This Month's Most Viewed Games Tagged 'free, in-development, space' on The Great Games Experiment This Month's Most Viewed Games Tagged 'free, in-development, space' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/css/logo.jpg This Month's Most Viewed Games Tagged 'free, in-development, space' on The Great Games Experiment en-us 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 The Universal
]]> 21 Aug 2007 06:46:40 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 Solar Warriors Had to make a remake of an arcade game to test my C++ skills
Ended up with this game .

Note that this is a school exercise . Not a full game . (however it's a game)

1-2 players
5 weapons
optional jetpack
1 Teamdeatchmatch level
1 Bonus map

Contains graphics from the original Xain'd Sleena(Taito) and WonderBoy(SEGA)
(And some sounds from other games)

Enjoy!

Some of the keyboard buttons are mapped to debugging features , press them again to turn off what you turned on :)
]]> 25 May 2007 07:35:30 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 Armada Online
Armada Online (AO for short) is an Online-Only, space-based RPG set in a pseudo 3/4 isometric perspective. In AO you will take part in a vast universe, taking a role as a starship captain, honing your character's skills and amassing great wealth as well as building up your ship into a great powerful vehicle. There are a multitude of different Main Guns, Secondary Systems, lots of enemies, and two different factions to play for: Nomad Empire or the United Systems. You will also be interacting with NPCs, other players and Trading outposts as well as taking part in a series of instanced scenario campaigns to further increase your overall strength and destroy Armada invaders, as well as eliminating the opposing faction.

Armada Online is in Open Alpha status. This means that while a majority of game play components (ships, movements, skills, advancement, etc.) is in place - most of the game content is still under development. Even so - Armada Online's alpha game is incredible and complex. There will be plenty for any new player to learn and enjoy and new content is being added continuously. Because it is in alpha status, be patient with any glitches and actively report them and your feedback to the official Armada Online forums to help improve the game for all. That's what open Alpha tests are for.
]]> 23 Jun 2007 05:03:53 Galanz Galanz is a project I've been brainstorming over for quite some time now, it involves a Space Mercenary who is drawn to a planet by a disturbing message that has reached him (sound familiar?). Once he arrives, he sees that all traces of the natives have disapeared, the only things that inhabit the planet are strange monsters and the Robots created by the Natives. Galanz (The Main character in the game) goes out searching for any survivors, or clues to what has happened. Using his weaponry and his Psychic Abilities, he traverses the planet in order to discover just what is going on.

Influences are highly based on classics such as Metroid, Turrican, and the Andro-Synth sub-plot present in Star Control 2/Ur-Quan Masters.

The goal of the game is to basically find out what's going on. The "Galious" style gameplay is a reference to Knightmare 2: Maze of Galious, which was one of THE first Side Scrolling RPGs, complete with leveling and such. Of course, I'd like to go a little bit into more detail with this than what Galious did.

Since it's set to be like a NES game, there will be a restriction on the total buttons able to use, the current format it (in NES Controller format):

A - Shoot
B - Jump
Directional Pad - Move Left and Right, Aim Up and Down.
Start - Main Menu
Select - Use Psychic Ability

Psychic abilities won't be the usual "Fire Firebolt for X amount of P.P" but instead will be closer to actually changing the environment.

Can't jump over a huge wall? Flip gravity around. Can't toggle a switch? Go into E.S.P mode and flip it using your abilities. Oh snap, need to get the password, and the guy who might of had it is dead? Do a Mind Search on him, and find out his memories shortly before he met the wrong end of your gun.

This is the sorta thing I'm aiming for with this, not extremely complicated (mind sceens could just be cutsceens, and gravity for an object can easily be reversed), but fun and useful enough to warrant use.

However, I don't believe I can do this all by my own. As a Sprite/Traditional Artist or Designer, I will not be able to produce content fast enough alone, and coding is far from my strongest point. These are the current possistions available, if anyone is interested in helping out with this project, please PM me. Thanks for reading :D.

Needed!

Programmer - Average to Skilled Ability: Needs to be able to use Game Maker 6 or such, or another structure of coding that is compatible with Windows.

Music Composer - Average to Skilled ability: Needs to be able to produce catchy tunes that are not 10 second loops in the style of the NES chiptunes.

Sound Effects Engineer- Any skill level: Needs to be able to produce NES style sound effects (The Woosh Woosh noises and such).


I'll update this whenever I can, till then, see you later :D.
]]> 21 Mar 2007 05:50:21 Wing Commander: Standoff Standoff is a fan made add-on to Origin's Wing Commander Secret Ops, a space combat game which was distributed freely over the internet a few years ago. It needs the original SO files to run, but does not replace them, so you can easily switch between using the original SO game content and the Standoff game content.
]]> 04 Jun 2007 10:13:46 The Ur-Quan Masters A port of Star Control II for modern computing platforms, with code released under the GNU GPL.

Latest stable version v0.6.2 here (17 January, 2007).

New features in v0.6:

  • Netplay! You can now engage in Super Melee over the Internet.
  • Key configuration is now entirely in-game.
  • UQM now compiles and runs on 64-bit systems.
]]> 01 Dec 2006 10:01:46 SlingStar Sling your wingmen to destroy the enemy in this addictive, physics based game.
]]> 10 Feb 2007 11:57:25 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 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 Terra Wars This Game Chronicles Commander Herman, a pilot for the Earth Federation. The year is 2800, and after several large wars with the Mars Republic, the small quarter of the galaxy is about to face a huge war, with causalities in the billions already. The Earth Fleet is the strongest, while the Mars fleet has more powerful, smaller, robotic ships.

The Main Character is Captain Herman, you play as him progressively trying to raise your rank to Admiral.

