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List of freeware first-person shooters
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| Action Quake 2 | The Action Team | 1998 | 2003 | WIN, LIN | Id Tech2 | Freeware | Team and Deathmatch based very fast FPS | | Army Rage | 2012 | | | WIN, MAC | | | WW2 based very fast FPS | | Assaultcube | Rabid Viper | 2006 | 2010 | WIN, LIN, MAC | Cube Engine | zlib License | Realistic environments, fast arcade game play, many game modes. Single/Multiplayer. | | Black Shades | Wolfire games | 2001 | | WIN, LIN, OSX, MAC, iPhone, iPod Touch | Wolfire Games | Freeware | Free First-person shooter | | BZFlag | Chris Schoeneman, Tim Riker | 1993 | 2011-07-03 (2.4.0) | BSD, LIN, OSX, WIN, other UNIX | | GNU LGPL | Tank combat. | | Chub Gam 3D: Director's Cut | ChubGamSoft | 1998 | | DOS | Pie in the Sky | Freeware | Surreal horror single player game. | | CodeRED: Alien Arena | COR Entertainment, LLC | 2004–11 | 2011-12-29 (7.53) | BSD, LIN, OSX, WIN | CRX Engine | GNU GPL (code), Proprietary license (media) | Science fiction, with single or multiplayer modes. | | CrossFire | Z8Games | 2006 | 2011-12-15 | WIN | Lithtech Jupiter | Freeware | Modern team based shooter. Lots of game modes. | | Cube | Wouter van Oortmerssen | 2001 | 2005-08-29 | BSD, LIN, OSX, WIN, iPhone | Cube engine | zlib License | Quake style multiplayer deathmatch. Single/Multiplayer. | | Cube 2: Sauerbraten | Wouter van Oortmerssen | 2004 | 2010-07-19 | BSD, LIN, OSX, WIN | Cube 2 engine | zlib License (code), Individual licenses (media) | Quake style deathmatch, includes built in level editor. Single/Multiplayer. | | The Dinohunters | Kuma Games | 2006-04-24 | | WIN | Source engine | Proprietary license | Also a machinima series. Single/Multiplayer. | | F.E.A.R. Combat | Monolith Productions, Vivendi Universal | 2005-10-17 | | WIN | Lithtech: Jupiter EX | Proprietary license | Stand-alone multiplayer component of the popular game F.E.A.R. Available here. | | Fallen Empire: Legions | | 2009-06-30 | | WIN | Torque Game Engine | Proprietary license | First-Person Shooter with Jetpacks, Multiplayer, CTF, Deathmatch | | Freedoom | Freedoom project | | 2011-01-22 (0.7) | LIN, OSX, WIN, Android, MAC, DOS, others | Doom engine | GNU GPL (code), BSD (media) | A Doom WAD file intended to be used instead of the copyrighted file from the original Doom and Doom II. | | Gore: Special Edition | 4D Rulers | 2008-07-04 | | WIN | AMP engine | Proprietary license | | Hidden & Dangerous | Illusion Softworks, Take-Two Interactive | 1999-07-29 | 2001-11 | WIN | Insanity Engine | Proprietary license | Released free to promote its sequel, Hidden & Dangerous 2. Single/Multiplayer. | | Kkrieger | .theprodukkt | 2004 | | WIN | | Proprietary license | Won first place in the 96k game competition at Breakpoint in April 2004. | | Kuma\War | Kuma Reality Games | 2004 | 2006-07 | WIN | Source engine | Proprietary license | Tactical episodic shooter. Single/Multiplayer. | | Marathon | Bungie Studios | 1994-12-21 | 2007 | MAC (original), ported to OSX, LIN and WIN via AlephOne | Aleph One | GNU GPL (code) | Released as freeware and source code. | | Mission Against Terror | Kingsoft Dalian JingCai Studio, Wicked Interactive / Suba Games | 2010-09-10 (Beta) | 2012 | WIN | | Proprietary license | Free-to-play online fps, developed by KingSoft, published by Wicked Interactive / Suba Games. | | Nexuiz | Alientrap | 2005-05-31 | 2009-10-01 (2.5.2) | LIN, OSX (10.4 or later), WIN | DarkPlaces Quake engine | GNU GPL | Unreal Tournament style deathmatch. Single/Multiplayer. | | OpenArena | OpenArena team | 2005-08-19 | 2012-02-20 (0.8.8) | LIN, OSX, WIN | ioquake3 id Tech 3 | GNU GPL | Free software content remake of Quake III Arena. Single/Multiplayer | | Point Blank | Zepetto, NCsoft | 2008-03 | | WIN | N/A | Proprietary license | Free FPS created by Zepetto in 2009. Close Beta version. | | Postal² | Running With Scissors | 2003-04-13 | | LIN, OSX, WIN | Unreal Engine 2.0 | Proprietary license | The multiplayer component of commercial game Postal2STP. | | Purge | Freeform Interactive | 2003-04-15 | | WIN | Lithtech: Talon engine | Proprietary license | RPG hybrid where you can level up and increase stats by earning experience points. | | Quake Live | id software | 2010-08-06 | | LIN, WIN, OSX | id Tech 3 | Proprietary license | A free web based version of Quake III Arena, playable in full screen