This Month's Most Popular Games Tagged 'Windows, Mac, indie, in-development' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/games/popular/month/Windows/Mac/indie/in-development/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]> This Month's Most Popular Games Tagged 'Windows, Mac, indie, in-development' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/css/logo.jpg This Month's Most Popular Games Tagged 'Windows, Mac, indie, in-development' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/games/popular/month/Windows/Mac/indie/in-development/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]> en-us BATTLE FREE 1.0
]]> 18 Sep 2007 02:20:15 PlaneShift PlaneShift is a cross-platform, open source, and free MMORPG in development.

PlaneShift is has a classic medieval fantasy setting, with a slight twist. Instead of a generic planet, the game is set inside a gigantic stalactite named Yliakum, divided into eight levels, of which the lower two are flooded.
]]> 06 Feb 2007 02:44:47 Harmonic Convergence (working title) Enter a world of beautiful graphics, hypnotic music, and addictive gameplay.

Harmonic Convergence blends these elements together into an unforgettable
experience that will have you losing track of time trying to outdo your last
top score, and get one skin further.

Harmonic Convergence features sixteen skins from some of the most talented
artists and musicians in the industry. Each skin transports you to a new and
unique little world. Bear witness to an ancient rite in "Ritual". Get your
mouth watering for some delicious watermelon on a hot summer day in
"Fruit Salad". Fly through space and watch the wonders of the universe unfold
before your eyes in "Asteroid". These, and many more await!
]]> 19 Nov 2006 11:59:39 Vespers3D Vespers3D is Orange River Studio's first experiment into a new genre of computer gaming, 3D Interactive Fiction (3D/if). It is adapted from the text-based interactive fiction game Vespers, by Jason Devlin.

Vespers, the text IF game, won numerous awards in recent interactive fiction competitions, including first place at the 2005 IFComp and "Best Game" and "Best Writing" (among others) at the 2006 XYZZY awards. Now Jason has joined Orange River Studio in our attempt to bring Vespers to life in 3D, while maintaining the richness of the original text version.

You can play the online Java version of Vespers here.
]]> 21 Nov 2006 08:02:13 UnEarthed Gods Why have you disturbed us,
What type of creature are you,
Where are you searching with your life,
Seeking power, lust, truth, nothing,

These we can give,
You who tread where forgotten gods sleep,
We ask for but a trifle,

Open the gate



UnEarthed Gods is a PC Role Playing Game being developed by Clint Brewer. If you would like to know more about Unearthed Gods or UnEarthed Games, send questions to Clint, or comment here.

To be notified when the game is available: Take a potato, cut it in half and insert a small piece of garlic in one half(it's important the piece is small...but not too small!), bind this in animal skin and bury it on an open hillock facing south.

The down and dirty:
This has been in development in a while. There is still a good deal of work to do to finish this and I'm reevaluating how I can best do this. Right now I'm planning on a more focused version. Focusing on the action of hand to hand weapons combat, and less on the magic casting and deep role playing aspect. There will still be magic but not the more complex type I have been planning for. Any feedback you can give me about what you think given the little you've seen will help me direct the future development. Your comments are most appreciated!

Thanks for taking a look!

-clint
]]> 22 Nov 2006 04:16:26 Dragon's Blood: The Rise of Vanir Dragon's Blood: The Rise if Vanir is a single player RPG in an island based world. You play Vanir, a dragon rider, and with your dragon counterpart, you journey on a quest to thwart evil.(cliche?) DB(for short) is the first game in development by Twilight Glow Studios, and is slated for release in 2008-2009.
]]> 30 Dec 2006 05:01:30 Everyday Shooter Everyday Shooter is like a music album except instead of it being a collection of songs, it's a collection of shooters.


