Freeware

Bang! Howdy

2007-06-08T20:11:00.000-07:00

Bang! Howdy was released recently and I can't stop playing it. Bang! Howdy is a tactical strategy game in the wild west. There are lots of different units, scenarios, new items to buy, challenging single player campaigns and great online battles. Expect a full length review soon.

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Chalk

2007-06-04T17:36:00.000-07:00

"Chalk is all about drawing your way to all the glory!

Draw lines across shapes to destroy them, turn back bullets at enemies and thwart huge boss enemies by bouncing stuff back in their faces!

It's an arcade-game sized outing with the simple approach of a chalkboard. Because, you know, chalkboards are simpler than pen and paper...? Download it for some different arcade fun!"

Chalk is indeed quite an original game. No, it doesn't make any sense at all, but its so much fun. I haven't gotten too far in the game yet(due to lack of skill) however, Chalk has certainly grabbed my attention. Try it out, its one of most innovative freeware games released in awhile.

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New contributer

2007-06-04T17:19:00.000-07:00

We have a new contributer, everyone welcome Keron Cyst.

Misc things

2007-06-04T12:38:00.000-07:00

Freeware Games Source needs contributers! If anyone is interested, email me. Also, any game developers that wish to get their game previewed at FWGS should drop me a line.

Pogo Sticker

2007-06-03T17:26:00.000-07:00

From the authors of Stair/Truck dismount comes a great new 'platformer' with some of the freshest gameplay I've seen in freeware in quite some time. The object of the game is to bounce your character from one end of the level to the finishing line. Sounds easy, but your character can't stop bouncing or hit his head on anything. Playing the first level will have you sucked in until you beat the game. Everything in this game is great, the physics, graphics, gameplay and music, its all here.

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Allegro games released

2007-06-03T16:22:00.000-07:00

A few decent games using the Allegro libraries were released recently, the best one being Membrane Massacre(screenshot below)

Membrane Massacre is a strange arcade game where the player must take control of a spaceship and gun down hordes of bacteria. There are plenty of levels, destructable terrain, weapons and upgrades for you to mess around with, the gameplay just gets a little tedious.
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Brutalo Deluxe is a mundane clone of Soldat, just one level, 5 weapons and very tedious gameplay. It might kill a couple of minutes of boredom.
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Peacefighter is a top down shooter made only in 72 hours. The game only features a couple shades of colors and is quite difficult. It has a built in level generator and quite a few weapons, its worth checking out.
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New releases

2005-10-11T17:01:00.000-07:00

A new version of Stair Dismount is out! Now includes Linux and OSX support.

Stair dismount is not your ordinary game, you can't 'beat' the game, nor is there a real purpose of it. The only object that is given is to push a 3D stick figure man down some stairs. Awesome!

Also, the long awaited new release of RetroSphere is out. Retrosphere is an action packed inspired by Trailblazer and Marble Madness. The objective is simple, guide your marble down to the end of the track with the time given. Overall it's a pretty decent game but there's nothing new about it.

Bloody Massacre released

2005-10-11T14:46:00.000-07:00

A new Click game Bloody Massacre was finished by practically unknown developer, Masaware. Suprisingly, this is a very good release and is worth checking out.

The sickest and the goriest click game ever. This game is all about killing. Yeah. Brutal killing. It's all about small pixelised guys shooting each other until your screen gets flooded with red pixels of blood.

Bloody Massacre is also a game about high scores. There are civilians, soldiers, exploding barrels and extra weapons in the playfield. Your mission is to kill as many soldiers as possible to raise your score. The game ends when you lose all of your lives. If you are good enough, you'll get your score featured on the online high score list!

It's chaotic, addictive and challenging.
It's entertaining and suitable for both quick or long gaming sessions
It's the game you need.
(From the Masaware website)

Mudcraft cheats

2005-10-10T18:32:00.000-07:00

Can't beat a certain Mudcraft level? Well, here are all the passwords for the levels if you're stuck!

Lvl : New Game
Lv2 : rain
Lv3 : thunder
Lv4 : resources
Lv5 : blazing
Lv6 : survival
Lv7 : construction changed to fire
Lv8 : mothernature changed to ecosystem
Lv9 : turtle
Lv10: harmony
Lv11: revive
Lv12: castle
End : infinity

Mudcraft

2005-10-10T15:02:00.000-07:00

Mudcraft is probably one of the weirdest RTS games you'll ever see, and probably one of the best. Not quite a parody of Starcraft, it's an entirely different game all together and has no ties with Starcraft. Mudcraft is fairly easy and comprehensive. In Mudcraft, there is a main 'base', which is a puddle of mud which creates more mud people. The only two resources required to build more mud people is dirt and water which can be found at dirt holes and ponds placed around the map. In each level, a certain task is given to move onto the next, usually involving constructing something early in on the game and as you move on through the game, more complex tasks will be given. Anyways, you get the point.

Quite a great game, one of the best freeware games I've played in awhile. It's even available online as a shockwave game!

