We’ve all been there.  You hear about a game claiming that it’s free.  Cool!  So you head over to the download site, install the program and start investing some time in trying to learn the game.  Then you hit a wall – you discover that the “free” is true but only in the sense that it’s free to try.  There’s a catch:  you are either limited in how much time you can play, or you’re limited by how powerful you can get, or you can’t get the “special items” unless you fork out some money.

FreeAllegiance Is Free

At FAO (FreeAllegiance.org) we don’t do any of that.  We are truly free.  We do not charge for access ever.  Period.  End of Story.  Really! You are free to play 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  We do not give out “special powers” or <wink, wink> special consideration in the game for people who choose to donate money to pay for the servers. (And no, we don’t harass you to donate – no annoying pop-ups or reminders or anything like that. People who donate do so freely because they get so much enjoyment out of it.)

So What’s the Catch?

Free Allegiance takes time to learn. Seriously. While you can instantly jump into a ship and fly it around the 3D environment (you don’t have to deal with learning ship mechanics such as flaps or landing gears, etc.) you’re not going to be effective in the game until you learn about the game dynamics – such as which ship you need to be in at any given time during the game. And that takes time to figure it out. (Don’t worry though, we love to teach new people about the game.)

If you’re looking for a game that you’re going to be instantly good at, then Free Allegiance is probably not for you. But if you want to play a game that puts a premium on teamwork and skill, then definitely check us out!

What is Allegiance?

Allegiance is not easy to describe. It’s not like any other game you have played. It has many elements of other games, such as on-line multi-player, 3D graphics and gameplay, an economy to nurture so you can research and improve your tech, etc. It is very much team-oriented. Players fly different types of ships, interchanging them as needed to support the team’s goal. Many roles, many circumstances, always changing, always dynamic.

This is not your Dad’s First-Person Shooter!

As a team-based game every player, regardless of skill or knowledge, has an important role to play. Players work together, under the direction of a Commander, to win. There’s nothing sweeter and more exhilarating in the gaming world than when a team jells together, working against the odds, to punch through an enemy’s defenses to kill or capture a strategic base. Played well, Allegiance will get your adrenaline pumping.

It’s Free!

Yes – free. As in there is no payment required to play. The download is free. The sign-up is free. The gameplay is free. Just sign up, download and play! Really!