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  • #2
    BKtje
    Registered Users Posts: 8,035 ✭✭✭BKtje


    Remake of Wing Commander Privateer (basically Privateer with a few udpated textures or something, tis decent and works in windows) can be found http://wcuniverse.sourceforge.net/announcements.htm


  • #3
    Beecher
    Closed Accounts Posts: 936 ✭✭✭Beecher


    http://www.liberatedgames.org/ Nice website that regularly updates with all the currently free PC games available!


  • #4
    Royale with Cheese
    Registered Users Posts: 8,975 ✭✭✭Royale with Cheese


    http://www.rockstargames.com/classics/

    Here you can download the original Grand Theft Auto and it's sequel for free. Also some other game I've never heard of.

    Edit: ah just seen this is the original post now


  • #5
    Fidelis
    Registered Users Posts: 2,425 ✭✭✭Fidelis


    Last week, the full version of S.W.I.N.E. was made freely available by it's developers, StormRegion. S.W.I.N.E is an RTS involving Pig and Rabbit armies battling it out in tanks and the like. It was developed back in 2001 but still looks good today!

    You can get it at 3DGamers. (716MB)


  • #6
    Vikings
    Registered Users Posts: 2,788 ✭✭✭Vikings


    http://www.warrock.net/ Free fps apparently not too shabby, not tried it myself yet.


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  • #7
    humanji
    Registered Users Posts: 19,976 ✭✭✭✭humanji


    I don't think this has been mentioned before, but it's awesome: Starlock. It's a kind of space trading game with a lot of RPG elements. I've just started and it's incredible. Unfortunately it's not finished and the creator (quite rudely) says that he doesn't really plan on finishing it. But basically the main game is there but missing a few of the story driven missions.

    It really is a hard game to describe, but it's one of the more unique online games I've played. It says it's a MMORPG, but I don't actually think you need to contact anyone else in the game at all. There is a hell of a lot to explore and do. Give it a whirl, it may not be around for ever (the creator seems a bit of an a$$hole)


  • #8
    Scruff
    Registered Users Posts: 4,222 ✭✭✭Scruff


    yeah. you're right there. I read what he had to say: www.prowler-pro.com/starlock He spent 6 years on it in his own time and lets you play it for free and to round it off you like it. pffttt..What an asshole. :rolleyes:


  • #9
    humanji
    Registered Users Posts: 19,976 ✭✭✭✭humanji


    Scruff wrote:
    yeah. you're right there. I read what he had to say: www.prowler-pro.com/starlock He spent 6 years on it in his own time and lets you play it for free and to round it off you like it. pffttt..What an asshole. :rolleyes:

    lol, I didn't mean it like that. Looking back actually, I suppose it was a little strong :D. Basically, I was talking about the whole tone of the article. The defeatest attitude doesn't really do much for selling to game to people. Doubt I could give up all hope after spending 6 years of my life on something. It's a fantastic project and I hope it gets picked up by someone!


  • #10
    Malice
    Registered Users Posts: 15,065 ✭✭✭✭Malice


    I uncovered a gem called "Deadly Rooms of Death" or DROD for short. It's a little difficult to describe but I would sum it up as a turn based puzzler along the lines of something like Chips Challenge. The official website is here. From the website the description is:

    DROD can't be described in terms of other games without just confusing the issue. It's a puzzle game without block pushing or falling bricks. It's a turn based RPG without the role-playing or statistics. It's an action game without the action. It's a roguelike that really has little in common with Rogue and its cousins. It's rare that someone makes a game that can't be described as something-meets-something else, and it's almost impossible to describe to someone without sitting them down and just showing them the game.

    In short I would recommend simply going to the downloads page and grabbing the Architect's Edition which allows you to create your own levels.


  • #11
    Stephen
    Registered Users Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    Little Fighter 2 - www.lf2.net , for Windows.
    Side scrolling beat em up - Think streets of rage... with little people.


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  • #12
    Fenian
    Closed Accounts Posts: 215 ✭✭Fenian


    http://agdinteractive.com/

    Kings Quest 1 and 2.


  • #13
    Fidelis
    Registered Users Posts: 2,425 ✭✭✭Fidelis


    Enemy Nations


  • #14
    Reaver772
    Closed Accounts Posts: 261 ✭✭Reaver772


    http://trilogyrelease.bungie.org/
    The marathon trilogy from the same guys who made halo


  • #15
    hamster
    Registered Users Posts: 1,766 ✭✭✭hamster


    Battle for Wesnoth looks nice linux/windows....

    http://www.wesnoth.org/wiki/Play


  • #16
    deedebee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭deedebee


    http://www.theapplegallery.com/Chess/Game_Colour_1.htm

    Variant chess game played in colour.