mode.. | | Red Crucible 2 | Rocketeer Games | 2012 | Present | Browser, MAC OS, WIN | Unity 3D | Free To Play | Team and Death Match based very fast FPS | | Red Eclipse | Red Eclipse Team | 2011-03-15 | 2012-09-01 (1.3.1) | LIN, WIN, OSX | Cube 2 engine | zlib license, Individual licenses (media) | A free/open source FPS with fast paced gameplay and agile movement. The development team is very open to community suggestions. | | Savage: The Battle for Newerth | S2 Games | 2003-09-09 | | LIN, OSX (commercial), WIN | Silverback Engine | Proprietary license | Hybrid FPS/RTS with both ranged and melee combat | | Savage 2: A Tortured Soul | S2 Games | 2008-01-16 | | LIN, OSX, WIN (commercial) | K2 Engine | Proprietary license | The sequel to the award-winning game, Savage: The Battle for Newerth. | | Zato | Himo | 2011 | | WIN | | | Experimental "Second-Person" shooter. | | Smokin' Guns | Smokin' Guns Productions and Iron Claw Interactive | 2009-01-01 | 2012-06-08 | BSD, LIN, OSX, WIN, others | ioquake3 id Tech 3 | GNU GPL (code/some media) Proprietary license (some media) | Western Quake-like FPS. Single (with bots)/Multiplayer. | | S.T.A.L.K.E.R. build 1935 | GSC Game World | 2009-02 | | WIN | xrCore build 1935 | Proprietary license | 2004 Alpha build of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl. Contains content and features cut from the final release. Has a number of bugs but contains a full, playable single player campaign. | | Starsiege: Tribes | Dynamix, Sierra Entertainment | 2004 (free release) | | WIN | Darkstar engine | Proprietary license | Futuristic team based combat, released for free to promote Tribes: Vengeance. Multiplayer only. | | Sub Rosa | Cryptic sea | 2012 (concursant to 7DFPS) | | WIN | Sub rosa engine | Proprietary license | 3 team FPS, based in trading Multiplayer only. | | Team Fortress 2 | Valve Corporation | 2011 (free release) | Updates released too frequently to list. | LIN, WIN, OSX | Source | Proprietary license | Made free-to-play on June 23, 2011, months after releasing an in-game store to buy items (most of them are obtainable otherwise). | | Tremulous | Dark Legion Development | 2006-03-31 | 2009-12-04 (preview release) | LIN, OSX (unofficial), WIN | ioquake3 id Tech 3 | GNU GPL | Aliens vs Humans multiplayer team combat with some RTS elements. | | Tribes 2 | Dynamix, Sierra Entertainment | 2004 (free release) | | WIN | Torque Game Engine | Proprietary License | Futuristic team based combat, released for free to promote Tribes: Vengeance. Single/Multiplayer. | | Tribes: Ascend | Hi-Rez Studios | 2011-12 | | WIN | Unreal Engine 3 (modified) | Proprietary license | Online multiplayer (pay for certain features) | | UberStrike | Cmune | 2010-09-17 | | WIN, OSX | Unity3D | Proprietary license | Free-to-play "social shooter" on Facebook, MySpace and Apple's Dashboard Widgets. | | Urban Terror | Silicon Ice Development / Frozen Sand | 2000-08-05 (Beta 1.0) | 2012-11-09 (4.2.006) | LIN, OSX, WIN | ioquake3 id Tech 3 | GNU GPL (ioquake3 engine), Proprietary license (mod code, media) | Originally a Quake 3 mod, now a standalone game. | | Warmonger: Operation Downtown Destruction | NetDevil | 2007-11-28 | 2009-08-27 | WIN | Unreal Engine 3.0 | GNU GPL (code), Proprietary license (media) | High-end Free-to-play first person shooter with destructible environments.. | | War§ow | War§ow team | 2005-06-08 | 2012-07-28 (1.0) | LIN, OSX, WIN | Qfusion id Tech 2 | GNU GPL (code), Proprietary license (media) | Quake style deathmatch focussed on high-paced action and trickjumps. | | Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory | Activision, id Software, Splash Damage | 2003-05-29 | | LIN, OSX, WIN | id Tech 3 | GNU GPL (code), Proprietary license (media) | Intended expansion pack turned freeware. WW2 multiplayer team combat | | World of Padman | Padworld Entertainment | 2007-04-01 | 2011-07-16 (1.5.4 beta WIN/LIN), 2011-01-24 (1.5.1 OSX) | LIN, OSX, WIN | ioquake3 id Tech 3 | GNU GPL (code), Proprietary license (media) | A free Quake 3 like comical FPS game | | Xonotic | Team Xonotic | 2010-12-23 | 2012-03-08 (0.6) | LIN, OSX, WIN | DarkPlaces Quake engine | GNU GPL | Fork and direct successor of the Nexuiz Project. |
Freeware clientsSome free-to-play online first-person shooters use a client/server model, in which only the client is available for free. They may be associated with business models such as optional micropayments or in-game advertising. |
