Free Games
Whether you're in need of some light entertainment or simply bored at work, the Internet never fails to provide a high level of amusement. In this section we review the best free games on the Web, both to download or play online through your Web browser. In fact, we think you'll be pleasantly surprised with the sheer quality of games here, especially considering they're totally free. The console gaming industry is not the only place where games have become more sophisticated, progress has also been seen on the Internet. In particular, some online Flash-based games can provide hours of fun and with thousands of games to choose from, you'll be spoilt for choice. If you happen to stumble across an outdated link, we'd very much appreciate it if you could report it.
Download Free Games - A well-designed, popular and fun-to-browse Web site, offering a fantastic mixture of freeware, shareware and online games. All the games featured here have been specially selected for their quality and level of fun. You'll find numerous categories, featuring games in different genres, including Arcade, Board, Cards, Chess, Kids, Pool, Racing, Strategy, etc. Every game at this site is completely safe to download.
> Download Free Games has been defeating boredom for many years and now features over 400 games. Once on their site, scroll down to the bottom to find an A-Z round-up of all the available games.
play.vg - Here is a fantastic and well-designed site providing truckloads of free arcade games to play online. There are over twenty categories here, all jam-packed with classic games like "Pac-Man", "Donkey Kong", "Pong" and of course, the legendry "Zork" series. At Play.vg, you'll also find shooting games, sports games, puzzles, Tetris and some word and gambling games. The most popular games are featured on their home page.
Download Free Mac Games - Find freeware and shareware Mac game downloads in a variety of genres at this simple, but fun-to-browse Mac oriented Web site. You'll find some interesting Mac games to download like chess, pool, Tetris, war games, educational games and more. Tips for each game and "related Mac sites" on most sub-sections are provided. Screenshots of each game are also included.
Friv.com - A highly amusing and fun site, offering over 200 free games to play online in your Web browser. This is no ordinary games site, however. Friv.com is a simplistic masterpiece with effortless navigation and a round-up of "only the best online games" to be found anywhere on the Net. You'll never be bored again!
PureSim Baseball Free - This baseball game was previously a commercial download, but now you can obtain it free of charge, since the licence is now freeware. We think you will be pleasently surprised at how good this game actually is. With great graphics and superb features, it is ideal for anyone wanting a fun sports game to pass the time.
Free Grand Theft Auto Games - At the official Rockstar Games site, you can download two classic games (Grand Theft Auto 1 and 2), completely free of charge. These two titles spawned a loyal following of the GTA series which continues to this today. Please note: on rare occasions the download link to the server cannot be established. If this occurs, simply try again a few minutes later.
Travian - A free online browser game where players establish a village settlement in a world filled with thousands of other players. As you grow your village, you can make alliances with others, conduct diplomatic relations, attack other settlements, and perform many other actions. This is a great game if you have the time and patience to play it.
Freeloader.com - At this site, you will find some of the best quality free games available on the Internet. Freeloader.com offers 15 high-quality PC games to download, including their top title "Beneath a Steel Sky", and they're all legal and completely free of spyware and adware. What's more, they release two extra games every month and provide almost 100 free browser games. All you have to do is complete a free registration.
> Don't stop by this site without checking out their Ultimate Flash Sonic game. It's the most realistic online Sonic game we've seen yet!
Runescape - Here's an exciting and immensely popular 3D Java game, which you can play online either with friends or as a single player. Runescape is set in a fantasy Medieval realm and involves quests, fighting monsters and exploration. To play, you create and customise a character, then gain tools and upgrades as you progress through the game, gathering money and establishing your character in the virtual world.
Candystand - Wrigley's Candystand is one of the best Shockwave gaming sites on the Internet today. In fact, their virtual pool game, which you can play directly in your Web browser, is the best we've seen. With more than 20 games available, such as Monster Trucks, Ping Pong 3D and Bowling, being bored will never be an excuse again! You require the Shockwave browser plug-in to play games at Candystand.
> Although the Candystand site has changed beyond recognition over the years, they continue to provide some of the best online games on the Internet. Their selection of games may have expanded but quality has not been compromised. We are particularly impressed with the "Sports" section, which includes virtual table tennis, surfing, ten pin bowling, golf and more. Other categories include: Arcade, Card Games, Puzzles, Multiplayer and Trophy Games.
Fetchfido Free Online Games - This site offers an extensive and addictive collection of the latest free online games. No registration is required at Fetchfido (you can begin playing their games straight away), and the site features Shockwave, Java and also Flash-based games. As well as this, Fetchfido includes file sizes for their games so you can judge how long each will take to load.
Arcade Town - Arcade Town is a bright and colourful site, offering lots of addictive online games to play, in various categories: shooting games, arcade games, board games, puzzle games, sport and skills games, etc. New games are added regularly and the site also counts the highest scores. Note: many of the games here require a Java plug-in to function correctly.
Free Flash Games - A superb site, featuring over 200 free Flash-based games, all with screenshots included. Free Flash Games provides a neat and slick navigation system, and organises all games into a number of different categories, some of which are: "Arcade Games", "Card Games", "Strategy Games", "Word Games", etc. To receive updates, you can also subscribe to their e-mail newsletter.
Little Fighter 2 - This addictive "Street Fighter" type game is one of the best freeware programs of its kind. Little Fighter for Windows allows you to select from a number of characters, which you must defeat by punching and kicking in order to be victorious. Multiplayer options are also available. A DOS version (created back in 1997) is still available to download. The Windows game is 12.7MB.
Gobs of Games - A quality free games portal featuring over 1000 online games to play, including Battle Ships, Ice Hockey, Street Fighter, Office Paintball and more. This site is updated weekly with new games to play and organises games into the following categories: Action, Sports, Puzzles, Arcade Classics, Miscellaneous and "Entertain Me", for cool sites, cartoons and Flash movies.