Action/Platformer
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No
Netbook Friendly
Theme: Nature
Theme: Fantasy
Far, far under the sea, there's an entirely different world: a world inhabited by many strange creatures. One of these creatures is Johnnie, a little squid whose world is about to be perished. The recent earthquakes have isolated him from the rest of the sea. The accessible area's unable to provide enough food for its inhabitants, so famine's around. To top it all off, a giant fish called Iron Head and his subordinate Monk took control of the food supplies, but greedily swallow up major parts of it.
System Requirements
OS: Windows 2000 or higher
CPU: 900 Mhz
Memory: 32 Mb
Video: 32 Mb
Hard Drive: 616 Kb
Action/Platformer
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No
Theme: Science Fantasy
With Lego Star Wars QFR2-D2, we have a complete game with 15 levels to complete.
Once you've chosen your side of the Force you venture into the wonderful world of 3D or Anakin Skywalker and Asajj Ventress fought them. And if graphics performance is still lower than the beauty of the famous series of video games Traveller's Tales / LucasArts Lego Star Wars - The Quest for R2-D2 is completely free, you can play in full screen.
Have fun and may the force be with you!
Megazell's Comment - Great little game for the kids or Star Wars fans. I highly recommend you get Joy2Key and configure your gamepad for this one because the action is surprisingly intense during some sections. Also, you should make a free account with Lego to save your game.
System Requirements
OS: Windows XP or higher
CPU: 1.3 Ghz
Memory: 128 Mb
Video: 128 Mb
Action/Platformer
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No
Theme: Fantasy
THE WIZARD`S OLDER NOW THAN ALL
HIS HELP YOU SEEK WITHIN THIS WALL
FOR FORTY DAYS YOUR QUEST MAY LAST
LOCATE THE POTION, MAKE IT FAST
THIS HIDEOUS SPELL UPON YOUR SOUL
TO LOSE ITS HOLD MUST BE YOUR GOAL
BEWARE, THE TRAPS FROM HERE BEGIN
THE CAULDRON TELLS WHAT MUST GO IN
TO BREAK THE CURSE AND MAKE THE SPELL
TO SAVE YOURSELF AND MAKE YOU WELL.
... in other words, you've got to find a bunch of items and chuck them in a cauldron or be stuck as a Werewulf. Personally I'd choose the latter but nevermind
System Requirements
OS: Windows 98 SE or higher
CPU: 750 Mhz
Memory: 32 Mb
Video: 32 Mb
Hard Drive: 31.5 Mb
Coda is a game which focuses on thoughtful, unforgiving, competitive, fast paced and stylish gameplay. It will provide several interesting systems which players will have to use in harmony in order to defeat their opponents. Initially the game will focus on an original sword fighting system based on mouse movements. Next magic and psionic energy systems will be implemented, and tightly integrated into the sword fighting gameplay. Coda will feature a player control system which borrows mechanics from fighting games such as Guilty Gear. Several maps and completely original characters are planned. Stay tuned for frequent updates, this game is currently under rapid development.
System Requirements
OS: Windows XP SP 2 or higher
CPU: 2.0 Ghz
Memory: 2 Gb
Video: 256 Mb
Hard Drive: 3.0 Gb
RPG
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No
Netbook Friendly
Theme: Science Fiction
From this day to the ending of the world,
We in it shall be remember'd;
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
-Shakespare, King Henry V
System Requirements
OS: Windows 98 SE or higher
CPU: 500 Mhz
Memory: 32 Mb
Video: 32 Mb
Hard Drive: 17.5 Mb
Real Time Strategy
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No
Theme: Science Fiction
In the The Jeluvian Project you control small squads of 'drones' using the mouse and keyboard to complete various objectives (which usually involve destroying enemy drones) over 14 missions. In order to be successful, you have to pick your battles and skillfully manipulate your drones in combat.
