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Free games thread

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  • #52
    Rozie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,511 ✭✭✭Rozie


    What I'd like to see are some cool Metroid/Megaman influenced platformers, or some Sonic influenced platformers. Nothing too cutesy or overly simplistic though.


  • #53
    BopNiblets
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,579 ✭✭✭BopNiblets


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free_first-person_shooters

    Of which, War Rock looks the most impressive:
    http://www.warrock.net/index.php


  • #54
    Timans
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,370 ✭✭✭Timans


    FRETS ON FIRE!

    Just google it!


  • #55
    MOH
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,465 ✭✭✭MOH


    BopNiblets wrote:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free_first-person_shooters

    Of which, War Rock looks the most impressive:
    http://www.warrock.net/index.php


    Don't know if Warrock's free any more. I played the beta for about a year in it's various form, and there's a lot of gameplay issues that still hadn't been fixed by the time it went commercial about 2 months ago. think it got about 60% in PC Gamer, which was fair enough. Haven't tried it since, so don't know if the beta client works with the new release.


  • #56
    cedomination
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,586 ✭✭✭cedomination


    MOH wrote:
    Don't know if Warrock's free any more. I played the beta for about a year in it's various form, and there's a lot of gameplay issues that still hadn't been fixed by the time it went commercial about 2 months ago. think it got about 60% in PC Gamer, which was fair enough. Haven't tried it since, so don't know if the beta client works with the new release.

    My friend is a huge fan of warrock,it is still free but you can buy a premium version with extra maps.


  • #57
    BopNiblets
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,579 ✭✭✭BopNiblets


    I never managed to get into a game either, heh.

    De Blob! :D
    4th link is what yeh want.

    DeBlobScreenshot02.jpg


  • #58
    Malice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,065 ✭✭✭✭Malice


    BopNiblets wrote:
    De Blob! :D
    4th link is what yeh want.
    Is all the in-game text in Dutch as well? I'll probably still download it later anyway but it'd be nice to know what I'm letting myself in for :)


  • #59
    BopNiblets
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,579 ✭✭✭BopNiblets


    Nope, that 4th link is an English version installer, I think the second link is an English zip file too.
    SPOILT FOR CHOICE! :eek:


  • #60
    3raser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭3raser


    I discovered this free PC First Person Shooter game recently titled WarRock and it's quite good, if you like Counter Strike/DoD, Quake3 UrbanTerror, Soldier of Fortune 2, Battlefield. then I'm sure you'll like this. The quality is quite good, there are 4 gameplay modes, FFA, Bomb planting/defusal, Team deathmatch with flag capture points and finally Battlefield 32 player style maps with vehicles. Minimum PC requirements are P3 800(or AMD), 512ram, 32mb video card, Windows ME / 2000 / XP. I'm pleasantly surprised at how addictive and fun this game is and I consider myself an FPS veteran since Quake 1. Almost forgot, for so much game content it's surprising it's only a 600mb file. I highly recommend you check it out, you won't have wasted your time.

    disclaimer: now just like many online PC games there are cheaters(eventhough it runs PunkBuster) so don't get frustrated and quit cus you'll always find plenty of servers with proper gamers.

    Here's the official western(english) site:
    http://www.warrock.net/basic_training.php?page=1
    Here's wikipedia info about the game:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Rock


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  • #61
    im...LOST
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,784 ✭✭✭im...LOST


    Free GTA 1 + 2

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


  • #62
    stagolee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,068 ✭✭✭stagolee


    http://www.kongregate.com/games/TheWaste/bot-arena-3

    fun game where you build robot things to fight in an arena. more strategy than action as your control of them while they are actually in the arena is limited.

    will possibly keep you amused for one play through till you get the ultimate weapon ( It looks silly :)) but i doubt you'll be bothered going through it again, although there is some sort of multiplayer option if your not behind a company firewall.


