This Month's Most Popular Games Tagged 'divine, core, free' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/games/popular/month/divine/core/free/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]> This Month's Most Popular Games Tagged 'divine, core, free' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/css/logo.jpg This Month's Most Popular Games Tagged 'divine, core, free' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/games/popular/month/divine/core/free/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]> en-us Cave Story - Doukutsu Monogatari Cave Story is a freeware sidescrolling action/adventure/platformer title with leanings towards Wonderboy and recent sidescrolling Castlevania titles. You control a little amnesiac who runs around helping out these rabbit-ish creatures called Mimigas while trying to find your way out of the giant cave inside the floating island which makes up the game's setting.

This is a free game made by one man:

Pixel said,
It's been five years since I first thought to myself, "Hey, why not try making a game?" I developed Cave Story at my own pace, taking my time, and while doing so I released a few other smaller games as well.
]]> 26 Nov 2006 01:38:13 Cortex Command Mine precious gold from the deformable terrain in order to buy better weapons, digging tools, and deployable defenses. Use these assets to defend your disembodied brain and bankrupt your opponent!

Old-school 2D sidescroller pixel graphics coupled with an extremely detailed physics simulation makes for a mix of nostalgia and surprising gameplay.
]]> 12 Nov 2006 03:44:39 NERO Neuro-Evolving Robotic Operatives, or NERO for short, is a unique computer game that lets you play with adapting intelligent agents hands-on. Evolve your own robot army by tuning their artificial brains for challenging tasks, then pit them against your friends' teams in online competitions!
]]> 10 Dec 2006 05:23:36 You Don't Know Jack

You Don't Know Jack: the show where high culture and pop culture collide!


You Don't Know Jack is a series of quiz show-inspired computer games which combine trivia and comedy. The games are known for their humor and challenge, as well as simple presentation. The games rarely use graphics, relying heavily on voice acting and text.

The games have recently been revived at the YDKJ official website, where new episodes are released every weekday. These are developed in Flash and are available to play for free within your web browser.

Category: Quiz

Release Date: Varied

Developer: Jellyvision
]]> 26 Mar 2007 11:13:20 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 Last Scenario Last Scenario is a game made using the popular RPGMaker XP that could possibly rival Aveyond's level of professionalism, perhaps even surpass it. Tiles, music and sound effects are standard material that is included with the package, but most of the character portraits, sprites and backgrounds seen in this release were created by the developer.

The C key is used for most interactions and menu selections. Press the X key to access the inventory screen or to cancel any choices. A medium length RPG with over a thousand rooms, side quests, a unique spellcard system and even a collectible board game, it's quite unlikely that any fan would complete this production in a couple of sittings

(from Indy Gamer)
]]> 26 Jun 2007 12:16:14 Age of Time "Barbie horse adventure" is a fair description. Except you can kill the horses. And other people. And arrest people and beat them while they are in jail. And blow them up with dynamite.

It's a persistent online fantasy action game.
]]> 10 Oct 2006 02:52:07 Starsiege: Tribes Starsiege: Tribes a first person shooter set in the Earthsiege universe. It was developed by Dynamix and published by Sierra Online in Nov. 1998. It's the first in a line of Tribes products which include Tribes II in 2001, Tribes Aerial Assault in 2002 (for PS2) and Tribes: Vengeance in 2004.
]]> 15 Nov 2006 01:51:38 Nethack After the Creation, the cruel god Moloch rebelled
against the authority of Marduk the Creator.
Moloch stole from Marduk the most powerful of all
the artifacts of the gods, the Amulet of Yendor,
and he hid it in the dark cavities of Gehennom, the
Under World, where he now lurks, and bides his time.
]]> 26 Nov 2006 12:00:10 Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory It's a game based on the Quake 3 engine, but it's totally different from Quake 3. It's a WWII themed FPS game, but it's not as realistic as say CoD. It has realistic textures, but the movements are Quake 3 style and it's also very fast paced like Quake 3. It's one of the best game out there in my opinion. The combination of a realistic theme with an unrealistic gameplay is just awesome. Try it out for yourself, you'll get hooked.
]]> 27 Nov 2006 04:18:18 Bubblomania Bubblomania is the online remake of the cute and psychedelic bubble popping game.

Play it now!

]]> 27 Nov 2006 05:43:53 Classic PuffBOMB The original impulse based cute character blowing up puzzle game.
]]> 27 Nov 2006 10:23:42 Adventure Quest AdventureQuest is a fully Flash-animated RPG that you can play when you are on your lunchbreak, when the big game servers go down, or even for hours every day! You fight against hordes of monsters and enemies so that you can grow stronger and obtain ancient weapons of unimaginable power. You need nothing more than your web browser and the latest Macromedia Flash plugin to play.

