List of freeware games

This is a list of freeware video games implemented as traditional executable files that must be downloaded and installed. It excludes the multitude of online freeware games created with Adobe Flash and similar products.Freeware games are games that are released as freeware and can be downloaded and played, free of charge, for an unlimited amount of time and may be redistributed. See List of open source games for such games, which are not included in this list.

For commercial games that were re-released as freeware, see List of commercial games released as freeware.Games that require a donation or fee, have nag screens, or require purchase for play time, game items, new content or features are shareware, and are not included in this list. Also, modifications of other games (especially commercial ones) and unfinished games may not be added to this list.

• ADOM is a roguelike game (technically postcardware).
• Alien Arena 2008 is an online deathmatch game.
• Allegiance Online, is a space shooter/strategy game.
• Angband, a dungeon crawling game.
• AssaultCube is a conversion of the open source game Cube.
• America's Army is the official United States Army game.
• Cave Story is a side-scrolling adventure game.
• Cellfactor: Revolution is a single-player and multiplayer game that uses the Ageia Physx engine.
• C-evo is a 4X Turn-based strategy based on Sid Meier's Civilization.
• Chex Quest is a comedic Doom clone (technically an advergame).
• Chicken Invaders 1.3
• Chzo Mythos is a set of four separate adventure games: 5 Days a Stranger, 7 Days a Skeptic, Trilby's Notes and 6 Days a Sacrifice.
• Cloud is a third-person computer puzzle game based on weather and atmospheric aesthetics.
• Eastside Hockey Manager is a hockey manager game.
• Enigma is a puzzle-solving game.
• Eternal Daughter is a Castlevania-style adventure game.
• Extreme Warfare Revenge is a text-based Professional wrestling game.

Daily Freeware Video game

A video game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. The word video in video game traditionally referred to a raster display device. However, with the popular use of the term "video game", it now implies any type of display device. The electronic systems used to play video games are known as platforms; examples of these are personal computers and video game consoles. These platforms are broad in range, from large computers to small handheld devices. Specialized video games such as arcade games, while previously common, have gradually declined in use.

The input device normally used to manipulate video games is called a game controller, which varies across platforms. For instance, a dedicated console controller might consist of only a button and a joystick, or feature a dozen buttons and one or more joysticks. Early personal computer based games historically relied on the availability of a keyboard for gameplay, or more commonly, required the user to purchase a separate joystick with at least one button to play. Many modern computer games allow the player to use a keyboard and mouse simultaneously.

Beyond the common element of visual feedback, video games have utilized other systems to provide interaction and information to the player. Chief examples of these are sound reproduction devices, such as speakers and headphones, and an array of haptic peripherals, such as vibration or force feedback.