The real quality free games can be found mostly on Steam these days. The platform is safe with no viruses, obviously reaches a great deal of players, and the game can be located in your Steam library instead of hidden on your hard drive or forgotten on a USB. The lucky free games even develop a sizable community. You will find the best of these games listed below.

Free Steam Games:

One Troll Army  – Great game that was made free when players beat the developers over Twitch.

Brawlhalla – Actually bought a founder’s pack for the game before it was open to all players. Still, Brawlhalla has been one of the most fun and enduring games during our Ogre Game Times.

AdventureQuest 3D – This one free MMORPG that GameOgre knows well. We not only have a couple of giveaways for the game, but we also have a GameOgre cape and have taken a tour of the game. If you see Ogreman with a blue name in the game that is me. The name color likely came from the tour as well as most of my gear like the unicorn head helmet.

Heroes & Generals – One of the more popular MMO games on Steam despite lackluster reviews. GameOgre has had successful giveaways and a review contest for this game.

World of Tanks Blitz – Free to play MMO that is currently the only way to experience this gigantic game franchise from Wargaming on Steam.

There you have the first five free Steam games that will be listed in this series. Look for more of these on a regular basis.

The post Good Free Games on Steam appeared first on GameOgre.

July 8, 2016 – Launching today on Steam with free multiplayer and an optional single-player campaign, BOID is real-time strategy at its most primal. No funds to manage or infrastructures to build. It’s a kill or be killed battle of rapid decisions to dominate the gene pool.

BOID’s multiplayer is completely free and full-featured, including head-to-head PvP, bot matches, Twitch integration, and the ability to design and share your own levels. And, for those who prefer the single-player experience, BOID offers a 10-hour campaign sold as optional DLC.

Watch the launch trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW7X1ySfIcc

BOID was designed with competitive play in mind, and to test this, we invited White-Ra — the infamous StarCraft pro — to play a few matches with Maxym Hryniv, the game’s developer. You can watch the two players face off here:
https://youtu.be/gM7i5cVdPgo

BOID’s Twitch integration allows viewers to become active participants in streamed matches, using a chat based voting system to keep their favorite broadcasters on their toes by enabling in-game modifiers and bonuses.

Gameplay and Features
Claim vital positions to replicate and mutate into seven specialized units, such as the fast and vulnerable Scout, the explosive Kamikaze, and the life-draining Leach. Press your enemies for weaknesses, outflank their ambushes, usurp their bases, and amass an unstoppable swarm to overpower your adversaries.

This is more than a battle for your survival. It’s a fight for all life to come.

– Fight to claim the planet in a 10-hour, single-player campaign.
– Create the perfect skirmish with bots and four difficulty levels.
– Go online with ranked, unranked, and private 1v1 matches.
– The more you play, the more your list of Friends & Rivals grows.
– Create custom maps to share, and subscribe to your favorite creators.
– Twitch integration allows viewers to participate in the game.
– Color blind mode for heightened game accessibility.

Steam
http://store.steampowered.com/app/314010/

The post BOID Launches Today with Free Multiplayer appeared first on GameOgre.

Thursday 7^th January 2016, Cambridge, UK – Jagex Games Studio, creators and custodians of the fantasy MMORPG RuneScape, have unveiled the first region of Zeah, a new land exclusive to Old School RuneScape. Available to access from today the debut area arrives as the inaugural zone of a three-part phased launch. New areas will become available over the next 12 months, as Old School celebrates the 15^th anniversary of the original RuneScape.

Featuring the city of Great Kourend, this first section of Zeah sees players choose from one of five factions caught in an attritive fight for dominance across the metropolis. Allegiances then allow players to earn reputation to access new content. In addition to obtaining new weapons and armor, players will be called upon to combat local criminal gangs, defend the city from the pervasive lizard man threat, and smuggle contraband onto the city’s streets.
Additionally, players can till the soil in a new farming mini-game, mug the city’s inhabitants, and uncover the secrets of the necromancy spell book.

“Our dedicated development team has been beavering away on Zeah for quite some time, so it’s fantastic that we can finally unlock the doors to Great Kourend,” said Mathew Kemp, product manager, Old School RuneScape. “The launch of an entire landmass exclusive to Old School RuneScape over the course of 2016, and the new content it will bring to our excellent community, is really exciting. Zeah also underlines the success Old School has experienced since its launch in 2013.”

Further announcements about RuneScape’s 15^th anniversary celebrations will be made over the coming weeks and months. Follow #RuneScapeAt15 for up-to-the-minute information and conversations about the game’s most important year since 2001!

About RuneScape

Venture forth into the rich and immersive medieval fantasy world of Gielinor, where even the smallest of actions affect the vast world around you. Recognised repeatedly by Guinness World Records as the world’s most popular free-to-play MMORPG, with over 200 million players and counting. RuneScape offers unparalleled levels of choice to its players, where they can be anyone, slay anything and go anywhere in their own unique open world adventure, all within the browser window.

The post New Continent Launches in Old School Runescape appeared first on GameOgre.

Since free online gaming continues to grow by leaps and bounds with more quality games all the time GameOgre.com has decided to have special set of awards just for free games. Unlike our annual Online Game Awards where the staff chooses most of the awards the Freebies will be chosen entirely by members of the Online Games Review Directory. Voting will last for 6 weeks total. Instead of having a one week elimination format like the MMORPG Showdown nominated games will compete against each other every week for 5 weeks. In order to win for the week a game must have a higher score than all the other games in the category. A tie will count as a 1/2 win. The games with the most winning weeks in each category will be the winners for those awards. At the end of the 5 weeks the winners will compete in the final 3 categories.

Each week will start and end on Friday night at 11:59 PM Central.

Members may can vote on all games in each category but can only vote on each game once per week. To keep from hurting the regular review directory all scores will be recorded for voting purposes but reviews with no explanation and multiple reviews by the same member can still be removed.

