Savage: The Battle for Newerth is an FPS/RTS game initially released by S2 Games in September 2003 and eventually became freeware three years later in September 2006, when the game was officially abandoned and made open source. Savage 2: A Tortured Soul is also available for free.

The last official patch (2.0e) came out in January 2004. Since then Savage: The Savage community has continuously improved the Battle for Newerth: from 2004 to 2005 by the EX2 team, from 2005 to 2007 by the SEP/SFE team and since 2008 by the XR team.

Although the game has been criticized for being released in an unpolished state, lacking basic features and any tutorials, Savage: The Battle for Newerth with its innovative RTS/FPS gameplay was far ahead of its time. Awards included the Seumas McNally Grand Prize, Technical Excellence and the Audience Award at the Independent Games Festival 2004 or the Editor's Choice Award "8.7 - Great" by IGN.com.