GameRanger

GameRanger
Developer(s)	Scott Kevill
Stable release	4.9 / Mac (May 29, 2008; 16 years ago), Windows (November 13, 2008; 16 years ago)
Operating system	Mac OS, Mac OS X, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11
Type	Server-matching / IRC application
Website	www.gameranger.com

GameRanger is a software for Macintosh and Windows created by Australian developer Scott Kevill, which allows multiplayer games to be played online and provides social features such as chat rooms and voice chat. It was first released for Macintosh in July 1999 and was given the "Best Internet Gaming Achievement" by Macworld Magazine.^[1] Windows support was added in 2008 and it currently supports over 700 titles.^[2]

Overview

The software is maintained and managed by Scott Kevill.^[3] In addition to hosting and playing games the service also acts as a chat room platform.^[4] Apple and Bungie ran a competitor platform known as NetSprockets, which later became OpenPlay.^[5]

After GameSpy went offline, GameRanger announced that it would support games previously supported by GameSpy.^[6]

List of supported games


1	101st: Airborne in Normandy
A	Act of War: Direct Action Aliens vs Predator 2 Act of War: Direct Action Demo American Conquest Act of War: High Treason American Conquest Demo Act of War: High Treason Demo American Conquest: Divided Nation Against Rome American Conquest: Fight Back Age of Empires American Conquest 2nd Demo Age of Empires Demo Ancient Conquest: The Golden Fleece Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome Ancient Conquest: The Golden Fleece Demo Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome Demo Ancient Wars: Sparta Age of Empires II: Age of Chivalry Anno 1404: Venice Age of Empires II: Forgotten Empires Anno 1701 Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings Ants Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings Demo Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Armies of Exigo Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Demo Armies of Exigo Demo Age of Empires III Army Men Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties Army Men: Air Tactics Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs Army Men: Toys in Space Age of Mythology Army Men: World War Age of Mythology: The Titans Expansion Army Men II Age of Sail II Army Men RTS Age of Wonders Arsenal of Democracy Age of Wonders - Shadow Magic Austerlitz: Napoleon's Greatest Victory Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne Axis & Allies Alexander Axis & Allies: Iron Blitz Alexander Demo Axis & Allies RTS Aliens vs Predator Axis & Allies RTS Demo
B	Baldur's Gate Battlefield Vietnam Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn Battle Isle: The Andosia War Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal Battle Isle: The Andosia War Demo Bandits: Phoenix Rising Battle Mages Bandits: Phoenix Rising Demo Battle Mages Demo Bang! Gunship Elite Battle Mages: Sign of Darkness Bang! Gunship Elite Demo Battle Realms Battlefield 1942 Battle Realms: Winter of the Wolf Battlefield 1942 Demo Battlestations: Midway Battlefield 1942: Desert Combat Battlestations: Midway Demo Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII Battlezone II: Combat Commander Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII Demo Besieger Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome Blitzkrieg Battlefield 2 Blitzkrieg: Rolling Thunder Battlefield 2 Demo Borderlands Battlefield 2: Special Forces Borderlands 2 Battlefield 2142
C	Call of Duty Clue: Murder at Boddy Mansion Call of Duty: United Offensive Codename Panzers: Phase One Call of Duty 2 Codename Panzers: Phase One Demo Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Codename Panzers: Phase Two Call of Juarez Codename Panzers: Phase Two Demo Call of Juarez Demo Colin McRae Rally 04 Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood Colin McRae Rally 04 Demo Capitalism II Colin McRae Rally 2005 Captain Claw Colin McRae Rally 2005 Demo Carmageddon TDR2000 Combat Flight Simulator CART Precision Racing Combat Flight Simulator 3 CART Precision Racing Demo Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 Celtic Kings: Rage of War Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Celtic