Any award winner here will automatically be a nominee for the 2007 Online Game Awards in at least one category.

Here are the categories and the current nominees for each category.

Best Free Online Strategy Game

Although this category lacks the blockbuster game that most of other categories have the games up for nomination here have all received solid reviews and ratings.

Nominee: Pardus
GameOgre.com’s 2005 Best Free Online RPG.

Nominee: Starport: Galactic Empires
Highly rated in the Review Directory.

Nominee: OGame
Popular online strategy game that just launched in 2007.

Nominee: WarOnline.net
Uses an interactive graphical map.

Nominee: BattleMaster
A former number one on the Top Ten list.

Weekly Winners:
Week 1 – OGame
Week 2 – OGame
Week 3 – Pardus
Week 4 – Pardus
Week 5 – Pardus
Category Winner: Pardus

Best Free Online Shooter

A wide variety of games with a large range in terms of graphics and production value between a free version of commercial success with FEAR Combat and a more basic game like Soldat.

Nominee: Soldier Front
Offers three different modes: Single Battle Team Battle and Clan Battle.

Nominee: War Rock
War Rock was GameOgre.com’s choice for Online Shooter of 2006 and is currently ranked in the Top Ten of all games in the Review Directory.

Nominee: Alien Arena
Been around for a number of years. The latest version is Alien Arena 2007.

Nominee: FEAR Combat
Free multiplayer version of very popular FPS game.

Nominee: America’s Army
Free multiplayer shooter from the U.S. Amy.

Weekly Winners:
Week 1 – FEAR Combat
Week 2 – War Rock
Week 3 – War Rock
Week 4 – Soldier Front
Week 5 – America’s Army
Category Winner: War Rock

Best Free Virtual World

With the huge successes of Second Life and Entropia Universe Virtual Worlds continue to grow in popularity and have extended to niches such as kids games and virtual pets.

Nominee: Second Life
One of the the largest and most controversial virtual worlds.

Nominee: Neopets
Huge virtual world with a pet theme.

Nominee: Furcadia
Social game where players are animals. This game has been around for several years.

Nominee: Club Penguin
Virtual world design specifically for kids.

Nominee: Entropia Universe
Virtual Universe with a real cash economy.

Weekly Winners:
Week 1 – Neopets
Week 2 – Furcadia
Week 3 – Second Life
Week 4 – Club Penguin
Week 5 – Club Penguin
Category Winner: Club Penguin

Best Free Sports Game

Quite possibly the category with the most future potential since it has not been fully explored yet.

Nominee: Albatross 18
Combination of a MMO and a Golf game. Won the 2006 award for Best Fantasy Sports game.

Nominee: Shot Online
More of a golf sim than Albatross.

Nominee: Horse Isle
Train horses and compete against other players.

Weekly Winners:
Week 1 – Horse Isle
Week 2 – Horse Isle
Week 3 – Albatross 18
Week 4 – Albatross 18
Week 5 – Albatross 18
Category Winner: Albatross 18

Best Free Kids Game

Whether it is an MMO or a virtual world kids need to be enable to enjoy online gaming in a safe environment as possible.

Nominee: Club Penguin
Virtual world design specifically for kids.

Nominee: Disney’s Virtual Magic Kingdom
Virtual world design specifically for kids.

Nominee: Toontown
Disney’s MMORPG for kids.

Weekly Winners:
Week 1 – Club Penguin
Week 2 – Club Penguin
Week 3 – Toontown
Week 4 – Club Penguin
Category Winner: Club Penguin

Best Free Browser RPG

Although not easy on the eyes like 3D games these games usually often offer a uniqueness that can not be found in their larger counterparts. In a very close category where every game won at least one week Renaissance Kingdoms won the category on a strong final week.

Nominee: HoboWars
Text-based game with a sense of humor.

Nominee: Kingdom of Loathing
Full of satire and practical jokes.

Nominee: Renaissance Kingdoms
Politics in the Middle Ages.

Weekly Winners:
Week 1 – Kingdom of Loathing
Week 2 – Renaissance Kingdoms
Week 3 – 3-way tie
Week 4 – Hobo Wars
Week 5 – Renaissance Kingdoms
Category Winner: Renaissance Kingdoms

Best Free Action Game

Although it consists mostly of robot type games the action genre in free online gaming continues to gain steam. Bots wrapped this category in just 3 weeks.

Nominee: Bots
Free action game by Acclaim that has advertisements in-game.

Nominee: B.O.T.S.
Been around years before the Acclaim game.

Nominee: Robot Rage
Build robots and then battle them in order to get upgrades.

Weekly Winners:
Week 1 – Bots
Week 2 – Bots
Week 3 – Bots
Category Winner: Bots

Best Free Fantasy MMO

One of the toughest categories besides the final three. Both RuneScape and Maple Story have won the Free MMORPG category in GameOgre/com’s annual Online Game Awards.

Nominee: Silkroad Online
Combination of ancient Chinese Islam and European civilizations with fantasy thrown in.

Nominee: RuneScape
One of the largest free MMORPGs in the world.

Nominee: Rappelz
Some of the best graphics of any free game.

Nominee: FlyFF
Dominated the top 10 list at one time for a few months.

Nominee: Maple Story
Winner of Best Free MMORPG in 2006. Innovative due to its console game theme.

Nominee: Supreme Destiny
Like FlyFF was once a dominate game on the top 10 list due primarily to its graphics.

Weekly Winners:
Week 1 – Maple Story
Week 2 – Silkroad Online
Week 3 – Tie between FlyFF and Supreme Destiny
Week 4 – Supreme Destiny
Week 5 – FlyFF
Tiebreaker: FlyFF
Category Winner: FlyFF

Best Free Martial Arts MMO

With the huge popularity of MMOs in Asia it should come as no surprise that this sub genre is getting quite crowded.