System Requirements
OS: Windows XP or higher
CPU: 1.1 Ghz
Memory: 64 Mb
Video: 64 Mb
Hard Drive: 9.89 Mb
Fighting
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - Yes
Gamepad Support - Yes
Theme: Martial Arts
Theme: Weird
Dreamscape is a fresh take on a classic genre, the 2D fighter, set in a restless world of imagination created by the collective dreaming of every living thing on earth. The King Dreamer of this world is going into retirement, so a new king must be found! Play as the King Dreamer, Shaktool Fremont, and his would be successors a collection of characters including squid ladies, school girls, and a fetus controlled robot.
System Requirements
OS: Windows XP or higher
CPU: 1.7 Ghz
Memory: 128 Mb
Video: 128 Mb
Hard Drive: 45.2 Mb
[quote name='ChernobylCow']Excellent work per usual. The Spirit Engine II went free ware recently.[/QUOTE]
Hey,
Long time no post Yeah, I covered The Spirit Engine II.
[quote name='Megazell']
The Spirit Engine I
The Spirit Engine II
RPG/Adventure
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No
The Spirit Engine I
Three strangers going about their daily business, find themselves transported and stuck together on a remote island with a small, mute and ghostly spirit. They soon find themselves playing Survivor for real, trying to figure out what they should do as unfriendly creatures, bounty hunters and sinister forces chase them across the world, from misty, haunted forests and snowy mountain-tops to arid, magic soaked sand-dunes and glittering skyscrapers.
The Spirit Engine 2
The Spirit Engine 2 is the follow up to the freeware game 'The Spirit Engine', originally released in November 2003. Set in a new world, with new characters, new graphics and a rewritten game engine, TSE-2 sets out to improve upon the game experience of the original in every possible way.
The Spirit Engine 2 features:
- An extensive plot spanning nine distinct chapters. History is unravelling in the once peaceful state of Lereftain. Murderous cults are running unchecked through the streets, parliament is bickering, tension is building with old enemies in the west and the country's inhuman rulers seem to be losing control of the situation. Three citizens who find their paths crossing in an act of charity one dark night will find themselves burdened with the responsibilty of not only defending the nation but deciding whether to save civilisation as they know it.
- All new and improved original graphics. Simple yet effective new effects, including parallax scrolling and screen-shake.
- The introduction of something sorely missing from the original - difficulty levels! Play at a level to suit you and either lock it there or feel free to change it as and when you like.
- An improved real-time combat system which builds upon the simplicity of the original. With an improved interface, greater control over characters, combat speed options and action synchronisation controls to make battles more tactical and more fun.
- New game combat mechanics such as automatic character recovery, party chains and combination strike damage bonuses.
- New, varied character skills to play with, including targetted attacks and debuffs, and a whole host of crafty, unfriendly creatures to use them on.
- A vast stock of equipable items with new abiliti
System Requirements
The Spirit Engine 1
OS: Windows 98 or higher
CPU: 800 Mhz
Memory: 128 Mb
Video: 32 Mb
Hard Drive: 39 Mb
The Spirit Engine 2
OS: Windows 98 SE or higher
CPU: 1.2 Ghz
Memory: 512 Mb
Video: 128 Mb
Hard Drive: 210 Mb
Shooter/Horizontal
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No
Theme: Weird
You are mutant camel billy goat with rocket legs and eye beams...you job is to rescue the camels, sheep and rainbow cows by grabbing them with your rockets legs and dragging them to the gate. Beware insects from the alternative universe of 'BaseOwnage-verse' are trying to destroy you and kidnap the animals for breeding purposes...I think. Whatever blast some stuff!
System Requirements
OS: Windows XP or higher
CPU: 1.0 Ghz
Memory: 32 Mb
Video: 32 Mb
Hard Drive: 2.01 Mb
Simulation/Racing
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No
Theme: Other
Take out your microphone and become a powerful race car engine! Mimic the sound of a race and start tearing up the track. The game listens to your roaring and matches your speed accordingly.
Racing Pitch has party games and track challenges, and you can even take a break from the racing by taking a flight in a hot air balloon. It'll leave you breathless!
NOTE:
A working microphone connected to your computer is REQUIRED.
Megazell's Comment - Lots of fun. Great game for younger children too. This game was a blast with a recent family get together.
