Megazell's Free And Legal PC Games List!

[Megazell]

Megazell's Top Pick
Sp.A.I
Megazell's Top Pick

Third Person Shooter/Puzzle
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No

Theme: Science Fiction

In the near future, the online world decides the fate for reality.

He who controls the digital controls all of humanity.

In this battle for information enters Aiva, a hacking program that does battle on the information super highway, whose task is to access the enemy’s mainframe and shut it down.

Sp. AI is a 3rd person puzzle platformer where the player takes control of an Artificially Intelligent infiltration program called Aiva, whose abilities range from hacking systems, cracking fire walls and toying with security protocols.

System Requirements

OS: Windows XP SP 3 or higher
CPU: 2.3 Ghz
Memory: 2 Gb
Video: 256 Mb
Hard Drive: 286 Mb

Download it here - http://www.indiedb.com/games/spai

Screenshots

Gameplay Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FKMrSUFFbE
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[The Omniscient Lemon]

Could you create a thread that lists free mods worth playing?

Also LotR Online is now free and you can also get Chex Quest 3 for free.

Alien Swarm is available free on Steam.

 

[Megazell]

Magnesian

Action/Platformer
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No

Theme: Science Fiction

Magnesian is an ingenious side-on platformer in which you use magnetism to change the polarity of objects and push, pull and surf on blocks to make your way through the levels. The art style is superb and the mechanics are definitely worth checking out.

System Requirements

OS: Windows XP SP 3 or higher
CPU: 1.66 Ghz
Memory: 2 Gb
Video: Geforce 7400 and X800 or higher
Hard Drive: 450 Mb

Download it here - http://www.pineapplefishstudios.com/

Screenshots

Gameplay Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJV7UWOH0cM

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[Megazell]

[quote name='The Omniscient Lemon']Could you create a thread that lists free mods worth playing?

Also LotR Online is now free and you can also get Chex Quest 3 for free.[/QUOTE]

Mods for retail games, no. I have been officially done with paying anything for games for a long time. My original 'Free And Legal PC Games' thread that I started back in the late 90's on the Doom9 boards was all mods at first until it mutated into what this thread is now.

LOTRO has been already listed. CAG also has LOTRO Kinship and thread devote to that awesome game. Use the front page to check out the rest of the other free and legal PC games on this list. It's organized by genre, 2D or 3D, alphabetical order, single player only, multiplayer only and single player and multiplayer along with denotes for CO-OP games.

Chex Quest 3 is cool but I believe it violates one of my posting rules in which the games must be easy to install and play...unless that has changes...I won't be posting it.


[quote name='The Omniscient Lemon']Alien Swarm is available free on Steam.[/QUOTE]

Alien Swarm has already been listed. CAG also has a STEAM group for that.

 

[Megazell]

Blockmania: Kill Blockmen 2

First Person Shooter
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No

Theme: Science Fiction

Shoot down hoards of blockmen while attempting to survive! Blockmania: Kill Blockmen II is a fast paced, action/arcade shoot-em-up style game. It features an immersive visual experience in addition to highly realistic, physically pluasible rigid body physics.

System Requirements

OS: Windows XP SP 3 or higher
CPU: 1.7 Ghz
Memory: 1 Gb
Video: 128 Mb
Hard Drive: 255 Mb

Download it here - https://www.digipen.edu/fileadmin/website_data/gallery/game_websites/BlockMania/
or
Download it here - https://www.digipen.edu/?id=1170&proj=1639

Screenshots

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[Megazell]

Last Stand

First Person Shooter/Real Time Strategy
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No

Theme: Science Fiction

Last Stand is a hybrid first person shooter and real time strategy game developed by team Exodus Games, a senior team at DigiPen Institute of Technology for the 2005-2006 school year. In the game, you play the part of a lone space marine who must build and defend a base from swarms of oncoming aliens.

Megazell's Comment - Nice little tower defense game with a FPS POV and gameplay mechanic.

System Requirements

OS: Windows XP SP 3 or higher
CPU: 1.3 Ghz
Memory: 128 Mb
Video: 128 Mb
Hard Drive: 100 Mb

Download it here - https://www.digipen.edu/fileadmin/website_data/gallery/game_websites/LastStand/
or
Download it here - https://www.digipen.edu/?id=1170&proj=445

Screenshots

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[Megazell]

Flowers Of Error

Puzzle
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No

Theme: Science Fiction

An interesting little experiment, where you have to avoid everything that moves on screen (the glowy enemy thingies can be dragged out of your way with the mouse if need be). Bombs can also be dragged and detonated, which will leave debris to be collected (collecting this will spell out a long message). Wanting to know more of the message is what gives the game it's replay value. - Slumlord

System Requirements

OS: Windows XP or higher
CPU: 933 Mhz
Memory: 32 Mb
Video: 32 Mb
Hard Drive: 7.32 Mb

Download it here - http://www.tojam.ca/games_2008/flowers_of_error.asp

Gameplay Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM9oQqiM1ug

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4g8wA1ZJpU


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[hiccupleftovers]

[quote name='Megazell']City Of Heroes was one of the few games that I devoted a lot of time to it. I spoke about it in another thread here on CAG. To this day it has a lot of good things going like the ability to exmp down to an earlier level so that you can play with a new player/friend without them getting a negative penalty. I believe all MMORPG should have that. When they took out base raids it was a dead game for me and my crew.

