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]]> 10 Aug 2007 10:01:47 Avenue of Death
]]> 07 Sep 2007 01:28:36 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 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 Bust Up
]]> 22 Aug 2007 11:42:22 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 Spy a Solution
]]> 31 Aug 2007 08:21:22 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 CastlevaniaRL: Serenade Of Chaos
]]> 14 Aug 2007 11:52:53 Tasty Treats Online Adventures
]]> 21 Aug 2007 08:14:56 Gamoliyas
]]> 26 Aug 2007 02:20:10 BATTLE FREE 1.0
]]> 18 Sep 2007 02:20:15 Stone Age Online
]]> 14 Aug 2007 04:25:06 Disco Balls
]]> 22 Aug 2007 11:13:55 Tetrageddon Although the controls take on the basic "pentomino" controls (Up, Down, Left, Right, Space for "drop", and Q to submit your high-score), the game-play takes a very unusual spin that tickles the "nonsense" nerve. You are presented with a quiet city scene where you control heaps of rubble dropped from the sky by a tiny alien (Minibyte), who decided to "pick on the big people" by planting his "Portable Entertainment System" (a giant crane) over Earth. The goal of the game comes in three tiers: to score by squishing people, play pentomino, and challenge your reflexes as blocks fall at random speeds. The traditional set of blocks are mixed with "surprise blocks" which you have to quickly find a place for in the grid. Even the individual block tiles are purposefully vague and hard to distinguish to add to the chaos. The game is very challenging to ones reflexes. The goal is to keep your grid under control as long as possible so that you can continue scoring on pedestrians. Only those with quick fingers can survive.
]]> 07 Jun 2007 06:06:37 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?
]]> 03 Jul 2007 01:44:20 Tinyball
]]> 27 Jul 2007 05:45:57 Flash Element TD This addictive little flash game uses the Warcraft defensive towers to protect your little strip of land from wave after wave of "creeps".

Place your towers around the track to prevent the creeps from reaching the end. You earn interest based on the amount of gold you have left at the end of each turn, so place your towers sparingly.
]]> 30 Jan 2007 12:07:07 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     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     SpiderTrap
    ]]>     31 Aug 2007 01:32:17     Cartouche
    ]]>     28 Jul 2007 11:12:31     Herder
    ]]>     29 Jul 2007 12:59:10     Tremulous What is Tremulous? A multiplayer online game, you might say. Or an awesome FPS shooter. Whatever it is, Tremulous is a sure game for hard-core gamers. Choose between two species, alien or human. They both have special weapons, modules, and construction abilites. Or... choose to be a spectator and watch the game from a Tribes like style. Defeating aliens or humans reward you an unique way. Join or create servers, choose your map, and play! Which should I play?... Tremulous.
    ]]>     15 Dec 2006 06:28:02     Scorched 3D Scorched 3D is a game based on the classic DOS game Scorched Earth. Scorched 3D adds amongst other new features a 3D island environment and LAN and internet play.

    The gameplay remains much like in the original game. Aiming towards a certain opponent is earily done with the A button, and after that the aiming with angle and power is exactly as in Scorched Earth. However, some weapons will react differently when landing due to the three dimensional terrain.
    ]]>     13 Feb 2007 01:38:57     The Restaurant Game The Restaurant Game is a research project at the MIT Media Lab that will algorithmically combine the gameplay experiences of thousands of players to create a new game. In a few months, we will apply machine learning algorithms to data collected through the multiplayer Restaurant Game, and produce a new single-player game that we will enter into the 2008 Independent Games Festival. Everyone who plays The Restaurant Game will be credited as a Game Designer. It's never been easier to earn Game Designer credentials!

    This game was created with Torque v1.5.
    ]]>     07 Mar 2007 01:33:16     RomZom One blistering night, when all seemed quiet;
    A meteor came crashing and caused a big riot!
    To edge closer or not? A question unanswered
    as we stumbled through the forest, this way that, we
    meandered.

    Oh look! The circus is here! The children exclaimed!
    And HULABOO-BUBBLE! of the juggling clown fame!

    We entered the tent, with hopes and promises
    of wonderous activities and sugar pop molasses.

    13 green cotton candies, not 4 or 5.
    Hung high from the ceiling, swaying here, swaying by.
    But what's this? It drips! Red, sticky, warm blood.
    A low humming voice whispers, and then a THUD!
    ]]>     18 Jul 2007 11:35:47     Millenipede Millenipede is a fast-paced arcade shoot 'em up inspired by the classic Atari game Centipede. It was originally developed in less than seven days for the 94th "Wednesday Workshop" at SoCoder, but since then it's sort of grown and developed a life of its own - nothing groundbreaking, but curiously good fun...