System Requirements
OS: Windows XP or higher
CPU: 500 Mhz
Memory: 128 Mb
Video: 64 Mb
Hard Drive: 4.30 Mb
Third Person Shooter
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No
Theme: Other
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.
System Requirements
OS: Windows XP or higher
CPU: 1.3 Ghz
Memory: 128 Mb
Video: 128 Mb
Hard Drive: 12.5 Mb
Real Time Strategy
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - Yes
Theme: Science Fiction
Triumph! War 2099 is a real-time tactics game where up to 4 players battle the Kratte aliens. You control a space marine squad leader who can command other marines with simple instructions (Attack, Defend, or Follow) and summon reinforcements by stepping on eagle emblems. The game takes place across a variety of missions.
System Requirements
OS: Windows XP or higher
CPU: 1.0 Ghz
Memory: 32 Mb
Video: 32 Mb
Hard Drive: 5.21 Mb
Real Time Strategy
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - Yes
Theme: Science Fiction
Solar Vengeance is a game of interstellar conflict and conquest. You assume the role of a Star Lord, seeking to expand their territory after the collapse of the Galactic Empire. To eliminate your enemies you will build fleets of StarShips, and use them to capture independent and enemy StarSystems. Eventually you will capture your enemy Star Lord's Capital StarSystem, eliminating them from the game.
You can create your own scenarios and AI's for the game using the C# programming language.
System Requirements
OS: Windows XP or higher
CPU: 933 Mhz
Memory: 32 Mb
Video: 32 Mb
Hard Drive: 6.05 Mb
Cosmos Quest I: To Find A Sun
Cosmos Quest II: To Find A Sun
Cosmos Quest III: The Mines Of Isagor
Cosmos Quest IV: The Ayatolian March
Adventure
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No
Netbook Friendly
Theme: Science Fiction
Year: Far in the future. Location: Yellow Fog Galaxy, somewhere on the bridge between Rhomul System and the peripheral rings of the Federation. The Sun slowly fade out under submission of a black hole that no one knew before. Executing your duties as an engineer in a crew that observes the temperature of the Sun, you (Apo Lanski) notice a small problem with the shuttle when you just started your night shift. Landing on a small planet called Zhena was a wise move, because your shuttle is an old 3rd generation machine…
From The Developer - I'll be honest. My game is influenced by Space Quest series of Sierra. I hope that you will not criticize me about this fact. Creating COSMOS QUEST is my way to turn back the time.
System Requirements
OS: Windows 98 SE or higher
CPU: 500 Mhz
Memory: 64 Mb
Video: 32 Mb
Hard Drive: 273 Mb Click Here!
Megazell's Top Pick Gun Girl 2
Megazell's Top Pick
Shooter/Platformer
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No
Theme: Horror
Theme: Humor
GunGirl2 is a freeware action platformer in the style of games like Metroid, Castlevania or Cave Story. But with blood… LOTS of blood
The undead start rising from their graves, humanity is lost and all hope has gone to hell – and that’s exactly the place, where you have to fix everything…
This is the sequel to the already posted Gun Girl.
Megazell's Comment - This game is 100% pure awesome. From the challenges, hidden secrets, boss battles, unlockables, pop-culture references and funny storyline it's a must play for those are are a fan of FUN! Check out the main site for a update on the latest version and/or patches.
System Requirements
OS: Windows XP or higher
CPU: 1.3 Ghz
Memory: 128 Mb
Video: 128 Mb
Hard Drive: 118.7 Mb
GunGirl2 is a freeware action platformer in the style of games like Metroid, Castlevania or Cave Story. But with blood… LOTS of blood
The undead start rising from their graves, humanity is lost and all hope has gone to hell – and that’s exactly the place, where you have to fix everything…
This is the sequel to the already posted Gun Girl.
System Requirements
OS: Windows XP or higher
CPU: 1.3 Ghz
Memory: 128 Mb
Video: 128 Mb
Hard Drive: 118.7 Mb
Very fun game, and it was also mentioned in one of my favorite webshows: Bytejacker.
