This is a selected list of multiplayer online games which are free to play in some form without ever requiring a subscription or other payment. Some common types are first-person shooters or multiplayer online battle arena, but could be of any genre.
Free and open-source
editThese MOGs run on a non-profit basis, requiring no payment from the players.
| Developer(s) | Release date | Required OS | Genre | Payment | Synopsis | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 A.D. | Wildfire Games | April 1, 2010 | Windows, OS X, Linux, BSD | Real-time strategy | Free to Play | historical war and economy game | 3D |
| Alien Arena | Free Software community | October 2004 | Windows, OS X, Linux, BSD | first-person shooter | Free to play | 1950s-era sci-fi shooter | 3D |
| AssaultCube | Free Software community | November 21, 2008 | Windows, OS X, Linux, Android | Tactical first-person shooter | Free to play | fast paced shooter with special movements | 3D |
| Allegiance | Microsoft Research | March 16, 2000 | Windows | Space simulation, RTS | Free to play | Players control space fighter ships, and fight for various factions. | 3D |
| C-Dogs SDL | Free Software community | Jul 25, 2013 | Windows, OS X, Linux | Shoot 'em up | Free to play | features both co-op and deathmatch | 3D |
| Cube | Free Software community | 2001 | Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, OS X, AmigaOS 4, AROS, iPhone, Wii, Pocket PC | first-person shooter | Free to play | multiplayer shooter with multiple game modes | 3D |
| Cube 2: Sauerbraten | Free Software community | May 6, 2004 | Windows, Linux, BSD, OS X | first-person shooter | Free to play | shooter with real-time editing | 3D |
| Fantasy Masters | Zeonix | January 2003 | Windows | Collectible card game | Free to play | Network trading card game. Play with other users with your 50 card deck. | 2D |
| Freeciv | Free Software community | January 5, 1996 | Linux | Turn-based strategy | Free to play | Build, explore and conquer. | 2D |
| Globulation 2 | Free Software community | 2 February 2009 | Windows, OS X, Linux | Real-time strategy | Free to play | Aims to reduce micromanagement | 2D |
| OpenArena | Free Software community | August 19, 2005 | Windows, OS X, Linux | First-person shooter | Free to Play | Open source quake 3 clone. | 3D |
| OpenClonk | Free Software community | 3 December 2010 | Windows, OS X, Linux | action game | Free to Play | mining, settling and PvP combat | 2D |
| OpenTTD | Free Software community | 6 March 2004 | Windows, OS X, Linux | Business simulation game | Free to Play | logistics simulator with construction elements | 2D |
| OpenRA | Free Software community | April 13, 2010 | Windows, OS X, Linux | Real-time strategy | Free to Play | Command & Conquer reimplementation with gameplay modernisation | 2D |
| PokerTH | Free Software community | October 2006 | Windows, OS X, Linux, Maemo, Android | Card game | Free to Play | Texas hold 'em simulator | 2D |
| TetriNET | Free Software community | 1997 | Windows, Linux, MacOS, BeOS | Puzzle video game | Free to Play | multiplayer online Tetris | 2D |
| Liquid War | Free Software community | 1995 | Windows, OS X, Linux | action game | Free to play | Based on particle flow dynamics | 2D |
| MegaGlest | Free Software community | January 6, 2010 | Windows, OS X, Linux | Real-time strategy | Free to play | Fantasy strategy game with magic and steampunk elements | 3D |
| Minetest | Free Software community | November 2, 2010 | Windows, OS X, Linux, Android | Sandbox game | Free to play | Survival game with voxel view similar to Minecraft | 3D |
| Red Eclipse | Free Software community | March 15, 2011 | Windows, OS X, Linux, Android | first-person shooter | Free to play | science-fiction shooter with parkour movements | 3D |
| Smokin' Guns | Free Software community | June 8, 2012 | Windows, OS X, Linux | first-person shooter | Free to play | western themed | 3D |
| SubSpace | Virgin Interactive | November 30, 1997 | Windows | Action game | Free to play | 2D space shooting | 2D |
| SuperTuxKart | Free Software community | 6 August 2007 | Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, iOS, Switch | Racing game | Free to play | arcade kart racing game | 3D |
| The Battle for Wesnoth | Free Software community | October 2, 2005 | Windows, OS X, Linux | Turn-based strategy | Free to play | hex cell based strategy with high fantasy theme | 2D |