Create a NEW Free Account today and enter the world of AdventureQuest! Explore an entire world, filled with over 700 monsters, hundreds of items, magical powers to gain, and many classes to master! Become a Fighter, Wizard, Ninja, Vampire Slayer, Rogue, Knight, Mage, Paladin, Dragonslayer, and more.

Always changing!
This game is in an ongoing development phase. We are always creating and adding new content to the game and updating the main game engine to improve the experience for everyone. New quests, areas, items or events show up every week in AdventureQuest!

There are currently over 600 unique enemies to encounter, 400 unique weapons, over 150 unique armors and shields to use, and hundreds of spells and pets to aid you in battle, all found in dozens of quests, towns and areas through the world.
]]> 29 Nov 2006 10:43:52 Nikwi Deluxe In Nikwi game you play the role of a 9 year old boy in his absolute dream: a world made of sweets! Guide Nikwi through his dream to eat everything in each of the 30 levels, while you avoid the monsters who try to turn Nikwi's dream into a nightmare.
]]> 30 Nov 2006 09:32:44 BZFlag BZFlag is a free multiplayer multiplatform 3D tank battle game. The name stands for Battle Zone capture Flag.
]]> 03 Dec 2006 09:27:06 Zen bondage In Zen Bondage you cover blocks of wood shaped like various animals with rope. You have a limited amount of rope to cover the block in, which you do by twisting and turning the figure.
]]> 03 Dec 2006 09:45:00 Bontago Bontago is a single or multiplayer 3d real-time strategy/puzzle game. By stacking blocks each player increses their area of influence, and can build closer and closer to the goal in the middle of each level.
]]> 03 Dec 2006 10:02:40 Sons of Valor

Status: DEAD


Fantasy DM concept with dismemberment.

Intended as a spiritual successor to the Tribes RPG mod. The Dev team disbanded shortly after creating a concept demo.
]]> 04 Dec 2006 12:09:47 .kkrieger A really, really, really tiny first-person shooter, at least when it comes to download size, being under 100kB.

The game features a number of different textures, enemies and weapons.
]]> 04 Dec 2006 06:33:02 Warning Forever Warning Forever is a special shoot 'em up. Instead of flying around, dealing with hoards of enemies, and the occasional boss, it's just you, and the boss. And every time you beat the boss, it comes back, meaner than the time before.
]]> 04 Dec 2006 11:33:56 Ultima IV - Quest of the Avatar From the Moby Games entry:

The fourth game in the now well-established Ultima series featured an improved game engine, with color graphics and better character interaction (you could now have actual conversations with NPCs). But what really makes Ultima IV shine is its radical departure from any other RPG made before or since in terms of the story and goal.

Instead of building up your character by any means possible in order to face the Ultimate Evil in a big bang up showdown, in Ultima IV you were trying to become the Avatar, a role model of sorts for the people of the land. This meant upholding the "eight virtues" and basically trying to become a better person. In most RPGs you chose to be a just/nice hero because the people you'd help would usually provide you with some nice equipment for your services, but in Ultima IV you helped people not for a reward or to advance the plot but simply because it was the "right thing to do". The game actually frowns on behavior that was typical of most other RPGs, such as backstabbing fleeing monsters or picking up everything that wasn't nailed down even if it didn't belong to you. The game keeps track of all your actions, so if you went about killing and looting like in most RPGs, you'd never finish the game.

This VERY different approach to the game's ultimate goal is what makes Ultima IV famous so many years later, and became the sort of design philosophy that made all the following Ultimas so unique in their genre.

Of course, the game still has plenty of traditional RPG elements such as dungeons to explore and hostile monsters to kill, as well as a typical final "Holy Grail" type quest where you had to find the Codex of Ultimate Wisdom to complete your transformation into Avatarhood.

In 1996 Computer Gaming World named Ultima IV as #2 on its Best Games of All Time list on the PC.

The game was released for free to the public. The original MS-DOS version is available on many sites, and a game engine recreation is now available for for Windows, Mac OSX, and Linux.
]]> 05 Dec 2006 01:59:25 Crowns of Power A totally free and new MMORPG from Rampid Interactive. Small servers with intense PvP and PvE action. Still in beta testing phase.
]]> 06 Dec 2006 07:17:42 G-Sector G-Sector is an arcade-style 3D action game. G-Sector is based around hoverboard combat--a hybrid between an "extreme game" and a third-person shooter. Players control the heroine Cyra as she hoverboards through futuristic cities and arenas. Gameplay is based on using ramps and tricks to build velocity and avoid opponents' shots. G-Sector uses the chasecam and a customizable mouse/keyboard interface.