Everyday Shooter is created by Jonathan Mak of Queasy Games, who also created gate 88.
]]> 10 Jan 2007 08:30:50 The Broken Hourglass The Broken Hourglass is a single-player CRPG set in the Byzantine realm of the Tolmiran Empire. Your character must join forces to thwart an apocalyptic plot being hatched in Mal Nassrin, fading jewel of Tolmira's Narimir province.
]]> 05 Feb 2007 11:36:27 Earth's Special Forces Earth's Special Forces, also known as ESF is a very popular half-life modification based on the hit anime series, Dragonball Z. The mod includes nine of your favorite characters who are able to duke it out using numerous beam attacks as well as close hand to hand combat. ESF mixes both elements to bring players intense fast paced with a twist of strategy. Each character is geared towards a different style of play. Some are meant to mainly use energy attacks, while others have the advantage in melee fights.
No matter what style of fighting you like to use, esf has a way to accomadate you.

ESF has been in the making for the better part of three years. The team continuely tries to push the half-life engine to it's limits in order to produce the most playably accurate Dragonball Z game around.

http://esforces.com/
]]> 08 Feb 2007 03:26:53 Sketchy Sketchy is a "metroidvania" that I created in about six months during 2006. It was an attempt to make a commercial game entirely in Flash, but finally around October I realized that nobody would pay for a commercial game made entirely in Flash and abandoned it in favor of more potentially-lucrative projects.

It features a featureless person, on his way to rescue a pencil from a sinister castle. Just watch the intro, it'll make sense then.

Give it a whirl and let me know what you think.
]]> 08 Feb 2007 03:57:44 SlingStar Sling your wingmen to destroy the enemy in this addictive, physics based game.
]]> 10 Feb 2007 11:57:25 VoiD.net

- What is it?

VoiD.net is a 2D platformer that tries to take advantage of current technology for revisiting and expanding the platformer genre. It's being developed with Blitzmax.

- What is it... not?


  • It's not retro or a remake. No "classic" control or feel.
  • It's not all about jumping down on enemies and collecting coins or rings. No random items floating around. It tries to make the player feel inside a (somewhat) coherent world.
  • The objective of the game is not get to the end of the level to find out the princess is in another castle. As the story develops, the player will have to adapt to each plot-driven situation.
  • There's no destined all-good hero trying to save the world. You control a group of characters that have their personalities, lives, and motivations.

Note: I love oldies like Mario Bros and Sonic! - It's not that they're not great games, but this game isn't aiming at that!

- Features?

At this point you'll have figured out VoiD.net has a big adventure component, and this heavily influences the gameplay. It has some RPG aspects (character levelling, skills / "magic") and even tactical wargame or fighting games ones.
Let's say I try to mix what I liked most of each (2D) genre into a platformer. This is the result:


  • High-res 32bit, hardware accelerated graphics (supporting OpenGL & DirectX currently; probly DX support will be discontinued).
  • VoiD Engine scripting language for developing customizable campaigns.
  • Deep immersion in the sci-fi world of Void through ingame narrative, playable cutscenes, "alive" game maps and npcs...
  • Up to 5 selectable characters at the same time in the player party.
  • Fast paced control system, designed for heavy action scenes.
  • Vehicles, some controlable by the player.
  • Levelling system for characters. Character classes & subclasses, skills (including some kind of magic), buyable equipment, award system a la Tactics Ogre...
  • Fluid character animation, thanks to VoiD Engine 2D Skeletal Animation System.
  • Ambient, weather and cinematic effects (graphic effects via shaders, when available).
  • Lots of developer love :)

- Personal note

I've been into development (on my own) for more than 2 years, and I know I still have long ways to go. The game has evolved a lot since its first form and has become somewhat complex.
This may sound crazy for just one dev, but I have my reasons. It's a very personal project, because I see it as my "ultimate freeware game" before starting to think more... commercial.

If you have any comment, ... well, just leave it, or mail me or whatever you want!

Void does not forgive.
]]> 11 Feb 2007 12:38:40 PySCUMM Engine PySCUMM is a module package to develop graphical adventures similar to the made with SCUMM 8.1.0, with this version LucasArts produced games titles like 'The Curse of Monkey Island'.

PySCUMM use PyGame framework (SDL) as render, but will support multi-render SDL display compatible.