D.Ikushima software news

2005-10-10T09:45:00.000-07:00

Excellent Japanese freeware developer, D.Ikushima has released a new version of the popular freeware game, Frontline and a brand new game, Navy Mission.

The screenshots of Navy Mission may turn you off, but once you play the game I found them quite effective. In Navy Mission, you take control of a small boat and must defeat waves of enemies, be it small boats, big boats and even planes. All of the missions start on easy mode, but once a level is beaten it will be available on a harder difficulty level. There are a total of 3 weapons available, which all have their uses. The weapons include: a machine gun, cannons and missles. All in all, the game is quite fun and is definetely worth a download.

New version of Icy Tower has been released!

2005-10-10T09:39:00.000-07:00

Yes, you heard it right. Free Lunch Design has released the new version of Icy Tower. Icy Tower fans, sorry to say, but there aren't any real big changed to the game. The ghostfloor bug was fixed and some crashing problems have been resolved, but don't expect anything real new. Never the less, if you have never played Icy Tower, you need to NOW. It's hands down one of the best freeware games ever made.

Free Lunch Design homepage

Ork Attack released

2005-10-09T08:03:00.000-07:00

Very recently, a game called Ork Attack was released by Acoders. Ork Attack is a classic high score game in which you are a knight, trying to defend your castle from the Orks. Using a sword and large rocks, you must kill as many Orks as you can before they kill you. This game is very challenging and is a good pick for a rainy afternoon. Very gorey.

Ork Attack page

Perhaps starting up again

2005-10-02T10:38:00.000-07:00

I think FWGS may be coming back! After some deciding, FWGS is probably going to come back, I just need to install Windows again.

In the mean time, there is an amazing website(www.planetfreeplay.com) that everyone should check out who is into free games.

Bump and Jump game released

2005-04-16T04:54:00.000-07:00

A new game came out in late Feb. called Jump and Bump. It's a spin off of the classic atari game, give it a whirl.

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Bernard and Hank finished

2005-04-14T16:05:00.000-07:00

After 15 months of waiting, Bernard and Hank is finally done! Try it out, it's probably the best click game released this year.

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Surrounded

2005-04-12T17:39:00.000-07:00

A new game, Surrounded was released under Windows and Linux. Surrounded is quite similar to Binary Zoo's games in which you control some sort of shape with other shapes trying to kill you. If I didn't know better, I would say this is a Binary Zoo game. Almost exact same concept, except you fight waves of shapes rather than all at once.

Surrounded page

Huge Satan Sam update!

2005-04-12T15:28:00.000-07:00

Satan Sam was one of the more popular freeware developers on the scene last year with releases like Titan Omega Revelations, is now underway with a new website. Along with that, the developer has added an 'update' to Titan Omega Revelations, which he says to be almost an entirely different game. Once I play some more of it, I'll post a review tommarow of it. So far so good!

Satan Sam homepage

Blox Fall

2005-04-12T14:38:00.000-07:00

Developer Jimmy Games recently released their new game, Blox Fall for entirely free. Check it out.

Park

2005-04-11T17:25:00.000-07:00

Park is a new flash game just like Happy Seed which was posted on the site yesterday. Same sort of thing, kind of like a point and click adventure almost. A bit easier than Happy Seed, yet still quite a bit of fun.

Play Park

Wings of Megaira

2005-04-11T12:52:00.000-07:00

I recently found this gorgeous shooter and have just wasted about a full hour on it- This game is great.

Wings of Megaira is a classically styled top-down shooter in which you control a fighter ship against fast-moving waves of alien enemies. Players can fly solo, or join forces for a two-player cooperative fight using the keyboard or a joystick. Much like its arcade predecessors, Wings of Megaira requires lightning fast reaction times and quick thinking to succeed. Although the game's environments are rendered in full 3D, the game controls in a simple 2D fashion.

Players have access to three types of weapons that grow more powerful with use, allowing for multiple play styles and strategies. Although outfitted with a machine gun to begin with, players can steal the souls of their enemies, which takes the enemy's weapon type. The weapon type an enemy carries is illustrated by the color of that enemy, red being a machinegun type, blue a laser type, and green a grenade type. Powerups will also appear in the midst of an enemy's destruction to aid the player towards their goal.

Players can also activate a shift in time, when the world slows down to a crawl while the player massacres the momentarily sluggish enemies. The number of enemies destroyed during a time shift multiplies the payoff. (From author's homepage)

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Freeware Dungeon Classics

2005-04-11T04:37:00.000-07:00

Dungeon's Deep is a great site/list of classic rogue-like and dungeon freeware games. Dungeon's Deep only includes the best of the best, and some of the oldest stuff on the site dates back to the early seventies. All the classics are up there, Nethack, Moria, etc. as well as games you've probably never heard of.

Excellent, excellent website.

CS2D Update

2005-04-10T18:14:00.000-07:00

New Counter Strike 2D, bans some cheat clients.

