[header] How to download highly compressed games [title] Download and install an archive extractor. [step] Most games that you download will be compressed using advanced archive processes that aren't built-in to windows. In order to extract the files for these games after downloading them, you'll need a special extraction program. 
Two of the most popular include 7-zip () and winrar (). [substeps] 7-zip is a free program that can open most compressed files, including rar and 7z formats.