  • #63
    stagolee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,068 ✭✭✭stagolee


    WEEWAR I have only just joined this game recently. It is a really good turn based strategy game.

    If you click the request invite button and put in your email address it will send an invite out to you within a few minutes.

    Below is a random screenshot:

    weewardb5.th.jpg


  • #64
    Malice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,065 ✭✭✭✭Malice


    stagolee wrote:
    WEEWAR I have only just joined this game recently. It is a really good turn based strategy game.

    If you click the request invite button and put in your email address it will send an invite out to you within a few minutes.
    What's the "referrer=samrooney" part of the URL for? Do you get something for inviting people?


  • #65
    stagolee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,068 ✭✭✭stagolee


    malice_ wrote:
    What's the "referrer=samrooney" part of the URL for? Do you get something for inviting people?

    Nope, that would be http://weewar.com?referrer=Stagolee :D
    click this link please folks if 10 of yez do and play a full game i get a pro account for a while. It doesnt affect the people joining at all and it is an excellent game (ignore the link two posts above ;) ).

    On another note:
    http://www.kongregate.com/games/SeanCooper/boxhead-2play-rooms
    only played it for a minute , top down gauntletesque zombie shooter


  • #66
    Canis Lupus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,893 ✭✭✭Canis Lupus


    Fantastic gamespot link with a load of games.

    http://uk.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=25943291


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  • #67
    stagolee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,068 ✭✭✭stagolee


    http://kongregate.com/games/Vitaly/feudalism

    Flash based RPGish thing. seems ok


  • #68
    Jack Sheehan
    Registered Users Posts: 1,693 ✭✭✭Jack Sheehan


    Here's four medium length free adventure games in the style of Indiana Jones or monkey island (Lucas Arts circa 1990-94).

    I'd Highly recommend all of them, not just for the gameplay but for originality, scripting and ingenuity.

    All of them are made by Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw and are hosted on his website www.fullyramblomatic.com

    No.1 Five Days a Stranger http://www.fullyramblomatic.com/5days/

    No.2 Seven Days a Skeptic http://www.fullyramblomatic.com/7days/

    No.3 Trilby's Notes http://www.fullyramblomatic.com/notes/

    No.4 6 Days a Sacrifice http://www.fullyramblomatic.com/6days/

    All are excellent except Trilby's notes, which is still quite good.


  • #69
    hamster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,766 ✭✭✭hamster


    Jack Sheehan wrote:
    Here's four medium length free adventure games in the style of Indiana Jones or monkey island (Lucas Arts circa 1990-94).

    I'd Highly recommend all of them, not just for the gameplay but for originality, scripting and ingenuity.

    All of them are made by Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw and are hosted on his website www.fullyramblomatic.com

    No.1 Five Days a Stranger http://www.fullyramblomatic.com/5days/

    No.2 Seven Days a Skeptic http://www.fullyramblomatic.com/7days/

    No.3 Trilby's Notes http://www.fullyramblomatic.com/notes/

    No.4 6 Days a Sacrifice http://www.fullyramblomatic.com/6days/

    All are excellent except Trilby's notes, which is still quite good.


    Good catch Jack - Nice to get these all together in a bunch - I did briefly try 5 days a stranger - I'd recommend them - pretty good! Still running through Zork II - so someday will get back to these. Yup.


  • #70
    Oiolane
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭Oiolane


    Its a revamped space empire game,
    my brother said its not for girls but I love playing it.

    Sign up here.

    http://hestia.nighsoft.net/nighsoft/index.php?aff_id=10

    Bye girls & boys

    Oio


  • #71
    DaveWinter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭DaveWinter


    Thanks for that Oio,
    what a great game.

    Dave


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  • #72
    hamster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,766 ✭✭✭hamster


    Oiolane wrote: »
    Its a revamped space empire game,
    my brother said its not for girls but I love playing it.