Hopefully, Champions whets my appetite for sci-fi MMORPG gaming because a lot of other MMORPGs are great but sooner or later because they are fantasy based I lose interest.[/QUOTE]

Same here. I've been continually searching for a good, non fantasy based MMO to occupy my time a bit from the usual WoW. I loved the character customization, and like I you said, the team that worked on CoH - for lack of inspiration or some other reason - began to nerf and alter core gameplay mechanics which gamers/users loved and really enjoyed. I used to PL/play with my cousins and lots of other people because you could go down that level. Base raids were major fun and I loved how if you were a good, decent tank you could round up/corral an entire level for your group, bringing them back to the start and then just pummel on them without having to run through the level as much.

By the way, that Last Stand game sounds brilliant. I can't believe that concept hasn't been pushed harder in the FPS scene - the merger of a tower defense game and FPS. It just sounds like the perfect combination. Even if that Digipen team didn't execute to the level of a multi-million dollar team, the concept alone sounds fascinating and I can't wait until I test it out now.

You mentioned you donated some funds to some of these indie developers, I hope you don't mind my asking, but which ones did you choose?

 

[Megazell]

[quote name='hiccupleftovers']Same here. I've been continually searching for a good, non fantasy based MMO to occupy my time a bit from the usual WoW. I loved the character customization, and like I you said, the team that worked on CoH - for lack of inspiration or some other reason - began to nerf and alter core gameplay mechanics which gamers/users loved and really enjoyed. I used to PL/play with my cousins and lots of other people because you could go down that level. Base raids were major fun and I loved how if you were a good, decent tank you could round up/corral an entire level for your group, bringing them back to the start and then just pummel on them without having to run through the level as much.

By the way, that Last Stand game sounds brilliant. I can't believe that concept hasn't been pushed harder in the FPS scene - the merger of a tower defense game and FPS. It just sounds like the perfect combination. Even if that Digipen team didn't execute to the level of a multi-million dollar team, the concept alone sounds fascinating and I can't wait until I test it out now.

You mentioned you donated some funds to some of these indie developers, I hope you don't mind my asking, but which ones did you choose?[/QUOTE]

I donated to SigmaTeam (Return Of The Hero), TecknoPants (Shoot First) and a few others. Some of the donations came back. Turned out that many of the developers no longer take donation. For example - Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw no longer takes donates for his games. I was trying to donate for his game 1213 which was a extremely well made game. Out of $100 that I got from Megaupload I donated $15 so far. I plan to re-donate the other $85 to some other game makers.

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As for COH, I was never into the PL/Farming scene...In fact, I use to go against it and run missions in PI with a bind that read 'LvL 50+ Missions - PST - LvL 47 Min - No Fillers - No Dual Accounts.' I had a bind to auto respond if they were under lvl 47 and if they sent another tell after that 'begging' I auto-added them to my ignore list I use to run missions in under 2 to 3 mins - With defeat alls. I really like that game because with the EXCEPTION of the Statesman's Taskforce you can run any Task Force, Trial and/or Missions with any team configuration...No healer...No Problem...No Tank...No Problem. There were multiple options for dealing with mobs. I spent most of my lvl 50 life in PI and/or Shadow Shard teaming with ppl and setting up TF for rewards and/or special drops. When I left that game with my main (no alts) I had 36 billion influence (left over bug from issue 6 that allowed some people to break the cap), fully slotted out purples and over 585+ badges. It truly is a treat to play at any level with a little help from a friend but the amount of ABUSE that system was taking and the lack of base raids made it really dull really fast.

At one point, during a Faathim the Kind Task Force, my sg took care of the missions fast. We got the to final mission after 36 minutes. A pug healer player we invited because he was new to the zone and needed the badges finally got to the door. We get in to the final god and we tell him the plan. So we told him to run RA while he attacks and what not on our blasters because he had no tank...in the middle of combat he tells us he does not know what RA is and he just started the game 3 days ago and PL to 50 and did not know how to heal. We kicked him. Took a trip to our base. Stocked up. Came back. Killed the God in 5 minutes. He promised to never farm us ever

I have another story that you or may not find funny but it cracked me up for hours when we did it. During the days before bases when PL was really out of hand (logging on to 150 emails asking for farms or offering them for a price) my sg decided to have a 'Kill a newbie day' so what we did was we all did missions in the Shadow Shard up until we got the ambush. Then 20 of us went to the hospital in PI and called in our mission and 20 mobs of Soldiers of Rularuu came...including bosses that replicated/divided themselves. We then pulled Giant Monsters to PI and that killed a lot of newbies. When they went to the hospital they got killed again...and again. lvl 54 mobs btw doing pure psi and special damage...final the farmers decided to go in and help the newbies...the amount of lvl 50 that died when they made it to the top hospital was ASTOUNDING (I stopped counting at 350)....I logged off for the night...and when I logged back on after WORK the next day it was still being talked about and the mods had to log on and displace the mob. My sg never got spam mails for PL ever again

 

[Megazell]

Up And Coming Freeware Games!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlCPhYZfy3g

http://battlefield.play4free.com/

Battlefield is the latest game in the long running Battlefield franchise and the second of the series to be free to play. Unlike the previous Battlefield Heroes, the game has realistic graphics similar to those found in Battlefield 2. like previous Battlefield games, players will have the opportunity to play various roles like Medic, Engineer, and so forth. Matches take place on large maps that pit two teams of up to several dozen players against each other. Expect an assortment of vehicles like tanks, jeeps, airplanes, and helicopters to be thrown in. There’s limited information available on the game, it will be published on EA’s new ‘Play4Free’ portal alongside other free to play games like BattleForge, Need for Speed World, Fifa Online, and Tiger Woods Online. - MMOHUT​

 

[The Omniscient Lemon]

[quote name='Megazell']Mods for retail games, no. I have been officially done with paying anything for games for a long time. My original 'Free And Legal PC Games' thread that I started back in the late 90's on the Doom9 boards was all mods at first until it mutated into what this thread is now.