PySCUMM is multiplatform, easy and fast! :)
]]> 12 Feb 2007 02:50:07 Crush the Critters
  • NOTE: This game is still in development. For news on what's going on, check out the game's home page or the official blog.*

    • Crush the Critters is a game of whack-a-mole for your feet (using the dance pad), your mouse or your keyboard (you cheater!).

    The first beta is live!

    The game has entered the first beta, which is just the Classic Mode. Some graphics still need polishing up, the sounds aren't complete, but that's what these early betas are for :) The game works, and will at least give you an idea of what's coming. Also please note that the game is more or less for kids, particularly at this stage without the humor of Adventure mode. Also please note that the game is shrunken quite a bit because of the size of the webpage! For full size play and to become an official beta tester, go to http://www.hedonismgames.com/beta/index.html

    Instructions

    Click the critters as they come out before they can hide again! You can also use keyboard keys, although it makes the game much easier. They are (corresponding to the screen squares)

    Q W E
    A ~ D (there is no middle here)
    Z X C

    A Foot-Tastic Adventure!

    As the resident Critter Stomper, your hometown has been overcome by the imminent threat of an onslaught of cute critters! It's up to you, moving from your own town, through numerous locales and ultimately into outer space to stop the critters!

    Using the typical dance pad 3x3 grid (with the exception of the middle square, of course), the player must stomp on critters as they appear on the screen.

    In classic RPG sense, collect equipment (shoes, socks, shoe laces and aglets - you know, those little things that cap the end of your shoe laces?), level up and collect money through bounties and successful missions crushing the cute-but-monstrous critters.

    Play is best with the dance pad, although the entire game can also be played with the mouse (great for Wii players) or the keyboard.

    Classic Mode

    Classic mode is just like in the arcades! Play a quick round, choosing where to crush the critters, which ones to crush, how long to play and the difficulty. When done, collect your tickets, which can be used to purchase bonuses (cheats, artwork, etc.) or printable rewards!

    Awwwww... So Cute!

    Crush the Critters has a fantastic artist - Ariel Marsh - who is handling all the great, cartoony style of the game.

    Printable Rewards

    Printable Rewards are one of the greatest things about Crush the Critters! Why just let the game sit when you're done when you can print out all sorts of things, showing off your accomplishments?

    Other Features

    Other great features of the game will include:

    • Unlockable locales (places) and critters for Classic Mode.
    • Playable on the Wii Opera Browser!
    • Cheat Modes and Challenges.
    ]]>     15 Feb 2007 05:28:46     Zoids Chaotic Battle Welcome to Zi, a desert planet in the darkness of space wherupon exist metalic lifeforms known as Zoids. These Zoids, generally piloted by a humanoid, Zoidian or human, are used as fighting machines across the planet. In ancient times Zoids were used for war, but today they are used for sport. One of the greatest pastimes of Zi is fighting in Zoid battles, where up to three Zoids and thier pilots face off against another team. Battlefield set up, ready, fight!
    ]]>     16 Feb 2007 04:43:55     Onslaught Onslaught is a turnbased Strategy game.
    The game is developed in Java 2d, The gameplay is based on that the player will build fortifications around a stronghold, to upgrade buildnings the player needs to build special buildings that will make better upgrades and buildings avalible to utilize around the stronghold.
    When the player have used all his resources for this round he just hit the Attack! button and takes on a attacking army of hostiles!

    If the players stronghold stands after the onslaught he will recive new resources to continue building on his fortifications.
    ]]>     26 Feb 2007 03:15:20     RoidRage WIP Asteroids inspired vector style title.

    When learning a new system the first thing you do is remake a classic. When I wanted to do hardware accelerated glowy vectors I turned to one of the greatest (and also most remade) games of them all asteroids.

    RoidRage isn't going to be a clone of asteroids but a game in the style of asteroids, with powerups and more enemy types for starters.