Kings: Rage of War Demo Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge Chris Sawyer's Locomotion Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath Civilization II Gold Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars Civilization III: Conquests Command & Conquer Generals Civilization III: Play the World Command & Conquer Generals: ShockWave Civilization IV Command & Conquer Generals: Zero Hour Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword Commandos 2: Men of Courage Civilization IV: Colonization Commandos 3: Destination Berlin Civilization IV: Fall from Heaven II Company of Heroes Civilization IV: Warlords Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts Close Combat Conquest: Frontier Wars Close Combat Demo Conquest: Frontier Wars Demo Close Combat: Cross of Iron Cossacks: Back to War Close Combat: Invasion Normandy Cossacks: European Wars Close Combat: Invasion Normandy Demo Cossacks: European Wars Demo Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem Cossacks: European Wars 2nd Demo Close Combat: Modern Tactics Cossacks: The Art of War Close Combat: The Longest Day Cossacks: The Art of War Demo Close Combat: Wacht am Rhein Cossacks II: Battle for Europe Close Combat II Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars Close Combat II Demo Crimson Skies Close Combat III Crimson Skies Demo Close Combat III Demo Crusader Kings Close Combat IV Crusader Kings: Deus Vult Close Combat IV Demo Crusaders: Thy Kingdom Come
D	Darkest Hour Desert Rats vs Afrika Korps Demo DarkPlanet: Battle for Natrolis Diablo DarkPlanet: Battle for Natrolis Demo Diablo II Darkstone Diablo II: Lord of Destruction Dawn of War Die by the Sword Dawn of War: Dark Crusade Die by the Sword: Limb from Limb Dawn of War: Soulstorm Disciples: Sacred Land Dawn of War: Winter Assault Disciples II Deadly Dozen: Pacific Theater Disciples II: Rise of the Elves Deadly Dozen: Pacific Theater Demo Dominion: Storm Over Gift 3 Deer Hunter 2004 Dominions II: The Ascension Wars Deer Hunter 2004 Demo Doom 3 Deer Hunter 2005 Dragonshard Deer Hunter 2005 Demo Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs Delta Force Dukes of Hazzard: Racing for Home Delta Force: Black Hawk Down Dune 2000 Delta Force: Black Hawk Down: Team Sabre Dungeon Keeper 2 Delta Force: Land Warrior Dungeon Keeper 2 Demo Delta Force: Task Force Dagge Dungeon Lords Delta Force 2 Dungeon Siege Demigod Dungeon Siege Demo Descent 3 Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna Descent 3: Mercenary Dungeon Siege II Desert Rats vs Afrika Korps Dungeon Siege II: Broken World
E	Earth 2150: Escape from the Blue Planet Empire Earth II Demo Earth 2150: Lost Souls Empire Earth II: The Art of Supremacy Earth 2150: The Moon Project Empires: Dawn of the Modern World Earth 2150: The Moon Project Demo Empires: Dawn of the Modern World Demo Earth 2160 Enemy Territory: Quake Wars Elite Warriors: Vietnam Enemy Territory: Quake Wars Demo Elite Warriors: Vietnam Demo Etherlords Emperor: Battle for Dune Etherlords Demo Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom Etherlords II Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom Demo Etherlords II Demo Empire Earth Europa Universalis: Rome Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest European Air War Empire Earth 2.0 Evolva Empire Earth II Evolva Demo
F	Faces of War Final Days Fair Strike Final Days Demo Fair Strike Demo FlatOut Fallout Tactics FlatOut 2 Fallout Tactics Demo Flight Simulator 2004 Fantasy Wars Flight Simulator 98 Fate of the Dragon Flying Heroes Fate of the Dragon Demo Forsaken FIFA 07 For the Glory FIFA 08 Freedom Force FIFA 09 Freedom Force vs The 3rd Reich FIFA 10 Freedom Force vs The 3rd Reich Demo FIFA 11 FutureCop: L.A.P.D.
G	Gangsters 2: Vendetta Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 Demo Get Medieval Giants: Citizen Kabuto Ghost Recon Greed: Black Border Ghost Recon Demo GRID Ghost Recon: Desert Siege Ground Control Ghost Recon: Island Thunder Ground Control: Dark Conspiracy Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter Ground Control II: Operation Exodus Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter Demo Gruntz Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 Gruntz Demo
