This Month's Most Popular Games Tagged 'free, indie, Windows' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/games/popular/month/free/indie/Windows/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]> This Month's Most Popular Games Tagged 'free, indie, Windows' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/css/logo.jpg This Month's Most Popular Games Tagged 'free, indie, Windows' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/games/popular/month/free/indie/Windows/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]> en-us Knytt Stories
]]> 28 Aug 2007 08:35:48 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 Plasma Pong Plasma Pong is a variation of Pong that utilizes real-time fluid dynamics to drive the game environment.

Players have several new abilities that add fun twists to the classic game. In the game you can inject plasma fluid into the environment, create a vacuum from your paddle, and blast shockwaves into the playing area. All these abilities have fluid-based kinetic effects on the ball, making Plasma Pong a fast-paced and exciting game.
]]> 27 Nov 2006 01:39:25 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 Arcade Phoenix
]]> 15 Sep 2007 05:23:45 The Last Stand In The Last Stand, your objective is to protect a barricade against the oncoming hordes. Manage your time during the daylight to search for weapons, survivors and repair.
]]> 05 Jul 2007 05:34:55 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 The Universal
]]> 21 Aug 2007 06:46:40 Nikujin In Nikujin you play a ninja, who's goal is to progress through a ninja fortress of increasing difficulty, utilizing your ninja skills to ensure your survival.
]]> 29 Jun 2007 02:36:41 The New Satan Sam
]]> 22 Aug 2007 08:49:20 Gregg the Egg
]]> 29 Jul 2007 05:55:20 Disco Balls
]]> 22 Aug 2007 11:13:55 BATTLE FREE 1.0
]]> 18 Sep 2007 02:20:15 Super Mario War Made with Microsoft's Game Studio Express by loving fans. This is basically a 2-D version of the 64's Smash Bros. game. The game supports up to 4 players going head to head and has various modes such as: capture the flag, race, deathmatch and more. The game also comes packaged with a level editor so you can make new levels to smash your friends! This game is tremendously fun and is definitely worth a download, especially because the full game is completely FREE!
]]> 16 Jun 2007 12:54:52 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 Doom Roguelike DoomRL is based on the world from id Software's(tm) game Doom(tm). You're the sole surviving marine from a squad sent to investigate a distress call from the moonbase of Phobos. It turns out that all hell has broken loose on the plant... literally.

Your quest in DoomRL is to descend into the moonbase complex, find the source of this evil outbreak, and destroy it at all costs.

Unlike many other roguelikes, DoomRL is intended to be simple and easy to get into. To that end, there is a limited inventory, maps of the size of one screen, and one item per tile. The number of keys you need to remember is also quite small compared to many other games.
]]> 03 Mar 2007 08:05:39 Transmigration
]]> 10 Aug 2007 10:01:47 Bust Up
]]> 22 Aug 2007 11:42:22 Avenue of Death
]]> 07 Sep 2007 01:28:36 Goo Defender
]]> 08 Sep 2007 11:35:30 Battleships Forever Introduction
Battleships Forever is a freeware tactical Real Time Strategy game that puts you in command of a small fleet of warships in space. Combat and damage mechanics are extremely detailed. Everything is simulated in game if possible. There are no abitrary "to hit chance" values in Battleships Forever. The game also features many innovative mechanics that you've never seen before. For example, the Cronus Battleship sports a Flux Shield generator that allows you to draw a defensive force shield around your ships in any shape you want. Another example are the Deflector modules that are used extensively through the game. These modules make a single section of a ship totally invulnerable to fire. This means that you will have to manoeuvre your ships to attack sections of the enemy ships not protected by Deflectors while keeping your own protected sections facing the enemy. Position is paramount!

Players will command picked fleets made up of Battleships, Destroyers and Patrol Craft. The completed game will include ten campaign missions and multiple skirmish modes.

Battleships Forever is inspired by and loosely based on Warning Forever by Hikoza.T.Ohkubo
]]> 17 Jun 2007 12:51:03 CastlevaniaRL: Serenade Of Chaos
]]> 14 Aug 2007 11:52:53 Tasty Treats Online Adventures
]]> 21 Aug 2007 08:14:56 Turbulence
]]> 30 Aug 2007 12:06:21 Spy a Solution
]]> 31 Aug 2007 08:21:22 The Desolate Room
]]> 24 Aug 2007 10:53:27 Tabletop Network
]]> 31 Aug 2007 06:13:34 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 SuperMaze SuperMaze is a simple to learn and play humorous non-violent hunt-and-shoot game using Smileys as the main actors in a maze style environment. You don't need more than the cursor keys and the space key to control your Smiley. The aim of the game is simple: Hunt each other and try to reach as first the win score. There are several different mazes supplied with the game in various sizes and styles. SuperMaze is fully networked and multi platform and so playable on a vast amount of computers. Windows and Linux builds are already available. Needless to say that all platforms may play together in networked games. The game does not require the very latest hardware. A moderate system with 800 Mhz is sufficient to play.