CS2d Homepage

New Version Of Shadow Armada + Review

2005-04-10T16:07:00.000-07:00

Shadow Armada is a great amazing new game from virtually unknown developer, Lame Game. For a 100% free game, I'm not sure it gets any better(other than Enemy Territory or America's Army).

In Shadow Armada, you take control of a team of space ships. The object is simple, destroy every single one of your opponent's ships. Here's the great part; the game has great A.I. and network play. There's only one bit of trouble though, not a whole lot of people play online.

The game sports normal sorts of weapons, missles, MGs, etc.

Gameplay goes like this, each player(or CPU) takes turns choosing a path for their fleet. Each team must try to anticipate where the opponent's ships are going, so they can point their missles in the right direction. After you choose your moves, watch the battle unfold.

This game is excellent, once a bigger following starts up, I have a feeling this game will become quite popular. There is also rumor that GameHippo is reviewing this game, hopefully a full length review should pop up within the week.

Shadow Armada Page

Notrium 1.34!

2005-04-10T13:48:00.000-07:00

No big changes of Notrium, just a ton of bug fixs. Try out the new version, leave a comment on how it is!

Developer's Homepage

Flash Games, yo!

2005-04-10T13:32:00.001-07:00

Happy Seed:
A very interesting "game". A series of clicking on objects, and having them affect the world around you. It all starts when a huge square (seed) lands on a hill, and it gets more twisted from there.
Happy Seed

Interactive Buddy:
This one isn't really a game either. In this "game" you have fun torturing a little guy, and the more you beat him up, the more money you get, and with that you can buy more weapons or powers to beat the poor guy up. Aswell as that, you also can buy other skins (George Bush, Maddox), and other modes, such as low gravity.
Interactive Buddy

Brand new adventure game

2005-04-10T13:32:00.000-07:00

Brand new adventure game here, The Great Stroke Off! Judging by the developer's site, I normally wouldn't download this game, but from the whacky description and the positive feedback/reviews, I decided to try it.

This is actually a pretty good adventure game, here is the description(from the author's homepage): This game is heavy on the "humor" side of things, with a variety of wacky characters, interesting scenes to explore, and an amusing, unique and interesting storyline.

The setting of the story takes place in a type of small "Amusement Park" called "Stickz & Ballz". The main attraction of the park is the Mini-Golf Course (thus the Stickz & Ballz name), as well as a Hunted House of Mirrors and a Video Arcade, plus a large shop with snacks and souvenirs as well as more areas to explore.

Fun little game.

http://www.adventure.easyurl.org

New game: Fire Fight

2005-04-10T12:54:00.000-07:00

A brand new game was just released, Fire Fight by Jonny Comics. The game is unique to say the least and is quite challenging. You have a firehose and your object is to eliminate all fire in the map. Sounds easy right? Wrong. There are 'little demons' floating around who try to kill you and must be destroyed with water. When they die, they release more fire. It's difficult with such a short amount of time. Try it out!

Jonny Comics Games Page

Squares X

2005-04-05T04:45:00.000-07:00

A new game maker game was just released, and is barrels of fun. Check out the new review and download here

Star Sonata

2005-04-03T12:12:00.000-07:00

Star Sonata is a beautiful space trading MMORPG with some of the best indie graphics around. For quite a long time now, the game has been in beta testing stages so the game is available for free until released. Try it now, it's incredibely fun.

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Area 2048

2005-04-02T11:32:00.000-08:00

This is an interesting Japanese shooter game somewhat similar to the Wildtangent space shooter SpaceRocks. You play a spaceship-type figure on an abstract-looking plane (not an airplane) and fire missiles that resemble trapezoidal pieces of paper. It's fast-paced and its only con is its repetitive nature. Your enemies change up a bit - like, say from going from triangles to squares, and your weapon stays constant. It's jolly good fun. Give it a teste.

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Time Pilot released

2005-03-29T13:26:00.000-08:00

A game called Time Pilot was released last week and looks quite fun. Sadly, the game doesn't run on my machine, hopefully it'll run on yours.

Time Pilot

Drew Cameron's games

2005-03-28T12:18:00.000-08:00

Today I was browsing the web looking for some good games and came across Drew Cameron's freeware website. The site has 3 games, only one is very good. Out of those three games, I highly recommend playing Time Ship which has:

9 Levels
30 Enemies/obstacles
Full 3D
3 Worlds
2 Weapons
3 Boss battles

That's pretty good for a 100% free game.

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Free flash games!

2005-03-27T15:57:00.000-08:00

Frusion The Breakfast You Can Squirt In Your Mouth is a fun flash game that Dannon released to promote their latest product, fruit smoothies. Fun boxing game where you fight "bad" breakfast foods and takes a bit of time to beat.
(source: The Independant Gaming Source )

Madness Interactive is one of my favorite flash games based off of a violent flash cartoon that had a large following. Blow your way through rooms and rooms of bad guys and eventually you must fight Jesus himself. Controversial, yet fun.