LOTRO has been already listed. CAG also has LOTRO Kinship and thread devote to that awesome game. Use the front page to check out the rest of the other free and legal PC games on this list. It's organized by genre, 2D or 3D, alphabetical order, single player only, multiplayer only and single player and multiplayer along with denotes for CO-OP games.

Chex Quest 3 is cool but I believe it violates one of my posting rules in which the games must be easy to install and play...unless that has changes...I won't be posting it.




Alien Swarm has already been listed. CAG also has a STEAM group for that.[/QUOTE]
I apologize. I looked for LOTRO and Alien Swarm in your list first but I must have missed them.

Chex Quest 3 (which includes 1&2) was easy for me. It doesn't even have an installer. It was just an .exe that you run to play the game. The rest of the files it has to access are included in the archived folder that you unzip. Just create a shortcut to the .exe and you're done. You can find it here:

http://www.chexquest.org/index.php?topic=1820.0

 

[Megazell]

[quote name='The Omniscient Lemon']I apologize. I looked for LOTRO and Alien Swarm in your list first but I must have missed them.

Chex Quest 3 (which includes 1&2) was easy for me. It doesn't even have an installer. It was just an .exe that you run to play the game. The rest of the files it has to access are included in the archived folder that you unzip. Just create a shortcut to the .exe and you're done. You can find it here:

http://www.chexquest.org/index.php?topic=1820.0[/QUOTE]

NP. LOTRO was under MMORPG -> Fantasy 3D and Alien Swarm was under Action - Top Down Shooter 3D.

Search sometimes works better when you're new to the way I run this thread. It's an ever evolving mass of awesome that looks like a mutate-o.

Cool. Just ran it real quick and it is much easier to use then it was a long time ago. I will post it up when I finish with my next stack of games to post. 18 games tested and ready to post another 123 on the burner.

 

[Megazell]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POjgEQRzN5Y​

 

[Megazell]

Rainblood - Town of Death

RPG
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No

Theme: Horror

Pang Town, a small but once popular town on the border of the Central Land, was now blighted by a sudden and strange plague. Most of the people fled, while someone or something unexpectedly came.

A black dressed man entered the town with fatigue and sadness, but at once he felt the never the hounding steps of those sent an unseen foe.

Then from the town came killers wanting him dead for unknown reasons. An old old ally came with a little girl who year ago died in the hands of the black dressed man...Now this little laughs at him laughs at him as the confusion and chaos of all that surrounds the man comes crashing closer...

Megazell's Comment - I only played a few minutes of this game but it seems really well made...the music, the character art and storyline seem top notch. The trailer is in Japanese but the game is in English.

System Requirements

OS: Windows XP SP 3 or higher
CPU: 1.3 Ghz
Memory: 128 Mb
Video: 32 Mb
Hard Drive: 180 Mb

Download it here - http://www.moddb.com/games/rainblood-town-of-death/downloads/rainblood-town-of-death-115

Screenshots

Gameplay Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDYM8VvQgqs



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[Megazell]

Warning: Fragile! - Chapter One: Operation Blindhawk

Adventure
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No

Theme: Science Fiction

Warning: Fragile! is (or at least is supposed to become) a trilogy which tells the story of captain Bingler, who is the captain of a space ship called One Eyed Eagle. The story kicks off when Bingler is given a task by his employer to deliver a mysterious package to a far off planet called Earth. During the first chapter the goal is to get the ship off the ground as once again the beloved captain has crash landed when returning from his last delivery mission making the ship unable to take off.

Megazell's Comment - Excellent looking game along with a very well put together user guide. This is a must play for adventure fans.

System Requirements

OS: Windows XP or higher
CPU: 1.0 Ghz
Memory: 128 Mb
Video: 32 Mb
Hard Drive: 134 Mb

Download it here - http://www.evergrim.com/work.php

Screenshots

Gameplay Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZodYZcOU6o

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[Megazell]

Knights Of War

Turn Based Strategy
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - Yes
Netbook Friendly

Theme: Conquest

Knights of War is a turn-based strategy game set in medieval England. It was influenced by simillar games like Warlords, Shogun Total War and Heroes of Might and Magic. Player can choose between eight lords to play with, each having different bonuses. The main objective of the game is to capture all England's provincies by defeating all of your enemies and therefore to unite all England under your rule. To do this, you will have to develop your economy, build structures, improve technologies, conduct diplomacy and raise strong armies. There are three AI types to choose for your computer opponents. Knight is the weakest AI type, warlord the strongest while lord is somewhere in between those two. There is also hotseat mode which allows two or more players to play on the same device by taking turns playing the game.

System Requirements

OS: Windows XP SP 2 or higher
CPU: 450 Mhz
Memory: 128 Mb
Video: 32 Mb
Hard Drive: 30 Mb

Download it here - http://knightsofwar.com.ba/

Screenshots

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[Megazell]

God Of Thunder

Action/Arcade
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No
Netbook Friendly

Theme: Fantasy

The year is 927 A.D. (as mortals reckon time) and the Almighty ODIN has summoned you, his faithful and heroic son, to The Great Hall of Asgard. Armed with only your enchanted hammer and considerable wits, you must journey to Midgard and destroy Jormangund!

God of Thunder was written by Ron Davis in 1993. It was never given much of a chance in the shareware market due to lack of funding, so this great game remains very rare. God of Thunder's unique combination of strategy and arcade action on the PC make it a classic favorite.