Nominee: Martial Heroes
Uses a combo system where players can combine skills with one button.

Nominee: 9 Dragons
Operated by Acclaim. Players learn different martial arts techniques.

Nominee: Hero Online
The game’s storyline was written by a martial arts novelist.

Nominee: Conquer Online
Combination of Chinese Kung Fu and magic in an anime-style world.

Weekly Winners:
Week 1 – 9 Dragons
Week 2 – Conquer Online
Week 3 – 9 Dragons
Week 4 – Hero Online
Week 5 – Conquer Online
Tiebreaker: 9 Dragons
Category Winner: 9 Dragons

Best Free Pirate MMO

Like Martial arts MMOS Pirate-themed MMOs continue to roll out.

Nominee: Voyage Century
Focuses more on ships than pirates.

Nominee: Puzzle Pirates
The name says it all. Puzzles drive this game instead of bloodthirsty combat.

Nominee: Pirate King Online
Players can get involved in the expansion and development of islands.

Weekly Winners:
Week 1 – Puzzle Pirates
Week 2 – Voyage Century
Week 3 – Puzzle Pirates
Week 4 – Pirate King Online
Week 5 – Puzzle Pirates
Category Winner: Puzzle Pirates

Best Free MUD

Primarily for hardcore gamers looking deep roleplaying experiences MUDs should be viewed as the golden oldies of free online gaming. These games are purely text based so no screenshots are provided.

Nominee: Wheel of Time MUD
Based on Robert Jordan’s epic fantasy novels.

Nominee: Achaea
Very popular MUD that has been around since 1997.

Nominee: Realms of Despair
One of the very first games on GameOgre.com.

Nominee: Multi Users in Middle Earth
Based on J.R.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth.

Weekly Winners:
Week 1 – Multi Users in Middle Earth
Week 2 – Achaea
Week 3 – Multi Users in Middle Earth
Week 4 – 4-way tie
Week 5 – Achaea
Tiebreaker – Achaea
Category Winner: Achaea

Best Graphics in a Free MMO

Although great graphics do not always translate into a great game they do help to attract gamers. Supreme Destiny in 4 weeks despite Rappelz being nominated.

Nominee: Knight Online

Nominee: Rappelz
Some of the best graphics of any free game.

Nominee: Supreme Destiny
Once a dominate game on the top 10 list due primarily to its graphics.

Weekly Winners:
Week 1 – Rappelz
Week 2 – Supreme Destiny
Week 3 – Supreme Destiny
Week 4 – Supreme Destiny
Category Winner: Supreme Destiny

Best PvP in a Free MMO

PvP is one of the hardest aspects to get right in an MMO due to balance and interface issues. This is also a feature that players complain about unless it is perfect (which none are). The games listed below focus deeply on PvP and allow it to drive the game.

Nominee: Shadowbane
Former pay-to-play game where players have a major impact on the game’s world.

Nominee: Archlord
Another former pay-to-play game. One players gets to rule the entire game world.

Nominee: Corum
Guilds can control siege dungeons and can train guardians to help protect those instances.

Weekly Winners:
Week 1 – Corum
Week 2 – Corum
Week 3 – Shadowbane
Week 4 – Corum
Category Winner: Corum

Best Retail Game With Free Online Play

Free online play in major retail games began with FPS games like Doom and Quake. Diablo made free online play via a retail game more mainstream with Battle.net and now Guild Wars took it into the MMO realm. Very tough category with some of the greatest PC games ever. However Guild Wars took the category home after winning 3 weeks in a row.

Nominee: Guild Wars
Winner of the MMORPG Showdown and GameOgre.com’s Online Game of the Year for 2006.

Nominee: Diablo 2
Still an online gaming favorite.

Nominee: Sacred
Best retail online RPG since Diablo 2.

Nominee: Battlefield 1942
Added realism to the genre and was designed specifically for online play.

Nominee: Half-Life 2
One of the most popular shooters ever with countless mods and spin-offs.

Nominee: Neverwinter Nights
Average RPG that became an all-time classic due to player-made modules.

Nominee: Unreal Tournament 2004
Turned the shooting genre into a futuristic sport.

Nominee: StarCraft
One of the best RTS games ever.

Weekly Winners:
Week 1 – Tie between StarCraft and Diablo 2
Week 2 – Guild Wars
Week 3 – Guild Wars
Week 4 – Guild Wars
Category Winner: Guild Wars

Best Free Text Game

This category will only consist of winners in text-based categories.

Nominee: Winner of Best Free Online Strategy Game = Pardus

Nominee: Winner of Best Browser RPG = Renaissance Kingdoms

Nominee: Winner of Best Free MUD = Achaea

Category Winner: Renaissance Kingdoms

Best Free MMORPG

Nominee: Winner of Best Fantasy MMO = FlyFF

Nominee: Winner of Best Graphics in a Free MMO = Supreme Destiny

Nominee: Winner of Best Martial Arts MMO = 9 Dragons

Nominee: Winner of Best Pirate MMO = Puzzle Pirates

Nominee: Winner of Best PvP in a Free MMO = Corum

Category Winner: FlyFF

Best Free Online Game

Nominee: Winner of Best Free Text Game = Renaissance Kingdoms

Nominee: Winner of Best Free MMO = FlyFF

Nominee: Winner of Best Retail Game With Free Online Play = Guild Wars

Nominee: Winner of Best Free Online Shooter = War Rock

Nominee: Winner of Best Free Action Game = Bots

Nominee: Winner of Best Free Sports Game = Albatross 18

Category Winner: Guild Wars

The post Freebies appeared first on GameOgre.

Want to try an Online First Person Shooter before spending up to $50? Want to explore massive fantasy worlds for up to a month with having to pay a subscription fee? Then check out the various game demos and MMORPG trials listed below.

Game Demos

Crysis
Single player demo to see how well your system can handle this brilliant shooter. The download is 1.77 GB.