    Your aim is to zap all of the millenipedes on each wave while dodging spiders, snails and of course the millenipedes themselves. They'll make their way down the screen until eventually they hit the bottom, at which point they will roam around the player area until you shoot them.

    Each dead millenipede will, for some environmentally friendly reason, grow into a mushroom. These serve no purpose aside from blocking the movement of other centipedes and hindering your bullets. Each mushroom takes four shots to completely destroy.

    If you touch any enemy, be it a millenipede, spider or snail, you lose a life - but if you can manage to shoot them first then a nice points bonus will head your way. See how long you can survive and aim for the top spot on the highscore table!

    Homepage: http://www.firestormproductions.co.uk/millenipede/

    Price: Freeware

    Quick Download:
    Millenipede v1.1.0 for Windows (1.0MB)
    Millenipede v1.1.0 for MacOS (6.9MB)
    ]]>     07 May 2007 04:29:36     Gojirama : The Typing of teh Rizard!! The Typing of teh Rizard!!
    ]]>     18 Jul 2007 12:33:52     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     Sunshine Shopaholic Start the game by choosing either the male or female character. Use the keyboard arrows to move your character and avoid your partner to collect your designer rewards.
    Remember to bank using the spacebar but don't bank too early as the rewards increase in value.
    Get your designer gear now and make sure your partner doesn't catch you!
    ]]>     17 May 2007 04:19:48     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     The Battle for Wesnoth The Battle for Wesnoth is a free, turn-based strategy game with a fantasy theme. Fight a desperate battle to reclaim the throne of Wesnoth, or take hand in any number of other adventures.
    ]]>     13 Dec 2006 10:48:36     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     Pardus Pardus is a free graphic-based Massive Multiplayer Online Browser Game (MMOBG) playing in a futuristic universe where traders, pirates and other pilots of various races and factions strive to gain wealth and fame in space.

    Playable with all common web browsers - No downloads or plug-ins required!

    Game Features
  • Step-by-step tutorial for learning the basics of gameplay
  • Guides assisting new players in a special Help Chat
  • All game-action is carried out in realtime - not turnbased
  • Action Points system allowing players with limited time online to be just as competitive as players that have unlimited time online
  • Navigation on a graphical interface
  • Dynamic economic system with prices adjusting to player actions
  • A vast, dynamic universe containing various planet types, harvestable resources and innumerable dangers
  • Factions, player-alliances, free territory delimitations and private starbases
  • Gain military rank through missions for advanced faction ships/equipment
  • Piracy, Ambushes, Bounty-hunting, Cloaking, Drug and Slave Trading, Smuggling - but remember your actions will be reflected in your reputation!
  • A multitude of NPCs for you to kill - or to be killed by!
  • Moderated ingame forums, chats, and a private messaging system
  • A friendly, mature, troll-free, leetspeak-free and intelligent player-community
  • Sophisticated Production Tree with dozens of possible buildings and commodities
  • Large assortment of ships, ship equipment and weapon classes available for combating PvP and NPCs, trading, or a combination of all - it's your choice!
  • An advanced skills system for a wide variety of high-end specializations
    • * Premium Accounts with many extra features
    ]]>     13 Mar 2007 09:02:07     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     Big Bomb Blackjack
    ]]>     22 Aug 2007 11:36:24     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     Sphere Of War Sphere of War is a FREE online multiplayer strategy game. The name of the game is world domination. Do you have what it takes to dominate the Sphere of War?

    Players have the ability to create their own unique characters and build those characters as they choose. Those with a penchant for war can train their character to use a variety of different weapon types and defend themselves against them as well. Team up with your clan mates by forming or joining a Militia and see if you can climb the Militia ladder to the top.

    Those who desire an economic challenge will find a host of challenging features as well. Start your own company, hire and fire employees, buy resources and produce items to sell on the player market. Buy and sell stock and build your own multi-millionair stock portfolio.

    Think you know how to run a country? Get yourself elected as president of one in Sphere of War and find out. Control taxation, natural resource commerce and country warfare as the president of a country and see if you can create the next world super power.