H	Haegemonia: Legions of Iron Heroes of Might & Magic II Haegemonia: Legions of Iron Demo Heroes of Might & Magic III Haegemonia: The Solon Heritage Heroes of Might & Magic III: Armageddon's Blade Halo: Combat Evolved Heroes of Might & Magic IV Halo: Combat Evolved Demo Heroes of Might & Magic IV: The Gathering Storm Halo: Custom Edition Heroes of Might & Magic IV: Winds of War Hard Truck Tycoon Heroes of Might & Magic V Harley-Davidson: Race Around the World Heroes of Might & Magic V: Hammers of Fate Harley-Davidson 2: Wheels of Freedom Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East Hearts of Iron Hidden & Dangerous Deluxe Hearts of Iron II Highland Warriors Hearts of Iron II: Armageddon Homeworld Hearts of Iron II: Doomsday Homeworld: Cataclysm Hearts of Iron III Homeworld: Raider Retreat Heretic II Homeworld 2 Heretic II Demo Homeworld 2 Demo Heroes of Annihilated Empires Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge Heroes of Annihilated Empires Demo
I	Icewind Dale Imperivm III: Great Battles of Rome Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter Impossible Creatures Icewind Dale II Impossible Creatures: Creature Chaos Imperial Glory Impossible Creatures: Insect Invasion Imperialism Insane Imperialism II: The Age of Exploration Insane Demo
J	Jack Nicklaus 6: Golden Bear Challenge Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II Jane's Attack Squadron Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II Demo Jane's F-15 Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith Jane's F/A-18 Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast Jane's Fleet Command Joint Operations: Escalation Jane's IAF: Israeli Air Force Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising Jane's USAF: United States Air Force Joint Task Force Jane's WWII Fighters Judge Dredd: Dredd vs Death Jedi Academy
K	Kingpin: Life of Crime Kohan: Ahriman's Gift Demo Knights & Merchants: The Peasants Rebellion Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns Knights & Merchants: The Shattered Kingdom Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns Demo Knights of Honor Kohan II: Kings of War Knights of Honor Demo Kohan II: Kings of War Demo Kohan: Ahriman's Gift
L	Line of Sight: Vietnam Links LS 2000 Demo Line of Sight: Vietnam Demo Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader Links 2001 Lords of Magic: Special Edition Links 2001 Demo Lords of the Realm II Links 2003 Lords of the Realm II Demo Links 2003 Demo Lords of the Realm III Links LS 2000
M	Machines: Wired for War Medieval II: Total War: Teutonic Machines: Wired for War Demo Men of War Majesty Men of War: Assault Squad Majesty: The Northern Expansion Men of War: Condemned Heroes Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim Men of War: Vietnam Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares Merchant Prince II Master of Orion III Metal Fatigue Master Rallye Midnight Outlaw Nitro Edition MechCommander Midnight Outlaw Nitro Edition Demo MechCommander 2 Midtown Madness MechCommander Gold Midtown Madness Demo MechWarrior 3 Midtown Madness 2 MechWarrior 3 Demo Midtown Madness 2 Demo MechWarrior 3: Pirate's Moon Mig Alley MechWarrior 4: Black Knight Monopoly 3 MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries Monopoly Star Wars MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries Demo Monopoly Tycoon MechWarrior 4: Vengeance Monster Truck Madness 2 Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Monster Truck Madness 2 Demo Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Demo Motocross Madness Medal of Honor: Breakthrough Motocross Madness Demo Medal of Honor: Breakthrough Demo Motocross Madness 2 Medal of Honor: Spearhead Motocross Madness 2 Demo Medal of Honor: Spearhead Demo Motocross Mania Medieval: Total War Motocross Mania Demo Medieval: Total War: Viking Invasion MotoGP 2 Medieval II: Total War MotoGP 2 Demo Medieval II: Total War: Americas MotoGP URT 3 Medieval II: Total War: Britannia MotoGP URT 3 Demo Medieval II: Total War: Crusades MTX MotoTrax
