# List of free multiplayer online games

This is a selected list of multiplayer online games which are free to play in some form without ever requiring a subscription or other payment. Some common types are first-person shooters or multiplayer online battle arena, but could be of any genre.

## Free and open-source

These MOGs run on a non-profit basis, requiring no payment from the players.
| | Developer(s) | Release date | Required OS | Genre | Payment | Synopsis | Type |
| 0 A.D. | Wildfire Games | April 1, 2010 | Windows, OS X, Linux, BSD | Real-time strategy | Free to Play | historical war and economy game | 3D |
| Alien Arena | Free Software community | October 2004 | Windows, OS X, Linux, BSD | first-person shooter | Free to play | 1950s-era sci-fi shooter | 3D |
| AssaultCube | Free Software community | November 21, 2008 | Windows, OS X, Linux, Android | Tactical first-person shooter | Free to play | fast paced shooter with special movements | 3D |
| Allegiance | Microsoft Research | March 16, 2000 | Windows | Space simulation, RTS | Free to play | Players control space fighter ships, and fight for various factions. | 3D |
| C-Dogs SDL | Free Software community | Jul 25, 2013 | Windows, OS X, Linux | Shoot 'em up | Free to play | features both co-op and deathmatch | 3D |
| Cube | Free Software community | 2001 | Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, OS X, AmigaOS 4, AROS, iPhone, Wii, Pocket PC | first-person shooter | Free to play | multiplayer shooter with multiple game modes | 3D |
| Cube 2: Sauerbraten | Free Software community | May 6, 2004 | Windows, Linux, BSD, OS X | first-person shooter | Free to play | shooter with real-time editing | 3D |
| Fantasy Masters | Zeonix | January 2003 | Windows | Collectible card game | Free to play | Network trading card game. Play with other users with your 50 card deck. | 2D |
| Freeciv | Free Software community | January 5, 1996 | Linux | Turn-based strategy | Free to play | Build, explore and conquer. | 2D |
| Globulation 2 | Free Software community | 2 February 2009 | Windows, OS X, Linux | Real-time strategy | Free to play | Aims to reduce micromanagement | 2D |
| OpenArena | Free Software community | August 19, 2005 | Windows, OS X, Linux | First-person shooter | Free to Play | Open source quake 3 clone. | 3D |
| OpenClonk | Free Software community | 3 December 2010 | Windows, OS X, Linux | action game | Free to Play | mining, settling and PvP combat | 2D |
| OpenTTD | Free Software community | 6 March 2004 | Windows, OS X, Linux | Business simulation game | Free to Play | logistics simulator with construction elements | 2D |
| OpenRA | Free Software community | April 13, 2010 | Windows, OS X, Linux | Real-time strategy | Free to Play | Command & Conquer reimplementation with gameplay modernisation | 2D |
| PokerTH | Free Software community | October 2006 | Windows, OS X, Linux, Maemo, Android | Card game | Free to Play | Texas hold 'em simulator | 2D |
| TetriNET | Free Software community | 1997 | Windows, Linux, MacOS, BeOS | Puzzle video game | Free to Play | multiplayer online Tetris | 2D |
| Liquid War | Free Software community | 1995 | Windows, OS X, Linux | action game | Free to play | Based on particle flow dynamics | 2D |
| MegaGlest | Free Software community | January 6, 2010 | Windows, OS X, Linux | Real-time strategy | Free to play | Fantasy strategy game with magic and steampunk elements | 3D |
| Luanti | Free Software community | November 2, 2010 | Windows, OS X, Linux, Android | Sandbox game | Free to play | Survival game with voxel view similar to Minecraft | 3D |
| Red Eclipse | Free Software community | March 15, 2011 | Windows, OS X, Linux, Android | first-person shooter | Free to play | science-fiction shooter with parkour movements | 3D |
| Smokin' Guns | Free Software community | June 8, 2012 | Windows, OS X, Linux | first-person shooter | Free to play | western themed | 3D |
| SubSpace | Virgin Interactive | November 30, 1997 | Windows | Action game | Free to play | 2D space shooting | 2D |
| SuperTuxKart | Free Software community | 6 August 2007 | Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, iOS, Switch | Racing game | Free to play | arcade kart racing game | 3D |
| The Battle for Wesnoth | Free Software community | October 2, 2005 | Windows, OS X, Linux | Turn-based strategy | Free to play | hex cell based strategy with high fantasy theme | 2D |
| Teeworlds | Free Software community | May 27, 2007 | Windows, OS X, Linux | Platform, Action | Free to play | 2D Action Platformer with a grappling hook. Wide variety of community created maps and game-modes. | 2D |
| Urban Terror | Free Software community | August 5, 2000 | Windows, OS X, Linux | First-person shooter | Free to Play | Open source stand alone game based on a quake 3 mod. | 3D |
| Unvanquished | Free Software community | February 29, 2012 | Windows, OS X, Linux | first-person shooter, real-time strategy | Free to Play | sci-fi themed team game | 2D |
| Warzone 2100 | Pumpkin Studios, Free Software community | April 10, 1999 | Windows, OS X, Linux | real-time strategy and real-time tactics | Free to Play | post-apocalyptic, military-science-fiction setting | 3D |
| Widelands | Free Software community | 22 February 2014 | Windows, OS X, Linux | Real-time strategy | Free to Play | construction game with indirect controls | 2D |
| World of Padman | Free Software community | April 1, 2007 | Windows, OS X, Linux, AmigaOS 4 | First-person shooter | Free to Play | based on a video game cartoon series | 2D |
| Xonotic | Free Software community | December 23, 2010 | Windows, OS X, Linux | First-person shooter | Free to Play | Fast-paced open-source FPS. | 3D |
| Zero-K | Free Software community | October 1, 2010 | Windows, OS X, Linux | Real-time strategy | Free to Play | similar gameplay to Total Annihilation | 3D |

