All-Time Highest Rated Games Tagged 'Windows, casual, platformer' on The Great Games Experiment All-Time Highest Rated Games Tagged 'Windows, casual, platformer' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/css/logo.jpg All-Time Highest Rated Games Tagged 'Windows, casual, platformer' on The Great Games Experiment 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 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 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 The Fancy Pants Adventure Fancy Pants Adventure is a smooth, flowing side scroller. You can do back flips, roll down hills, and run up walls all while wearing your fancy pants. There are three levels that end with a final boss fight.
]]> 27 Dec 2006 04:45:57 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 The Adventure's of Toby Turtle The Adventures of Toby Turtle
]]> 13 Nov 2006 07:25:57 Knytt Stories
]]> 28 Aug 2007 08:35:48 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 Mega Man X3 Mega Man X3 was released in 1995 by Capcom. It was the third game in the Mega Man X sub-franchise and the last to appear on the Super Nintendo. An enhanced version was also released on the Sega Saturn, PlayStation, and PC in Japan and Europe in 1996, and the PC version arrived in North America in 1998; the enhanced version included remixed music and anime-style cutscenes. It is currently available in the anthology collection Mega Man X Collection, which includes the first six Mega Man X games and Mega Man Battle & Chase. The PlayStation version of X3, not the SNES version, appears in the X collection. Mega Man X Collection was released for the GameCube and PlayStation 2 on January 10th, 2006.

Like its predecessor, Mega Man X2, Capcom included the C4 chip to allow for some limited 3D graphics and transparency effects. Mega Man X3 was the first game in which Zero is a playable character in addition to X.

Mega Man X3 is an action game where the player is given a selection screen of stages to begin. When selected, the player uses Mega Man X to blast various enemies throughout the level and reach the boss character, where defeating it wins the stage and earns a new weapon for the player to utilize.

The story of Mega Man X3 revolves around a Reploid scientist named Dr. Doppler. In the year 21XX, the threat of the Mavericks had been neutralized thanks to Doppler's technology, which prevented the Mavericks from going berserk. The reformed Reploids had formed an utopia near their new mentor called Doppler Town. It seemed that all was well, until the former Maverick Reploids suddenly reverted and once again began causing trouble. Dr. Doppler was held accountable, and X and Zero were sent out to contain the new threat. They were soon after called back to Maverick HQ, which was under attack by Doppler's forces.

However, the two did not realize that while Doppler was indeed behind the new Maverick threat, someone else was pulling his strings. As if that wasn't bad enough, one of X and Zero's old enemies is back from the dead, ready to take them down.
]]> 02 Mar 2007 02:48:09 Easter Avenger The temible easter rabbit has chocolated your father, and you will have to help Pascual, an easter egg, to avenge his horrible fault. Easter Avenger is a platform game, when you will have to defeat the Easter Rabbit camarades through 3 diferent worlds composed by 12 stages. Awesome boss battles, power ups, many different weapons. A great challenge for the gamers. The game is completly freeware and it wons a lot of awards including the sony playstation artfutura "best finnished".
]]> 31 Jan 2007 11:10:26 It's a Magical World I was walking in my back yard the other day and wishing I had a wonderland to explore like Calvin and Hobbes. It always seemed like they had miles and miles of forest and adventure waiting for them.
If this game ever gets finished (and I'm going into this with no experience at all, only ambition), it will be an adventure platformer similar to Seiklus and Knytt - though slightly more linear.

This game will be free as it is my tribute to Bill Watterson's work. I hope to have a working demo by June.

"It's a magical world, Hobbes, ol' buddy...Let's go exploring!"
]]> 18 Mar 2007 09:34:43 Bonbon Quest Dodge 'n stomp on the scary Halloween monsters that are out to keep you from your candies!
]]> 30 Nov 2006 09:42:07 Hatrix This is a platform game and tetris combined into one. Press space to switch between placing tetris blocks and climbing up to the portal to the next level. Avoid the cancerous cancers, and careful not to render yourself 2-dimensional with your own tetris block. Win level 10 for the ultimate prize!!!


  • Definitions of ultimate may vary.

    • This game was made in just 40 hours for the 9th Ludumdare 48 hour game development competition.
    ]]>     25 Jun 2007 10:30:22     Tasty Treats Online Adventures
    ]]>     21 Aug 2007 08:14:56     Eets

    Hunger. It's emotional.


    Tons of quirky characters

    You've never seen creativity like this!
    Eets is easy to pick up, and features tons of unique, crazy characters. Prankster Whales, Superpigs, Radioactive Ginseng... we have them all!

    A whole bunch of puzzles!

    Our puzzles are easy to play, but hard to master. We've got over 100 puzzles built-in, with enough for every type of player!
    ]]>     27 Nov 2006 04:32:10     Gulo For 500 years the Gulo Nation lived in peace. But now a new threat has arisen, and it's time for action once more.