Hellgate: London
Gives a tutorial for getting started and lets players experience a portion of the single-player aspect of the game. This demo is 1.45 GB.

Unreal Tournament 3
The beta demo for the latest installment of one of the best online shooter series ever.

Supreme Commander
Allows you to play part of the Cybran campaign and one skirmish map.

Battlefield 2142
Takes place on the Sidi Power Plant map with both the new Titan mode and Conquest.

F.E.A.R Combat
Free multiplayer version of the popular first person shooter. Please note that you must register a free CD key before playing.

Quake 4
This FPS did not make the same splash as Quake 1 2 or even 3 but it still deserves a try from shooter fans.

Doom 3
Try to survive through the first chapter of this scary FPS.

Battlefield 2
Play the Gulf of Oman Multiplayer Demo but be prepared for a download of 546 MB.

Company of Heroes
Demo for this leading World War II RTS game.

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield
Play either the single-player or multiplayer demo of this strategic team shooter.

TrackMania
Build your own racing track and then race your friends on it.

Battlefield 1942 Demo
Experience the thrill of multiplayer mayhem with one of the best online shooters currently available. You can download either a single player or multiplayer demo.

Neverwinter Nights Demo
Although this demo only gives you a small fraction of the full game’s value it allows you to get a small taste of how the game plays.

Dungeon Siege Demo
Most demos allow you to play in either single or multiplayer modes but rarely in both. Dungeon Siege’s demo falls in the latter category. However it should be noted that the file is a whopping 197 MB.

The post MMORPG Free Trials and Demos appeared first on GameOgre.

Who doesn’t like free online games? Using a browser and programs like Flash Java and Shockwave you can turn your PC into a free arcade! In addition there are some free full versions of old games (released for free legally by their owners) that will allow you to delve into the past to play some of the best games ever without spending a penny.

Free Online RPGs
Free multiplayer online games with RPG elements.

Betrayal At Krondor
No this is not a demo. This is the FULL game of one of the greatest RPGs ever. Sierra released this one many moons ago to hype its Betrayal in Antara game.

Free Arcade
Play several different free games such as Muy Thai PaintBall Tanks and Pipe Mania.

GameOgre Arcade
Compete for the high score in such games as Tetris Moon Lander Stick RPG and Flames of Fury.

Starsiege: Tribes
Graphics: 3D
Download: Yes
Type: Full Version
Not only one of the greatest multiplayer shooters ever but also one of the first games that had to be played on the Internet or a network.

XU4
Graphics: Yes
Download: Yes
Type: Open Source
Ultima 4 recreated to run on newer systems. This site also has the original DOS version of the game and even the graphics upgrade for it.

Savage
Graphics: 3D
Download: Yes
Type: Full Version
Part real-time strategy game and part first person shooter. The full version is now available for free after releasing a sequel.

America’s Army
Graphics: 3D
Download: Yes
Type: Full Version
Download the full version of one of the best multiplayer shooters available. This game is given away free to help army recruitment.

Railroad Tycoon
Graphics: 2D
Download: Yes
Type: Full Version
Download one of the all-time best strategy games. This game is given away to help promote Sid Meier’s Railroads.

Freeciv
Graphics: 2D
Download: Yes
Type: Open Source
Empire-building strategy game where the goal is to lead your tribe from the stone age all the way to the space age.

FreeCol
Graphics: 2D
Download: Yes
Type: Open Source
Turn-based strategy game based on the strategy classic known as Colonization. The goal is to bring a nation to independence.

Alien X
Graphics: 3D
Download: No Browser
Type: Flash
First person shooter (FPS) with impressive graphics and a nice selection of weapons.

Grand Theft Auto
Graphics: 2D
Download: Yes
Type: Full Version
The game that started the controversial blockbuster franchise in its entirety for free. The size of this file is 328MB.

Glest
Graphics: 3D
Download: Yes
Type: Open Source
Glest is a free real time strategy game available for several operating systems and that can be modified using XML and a set of tools.

Kuma/War
Graphics: 3D
Download: Yes
Type: Full Version
Former subscription-based shooter that recreates real-life war events. This game is episodic.

Neocron Arcade
Graphics: 2D
Download: Yes
Type: Full Version
Arcade-type shooter that is based on the MMORPG known as Neocron. You kill mutants as Agent Jones.

Wolfenstein Enemy Territory
Graphics: 3D
Download: Yes
Type: Full Version
What started out as being a multiplayer addition to Return To Castle Wolfenstein was released as a stand-alone free multiplayer game.

The post Free Online Games appeared first on GameOgre.

An Online RPG can either be a game like Diablo 2 where you buy it offline then play it online or it can be an online-only RPG that is either played in a browser and/or does not have the subscription model of MMORPGs. Most of the time Online RPGs that fit into this latter category are free and a large number of them are text-based.

Free MMORPGs
Check out free multiplayer games on a massive scale.

Top 10 Online RPG List
See which Online RPGs are ranked the best by GameOgre.com.

Free Online RPGs

Runescape
Graphics: 3D
Download: No Browser.
Needs to be bought: No but has premium version available.
If you want to play a fantasy online RPG with huge masses of people then its hard to beat Runescape. This game has both free and premium plans.

HoboWars
Graphics: Text
Download: No
Needs to be bought: No
Very original browser-based RPG where you take on the role of a hobo that explores cities doing various activities such as begging gambling and fighting.

Diablo 2
Graphics: 2D
Download: No
Needs to be bought: Yes
Simple game play that quickly satisfies a thirst for plenty of action and treasure makes Diablo a tough game to beat in the Online RPG realm. Throw in the online playability of Battle.net and you have the recipe for on of the greatest selling PC games of all-time.

Mythos
Graphics: 3D
Item Mall: Yes
Download: Yes
Action Online RPG from the makers of Diablo and Fate.

