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Best Free Game Sites

Updated 11. February 2013 - 4:13 by TenaciousValborg

 

Computer gaming has come a very long way from two paddles and a ball on a black and white screen. Now we have complete virtual worlds with fully developed characters that immerse you in detail, and take you away from reality just long enough to make you feel like a kid again...assuming you're not a kid!

So many breakthroughs have been made with computers in the last 15 years, and game developers have not been very far behind utilizing these advances. Many of the great games of the past, and some pretty cool new ones, are available for free on the Internet, but finding them is the issue.

The Internet is full of websites claiming free this, and free that when it comes to downloading "free" games. However, the truth is you are only downloading a trial version, and will be asked to pay after a certain amount of time. Some of the trial versions even stop working once the time period is up...so, lets go hunting for some sites that are the real deal: 

 
  • List of 100 free full premium game downloads and also plenty of others listed by posters on the bottom; a good find here. 
  • The majority of the links appear to go to the games developer site for download so protection from viruses is about as good as it gets, but as always tread carefully...this IS the Internet. 
 
  • 150 free game downloads, and over 200 free Flash games.
  • Advertisement 100% free, with no in game ads.
  • Games are divided up by genre, and easily located.
On a personal note, I noticed this site is a proud supporter of the ASPCA, obviously not relevant, but figured I would toss that one out there.
 
  • 136 Listed free full game downloads.
  • About the same amount of free online games listed as well.
 
  • Around 100 free game downloads, and online games as well.
  • Mainly basic games, nothing that appears too premium; however, if your looking to burn a few hours up, check it out.
 
  • Tons of free premium full game downloads.
 
  • Plenty of free full game downloads.
  • Kid friendly games and site.
 
  • Hundreds of premium games available; however, some are demo's or trials, so keep your eyes peeled when downloading.
  • This site has been up and running for over 9 years; can't get more trustworthy than that.
 
  • Nothing downloadable from this site; however it does include over tons of some of the best online flash games ever. With choosable genres, popular games, multiplayer and even mobile games for your phone, also being  the largest online games site in the US. With over 10 million unique users every month

        Note: if your trying this site out for yourself then i'd recommend playing one of their most poopular games "Zombocalypse"

 9.www.arcadeprehacks.com

  • No downloadable content from this site; however it does feature hundreds of awesome online hacked flash games which are no doubt some of the best games. No registration required to play any of the games

10. www.gamehouse.com

  • Doesn't seem to be much in the way of free games, but they do nonetheless offer 1 sponsored free full game download per day.
 
  • Can't download anything from this site; however, it is an awesome on-line gaming site with hundreds of games available to play after completing a simple registration.

12. www.hoizu.com

  • No downloadable content, however it does include great online mochi flash games. Which also include, leaderboards, likes, favorites, ranks and many more!
  • No registration needed to play such games, but a registration is needed to save your score and work!

13. www.twoplayergames.org

  • Great site with tons of free online flash games, also including mostly two player games which are tons of fun to play with someone else. No registration needed to play games. Recommended play with someone else for twice the fun!
 
Although every website has been checked and downloaded from by me personally, I would still recommend you have a firewall in place, as well as any form of anti-virus and anti-spyware installed on your computer before downloading. It's always better to be safe than sorry, and this goes for downloading ANYTHING from the Internet. Gizmo has a great program for you to utilize when figuring your security needs, www.techsupportalert.com/SecWiz.
 
Finding websites that actually feature full downloads for free is not as easy as it seems, I myself had a few issues with it, and I'm more than happy to accept any feedback you may have, and possibly any additions to the list.
 

 

 
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by cookplum on 9. May 2013 - 14:21  (107598)

I play free games at this website. it is great
http://www.3000freegames.com
by Tankrot on 16. January 2013 - 2:39  (104511)

I'm a fan of http://freeflashgamehq.com

There's a few games added every day it seems. It's too bad a lot of them are "dress-up" games... Those suck goat cheese...

It's not bad though.
by TenaciousValborg on 4. February 2013 - 2:32  (105076)

Thanks to all of you for the great game sites I will take in consideration to put some of them on the article.
by Tankrot on 16. January 2013 - 2:42  (104512)

Oh, and you don't have to register, which means no spam like a lot of them do... Have a whole nother email account specifically for that... its ridiculous...