## Free to play

These MOGs run on a for-profit basis, and do not require money from the player for an in-game advantage over other players.
| | Developer(s) | Release date | Required OS | Genre | Payment | Synopsis | Type |
| Apex Legends | Respawn Entertainment | 2019 | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | Battle royale | Free to play | Apex Legends fuses elements of a variety of video games, including Respawn's own Titanfall series, battle royale games, and class-based shooters. | 3D |
| Battlefield Heroes | EA Games | 2009 | Windows | First-person shooter | Free to play, with the option to purchase accessories such as guns, clothes, widgets etc. | Cartoon simulation game of WWII where players can choose to fight as a soldier for one of two factions, Royal or National, and fight for victory. | 3D |
| Battlerite | Stunlock Studios | 2017 | Windows | MOBA | Free to play | Battlerite consists of two teams battling against each other. Each player chooses a unique playable character called a Champion with unique offensive, defensive, and movement abilities. | 3D |
| Brawlhalla | Blue Mammoth Games | 2017 | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android | Fighting | Free to play | A platform fighter for up to 8 players with the goal to knock one's opponent off the stage | 2D |
| Bloodline Champions | Stunlock Studios | 2011 | Windows | MOBA | Free to play, with option to unlock more cosmetic items and usable characters. | Arena-based PvP game where teams of 2–5 battle in three different game modes; team deathmatch, capture the flag and map point control. | 3D |
| Call of Duty: Warzone | Infinity Ward, Raven Software | 2020 | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | Battle royale | Free to play | The title is a part of the 2019 video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare but does not require the purchase of it. | 3D |
| Company of Heroes Online | THQ | 2010–2011 | Windows, macOS, iPadOS, iOS, Android | Real-time strategy | Free to play, with option to purchase convenience items | Action WWII game where players quickly build a force to gain control of the map in 1v1 through 4v4 games in multiplayer or play alone. | 3D |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | Valve | 2012 | Windows | First-person shooter | Free to play, with cosmetics that can be obtained through a case by chance | A team-based shooter that has an in game economic system to purchase weapons and grenades in a 5v5. | 3D |
| Destiny 2 | Bungie | 2017 | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Stadia, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S | First-person shooter | Free to Play | A game that incorporates role-playing and massively multiplayer online game (MMO) elements. | 3D |
| Dota 2 | Valve | 2013 | Windows, macOS, Linux | MOBA | Free to play, with various cosmetic customization options available for purchase. Every single hero can be freely chosen in All-Pick mode. | Players control different heroes in a 5 vs 5 battle to control lanes. | 3D |
| Fortnite Battle Royale | Epic Games | 2017 | Windows, macOS,PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, Nintendo Switch,Android, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 | Battle royale | Free to play | 100 players skydive onto an island and scavenge for gear to defend themselves from other players; the last player or team alive wins the match. | 3D |
| Guns and Robots | Masthead Studios | 2013 | Windows | Third-person shooter | Free to play, with the option to purchase additional content | Comic-style, robot creation, online shooter | 3D |
| Heroes of Newerth | S2 Games | 2010 | Windows | MOBA | Free to Play | One of the spiritual successors to the Warcraft III mod Defense of the Ancients (DotA) | 3D |
| Heroes of the Storm | Blizzard Entertainment | 2015 | Windows, macOS | MOBA | Free to play, with options to purchase cosmetics and permanently unlock playable heroes | The game features various characters from Blizzard's franchises as playable heroes, as well as different battlegrounds based on Warcraft, Diablo, StarCraft, and Overwatch universes. | 3D |
| League of Legends | Riot Games | 2009 | Windows, macOS | MOBA | Free to play, with options to purchase cosmetics and unlock additional heroes with premium currency in addition to ingame currency | Players control different heroes in a 5 vs 5 battle to control lanes | 3D |
| Paladins | Hi-Rez Studios | 2018 | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | First-person shooter | Free to play | Hero shooter video game | 3D |
| Rec Room | Against Gravity | 2016 | Windows, PlayStation 4 | First-person shooter, Action RPG, Sports | Free to play | Social VR game including multiple game experiences, including FPS, action RPG, and sports | 3D |
| Rogue Company | First Watch Games | 2020 | Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 | First-person shooter | Free to play | Hero shooter video game | 3D |
| Smite | Hi-Rez Studios | 2014 | Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Amazon Luna | MOBA | Free to play | Players control a god, goddess, or other mythological figure, and take part in team-based combat | 3D |
| Snake.io | Kooapps | 2016 | Windows, macOS | Battle royale | Free to play | Players control a snake that grows longer by consuming glowing pellets scattered throughout the game arena | 3D |
| Team Fortress 2 | Valve | 2007 | Windows, macOS, Linux | First-person shooter | Free-to-play in perpetuity from June 2011, with some cosmetic in-game items available for purchase on a microtransaction basis. | Cartoon-style first person shooter where two opposing but functionally identical factions battle for control of maps | 3D |
| Transformice | Atelier 801 | 2010 | Windows, macOS, Linux | MMO, Platform | Free-to-play | Collect cheese playing as a mouse and take it back to the hole. | 2D |
| Valorant | Riot Games | 2020 | Windows | First-person shooter | Free to play | A team-based tactical shooter in which player characters have unique abilities and use an economic system to purchase their abilities and weapons | 3D |
| Warframe | Digital Extremes | 2013 | Windows | Third-person shooter | Free to play | A cooperative action role-playing third-person shooter | 3D |
| Roblox | Roblox Corporation | 2007 | Windows, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS, Xbox One | Platform | Free to play, items and boosts available for purchase. | A game engine/platform where users can build their own creations. | 3D |