    Living in a post-technological Utopian society was nice for nearly 500 years until a meteor storm struck the floating island of the Gulo Nation, wreaking havoc and killings hundreds of Gulos. Not only did the meteors obliterate what was left of the once great Nation, but the Oibri, helper robots designed to help preserve life, became corrupt and started attacking the Gulos.

    It's up to one Gulo to take action and save what is left of his people.
    ]]>     02 Feb 2007 07:34:02     Coin World Retrieve the lost coins in this action packed platform game featuring gorgeous 3D graphics, excellent music and 40 fun levels.
    ]]>     29 Nov 2006 09:29:33     Stick Online Stick Online is a free MMORPG platformer game that takes place in a huge and seamless 2D world. Players gain levels, equipment, weapons, and skills in order to fight enemies, as well as other players.
    ]]>     26 Feb 2007 04:26:09     Spryo: A Hero's Tail This is another Spyro game for those people who enjoy the little dragon. In this one, Red is back and being a pain. So Spyro and all his friends, (Hunter, Sgt Bird etc) are back and join forces to take on Red and his army.

    There are lots of min-games in this one where you become the other 'Heros' and some of these are the most fun in the game.

    As you would expect Spyro learns some new moves and I had a lot of fun playing and finishing this one with my kids.

    Highly Recommended.
    ]]>     14 Apr 2007 03:30:18     Maple Story You can explore a totally new and unknown world you have never been to, put on beautiful clothes and gorgeous accessories, and even attract other users in the process. You may begin the journey to explore the world of unknown alone, but you may come out on the other end with numerous new friends through hunting and chatting. If you're tired of hunting and competition, how about playing minigames with a friend for a change?

    You'll become a brave adventurer protecting the Maple World, and if you're exhausted from all the intense battles and competition, you may one day build your own house at a quiet rural village, enjoying the life of a recluse who welcomes visitors.

    At Maple Island, you will learn from the NPC's simple hunting skills and basic control of the game to help you ease into the game. Then, you'll board the ship that heads to Victoria Island, and that's where your journey REALLY begins.

    From Lith Harbor that welcomes you from a long journey from Maple Island, you'll run into such fascinating towns as Henesys - the village of bowmen with comfy mushroom-shaped houses gathered together; Ellinia - the village of magicians with mysterious spells embedded between tall trees; Perion - the village of warriors with the fighting spirit typical of the Indians living in highlands; and Kerning City - the village of thieves that reminds you of the back alleys of dark cities.

    You'll be playing the game at Victoria Island where all these diverse and unique towns and fields coexist.

    Here, you are going to be just a regular gamer hunting down monsters and protecting yourself in the process. You'll be given 4 paths to choose from, 4 that will define your life in MapleStory: Warrior, Bowman, Thief, and Magician. Through leveling up and meeting some requirements, you'll be able to make job advancements and nurture your character in your own, unique way.
    ]]>     26 Nov 2006 07:31:06     Storked! Storked is about a stork entrusting a very special egg to his flightless pals in the Antarctic. These 4 Penguins must figure out how to successfully and safely roll the Egg to from Point A to Point B in this platform puzzle game. Each penguin has different abilities to help solve the puzzles and treacherous slopes of this kid friendly game. It is a fusion of a lot of ideas inspired by the classic 16-bit era of gaming (Lost Vikings anyone?). See my blog for additional information: http://gnadegames.blogspot.com/search/label/storked
    ]]>     03 Jul 2007 09:30:52     SocioTown SocioTown is a 100% web-based 3D MMO. It'll be playable in your browser with no downloadable client required. It utilizes Adobe's Shockwave Player, which most browsers already have installed.

    When asked, what does the game closely resemble (because we all need comparisons, right?), I usually say it's an MMO Social Game with a bit of a mix of Nintendo's Animal Crossing and The Sims.

    Every building you see in the above screen shots will be inhabited by players and you'll be able to do a variety of activities around town. We're implementing a very intuitive social system that hasn't been done before to our knowledge. I'm personally very excited about this game so far and I can't wait for players to get their hands on it.

    (Excerpted from Outside The Box's Sociotown Dev Diary)
    ]]>     21 Jun 2007 12:37:29     Adventures of Coco The Gorilla In: CocoNuts
    ]]>     19 Sep 2007 09:52:28     Mega Man Project X Mega Man Project X is a flash game based on the 2D classic.
    ]]>     22 Jun 2007 12:11:10     Desperate Assault This was made with Gamemaker. It is a 4-level action platformer. the enemies have soldiers, bunkers, and tanks. There are also mines and explosives that you can shoot. Have fun!
    ]]>     19 Jan 2007 06:23:25     Morbidly Obese Samurai Havoc
    ]]>     22 Oct 2007 03:19:38     Skin & Bones
    ]]>     13 Jun 2008 05:11:00     The Ion Adventures
    ]]>     01 Oct 2007 11:39:35     REZ: Havoc's End
    ]]>     06 Oct 2007 09:40:16     Magic Miika
    ]]>     13 Dec 2007 02:19:12