| Teeworlds | Free Software community | May 27, 2007 | Windows, OS X, Linux | Platform, Action | Free to play | 2D Action Platformer with a grappling hook. Wide variety of community created maps and game-modes. | 2D |
| Urban Terror | Free Software community | August 5, 2000 | Windows, OS X, Linux | First-person shooter | Free to Play | Open source stand alone game based on a quake 3 mod. | 3D |
| Unvanquished | Free Software community | February 29, 2012 | Windows, OS X, Linux | first-person shooter, real-time strategy | Free to Play | sci-fi themed team game | 2D |
| Warzone 2100 | Pumpkin Studios, Free Software community | April 10, 1999 | Windows, OS X, Linux | real-time strategy and real-time tactics | Free to Play | post-apocalyptic, military-science-fiction setting | 3D |
| Widelands | Free Software community | 22 February 2014 | Windows, OS X, Linux | Real-time strategy | Free to Play | construction game with indirect controls | 2D |
| World of Padman | Free Software community | April 1, 2007 | Windows, OS X, Linux, AmigaOS 4 | First-person shooter | Free to Play | based on a video game cartoon series | 2D |
| Xonotic | Free Software community | December 23, 2010 | Windows, OS X, Linux | First-person shooter | Free to Play | Fast-paced open-source FPS. | 3D |
| Zero-K | Free Software community | October 1, 2010 | Windows, OS X, Linux | Real-time strategy | Free to Play | similar gameplay to Total Annihilation | 3D |
Free to play
editThese MOGs run on a for-profit basis, and do not require money from the player for an in-game advantage over other players.
| Developer(s) | Release date | Required OS | Genre | Payment | Synopsis | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Legends | Respawn Entertainment | 2019 | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | Battle royale | Free to play | Apex Legends fuses elements of a variety of video games, including Respawn's own Titanfall series, battle royale games, and class-based shooters. | 3D |
| Battlefield Heroes | EA Games | 2009 | Windows | First-person shooter | Free to play, with the option to purchase accessories such as guns, clothes, widgets etc. | Cartoon simulation game of WWII where players can choose to fight as a soldier for one of two factions, Royal or National, and fight for victory. | 3D |
| Battlerite | Stunlock Studios | 2017 | Windows | MOBA | Free to play | Battlerite consists of two teams battling against each other. Each player chooses a unique playable character called a Champion with unique offensive, defensive, and movement abilities. | 3D |
| Brawlhalla | Blue Mammoth Games | 2017 | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android | Fighting | Free to play | A platform fighter for up to 8 players with the goal to knock one's opponent off the stage | 2D |
| Bloodline Champions | Stunlock Studios | 2011 | Windows | MOBA | Free to play, with option to unlock more cosmetic items and usable characters. | Arena-based PvP game where teams of 2–5 battle in three different game modes; team deathmatch, capture the flag and map point control. | 3D |
| Call of Duty: Warzone | Infinity Ward, Raven Software | 2020 | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | Battle royale | Free to play | The title is a part of the 2019 video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare but does not require the purchase of it. | 3D |
| Company of Heroes Online | THQ | 2010–2011 | Windows, macOS, iPadOS, iOS, Android | Real-time strategy | Free to play, with option to purchase convenience items | Action WWII game where players quickly build a force to gain control of the map in 1v1 through 4v4 games in multiplayer or play alone. | 3D |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | Valve | 2012 | Windows | First-person shooter | Free to play, with cosmetics that can be obtained through a case by chance | A team-based shooter that has an in game economic system to purchase weapons and grenades in a 5v5. | 3D |
| Destiny 2 | Bungie | 2017 | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Stadia, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S | First-person shooter | Free to Play | A game that incorporates role-playing and massively multiplayer online game (MMO) elements. | 3D |
