The game that defined the zany graphical adventure of the early 1990s, and gave genre legend Tim Schafer his start, "Maniac Mansion" is an incredible late '80s feat of non-linear gameplay and hilarious writing.
NASA says there's water on Mars, and now you can live out your space-adventuring fantasies with Atari classic "Lunar Lander," free in your browser!
The dark forest is lit by a lone campfire. Four figures crouch next to it, eating heartily. “I can’t believe we did it, I mean we actually won!” Another speaks, “Well, my goblin friend, when the dice are on your side anything is possible. I’m gonna get some more ale … I think that fighter had some left in his pack.”
The highly controversial 'Narc' had players taking the role of two macho drug cops much more inclined to pump bad guys full of lead than put them in handcuffs.
The game that popularized dungeon crawling in 1985 is available to play for free in your browser!
For the 35th anniversary of Namco's classic, we break our non-free-to-play rule and bring you a mobile version of Pac-Man that serves up an endless runner with familiar mechanics.
“Roll to hit.” “Okay, you hit. Roll damage.” “Okay, next player. Roll to hit…” Does this sound familiar? If so you might be suffering from Boring Combat Syndrome (or BCS). Sufferers of BCS will often feel withdrawn and distracted during play. If you or someone you know is suffering from BCS, please read on for suggestions on alleviating the issue.
We've already brought you a few free games in Electronic Arts' classic real-time strategy series, but now the company is offering Red Alert 2 for free through its Origin service.
Adventure games began as text-only affairs. More processing power meant the addition of graphics, and 1980's "Mystery House" from Sierra is credited as the first graphical adventure. Play it for free.
The clashing of swords… the roar of gunfire… and the pitter patter of dice, in these next couple post I discuss tips and ideas for making combat fun and exciting for everyone. This post will cover some alternative combat mechanics I use to speed up combat that can get bogged down in rules.
Pac-Man fever hit the U.S. in the early 1980s, and several companies tried to ride the coattails of Namco's classic. Italy-based developer Zaccaria put a spin on the formula, casting you as a drug-taking bank robber fleeing from the cops. Really.
Daniel Radcliffe and Bill Paxton star in the first trailer for BBC's "The Gamechangers," a movie that will explore the release of the Grand Theft Auto franchise and the violence it (allegedly) inspired.
The standalone expansion to Sucker Punch's open world superhero game delivers an experience wholly superior to the original game.
Twitchy shooters and the PC go together like honey and peanut butter. Here's one of the early classics of the genre, with a raging online community that continues to support the game more than a decade after launch.
Ready for a scrolling shooter? Sky Shark, a Taito creation, mixed vibrant visuals with tight aerial combat gameplay when it came to arcades in 1987. Play for free today!
A small Danish developer has created a side-scroller that feels like everything you've played, and nothing you've played before.
Independent developers Bluemoon, out of Estonia, developed "SkyRoads" in three months and released it as shareware in 1993. You can play the space racing title for free in your browser!
DM - “Oh sweet, you crit!” Player - What does that mean? “You rolled great.” Okay cool, so what? “Well if you read Andy’s blog post on dice rolling you would know.”
LucasArts produced some of the greatest graphic adventure games of all-time. 1989's "Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade" is most definitely one of them.
What goes well with an evening hanging out with your friends having fun? Tasty food! This post will cover food suggestions and other food related knowledge.
One of Atari's first hits, which saw input from Apple founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, is available to play free, in your browser, straight from Atari!
A weighty story and the addition of the Batmobile are the big selling points of the end of Rocksteady's Batman trilogy, but does it fulfill the hype?
It's the dog days of summer, and if you can't be on the river relaxing with a cold beverage, we've got you covered with Atari's 1988 arcade classic.
Cooperative play is nothing new in video games. But with major publishers like Rockstar Games, Bungie and others designing unique experiences that require Internet connectivity and coordination to pull off, are we entering a new age of gaming?
It's a jungle out there. Try to tame it with Activision's 1982 classic, Pitfall, widely considered one of the first great platformers, free in your browser!