    Currently undergoing development.
    ]]>     27 Feb 2007 11:02:32     Lettuce-Season Lettuce-Season its the new mini production of Grogged Studios, A simulator game of lettuce cultive

    You will a farmer, Can you harvests a good orchard of lettuces that survive to frosts, droughts, plagues and diseases?
    ]]>     27 Feb 2007 12:00:23     True Combat: Elite What Is TrueCombat:Elite?
    TC:E is a modern world total conversion modification of the free, popular, stand-alone first-person shooter Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory. That is, TC:E is an entirely free game, made by gamers, for gamers.

    TC:E is currently being developed by GrooveSix Studios and TeamTerminator. While TeamTerminator is known for the famous Q3 based TrueCombat series, GrooveSix Studios was initiated by retired TeamTerminator co-founder Coroner to develop a Return to Castle Wolfenstein modification that is not released. Thus, as very experienced Q3-based content creators, we hope to be able to serve the gaming community with a quality offering.
    Now, the most important question: "What can you expect from TC:E?" TC:E is a tactical-team shooter, set up in a modern-world environment. TC:E puts you into the role of elite mercenary soldier in the conflicts of two internationally operating forces.


    SpecOps vs. Terrors
    The Global Intervention Force (GIF626) is a special force formed of the top of the world experts joining from US Delta force, UK SAS, German KSK and GSG9, to mention a few. An international mercenary organization known as "The Unit" is their opponent. It is reported that some of these dudes are were once with the above forces, but the lure of money is strong. You say "Yet another terror counter-terrorism shooter. Why the hell should I go for it?". We say "Cause you don't have to spend a cent and it features:"

  • Texture Tone Mapping
  • HDR Lighting
  • Realistic scaling
  • Free climb
  • Free Aim
  • High quality sounds (44khz)
  • rich, deluxe graphics, based on high-resolution digital-camera shots
  • Letterbox & widescreen modes - TrueVision
  • Dynamic Eye Adaption - DynEA
  • Cross Platform Gaming (Win, OS X, Linux)
  • tactical-teamplay oriented, modern-world combat simulation
  • realistic weapon behavior simulation
  • iron sight aiming system, no crosshair
  • sophisticated ballistic simulation including multiple-layer object penetration
  • professional mode: 1-life, short-timed, objective driven scenarios in realistic environments
  • bodycount mode: team deathmatch style, gametype to relax?
  • Reinforced OBJ, as Capture the Flag in stock maps
  • balanced, team specific set of real-world weapons (Grenades, Pistols, SMG's, Assault-, Shotgun- and Sniper-Rifles)
  • lag compensation, client-side bullet prediction, punkbuster support
  • immersive and lethal, fast-paced action"


    • You will need to download and install Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory to install and play this game. But it's all free, so it's all good!
    ]]>     27 Feb 2007 08:35:25     SuperTux SuperTux is a classic 2D jump'n run sidescroller game featuring Tux the penguin. It currently features 9 enemies, 26 playable levels, software and OpenGL rendering modes, configurable joystick and keyboard input, music and graphics. It runs on numerous different platforms, including Linux, Windows, MacOSX, PSP and more.
    ]]>     02 Mar 2007 07:52:53     White Rock In the year 2320, war raged across the vast continent of Antarctica. Soldiers donning mechanized suits of nano armor now push across the frozen landscape to regain control of the most advanced scientific facility known to man. White Rock Research Facility(WWRF) is how the civilians recognize it but, to the soldiers it is the most heavily fortified location on Earth.
    ]]>     03 Mar 2007 03:43:49     Siege of Avalon : Open Source Siege of Avalon takes place in the fictional land of Eurale. Within Eurale are seven kingdoms: Nisos, Aratoy, Oriam, Fornax, Elythria, Cathea, and Taberland. The seven kingdoms united into an uneasy alliance and built a citadel as a meeting place, which was named Avalon.

    Within the land is a civilization of nomads known as the Sha'ahoul. Their religion values very highly the earth and nature and therefore they are against farming, the building of permanent structures, and similar practices which they feel destroys the earth. After discovering the existence of Eurale, they declared war on the seven kingdoms to eradicate their way of life.

