They can leave you feeling frustrated, even if you haven’t spent a penny.

Here are 12 completely free games that don’t do any of that.

What Makes a Game Truly Free?

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Now on to the list!

It looks great, plays well, and has a big dedicated community.

It pretty much sets the standard for what an open-source game should be.

8BitDo Ultimate 2 Wireless Controller on a table surrounded by gaming items.

It’s got the retro pixel graphics of its 90s namesake, and support for huge maps.

Be warned, it’s a total time sink.

Makes for some great local multiplayer.

4 free games, side by side with a neon outline.

Lucas Gouveia / How-To Geek

It’s worth a look if you’re looking for a more modern-looking and historically-grounded real-time strategy game.

Best of all, there are no pesky monthly subscriptions to worry about.

LinCity-NG(Windows, Mac, Linux)

It’s just likeSimCity, but free.

A screenshot of the game Battle for Wesnoth.

Battle for Wesnoth

Build a utopia or subjugate your citizens, the choice is yours.

Want More Free Stuff?

The best thing about all of these games?

A screenshot of the game OpenTTD

OpenTTD

They might be worth a shot if you want to take them on the go.

A screenshot of the game Shattered Pixel Dungeon.

Shattered Pixel

A screenshot of the game Endless Sky.

Endless Sky

A screenshot from the Marathon game series.

Bungie

A screenshot from the game Ysoccer.

YSoccer

A screenshot of the game Hedgewars.

Hedgewars

A screenshot of the game 0AD.

0 A.D.

A screenshot of the game Xonotic.

Xonotic

A screenshot of the game FlightGear.

FlightGear

A screenshot of the game Ryzom

Zendae / Ryzom Wiki