System Requirements

OS: Windows XP or higher
CPU: 400 Mhz
Memory: 32 Mb
Video: 32 Mb
Hard Drive: 1.36 Mb

Download it here - http://www.adeptsoftware.com/got/

Screenshots

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[Megazell]

DreamBall 64

Puzzle
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No

Theme: Other

Take control of a ball and go a rolling through the obstacle course you’ve ever seen! Pass all the gates and hit “goal” platform to finish a level. Be careful, the obstacles are popping up around every turn. Beware of spinning prickles and try not to fall down from the Land station, which hovers in the sky.

System Requirements

OS: Windows XP or higher
CPU: 900 Mhz
Memory: 32 Mb
Video: 32 Mb
Hard Drive: 10.7 Mb

Download it here - http://www.retrosouls.net/?page_id=133

Screenshots

Gameplay Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LftXJ2V64Qg

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[Megazell]

Advanced Strategic Command

Turn Based Strategy
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - Yes
Netbook Friendly

Theme: Military

Advanced Strategic Command is a free, turn based strategy game. It is designed in the tradition of the Battle Isle series from Bluebyte and is currently available for Windows and Linux. ASC can be played both against the AI and against other human players, using hotseat or PlayByMail.

System Requirements

OS: Windows XP or higher
CPU: 900 Mhz
Memory: 32 Mb
Video: 32 Mb
Hard Drive: 36.4 Mb

Download it here - http://www.asc-hq.org/

Screenshots

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[Megazell]

BrainSplode

Puzzle
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No
Netbook Friendly

Theme: Other

BrainSplode is a new game from Rust Red Games about rockets and busting some alien brains! They came to suck the life out of the planet, but they didn’t expect to be BrainSploded!

As the game progresses, more stages are added to your rocket allowing for complex and exciting manouvers! Then, choose your own configuration to burst the brains!

-physically simulated explosion funnels down tunnels and around scenery!

-bouncy yellow pads!

-multiple solutions!

System Requirements

OS: Windows XP SP 3 or higher
CPU: 1.7 Ghz
Memory: 128 Mb
Video: 64 Mb
Hard Drive: 14.7 Mb

Download it here - http://www.redprodukt.com/blog/?page_id=100

Screenshots

Gameplay Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-Tt4rTeGh0

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[Megazell]

Super Crate Box

Shooter/Platformer
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No
Netbook Friendly

Theme: Fantasy

Super Crate Box is coming to bring back the glory of the golden arcade age, when all that really mattered was getting on that high score list. Grab your baseball cap and loosen your pants, it's time to fight endless hordes of enemies and collect every weapon crate you can. Prepare for an arcade delight with interesting, refreshing game mechanics, cracking retro art and a terribly hip chiptune soundtrack.

System Requirements

OS: Windows XP or higher
CPU: 900 Mhz
Memory: 64 Mb
Video: 64 Mb
Hard Drive: 21.6 Mb

Download it here - http://www.supercratebox.com/
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Download it here - http://store.steampowered.com/app/212800/ Click Here! ​

 

[Megazell]

Escape from the Underworld

Action/Platformer
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No
Netbook Friendly

Theme: Fantasy

Play as a fallen angel in this exploration platformer.

This. Is. AMAZING. Escape from the Underworld is the story of a dark angel's fall from glory, and consequent rise from the underworld. With all your powers taken by heavenly beings, you're left to roam the depths of Hell, building your strength back up so you exact your revenge.

There's a very Metroid-like feel to this game - you begin with all your powers at full strength, before having it all taken away and being left to with nothing. Slowly but surely, powers are discovered through exploration. The level design is really fantastic - it's a little difficult at first, as you only need to be touched once to die, but as your powers build, you can really feel your dark character becoming a force to be reckoned with. - IndieGames.com

System Requirements

OS: Windows XP or higher
CPU: 900 Mhz
Memory: 32 Mb
Video: 32 Mb
Hard Drive: 11.9 Mb

Download it here - http://gamejolt.com/freeware/games/adventure/escape-from-the-underworld/3816/

Screenshots

Gameplay Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMrnFHkrsQI

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[Megazell]

DASH and the Stolen Treasure

Action/Platformer
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No

Theme: Fantasy
Theme: Pirates

Take control of Dash, the world's most most famous pirate, who is also ironically afraid of water, he is just a kid and he possesses almost every treasure that has ever existed... until one day he is stolen by the band of Blind Shark Pirates! Get your treasures back! Get your revenge and recover all your coins and gems, oh and save some baby sea urchins on the way, they will be grateful to you!

Jump, explore, run over the water, get your treasures back and play baseball with the octopuses!

System Requirements

OS: Windows XP SP 3 or higher
CPU: 2.0 Ghz
Memory: 1 Gb
Video: 128 Mb
Hard Drive: 166 Mb

Download it here - http://dashthegame.com/

Screenshots

Gameplay Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHCgaaH_nfI

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[Megazell]

Up And Coming Freeware Games!

Cloud 9

Cloud 9 is a fun and fast racing game with a steampunk aesthetic, where you collect vapour from the clouds to power your racer.

Check it out here - www.rockinmoses.com/cloud9 - Currently it's in early alpha test.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYLzQSLWtAg

Krautscape

Krautscape is a multiplayer racing game with procedurally generated tracks. The leader is able to control the direction of the track to his own benefit, but his chasers can take shortcuts by spreading their wings and fly from one track element to another. You can play Krautscape with up to 4 players. Simply start a server and wait for some friends to connect. Collect five Checkpoints before your opponents do to win the race and beware of the obstacles.

