GameTap Thursday: Grimm and Alien Stars

by Alexander Sliwinski { Jul 31st 2008 at 3:00AM }

This week's GameTap update un-Disney-fies fairy tales with the addition of American McGee's Grimm. Play as the crude title character in the first set of eight episodes over the coming weeks (schedule posted after the break). The game buffet also adds one other title for subscribers this week. Remember, the first episode of Grimm is free to play for all and all future episodes are free for the first 24 hours after release.

Grimm (Windows) - One angry dwarf is bringing everything back to basics.
Alien Stars (Windows) - A top-down shmup. So, pew, pew-pew, pew, pew-pew-pew, away.

Grimm is this week's addition to the GameTap gratis lineup. The full list of free ad-supported titles on the service can be found after the break.

Grimm release schedule:

July 31 -- A Boy Learns What Fear Is
August 7 -- Little Red Riding Hood
August 14 -- The Fisherman and His Wife
August 21 -- Puss In Boots
August 28 -- The Girl Without Hands
September 4 -- Godfather Death
September 11 -- The Devil and His Three Golden Hairs
September 18 -- Beauty and the Beast

Free games:

1. 2020 Super Baseball
2. 1942
3. 1943: The Battle of Midway
4. 1st Division Manager
5. 3 Count Bout
6. American McGee's Grimm: A Boy Learns What Fear Is
7. Art of Fighting
8. Astrosmash
9. Bagh Chal
10. Ball 7 Deluxe
11. Baseball Stars 2
12. Baseball Stars Professional
13. Battle of Europe
14. Bee 52
15. Black Tiger
16. Blast Miner
17. BloodRayne
18. Brian Lara Cricket 2007
19. Bubble Bobble
20. Buku Kakuro
21. Buku Sudoku
22. BurgerTime
23. Burnin' Rubber
24. Bust-A-Move
25. Bust-A-Move Again
26. Cannon Fodder
27. Capcom Sports Club
28. Captain Commando
29. Captain Dynamo
30. CJ in the USA
31. Cj's Elephant Antics
32. Colin McRae Rally 2005
33. Colony 7
34. Commandos 3: Destination Berlin
35. Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness
36. D.N.A.
37. Daikatana
38. Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors
39. Defender
40. Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
41. Disciples II: Rise of the Elves GOLD
42. Dj Puff's Volcanic Capers
43. Dracula Twins
44. Elevator Action
45. Fast Lanes Bowling
46. Fast Lanes Pinball
47. Fatal Fury
48. Final Fight
49. Five Card Deluxe
50. Flip Words 2
51. Football Frenzy
52. Futoshiki
53. Ghosts N' Goblins
54. Ghouls N' Ghosts
55. Grand Prix Simulator
56. Grell and Falla
57. Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
58. Hitman: Codename 47
59. Ikari Warriors
60. Ingenious
61. Jaws Unleashed
62. Jewelcraft
63. Joust
64. Kamikaze
65. Karate Champ
66. King of the Monsters
67. King of the Monsters 2
68. Kizuna Encounter: Super Tag Battle
69. Knights of the Round
70. Lara Croft's Tomb Raider: Legend
71. Lazer Force
72. Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2
73. League Bowling
74. Liquid Kids
75. Little Puff in Dragonland
76. Lunar Rescue
77. Magical Drop III
78. Marine Park Empire
79. Mean Machine
80. Mega Man: The Power Battle
81. Mercs
82. Metal Slug
83. Metal Slug 2
84. Miami Chase
85. Mig-29 Soviet Fighter
86. Motocross
87. Mr. Robot
88. Murray Mouse: Supercop
89. Mutation Nation
90. Nemesis of the Roman Empire
91. Neo Turf Masters
92. Olli & Lissa 3
93. Poltergeist
94. Pop-A-Tronic
95. Prehistoric Isle in 1930
96. Prince Clumsy
97. Pro Boxing Simulator
98. Pro Skateboard Simulator
99. Psychonauts
100. Puzzled
101. Qix
102. Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2
103. Rally Cross Simulator
104. Rampage
105. Rastan
106. Real MYST
107. Restaurant Empire
108. Return of the Invaders
109. Robotron 2084
110. Rogue Trooper
111. Root Beer Tapper
112. Sam and Max Season One: Episode 4: Abe Lincoln Must Die!
113. Samurai Showdown
114. Second Sight
115. Sensible Soccer
116. Sensible Soccer 2006
117. Shark! Shark!
118. Shock Troopers
119. Slightly Magic
120. Son Son
121. Space Invaders
122. Street Fighter II: Champion Edition
123. Super Qix
124. Stuntman Seymour
125. Super Seymour
126. Super Street Fighter 2: The New Challengers
127. Surakarta
128. Texas Hold' Em Poker
129. The King of Fighters 95
130. The King of Fighters 96
131. The Last Blade
132. The New Zealand Story
133. Thief: Deadly Shadows
134. Tilt
135. Tube-It
136. Twinkle Star Sprites
137. Vampire Savior: The Lord of the Vampire
138. Vulgus
139. Warlords Battlecry 3
140. War and Warriors: Joan of Ark
141. X2: The Threat
142. Zoo Empire
143. Zoo Keeper

Tags: alien-stars, gametap, gametapthursday, grimm

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Shawn @ Jul 31st 2008 3:34AM

can't wait...i know what i'm doing tomorrow at work :)

b33eazy @ Jul 31st 2008 5:42AM

Honestly, when I first saw Grimm on tv I thought it was a Wii game this game would be sooo amazing if they made for Wii. I don't know why, but it's True! Who agrees?

Shabran @ Jul 31st 2008 5:48AM

I dont understand this.....

Are you trying to say that the game is free for the irst 24 hours so you can download it for free

OR

once you download it the game is free for the first 24 hours and after than it gets taken off your PC

Grey Acumen @ Jul 31st 2008 8:23AM

I'd assume that it's free to download for the first 24 hours and is playable for that first 24 hours, but after that time, when you go to log in to gametap (as is necessary to play any of the games you've downloaded, whether free or not) you will be denied permission to access the game unless you have a gold account.

Lorben @ Jul 31st 2008 9:49AM

The first Episode (the one the comes out today) if free permanently. Doesn't matter when you log in, you'll be able to play it for free.

All other episodes that will be released will only be free on the day that it is released. After the first day if you try to start up the Grimm game again Gametap will prompt you to upgrade your membership to Gold instead of starting up the game.