Bloody Day is a wonderfully violent game from AwfulJunk.com, a great lunch time waster.
(source: The Independant Gaming Source
)

Mono production continued

2005-03-26T18:33:00.000-08:00

Great news, Binary Zoo, makers of Duo have continued their test project Mono and hopefully making it into a full game in the near future. To get the test version, go to the Binary Zoo Homepage. Be sure to try DUO also, since it deserves a good mention here.

Doom Rogue-like

2005-03-26T14:22:00.000-08:00

A new version of one of the most original games I've played in a couple months. The game sticks to true rogue-like gameplay while still having some new features. The game (almost) only uses guns, which is a fresh new idea, with plenty of weapons to satisfy your needs.

Doom-The Rogue Like has a unique aiming system which is very easy to use and enables you to shoot diagonally.

Very original game that keeps on getting more and more updates.

Janitor Dan the Spaceman

2005-03-26T10:35:00.000-08:00

Groovy Lime recently announced it's latest game, Janitor Dan the Spaceman. JDTSM is a fun platformer with a strange objective, cleaning. Of course, he has obstacles to take on and a variety of monsters to battle. Quite fun actually, recommended.

Interview-Author of Divided

2005-03-24T06:12:00.000-08:00

This is an interview with the author of Divided, a very original adventure game.

>When did you start programming and why?

I started programming at quite a young age (I'm 16 at the moment, I must've been something around 8 back then), using a child-version of Logo, called Superlogo. Back then I began because I always enjoyed making my own levels for games - yet I always felt the game's editors were either unhandy or very restricted - so at one point I decided I wanted to learn a programming language, and my dad turned up with floppy disk reading 'Superlogo'. Just for the record, in case you meant when I started programming with C++, I started C++ about a year ago, when I found Superlogo being too restricted once you wanted to do more advanced things.

>What gave you the idea to make Divided?

I once had an idea for a very large adventure called "Wonderful Mind" - which in the end proved rather impossible to make due to it being very large and my inexperience with C++ programming. So I went looking for a smaller project, still set in the Wonderful Mind universe. At one point I got this picture in my head of a cave with a stairs and 2 'cottages' - soon after that I thought of the ending of Divided; after that I worked my way back, using details of Wonderful Mind, most adapted, and a lot of new things. However, the book you read at the start of Divided contains the background plot of Wonderful Mind.

>Do you think you're going to make a sequel? Any other games you are
in the process of making? Perhaps another game in the world of Divided, but I doubt a direct
sequel. Right now I'm not really working on a 'real' game alike Divided as I'm working on other work; 3d images amongst other things. However, I've got a holiday coming up, so I might make another game: perhaps an adventure, though I'd like to experiment with other genres as well.

>Will it also be freeware?
That greatly depends, really. Since I'm still a student I can spend quite a lot of time on things without having to make a living, but I'm not going to make very large games for free either. Like I said, it depends on what I want to do, what will comes on my way, how much time I have - etc.

Thanks!

RSS Feeds & You.

2005-03-23T13:48:00.000-08:00

Too lazy to type the address in every time you want to go to the site? So am I. So I wrote this quick tutorial to have our site in your bookmarks, but not normally. With Mozilla Firefox, you can a RSS Feed in your bookmark, which will alert you of all the new posts on the FWGS.
So let's get this show on the road.
1) Get Firefox. It's an excellent browser, much more secure than IE, and faster aswell. Pick it up at http://getfirefox.com/ .
2) Browse on over to the site. You'll notice in the bottom right corner there is a orange icon which looks like a radio wave (Or what I imagine one looks like).
3)Click the icon, go to "Subscribe to Freeware Games Source", and then place it somewhere in your bookmarks.

Take a look:

Sim Lift

2005-03-23T05:15:00.000-08:00

Brand new game here, Sim Lift.

"Overview
Waiting in the lift lobby at my workplace for up to five minutes for a lift to arrive started me wondering how lift systems operate and if I could program one more efficiently. This of course led to the creation of Sim Lift which, apart from being a bit of fun, demonstrates the complexities involved in what seems like such a simple process. Add to that an endless supply of little sim people to work the lifts and watch as they either reach their destinations or storm off in a cursing rage if forced to wait too long.
I now have a new respect for the humble elevator, be they fast or slow. I still prefer to take the stairs, however."
-From developer's website.

Sim Lift is more of a simulation rather than a game, you mostly watch.

Sim Lift Homepage

Click news galore

2005-03-22T14:41:00.000-08:00

We're all expecting a lot from the top click developers pretty soon. A huge amount of titles should be getting done extremely soon, and we got the low down on all the good ones.

Fallen Angel Industries has some of the most promising titles of them all coming out(hopefully soon). Factor X 2 is my most anticipated game, yet has a release date of somewhere in 2006. FAIND recently released a new track and a video trailer from the game and is available on their homepage.

Mina and the Pirates is expected very soon, since the author claims to be nearly finished.

Acoders has one release coming up hopefully in the next week or so, Ork Attack which hopefully will be quite good.