Check it out here - www.krautscape.net - Currently in beta/alpha testing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7r9_vSUu54

BiteJacker

Bitejacker is a zombie shooter based on the indie game review show, Bytejacker. Player can play as the host, Anthony Carboni, or cameraman, Jon Rivera as they brave through a bizarre world of zombie apocalypse.

Players can pick up new weapons, and upgrade abilities, and even meet some strangely familiar faces along the way...

Check it out here - http://secretbase.com.sg/ - Coming Soon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCatIWIqs84​

 

[Megazell]

Happy Veteran's Day.

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[Megazell]

Website Spotlight

Armor Games

http://armorgames.com/

Armor Games, formerly Games Of Gondor, is a website based in Irvine, California that hosts free Flash-based browser games. Armor Games was founded by Daniel McNeely. Under its former name, it hosted The Lord of the Rings-themed content, such as the games "Hob the Hobbit", "Battle for Gondor", and "Orc Slayer".

The site has since hosted a variety of games across many genres, such as puzzles, shooters, and strategy games.

In addition to hosting other developers' games, the site's staff creates free Flash games in-house. User John Cooney ("John") is its Head of Game Development.

ConArtists is another popular game designer with games such as Warfare 1917 and The Last Stand. Game developers can create Flash games and get them sponsored by the site.

Megazell's Comment - Below are some gameplay videos of 'The Last Stand' series. Which is a lot of fun.

Gameplay Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5icy5K475ZQ

*Lower thy speakers*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLuCLcnqWT8

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[Megazell]

[quote name='hiccupleftovers']I was having difficulty/issues when I tried Nexuiz even finding servers/people to play against. Any suggestions as to why that could be Megazell?[/QUOTE]

[quote name='Megazell']I just logged on real quick and this is what I see and what I can join.

Take a screenshot of your MP window if you are seeing no players online.[/QUOTE]

Hey,

I just came from a bunch of matches with some friends and family. I tried to send you the IP and PW but your inbox in CAG is full.

Let me know if you want in,
Megazell

 

[Megazell]

Up And Coming Freeware Games

APB

http://www.411mania.com/games/news/161610/APB-Gets-New-Owner.htm

Even though the original life span of APB was short, it's getting a second chance by becoming free-to-play.

According to GamesIndustry.biz, K2 Network just bought the game for $2.4 million. Not only did they buy it, but it could be running by the end of the year.

K2 is known for buying failed MMOs and making them free-to-play. Another example from the company is when they picked up 9Dragons from Acclaim when they closed.

http://www.apbforum.com/forum/social-district/1553-apb-saved-ex-rtw-dev-gave-me-new-info-today.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it_O7JSsIEM

In September 2010, the joint administrators, Ken Pattullo and Paul Dounis, from business and restructuring specialist Begbies Traynor, said efforts to rescue Realtime Worlds had been unsuccessful but renewed efforts were made to conclude a sale of the IPR.

"We are obviously very happy to have concluded the sale but at the same time very much regret the loss of jobs as a result of the closure of Realtime Worlds," said Paul Dounis of Begbies Traynor. "As a consequence of the IPR asset sale all outstanding wages and holiday pay claims will be met in full. GamersFirst is a pioneer in the free-to-play space, thus APB will be re-launched as a free-to-play model game rather than the previous retail model. People who previously bought the game can now look forward to playing it again once it's back online."

"The acquisition of APB is an important complement to our main Free2Play™ third-party publishing business," says Joshua Hong, CEO of GamersFirst. "We believe in putting our gamers first by encouraging the community to tell us what they like or dislike and then incorporate that feedback into our evolutionary development process. The core principle is to completely eliminate all economic barriers for gamers to experience our games."

GamersFirst will publish APB: Reloaded as a AAA Free2Play™ title, developed by US based Reloaded Productions Inc. using Unreal Engine 3.

"APB was a game that had several exceptional features and some brilliant ideas, even though it was plagued by some initial balance and monetization issues," says Bjorn Book-Larsson, CTO and COO of GamersFirst, and responsible for GamersFirst's studio and game development efforts. "We want to take all the unique features of this title, such as its unparalleled character, weapon and car customization systems, and convert the game to a true free-to-play game. We are deep into the planning and early execution stages for this next chapter of APB and we will share more details in the near future. In order to put �Gamers First' we will also actively engage the community in many aspects of all the planned changes."

APB: All Points Bulletin is a massively multiplayer online third-person shooter game based in the modern-day fictional city of San Paro featuring two factions, Enforcers and Criminals. Players can join either faction, and then form their own customized team and group to join the constant battle across the urban landscape.

GamersFirst and Reloaded Productions plan to launch the next chapter of APB in the first half of 2011.

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Commando Attack Sub

Simulation/Vehicular Combat
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - Yes

Theme: Science Fiction

In Commando Attack Sub, players control a futuristic personal submarine at the bottom of the ocean in 3D.

The game plays in the first person perspective like most shooters with flight-sim style ability for z-axis movement control. Death match multiplayer support available.

Megazell's Comment - Control you sub with W,A,S,D. You have to arm your weapons first by pressing 1 and/or 2 for left and right guns. Pressing 3 arms your missiles. You can charge up energy for a dash forward and use it by pressing right click. The music is OK though not what you would expect from a sub game.

System Requirements

OS: Windows XP SP 2 or higher
CPU: 1.8 Ghz
Memory: 1 Gb
Video: 128 Mb
Hard Drive: 116 Mb

Download it here - https://www.digipen.edu/?id=1170&proj=553

Screenshots

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Resonation

First Person Shooter/Puzzle
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - Yes

Theme: Science Fiction

Resonation is a first person shooter that deviates from the norm by incorporate color based puzzles. The player will have to navigate through the world avoiding traps, killing monsters, and solving puzzles to survive.

