses on supporting file formats that make it possible to add your own cars and tracks with relative ease. This is not an arcade game, but more in the Grand Prix Legends style. The focus on realism makes Racer suited for hard-core sim fans, automotive engineers, 3D modelers and tweakers.



Racer

Ri-li is an arcade game licensed under the GPL. You drive a toy wood engine and you must collect all the coaches to win.



Ri-li

Secret Maryo Chronicles is an unofficial Super Mario World clone with an advanced level editor and highly detailed graphics.



Secret Maryo Chronicles

SkiFree is a computer game created by Chris Pirih, who was working as a programmer at Microsoft at the time. The object of the game is simple: ski down a seemingly endless slope and avoid the obstacles. The game eventually attracted attention of a program manager for Microsoft Entertainment Pack when he noticed Pirih playing it at work, leading to the inclusion of the game in the next Entertainment Pack release with Pirih's consent.



SkiFree

Smokin' Guns is a freeware first person shooter based on the Quake III Arena engine. It is intended to be a semi-realistic simulation of the "Old West's" great atmosphere. This total conversion includes completely new weapons created with historically correct information about damage, rate of fire, reload time, etc.



Smokin' Guns

Space Invaders OpenGL is a 2D/3D game based on the old arcade classic in which you must destroy enemy ships by shooting them up.



Space Invaders OpenGL

Fight against the empire in the epic battle of Endor. Take the controls of an X-Wing and face hundreds of TIEs, Star Destroyers, and try to destroy Darth Vader's Super Star Destroyer 'Executor'. Six stages of intense action.



Star Wars: The Battle of Endor

Play as Luke Skywalker in the battle of Yavin. Assault and destroy the empire's Death Star. Fight in space, on the Death Star's surface, make the trench run, and try not to get blasted by Darth Vader's ship. Six stages of intense action.



Star Wars: The Battle of Yavin

Strategic Baseball Simulator is a text-based baseball simulation program that uses historical statistics to simulate professional baseball. Play head-to-head against the computer manager or against a friend. Let the computer manage both sides or run an entire league schedule while summarizing the statistical results! Players' performance will approximate their actual statistics. Includes data for many old-timer teams as well as teams from recent seasons. ("Active" player names are encrypted, but the data files are easily editable with any text editor). Optimized for fun and accuracy.



Strategic Baseball Simulator

Street Challenge is an authentic, free, online multiplayer drag racing simulator. Street Challenge appeals to fans of speed films like "The Fast and The Furious" and "Gone in 60 seconds", gearheads and casual fans of driving games.



Street Challenge

Super Mario Bros. X is a free Mario fan game featuring two-player coop action, both classic and new power-ups, an easy to use level editor, a soundtrack with over 30 different songs, and a brand new world to explore with over 60 levels that will keep you hooked for hours on end.



SuperMarioBros. X

Super Mario War is a Super Mario Deathmatch game. The goal is to stomp as many other Marios as possible to win the game." Notes - In the options menu set the announcer to 'Unreal'.



Super Mario War

SuperTux is a classic 2D jump'n run sidescroller game in a style similar to the original Super Mario games covered under the GPL.



SuperTux

SuperTuxKart is a Free 3D kart racing game, with many tracks, characters and items for you to try. If you've ever played the Super Mario Kart games, you'll feel pretty much at home playing this fun game.



SuperTuxKart

Synaesthete is a marriage of arcade-style music games such as Dance Dance Revolution and PC role-playing games such as Diablo II. The focus of the player is to explore a music-driven environment, where the music that is playing changes the world, and reaching different parts of the world changes the music, as well as character advancement, which is accomplished by killing enemies and reacting synchronously to the music.



Synaesthete

TAGAP: The Apocalyptic Game About Penguins (or just 'TAGAP' for short) is a computer action game for Windows XP and Vista. In the game, the player controls cyber-penguin Pablo on his quest to save the Earth from the conquering plans of his lunatic creator, Dr. Glowenko. The title, TAGAP, is an acronym with two meanings. The first is The Apocalyptic Game About Penguins, the title of the game. The second is Tissue Augmenting Green Addictive Pill, a type of drug that plays a large role in the game as a plot point.