    Many refugees of the destruction caused by the Sha'ahoul took shelter in Avalon. The seven kingdoms sent military support to defend Avalon and the refugees. To the people of Eurale, Avalon is seen as the last hope at stopping the Sha'ahoul. The Sha'ahoul and their leader, Mithras, chose to overtake the citadel by setting up a siege around it.

    The game begins with an entry in the hero's journal. The siege has been going on for several years. His brother, Corvus, serves as part of the military in Avalon. When their father dies, the hero feels that it is his obligation to inform Corvus of the sad news, so he becomes part of the crew of a ship sailing from Elythria to Avalon to deliver supplies. The Sha'ahoul manage to sink all of the ships except the one the hero is on. The ship reaches Avalon, but has lost most of its supplies. It is not possible to make a return voyage to Elythria and so the hero decides to stay at Avalon, inform Corvus of their father's death, and help out Avalon in whatever manner he can. The player gains control at this point and begins by speaking to Corvus and informing him about his father's death.
    ]]>     06 Mar 2007 06:51:38     U.G.o.D: Uber-Gauntlet of Doom To be decided.
    ]]>     07 Mar 2007 10:00:14     Drash Roguelike Mt. Drash: The Roguelike, is a roguelike game based in the ancient game Escape from Mt. Drash; it takes the main idea from the original and puts fast paced gameplay on it.

    In the game, the Stranger from another world, is caught by evil garriontrots, a race of interdimensional beings, and given a chance to gain your freedom by fighting your way through different levels fulls of monsters and dangers.

    Drash Roguelike is a fast paced roguelike game in which both strategy and tactics are very important to survive, you must carefully decide how you want to shape your character, as the options are limited. There are no experience points or levels, all advancement is made by transversing the levels of the Arena. There are combat tactics and magic spells for a great variety of interaction types.

    This game has an active web community at http://www.santiagoz.com/web

    Thereby you can share your comments and ask questions about the game and download the latest version.
    ]]>     09 Mar 2007 11:31:26     Kimboot A sick and addictive arcade game. You control a hand holding some very heavy ball on a rope (physics simulation included), and there are a lot of Kimboots trying to eat your hand. You won't let them! Crush'em all with the ball!
    ]]>     22 Mar 2007 02:42:40     Enfo's Team Survival Enfo's Team Survival is a popular modification for Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. It was originally developed by Enfo, but has since been released openly and is being continued by many modders. It is loosely based upon tower defense maps. Players are divided into two teams and choose their heroes at the start of the game. They cannot directly engage in combat with the other team. Instead, they fend off waves of monsters in order to survive for longer than their enemies.
    ]]>     26 Mar 2007 10:55:09     Delivery Boy A game about Danny who sets out to deliver boxes, pizzas, hearts and livers to win the heart of the girl of his dreams, Sally.

    You start off in your underpowered car delivering pizzas for your local pizza place. The next thing you know, you're delivering organs for the biggest hospital in the city. Discover your neighbourhood's dark secrets as you pick up strangers on the highways. Get your brother to school on time. And last but not least, get enough money to rent a tux before prom night.

    The game is being coded in Flash and will be available free of charge when it's done.
    ]]>     02 Apr 2007 04:05:18     Moon Base One What is the game?
    The game is a persistent online world that will connect kids from around the country to participate in an educational experience.

    Why create this game?
    The purpose of creating the game is to infuse the younger generation with a passion for science and technology and to help give them knowledge of cutting edge science in a format that they are readily accustomed to and less resistant to like a text book.

    Who is the game designed for, what is the target audience?
    The target audience for Moon Base One is students from middle school to early high school. The game, however will appeal to people of all ages who are interested in space exploration and scientific discovery, which will attract players from both younger and older age groups.

    Where does the game take place?
    The game takes place on the first commercial moon base created on the moon in the near future. There will be planned expansions to the game taking players to different planets/moons such as Mars.

    What do I control?
    Players will control a newly arrived worker to the base who will assist in many tasks in order to facilitate in the smooth operation of the base.

    How many characters do I control?
    Players will initially control one character per account to save on storage space and allow for easier verification of accomplishments and medal awards.

