Download and play for free Unreal Gold and Unreal Tournament

Unreal fans, here is something special for you today. Epic Games has allowed players to download and play for free the classic Unreal Gold and Unreal Tournament games. Yep, you read that right. You can play these classic Unreal games on PC for free.

All you have to do is download the installers for these games from here and here.

The installers will download the original disc image for Unreal Gold and UT from archive.org. They will then extract the disc contents into a folder of your choice, and then install the latest public OldUnreal patch.

These versions of Unreal Gold and Unreal Tournament work on most modern-day Windows operating systems. Oldunreal is also working on installers for Linux and macOS.

This is one of the best news we’ve heard lately. Although there are no plans for a new Unreal or UT game, we can at least enjoy the classics. And, thanks to these versions, they will work on modern PC systems.

In theory, these free versions should work with UnrealHD v3.0 and Unreal Evolution. UnrealHD is a mutator that replaces all the old and blurry Unreal/RTNP skins with detailed, high-resolution versions. On the other hand, Unreal Evolution is a gameplay mod. This mod aims to offer a tighter overall design through polished and enhanced weaponry/gunplay, smarter AI and refined enemy placement. So, make sure to give them a go.

Speaking of Unreal, in February 2024, we shared a video that showcased a WIP RTX Remix Mod for Unreal. This RTX Remix Mod aims to add Full Ray Tracing/Path Tracing effects to the game. As said, this is still a WIP project. Still, you can download it and try it yourselves. Just make sure to temper your expectations.

And that is that. This is a great move from Epic Games. Because, yes. Epic Games gave permission to oldUnreal so that they could distribute the ISO of these games.

Have fun!

John Papadopoulos

John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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