The best 50 free PC games of all time

The Free Games Utopia top 50 lists the best free-to-play, free full version and liberated video games of all time according to users ratings. The games on this list belong to the whole history of video games; you can find games for DOS, Sega Genesis, Commodore 64 all the way up to more recent systems like Android, iOS, Linux and, of course, Windows.

The concept of "free" game is not very well-defined. All the games on Free Games Utopia do not require any kind of payment to start playing right away, but may OPTIONALLY require payments in the form of subscriptions, upgrades or microtransactions (MMOs, for example).

This top 50 includes games published for many platforms:

every PC platform since the dawn of desktop computers: from popular systems (Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, Linux) to lesser known ones (Solaris, FreeBSD, BeOS)
old microcomputers: Commodore 64, Spectrum, etc.
mobile platform: mainly Android and iOS
a few popular consoles (and even old ones): Xbox, Nintendo, PlayStation

To be part of the top 50, a single game must have been voted at least three times. Use the button bar to filter the list by genre.

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#	title	genre	status	rating
01.	Path of Exile Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4	RPG	free-to-play, with microtransactions	4.31 / 5
02.	Knytt Stories Windows	platformer / metroidvania	full free version	4.25 / 5
03.	Dwarf Fortress Windows, Linux, Mac OSX	simulation / roguelike	free, optional donation	4.22 / 5
04.	Digital: A Love Story Windows, Linux, Mac OSX	adventure / visual novel	full free version	4.20 / 5
05.	L'Abbaye des Morts Windows, Linux, Mac OSX, Spectrum ZX	platformer	free, optional donation	4.18 / 5
06.	Magic: The Gathering Arena Windows, Mac OSX, Android, iOS	card game / collectible card game	free-to-play, with microtransactions	4.17 / 5
07.	Knytt Windows	platformer / metroidvania	full free version	4.15 / 5
08.	Brogue Windows, Linux, Mac OSX	RPG / roguelike	full free version	4.15 / 5
09.	Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead Windows, Linux, Mac OSX, iOS, Android	RPG / roguelike	open source	4.14 / 5
10.	OpenTTD Windows, Linux, Mac OSX, Free BSD, Solaris	simulation / management	open source	4.14 / 5
11.	Demon Windows, Mac OSX, Linux	RPG / roguelike	full free version	4.12 / 5
12.	Ascii Sector Windows, Linux, Mac OSX	simulation / space exploration	free, optional donation	4.12 / 5
13.	Fatal Fury Final Windows	action / brawler	free, optional donation	4.10 / 5
14.	Legend of Princess Windows	platformer / run and gun	full free version	4.10 / 5
15.	Hyper Princess Pitch Windows	shooter / shoot 'em up	free, optional donation	4.07 / 5
16.	Desktop Dungeons Windows, Mac OSX, Linux, iOS, Android	RPG / roguelike	free, commercial version available	4.06 / 5
17.	0 A.D. Windows, Mac OSX, Linux	strategy / real-time strategy	open source	4.06 / 5
18.	Angband Windows, Mac OSX, Linux, DOS, Android	RPG / roguelike	open source	4.06 / 5
19.	Unknown Horizons Windows, Linux, Mac OSX	simulation / city building	open source	4.06 / 5
20.	Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup Windows, Mac OSX, Linux	RPG / roguelike	open source	4.06 / 5
21.	Spelunky Classic Windows, Mac OSX	platformer / rogue-lite	free, commercial version available	4.05 / 5
22.	Zangband Windows, Mac OSX, DOS, Linux	RPG / roguelike	full free version	4.05 / 5
23.	Battle for Wesnoth Windows, Solaris, Linux, Free BSD, BeOS, Amiga, Mac OSX, iOS, Android	strategy / turn-based tactics	open source	4.04 / 5
24.	Beneath a Steel Sky DOS, Amiga, Windows, UNIX	adventure / point & click	liberated	4.00 / 5
25.	Factorio Windows, Linux, Mac OSX	simulation	free demo	4.00 / 5
26.	Blades of Exile Windows, Mac OSX	RPG / old school RPG	liberated	4.00 / 5
27.	Legerdemain Windows, Linux, Mac OSX	RPG / roguelike	full free version	4.00 / 5
28.	Lyle in Cube Sector Windows	platformer / metroidvania	full free version	4.00 / 5
29.	Warframe Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch	shooter / MMOFPS	free-to-play, with microtransactions	4.00 / 5
30.	Daughter of Essence Windows, Mac OSX	RPG / JRPG	free, optional donation	4.00 / 5
31.	Cut the Rope Time Travel browser	puzzle	full free version	4.00 / 5
32.	Ultima Online Windows, Linux	RPG / MMORPG	free, commercial version available	4.00 / 5
33.	Unturned Windows, Linux, Mac OSX	action / action-adventure	free-to-play, with microtransactions	4.00 / 5
34.	Lost Lands: Mahjong Windows, Mac OSX, Android, iOS	puzzle / mahjong	full free version	4.00 / 5
35.	Star Wars: The Old Republic Windows	RPG / MMORPG	free-to-play, with microtransactions	4.00 / 5
36.	One Must Fall: 2097 DOS	action / fighting games	full free version	3.94 / 5
37.	Hero Core Windows, Mac OSX	shooter / metroidvania	free, optional donation	3.94 / 5
38.	The Ur-Quan Masters Windows, Linux, Mac OSX, Amiga, Android, iOS	strategy / space exploration	full free version	3.94 / 5
39.	Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar Windows, Mac OSX, DOS, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX	RPG / old school RPG	liberated	3.93 / 5
40.	BatMUD Windows, Linux, Solaris, Free BSD, BeOS, Mac OSX	RPG / MUD	full free version	3.92 / 5
41.	Doom RL Windows, Mac OSX, Linux	shooter / roguelike	full free version	3.92 / 5
42.	Dota 2 Windows, Mac OSX	action / MOBA	free-to-play, with microtransactions	3.92 / 5
43.	Eternal Card Game Windows, Mac OSX, iOS, Android, Xbox One	card game / collectible card game	free-to-play, with microtransactions	3.91 / 5
44.	Tyrian 2000 Windows, DOS, Mac OSX	shooter / shoot 'em up	liberated	3.91 / 5
45.	RIFT Windows	RPG / MMORPG	free-to-play, with optional subscription	3.90 / 5
46.	Aardwolf MUD Windows, Linux, Solaris, Free BSD, BeOS, Mac OSX	RPG / MUD	full free version	3.90 / 5
47.	Diabolika II Windows	puzzle	full free version	3.87 / 5
48.	Prospector Windows, Linux	simulation / space exploration	free, optional donation	3.86 / 5
49.	The Elder Scrolls: Legends Windows, Mac OSX, iOS, Android	card game / collectible card game	free-to-play, with microtransactions	3.86 / 5
50.	Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire Windows, Mac OSX, DOS	RPG / old school RPG	liberated	3.86 / 5