| Dota 2 | Valve | 2013 | Windows, macOS, Linux | MOBA | Free to play, with various cosmetic customization options available for purchase. Every single hero can be freely chosen in All-Pick mode. | Players control different heroes in a 5 vs 5 battle to control lanes. | 3D |
| Fortnite Battle Royale | Epic Games | 2017 | Windows, macOS,PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS,[1] Nintendo Switch,Android,[1] Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 | Battle royale | Free to play | 100 players skydive onto an island and scavenge for gear to defend themselves from other players; the last player or team alive wins the match. | 3D |
| Guns and Robots | Masthead Studios | 2013 | Windows | Third-person shooter | Free to play, with the option to purchase additional content | Comic-style, robot creation, online shooter | 3D |
| Heroes of Newerth | S2 Games | 2010 | Windows | MOBA | Free to Play | One of the spiritual successors to the Warcraft III mod Defense of the Ancients (DotA) | 3D |
| Heroes of the Storm | Blizzard Entertainment | 2015 | Windows, macOS | MOBA | Free to play, with options to purchase cosmetics and permanently unlock playable heroes | The game features various characters from Blizzard's franchises as playable heroes, as well as different battlegrounds based on Warcraft, Diablo, StarCraft, and Overwatch universes. | 3D |
| League of Legends | Riot Games | 2009 | Windows, macOS | MOBA | Free to play, with options to purchase cosmetics and unlock additional heroes with premium currency in addition to ingame currency | Players control different heroes in a 5 vs 5 battle to control lanes | 3D |
| Paladins | Hi-Rez Studios | 2018 | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | First-person shooter | Free to play | Hero shooter video game | 3D |
| Rec Room | Against Gravity | 2016 | Windows, PlayStation 4 | First-person shooter, Action RPG, Sports | Free to play | Social VR game including multiple game experiences, including FPS, action RPG, and sports | 3D |
| Rogue Company | First Watch Games | 2020 | Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 | First-person shooter | Free to play | Hero shooter video game | 3D |
| Smite | Hi-Rez Studios | 2014 | Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Amazon Luna | MOBA | Free to play | Players control a god, goddess, or other mythological figure, and take part in team-based combat | 3D |
| Team Fortress 2 | Valve | 2007 | Windows, macOS, Linux | First-person shooter | Free-to-play in perpetuity from June 2011, with some cosmetic in-game items available for purchase on a microtransaction basis.[2] | Cartoon-style first person shooter where two opposing but functionally identical factions battle for control of maps | 3D |
| Transformice | Atelier 801 | 2010 | Windows, macOS, Linux | MMO, Platform | Free-to-play | Collect cheese playing as a mouse and take it back to the hole. | 2D |
| Valorant | Riot Games | 2020 | Windows | First-person shooter | Free to play | A team-based tactical shooter in which player characters have unique abilities and use an economic system to purchase their abilities and weapons | 3D |
| Warframe | Digital Extremes | 2013 | Windows | Third-person shooter | Free to play | A cooperative action role-playing third-person shooter | 3D |
| Roblox | Roblox Corporation | 2007 | Windows, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS, Xbox One | Platform | Free to play, items and boosts available for purchase. | A game engine/platform where users can build their own creations. | 3D |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b The iOS and Android clients were removed by Apple and Google respectively on August 13, 2020, as Epic had changed how one could buy V-bucks with the client, leading Epic to file a lawsuit against Apple. The macOS version will be unable to be updated. See Epic Games v. Apple. The game remained playable if one had already downloaded it. On Android, while it is no longer available on Google Play, it remains available via the Samsung Galaxy Store on Samsung Galaxy devices as well as directly from the Epic Games App on all other Android devices.
- ^ Crossley, Rob (2011-06-23). "Valve: Team Fortress 2 is free forever". Develop. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
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