Free Games

Gargamel · 01-25-11, 08:50 AM

What other great free / open source games are out there?

I've found Free Falcon 5 (nd old favorite of mine)

And that transportation game that was mentioned in the screen shot thread. Complicated as heck.

Any other good ones out there?

On a very restricted budget, and just rebuilt my machine, so I'm looking for new toys to go with it.

Dowly · 01-25-11, 08:52 AM

Open Transport Tycoon Deluxe

Arclight · 01-25-11, 08:58 AM

"Anything fun costs at least 8 dollars."

Might find something here: http://apcmag.com/top_5_best_free_open_source_games.htm

Gargamel · 01-25-11, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arclight

"Anything fun costs at least 8 dollars."

Might find something here: http://apcmag.com/top_5_best_free_open_source_games.htm

Would be great if I had 8 dollars to spend (between jobs ATM).

But ty for that link.

Arclight · 01-25-11, 09:28 AM

Ha, same here. Just a joke, quote from South Park, so go figure.

Raptor1 · 01-25-11, 09:31 AM

Well, let's see...

There are three different versions of Steel Panthers (Steel Panthers: World at War by Matrix Games, WinSPWW2 and WinSPMBT by The Camo Workshop) out there which are all free.

There's a very good remake of the original Panzer General and Allied General (With the Kaiser General and K.u.K. General mods thrown in) called Panzer General Forever which is also free.

That's all I can think of for now.

EDIT: Oh, right, MechWarrior 4 came out for free a while ago as well.

Feuer Frei! · 01-25-11, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raptor1

There's a very good remake of the original Panzer General and Allied General (With the Kaiser General and K.u.K. General mods thrown in) called Panzer General Forever which is also free.

Now why didn't i know about this?
Thanks for letting me know this is around, Raptor1

I played PG and Allied religiously on PS1, then on the PC with PS1 emulator.

Here is the link for PG Forever:
http://panzercentral.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=45039

She runs great on Win 7 64-bit

Gargamel · 01-25-11, 10:13 AM

Wow, it's also amazing what can be found when I use google for myself:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ce_video_games

Herr-Berbunch · 01-25-11, 10:42 AM

I used to run YSFlight on my work PC, it's a basic flight sim - not in the league of FlightGear, but still good fun, and quite a lot of add-on stuff for it, and an easy(-ish) map creator. Best of all it doesn't need a great deal of CPU or GPU power - hence had it at work (I sit alone in a large office most of the time...), and better than stock FSX it has weapons!

Spike88 · 01-25-11, 11:29 AM

There is also Orbiter 2010:
http://orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/home.php

It's a free space sim, with tons of add-ons. Have yet to actually play it myself, but interested in trying out the Apollo and Vostok add ons.

raymond6751 · 01-25-11, 04:44 PM

I'm running a great WW2 game entirely by email. No software. No cost.

Check the url address in the sig below.

Download the rules and see if it appeals.

(Not spam...he asked.)

Weiss Pinguin · 01-25-11, 11:09 PM

If you like space dogfighting there's the FreeSpace 2 Source Code Project. If you've just built a new computer it should look beautiful, lots of mods you can try out too.

Also, MekTek just released a new version of their Mekpak for MW4.

Just 2 free/open source games I play alot.

Castout · 01-26-11, 05:06 AM

Free Falcon 5.5.3 is a BIG fun.

01-26-11, 06:32 AM

DWARF FORTRESS.

Other then that there is Shores of Hazeron

Also: World of Tanks

Gargamel · 01-26-11, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Castout

Free Falcon 5.5.3 is a BIG fun.

I Knew F3 cold, Owned but never fully got into F4. Now I'm trying to learn FF5. Soooo many buttons.

01-25-11, 08:50 AM	#1
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Free Games What other great free / open source games are out there? I've found Free Falcon 5 (nd old favorite of mine) And that transportation game that was mentioned in the screen shot thread. Complicated as heck. Any other good ones out there? On a very restricted budget, and just rebuilt my machine, so I'm looking for new toys to go with it. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

01-25-11, 08:58 AM	#3
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	"Anything fun costs at least 8 dollars." Might find something here: http://apcmag.com/top_5_best_free_open_source_games.htm __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

01-25-11, 09:28 AM	#5
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Ha, same here. Just a joke, quote from South Park, so go figure. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

01-25-11, 09:31 AM	#6
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Well, let's see... There are three different versions of Steel Panthers (Steel Panthers: World at War by Matrix Games, WinSPWW2 and WinSPMBT by The Camo Workshop) out there which are all free. There's a very good remake of the original Panzer General and Allied General (With the Kaiser General and K.u.K. General mods thrown in) called Panzer General Forever which is also free. That's all I can think of for now. EDIT: Oh, right, MechWarrior 4 came out for free a while ago as well. __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory

01-25-11, 10:13 AM	#8
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Wow, it's also amazing what can be found when I use google for myself: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ce_video_games __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

01-25-11, 08:52 AM	#2
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Open Transport Tycoon Deluxe

01-25-11, 10:42 AM	#9
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	I used to run YSFlight on my work PC, it's a basic flight sim - not in the league of FlightGear, but still good fun, and quite a lot of add-on stuff for it, and an easy(-ish) map creator. Best of all it doesn't need a great deal of CPU or GPU power - hence had it at work (I sit alone in a large office most of the time...), and better than stock FSX it has weapons! __________________

01-25-11, 11:29 AM	#10
Spike88 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 3,052 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	There is also Orbiter 2010: http://orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/home.php It's a free space sim, with tons of add-ons. Have yet to actually play it myself, but interested in trying out the Apollo and Vostok add ons. __________________

01-25-11, 04:44 PM	#11
raymond6751 Admirable Mike Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,338 Downloads: 421 Uploads: 0	If you've got email I'm running a great WW2 game entirely by email. No software. No cost. Check the url address in the sig below. Download the rules and see if it appeals. (Not spam...he asked.) __________________ Game Designer: Close The Atlantic - World War Three https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/...orld-war-three

01-25-11, 11:09 PM	#12
Weiss Pinguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Auburn, Alabama Posts: 3,333 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	If you like space dogfighting there's the FreeSpace 2 Source Code Project. If you've just built a new computer it should look beautiful, lots of mods you can try out too. Also, MekTek just released a new version of their Mekpak for MW4. Just 2 free/open source games I play alot. __________________

01-26-11, 05:06 AM	#13
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	Free Falcon 5.5.3 is a BIG fun. __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/

01-26-11, 06:32 AM	#14
Rilder Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	DWARF FORTRESS. Other then that there is Shores of Hazeron Also: World of Tanks