NowGamer has compiled a pretty good list of free PC games that should be essential for any gamer, so check it out at the source if you like. Among the entries are classics like Command & Conquer: Red Alert and Grand Theft Auto 2, but also newer entries like Pandemic's Battleforge.

Note each of the game's profiles are listed below, so just click on the platform link to find out more about each, see some screenshots, etc.

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"Putting together a list of the Top 50 Strategy games is like grabbing a handful of pins and seeing which one hurts the most. Like every pin that pricks, every game involves some form of strategy. Sure, we're a discerning bunch--not to mention absolute suckers for punishment--so we decided to stick our hands in anyway to see what we'd come out with.

Obviously, with literal decades of titles to choose from, we knew we'd need some ground rules to make this all work. We started out with nearly..."

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