    What is the main focus?
    The players’ goals will vary as the game matures and new content is added. Initially players will be able to solve missions gaining their avatar many customizations such as the ability to use various vehicles, and add cosmetic changes to their avatar such as external lights, different player skins, and additional equipment.

    What is Different?
    There are very few examples of persistent worlds that are used as an educational tool, in fact I cannot honestly think of any. There is a huge gap when it comes to educational software entertainment software. Its educational games are pretty much limited to games such as math blaster, which not only just appeals to a very young audience, but ceases to be marketed past its small target audience. Moon Base One will be revolutionary in that it will merge both real life and the virtual in that in game accomplishments can reward the player with certificates and medals. Players will also learn about cutting edge real world technology so that adults can feel comfortable with their kids playing the game and view it as educational software.
    ]]>     09 Apr 2007 06:41:15     Thinkin'in Thinkin'in is a Logic , memory and hability game with two game modes (training and exam) with ten minigames, two Languages( English - Spanish ) and local Ranking.
    ]]>     16 Apr 2007 05:58:18     Paradox Paradox is an action based racer, putting more emphasis on the thrilling events and obstacles you will encounter. This game will feel more like a thrill ride than a straight racing game. Each level will take place in a different time period and event. One level you may be racing in the Jurassic period with a t-rex attacking you, the next level may be cruising on a highway through space in the future.
    The levels are not lap based as many other racers are. Instead, the levels are one long track you will travel through to find the time rifs.
    This game is currently in production and will be realeased sometime within late 2007 to early 2008. This is the first game from the indie game company Vision Lizard.
    ]]>     18 Apr 2007 09:07:00     Garland's Quest A puzzle game inspired by both the 'Super Mario Brothers' and 'Adventures of Lolo' game series. The Grand Wizard Garland tracks down the evil sorcerer Nem to retrieve his stolen staff and repair his good name before he can return home.

    Story:

    Garland the 'Grand Wizard' was out in the woods walking about and decided to take a nap in a near-by meadow. Just as he started to fall asleep, a dark wizard named Nem attacked Garland and stole his Wizard's staff. The old wizard, now in shame could not return home without redeeming himself and getting his own staff back from the dark wizard's keep. So Garland's Quest begins...
    ]]>     06 Jun 2007 11:11:28     Cyber-Crisis My first platform game. I've developed an elaborate story behind our main character who is possibly the first sentient robot in human history. It's just too bad that the fallout of his coming brought a devastating war that rocked all of mankind and now about 4 decades years later once again threatens to finish the human race.
    ]]>     14 May 2007 12:22:58     Guns Reloaded An alien race called the Targ, with a long history of violence have come to Earth in an attempt to prevent the destruction of their own world. They fight to settle various sometimes trivial disputes on their world using ours as the battleground.

    There are several teams to choose from, each with their own strengths, weaknesses and values. Manage your team, recruit, promote, purchase equipment, upgrade but most importantly defeat your opponent.

    Each level takes place in a piece of unspoilt Earth terrain, A City with cars and people, Countryside with trees and goats or the icy wastelands complete with Penguins. Depending on your team's alignment, killing the natives will be a hazard or a bonus. try not to kill too many humans though or the Military will be on your back.
    ]]>     24 Apr 2007 08:37:49     Crazy Eggs The most popular game in Asia, millions people love this game.Easy play rules. By connecting the same two eggs through no more than three beelines (i.e. no more than two turnings), your aim is to collect those lovely dinosaur eggs as many as you can.There are three play modes and over 30 levels to choose.Various special items that brings you endless changes and ever-newly adventures unexpectedly.
    ]]>     28 Apr 2007 03:53:01     Hot Space Injection This is a multiplayer Flash based 4X game which pretty much adheres to the style of Master of Orion 1 and 2. Just trying to make a fun multiplayer version of those classics.
    ]]>     06 May 2007 09:51:13     escapade Trapped inside a pop-up book, Iris must find a way through the maze of each page before time runs out.
    ]]>     09 May 2007 06:02:05     Dark Skies Dark Skies, is currently in development, and is a major departure from other planetarium programs. This simulation is to be used for beginning to advanced astronomers by immersing the player in an accurate simulation of a night sky. Here, they can learn where the constellations are and how to star hop to planets, galaxies, and nebulae.