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    Chess_Game_Colour_r9_c8.gif


  • #17
    Cutie18Ireland
    Registered Users Posts: 1,600 ✭✭✭Cutie18Ireland


    what about games.com offer free online battleship, monopoly, boggle, scrabble yatzee and sorry...


  • #18
    Kare Bear
    Registered Users Posts: 485 ✭✭Kare Bear


    http://agtp.romhack.net/doukutsu.html

    Cave story:D


  • #19
    [STA-7]SSgt.Ste
    Closed Accounts Posts: 60 ✭✭[STA-7]SSgt.Ste


    Okay for you id fans out there (Brothers) www.dosgames.com has the original Doom and Wolf 3-D shareware for free (i realise how cheesy this is) that run great on Windows XP. And at www.downloads.com you can get the jDoom mod (both quite legally) for free enjoy 3-D (activate jDoom on your doom shareware) and Semi 3-D.!


  • #20
    Mr E
    Registered Users Posts: 55,450 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    Download Grid Wars from here. Gaming cocaine.
    (Robotron/Llamatron/Smash TV type game with gorgeous graphics, great music and hard as nails gameplay).

    Bump up the resolution, configure the controls, and enjoy!


  • #21
    zAbbo
    Registered Users Posts: 11,987 ✭✭✭✭zAbbo


    Free FPS, damn good as well.

    http://www.warsow.net/

    * Standalone game for Windows and Linux ;

    * 3D Engine based on Qfusion (a modification of Quake 2 GPL engine) ;

    * eSport oriented FPS ;

    * Fast-paced gameplay focused on trix (trick jumps) and art of move ;

    * Complete Power-up System including Weak and Strong fire mode for each weapon ;

    * Cartoonish graphics with celshading-like_but_not_Manga style, mixing dark, flashy and dirty textures, matching with action full of fun and speed ;

    * References : Quakeworld, Quake3 CPMA, Jet Set Radio, Speedball.


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  • #22
    [STA-7]SSgt.Ste
    Closed Accounts Posts: 60 ✭✭[STA-7]SSgt.Ste


    original MsDOS games free. work well on windows.
    www.dosgames.com
    mostly shareware


  • #23
    Juggalo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 329 ✭✭Juggalo


    http://penumbragame.com/

    Haven't played it myself but the graphics look excellent. Survival horror type of game.


  • #24
    jonski
    Registered Users Posts: 6,389 ✭✭✭jonski


    Kal Online

    Ok , first off I have no idea baout these games , I have never played one of them and probably never will as they just don't appeal to me .

    Having said that , I did a search of the forums and can't find any mention of this game here , so I thought I would pop a post on letting ye know about it . The clan that I am in has recently lost alot of our members to it as we did to WOW a while back , actually most of the WOW people form our Clan went over to it aswell .

    It is a totally free mmorpg ( I think , as like I said I don't really know anything beyond fps's ) , it can be found at www.kalonline.com and I also found a review here


  • #25
    BLITZ_Molloy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,949 ✭✭✭BLITZ_Molloy


    Anybody who's into RTS game should check out Spring. It's a free, fully 3D RTS engine. There are loads of mods, most of them ports from Total Annihilation. They've already implimented alot of features from Supreme Commander like being able to zoom out and view the entire map. Having icons as units in zoomed out in the next step they're going to tackle.

    SBmini.jpg-small.png

    http://members.home.nl/sangers/Sscreen010.jpg


  • #26
    johnpap36
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭johnpap36


    I dont see posted the very good games www.urbandead.com and www.theapocalypse.eu.

    Expecially the last one, www.theapocalypse.eu, is a full featured RPG browser based game.


  • #27
    jaggeh
    Registered Users Posts: 2,997 ✭✭✭jaggeh


    www.plasmapong.com


  • #28
    liamsquire
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭liamsquire


    Hi guys, I recently set up my new website www.biguglymonster.com. It's a free flash game website currently with 1250 games but with another 500 to come very soon!

    If you could add it to the sticky list or pass this on to anyone that would be great! I'm trying to get a lot of new members so if anyone can join that would help me a lot! :D


  • #29
    Blowfish
    Registered Users Posts: 5,112 ✭✭✭Blowfish


    Suprised this hasn't been mentioned before, Anarchy Online, an MMORPG. The original game and the first expansion are free, the other two you have to pay for.

    It's actually a huge game, and fairly addictive, and not as easy to max your level as most MMO's too.


  • #30
    Fenian
    Closed Accounts Posts: 215 ✭✭Fenian


    http://www.naked-war.com/instructions/index.php
    Turn based strategy game played through email. Fully 3D, as seen on Consolevania!


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  • #31
    [DF]Lenny
    Registered Users Posts: 598 ✭✭✭[DF]Lenny


    Albatross18.com a free online golf game thats huge in asia,cute gfx but great gameplay and mmorpg stly leveling up system .Well worth a look.


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