TAGAP

TORCS (The Open Racing Car Simulator) is considered one of the best open-source racing simulators, with realistic graphics and vehicle handling.



TORCS

Tower Toppler is a remake of the original game by the same name, where you have to help a cute little green animal switch off some kind of "evil" mechanism. The "power off switch" is hidden somewhere in high towers. On your way to the target you need to avoid a lot of strange robots that guard the tower.



Tower Toppler

Trackballs is a game in which you steer a marble ball through tracks of varying difficulty. The game is loosely based on Marble Madness and features 3D graphics, an integrated level editor and high quality sound effects and background music.



Trackballs

A free game in the truest sense of the word, TrackMania Nations Forever lets you drive at mind-blowing speeds on fun and spectacular tracks in solo and multiplayer modes.



TrackMania Nations Forever

Trampoline is an action trampoline simulation game. The game uses powerful physics and animation to create a very realistic looking 3D trampoline game. Utilizing an unique control scheme using only 7 buttons, players can perform almost every move possible on the trampoline- including multiple flips and twists in different positions.



Trampoline

Transcendence is a freeware game of space combat and adventure in which you travel throughout the star systems of Human Space and encounter pirates, outlaws, and slavers bent on taking your ship, your cargo, and your life.



Transcendence

UFO: Alien Invasion is a strategy game featuring tactical combat against hostile alien forces which are about to infiltrate earth at this very moment. You are in command of a small special unit which has been founded to face the alien strike force. To be successful, you will also have to have a research team study the aliens and their technologies in order to learn as much as possible about their technology, their goals and the aliens themselves.



UFO: Alien Invasion

Drift is a driving simulation made with drift racing in mind. It's powered by the excellent Vamos physics engine. VDrift aims to be a realistic racing game where it is possible to do drift racing on road courses.



VDrift

Virtual-U is a simulation game about running a university or college. It is a powerful, convenient, and user-friendly software tool that models the attitudes and behaviors of an academic community. Players act as president of a university or college and struggle to manage the institution's affairs. The president sets, monitors, and modifies a variety of institutional parameters and policies. Players determine tuition cost and allocate resources.



Virtual-U

The White Chamber is a freeware point and click horror adventure game. Explore a strange environment crafted in luscious 2D. Control a trapped young woman from 3rd person perspective as she solves puzzles and overcomes the twisted obstacles in her path to one of four possible endings.



The White Chamber

World of Padman is a freeware first person shooter based on the Quake III engine. The idea is based on the Padman comic strip for the magazine PlayStation Games. It is set in a cartoony, miniature world.



World of Padman

OK kids... let's get this straight. XEvil is not for meek, peace-loving, "I love you, you love me..." types of people. The fans of XEvil enjoy it because of its shameless displays of blood and violence, of people getting lit on fire, getting shot, being ripped up by chainsaws, getting high on drugs, and burst open by aliens.



XEvil

X-Moto is a challenging 2D motocross platform game, where physics plays an all important role in the gameplay. You need to control your bike to its limits, if you want to have a chance to finish the most difficult challenges.



X-Moto

Yahtzee 123 is a computer version of the popular dice game Yahtzee, in which the aim is to score as many points as possible by rolling different combinations. Featuring dice with real physics, a high score table and a tidy interface.



Yahtzee 123

Yo Frankie! (code-named Apricot) is based on the universe and characters of the free film produced by the Blender Institute, Big Buck Bunny. Like the Blender Institute's previous open film projects, the game is made using free software. In the game, players assume the role of Frank, the sugar glider who was the antagonist of the film, or Momo, a monkey created especially for Yo Frankie!



Yo Frankie!

Zelda Classic is a freeware tribute to Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda. It has been developed into an exact replica of the NES version. Zelda Classic allows the development of new quests that can use either the traditional graphics or enhanced graphics, as well as new enemies, items, and challenges.



Zelda Classic