I often get asked, "Where can I get a free game download online?" We’re not talking of ordinary downloads here, mind you. We’re talking of full version games that some game developer out there probably spent countless of nights developing. We’re not talking of illegal downloads here, either. I wouldn’t touch those with a pole. Illegal downloads usually come in the form of abandonware.
I realize the term abandonware sounds bad, and I agree that it is. Abandonware refers to games that are more than 5 years old and are no longer sold by their publishers. They got their monicker from the fact that their publishers have abandoned their development because they’re no longer making money from them. Even so, these games still belong to their publishers and making them available online as a freebie is a violation of copyright. So if you happen to come across a site that offers abandonware, know that whoever is offering you gaming freebies does not have the right to give those away in the first place.
So where do you go to get free game download online? Try sites like Liberated Games! These sites list down games that have become legally available. Note, though, that only source code games are offered in most of these sites. A source-coded free game download online is a game that you can edit yourself, because its framework allows it.
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