{"id":1548,"date":"2007-06-20T13:22:34","date_gmt":"2007-06-20T12:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/free-games-are-good-games-too\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T02:53:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T09:53:25","slug":"free-games-are-good-games-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/free-games-are-good-games-too\/","title":{"rendered":"Free games are good games too"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" id=\"image1547\" alt=\"Battle for Wesnoth\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-images.sftcdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2007\/06\/wesnoth.jpg\" \/>Turn-based strategy is a strong genre in the video game market. But apart from big shots like <em>Civilization<\/em> or <em>Heroes of Might and Magic<\/em>, there&#8217;s also an important branch of free turn-based games created by independent developers. One of them is <a href=\"http:\/\/battle-for-wesnoth.en.softonic.com\/\">Battle for Wesnoth<\/a>, a good example that free games don&#8217;t have to be shabby just because they&#8217;re free.<\/p>\n<p>This game is a highly polished turn-based strategy adventure which you can play following any of the single player campaigns available or taking part in multi-player battles online. It also features a tutorial level which explains the basic concepts of the game and even allows you to download new elements (maps, add-ons) from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wesnoth.org\">game&#8217;s server<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Battle for Wesnoth and other similar games may not have the support from big developers but are certainly a great alternative to be taken into account by all gamers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turn-based strategy is a strong genre in the video game market. 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