    Sign up here.

    http://hestia.nighsoft.net/nighsoft/index.php?aff_id=10

    Bye girls & boys

    Oio

    Hmm... looks good alright. Must give it a whirl. :)


  • #73
    kerry342
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭kerry342


    Oiolane wrote: »
    Its a revamped space empire game,

    Sign up here.

    http://hestia.nighsoft.net/nighsoft/index.php?aff_id=10

    Great game, thanks for the heads up.
    Would highly recommend.


  • #74
    Jack Sheehan
    Registered Users Posts: 1,693 ✭✭✭Jack Sheehan


    The above game more suits the online games threade methinks.


  • #75
    Oiolane
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭Oiolane


    Thanks Jack I'll move it there.


  • #76
    stagolee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,068 ✭✭✭stagolee


    Newton

    Quality tank turret shooting type game based around the every action has an equal an opposite reaction law:

    http://www.kongregate.com/games/Zyzic/n3wton

    Remember that you can move yourself by firing in the opposite direction to your intended direction of travel.


  • #77
    man utd 07/08
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40 ✭man utd 07/08


    any1 tell me were i can get "irish enterprise south" for the pc before xmas????thanks

    please pm me if you can help;)


  • #78
    pwd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,284 ✭✭✭pwd


    telepath chapter 2 on newgrounds.com is a flash-based stategic rpg with a grid-based fighting system similar to final fantasy tactics. It is surprisingly good for a lash game of this type, and has a working save/load function. Played it compulsively until I finished it in a few days. The only criticism which I had was that there seemed to be a huge jump in difficulty near the end, which unless I missed something, required a lot of repetitive leveling to get past, or switching the game to 'easy' difficulty (I opted for the latter approach).
    The premise is very good imo (you are a telepathic human who has had your memory wiped and enslaved by the shadowlings, who make you fight on their side in their war against humans, but the plot thins as the game goes on. The main thing about it is the fighting system really.


  • #79
    stagolee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,068 ✭✭✭stagolee


    pwd wrote: »
    telepath chapter 2 on newgrounds.com is a flash-based stategic rpg with a grid-based fighting system similar to final fantasy tactics. It is surprisingly good for a lash game of this type, and has a working save/load function. Played it compulsively until I finished it in a few days. The only criticism which I had was that there seemed to be a huge jump in difficulty near the end, which unless I missed something, required a lot of repetitive leveling to get past, or switching the game to 'easy' difficulty (I opted for the latter approach).
    The premise is very good imo (you are a telepathic human who has had your memory wiped and enslaved by the shadowlings, who make you fight on their side in their war against humans, but the plot thins as the game goes on. The main thing about it is the fighting system really.

    cool, sounds like an ideal way to kill the last hour in the quetest day i have ever seen in this kip. There is only about 6 other people on the entire floor, its like a ghosttown, im expecting a zombie movie to break out any minute.

    Thanks PWD


  • #80
    Offalycool
    Closed Accounts Posts: 459 ✭✭Offalycool


    Universal Combat v2.00.31 (released: 01.02.08)

    http://www.3000ad.com/site/free_games/


  • #81
    passive
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,403 ✭✭✭passive


    I wants more free stuffs...


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  • #82
    corcaigh07
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,460 ✭✭✭corcaigh07


    any good games playable online?


  • #83
    jonski
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,401 ✭✭✭jonski


    I was sure I read about this here but maybe it was somewhere else because I did a search and couldn't find it .

    http://www.aeriagames.com/games

    There are some MMO's there but the game we are playing atm is Project Torque , a free online car racing game .


  • #84
    L31mr0d
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,067 ✭✭✭L31mr0d


    any chance we can update the original post with more current games? It would be nice to see a breakdown of games by genre and then subdivided by year. If someone wants to give me mod access to this thread i'll even do it.