Adventure Quest
Graphics: Yes
Download: No
Needs to be bought: No but does have premium version.
Little RPG with turn-based game play that is similar to the Final Fantasy series. Intended mainly as a game to play for a few minutes in your spare time.

Renaissance Kingdoms
Graphics: Text
Download: No
Needs to be bought: No
Deep RPG that allows you to go down many different paths such as being a politician a monk a merchant a thief a rebel or even a town drunk.

DragonFable
Graphics: Yes
Download: No
Needs to be bought: No but does have premium version.
Animated RPG that is part of the Adventure Quest universe. Like Adventure Quest this game is played in your browser and you can make a one-time payment to get more features.

City of Eternals
Graphics: 3D
Item Mall: Yes
Download: No
Become a Vampire and explore the dark creepy world of City of Eternals.

Gekkeiju Online
Graphics: Yes
Download: Yes
Needs to be bought: No
Like Rubies of Eventide another free fantasy online RPG/MUD that boasts 3D graphics.

Minions of Mirth
Graphics: Yes
Download: Yes
Needs to be bought: Optional.
Can be played as a single player game or as an online RPG. You can either download the free edition or pay for the premium edition. Either way there are no monthly fees.

Tibia
Graphics: Yes 2D
Download: No
Needs to be bought: No but does have premium version.
Free MMO that uses an interesting tutor system to help newer players get in the flow of the game.

Nodiatis
Graphics: Some
Download: No
Needs to be bought: No
Old school style RPG with a risk-all PvP system where PvPers risk permanent death to get items from other players.

Kingdom of Drakkar
Graphics: Yes
Download: Yes
Needs to be bought: No
Despite the outdated graphics it should definitely be noted that KoD does allow free access for its lowest membership plan.

Dogs of the Seas
Graphics: Yes
Download: Yes
Needs to be bought: No
Pirate multiplayer RPG where you start as a poor pirate and then plunder your way to glory.

FaitH
Graphics: Yes
Download: Yes
Needs to be bought: No
Browser-based MMORPG with a religious theme that offers a free edition.

Nexus: The Kindom of the Winds
Graphics: Yes
Download: Yes
Needs to be bought: No
Explore a mysterious world based on Asian mythology. Been around since 1998.

Dransik
Graphics: Yes
Download: Yes
Needs to be bought: No
The classic version of the game that became Ashen Empires is now being offered for free.

Hallway Wars
Graphics: No
Download: No
Needs to be bought: No
Choose to be a part of a stereotypical high school clique such as the jocks nerds stoners or cheerleaders.

Archmage: Reincarnation From Hell
Graphics: No
Download: No
Needs to be bought: No
Free browser-based MMORPG that pits you as a reincarnated mage who has the ability to research spells and assemble armies in a quest for domination.

Elysarian Kingdoms
Graphics: No
Download: No
Needs to be bought: No
Browser-based MMORPG set in a fantasy world filled with a plethora of different races. Note that some features like marriages have not been implemented yet.

Stick Adventures Online
Graphics: Yes
Download: Yes
Needs to be bought: No
You adventure as a stick man through a wide variety of locations such as distant planets forests and even Washington D.C. in various eras.

TerraWorld
Graphics: Yes
Download: Yes
Needs to be bought: No
A 2D RPG with cartoon graphics guilds tournaments capture the flag games and bounties on players’ heads.

Aranock Online
Graphics: Yes
Download: Yes
Needs to be bought: No
Based on the former fantasy RPG known as Astonia 2 aka Mercenaries of Astonia.

Castle Quest 2
Graphics: No
Download: No
Needs to be bought: No
Wizards seek to control the world though the use of powerful creatures and magic items.

B.O.T.S.
Graphics: No
Download: No
Needs to be bought: No
Get a bot train it and then battle other bots in this semi-real-time text based game. Interesting concept since there are several TV shows with this same theme.

EUO
Graphics: No
Download: No
Needs to be bought: No
Multiplayer persistent world that was inspired by Ultima 4 and 5. Like those two classic RPGs the graphics are very basic.

Blood Clans
Graphics: Yes
Download: No
Needs to be bought: No
Graphical RPG where being a part of a strong clan is the only way to survive.

Empiriana
Graphics: No
Download: No
Needs to be bought: No
Turn-based RPG that has been online for almost 10 years.

The Five Pillars
Graphics: No
Download: No
Needs to be bought: No
Play as a mage bent on ruling the world.

Phantasy RPG
Graphics: No
Download: No
Needs to be bought: No
RPG that allows you to train in fighting trade and join a clan.

The Dark Grimoire
Graphics: No
Download: No
Needs to be bought: No
Text-based fantasy game where stature and kills in an hour are ranked.

NewAge
Graphics: Both
Download: No
Needs to be bought: No
Brower-based space game with both graphics and text.

Utopia
Graphics: No
Download: No
Needs to be bought: No
Medieval fantasy game boasting tens of thousands of gamers that is played inside your browser.

Materia Magica
Graphics: No
Download: No
Needs to be bought: No
Text-based online RPG where you encounter such classic monsters as trolls goblins giants and dragons. The best part however is the ability to play as an ogre!

Planetarion
Graphics: No
Download: No
Needs to be bought: No
Browser-based game in which you manage a single planet in the universe. You then have to team with other planets in your galaxy in order to survive in the massive universe.

Graal Online
Graphics: Yes
Download: Yes
Needs to be bought: No
Massively-Multiplayer game that is very similar to the Legend of Zelda series.

Medieval Battles
Graphics: No
Download: No
Needs to be bought: No
Text-based RPG based off of Dungeons and Dragons.

RPG World Online
Graphics: No
Download: No
Needs to be bought: No
Free fantasy online game that plays very similar to a MMORPG.

Roma Victor
Graphics: 3D
Download: Yes
Needs to be bought: Yes
A non-fantasy game based in the Roman Empire. Requires a one time payment but no monthly fees.