Acoders has also announced a new project, Industrika which looks quite promising although it is only 5% completed.

Natomic seems dormant, with their only project update being Super Stun-N-Run which should be finished in the near future.

Euphoric Rush Relaunch

2005-03-22T11:19:00.000-08:00

After a long time, Click-gamemaker, Circy relaunchs his website, Euphoric Rush. Although no new games have been made since Euphoric Rush went down, you can still get all the great oldies, my favorite being Mr. Stump's Dentures, a cute little platformer.

All of his games are 100% free, so what do you have to lose?
Euphoric Rush

Five Magical Amulets

2005-03-22T06:20:00.000-08:00

The Daily Click updated their site today with a great adventure game, Five Magical Amulets.

If you're into Fantasy/Magical sorts of games, this one is surely for you. It has a fun little storyline, yet very cliched(Good Vs. Evil). You also play as a woman which is unusual for games, a nice twist.

Quite a good game so far, yet the game is a whopping 142 megs so you might want to reconsider the download if you have 56k.

Download+Screenshots Here

Interview with the developer of Dark Disciples

2005-03-20T16:07:00.000-08:00

The interview with 'Mr. Hat'(Developer of Dark Disciples). If you have never played Dark Disciples, you must! It is an amazing CRPG.

Dark Disiciple's Homepage

Now, on to the interview!

> What inspired you to first start programming?

Actually, I first learned business computer programming so it was originally
a career move decision, although I later turned to studying Biotechnology instead. I self-learned C/C++ at home and one day found a 'computer game developer kit' in a book store which contained a c++ compiler and Microsoft SDK 5.0, which I bought. I seriously could'nt figure it all out (the kit instructions were particularly unhelpful) but I eventually found a sample
project on the net. From memory, it was a simple arcade game where you flew around the screen in a little spaceship and there wasn't anthing to shoot at. Anyway, I managed to get
that compiled, and began tinkering with the code. I'm one of those people that learn best by example rather than explanation, so this is how I learned directx programming.
As sad as it sounds, for me programming is a lot of fun. I guess it just appeals to my methodical midset. :)

> What inspired you to make Dark Disciples?

I've been a D&D player for a long time, so as soon as I learned programming in turbo pascal (a language used for teaching programming but not much else), I wanted to make CRPGs. I honestly enjoy programming CRPG related stuff because it's fun. I get to work on something creative and technical at the same type.

I'm sure I started at least 20 different projects over the years, but never
got anything finished. The mistake I always made was to design games that were far too ambitious (and I mean this from a time point of view, not a technical point of view). I'm fully aware now of why modern commercial games require two dozen people working for two years to complete a project.
:)

When I finally worked out how to use directX, I started Dark Disciples. It started life as a true roguelike game - there was going to be largely random dungeons and insta-death. The plot
was that you had to hunt down the 7 Dark Disciples (boss monsters) and kill them. However, the further down the road I got, the more like a traditional CRPG it became. I've seen quite a few people refer to DD as a roguelike, and although I don't think it technically qualifies, it definately has some of the feel of this type of game, so I guess it's original concept still shows. In any case, the game's name became essentially meaningless as it mutated into a CRPG. :)

Anyway, like with my other projects, it was way too ambitious. The difference, this time, was that I'd put so much work into it, that I couldn't justify scapping it. So I decided to cut back on many of the features and make the game simpler. This is exactly why DD's spell system is rather odd. I also removed a convoluted (but still unimplemented) skill system and changed a few other things as well. I also nearly scrapped the 3rd module (the Niphyas module) because at the time I didn't think anyone would bother playing that far. :) After that, it was still a crap-load of work, but I can be the obsessive/compulsive type, so eventually I got it all done.

> What plans do you have for the future of Dark Disciples?

DD is still being updated every once in a while to fix bugs when they're reported and also to resolve some balance issues. There won't be any major changes though. DD1 is, from a scripting/flag point of view, fairly involved, so I'm sure bug reports will continue to trickle in. Fortunately all of the nasty ones seem to have long since been weeded out. :)

> What plans do you have for the sequal, what's been finalized? Whats been
'canned'?

DD2 is in the pipes and will probably take some time to complete. It will have more features than DD1, although the game won't deviate drastically from the original. It will have a real magic system though. ;)

Actually, it was originally going to have a multi-character party. However I wasn't enirely sure about this move, so I put a survey up on the DD website and the response was 100% against. :) To be honest, I think the relative simplicity of DD in many ways made it a more fun game and this seems to be part of the appeal. So DD2 will be a single character game like DD1. :)

Unlike the original DD2 will have a skill based system. Abilities such as pick locks will be based on a skill and modified by the relevant statistic in the more traditional manner. DD2 will also have an alchemy system (based on an alchemy skill) and a goods trading system. In both cases, they're optional endevours and not necessary to complete the game. I want to keep DD2 as non-linear as possible (within reason).

I'm still not 100% sure if missile weapons will be implemented, yet. It's not a difficult or time consuming thing to do - it's just that it tends to slow the same down somewhat (it takes several key presses to select a target and shoot).

