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Tim W.
Posted: Dec 12 2006, 03:05 PM


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

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Shooters

Nomltest FS [Download, 1MB]
Space Invaders-type shoot 'em up
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Sky Swimmer's Heaven [Download, 1MB]
Vertical 3D shoot 'em up
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Invisible Vision [Download, 1MB]
Brilliant submarine shooter
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Demolition Gunner [Download, 11MB]
Japanese shoot 'em up
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Blue Wish Resurrection [Download, 50MB]
Japanese shoot 'em up
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Ether Vapor [Download, 15MB]
Japanese shoot 'em up
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GrowWing [Download, 20MB]
Japanese shoot 'em up
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Shikigami No Shiro III [Download, 74MB]
Japanese shoot 'em up
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Shikigami No Shiro [Download, 38MB]
Japanese shoot 'em up
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Shine-Shine Galaxy [Download, 220KB]
Shoot 'em up
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Tim W.
Posted: Dec 12 2006, 03:35 PM


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Titanion [Download, 5MB]
shoot 'em up by Kenta Cho
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The Pyramid [Download, 3MB]
Shooter, remake
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Grid Wars [Download, 3MB]
Arena shooter, Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved clone
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Ad Nauseam [Download, 1MB]
Relaxing(?) shooter
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STG Banner [Flash]
Small vertical shoot 'em up
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Urban Uprising: Dark New World [Download, 8MB]
Vertical shoot 'em up
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eXceed2nd-Vampire [Download, 69MB]
Ikaruga-type shoot 'em up
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Prototype [Download, 19MB]
Horizontal shoot 'em up
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Switchfire [Download, 139MB]
SWIV 3D remake
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Mogura 2 [Download, 16MB]
Japanese shoot 'em up
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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.
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Tim W.
Posted: Dec 12 2006, 03:38 PM


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Adventure

Cedric and the Revolution [Download, 2MB]
Adventure
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Reactor 09 [Download, 5MB]
Adventure (Rated Mature)
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Puzzle

Acidbomb [Download, 12MB]
Puzzle game
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Grow ver.1 [Flash]
Puzzle game
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Zoo Keeper [Flash]
Puzzle
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Solitaire [Flash]
Mahjong Solitaire
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Platformer

Poyo [Download, 4MB]
Platform game
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Ikachan [Download, 200KB]
by Pixel, creator of Cave Story (English-translated version)
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Darkside Adventures [Download, 15MB]
Super Mario-type platformer
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Knytt [Download, 18MB]
Platformer, exploration
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Tim W.
Posted: Dec 12 2006, 03:39 PM


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Others

Guardian of Paradise [Download, 5MB]
Japanese RPG, for full English translation please apply this patch.
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GalPaniX [Download, 15MB]
Qix-type action game
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Tubopac [Download, 3MB]
Action game, Oil's Well remake
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String Theory [Download, 3MB]
Action game, press numpad to extend limbs
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Dot Fighters [Download, 285MB]
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Naturally Friendly Air Bubbles [Download, 3MB]
Action game
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Nobuyuki Forces 3 [Flash]
Time Crisis clone
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rinkuhero
Posted: Dec 14 2006, 02:42 PM


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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.
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