It has:
  • Multiplayer Deathmatches.
  • A Large Campaign mode.

    • It will feature several varied ship designes, updates will add new missions thanks to the flexible LUA scripts. Modding will be possible, adding missions that execute at certain game dates, and a several secret suprises that execute at certain dates. Online play will feature several hundred maps, at least, thanks to flexible selection. Several will include entire solar systems, while some will be fought in asteroid fields, and some in empty space, or debris fields.
    ]]>     27 Dec 2006 05:32:11     Earth Under Fire Earth Under Fire is single player space shooter game.
    Originally created as entry for PGD Big Boss Competition 2006
    It ended up on the third place. Since then it has been upgraded.

    Current version is 0.80 Beta 2 from 19th June 2007. Game campaign
    consists of 9 missions connected by story.
    It is still beta so I would appreciate any comments or bug reports.

    More information about the game is in the Doc directory of the downloadable game archive and on in-game help screens.
    ]]>     19 Jun 2007 12:24:54     Aster Blaster Aster Blaster (also known as Aster Blaster HS) is a remake of a game that I had created long ago, of the same name. It is a work in progress, and will feature a few different modes of play when finished. The goal of the game is to blast asteroids, but eventually you will have more goals to complete while simultaneously defending your starship from those hunks of floating rock.
    ]]>     17 Jan 2007 02:58:54     Axion This is a DEMO/Prototype!
    It is very much unfinished. There is only one level and after you beat the boss it will go back to the title screen.

    Axion is a 4 colour (greyscale) shoot'em up made for the Retro Remakes 4-colour TI calculator style competition.

    Story

    Thousands of years ago the Atlantians built a huge inter-dimensional portal with the intent of trapping a huge foe inside. The portal worked perfectly, but at the last minute the huge beast was able to pull their entire city in with it. Knowing the they were unable to save the city and that the beast would eventually be able to break free without anyone able to watch over it, they sent out their last hope, Axion.

    Axion was a specially designed craft known as a "Dimension diver" which made it the only man-made creation that was able to seemlesly escape the pull of the triangular portal.

    Thousands of years later after absorbing much of its surroundings including people, ships and planes, the beast was able to take control of its own prision, although it was still not quite powerful enough to escape entirely. Using all the energy it had absorbed over the many years, the beast took control of the portal and projected it into outer space using mankind's own orbiting satillites. The portal was now 50 times its original size, big enough to engulf the entire planet...and this was the plan. If the beast could absorb the entire planet, then it would have enough energy to break free from its Atlantian prision.

    After detecting the huge power surge, Axion emerged out of the ocean and blasted off into outer space to stop the beast before it was too late.
    ]]>     13 Feb 2007 08:16:24     Sparks

    This game is currently under development


    Sparks is a 2D Space shoot em up game filled with action.

    You are a spaceship that can move around and aim at 360 degrees.

    The game have two game modes:
    Arcade Mode (currently under development)
    Time Challenge (not yet added)

    In Arcade Mode, you play through the game and try to complete each level, or swarm. The game is over once you either run out of lives, or you finish the last level.

    In Time Challenge, you play through the game like in Arcade Mode. If you die before you finish the last level, you will not be ranked in the highscore.

    You will be able to view an online highscore list. In Arcade Mode you will be ranked by Score, Completed levels.
    In Time Challenge you will be ranked by how long time you used before completing the game.
    ]]>     26 Feb 2007 06:34:11     Space Rocks This started out as a homage to asteroids and has turned into a fun little project that I've been adding functionality and polishing it up. Please give feedback! Thanks! games@digitalblur.com

    How to play Space Rocks Beta v0.3:

    -Control the ship by moving the target cursor with the mouse and press 'W' or the right mouse button.

    -Additionaly you can use the 'A' and 'D' keys to rotate the ship left or right (currently needs work).

    -Shoot the asteroids with the left mouse button or the spacebar.

    -Pause the game by pressing 'P'

    -Use your ammo and thruster sparingly, you have a limited amount. Watch the icons in the upper left corner to monitor your levels. Pick up the powerups with an 'A' to recharge your ammo and powerups with a 'E' will restore your thruster energy.

    -The ship icon in the upper left corner of the screen will turn darker red every time an asteroid hits your ship and will be on fire when your damage is critical mass. Pick up the powerups with the '+' in the middle to recharge your sheilds and restore the ships health. It is on loan so - you break it you buy it...

    -You can pick up powerups after you destroy certain asteroids.

    Have Fun!

    Tom Bentz
    games@digitalblur.com
    ]]>     28 Nov 2006 04:26:30     Over Over is an MMORTS set in a sci-fi environment where, as the commander of your space fleet, you will lead it during missions against the antagonist factions dwelling the galaxy. As the game progresses, you will increase your commander skills and expand your fleet by trading the earned points with new units.
    ]]>     01 Jan 2007 04:02:06     Pilot V3.1 A 2D Space Shooter I'm currently working on.
    It currently has 10 missions, and a incomplete tutorial.

    Story mode is currently not available (as I have to make it!) but you can get a brief introduction if you select it.

    You can select from 6 different ships, each with their own special ability and stats.
    There are currently 5 different types of enemies, asteroids, and mines, but this will increase during production.

    Press F1 during gameplay to find out the controls
    ]]>     05 Jan 2007 12:32:06     Moonlander
    ]]>     03 Dec 2007 08:40:41     Dark Skies Text MMORPG
    ]]>     08 Dec 2007 03:42:54     Glatte2
    ]]>     31 Jan 2008 08:32:04     Neohelix
    ]]>     19 Sep 2008 06:00:43