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  1. Plenty of other sites and developers out there by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on The Return Of Shareware Games

    Like most 'mainstream' press, the article missed out on a lot of the better shareware/indie games being made at the moment. Some worthwhile links to check out might include:
    Positech Games

    Mistaril

    Smugglers

    Andf also check out diygames.com,gametunnel.com etc...
    Even though Im lucky enough to be on broadband,m I increasingly find myself turning to small games like this purely for their lack of hype and their originality. Also you can download them in 2 minutes and you get to try before you buy in the true sense of the word.
    If a demo is more than 100 meg its high;ly unlikely Ill bother downloading it, knowing I'll probbaly spend less time playing it than demoing it...

  2. Space Station Manager by Jouni · · Score: 1 · on Orbiter Sim Gets You Spaced
    Somewhat related; while space flight simulation seems to be quite covered by the free software, plenty of folks might find the Space Station Simulator by Mistaril pretty compelling. It's not open source, but at $19.95, it's a steal.

    Support the shareware game development. :-)

    Cheers,

    Jouni

  3. Independent gaming by Alari · · Score: 0 · on Can Game Developer Unrest Lead to Revolution?

    If you love independent gaming and want to help keep it alive, do the right thing and PAY for those shareware games. And yes, I've paid for mine. =D

    There's a LOT of great games made by a few people working together on something they love. But like any other business, if they don't get money they don't stay in business. ;)

    Remember that Doom started out as shareware, I don't think you could call Id "unsuccessful".

    If you want a list of things to try, Soldat, Space Station Manager, Space Empires IV, and Uplink are all fun.