2019-05-01+PC+Gamer

The Top 50 Free Games

FEATURE

OPENTTD

T

ransport Tycoon was the ultimate

dad game. That’s not to say that

all dads enjoyed it, or that you

had to be a dad in order to play. Rather, it

embodied the metaphysical state of

mid-’90s suburban dadness in that

specific way that only a game about

constructing a sprawling transportation

empire can achieve. PS

openttd.org

THEELDERSCROLLSII:

DAGGERFALL

T

he second Elder Scrolls game is a

glimpse of Tamriel before its

modern incarnations in Oblivion

and Skyrim. This absolutely enormous

RPG is literally the size of Great Britain,

although the primitive 3D visuals haven’t

aged terribly well. Still, this is a big old

adventure, with a lot of features that would

go on to define the series. AK

bit.ly/daggerfall-free

MARATHON

The ‘90s wasn’t a great

time to be an Apple fan,

but at least Mac owners

got the Marathon trilogy.

Slower and more

deliberate than Doom,

and with an emphasis on

story and labyrinthine

levels, the full trilogy can

now be played, for free,

on Windows, Mac and

Linux. PS

alephone.lhowon.org

ULTIMA IV: QUEST OF

THE AVATAR

Ultima IV may look like a

simple RPG, but its twist

on fantasy storytelling is

one of the reasons the

series is still so fondly

remembered. There’s no

big evil to overthrow –

rather, this is a story about

becoming a better person

by embodying the Eight

Virtues. PS

bit.ly/ultimafree

THE DARK MOD

The Dark Mod is a

standalone platform for

user-made Thief missions.

It’s easy to install new

maps, meaning the

hardest part is deciding

what to play. Highlights

include The Tears of St

Lucia, Briarwood Manor,

Full Moon Fever and the

multipart William Steele

series. PS

thedarkmod.com

COMMAND& CONQUER: RED ALERT

W

estwood’s alternate

history spin-off is still a

great RTS, and one of a

number of classics in the

genre available for free.

Visit CNCNet and you’ll find downloads of

Command & Conquer, Red Alert and

Tiberian Sun, all updated to work nicely on

modern systems and integrated with the

CnCNet multiplayer platform for easy

online play. If that isn’t enough to sate your

RTS desires, the brilliant Tw i s te d

Insurrection – available from the same

site – is a total conversion of Tiberian Sun,

available standalone. And, for fans of

Westwood’s main competitor, Battle.net

lets you download StarCraft for free. PS

cncnet.org/red-alert

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