This game can get rather difficult, but proven to be a fun diversion for some time. My biggest complaints of this game (aside from the level of difficulty) are that the save points are few and far in between, the respawning enemies (why do all enemies respawn when i load to a new screen. Waste of ammo and a big source of frustration), and because of such, the game gets really monotonous after a while (shoot, jump, shoot, jump, shoot, etc etc).
All be said though, very fun and challenging games, dug the classic B movie and video game homages, and the amount of gore is a sight to be seen. A must for skilled gamers looking for a challenge. I do suggest playing this with a pad though (a nice way to break-in my new Saitek Cyborg v.3 gamepad) to get the best experience.
Now, I gotta soothe the hand-cramp that I got from playing this game for an hour straight.
Shooter/Top Down
Single Player - No
Multiplayer - Yes
Theme: Military
Killing Engine is a free multiplayer shooter where you team up with your friends to beat the opposing team. It takes place in an imaginary universe where Finland and Russia are at war with each other. The game features:
Support for up to 64 players
Large battlegrounds that take place in forests, wastelands, villages and cities
26 different weapons
Easy to use Level editor
Destructible environment
Three different game modes
System Requirements
OS: Windows XP or higher
CPU: 1.0 Ghz
Memory: 256 Mb
Video: 128 Mb
Hard Drive: 25.9 Mb
Action/Platformer
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No
Theme: Weird
Challenge from Kiyoshi is an extremely hard platformer that features a lot of instant kills. It's a game for the more persistent players, since there are a lot of unusually unfair situations to learn after dying a lot of times.
Megazell's Comment - The website is also in Japanese. I recommend using Chrome to view it with auto translator. This game may not work well on 64 bit editions of Windows. Some forums post say that running the game in compatibility mode XP will make it work.
System Requirements
OS: Windows XP or higher
CPU: 2.4 Ghz
Memory: 512 Mb
Video: 64 Mb
Hard Drive: 19.5 Mb
Shooter/Platformer
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No
Theme: Science Fiction
ÆON FLUX Episodes is an old school 2d side scroller for the PC, similar to some of the games of the mid ’90s. It’s based primarily on the ÆON FLUX shorts from MTV’s Liquid Television and was developed using Game Maker game creation software from YoYo Games. The game play mechanics are built around exploration, some pretty cool gymnastics and of course, lots of gun play. AFE is meant to be enjoyed by the casual gamer and may be too light on difficulty for some. This is however just a beta release so everything is subject to change. Your comments and suggestions are welcome. Please enjoy!
System Requirements
OS: Windows 2000 or higher
CPU: 1.0 Ghz
Memory: 128 Mb
Video: 128 Mb
Hard Drive: 120 Mb
Action/Platformer
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No
Netbook Friendly
Theme: Other
AutoCannibalism is an original and experimental free 2D plattformer based on the repeat theme, with focus on the "Eat" part. The player is a tribesman that has to save their people from starvation. He does that by entering some mysterious caves. The game is very short and can be finished in about 15 minutes.
System Requirements
OS: Windows 2000 or higher
CPU: 733 Mhz
Memory: 32 Mb
Video: 32 Mb
Hard Drive: 7.24 Mb
Simulation/Life
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - Yes
Netbook Friendly
A terminal-based hacking game, following the story of a recently deceased hacker Bit, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports. LAN Multiplayer allows you to go head to head hacking competitively, to compromise the other's computer first.
System Requirements
OS: Windows XP or higher
CPU: 900 Mhz
Memory: 32 Mb
Video: 32 Mb
Hard Drive: 250 Mb
Action/Platformer
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No
Theme: Fantasy
FiNCK (Fire Nuclear Crocodile Killer) is a two dimensional platformer inspired by a certain Nintendo 8-bit game I used to love as a child. Developed as an antithesis to all my previous ambitious projects, FiNCK is break from my atmospheric stuff and is only meant to be fun to develop, as well as really fun to play.
Megazell's Comment - This game has levels that can be purchased and levels that can be added for free. You can also download a level editor for free. Check the main download link for more information.