    Here are some links to free games lists that could be added to the main page:

    http://wiresmash.com/gaming/top-5-amazing-free-games-you-probably-never-played-and-should/

    http://grandfiles.com/games/fps/index.html

    http://www.cyberpunkcafe.com/page.php?81

    http://www.freeware-software.org/games.html

    http://trivuz.com/games/index.php/2007/11/29/the-incredible-machine-3-sierra-game/


  • #85
    Leinstersqspur
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,290 ✭✭✭Leinstersqspur


    Cool old game for smuggling and peddling. Great stuff!!
    http://apps.facebook.com/dopecity/cartel.php?c=93964


  • #86
    JavaBear
    Closed Accounts Posts: 209 ✭✭JavaBear


    www.teeworlds.com

    Get it


  • #87
    L31mr0d
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,067 ✭✭✭L31mr0d


    Great list of lists of freeware games

    http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/04/10/how-to-find-a-freeware-game/


  • #88
    Red Hand
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,986 ✭✭✭Red Hand


    I am currently playing www.tribalwars.net A browser based game set in the Middle Ages.

    Check it out, I think it's pretty good (as someone who never plays any sort of computer games)


  • #89
    Deliverance XXV
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,757 ✭✭✭Deliverance XXV


    EA, for C&C's 12th anniversary are giving C&C Gold away for free!

    http://www.fileplanet.com/180462/180000/fileinfo/Command-&-Conquer-Gold---Full-Game-(GDI-ISO)


  • #90
    BopNiblets
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,579 ✭✭✭BopNiblets


    8bit Killer! :D
    8bitkiller05ij4.gif


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  • #91
    Malice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,065 ✭✭✭✭Malice


    noodler wrote: »
    Red Alert 1 is being given away free to download by EA on their site.
    It sure is, this is the link.


  • #92
    JuceeLucee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭JuceeLucee


    A funny game if you have 10 minutes to kill:
    Doodle

    and a free web-based RPG (you have to register though)
    Rival Saga


  • #93
    vic19
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭vic19


    Try http://miniclip.com


  • #94
    Malice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,065 ✭✭✭✭Malice


    Krieg wrote: »
    (Would edit the post, but edit function seems to have disappeared)
    I think the edit post option disappears after a day or so. You can request a moderator to edit your posts if it's necessary.


    I came across a game called Dwarf Fortress recently. A virtual world is randomly created and you can populate it with Dwarven adventurers and create a fortress. It's a big tough to get the hang of but if you're into strategy games I would say it's worth a look.


  • #95
    JuceeLucee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭JuceeLucee


    This one messes with my head :eek:

    Helipopter


  • #96
    Offalycool
    Closed Accounts Posts: 459 ✭✭Offalycool


    The Suffering. http://www.gamershell.com/news_60914.html

    Advertisement supported. Avast flagged a virus but it could be a false positive, will have to wait n see.


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  • #97
    Stephen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    Sauerbraten - think Quake 3 meets Serious Sam. Not bad at all for a free/open source game.
    http://sauerbraten.org/
    I've only tried it single player for the moment, but it has multiplayer. Tip: "One Man Army" mode is like Serious Sam, with hordes of enemies rushing at you :D


  • #98
    callaway92
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,841 ✭✭✭✭callaway92


    Super Mario World but you are Barack Obama
    I cant get past where you get to sign saying "Nowhere Alaska"

    http://superobamaworld.com/


  • #99
    Malice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,065 ✭✭✭✭Malice


    From the first post on this thread:
    monument wrote:
    ONLY POST LINKS TO LEGAL FREE GAMES OR MODS - THIS THREAD IS NOT FOR DISCUSSIONS

    MOD EDIT: All above posts without links have been deleted. Didn't even read the posts.


  • #100
    corcaigh07
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,460 ✭✭✭corcaigh07


    streets of rage remake
    http://www.bombergames.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1012


  • #101
    Sea Devils
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,066 ✭✭✭Sea Devils


    Get the Ball into the Bin

    Voodoo Football American Style


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