    Ever since I joined my first Astronomy Club and went out under a dark desert sky, I was overwhelmed by how difficult it was to locate constellations since there were so many stars. In the city it is a lot easier to locate constellations since light pollution blocks out the fainter stars, but is also difficult because the lights block out objects I would be trying to find. The hardest thing about astronomy is that it takes practice to truly learn the sky and to take into account for weather conditions, light pollution, and general driving distances.

    We decided to create Dark Skies so that astronomers could explore the stars and other objects that they have been wanting to locate before they leave home and make the 60 mile journey to observe.

    This is an online multi-player 3D simulator designed with TGE + AFX and is planned for release on Windows, Mac, and Linux. The simulation will create a simulated star party where up to 16 players can join and select one of 3 models of telescopes such as refractors, newtonians, or cassegrains. Players are able to use the telescopes to locate objects and can step away from the instrument without losing the location so that other players can look through the scope and learn where these astronomical gems are located.

    Dark Skies is intended for instructing, and for learning experiences at your comfort. Bob, your friendly ranger, will work along side of you to assure your progress and understanding of the mysterious dark sky above.
    ]]>     10 May 2007 09:45:44     Subject 33 A arcade-style maze game with robots and cool weapons. A few influences from FPS genres are added however. The premise of this game is pitting a human up against an evolving robot AI that learns from the player's actions. I am hoping to boast various types of AI techniques through development.
    ]]>     13 May 2007 11:43:12     Hostile Engagement The year is now 2024. Over the past three decades, small groups of drug runners joined forces to take control of virtually all drug distribution in the United States. This new organization, the Cartel, was formed to create a political body for the drug runners. By 2018, they were responsible for 98% of the drugs on the market. Drug usage rates among the general populus were at an all time high. To combat this, Congress passed a bill creating stricter punishments for drug possession, use, trafficking, and sale. Losing profits, the Cartel was desperate to retain their lifestyle. They began recruiting a militia, using drugs to pay their soldiers. Bases sprang up in urban areas, such as New York City and Los Angeles. As they continued to grow in number, rioting broke out nationwide. In response, Congress enacted another law creating a new branch of the ATF, OCAT. OCAT (short for Organized Crime Assault Team) used discarded soldiers are specialized in infiltrating and assaulting these gang army units.
    ]]>     15 May 2007 06:59:07     Clonk Rage Clonk is a highly traditional 2D game of action, strategy, tactics, and skill. It features multiplayer battles or cooperative settlement in random generated or predefined landscapes with unique physics.

    Build your base, mine for resources, develop technology, or simply knock your opponent on the head. You will have trouble finding a game with more variety in gameplay - download the trailer video to find out more.

    The game has been freshly ported from Windows to Linux and Mac and is currently in Beta. We would especially love feedback on the two new platforms.

    Prepare for an uncommon set of controls which will take a bit of time to master but which will then give you full control over all actions of your crew members in realtime.

    Clonk is fully editable. An integrated developer mode with a powerful and fully documented scripting language will leave nothing to be desired if you want to take things into your own and create your own game extensions as hundreds of community players have already done.

    The free demo will keep you playing for months. After that, register to get all addons and access the online league.

    Go to the Clonk Rage homepage for downloads and more information. Check out the forums to get in touch with the community and developers.

    Download trailer video (44 MB).

    Read more at http://www.clonk.de
    ]]>     15 May 2007 11:04:14     The Continuum The Continuum combines classic turn-based wargaming, collectibility and RPG character development into one multi-player adventure that will change the way you game. Characters, abilities and equipment combine with in-game artifacts, epic battlefields, and changing scenarios to provide an experience that is at once familiar and all-new.