DD2 takes place on a different continent and will involve a conflict between the native poeple (Enda) and colonialists (Seafarers). You can play as either 'race', with a different objective to complete the game. Essentially then, DD2 will comprise of 2 shorter scenarios that are interlinked. Also, alignment will play a much larger role. In fact, it will define your ultimate objective.

> Will the new game be 100% free like the first one?

Yes. I program CRPGs for fun - it's my hobby. It also frees me up to do
whatever I like without having any obligation to paying customers. :)

> Oh, one more thing, when will it be released?

I currently have 3 separate projects in the pipes (DD2 is one), each of which is about the same complexity as DD. To keep myself interested, I switch between them from time to time. This means that DD2 will not appear any time soon. In any case, I'd prefer not to give a 'release date' because a) it's certainly going to be wrong (Heh, heh) and b)I only work on it when I feel inclined to (since it's a hobby and not a job), so it's difficult to predict how much time will go into it over the months.

> Well that's the interview, thanks for letting me interview! :D :D

Hey, it's been fun. I've woffled on a bit - feel free to clip it down if you
want. :)

Naw!

Digipen

2005-03-20T14:21:00.000-08:00

If you're in need of a good game fix, head on over to the Digipen development school website. DigiPen has plenty of amazing games for you to choose from. Two caught my attention especially, Kisses and Nix.

Kisses is almost like The Sims except with an eskimo twist and more focused on relationships.

Nix is a 'car shooter' similar to Vigilante for the Nintendo 64, race while destroying eachother's cars.

Have a looksey at their website.

DigiPen Games Page

Stranded

2005-03-20T05:54:00.000-08:00

Fun wee game I found here, Stranded. Made by Unreal Software(same people who made Counter Strike 2d) and just as good of a game as Counter Strike 2d is(although a completely different genre).

In Stranded, you play as a lost traveller who woke up with amnesia on a lost island, full with all sorts of animals and objects for you to play with.

Features from author's homepage:
# fast State of the Art 3D Engine
# huge islands
# a lot of animals and plants
# a lot of items with different properties and functions
# 7 differnt 'buildings' which can be build by the player (also one vehicle!)
# 10 weapons/tools
# dynamic light effects
# day and night cycle
# particle effects
# fog
# map editor with free deformable terrain, heightmap loading function, adjustable win conditions etc.

The game is humongous, and has potentially infinite amount of gameplay since there are always new islands for you to generate.

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Blockland going shareware

2005-03-19T14:33:00.000-08:00

Just a short note here, but the popular Blockland game is going to be shareware. Head on over to the Blockland Homepage and see for yourself.

Atomic Butcher 1.0 to 1.1 update

2005-03-19T09:08:00.000-08:00

Das Humankapital announced it's new release of the hit game Atomic Butcher. Atomic Butcher has now been around for quite awhile now, yet now has a huge following.

Atomic Butcher plays exactly like Abuse, you move your character with A and D and use the mouse to fire. The game features 7 weapons(one being urine), 10 levels and lots of gore.

My only gripe is the game gets slightly repetitive, but that really isn't too much of a problem. The game is a sure-fire winner.

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Site Update

2005-03-18T16:27:00.000-08:00

We will soon getting hosting for some interviews/articles etc. plus a forum, mostly likely vbulletin.

If you want to apply to be a staff member, email me at iamthebavarianpirate@gmail.com, all you need is half-decent grammer.

RJB Software

2005-03-18T08:31:00.000-08:00

I discovered a new developer today that has some very catchy titles. RJB Software.

Just today, RJB software released a game called Afterlife. Afterlife is one helluva strange arcade game. It takes place in hell, you get to fight demons with a hot air balloon and an umbrella. Sounds strange, doesn't it?

Afterlife has more than a hundred levels, extra balloons you can unlock, hidden areas and "100 hours of solid gameplay" all in one 3mb package!

RJB software also has two other titles, which I have not played yet, Orbital Snake and XG Arena.

Star Wars Freeware

2005-03-18T08:08:00.000-08:00

Bruno R. Marcos' makes some pretty good Star Wars freeware games. He has 2 completed games, 2 non-completed, 4 in all(That was blatantly obvious.). Each one of the games is an actual battle from any one of the Star Wars movies, there is Battle Of Yavin, Battle of Hoth, Escape From Hoth and Battle of Endor. The site is definitely worth checking out, even if you're not at all a Star Wars fan. How could you after the latest two movies?

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Free Lunch Design schtuff

2005-03-18T07:17:00.000-08:00

Browsing the Free Lunch Design messageboard, I came across some Aqua Teen Hunger Force(see Adult Swim if you don't know what I'm talking about) players for the classic game, Icy Tower.

One more thing, if you haven't downloaded any Free Lunch Design games, go right now and play them all, they're all fantastic.

Download ATHF players
Download ATHF background music

Dark Disciples version 2.9 released!

