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Offline Specialist290

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Other Free Games?
« on: March 31, 2010, 10:18:53 pm »
Figured I'd kick off a little discussion here...

So, besides UFO:  Alien Invasion, what other free (whether freeware, open-source, etc.) games does everyone enjoy?  I'll start off things by listing a few of my own:

Dwarf Fortress:  Odd city management / roguelike mashup that's insanely complex.  I've never actually played a "full" game as such, but I certainly appreciate the attention to detail that goes into the game.

Warning Forever:  Japanese arcade-style "bullet hell" shoot 'em up.  You fight an endless sequence of bosses that adapt to your strategy.

Oolite:  Open-source remake of the classic space sim Elite.  Has about a thousand expansion packs you can add to add new ships, missions, and even star systems.  Really friendly community, too.

Anybody else got any recommendations?
« Last Edit: April 01, 2010, 03:51:07 am by Specialist290 »

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Re: Other Free Games?
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2010, 02:38:48 am »
The White Chamber - Really great (except a bit short) horror adventure.

Egoboo - Fun RPG with a unique charm to it.

Battleships Forever - 2D real-time space tactical game inspired by "Warning Forever".

Dune 2: The Maker - A project to remake good old Dune 2.

Offline maackey

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Re: Other Free Games?
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2010, 05:59:35 am »
Complete Annihilation -- An epic multiplayer 3d RTS inspired by Total Annihilation with spectacular graphics (especially for a free, open source video game) and fast action oriented gameplay. I've never been engrossed in any game as intimately as this one (even ufo:ai takes a close second :'()

Battle for Wesnoth -- A 2d turn based fantasy hex game with pretty nice graphics and good polish. Not nearly as good as CA, but it is a lot more popular. (lots of singleplayer campaigns and ability to join/spec in the middle of multiplayer games is pretty nice)

Liquid War -- A very unique and interesting game that involves liquid blobs battling/consuming the other liquid blobs to win.

Scorched 3d -- A turn based game where you shoot other tanks with an arsenal that will blow your mind away. Fun is exponential with the amount of friends playing at the same time.

Offline Jeep-Eep

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Re: Other Free Games?
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2010, 02:51:48 am »