N	Need for Speed: High Stakes Nemesis of the Roman Empire Demo Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 Neverwinter Nights Need for Speed: Most Wanted Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed Neverwinter Nights: Kingmaker Need for Speed: Shift Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide Need for Speed: Underground 2 Nox Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit Nox Demo Nemesis of the Roman Empire
O	Operation Blockade Original War Operation Blockade Demo Outlaws Operation Flashpoint Outlaws Demo Operation Flashpoint Demo Outlive Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Outlive Demo Operation Flashpoint: Resistance Outwars Order of War
P	Painkiller Perimeter: Emperor's Testament Demo Painkiller Demo PGA Championship Golf 2000 Painkiller: Battle Out of Hell Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor Panzer General II Populous: The Beginning ParaWorld Populous: The Beginning Demo ParaWorld Demo Praetorians Parkan: Iron Strategy Praetorians Demo Patrician II: Quest for Power Prey Patrician III: Rise of the Hanse Prey Demo People's General Privateer's Bounty: Age of Sail II Perimeter Project Eden Perimeter Demo Project Nomads Perimeter: Emperor's Testament
Q	Quake Quake III: Team Arena Quake 4 Quake III: Team Arena Demo Quake 4 Demo Quake III Arena Quake II Quake III Arena Demo Quake II Demo QuakeWorld
R	Race Driver Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends Race Driver Demo Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots Rage of Mages II: Necromancer Rising Kingdoms Railroad Tycoon 3 Rising Kingdoms Demo Rainbow Six Risk Rainbow Six: Eagle Watch Risk II Rainbow Six: Lockdown Robot Arena 2 Rainbow Six: Take-Down Rogue Spea Rainbow Six: Vegas Rogue Spear Demo Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 Rogue Spear: Black Thorn Rainbow Six 3: Athena Sword Rogue Spear: Black Thorn Demo Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield Rogue Spear: Covert Ops Essential Rally Championship Xtreme Rogue Spear: Urban Operations Re-Volt Rome: Total War Reach for the Stars Rome: Total War: Alexander Real War Rome: Total War: Barbarian Invasion Real War: Rogue States Rush for Berlin Real War: Rogue States Demo Rush for Berlin Demo Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War Rush for Berlin: Rush for the Bomb Rise of Nations
S	Sacrifice Star Trek: Birth of the Federation Sango 2 Star Trek: Legacy Sango 2 Demo Star Trek: New Worlds Serious Sam Star Wars Battlefront Serious Sam Demo Star Wars Battlefront II Serious Sam: The Second Encounter Star Wars Clone Campaigns Serious Sam: The Second Encounter Demo Star Wars Empire at War Serious Sam 2 Star Wars Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Serious Sam 2 Demo Star Wars Force Commander Seven Kingdoms Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds Demo Seven Kingdoms: Conquest Star Wars Rebellion Seven Kingdoms 2 HD Star Wars Republic Commando Seven Kingdoms II: The Fryhtan Wars Stronghold Seven Kingdoms II: The Fryhtan Wars Demo Stronghold Demo Shadow Company: Left for Dead Stronghold: Crusader Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire Stronghold: Crusader Demo Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri Stronghold: Crusader Extreme Sid Meier's Antietam! Stronghold 2 Sid Meier's Gettysburg! Stronghold Legends Sid Meier's Railroads! Sub Command: Seawolf Silent Hunter II Submarine Titans SiN Submarine Titans Demo SiN Demo Sudden Strike Sins of a Solar Empire Sudden Strike - Resource War Sniper Elite Sudden Strike 3: Arms for Victory Soldiers: Heroes of World War II Sudden Strike Forever Soldiers of Anarchy Sudden Strike II Soldiers of Anarchy Demo SunAge Spartan SuperPower 2 Spartan Demo Supreme Commander SpellForce: Shadow of the Phoenix Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance SpellForce: The Breath of Winter Supreme Ruler: Cold War SpellForce: The Order of Dawn Supreme Ruler 1936 SpellForce: The Order of Dawn Demo Supreme Ruler 2010 SpellForce 2: Dragon Storm Supreme Ruler 2010 Demo SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars Supreme Ruler 2020 Starcraft Supreme Ruler 2020: Global Crisis Starcraft: Brood War Supreme Ruler Ultimate Starfleet Command: Orion Pirates SWAT 4 Starfleet Command II: Empires at War SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate Starfleet Command II: Empires at War Demo S.W.I.N.E. Starfleet Command III S.W.I.N.E. Demo StarLancer Sword of the Stars Starsiege Sword of the Stars Demo StarTopia Sword of the Stars: A Murder of Crows Star Trek: Armada Sword of the Stars: Argos Naval Yard Star Trek: Armada II Sword of the Stars: Born of Blood Star Trek: Armada II Demo Sword of the Stars: Collector's Edition Demo