System Requirements
OS: Windows XP or higher
CPU: 1.3 Ghz
Memory: 128 Mb
Video: 128 Mb
Hard Drive: 32.2 Mb
Action/Platformer
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No
Theme: Fantasy
Theme: Horror
Between Heaven and Hell is an action/adventure/platformer/puzzler inspired by games like Out of This World, Heart of Darkness, Prince of Persia, Flashback, Oddworld, and Blackthorne, as well as Hollywood's campiest big-budget spectacle action movies.
System Requirements
OS: Windows XP or higher
CPU: 1.5 Ghz
Memory: 512 Mb
Video: 128 Mb
Hard Drive: 138 Mb
RPG
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No
Netbook Friendly
Theme: Fantasy
Tales of Middle-Earth, or ToME, is a fantasy roguelike based in Middle-Earth. It was originally called PernAngband. The latest versions are actually modules that accompany the open-source roguelike engine known as T-Engine.
System Requirements
OS: Windows 98 SE or higher, Mac and Linux versions available (older betas for Linux)
CPU: 500 Mhz
Memory: 32 Mb
Video: 32 Mb
Hard Drive: 66.1 Mb
Shooter/Platfomer
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No
Netbook Friendly
Theme: Military
Cuban terrorist Juan Diaz has hijacked a nuclear convoy and its up to you to get it back in this run n' gun platform game.
Megazell's Comment - Vista users will have a problem with this game.
For Vista Users please run This Game In Adminstration mode only by right clicking the "commando" file and selecting "Run As Administrator" This will prevent the game from crashing
Action/Arcade
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - Yes
Gamepad Support
Theme: Comic Book
Marble Arena 2 is a family friendly, physics based, free 3D marble game, featuring vibrant HD graphics, fun and addictive gameplay, and an easy to use built-in editor for creating custom levels. The game features 50 mayhem filled levels, where players will test their skills on several types of surfaces, attempt to master a multitude of physics contraptions and go toe to toe, and sometimes toe to multiple toes, with A.I. controlled enemies bent on preventing players from achieving their goals.
System Requirements
OS: Windows XP or higher, Mac and Linux versions also available
CPU: 1.8 Ghz
Memory: 1 Gb
Video: 512 Mb
Hard Drive: 1.16 Gb
Thanks Megazell , because of this amazing thread I have been playing the best FPS I have ever played on the PC. It is known no other than " Alliance of Valiant Arms " . I already like it more than Counter Strike Source.
[quote name='iKilledChewbacca']Thanks Megazell , because of this amazing thread I have been playing the best FPS I have ever played on the PC. It is known no other than " Alliance of Valiant Arms " . I already like it more than Counter Strike Source.
once again THANKS ![/QUOTE]
Thanks. I like that game a lot myself. 'Prison Riot/Break' is the best mode for me. The frantic fun is just great!
Shooter/Vertical
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - Yes
Theme: Science Fiction
Super Ken Senshi is a vertical shoot 'em up inspired by Raiden 2. Up to 4 players could play together online when the game was active. Though the servers are still not up a single player can still play this game by holding down CTRL when clicking host. Once the game fails to connect to a server the single player game will begin.
System Requirements
OS: Windows 2000 or higher
CPU: 800 Mhz
Memory: 32 Mb
Video: 32 Mb
Hard Drive: 4.36 Mb
Action/Platformer
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - Yes
Netbook Friendly
Theme: Fantasy
Super Mario Bros. Crossover is a fan game that recreates the original Super Mario Bros. and allows you to play it as characters from other games. It was created by Jay Pavlina of Exploding Rabbit.
System Requirements
OS: Windows XP or higher
CPU: 900 Mhz
Memory: 32 Mb
Video: 32 Mb
Jumpman Zero is a free casual game where the player has to collect the little brownish-red diamond-squarey things. (This is what bombs looked like in 1983). The default controls are the arrow keys to move around, and 'space' or 'ctrl' to jump. You can fiddle with these on the options screen.
