Commercial games done freeware

In , partial source code of an alpha version was leaked. In , the complete alpha source code was leaked. Real-time strategy. Source code was uploaded to archive. Side-scrolling game. Electronic Arts. On September 12, , the source code of the SNES version became available as it was found on an eBay -bought hard drive. Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom. Rail shooter. The PlayStation source code was released in with the permission of developer Mark Theyer.

Captain Comic. Chicken Run. Stealth game. Blitz Games. Silicon Dreams. A zip file was found within the retail game's dummy data, which included the full PlayStation 1 source code to the game.

Game Gear version source code was found in and released in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. A version of the game's source code was leaked on 4chan in Cyberpunk CD Projekt Red.

Source code obtained in a ransomware attack against CD Projekt Red, and was sold at auction for one million US dollars. Dark Chambers. Dungeon crawl. Atari Corporation. Looking Glass Studios. In , a complete copy of the Dark Engine source code was discovered in the possession of an ex-Looking Glass Studios employee who was at the time continuing his work for Eidos Interactive.

Dark Reign 2. Pandemic Studios. Scrolling shooter. Williams Electronics. Desert Falcon. General Computer Corporation. Devil May Cry 2. Hack and slash. Donkey Kong. In August the source code of Donkey Kong in Atari assembly was published at the AtariAge forum by Curt Vendel the Atari Flashback designer , [] and was discussed there by the original developer, Landon Dyer.

Beat em up. Walter Bright. Eve Online. Space strategy MMO. Extreme-G 3. Acclaim Cheltenham. The source code came into hands of a community member by unknown means around Westwood Associates. The source code was released on archive. Falcon 4. Combat flight simulator.

A source code leak [] by a former developer allowed unofficial community development, including upgrades, improved graphics, and bug fixes. In the source code of one of the community development branches was released to a GitHub repository under a questionable BSD license. Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout. Battle royale game. Action RPG. The download link provided to purchasers for the DRM-Free copy lead to an apparently current dump of the source code.

This was available for several days before it was corrected. FIFA Around Electronic Arts accidentally put the game's source code on a demo disc. Probe Entertainment. In , nine years after the first release, the game itself and its source code were considered abandoned and became available to the public.

Friday the 13th: The Game. Survival horror. GunZ: The Duel. Third-person shooter. In the source code of GunZ 1. Gwent: The Witcher Card Game. Collectible card game. Source code obtained in a ransomware attack against CD Projekt Red, and was leaked to 4chan on February 9, Source code for the Commodore 64 version was uploaded to archive.

Half-Life 2 alpha version only. An alpha version of Half-Life 2' s source code was leaked in , a year before the game's release. Source code from a prototype version was leaked in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.

Action game. Radical Entertainment. Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer. Sports game. Action-adventure game. Grasshopper Manufacture. Sources and assets from the GameCube game were found in October on an open webserver. Lineage II. In a Chinese Hacker acquired the Lineage II source code, and sold it to someone who set up alternative servers. Shutdown by FBI in Mad Planets. Multidirectional shooter.

Metal Arms: Glitch in the System. Sierra Entertainment. Uploaded to archive. Metin 2. The source of the leak is unknown for certain, it is said that an ex employee at Ymir Entertainment leaked the source code for revenge after he was fired. Microsoft Entertainment Pack. Casual game. In the copies of Windows NT 4. The Misadventures of Tron Bonne. The source code for the Microsoft Windows version of the video game Monopoly was leaked in August Mortal Kombat Trilogy.

Midway Games. Game source code for the Nintendo 64 version was leaked anonymously on 4chan , alongside the Windows, PS1, and Arcade source of Mortal Kombat 3. Monsters, Inc. Source code and artwork for the PlayStation 2 version was uploaded to archive. Mr Nutz 2. Ocean Software. Amiga game, source code prototype associated with Peter Thierolf.

Robot and His Robot Factory. The Muppets on the Go! Source code found on a backup disc, among art assets and more. NBA Jam. Sports video game. NBA Jam Extreme. Sculptured Software. In February the source code was discovered on an archival CD liquidated by Acclaim Entertainment during their bankruptcy sale.

Nickelodeon Party Blast. Party game. Ninja Hattori-kun. Hudson Soft. Uploaded to GitHub on December 24, Various Nintendo games. Throughout , the source code for several games by Nintendo as well as console firmware was leaked by anonymous users on 4chan. For more information, please see Nintendo data leak.

Third person shooter. On April 29, , an unknown source uploaded the source code to the Internet Archive. Outlaw Golf. On January 2, , Forest of Illusion uploaded a. In August the source code for the Atari 8-bit version was released by Kevin Savetz. Color Dreams. Pinball Fantasies. Pole Position. Postal III. First person shooter. Running with Scissors. Ragnarok Online 2. Posted on a forum found through unknown means. Raid Side-scrolling action game. Source code was found on a floppy disk and uploaded to archive.

Acclaim Studios London. Members of the fan-base have acquired the source code of the game around , which was leaked from an anonymous developer who worked on the Xbox Live port. Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles. Robotron: Rolling Thunder.

Tiertex Design Studios. The Amiga version became available on a community forum. Climax Development. Source code for a very early build of the GBA version was also found. GSC Game World. In August the source code for the game's X-Ray Engine 1. Star Trek: New Worlds. Source code from a prototype build was uploaded to archive. Star Wars. Atari, Inc. During October 13—15, , Jason Scott uploaded to GitHub 77 repositories containing source code to several Atari arcade games.

Star Wars Galaxies. Sony Online Entertainment. In , a former Sony Online Entertainment employee leaked a copy of the production source code for the Star Wars Galaxies client, server, 3rd party libraries and development tools to a group of former players. The code was later leaked beyond its intended recipients and made available online.

Super 3D Noah's Ark. Wisdom Tree. Team Fortress 2. A version of the game's source code was leaked alongside several other Orange Box games in Tempest Tomb Raider II. Core Design. Source code was released on archive. Tony Hawk's Underground. Turrican III. Run and gun. I'm almost sure that Bionic Heart is made in Ren'py. Otherwise, great list. Level 1. Here's one that I know. I don't think anything special was added in the Mac version. I saw another GM game in there, but I don't remember what it was.

Level 2. Summer Session is also Ren'Py, sorry. I've been using it for most projects lately. Love Chess: The Greek Era. JonasBeckman , Nov 28, Area 51 was free until very recently, it's a shame too because it was a great game.

IcE , Nov 28, Retail release following soon. JonasBeckman , Jun 3, OMF My dad bought this for my brother and I right when it came out. BigBlockTowncar , Jun 4, You must log in or sign up to reply here.

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