A3: Awakening
Graphics: No
Download: No
Needs to be bought: No
Text-based RPG that is played in a browser and enjoys a huge fan base. This game has been around since 1997.

BARP
Graphics: No
Download: No
Needs to be bought: No
Stands for “Blood And Role Playing”. Turn-based RPG with graphics that has a leader board displaying the top twenty players in terms of experience.

Dragon Court
Graphics: No
Download: No
Needs to be bought: No
Java-based RPG with graphics that allows you to save your character and mail items to other characters.

Faldon
Graphics: Yes
Download:Yes
Needs to be bought: No
Free isometric RPG with a little of everything. This is one wacky game. Besides normal features like monster and player killing this game allows you to play soccer? You have to pay a monthly subscription for added features.

The post Free Online RPG List appeared first on GameOgre.

A Free MMORPG is a MMORPG without a recurring subscription fee. Free MMORPGs are a little harder to find than Free Online RPGs because nearly all MMORPGs charge monthly subscription fees. However Free MMORPGs are becoming more abundant as stellar games like Guild Wars champion this emerging niche. Since there are no subscription fees these games usually find other ways to make money such as offering in-game advertising selling via retail only offering premium accounts at a fee or charging for in-game items.

Free Online RPGs
Free multiplayer online games with RPG elements.

MMORPG
Massively multiplayer games that require a monthly fee.

Free MMORPGs

Guild Wars 2
Forum
Sequel to one of the most popular online games of all-time. Has been successful as a full MMORPG and is a MMORPG Showdown winner.

Neverwinter
The best MMO on a Dungeons and Dragons world to date. The game is free but has only two character slots. Has one of the best combat systems of any MMO. GameOgre.com has a guild on the Mindflayer server.

TERA
Once considered a possible WoW killer it was considered an innovator in the same veign as Darkfall. Now it has a free version.

Age of Conan
Brutal MMO that was highly anticipated due to its subject material and starting levels.

Aion
Fantasy MMO from NCsoft about an ethereal world with angels demons and dragons. In addition to players being able to fly with wings Aion uses a combination of PvP and PvE known as PvPvE.

Champions Online
Superhero MMO with amazing customization options by Cryptic Studios.

DC Universe Online
Super hero MMORPG with well-loved heroes and villains such as Batman the Joker Superman and Flash.

Dungeons and Dragons Online
A dream game for any old school RPGer. Now offers a free version.

Lord of the Rings Online
Started off as one of the best pay games behind World of Warcraft but is now one of the best free ones.

Star Trek Online
Also started as pay-to-play but now has a free version. Although not a huge blockbuster does have a loyal following. .

Runes of Magic
Free to play MMO game that has often been compared to World of Warcraft.

Aika
Aika Epic III Giveaway
Offers castle sieges nation wars battlegrounds and action-packed PvP.

Guild Wars
Forum
Free MMORPG that can be bought in stores but does not have any monthly fees. Guild Wars 2 should be out shortly.

Perfect World
Offers a huge game world enough quests to minimize grinding the ability to fly and awesome character customization.

FLYFF
Flyff Gold Event Pack
Magical flying MMO that stands for “Fly For Fun”.

Vindictus
Action MMORPG that features fast paced combat cloth physics and the ability to weaponize objects in the environment.

Talisman Online
Uses talismans as a major feature of the game. Has had many Giveaways on GameOgre and has been the subject of a video.

Silkroad Online
Interesting setting that blends the ancient Chinese European and Islam civilizations with fantasy.

Shaiya
Originally a Korean game Shaiya focuses largely on various forms of PvP and resembles Lineage II somewhat in terms of graphics. Playing the game in Ultimate Mode could lead to permanent death for a character.

King of Kings 3
A 3D Fantasy MMORPG published by Gamigo. The game has a strong emphasis on PvP combat and an extremely high level cap of 180+.

Dragon Oath
Marriage guilds and blood relation all play large roles in the game.

Free Realms
Has quickly become one of the top games in the industry with millions of players. FR is like a virtual world where players can hangout with friends and play mini-games.

Fiesta
Fully 3D MMO that gives players a plethora of choices such as fighting monsters participating in guild wars crafting selling goods and going on special quests known as Kingdom Quests.

Ether Saga Online
Fantasy MMORPG by Perfect World Entertainment that is based on the Chinese literary classic Journey to the West. ESO boasts many interesting features including a birthday skill system an innovative pet system and a card system where players can become monsters.

Atlantica Online
Innovative turn-based game where strategy plays a major role.

Archlord
Fantasy MMO that tries to satisfy PvPers with massive real-time battles between guilds and solo gamers with extensive quests. This game was launched as a pay-to-play game but now no longer charges a monthly fee.

Rappelz
3D Fantasy MMO from the same company as FlyFF. There are three playable races and each one has its on theme and home city. The graphics for this game are just as good if not better than many pay-to-play MMOs.

Sword of the New World: Granado Espada
Full 3D fantasy MMORPG with amazing graphics. Most innovative feature is that players can control up to three characters at once.

World of Kung Fu
Instead of having professions all players start out as martial artists in ancient China. The game’s graphics are inspired by traditional Chinese paintings.

9 Dragons
Giveaway
Become a master of the martial arts in ancient China.

Luminary
Political and economic RPG from Korea with cartoony graphics. This game allows the buying of stocks and the holding of elections.

Rakion
Fantasy MMO built around a strong story and great graphics.

Priston Tale
A 3D game with plenty of eye-candy.

Lunia
Arcade-style RPG that has a mid-air combo system.

Twelve Sky 2
PvP focused martial arts MMO that picks up on the momentum of the original.

Red Stone
2D Fantasy MMORPG with 8 classes that can transform into alternative classes.

Scions of Fate
English version of very popular Korean MMORPG known as Yulgang: Balance of Power.