System Requirements
OS: Windows 98 SE or higher
CPU: 500 Mhz
Memory: 32 Mb
Video: 32 Mb
Hard Drive: 17.4 Mb
Real Time Strategy
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - Yes
Theme: Science Fiction
Solar Flare is a fast-paced, action packed RTS that pits planets against each other in an interstellar battle of survival. You take control of a planet with one goal: the destruction of all other planets in the solar system! Build cannons, shields, and power plants to aid you in your conquest. Gravity will act as both friend and foe in the presence of an unstable sun as you struggle to become the last planet standing!
System Requirements
OS: Windows XP or higher
CPU: 3.0 Ghz
Memory: 2 Gb
Video: 512 Mb
Hard Drive: 32.9 Mb
Megazell's Top Pick Vacant Ark
Megazell's Top Pick
Shooter/Horizontal
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No
Theme: Fantasy
Vacant Ark is an undersea shoot 'em up. The player has three modes of fire: Riot, Cannon, and Force. Each mode changes the formation of the "option" which floats near the player. This option can be used to damage enemies and bullets, thus acting as a shield. Additionally, the option will turn bullets into gems which act as ammunition for the player.
System Requirements
OS: Windows 98 SE or higher
CPU: 450 Mhz
Memory: 128 Mb
Video: 128 Mb
Hard Drive: 21.0 Mb
[quote name='iKilledChewbacca']Hey is there a list that consist of " ALL of your Top Picks " ?
if so could you kindly quote this and put the link
thanks[/QUOTE]
The list has a legend that I have not gotten around to fully implementing in which my top pick will be highlighted in LIME. When I have some more time next week I will try to update the list.
just found a pretty cool free mmo called Pandora Saga, and didnt see it on your list. not sure if you saw it before or not, but thought it was a cool game.
[quote name='thisjustanother']just found a pretty cool free mmo called Pandora Saga, and didnt see it on your list. not sure if you saw it before or not, but thought it was a cool game.[/QUOTE]
I saw some videos on it awhile back. I will give it a spin soon and see how it is. Thanks for the post
Shooter/Arena
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No
Netbook Friendly
Theme: Horror
The Scourge is a survival horror game taking place in a presumably empty house over the course of one night, represented as five minutes' worth of action-oriented gameplay. You start off with no weapons, but will soon be presented with the choice of a shotgun or uzi to defend yourself from the endless hordes of zombies out to eat your flesh.
Use the W, A, S, D or cursor keys to move, and hold the left mouse button to shoot.
System Requirements
OS: Windows XP or higher
CPU: 900 Mhz
Memory: 32 Mb
Video: 32 Mb
Hard Drive: 22.4 Mb
Super Adventure Puzzle Fighter Alpha 2 Gold Text Edition
RPG
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No
Theme: Fantasy
You are a lone barbarian. You are on a mission to save the world from an evil wizard, Dragoon, who plans to cast the kingdom into eternal darkness. You must fight your way through Dragoon's castle to rescue your friend Viego. He has been locked away in the dungeon and is the only one who can help! Go now! Download the game and help save the kingdom Fatsaria!
System Requirements
OS: Windows 98 SE or higher
CPU: 500 Mhz
Memory: 16 Mb
Video: 8 Mb
Hard Drive: 13.8 Mb
Action/Platformer
Single Player - Yes
Multiplayer - No
Theme: Science Fiction
Streemerz is a remake loosely based on an Action 52 game with the same name, featuring new art and music resources from Arthur Lee and Binbag McGraw. The story is now set sometime in the future, although the main character still uses streamers to scale walls or climb onto platforms. There are plenty of checkpoints for players to save their progress with, but they could be a few rooms apart by the time you're close to completing your mission.
Note that a load game option isn't available, so if you exit back to the main menu or quit the game you would have to replay the entire story mode from the beginning. It takes roughly an hour or so to beat the whole thing on your first try.
System Requirements
OS: Windows 98 SE or higher
CPU: 1.0 Ghz
Memory: 32 Mb
Video: 32 Mb
Hard Drive: 10.7 Mb
