List of free online games

List of free massively multiplayer online games

Name	Developer(s)	Release date	Platform(s)	Genre	Synopsis	Type
Allegiance	Microsoft Research	3/16/2000	Windows	Space Sim/RTS Hybrid	3D Space Combat with teamwork and RTS elements	3D
Astro Battle	Lava Lord Games	12/31/2004	Windows, Linux	Multi-directional shooter	Overhead multi-directional shoot-em-up where players design their own ships	2D
Crossfire	n/a	1992	Multi-platform, including Windows, OS X, Linux and others.	Medieval fantasy MMORPG	Open source cross between NetHack and Gauntlet.	2D
Gekkeiju Online	Coolhouse Productions	2003	Windows	Medieval fantasy MMORPG	Players control an anime like character in a medieval fantasy world.	3D
Infantry Online	Harmless Games LLC Sony Online Entertainment	1999	Windows	Action	Players take the role of soldiers on an isometric battleground and fight in a variety of gametypes.	2.5D
Meridian 59	Archetype Interactive (original) Near Death Studios (current)	12/15/1995	Windows	Role playing	Play as an adventurer in a medieval sword-and-sorcery world alongside other adventurers	3D
Omerta	Omerta Game Limited	9/26/2003	Browser-based	MMORPG, Mafia		Text
PlaneShift	Atomic Blue	2003	Multi-platform, including Windows, OS X, Linux and others.	Medieval fantasy MMORPG	An open source, fantasy MMORPG with enforced roleplaying elements.	3D
SubSpace	Burst, Virgin Interactive, fan community	11/30/1997	Windows	Action	Players fly, fight and play a variety of games with spaceships.	2D
Terra	Kaon Interactive (original) Terra Outlands (current)	June 1997	Windows	Action	Play as a vehicle operator in a 24/7 3D virtual world individual or clan based battle game	3D
Underlight	Lyra Studios	12/24/1998	Windows			3D
Urban Dead	Kevan Davis	7/3/2005	Browser-based	Survival horror	Play as a human or a zombie trying to survive in the undead-infested city of Malton.	Text
Virtual Air Traffic Simulation Network (VATSIM)	n/a	July 2001	n/a	Flight simulation	Uses existing flight simulation software with custom plug-ins, players may interact with the network as either pilots or air traffic controllers.
Wyvern	Steve Yegge, Cabochon, Inc.	2/4/2001	Windows, OS X, Linux	Fantasy MMORPG	Crossfire and NetHack inspired game where players take on the mantle of adventurer and battle monsters in their quest.	2D
Xonotic	Team Xonotic	12/23/2010	Windows, OS X, Linux	MMOFPS	Fast-paced open-source MMOFPS running on a heavily modified version of the Quake engine.	3D