Resonation also features up to 8 person deathmatch on LAN.

System Requirements

OS: Windows XP SP 3 or higher
CPU: 1.3 Ghz
Memory: 1 Gb
Video: 128 Mb
Hard Drive: 149 Mb

Download it here - https://www.digipen.edu/?id=1170&proj=452 Click Here! ​

 

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Dear Agent

Action/Platformer
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No
Netbook Friendly

Theme: Espionage

Dear Agent is a fiddly but ultimately rewarding platformer created by Jonatan during the Blekinge Tekniska Högskola Game Jam. Over several levels, your mission is to kill all the terrorists and destroy all their equipment, before escaping through the exit.

Your laser can cut through any block in the level, so you're able to cut your own path. You're never given enough ammo or explosives to win the level, but fortunately there are vats of lava (or at least I assume it's lava) that will ooze about the place if you blow a hole in the side of the container. It's really tricky stuff - the second level took me more than a dozen tries to complete - but once you get past the awkward controls, there is plenty to like here. - IndieGames.com

I didn't have time to fully playtest it, so there might be some bugs in the game. Will fix as soon as possible if I get any reports! - Developer

Megazell's Comment - The game is frustrating fun or as some may say 'Nintendo Hard.' The screen is a rectangle and your character and game world are very small. You can not full screen it. This game won't be for everyone but then again this is Cactus gaming

System Requirements

OS: Windows XP or higher
CPU: 833 Mhz
Memory: 32 Mb
Video: 32 Mb
Hard Drive: 2.86 Mb

Download it here - http://cactusquid.blogspot.com/2010/10/dear-agent.html

Screenshots

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Tea Time Quarrel

Action/Arcade
Single Player - No
Multiplayer - Yes
Gamepad Support - Yes

Theme: Fun

How to play!

It's very simple, the first player to 100 points wins.
May the best gentleman or gentlewoman win!

...what's that? You'd like to know how to acquire points?
You'll have to decide that for yourselves, using Her
Majesty's greatest invention: democracy!

Every 20 seconds, one player will get a chance to propose
a new rule for the game.

System Requirements

OS: Windows XP or higher, Mac version also available
CPU: 1.0 Ghz
Memory: 128 Mb
Video: 32 Mb
Hard Drive: 3.90 Mb
Special Requirement: 4 Gamepads

Download it here - http://gangles.ca/2010/10/31/tea-time-quarrel/

Screenshots

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A House in California

Adventure
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No
Netbook Friendly

Theme: Drama

‘A House in California’ is a surreal, narrative game about four characters who bring a house to life. These four characters are based on relatives of mine (two grandmothers and two great-grandmothers). The game is inspired aesthetically by Mystery House, developed in 1980 by Roberta & Ken Williams. But whereas Mystery House is a mystery story about greed and murder, A House in California is more like an Imagist poem about family and memory. A House in California is currently being featured in the Learn to Play exhibition at Euphrat Museum of Art, was also exhibited at the Meaningful Play conference at Michigan State University in October 2010 and is an entry in the 2011 IGF.

This game is available for free and was also sold in a limited-edition hardcopy run of 50, which is now sold out. Thank you so much to supporters who bought the game in presale or otherwise supported the project on Kickstarter!

System Requirements

OS: Windows XP or higher, Linux and Mac versions available
CPU: 900 Mhz
Memory: 32 Mb
Video: 32 Mb
Hard Drive: 17.2 Mb

Download it here - http://cardboardcomputer.com/games/a-house-in-california/

Screenshots

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Website Spotlight

YoYo Games!

YoYo Games' website allows users to upload, share, and play their created games and those made by others. Users can also review and discuss these games, as well as games in development on the website. It also provides an extended help system and support for the sharing of digital assets. YoYo Games also hosts the GMC (Game Maker Community) forums and publishes Game Maker since version 7. The YoYo Games website was launched on April 28, 2007, in its beta form.

The website has an instant play feature so people can play games online (similar to Adobe Flash), and allows games to be downloaded if the individual creators choose so.
YoYo Games runs game-making competitions on their website.

Check them out here - http://sandbox.yoyogames.com/

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Thread Update.

I've been going through the thread and updating the post that are missing images (tinypic nonsense), gameplay videos and working author links. There a small amount of non-mmorpgs games that I have neglected to add a back up link to so those are being added now.

Currently, I have completed pages 1 to 20.​

 

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Surprise Bullfight

Action/Arcade
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No
Netbook Friendly

Theme: Weird

As a gnome it is your sacred duty to take care of the last remaining forest giant. Unfortunately for you, the only thing that can keep the giant alive is the heart of a bull. For extra nourishment (and bonus points) collect rabbits, crabs, and bull excrement to spice up the heart. Venture out into the world and slay these dangerous beasts or be gored trying.

System Requirements

OS: Windows XP or higher
CPU: 900 Mhz
Memory: 32 Mb
Video: 32 Mb

No Heavy Download Needed - Browser Based - http://games.adultswim.com/surprise-bullfight-twitchy-online-game.html

Gameplay Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5StgE_0Mdk

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BOTA

Strategy/MOBA
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No

Theme: Fantasy

Inspired by Dota, Bota is a different take on that where you handle and tune the NPC spawning.

The game was developed as part of our new rapid prototyping process trying to find new game concepts to develop. Possible additions to this concept could be hero units, upgrades, resources and alternate paths.