T	Tales of the Sword Coast The Settlers III: Mission CD Terraria The Settlers III: Quest of the Amazons The Art of Magic The Settlers III: Quest of the Amazons Demo The Art of Magic Demo The Settlers IV The Battle for Middle-earth The Settlers IV: Mission CD The Battle for Middle-earth II The Settlers IV: The New World The Entente: World War I Battlefields The Settlers IV: The Trojans and the Elixir of Power The Fate of Hellas The Sum of All Fears The Golden Horde The Sum of All Fears Demo The Guild 2 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 The Guild 2: Pirates of the European Seas Titan Quest The Political Machine 2004 Titan Quest: Immortal Throne The Rise of the Witch-king Top Spin The Settlers: Heritage of Kings Torchlight II The Settlers: Heritage of Kings Demo Total Annihilation The Settlers: Heritage of Kings: Expansion Total Annihilation: Battle Tactics The Settlers: Heritage of Kings: Legends Total Annihilation: Kingdoms The Settlers: Rise of an Empire Total Annihilation: Kingdoms: The Iron Plague The Settlers: Rise of an Empire: The Eastern Realm Total Annihilation: The Core Contingency The Settlers II: 10th Anniversary True Crime: Streets of L.A. The Settlers II: 10th Anniversary: Vikings Tzar: The Burden of the Crown The Settlers III Tzar: The Burden of the Crown Demo The Settlers III Demo
U	Uprising: Join or Die Urban Assault Demo Urban Assault
V	Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun Vietcong: Fist Alpha Victoria: Revolutions Vietcong: Fist Alpha Demo Vietcong Vietcong 2 Vietcong Dem Virtual Pool 3
W	Wages of SiN Warlords III: Reign of Heroes Warcraft III: Defense of the Ancients Warlords IV: Heroes of Etheria Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Warrior Kings Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Warrior Kings: Battles War Front: Turning Point Warzone 2100 War Front: Turning Point Demo Warzone 2100 Demo Warhammer: Dark Omen Waterloo: Napoleon's Last Battle Warhammer: Mark of Chaos World in Conflict Warhammer: Mark of Chaos Demo World in Conflict: Soviet Assault Warhammer: Mark of Chaos: Battle March Worms: Armageddon Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior Worms: Armageddon Demo Warlords Battlecry Worms 2 Warlords Battlecry II Worms 3D Warlords Battlecry II Demo Worms 4: Mayhem Warlords Battlecry II Worms 4: Mayhem Demo Warlords III: Darklords Rising Worms World Party Warlords III: Darklords Rising Demo WWII Battle Tanks: T-34 vs Tiger
X	X-Wing Alliance X-Wing vs TIE Fighter: Balance of Power X-Wing vs TIE Fighter
Y	Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Joey the Passion

References

^ GameRanger Adds Heroes 3, MechWarrior 2, and Dark Colony
^ "GameRanger - Supported Games". GameRanger. Retrieved 2014-10-03.
^ "GameRanger Founder Scott Kevill Reflects on the Past Decade". The Mac Observer. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
^ "GameRanger goes multilingual with Unicode support". Macworld. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
^ "Freeverse ports NetSprocket, talks games". Macworld. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
^ "GameRanger is set to take the torch from GameSpy: "every one of these games can continue on"". PCGamesN. Retrieved 2023-02-04.

[1] GameRanger Adds Heroes 3, MechWarrior 2, and Dark Colony

[2] "GameRanger - Supported Games". GameRanger. Retrieved 2014-10-03.

[3] "GameRanger Founder Scott Kevill Reflects on the Past Decade". The Mac Observer. Retrieved 2023-02-04.

[4] "GameRanger goes multilingual with Unicode support". Macworld. Retrieved 2023-02-04.

[5] "Freeverse ports NetSprocket, talks games". Macworld. Retrieved 2023-02-04.

[6] "GameRanger is set to take the torch from GameSpy: "every one of these games can continue on"". PCGamesN. Retrieved 2023-02-04.

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GameRanger

Overview

List of supported games

See also

References