EDIT:

Also, on a side note... All of the games are mochi, which means adds, but that isn't terrible either...
by alcalbg on 3. December 2012 - 9:21  (103275)

Has anyone tried http://hoizu.com ? They have mochi flash games with leaderborads, likes, favorites and other cool stuff
by BMGaga (not verified) on 23. November 2012 - 17:05  (102800)

Check out this www.a5games.net! No popups, no pregames, just single click play. Coins, likes and other stuff.
by JoshLucio (not verified) on 29. November 2012 - 4:31  (103041)

You should also check out http://www.lazeegames.com you can play hundreds of flash and unity 3d games for free.
by Arthur (not verified) on 19. November 2012 - 22:42  (102582)

Anyone know where I can find the best free games to help teach / learn Spanish and French?
by megh (not verified) on 8. November 2012 - 10:12  (102034)

playing some games online for free in this site, http://www.onlinegameplus.com they published good games specially angry bird game
by TenaciousValborg on 15. November 2012 - 0:30  (102334)

Now I have taken over and re-writing the article is there anything you (the viewers) would like to see whether it's more online flash games or free downloadable games sites? your input is appreciated. Lets's try to make this an awesome article!

-Ivan-
by FreeGamesBrowser (not verified) on 18. October 2012 - 16:02  (100996)

A new one I'd suggest is:

freegamesbrowser.co.uk

Currently I think theres around 50-100 games on there to check out - but the number seems to be constantly growing (And a lot of the titles you can't get anywhere else without signing up).
by mannan (not verified) on 6. September 2012 - 9:06  (98862)

bueatifull sites
by Lilly (not verified) on 6. September 2012 - 4:40  (98854)

I am interested in free girl games site : http://bestdressgames.com/
by DianaH (not verified) on 20. August 2012 - 1:07  (97983)

does anyone know where to get a free download for "the best of entertainment" it is a classic microsoft strategy game with i can't remember how many levels. the main character was Chip.
by Jorpho (not verified) on 19. November 2012 - 20:01  (102578)

For starters, that's "The Best of Microsoft Entertainment Pack".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_of_Microsoft_Entertainment_Pack
And secondly, as it is copyrighted software by Microsoft, there is no such thing as a *legal* free download. And even if you could download it, 16-bit software cannot be easily run on a 64-bit system.

Nonetheless, "Chip's Challenge" is a very popular game (not at all exclusive to Windows) and if you search for it you will find many fansites with more information.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip%27s_Challenge
by mohit bhargava (not verified) on 18. August 2012 - 4:54  (97893)

i just like http://befungames.com because there are many full entertainment games
by med (not verified) on 30. July 2012 - 8:40  (96870)

thanks
by moeez (not verified) on 17. July 2012 - 10:58  (96325)

such a wonderful sites THANX
by luckyluciano989 (not verified) on 22. May 2012 - 12:37  (93823)

Thanks for the love everyone I love gaming
by George Marine (not verified) on 18. May 2012 - 15:24  (93677)

i had recently found a free online games site that offers free games/group creation/ forums creation & lots of other features like facebook chat, videochat ..etc check it out here free online games http://games.dhrsoftware.com
by Judy-Lynne (not verified) on 14. May 2012 - 19:26  (93459)

Hi Lucky,

Thanks for the great article. Can you please include www.agames.org in your list of free flash game sites?

I played some games there and the site is really great.

Thanks

Judy
by Shane (not verified) on 14. May 2012 - 17:51  (93456)

I like playing only high quality games at www.PlayStroke.com
by Rupesh (not verified) on 27. April 2012 - 9:25  (92676)

What you say for http://www.toofle.com best online games of all categories..
by php (not verified) on 20. April 2012 - 11:42  (92321)

WHAT website can i download spider man fried or foe without requirements
by cuties (not verified) on 13. April 2012 - 8:22  (91992)

i can play it all day. http://www.disneychannelgames.biz/ http://www.supermarioworld.biz/
by Promodralec (not verified) on 23. February 2012 - 21:06  (89314)

I like playing free arcade games on Gamelicker.com. This site features only the best available flash games, which are accessible in a single click. There are no popups or malware, which is frequently the case for many of similar sites.
by Lea (not verified) on 3. January 2012 - 12:46  (86462)

Check out www.mam.la! Loving it!
by Jarhead on 18. November 2011 - 9:54  (83474)

I just took over and re-wrote the article, I'm leaning more towards actual PC games and the websites that offer free downloads of them. If requested, I can also include and review strictly online gaming sites.
~Larry~
by LindaOH (not verified) on 29. September 2012 - 19:14  (99970)

My preference is casual games that you can download with no ads, etc. So far Jenkat has been the best; and I feel safe downloading from them.

Thanks for the article!
by Jack Pronger (not verified) on 17. November 2011 - 17:06  (83439)

There are many great free game sites. I usually play at http://gamelicker.com/free-mario-games as the games are accessible in a single click and the site adds a new game every day. But everyone has his or her own popular arcade game site, which suits him or her best.