Eudemons Online
You can raise many different looking eudemons with various attributes that fight by your side. Up to 3 eudemons can be summoned at one time.

Last Chaos
Massively multiplayer game with 3D graphics pets and a personal dungeon system designed for solo players.

Magic World Online
New concept MMORPG that features an in-game bot used for grinding and video chat.

Puzzle Pirates
Rather inventive MMORPG where you make your mark in the game by solving different puzzles. If you really want to become a pirate in style with extra gear a subscription model is available.

Pirate King Online
Offers a humorous take on pirates like Puzzle Pirates but plays more like a regular MMO than Puzzle Pirates does with all of its puzzles.

Furcadia
Free MMORPG that can be played by anyone since there is no combat involved only people’s imaginations in a close-knit community. Everybody stays in the same world to maintain the great community feel of the game.

RAN Online
3D Action MMO with a Japanese urban theme.

Cabal Online
MMO that will try to make you the hero by giving everybody their own story.

Wurm Online
Community-focused MMORPG developed in Java.

Second Life
3D virtual world that is owned by its players. Although land is sold for real money the game does offer a free basic membership.

KAL Online
Full 3D oriental fantasy MMORPG based on a war where a king takes on a leader of demons.

Ogre Island
Fantasy MMO where you can play for free but will get the most out of the game by buying the Ogre Island’s special currency OI Platinum.

Knight Online
Fantasy MMORPG with impressive graphics. This is the U.S. version and requires a large download.

Gunz The Duel
Live out your fantasy of being an action hero in this unique online multiplayer game.

R.O.S.E. Online
Short for “Rush On Seven Episodes”. Was once P2P but is now F2P.

Seal Online
Fantasy-based massively multiplayer RPG with anime-style graphics.

Forsaken World
Forsaken World is one of the latest from Perfect World Entertainment. It features 5 races and 8 different classes.

Myth War Online
Fantasy MMO based on a magical time period with 2D graphics and over 200 skill sets for characters.

Entropia Universe
Large MMO with a unique economy. There is no monthly fee and no charge for the download.

MU Online
Korean MMORPG that plays similar to Diablo and can now only be played for free up to level 60.

Tibia
Free MMO that uses an interesting tutor system to help newer players get in the flow of the game.

Conquer Online
MMOG with a Chinese Kung Fu and magic theme.

PlaneShift
Free 3D MMORPG that allows you to decide whether you want to adventure or engage in finance and politics. Take note that this game is playable but is also constantly under development.

Dark Eden
Korean MMO with a vampire theme.

Endless Online
Free MMORPG with 2D cartoon-style graphics. The download is only around 7 to 9 MB.

Eternal Lands
Free fantasy MMORPG in which there are no fixed classes or professions. Player killers are given special maps in order to fight each other.

Drakensang
Excellent browser MMORPG with high-quality graphics and gameplay that resembles the Diablo games.

Anarchy Online
Major MMO that offers a free version with in-game advertising.

The post Free MMORPG Game List appeared first on GameOgre.

Beta signups are currently available on PWE’s Arc Games website.

The beta on Xbox One will contain all classes, races, and features already available as of the Tyranny of Dragons expansion, but also include some console-specific functionality. This includes optimized controls and friend’s list integration.

The completed Xbox One release of Neverwinter Online is expected to launch for all Xbox Live Gold members sometime early 2015.

Read more in GameOgre’s first impressions review of Neverwinter Online.

Neverwinter Online well-built for console

The launch of Neverwinter Online revealed an MMORPG with controls that appeared designed to work well with console controllers: limited action sets, open-targeting, and simple movement controls.

Limited action sets has become a trend for many MMORPGs to reduce the total number of total controls available to players during combat to make skirmishes more concise and let players “build” around actions rather than just armor and weaponry. It’s also the hallmark of games such as DC Universe Online, which was designed from the drawing table to be released on console.

As a platform shift, heading to console may give Neverwinter Online a boost over other free-to-play PC games because of its multi-platform capability. Few other free-to-play MMORPG games on the market cross platforms with examples such as DCUO and Warframe becoming stand outs.

The post Neverwinter Online Beta coming to Xbox Live appeared first on GameOgre.

MMO games take this in stride and many produce events that rival even Halloween in splendor. Here’s a few of the winter events that we expect are coming to the MMO landscape this December.

As a result, the winter holidays have concentrated a long, storied tradition of taking the celebrations of cultures external to the MMO worlds and bringing them back in with a bit of a flair fitting the cultures of the game world themselves. Players themselves, of course, recognize traditions from their own cultures and join in the festivities to greater or lesser extents. What interesting winter-related traditions will we see this year?

Star Trek Online: Q’s Winter Wonderland

December 4th – January 15th

Meet the ever-present Q in Earth Space Dock, Qo’noS, or New Romulus to be transported to his seasonally appropriate Winter Wonderland where you can participate in snowball fights, defeat evil snowmen, and save gingerbread people from invaders. In what feels like something of a diversion from the usual science fiction shenanigans, Perfect World Entertainment and Cryptic Studios bring winter to Star Trek Online by producing a whole new world.

A post full of details can be read on the ArcGames website or keep reading for a summary rundown of what to expect.

Like last year, slippery ice races can be run to earn epohh tags or photos of Q that can be turned in for a massive Breen carrier. Snowmen still invade and attack the winter region and must be fought back with snowballs and winter-themed snowball weaponry (from dual pistols that fire snowballs to a new sniper rifle loaded with icicles.) This year, Cryptic added a tower-defense horde game with Borg assimilated snowmen that must be stopped before they invade the Winter Wonderland.

As with previous years there are still winter-themed clothing sets, foods related to the cold holidays, and interesting gear to warm the hearts and hands of players in these cold days.

