Free games! 101 and then some
by James Ransom-Wiley 
{ Jan 19th 2007 at 1:25PM }
1UP has done the good service of republishing a Games for Windows feature that dug up more than 101 free PC-based games. The guide is divided into these fifteen genres:- 10-Minute Time Wasters
- Action Trip
- Adventurer's Island/RPG
- Armchair Strategy
- Brain Benders
- Desktop Arcade
- FPS
- Free At Last
- Garage Satire
- Puzzle
- Shooting Gallery
- Sim City
- Sports
- Tributes and Remakes
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
RD @ Jan 19th 2007 2:09PM
What am I waiting for? For you to remove that picture of Pee-Wee from this article.
That's what I'm waiting for.
Tetranitrocubane @ Jan 19th 2007 1:49PM
I didn't see Cave Story on that list. Did I miss it?
If it's not there: INSTANT FAILURE.
Greatest free game ever!
Lord Jezo @ Jan 19th 2007 2:52PM
#1 - Ha! I thought the same thing when I got that issue. I couldn't believe that they had left it out. I almost wrote a letter to the editor to complain but then I got lazy and took a nap instead.
ck @ Jan 20th 2007 1:14AM
The best free game I've played on the internet has to be warfish. It's a turn-based Risk game, you get an email when it's your turn in the game. I've played hundreds of games already and it hasn't gotten old. It's probably the simplest form of Risk that I've played, but there are so many options - it's awesome (optional rules, different world maps, etc). I'm suprised it's not on this list. Well, for one thing, it's invite-only (you can only create an account if someone invites you to a game). If anyone is interested in a game - let me know. This game is probably the web's best kept secret.
Sobtanian @ Jan 19th 2007 2:05PM
Totally agree with you #1
one of the best games ever made, commercial or free!
Brown @ Jan 19th 2007 2:06PM
Thanks for the disappointment, Joyqtiq. For a minute I thought someone finally made a game about the best movie ever: Pee-Wee's Big Adventure.
... I'm still not sure what the heck that picture has to do with 101 free games, unless one is about one man's journey to find his stolen bike.
Brian @ Jan 19th 2007 3:06PM
Wait, is Kingdom of Loathing not on that list?
www.kingdomofloathing.com
This is surely among the greatest free quasi-MMO rpgs out there, if only for the 1000+ pop-culture references.
RDX @ Jan 19th 2007 3:47PM
It's times like this when I almost wish I had resisted the sexiness of a Mac.
_Grey @ Jan 19th 2007 5:33PM
WWW.MythicWars.com
Free MMORPG based around Greek Mythology.
james @ Jan 19th 2007 11:34PM
RDX beat me to it. Where's the Mac love????
Autologic @ Jan 19th 2007 4:38PM
They included Cave Story in the first article of 101 Best Free Games. YOU = STUPID
Rubang B @ Jan 20th 2007 12:04AM
My votes are for Ancient Domains of Mystery (ADoM), Mystery of Time and Space (MoTaS), and Spheres of Chaos. All are free and very easy to find. I listed them in alphabetical order, and it's also the order in the length of time required to beat each one (5 years, 10 hours, 10 minutes, in that order).