Best freeware LAN games and VPN software

Probably the hardest thing to do at a LAN party is choose the game. So I made a list for all you freeware lovers and LAN gamers.

Here's a list of some of the LAN games I've come across.

LAN Games:

First Person Shooters:

Assault Cube (Fast action, 4/5)
http://cubeengine.com/

Saubraten Cube 2 (Fast even on slow computers, 4/5)
http://cubeengine.com/

Wolfenstein Enemy Territory (Popular, a good computer is recommended, 3/5)
www.enemy-territory.com/

F.E.A.R Combat (Another popular FPS,  good graphics and physics, 4/5)
http://www.fileplanet.com/166516/160000/fileinfo/FEAR-Combat-%5BFREE-Multiplayer%5D

Nexuiz (Simple fast and intense, 4/5)
www.alientrap.org/nexuiz/

Warsow (Cell shaded Quake 3 alternative, 2/5)
www.warsow.net/

Savage 2 (Combines FPS RTS and RPG, 4/5)
www.savage2.com/

Xreal (Similar to Quake 3, 4/5)
xreal-project.net/

Urban Terror (Good game but big download 700mb, 4/5)
www.urbanterror.net/

Smokin Guns (I heard this game is popular, 4/5)
smokin-guns.en.softonic.com/

Acid Arena Monster Blast (Bright Colours and fast gameplay, 3/5)
http://grandfiles.com/games/fps/acid-arena-monster-blast/

Hidden and Dangerous (Very hard but fantastic game, 5/5)
www.hidden-and-dangerous.net/

2D/3D:

Teeworlds (2D Fun and addictive, 4/5)
www.teeworlds.com/

Soldat (2D One of the best multiplayer games in the world although you need to pay to get the registered version, 5/5)
www.soldat.pl/

Recwar ( 2D Fun and entertaining, 3/5)
www.acid-play.com/download/recwar/

Kong (3D A funny top down shooter, 3/5)
games.softpedia.com/get/Freeware-Games/Kong-Free-Full-Game.shtml

GTA 2 (2D Old but fun, 4/5)
http://www.rockstargames.com/classics/

Liero Xtreme (2D Worms like game, 4/5)
lieroxtreme.thegaminguniverse.com/

Lemmingball Z (3D Combine Goku with a Lemming, 4/5)
www.lbz3d.com/

Blood Master (2D/3D Fast and action packed, 4/5)
http://www.bloodmasters.com/

Racing:

Trackmania Nations (Fast fun, comes with track builder, 5/5)
www.trackmanianations.com/

Trackmania Nations Forever (The sequel to Trackmania Nations, 5/5)
www.trackmanianations.com/

Driving Speed 2 (A good ol' racing game, 4/5)
www.wheelspinstudios.com/drivingspeed2/index.html

M3 Challenge (One of the most higher rated racing games, 4/5)
www.bmw.com/com/en/newvehicles/mseries/m3coupe/2007/experience/game/content.html


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VPN software:

I don't have a LAN network so I use a VPN (Virtual Private Network).

What is VPN you say?

A VPN joins two remote computers together over the internet as if they where in a LAN network.

There are a few VPN programs out there and I've used alot of them but the best I've come across is:

1st Place, COMODO EasyVPN http://easy-vpn.comodo.com/

And tied in 2nd place, Wippien and Hamachi

Wippien : www.wippien.com

Hamachi : http://www.filehippo.com/download_hamachi/

Hamachi is also really really good if you just want a simple VPN connection. Also it comes with ZERO configuration so you don't have to deal with firewalls. *thanks to my good friend qwertyman XBLGT: TOOC00L4U

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Honourable mentions:

If you can get your hands on the full version of

>Doom 1, 2 and 3

>Quake 1, 2, 3 and 4

>Dungeon Keeper 1 and 2

>CSS

>Unreal Tournament

>Rainbow 6 Series

Then I recommend these games because they are extremely fun. But unfortunately there not free

In the future I'll add to the list so feel free to mention some other good LAN games

to ammend the list, I'd like to point out that, with Doom, it is really the WAD files that you would need to "purchase"- DOOM.WAD, DOOM2.WAD, etc. Since the program itself has been released under the GPL. Thankfully, because if this fact and the number of ports, one can download a port as well as a free WAD file, a prime example of an iWAD being FreeDOOM, which recreates a fairly good Doom feel with entirely new resources.

Don't forget zdoom 

How would I do that? ZDoom is a port and can run FreeDoom.

I just tried out Teeworlds with my brother.
It's really addictive, and fun too! 
Thanks for the post lol, we were really bored.

Open Arena

quake3 engine with different models and resources 

See promodemo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIf0kKR-IFg&fmt=18

GTA2, one of the best (and funiest) lan games ever.
Also good is OPEN ARENA its a Quake 3 clone and its freeware!

Perhaps u will find here some other ideas:

http://www.network-games-collection.com/

One of the classics is Age of Empires 2, runs on nearly every PC and its freat fun to rum battles over hours...

Greetz
michael

One of the classics is Age of Empires 2, runs on nearly every PC and its freat fun to rum battles over hours...

When did AOE2 become freeware?

Thanks that's a really good site for looking up free lan games

And I don't think AOE2 is freeware but there is a command and conquer game that was released as freeware.

I just joined and was reading this thread, thought I'd throw in a free one that I was surprised not to see here..., plus a couple of others.

http://icculus.org/alienarena/rpa/aquire.html

Alien Arena is an awesome game.

Also...

http://bzflag.org/screenshots/

which I liked for a while but got old to me.

http://www.gamershell.com/download_3644.shtml

Hidden and Dangerous Deluxe is now free I guess, never played it, downloading it now, looks good though.

Yeah those are some pretty awesome games.

Alien arena has some good graphics since it was built using the unreal engine. Bzflag is really really fun

also I put hidden and dangerous up there, maybe you just didnt see it.

I put hidden and dangerous up there, maybe you just didnt see it

No I didn't, sorry about that.   

Yep, Irritant did a great job over hauling AA for sure.

Free Games for Download
http://www.3dcarp.webeden.co.uk/
http://c-evo.org/
http://www.studio-blum.com/cult/
http://pyva.net/eng/pc
http://www.slx.za.net/
http://www.steffengerlach.de/freeware/#xo

Freeware Directory

i have red alert 2 and red alert 2 if any one plays them ill be happy to create a hamachi vpn to play against some one