Free · Metroidvania
Pixel's landmark freeware Metroidvania, running in the browser via WebAssembly (the NXEngine reimplementation). Explore a mysterious floating island, gather weapons and uncover its story. The d-pad moves, A jumps, B fires, X opens your inventory, Y cycles weapons.
Free · Adventure
A freeware top-down action-RPG — explore a fantasy world, battle monsters and free the land, running through the ScummVM runtime. Unlike the point-and-click adventures, the d-pad walks the hero directly: A attacks, B opens the menu, Start pauses.
Free · Tycoon
The beloved open-source transport tycoon, running in the browser via WebAssembly. Build a rail, road, sea and air empire and turn a profit. Because it's a point-and-click game, the d-pad drives an on-screen cursor: A clicks and drags (lay track, select), B scrolls the map and cancels, X/Y and the scroll wheel zoom, Start closes windows.
Free · Shoot 'em up
The classic 1995 vertical shoot-'em-up, running in the browser via WebAssembly (the OpenTyrian2000 engine). Blast through Tyrian's story campaign upgrading your ship between missions. The d-pad flies, A fires your main weapon, B toggles rear fire, X and Y fire your sidekicks, Start pauses.
Free · DOS
Westwood's genre-defining 1995 real-time strategy game — command GDI or the Brotherhood of Nod in the war over Tiberium, released as freeware by EA and running authentically in DOSBox. Tap to select and command units; the d-pad scrolls the battlefield.
Free · DOS
The 1994 game that started The Elder Scrolls — a vast first-person open-world RPG across the whole of Tamriel, released as freeware by Bethesda and running authentically in DOSBox. The d-pad moves and turns, A/B act, X confirms, Y opens the menu.
Free · DOS
Parallax's 1995 six-degrees-of-freedom shooter — fly through the twisting mines of a sabotaged mining colony in the shareware demo, running authentically in DOSBox. The d-pad steers, A fires, B fires secondary, X confirms menus.
Free · DOS
id Software's 1992 original — the game that launched the first-person shooter. Blast your way out of Castle Wolfenstein through the shareware episode, Escape from Wolfenstein, running authentically in DOSBox. Arrows move, A fires, B opens doors, X confirms menus.
Free · Arena FPS
The open-source arena FPS, running in the browser via WebGL (Mozilla's BananaBread engine port). Drop into an instagib bot match on the Colos arena. The d-pad moves and turns, A fires, B jumps, X opens the menu, Y switches weapon.
Free · Open source
The 1996 cereal-box promotion that became a cult classic: a non-violent total conversion of Doom where you zorch slimy aliens back to their own dimension. Runs on the same free Doom engine as Doom, with the original Chex Quest levels and art. Arrows move, A fires, B opens doors.
Free · Shooter
id Software's genre-defining 1996 3D shooter, playable in the browser through WebGL. This is the freely redistributable shareware — the full first episode, Dimension of the Doomed. The d-pad moves and turns, A fires, B jumps, X opens the menu (and pauses), Y confirms.
Free · Adventure
A slapstick horror-comedy adventure (1996) in the LucasArts mould — estate agent John Hacker takes on Count Drascula to rescue the kidnapped Von Braun. Released as freeware and played through the ScummVM runtime. The d-pad moves the cursor; A interacts and B examines.
Free · Adventure
A dark cyberpunk point-and-click thriller (1994) with a top-down view and a full voice cast — you are Ryan, compelled by visions to hunt seven people before an ancient evil awakens. Released as freeware and played through the ScummVM runtime. The d-pad moves the cursor; A interacts and B examines.
Free · Adventure
A comic 1995 jungle adventure — pilot Joe King crash-lands in the Amazon and stumbles into a plot of Amazons, dinosaurs and a mad scientist. Released as freeware by its authors and played through the ScummVM runtime. The d-pad moves the cursor; A interacts and B examines.
Free · Adventure
Revolution Software's 1992 fantasy adventure, notable for its Virtual Theatre engine of characters who go about their lives independently. Released as freeware and played through the ScummVM runtime. The d-pad moves the cursor; A interacts and B examines.
Free · Adventure
A Polish point-and-click comedy adventure by Lech Sokolowski, released as freeware by its author and played through the ScummVM runtime. The d-pad moves the cursor; A interacts and B examines.
Free · DOS
Ronny Wester's 1997 top-down run-and-gun, running authentically in DOSBox. Fight through three campaigns of elite-soldier mayhem: arrows move, A fires, B changes weapon, X toggles the automap. The source is GPL and the assets are CC-BY, so the whole game ships with the console.
Free · Open source
The 1993 shooter that defined the genre, running on the original id Software engine with Freedoom's own freely licensed levels, monsters and weapons. Engine and assets are both free software, so the whole game ships with the console.
Free · Open source
A compact arcade game built directly against the Cartbox Game ABI: gather the green pickups, avoid the red hazards. Ships with the console, source included.
Free · Cartbox Pro
The night-time monster hunt, remastered for the Pro console: 640x360, dynamic coloured lighting (moonlight, a lantern that follows you, glowing lamps), achievements and score. Art, map and sound made in the Cartbox editor.
Free · Cartbox Classic
A monster-catching overworld — explore, find creatures in the tall grass, and catch all three. Art, map and sound made in the Cartbox editor.
Free · Cartbox Pro
A cyberpunk side-scroller on the Pro core: parallax skyline, emissive neon, wet-street light pools, and a screen-space puddle reflection.
Free · Cartbox Classic
A dark chamber and a warm lantern — carry the light through with the arrow keys while the auto-detect lighting relights the frame around it.
Free · Cartbox Classic
Hold right to raise the score; unlock First Blood at 30.
Free · Platformer
A classic 2D side-scrolling platformer starring the Linux mascot. Free software with free assets, so the whole game ships with the console. Arrow keys run, A jumps, B shoots.
Free · Adventure
Revolution's cyberpunk point-and-click adventure, released as freeware by its authors and playable through the ScummVM runtime. The d-pad moves the cursor; A interacts and B examines.
Free · Open source
Bring your own game data
An open-source reimplementation of the Morrowind engine. The engine is free software; bring your own copy of the game data to play.