    Players will have a huge impact on the ultimate design, features, and direction that the game takes as the beta rolls out. Pre-registration for the beta is open at the official website for The Continuum.
    ]]>     17 May 2007 01:28:46     Shelled! Online Shelled! 2 is the sequel to the freeware original. Where Shelled! was centered on multiplayer mayhem, Shelled 2 focuses on a compelling single player mission-based experience. Though single player by nature, the multiplayer game will remain intact and enhanced with new maps, re-balanced weapons, and the added ability to fire shells during flight. The innovative "FPS meets Scorched Earth" firing mechanic from the original remains intact, which is the core of the gameplay and fun. Practice shelling in Shelled! to get a leg up for the sequel -- interesting challenges are coming your way. Like Shelled!, the sequel will include full script source and editors for you to create your own levels and missions.

    Shelled! 2 began development in March 2007 as a wholly independent project of Red Thumb Games and will not be freeware upon release. There is no release date expected or planned.
    ]]>     22 May 2007 09:38:43     Nearly Departed Nearly Departed is a graphic adventure that puts you in control of a guy who has recently become a zombie. Having no idea how you became a zombie, you must explore the city and find out who you were and what happened. The game is reminiscent of old Lucas Arts cartoon adventure games. Nearly Departed is still in development and does not yet have a set release date.
    ]]>     24 May 2007 06:01:43     Harvest Harvest is a real-time strategy game currently in development by Oxeye Game Studio.

    The basic idea of the game is that you must gather two kinds of resources - minerals and energy - and use them to construct defenses for your base. The base is attacked by endless numbers of aliens and you will have to try to survive for as long as possible.
    ]]>     04 Jun 2007 05:24:19     WarScathed: Revolution WarScathed is a new FPS game being developed by Grizzly Productions. Its the year 2200, and World War IV has broken out. The Russian Revolution has started again. Japan, China and India are backing Russia in the attempt to control the entire of Europe. They already have control over Germany and the border onto France. It is up to a highly trained squad of European Commandoes to take back control of Germany and create peace in the world once again.
    ]]>     08 Jun 2007 12:19:16     Beyond the Red Line Beyond the Red Line is a stand-alone total conversion for the award-winning Freespace 2 released by Volition and Interplay for the PC. It is based on the popular new tv-show Battlestar Galactica. No, not the one from the 70s.
    The game is made by the fans, for the fans.
    ]]>     08 Jun 2007 02:05:54     Hollow Ground Hollow Ground is a one or two-player tactical arcade game taking place in a post-apocalyptic future. Four mercenaries have to make an unwelcome journey to rid a war-weary world of a new threat of extinction, a terrible biomechanical weapon of mass destruction.
    On the way you have to battle armies of mutated creatures while navigating through the labyrinthine tunnels of the Epsilon bunker. You will find weapons to aid your quest, and credit chips for use in the shops that appear between levels. The more than 60 maps appear in a somewhat random order to enhance re-playability. The blend of old-school arcade action and true focus on tactics is what sets this game apart from an ordinary shooter.
    ]]>     11 Jun 2007 07:36:11     Fringespace This project is designed to duplicate, as closely as possible, the "feel" of Tachyon: The Fringe, to the Freespace 2 game engine.

    Tachyon was always plagued by bugs, hacking, and a lack of updates. This mod is an attempt to rectify most of the egregious problems, and to update the playing experience for Tachyon fans.

    As the project gains momentum, we'll be putting more information up, and sharing our progress with you.
    ]]>     19 Jun 2007 08:11:55     Big Cheese Shop Your Way To The Top!

    Impress the Big Cheese with your shopping prowess, and he might just choose you as his successor.

    "Big Cheese" is a persistent, multi-player browser game designed for the casual player. You bid on auctions and try to get great deals. If you do well, you can impress the Big Cheese.
    A great game for online auction/eBay fans.
    ]]>     27 Jun 2007 03:06:37     Desktop Tower Defense Desktop TD is a fun flash based puzzle / strategy game where you have to protect your desktop from invaders by spending money on attacking pieces and building a maze for them to follow. Strangely addictive yet stress relieving... how many levels can you survive?
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