Check the game out, it's FREEWARE!
]]> 22 Nov 2006 01:11:27 Within a Deep Forest Within a Deep Forest is a freeware 2D platform game for Windows, featuring challenging gameplay, beautiful music, an evil doctor, infinite cuteness, and a deep forest.
]]> 26 Nov 2006 02:38:21 Seiklus This is an strange endearing relaxing game. All about exploring the world.

It has many nice touches that come out if you take the time to play. Shows how much simple things and bare bones gameplay can still add up to an enjoyable experience.

The environments are strange and unexpected.. Might be a bit challenging for some and frustrating at times, but I enjoyed it overall.

This was made by a single guy using GameMaker, and given away for free! See developer's links below for more info

clysm said,
Well, when I make any game, I make
a game that Id like to see made by someone
else; like partly as just an effort to inspire other people to make little games. I know a lot of people who are really talented, or who have some ambition, but they dont do anything, because they just think they cant....
]]> 26 Nov 2006 11:33:25 Roach Toaster Roach Toaster is an original (no really) freeware, turn based strategy game made in Game Maker.

It has bad graphics but awesome gameplay... Who cares?

Take control of an elite team of soldiers to destroy the neighbourhood's roaches.

P.S. Watch out for Roach Toaster 2!
]]> 28 Nov 2006 12:06:29 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 Stair Dismount - Porrasturvat It is a physics game where the goal is maximising the 'damage' done to a 3D stick figure; the player causes damage by briefly applying a force to the figure to make it fall down a staircase.

Made by the same developer as Truck Dismount - Rekkaturvat.
]]> 05 Dec 2006 11:00:02 Truck Dismount - Rekkaturvat In this sequel to Stair Dismount - Porrasturvat, the player has to try to inflict as much damage as possible to a ragdoll stickman initially sitting in a truck. Things influencing how the ragdoll will behave is influenced by the placing of ramps, the figure itself and the speed of the truck, all set by the player.
]]> 05 Dec 2006 11:07:32 Frets on Fire Frets on Fire is a game of musical skill and fast fingers. The aim of the game is to play guitar with the keyboard as accurately as possible.
]]> 06 Dec 2006 04:17:44 Knytt The Knytt was abducted by an alien! Traveling through space, the UFO flies into a meteor and crashes on a nearby planet. Luckily, the Knytt and the alien survive, but the UFO is a wreck. How can the Knytt possibly find it's way back home again?
]]> 06 Dec 2006 12:42:22 Little Fighter 2 Little Fighter 2 is a fighting game in a classic beat 'em up style. You and up to three friends and eight computer controlled helpers fight your way through levels against hoards of enemies.

Every player can pick a character from a long list, each character with its own special moves and powers.
]]> 06 Dec 2006 05:37:08 Liquid War Liquid War is a unique multiplayer wargame. Its rules are truely original and have been invented by Thomas Colcombet. You control an army of liquid and have to try and eat your opponents. A single player mode is available, but the game is definitely designed to be multiplayer, and has network support.
]]> 07 Dec 2006 08:09:39 Orbiter Orbiter is a free flight simulator that goes beyond the confines of Earth's atmosphere. Launch the Space Shuttle from Kennedy Space Center to deploy a satellite, rendezvous with the International Space Station or take the futuristic Delta-glider for a tour through the solar system - the choice is yours.

But make no mistake, Orbiter is not a space shooter. The emphasis is firmly on realism, and the learning curve can be steep. Be prepared to invest some time and effort to brush up on your orbital mechanics background. Good starting points are JPL's Basics of Space Flight, and R. Braeunig's Rocket & Space Technology.
]]> 08 Dec 2006 03:46:00 Head over Heels Control the two characters Head and Heels in this isometric arcade adventure/puzzle game.
]]> 09 Dec 2006 07:02:02 Walaber's Trampoline Walabers Trampoline is an action trampoline simulation game for the Windows PC. The game uses powerful physics and animation to create a very realistic looking 3D trampoline game. Utilizing an unique control scheme using only 7 buttons, players can perform almost every move possible on the trampoline- including multiple flips and twists in different positions.
]]> 09 Dec 2006 08:24:46 Freeciv Freeciv is a free turn-based multiplayer strategy game, in which each player becomes the leader of a civilization, fighting to obtain the ultimate goal:
To become the greatest civilization.
]]> 10 Dec 2006 12:49:47 Enigma Enigma is a puzzle game inspired by Oxyd on the Atari ST and Rock'n'Roll on the Amiga. The object of the game is to find uncover pairs of identically colored Oxyd stones. Simple? Yes. Easy? Certainly not! Hidden traps, vast mazes, laser beams, and, most of all, countless hairy puzzles usually block your direct way to the Oxyd stones...
]]> 10 Dec 2006 06:24:18