2005-03-18T06:37:00.000-08:00

Although not fully known in the freeware community,
Dark Disciples is an amazing freeware CRPG with a pretty large following.

Dark Disciples is a CRPG that focuses on thief skills and puzzles rather than a hack and slash sort of thing. The game is quite lengthy, and took me about a month to finish with occasional help from the author.

Version 2.9 adds some combat related to solutions to puzzle heavy areas.

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Misc. Site related things

2005-03-17T19:29:00.000-08:00

We should be getting some interviews posted pretty soon from some of the most popular developers...

We need contributors, we currently only have 3 staff members and well, we're damn lazy, so help us out here! If you want to join as a contributor, all you need is half decent grammer. Email me at iamthebavarianpirate@gmail.com if you're interested.

Toodle dee doo.

Experimental Gameplay

2005-03-17T19:24:00.000-08:00

Experimental Gameplay is a new project from 4 students at Carnegie Mellon. Their goal is to make 50-100 games under these guidelines

each game must be made in less than 7 days
each game must be made by one person, including all art, sound, and programming
each game must be based around a certain "toy" ie. "gravity", "vegetation", "swarm behavior", etc.

(From Experimental Gameplay homepage)

The results? Mostly good, some excellent, almost all of them are bizarre. Check it out, it's some good fun when there's nothing on TV.

Go to Experimental Gameplay Homepage

Galactic Gladiator

2005-03-17T15:43:00.000-08:00

I found two amazing games in just one day. Galactic Gladiator has just taken up most of my after noon. This game is a 'tactical' space shooter, which you just must play to see how fun it is.

Mechanized Warfare alpha release

2005-03-17T12:32:00.000-08:00

A new game has just emerged, Mechanized Warfare. The author released the alpha version of his game. Think Battlefield 1942 with futuristic tanks. What the game has so far is absolutely stunning for a freeware game.

On each map, there are 8 spawn points. To win a game, your team will need to control every spawn point on the map. To protect your spawn points, you can use artilery, which is easy to use and effective.

My only gripe is the AI is incredibely good, too hard to play against, which the author will hopefully fix next release.

This game is great so far, I sure hope it turns out to be a freeware classic, because it sure has the potential.

Download(Authors Homepage)
Download(Blitz Showcase)

*At time of writing, homepage is down so I included the Blitz Showcase download also.

Historical League of Bouncy Boxing

2005-03-17T09:35:00.000-08:00

A semi new release from Wintermute Studios and one of my favorite games at the time of this post. HLOBB is a fun poke at all of histories famous- or infamous men. Before the game, you choose the map you wish to play on(4 in all) and your character. You can play as Napolean, Abraham Lincoln, King Henry VII, Hitler, Caesar and Gandhi.

The main gist of the game is build up as much speed as you can, then time a punch to hit one of the opposing players- you'll understand it once you play it.

Excellent game from Wintermute Studios

New Codered game, Alien Arena.

2005-03-17T09:31:00.000-08:00

Not sure if anyone remembers the smash hit FPS game, Codered and its sequals, but the author just realeased another game in the series, Alien Arena. This game is similar to Quake 3/Unreal Tournament type gameplay. This game is more focused on online play, and if you're lucky you'll be able to find someone to play with online, but there is still a bot version as well. Not the best out of the Codered series, but worth a download.

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IVAN + Nethack

2005-03-14T20:26:00.000-08:00

In December 2004, the developers of Iter Vehemens ad Necam released version .50 of their popular rogue-like which added various cool new features to the game. The new version sports a lot of whacky things that we all loved about Nethack, leprosy is even included in this new version. The developers release new versions every so often, so we'll keep you posted.

If you don't know Nethack, download it right away. IVAN is also a must try.

Download IVAN
Download Nethack

Babylon, I've Found Her

2005-03-13T12:50:00.000-08:00

This title has been featured in the January issue of Computer Gaming World. Fans of the genre and non-fans alike will love this game.

Babylon is a space sim with the whole shebang, missles, lasers, lock on targets, you name it.

Babylon has undoubtely some of the best graphics in a freeware game. They're smooth, slick and just about as good as some commercial games. The learning curve is slightly steep, but it shouldn't take people too long to master. Highly recommended.

Haunted House

2005-03-13T12:34:00.000-08:00

Released awhile back from Acoders, Haunted House is a survival-horror game where you don't lose from dying, you lose from being scared.

"The objective of the game is find the 3 pieces of the magic urn and get out of the mansion before you are scared to death.
The pieces of the urn are randomly scattered around the mansion, and some doors are locked.
Finding the urn wouldn't be so difficult, except the mansion is dark. To enable you to see your way around, we have provided an unlimited supply of matches.
Now that you know you can use matches, we want to warn you abou the creatures you'll encounter as you stumble through the mansion. Be prepared to see a Vampire Bat, hairy Tarantulas and the ghost of old man Graves himself. Everytime on of these creatures touches you, you will get a fright and get closer to being totally scared to death. ( 9 times )."(From The Acoders website)
8/10

Across

2005-03-12T21:35:00.000-08:00

Acoders released a new arcade game a couple of weeks ago, called Across. A small review should pop up in a day or so.