    Visit www.sphereofwar.com
    ]]>     29 Mar 2007 04:24:22     Peasant's Quest "Control a short-panted 'peasant' named Rather Dashing as he stumbles through Peasantry in his 'quest' to get revenge on a dragon thing." -Videlectrix

    A real long time ago, in the peasant kingdom of Peasantry, some people lived... in fear. You are Rather Dashing, a peasant wearing short pants, who returns from his vacation to find his thatched cottage BURNiNATED! You set out on a quest to get revenge on Trogdor once and for all. So will he stay alive and protect this peasant kingdom from burnination? YOU decide!!!

    This game was made by Mike and Matt Chapman of Homestar Runner fame, and by programmer Jonathan Howe. There are several in-jokes in the game that also commonly appear on the Homestar Runner site. It's clearly inspired by older adventure games like Sierra's King's Quest series.
    ]]>     15 Feb 2007 03:47:49     Proximity I made this game in 2005 as just a little thing to do in between projects, and it's spread to just about everywhere on the internet that has games and is my most popular game by far.

    It takes all the elements in common strategy game and distills them down to their core: competing for territory and having battles. However, in this game, once a tile is placed, it can no longer be moved, only captured, so unlike most strategy games, a game of Proximity is usually over in about 10 minutes. Also, since the rules are pretty simple, it appeals to a lot of people who aren't normally into the big, unwieldly, and complex strategy games out there.

    I'm currently working on a sequel, as well as looking for ways to get the game onto consoles, and hopefully a board game version eventually.
    ]]>     11 Apr 2007 03:59:23     Submachine 4: The Lab Submachine 4: The Lab is the fourth installment of the popular Submachine Flash Puzzle/Adventure game. Created by Mateusz Skutnik, Submachine is a compelling mystery that only gets more intriguing as time goes on. Scraps of paper, words etched into walls, and archaic computers leave clues as to what the Submachine is, and how you must escape it. All of the (so far) 5 Submachine games tie into one another, and references to previous ones are riddled throughout.
    ]]>     10 May 2007 02:38:54     Enigmatica Tricky block-sliding puzzle, like a 2D Rubik's Cube. Line up the tiles in rows or columns, as fast as possible and using the least number of moves possible!
    TIP: carefully watch the instructions to understand the strategy to solve a board!
    ]]>     11 May 2007 10:02:37     Sling Sling is a 2D physics platformer with a twist. Get ready to fling, flick, snap, bounce, drop and shoot a springy ball of slime through 50 danger filled levels. Along the way you'll meet a crazy old kook - listen to his rantings as they may just provide the help you need to defeat the evil monsters and save the citizens of Oozeville!
    ]]>     24 May 2007 09:45:02     Chirality Chirality is a basic game at heart. Two sets of vanes, each with symbols on them, rotate in opposite directions. When any pair of overlapping symbols match, hit the button. Successful matches increase your score and the game speed. Missing a match or hitting the button when no matches occur will cost you a try.

    There are three different game layouts and two speed choices, making the game accessible to people of all reflex levels.

    Also available is Chirality+, with more eye candy and distracting graphics. Runs pretty slowly on most systems though, so it's more for looks than gaming right now.
    ]]>     22 Jun 2007 06:53:09     The Cowboy Game The Cowboy Game is a showcase of a platform game engine made in Flash 8. The game is meant to annoy you. Before you can fight the aliens you must equip your gun using the inventory screen, by dragging the gun into your hands. To fire the gun, you must reload it first by clicking the revolver icon on the lower-right side of the screen. Items you pick up along the way, must be equipped the same way before you can use it.

    Keys:
    Direction left/right: Move left/right
    Direction up: jump
    Spacebar: fire gun (if equipped)
    Run: equip your horse
    ]]>     03 Jul 2007 12:08:06     Amoebax
    ]]>     08 Aug 2007 12:57:21     Kumoon Kumoon is a hybrid of a third person shooter and a puzzle game. Player controls a chick that tries to knock down boxes in various rooms by shooting them with a revolver, shotgun or a bazooka.
    ]]>     14 Dec 2006 02:57:11     iKonquest iKonquest is a simple turn-based strategy multiplayer game of galactic conquest. The object is to conquer the entire (2 dimensional) galaxy. Each planet produces a fixed number of ships every turn. The game currently can only be played with other players. No AI has been programmed yet. It's a simple game similar to risk without the border restrictions.

    The original game was created by Rick Raddatz in 1987. A second game for the K desktop environment called Konquest was developed initially prior to 1999? by Russell Steffen. Much of the concept was borrowed from the Konquest source repository.
    ]]>     07 Feb 2007 08:30:39