System Requirements

OS: Windows XP or higher
CPU: 1.0 Ghz
Memory: 32 Mb
Video: 32 Mb

No Heavy Download Needed - Browser Based - http://ludosity.com/play-webgames/bota/

Screenshots

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Demo - Fenix Blade: Scarlet Halo - Demo

RPG
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No

A classic jRPG with a flair for adventure.

Megazell's Comment - This game is a work in progress and RPG fans may want to dip into this as the author is working on improving it.

Controls
ALT - Action/OK
CTRL - Cancel
SHIFT - Menu
Z - Quick Stats/Special (press and HOLD to see stats)
ESC - Exit/Reset game

System Requirements

OS: Windows 2000 or higher
CPU: 1.0 Ghz
Memory: 1 Gb
Video: 32 Mb
Hard Drive: 8.25 Mb

Download it here - http://www.fenixblade.allegronetwork.com/demo2.zip

Screenshots

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FRENETIC PLUS

Shooter/Vertical
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No

Theme: Science Fiction

A truly chaotic planar shooter with 33+ missions.

System Requirements

OS: Windows 2000 or higher
CPU: 1.0 Ghz
Memory: 128 Mb
Video: 32 Mb
Hard Drive: 11.0 Mb

Download it here - http://www.fenixblade.allegronetwork.com/fplus110.zip

Screenshots

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Krotonaut

Action/Platformer
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No

Theme: Fantasy

Krotonaut is a puzzle platformer. It's rough around the edges but I think the mechanics (using a bomb to blow up your environment and get to the required keys) works quite nicely and quite possibly could have been fleshed out. It isn't without it's charms. - Slumlord27

System Requirements

OS: Windows XP or higher
CPU: 1.3 Ghz
Memory: 32 Mb
Video: 32 Mb
Hard Drive: 2.42 Mb

Download it here - http://www.yoyogames.com/games/65286-krotonaut

Screenshots

Gameplay Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmnUbH36FK4

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Bite the Bullets

Shooter/Horizontal
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No

Theme: Science Fiction

A simple tech demo, developed to test a bullet pattern system. Avoid enemy fire (you fire automatically) and survive as long as possible. You get more points for firing up close, as opposed to the far left side of the screen. -Slumlord27

System Requirements

OS: Windows XP or higher
CPU: 1.0 Ghz
Memory: 32 Mb
Video: 32 Mb
Hard Drive: 4.68 Mb

Download it here - http://ishisoft.com/archives/91

Screenshots

Gameplay Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjItMVB5gsc

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Chex Quest 1
Chex Quest 2
Chex Quest 3

First Person Shooter
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No

Theme: Science Fiction

I’m not sure quite what to call this, a review, or just a nostalgia overload. In Either case, I’m here to talk to you about ChexQuest. ChexQuest at its heart is an advertisement, but for me, it brings back memories of just pure fun.

I remember walking through the store with my parents, and upon seeing a game available in a cereal box, I WAS THERE! I begged my parents for it, and clutched my prize with joy.

Upon installing I was transported into this mystical Dimension of Cereal. No really, the name of the universe was “The Cereal Dimension”. This may have been the first FPS I had ever played in my life, and I loved it. The colorful graphics pleased my senses, as I zapped green gooed aliens. At my age, it was slightly scary, at least the flying aliens, but more importantly, it was the best 3D (ish) videogame entertainment I had at that early age.

Now, years later, I have found out that Chex Quest 3 had been released, the third, and likely final episode, so, loading the game up on Easy. (Don’t judge me, I’m not a big fan of Doom or its mechanics, and it still is challenging on easy if you fight everything.) I checked it out.

Well let me tell you, the graphics are not why I play this game, but there is obviously an extra sense of graphical polish that has come with this third episode, released 2008. The work of former Digital Cafe employees whom returned to finish the last campaign; their time elsewhere in the videogame market have visibly increased their skills. The graphics for the textures are clean, and seem more varied, with new texture sets, some used just for single levels. The writing will be primarily about Chex Quest’s Third episode, but I urge you to play through all the episodes just for the pure thrill.

- http://biasedvideogamerblog.com/blog:chex-quest-3-pc

System Requirements

OS: Windows XP or higher
CPU: 450 Mhz
Memory: 64 Mb
Video: 64 Mb
Hard Drive: 24.0 Mb

Download it here - http://www.chucktropolis.com/gamers.htm

Screenshots

Gameplay Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgjlfBVp-UE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar4fNSdJhjM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw1_dnLQHr4

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C:Medieval

Action/Arcade
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - Yes
Netbook Friendly

Theme: Medieval

About

C:Medieval is a 100 player online arcade game. Up to 4 players can play on one PC whether it is a server or client.

Story

The other team killed your wife.

Controls

Arrow keys: Move
Space: Attack
Shift: Strafe
Gamepad works best, use the Options menu to configure

Buying

Press 1 or 2 on the keyboard to switch teams, new team color is the bar on the top.
Your gold is displayed in the top right.
Press left or right to choose, and attack to select.
If an item is red you need a higher title to buy it.

First row is your title
Second row is your warrior's size
Third row is your armor
Fourth row is your weapon
Fifth row is your shield

Dying

If you die you lose all your gold and titles, so try to avoid it (see Retreat)

Titles

You can buy a new title at the beginning of the round, the number of titles is limited for each team, there can be only one King, two Dukes, four Earls and so forth. Owning a better title will give you a bigger share of the spoils, as well as access to more weapons and armor.

Retreat

When a player crosses the white line they surrender, they keep their title but lose 25% of their gold if their team loses.
Dedicated Server

To run a dedicated server use the "-dedicated" command line option.