Angband and it's Variants

2005-03-12T20:36:00.000-08:00

Recently we've been getting into rogue-likes and we'd like to share a pretty good site with you all. This site has the rogue-like Angband and 26 variants of it. Feel free to waste your days playing and playing...

Mono

2005-03-12T20:14:00.000-08:00

A brand spankin' new game from the makers of DUO. This one is quite similar to DUO, but is described as part Asteroids, part Robotron and part Paint Shop Pro. This mixture gives you Mono. Real trippy hard pounding music accompany the fast paced shooting. An excellent release.
8/10

DUO

2005-03-12T20:08:00.000-08:00

DUO, a offbeat game if I've ever seen one. Enemies explode in rainbows of color. The developer makes netoriusly trippy games, and this isn't an exception. This game is like space invaders but much different. Screenshots don't do it justice, you need to download this game if you want to really know what it's about.
9.5/10

Pakoon 2

2005-03-12T19:59:00.000-08:00

Pakoon 2, a classic among freeware. Outstanding graphics, sound and gameplay. This game is incredible in all aspects. The engine is very optimized aswell, and I've gotten it running smoothly on a Pentium 733MHz with a Geforce 2. Definitly worth the download. There are quite a few good "Mods" out there, mostly new cars and such.
10/10

Divided

2005-03-12T19:44:00.000-08:00

For a debut project, this is some good stuff. Divided is a free point and click adventure game that has expanded on ordinary P&C games. The author had a really great idea for a plot and goes as follows. You wake up in a room and can't remember how you even got there and why you're there.

The game has panoramic rooms- a pleasant twist from the usual point and click games. There is even 7 minutes of full-motion video, that has a reletively high production quality.
9/10

Battle Painters 2

2005-03-12T19:31:00.000-08:00

Due to my frequent bordom, I always end up finding games like this one, Battle Painters (2). This game has a very simple gameplay premise, paint up the biggest percentage of the "battle field". There are a few powerups, to spice up gameplay a bit. It's a very fun game to play with a bunch (4) friends, because the AI is pretty weak once you learn how they work. The game can also get repetitive. Worth a download anyways. The game itself is also a dead project, so expect no further updates.
9/10

Recent Notrium Update!

2005-03-12T19:23:00.000-08:00

Legendary freeware game, Notrium has recently been updated to version 1.33. For those who don't know, Notrium is a survival game in which you crashed on an alien planet and must survive using your surroundings.

The game now has 4 races, human, android, alien and psionic. Humans use technology to their advantage, android uses natural strength, alien uses evolution and psionic uses psychic powers.

Some new mods have been popping up, so definitely head on over to the Notrium homepage.

Dan! Da! Dan?!

2005-03-12T17:35:00.000-08:00

Nice shooter right here, haven't played much of it yet, but it's made by Omega, the makers of Every Extend(Also on the Omega Site), check that shit, son.
7/10

Lemming Ball Z

2005-03-12T17:23:00.000-08:00

I'm sure everyone has heard of this game, but I think it deserves a note on the FWGS site. This game has been popular for a long time and it has been for a reason. Graphics are okay and the sound effects are annoying. Where the game really shines is it's gameplay. This game is a DBZ style fight with energy balls, slow motion kicking and lots of blood. Everyone should definetely check it out, it'll take up a lot of your time.
8/10

Red Star, Modern War 2

2005-03-12T15:45:00.000-08:00

Fun little Russian game. In this game, you have a base where swarms of enemies attack. You have an assorment of artillery, infintry, rocks, nukes and machine guns to kill them. Quite bloody and fun, especially on those rainy sunday mornings when they're isn't any good TV on and you can't fall back asleep.
7/10

Sunday Panzers

2005-03-12T15:20:00.000-08:00

Released in December 2004, Sunday Panzers is the sequel to Sunday Drivers, a racing game. In Sunday Panzers you control a tank rather than a car, and shoot your enemies to pieces. Pretty nifty game to rid you of your boredom.
7/10

Super Monster Painter Extreme

2005-03-12T14:58:00.000-08:00

Whoo, a brand new game from the all time great freeware developer, Free Lunch Design. Sadly, this is a dissappointing release from such a good developer, but it's still all fine and dandy. The game involves shooting waves of monsters with paint, it's all color coded, so if you saw a blue monster, you shoot it with blue paint and so on and so forth. The game requires too much thinking for me, and you'll be better off with good ol' Icy Tower, also on the Free Lunch website.
6/10

Counter Strike 2D

2005-03-12T14:42:00.000-08:00

Pretty new game here, Counter Strike 2d. This game is a remake of the classic mod for Half Life and features nice graphics and good gameplay. Unfortunetely, the developers has some major bugs to work out. The game tends to be laggy online and in a lot of cases, the game will not run for 30 seconds without closing. Fortunetely for the lag, there is a bot mode which you can play by yourself.
8/10