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Liberated Games

The titles include:

3 in Three [Computer Puzzle]
Abuse [Side-scrolling platformer]
Adventures of Fatman, The [Batman-parody Adventure Game]
Adventures of Maddog Williams  [Adventure]
Alien Carnage, [Side Scroller]
Aliens vs. Predator [First-person shooter]
Allegiance [Online 3D Space Combat]
Anacreon [Galactic Conquest]
At the Carnival [Amusement Park Puzzle]
BackLash [Arcade]
Battle of Britain [Air Combat Simulator]
Beneath a Steel Sky [Science Fiction Adventure]
Beyond Castle Wolfenstein [Top-down Spy Action]
Beyond the Titanic [Text adventure]
Bio Menace [Action]
Blade of Exile [Adventure]
BMX Simulator [BMX Simulation]
Boppin' [Puzzle]
Castle of the Winds: A Question of Vengeance [Role-Playing Game]
Castle of the Winds: Lifthransir's Bane [Role-Playing Game]
Caves of Thor [RPG]
Chinese Checkers [Board game]
Civilization: Call to Power 2 [Managerial Strategy]
Command & Conquer - Brotherhood of Nod  [Real-Time Strategy]
Command & Conquer - Global Defense Initiative [Real-Time Strategy]
Conquest of Elysium II  [Strategy]
Defender of the Crown [Medieval Conquest Simulator]
Descent [3D Flight Combat]
Descent II [3D Flight Combat]
Dink Smallwood [RPG]
Doom [First-person shooter]
Doom 2 [First-person shooter]
Duke Nukem 3D [First-person shooter]
Elder Scrolls: Arena, The [First-person RPG]
Enemy Engaged: Comanche Hokum [Helicopter Combat Simulation]
F.E.A.R. Combat [Multiplayer Only]
Fish Fillets [Puzzle]
Flight of the Amazon Queen [Adventure]
Fool's Errand, The [Fantasy Puzzle]
Freespace 2 [3D Flight Combat]
Galactic Patrol [3D Arcade Space Shooter]
Glider 4.0 [Paper Airplane Aviation Simulator]
Glider PRO [Paper Airplane Aviation Simulator]
God of Thunder [RPG]
Golgotha [3D Real-Time Strategy]
Grand Theft Auto [Criminal Activity Simulator]
Grand Theft Auto 2 [Criminal Activity Simulator]
Ground Control [3D Real-Time Strategy]
Helherron [RPG]
Heretic [First-person shooter]
Hexen [First-person shooter]
Hexen II [First-person shooter]
Hidden & Dangerous [First-person shooter]
Homeworld [3D Real-Time Strategy]
Inner Worlds [Side Scroller]
It Came from the Desert [Sci-Fi Adventure with Giant Insects]
It Came from the Desert II: Antheads [Sci-Fi Adventure with Giant Insects]
Ken's Labyrinth [3d-Shooter]
King of Chicago [Mafia Simulator]
Labyrinth of Time [Adventure]
Lords of the Rising Sun [Samurai simulator]
Lure of the Temptress [Adventure]
Maelstrom [2D Space Shooter]
Marathon [First-person shooter]
Marathon 2 [First-person shooter]
Marathon Infinity [First-person shooter]
MechCommander 2 [Real-time Strategy Game]
MiG Alley [Air Combat Simulator]
No Gravity [3D Space Shooter]
One Must Fall: 2097 [2D Robotic Fighting]
Purge [FPS/RPG hybrid]
Quake [First-person shooter]
Quake II [First-person shooter]
Quake III: Arena [First-person shooter]
Railroad Tycoon [Strategy]
Redhook's Revenge [Pirate-themed board game]
Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory [First-person shooter]
Rise of the Triad [First-person shooter]
Robot Battle [Programmatic Robotic Combat]
Rocket Ranger [Fight-the-Evil-Nazis Simulator]
S.D.I. [Save-the-Earth-from-the-Evil-Russians Simulator]
Savage: The Battle for Newerth [Real-time strategy/First-person shooter]
Shadow Warrior [First-person Ninja Combat]
Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon [Swashbuckling Arabian Sailor Simulator]
SkyRoads [Space Simulator]
Spear of Destiny [First-person shooter]
Spin Around [Puzzle]
Star Wraith 2 [Space combat simulator]
Star Wraith: Shadows of Orion  [Space Simulation]
Stargunner [Sidescrolling Shooter]
Starsiege: Tribes [First-person shooter]
Supernova [Text adventure]
TerraFire [Action]
Treasure Island Dizzy [Egg-centric Platformer]
Tribes 2 [First-person shooter]
Trivia Whiz [Trivia Game]
TV Sports: Baseball [Baseball]
TV Sports: Basketball [Basketball]
TV Sports: Boxing [Boxing]
TV Sports: Football [Football]
Tyrian 2000 [Shoot-em-up]
Ur-Quan Masters, The (Star Control 2) [Space Adventure]
Wari: The Ancient Game of Africa [Board game (Mancala)]
Warzone 2100 [3D Real Stime Strategy]
Weekend Warrior [3D Game Show Combat]
Wild Metal [Vehicular Combat]
Wings [World War I Aviator Simulator]
Witches [Witch-themed Platformer]
Wolfenstein 3D [First-person shooter]
Word Whiz [Trivia Game]
X-Men: The Ravages of Apocalypse [Total Conversion for Quake]
Xenophage: Alien Bloodsport [Action Fighting]

From the site:

There are two basic types of liberated games:

Source code, no data - These games have had their source code released, which means that the games can often be improved, fixed, and ported to new platforms. The prime examples of these are the games from id Software, like Doom and Quake, which were released under the GNU General Public License (GPL). With nearly every source release, the player must still purchase the assets, like graphics, models, sounds, and music, before playing the full game. This is often done by buying a used version of the game, or when available, a new version. Limited play may be available through the use of the data contained in a shareware version of the game.

Binary executable and data - These games have been released in binary-only form. The packages typically contain everything needed to play: the program, graphics, models, sounds, and music. However, because the source code is not available, these versions are limited to the original platform for which they were built. These games cannot be fixed, improved, or ported to new platforms.

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