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101 Free Games for 2008

Posted by Zonk on from the one-of-the-best-kind dept.

From Angry Boulders to Wormux, 1up and Games for Windows magazine offers a massive list of 101 free games. "While you're waiting around for the next Orange Territory: Biogate Crisis-- Tournament in Conflict to appear, hundreds of little independent and free games piling up unplayed. And believe it or not, saving pennies can put you on the cutting edge, as today's freebies are résumés for tomorrow's gaming greats: The team that created Portal cut its teeth on Narbacular Drop; the PlayStation 3 downloadable hit Everyday Shooter got its start as potential PC freeware--until Sony scooped it up after a gangbusters Game Developers Conference showing. So make a new Year's resolution: Let 2008 be the Year of Freeware."

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  1. Awesome list by qortra · · Score: 4, Insightful

    There are a lot of gems on this list. I hate to say it, but I really do love some of the clones out there. I remember playing Freeciv for hours on end back in the day. One clone that caught my attention in this list was Wormux. My friends and I have been addicted to Worms 2 lately (an amazingly fun game), and this looks like an awesome alternative. The best part about choosing a free alternative is not usually the initial cost; it's the fact that the free alternative usually gets better as time goes on, Worms 2 is not like to change any time soon.

  2. Wormux not so great by Sowelu · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I hate to say it, but as a Worms: Armageddon addict, I tried out Wormux hoping for a better alternative to W:A's central network server and required CD... ...and it plays like trash. Worms is the Macintosh of games, the user experience has been finely honed and is absolutely a central part of the product. Wormux has bad animations and controls that feel *wrong*, and lots of irritating graphical glitches. Maybe you can get used to it and enjoy it, but I deleted it after fifteen minutes. Not sure what version I had, but it was current as of a few months ago. And I was all excited, too. :/ If it really does get better as time goes on, call me in a few years--but I have my doubts about its eventual graphics and sound quality. Free games usually fail there, and those are two things Worms is all about.

  3. Best Free Independant Game for Nerds by Zutroi_Zatatakowsky · · Score: 4, Interesting

    It is Dwarf Fortress, of course. One of the most complex game ever made, especially with a 2-men team.

    http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/

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    All Hail Discordia. Hail Eris. Fnord.
  4. UFO: Alien Invasion by tchristney · · Score: 4, Informative

    An excellent game in development inspired by the classic X-Com series.

    UFO:AI

    Runs on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and others.