Cyra enters the G-Sector fully-armed and ready for combat. She has the best and latest in shielding, hoverboards, and weapons: Vulcan Gun, Plasma Rifles, Ion Lances, and ICBMs. To give her the edge in G-Sector battles, can create an unlimited supply of renewable energy. This energy can recharge her shields or be converted to matter which provides her with ammunition.
]]> 07 Dec 2006 05:55:05 Win Bolo WinBolo is a implementation of the popular Macintosh network game "Bolo" from the early to middle nineties from scratch on the Window platform. It runs on Windows 95, 98, NT4 (SP5+), 2000 and Windows XP operating systems. It also runs on Linux. Bolo has been described by its author, Stuart Cheshire as,

"Bolo is a 16 player graphical networked real-time multi-player tank battle game. It has elements of arcade-style shoot-em-up action, but for the serious players who play 12 hour games with 16 players working in teams in different networked computer clusters around an office or university campus, it becomes more of a strategy game. You have to play it to understand."
]]> 07 Dec 2006 06:35:18 Really Rather Good Battles In Space Really Rather Good Battles In Space: Galactic Conflict 4320 - 4359 AD

Welcome to Really Rather Good Battles In Space - a space based real time strategy game for Windows and Linux.

The game has a website, complete with a discussion forum. You can visit it at:
http://rrgbis.sourceforge.net
]]> 08 Dec 2006 12:49:23 Marshmallow Duel An addictive deathmatch over molten marshmallow. Play with friends.
]]> 10 Dec 2006 09:51:02 America's Army America's Army is a tactical multiplayer first-person shooter owned by the United States Government and released as a global public relations initiative to help with U.S. Army recruitment.
]]> 11 Dec 2006 08:54:23 Dropzone A team-based multiplayer combat game between high-speed mecha. Currently in development and using placeholder meshes from Tribes 2.
]]> 12 Dec 2006 11:14:21 Heli Attack Heli Attack Series:
]]> 12 Dec 2006 07:00:54 F.E.A.R. Combat F.E.A.R. Combat is the complete multiplayer component of F.E.A.R. and includes all the updates, additional official maps and additional official game modes all in one downloadable file. F.E.A.R. Combat users can play against the owners of the retail version of F.E.A.R. as well as the other F.E.A.R. Combat users.
]]> 14 Dec 2006 02:23:14 Duck Hunt Remade It's classic Duck Hunt, but now you can play it in your browser. There is also a new mode for added fun.
]]> 14 Dec 2006 03:45:15 Saucelifter Tell us about your game here
]]> 14 Dec 2006 07:21:45 Allegiance Allegiance, the multiplayer space-combat game from the minds of Microsoft Research, combines the challenges of tactical squadron-based combat, intense one-on-one space dogfights, and amazing graphical and sound effects into a space-action experience like nothing you've seen before.

Allegiance is an online multiplayer game featuring a mix of 3D space combat, and real-time strategy.
]]> 16 Dec 2006 12:55:54 Glow The player is charged with the task of retrieving data on a biological weapon from the site of a major test failure. Assisted by military allies, the player will adapt his character to survive the environment and upgrade with larger weapons and improved strategy.

It features a unique shader-driven art style and a streamlined play interface that will seem familiar to enthusiasts of Robotron and Tri-Stat-based game players.
]]> 20 Dec 2006 11:54:52 Digger Digger was released by Windmill Software in 1983, popular in the era of the IBM PC with a CGA graphics card and monitor. Digger was resurrected by Andrew Jenner in 1998, when he reverse engineered it to run using VGA on fast Pentium based computers. The source code of the remastered version was released under the GPL with permission of the original author Rob Sleath.
]]> 24 Dec 2006 02:53:39 Bridge Builder Bridge Builder is a game where you build bridges. In each level you have a limited budget to buy materials with, materials with which you have to build a bridge which will hold a train passing over it.
]]> 25 Dec 2006 01:58:32 Survival Crisis Z Survival Crisis Z is an open ended intense survival experience that is nearly as much RPG as it is arcade. Make money or steal it. Buy weapons or pick them off a fresh corpse. Work for the leaders of the post-apocalyptic ruin or have them working for you.