System Requirements

OS: Windows XP or higher
CPU: 900 Mhz
Memory: 128 Mb
Video: 64 Mb
Hard Drive: 3.10 Mb

Download it here - http://www.crypticsea.com/c/
or
Download it here - http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MEFU35CX

Gameplay Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMz0DZCM3Ig

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tPsN-_xzIY

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Website Spotlight

Experimental Gameplay Project

The Experimental Gameplay Project began as a student pitched project at the Entertainment Technology Center at Carnegie Mellon University. The project started in Spring 2005 with the goal of discovering and rapidly prototyping as many new forms of gameplay as possible. A team of four grad students, we locked ourselves in a room for a semester with three rules:

1. Each game must be made in less than seven days,
2. Each game must be made by exactly one person,
3. Each game must be based around a common theme i.e. “gravity”, “vegetation”, “swarms”, etc.

As the project progressed, we were amazed and thrilled with the onslaught of web traffic, with the attention from gaming magazines, and with industry professionals and academics all asking the same questions, “How are you making these games so quickly?” and “How can we do it too?” Though we successfully met our goal of making over 50 games, we realized that this project had become much less about the games, and much more about the crazy development process – and how we could help others do the same thing. We wrote about this process in our white paper How to Prototype a Game in Under 7 Days.

After leaving school, we all went our separate ways, using the experience and prototyping skills we”d learned and applying them in large companies in the games industry. Though separated, we continued to run the site from afar – holding a series of prototyping competitions, with winners gaining internships at various game companies. Eventually all of our attention was turned to pet projects: Kyle Gabler went on to create indie darling, World of Goo from his 4-day prototype, Tower of Goo, alongside EA veteran Ron Carmel. The two would later port the game to WiiWare, where it really took off, with the help of Allan Blomquist. Kyle Gray used the lessons he learned from the project to pitch and make the cult classic Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure for the Nintendo DS.

Check them out here - http://experimentalgameplay.com/

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Activate the Three Artefacts and then Leave

Puzzle
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No

Theme: Other

Activate the Three Artefacts and then Leave is a freaky voyage into the unknown. After moving the mouse around, you'll spot a sphere in the distance, and can move toward it using the WASD keys.

There you'll find a gap in the wall that will allow you to move inside. What looked like a relatively small structure turns out to be HUUUGE. There are three artefacts to be found inside this sprawling yet claustrophobic environment of white cubes, but make sure you've got your speakers turned up, as it's the sound that really gives the game an eerie feel.

I'm still trying to find all three of the artefacts, although the chances of me escaping from this place afterwards are pretty slim - IndieGames.com

Warning, this game might be a little hardware intensive – it will look different depending on whether or not your computer has sufficiently sophisticated shader support (if the game is in an outlined style, then it’s displaying on the high-end mode).

- Developer

System Requirements

OS: Windows XP SP 3 or higher, Mac version available
CPU: 2.0 Ghz
Memory: 1 Gb
Video: 512 Mb (Shader 2.0 Support)
Hard Drive: 18.0 Mb

Download it here - http://www.increpare.com/2010/11/activate-the-three-artefacts-and-then-leave/

Screenshots

Gameplay Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOzZs46K7Kk

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Crystal Wave

Shooter/Arena
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No
Netbook Friendly

Theme: Science Fiction

This is my first game using the Lazy Brain method, I have to say, it ain’t bad at all. The graphics are sweet and the gameplay is something farmiliar with a few of my own twists. Also features an online highscore board. - Developer

System Requirements

OS: Windows XP or higher
CPU: 1.0 Ghz
Memory: 32 Mb
Video: 32 Mb
Hard Drive: 5.21 Mb

Download it here - http://lazybraingames.wordpress.com/crystal-wave/

Screenshots

Gameplay Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z71Cfl-9QE

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Octodad

Adventure
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No

Theme: Weird

Octodad is a third person adventure game about destruction, deception, and fatherhood. The player controls Octodad, a dapper octopus masquerading as a human, as he goes about a day of his life. His existence is a constant struggle, as he must master mundane tasks with his unwieldy boneless tentacles while simultaneously keeping his cephalopodian nature a secret from his human family.

Octodad was developed by students at DePaul University, located in Chicago, Illinois. Beginning in June, the team of 19 concepted, prototyped, and developed this original game in order to compete in the Independent Games Festival Student Showcase at the 2011 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Please check out the rest of the website for more info and content surrounding the game.

System Requirements

OS: Windows XP SP 3 or higher
CPU: 1.9 Ghz
Memory: 1 Gb
Video: 256 Mb
Hard Drive: 336 Mb

Download it here - http://octodadgame.com/

Screenshots

Gameplay Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVoSYDWX2Ig

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Maze Of Space

RPG
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No

Theme: Science Fiction

A game about killing space monsters.

You’re trapped on a space station.

Kill the baddies to get the best gear and find out what this all 'aboot.'

A while back I experimented with the idea of rendering pixel art using post it notes. That game was pretty bad, but the idea of rendering pixel art in interesting ways was pretty neat. Inspired by past experiences and this painting by tubbypaws I decided to test out if I could render pixels to look like they were painted. The results were surprisingly good, so I crafted a smallish game around that. A big chunk of the game was made at Karlshamn game jam with Martin and Niklas.

- Developer

Controls

[Arrow keys] Move the guy around.
[CTRL] or [Z] Fires your gun.
[ALT] or [X] Strafes.
for inventory.

System Requirements

OS: Windows XP or higher, Mac version available
CPU: 1.0 Ghz
Memory: 1.0 Gb
Video: 128 Mb
Hard Drive: 12.5 Mb

Download it here - http://www.kloonigames.com/blog/games/mazeofspace

Screenshots

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