Freeware and indie games, have you played them all?

[Tim W.]

A sample list of freeware and indie games that I'd heartily recommend:

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- This FAQ contains solutions to any problems that you might encounter
- For instructions, head on over to the main site and use the search feature to find the reviews

Shooters

Nomltest FS [Download, 1MB]
Space Invaders-type shoot 'em up


Sky Swimmer's Heaven [Download, 1MB]
Vertical 3D shoot 'em up


Invisible Vision [Download, 1MB]
Brilliant submarine shooter


Demolition Gunner [Download, 11MB]
Japanese shoot 'em up


Blue Wish Resurrection [Download, 50MB]
Japanese shoot 'em up


Ether Vapor [Download, 15MB]
Japanese shoot 'em up


GrowWing [Download, 20MB]
Japanese shoot 'em up


Shikigami No Shiro III [Download, 74MB]
Japanese shoot 'em up


Shikigami No Shiro [Download, 38MB]
Japanese shoot 'em up


Shine-Shine Galaxy [Download, 220KB]
Shoot 'em up

[Tim W.]

Titanion [Download, 5MB]
shoot 'em up by Kenta Cho


The Pyramid [Download, 3MB]
Shooter, remake


Grid Wars [Download, 3MB]
Arena shooter, Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved clone


Ad Nauseam [Download, 1MB]
Relaxing(?) shooter


STG Banner [Flash]
Small vertical shoot 'em up


Urban Uprising: Dark New World [Download, 8MB]
Vertical shoot 'em up


eXceed2nd-Vampire [Download, 69MB]
Ikaruga-type shoot 'em up


Prototype [Download, 19MB]
Horizontal shoot 'em up


Switchfire [Download, 139MB]
SWIV 3D remake


Mogura 2 [Download, 16MB]
Japanese shoot 'em up

To play: rename the largest executable and cca file to the same name, then repeat for the smallest file. For example mogura2.exe, mogura2.cca, config.exe and config.cca.

[Tim W.]

Adventure

Cedric and the Revolution [Download, 2MB]
Adventure


Reactor 09 [Download, 5MB]
Adventure (Rated Mature)


Puzzle

Acidbomb [Download, 12MB]
Puzzle game


Grow ver.1 [Flash]
Puzzle game


Zoo Keeper [Flash]
Puzzle


Solitaire [Flash]
Mahjong Solitaire


Platformer

Poyo [Download, 4MB]
Platform game


Ikachan [Download, 200KB]
by Pixel, creator of Cave Story (English-translated version)


Darkside Adventures [Download, 15MB]
Super Mario-type platformer


Knytt [Download, 18MB]
Platformer, exploration

[Tim W.]

Others

Guardian of Paradise [Download, 5MB]
Japanese RPG, for full English translation please apply this patch.


GalPaniX [Download, 15MB]
Qix-type action game


Tubopac [Download, 3MB]
Action game, Oil's Well remake


String Theory [Download, 3MB]
Action game, press numpad to extend limbs


Dot Fighters [Download, 285MB]


Naturally Friendly Air Bubbles [Download, 3MB]
Action game


Nobuyuki Forces 3 [Flash]
Time Crisis clone

[rinkuhero]

Thanks for this list, I'll go through them.

Perhaps it might be best to arrange it by category? Like "my 10 favorite indie shooting games", "my 10 favorite indie platformers" and so on? That way those who are like particular genres of games could easily find recommendations.