Marauders, terrorists, merchants and heroes are all equals here. They are all either one of us or one of them, warm-blooded or cold, survivors or monsters.
]]> 27 Dec 2006 12:58:23 Frostwinds An adventure; an epic! Frostwinds is a massive multiplayer online roleplaying game with players from all over the world. Make new friends, join a party, travel as pack, and unite to take down mythological creatures of legendary strength! Featuring dozens of monsters, hundreds of items, and endless quests for hidden treasure and glory, Frostwinds players will always find an adventure waiting for them in this vibrant community. Join Frostwinds today, and let the adventuring begin!
]]> 30 Dec 2006 03:50:18 Operation Cleaner 2 Cleaner is a game where you run a demolition firm. You decide how much explosives and equipment you use, how much workers and bulldozers you need to run the firm. Everything costs, and you get money by leveling different kinds of buildings. You may select buildings from a list of offers.
]]> 31 Dec 2006 09:52:06 Vendetta Online Vendetta Online is a terrific game made for the computer. You are a ship among other mulitplayer ships in a huge galaxy and more galaxies. Create guilds, duel, and all the while chat. Though it's ever building, it's a game already with helpful players, and a strong community. Join one of three teams, and attack! Combat is common in this online game. Along with combat, trading and missions are also popular. Even mining is possible! After all, anything's possible in Vendetta Online.
]]> 01 Jan 2007 08:50:42 Ground Control Note: Don't fail to notice that the full Ground Control game is now a free download!

Speedy3d said,
At the beginning of every mission the units are pre-selected before play so that concentration can be put on the battle rather than the base. This opens up a whole new can of possibilities and ways of expanding just the gameplay itself rather than the management. The need for detailed battle plans and increasingly deceptive and cunning tactics suddenly grows tremendously.

Two political factions have gone to war over a distant world and the secrets it holds in Ground Control, a visually stunning and frenetically paced action/real-time strategy game from Sierra and Massive Entertainment.

By combining strategic combat with fast-paced 3D action elements, Ground Control promises to deliver a fresh experience that will appeal to a wide audience, including online gaming enthusiasts.

At its core, Ground Control is a frenetically paced RTS played out in a visually stunning 3D world. During the course of the game, players will be challenged in an intense arena of battle- effectively managing tactical squads of foot soldiers, mobile units, air craft and support units as they vie for control of a distant planet.

In addition to the epic single-player game, Ground Control's extensive multiplayer component features several unique multiplayer modes including deathmatch-style drop-in games - a first for RTS.


Additional Game Features:

  • Command your squads in a variety of formations, across rugged terrain, and to victory in several different mission objectives.

  • Focus on the strategy and action. Ground Control eliminates many of the tedious aspects of typical RTS games and focuses its gameplay on tactics, strategy, and the art of battle.

  • Choose your troops. Various types of tanks, hover bikes, airplanes, and soldiers will be at your disposal, delivered to the battlefield by orbital dropships. However once you are in battle you won't be able to make more, so proper troop selection will be key to success.

  • Arm your troops. Each unit type has special weapons, abilities, and armor. Players can choose to custom fit each unit or let the game auto-select the proper load out for each mission. Special equipment can include medikits, repair kits, image intensifiers, afterburners, various stationary turrets, or repair stations. Most specials can usually be used two or three times during a level, although the most powerful special abilities, such as the bomber's tactical nuclear warhead, are limited to a single use.

  • Advanced artificial intelligence makes your troops and your enemy's troops act and fight realistically.

  • A gripping story line will unfold as you command your troops through 30 single-player missions.

  • Take the battle online. Battle your friends or enemies via the Internet or LAN in traditional RTS multiplay, as well as in multiplayer modes new to the RTS genre.

  • Control the camera to get a better view of the action. A free-floating camera allows you to zoom in and out and view the action from any angle.

  • Ground Control completely does away with resource and economic management, expanding the conventional focus from real-time strategy into real-time tactical combat.

  • Ultra high quality 16Bit textures and amazingly detailed units and buildings. Ground Control employed relatively new 'Rendering Distance' code features that control the level of polygons you can see by the distance at which they are. A character seen at great distance may consist of only a few polygons, but zooming in reveals gorgeous detail.

  • Hands-on tutorial gets you up to speed for your role as a battlefield commander by tasking you with various and comprehensive objectives and enemy engagements.