| Battlefield Heroes | EA Digital Illusions CE | 2009-06 | WIN | Refractor 2 engine | Proprietary license | 3rd and 1st-person perspective; Micropayment business model |
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| Battlefield Play4Free | EA Digital Illusions CE, Easy Studios | 2011 | WIN | Refractor 2 engine | Proprietary license | Includes contents from Battlefield 2 and Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Leveling system, in-game shop and gameplay customization. |
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| Blacklight Retribution | Zombie Studios | 2012-04-03 | WIN | Unreal Engine 3 | Proprietary license | Online multiplayer, futuristic setting |
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| Combat Arms | Nexon | 2008-07-11 | WIN | Lithtech | Proprietary license | Online multiplayer, with a modern setting. |
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| CrimeCraft | Vogster Entertainment | 2009-08 | WIN | Unreal Engine 3 | Proprietary license | Massively multiplayer online with 3rd and 1st-person perspectives; Micropayment business model |
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| Planetside 2 | Sony Online Entertainment | 2012-11-20 | WIN | Forgelight Engine | Proprietary license | Massive battles with 2000 players per continent at a time. 3 factions fighting over 3 continents. Player customization, Microtransaction business model. |
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| Sudden Attack | Nexon | | WIN | Lithtech | Proprietary license | Online multiplayer |
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| War Inc. Battlezone | Online Warmongers, Arktos Entertainment Group | Open Beta - 2011 | WIN | Eclipse 3 | Proprietary license | 3rd and first person shooter combination - Microtransactions - Online Multiplaer |
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| WarRock | Dream Execution, K2network | 2007-02 | WIN | Jindo | Proprietary license | |
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Game engines|
| Aleph One | Bungie Studios (originally) | 2000-01-17 | MAC originally, BSD, LIN, OSX, WIN, others | GNU General Public License | Aleph One is an open-source project based on the Marathon 2: Durandal code, which was released to the public by Bungie Software. |
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| Cube | Wouter van Oortmerssen | | LIN, OSX, WIN | zlib License | FPS with sandbox style level-editor |
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| Cube 2: Sauerbraten | Wouter van Oortmerssen | | LIN, OSX, WIN | zlib License | FPS with sandbox style level-editor |
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| Dim3 | Brian Barnes | | OSX, WIN | open source | Development set |
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| id Tech 1 | id Software | 1999 | LIN, OSX, WIN | GNU General Public License | Known as Doom Engine, originally used for Doom, Doom 2, and clones |
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| id Tech 2 | id Software | 2001-12-22 | LIN, OSX, WIN | GNU General Public License | Quake 2, CRX and Qfusion are open-source derivatives |
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| id Tech 3 | id Software | 2005-08-19 | LIN, OSX, WIN | GNU General Public License | Quake 3, ioquake3 is an open-source derivative |
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| id Tech 4 | id Software | 2011-11-22 | LIN, OSX, WIN | GNU General Public License | Doom 3 |
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| Quake Engine | id Software | | LIN, OSX, WIN | GNU General Public License | Quake, DarkPlaces is an open source derivative |
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| Retribution Engine | APGSoftware | 2001 | WIN | GNU General Public License | Quake style single player games and levels. |
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| Torque Game Engine | GarageGames | 2012-09-20 | LIN, OSX, WIN | MIT License | |
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| Unity3D | Unity3D | 2009 | OSX, WIN | Purchasable license for commercial use, iPhone license, Free indie license | Development set |
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| Unreal Development Kit (Unreal Engine 3) | Epic Games | 2009 | WIN | Purchasable license for commercial use | Complete toolset for the Unreal Engine 3 |
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