Guild Wars 2: Wintersday

December 16th – January 13th

During the Wintersday celebration in Tyria the resplendent Master Toymaker Tixx visits all the cities of the land to deliver his workshop and wares to all the people. It may be a human holiday, but the asura and other races and cultures have managed to bring their own particular cheer to the festivities—this means food, outfits, and accessories to match. NCSoft and ArenaNet have released numerous breadcrumbs revving up to this event so it should be a fun-filled holiday.

For more information read this blog post about upcoming features, visit the Guild Wars 2 wiki or keep reading for a chilly summary of the festivities.

In previous years, Tixx and his floating workshop have hovered over major cities enabling players to join him and assist with preparations. However, of course, Tixx being asura something always goes wrong and Wintersday golems need to be adjusted back to proper working parameters often with the application of sufficient violence.

In previous years, the city of Lion’s Arch was the seat of the Wintersday event–but recently it has seen ruin and devistation at the hands of an in-game villian. As a result another city, Destiny’s Reach, will see a transformation into a winter wonderland filled with falling snowflakes, a white dusting on the ground, with snowmen and ornaments hung amidst the cheek-and-jowl houses. In the past the Mystic Forge in LA also dressed up as a giant snowglobe with a snowman inside (perhaps we’ll see something similar in DR?). Weapon skins matching various winter-holiday related items and costumes will also arrive from candy cane hammers to slingshot bows.

There will be a jumping puzzle involving melting snowflakes and giant snowmen for those with the dexterity as well as the Tixx dungeon instance. Last year also included a number of minigames including one for the musically inclined that involved a sort of Simon Says with bells on to ring in the season.

DCUO: Winter Holiday

December 10th – January (?)

The past two years the Orange Lantern, Larfleeze, adherent to the emotion of avarice, found that the winter season of gift giving would be perfect for him to obtain all the presents for himself. The Green Lanterns, not wanting the Yule holiday not ending in ruin, prepare a defense and ask the players to participate. Sony Online Entertainment has kept the winter seasonal fires burning for two years now, and this year everyone hopes will be just as spectacular.

For more information on this event visit the DCUO wiki or keep reading for a summary of what to expect.

Both Metropolis and Gotham City receive a little bit of a makeover with Christmas lights, and both cities get city-wide missions to hunt down and stop the minions of Larfleeze who are stealing presents and Yule trees from the inhabitants. A vendor appears with a multitude of Christmas-themed items, trinkets, and costumes. And there is also a set of Christmas-themed armor sets obtainable from Skeet’s Workshop in a sort of Holiday Elf and North Pole styles.

Last year saw the addition of the Secret Research Facility alert for superheroes to save the holiday from the Orange Lanterns by taking the fight to them.

World of Warcraft: The Feast of Winter’s Veil

December 16th – January 2nd

In the grand scheme of winter holiday events, Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft has one of the longest-running in the industry starting way back in 2007. The land of Azeroth also has a cycle of seasons and a different variety of cultures that celebrate the shortened days and lengthened nights as well as the chill of winter’s bite. This means a few adventures added, a lot of winter-related foods, and perhaps a little more lore for the long running MMORPG.

For more information see the World of Warcraft wiki or keep reading for an eggnog filled review of what to expect in this event.

The Feast of Winter’s Veil is a very long running event and it has transformed repeatedly over the years. Content continues to get added as Warcraft’s expansions change the game. For the most part, players can expect that winter-related clothing will start appearing from coats to hats as well as a large variety of toys. Each year, new toys and minis get added to the game that are obtained by joining each day of the Winter’s Veil celebration and collecting them from beneath the tree in the faction capital. That would be Orgrimmar for the Horde and Stormwind for the Alliance.

A number of achievements are also accessible during Winter’s Veil that involve participating in wintery festivities or doing odd things while dressed like a holiday gnome.

There’s even an evil Greench who steals presents and kidnaps reindeer who needs to be struck down by the players in a quest chain that delivers goodies and achievements.

Be sure to visit the goblin and gnome vendors in order to get horrible food (and eat it). After all, who doesn’t like grandma’s meat pie?

RIFT: Fae Yule

December 12th – January 1st

Trion World’s has gotten into the winter seasonal events for a few years now with RIFT: The Planes of Telara and the Fae Yule event. This means wreathes, yuletide gifts, and a great deal of instant adventures. Players are treated to what is basically a Yule event with gift giving, seasonal garb and items, holiday dimensions, and a change to PvP called the Very Merry Warfront.

See this blog post for last year’s Fae Yule on what to expect this upcoming season in RIFT.

Neverwinter Online: Winter Festival

December 19th – January 9th

Dragons may be terrorizing the Dungeons & Dragons game of Neverwinter Online right now but soon will be time for the seasonal respite and celebration with the Winter Festival. Perfect World Entertainment and Cryptic Studios brought the Winter Event out last year by bringing adventurers to the small hamlet of Twilight Tor.

See Cryptic’s preview blog post, the Neverwinter Online wiki for further information about previous events or keep reading for a short summary of what to expect.

Twilight Tor is an icelocked settlement in the mountains where magic happens during snowfall. The winter holiday celebration comes with a celestial event called the Lights of Simril, where star-stuff falls from the sky. Astrological tidings are mixed with seasonal fetters from Yuletide story all the while ice trolls arrive to mess everything up.

Players can choose to participate in races in order to earn Light of Simril and trade it for a multitude of winter items including a sleigh mount, a fawn companion, and a multitude of ice-based weapons—or, of course, our favorite Frost Mimic (an icebound treasure chest companion with teeth.) Amid the other prizes from this event are a large number of clothing items and other wintry-styled skins for players to capture the aesthetic of the season.

For people not into racing or fighting, ice fishing is also available. As it turns out, the fish are mightily prized by the inhabitants of Twilight Tor and can be traded for event currency and items.

The post Winter is Coming: A 2014 guide to seasonal events in the MMO community appeared first on GameOgre.