Developer: Massive Entertainment
Publisher: Sierra
Released: June 1, 2000

Minimum System Requirements
233 MHz CPU, 32 MB RAM, 4 MB video card RAM, 4X CD-ROM drive, DirectX 7.0a, 306 MB available hard disk space, Windows 95.
]]> 01 Jan 2007 09:10:23 Nexuiz Nexuiz is a fast-paced 3D deathmatch first-person shooter. The purpose of the game is to bring deathmatch back to the basics, with perfect weapon balancing and fast paced action, keeping itself away from the current trend of realistic shooters.
]]> 04 Jan 2007 05:17:20 Hidden & Dangerous Hidden & Dangerous is a 3D action-strategy game, set during the Second World War. The player is able to control a group of Allies' paratroopers in special missions in enemy territories situated throughout Europe. Thanks to the three-dimensional depiction and chosen subject, we succeeded in dynamically combining the elements of 3D action and tactical strategy. The player can control any of four commando members from several 3D views and, at the same time, he can program on a tactical map the tasks for the rest of the team. Numerous new features and ideas give the game an original and absolutely unique atmosphere. The player is drawn right into the action.
]]> 05 Jan 2007 06:03:08 Wacky Sleigh Ride Wacky Sleigh Ride (WSR) is a Christmas fun-racer. You can show your driving skills on three different courses either in training mode or mulitplayer against other players!
WSR is created with the TORQUE GAME ENGINE from GarageGames.com.
]]> 07 Jan 2007 04:09:48 Stratagus Stratagus was previously an open source project known as 'Freecraft', and its original purpose was to re-create the Warcraft 2 engine to the point of 100% playability. It succeeded in that goal and decided to move on towards other more challenging goals. Stratagus is now a general use open source engine that a large number of games have based themselves upon, such as Wargus, Battle of Survival, InsectWar, and more.
]]> 09 Jan 2007 04:48:39 Dark Oberon Dark Oberon is an open source real-time strategy game similar to Warcraft II released under GPL. It has got unique graphics - textures created from shots of real models made out of plasticine!
]]> 10 Jan 2007 03:12:53 Toy Robo Please try it and then let me know what you think :)

Toy Robo is an Action-Adventure Shooter that requires quick hands and engaging strategy. You play as Toy Robo, a robot action figure on the side of good. Your goal is to rid the world of evil toys which appear only at night. You will do this in Arena style combat using your Blaster and Energy sword. To help you along your way, you can equip several types of batteries, each with different combat effects and
bonuses.

This game was developed as an entry to the gamedev.net 4e4 contest which required that it encorporate at least 2 of the following four elements (elements of which ALL games are apparently made of): pirates, ninjas, robots and zombies.

I opted for robots and zombies because robots are easy to model and zombies are easy to animate ^_^

The contest had a 6 month time limit, so I wanted to make sure I didn't bite off more then I could chew. In the end I came in 2nd out of at least 20 - the 1st place finisher was developed by 5 people! so even though I didn't win I felt like the game did very well and the process was rewarding.

Belowe are a few screen shots and the game download.
]]> 23 Jan 2007 10:40:46 Skyline Riders (original) First and foremost Skyline Riders is about powersliding. Before you try to beat anyone online I suggest traveling around the city in 3rd gear(manual) or top gear(automatic) and practicing 90 degree turns.
To do this just cruise along and tap the left mouse button to yank the emergency brake. This along with a slight movement (dependant on mouse sensitivity) of the mouse will initiate a power slide. Now aim your car in the direction you want to go and tap the right mouse button to turn on your traction control. With this set up you can spin 360's, 180's, or whatever turn you want and control it perfectly. If you are in 1st gear pressing left mouse button once along with a slight movement of the mouse will initiate a burnout.

I hope that everyone who plays the game can appreciate the beauty of this setup. It allows you to make increadibly precise turns without having perfect timing, although some timing is still required. It is somewhat hard to explain the control but the best way I can explain it is powerslide aim you car in the direction you want to go and wait for the car to get to the turn and then press the right mouse button. The car will not break from it's previous momentum until you either press the right mouse button or are going pretty slow.
]]> 24 Jan 2007 01:02:14 Nebula Wars (Tinker Blaster's Trip) Includes a vector graphics ship editor, online leader list, custom sounds, and an acid trip graphics engine! Customize everything about your ship from mass to rate of fire. Use physics to create powerful ships. Massive ships take more hits, less massive ones take less engine power. Big projecties connect easily but small projectiles have more pressure ripping through baddies with less velocity! It's up to you to figure out what combination works to get you to the top of the online charts!
]]> 24 Jan 2007 01:25:07 Abominable Fluffy Slippers You are Fluffy Slippers an abominable snowman. Life in the underground ice caverns has been good, you are the chief of your pack. However, energy is slowly dwindling in the underground caverns. It's your job to take the great slide across the chasm and recharge the ice caverns. Only the fittest of abominable snowmen have made it across the chasm will you join their ranks.
]]> 24 Jan 2007 02:03:51