The sequel to Warfare 1917 (previously) has been released: Warfare 1944. I was going to save this for tomorrow, but it seems that we've had a Flash Thursday today.
posted by Hactar on Jul 2, 2009 - 18 comments

Have you ever been playing Double Dragon and just thought, "You know what would make this game better? Some gigantic swords!" Or have you ever been hacking your way through a Golden Axe game and thought to yourself, "If only I could headbutt these dudes into a fine red mist!" Then you need BO. [more inside]
posted by Eideteker on Jun 23, 2009 - 5 comments

Polynomial (yt) is a 3D space shooter with mathematically generated fractal scenery and models by Dmytry Lavrov with demos available for Linux, (Intel) OSX, & Windows. (via)
posted by juv3nal on Jun 23, 2009 - 35 comments

It's Friday! Enjoy Necronomicon, a fun little flash-based card game inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft.
posted by EarBucket on Jun 19, 2009 - 33 comments

Did you know there's an AJAX implementation of nethack? It seems to be pretty full-featured -- not a rouge-like light, supporting every option that the normal version does, right down to tiles. For traditionalists, there's also the internet nethack server known as NAO, where you can mingle with and watch other players struggle through the Dungeons of Doom and lose time in a stunning amount of trivia and statistics. To extend your chances of success you might also want to visit wikihack, which will certainly spoil your experience, detailing the tiniest details and tactics of the game.
posted by boo_radley on Jun 18, 2009 - 86 comments

Somnia is a 3d/2d puzzle platformer by Alex Austin and Aimee Seaver of Cryptic Sea (apologies, only a demo & windows only) [more inside]
posted by juv3nal on Jun 13, 2009 - 2 comments

In Starcom, a space-based action adventure game, you pilot a starship defending the galaxy from an encroaching enemy invasion with an increasingly powerful array of armaments and technologies. It's a hell of a lot of fun, so play and enjoy! [via mefi projects]
posted by Effigy2000 on Jun 11, 2009 - 36 comments

Little Wheel. Short & sweet, charmingly animated, silhouette-style flash game. [more inside]
posted by juv3nal on Jun 9, 2009 - 17 comments

Pencil Rebel is a little bitty point-n-click interactive adventure hand-wired with LEDs and simple circuit boards, and made with hand-cut and decorated cardboard, plasticine, string, and other household odd and ends. The artist, Grzegorz Kozakiewicz, has also made a (with spoilers!) video showing his process.
posted by tula on Jun 9, 2009 - 12 comments

Just a little too late for Flash Friday, it's Flash Doom 2D, a fairly solid side-scroller.via Aaron Williams. [more inside]
posted by Pope Guilty on Jun 6, 2009 - 11 comments

Alabaster. Experimental interactive fiction take on Snow White written collectively by Emily Short and ten others. Features 18 endings and procedural illustrations that dynamically reflect game state. [more inside]
posted by juv3nal on Jun 5, 2009 - 8 comments

Colorshift is an interesting twist on Simon Tatham's Net game. Rather than creating a network to a single "power" node, you have to manage multiple colors, and mixing colors in crafty and devious ways.
posted by boo_radley on Jun 5, 2009 - 11 comments

Madness Combat Defense, an evolution of the tower defense game.
posted by XMLicious on Jun 5, 2009 - 42 comments

Cogitate - Manipulate LEGO TECHNIC gears, beams, conveyor belts and motors to complete the ten pre-built puzzles or create your own levels. [In my case - Then watch them crash in a heap when you test them.]
posted by tellurian on Jun 4, 2009 - 15 comments

Lights. A new escape-the-room flash game from Neutral, the creator of Switch, Sphere, RGB, & Vision. [more inside]
posted by juv3nal on Jun 2, 2009 - 20 comments

Meme Scenery - Only someone familiar with the original memes would sense something's amiss, like the set of a play waiting for the actors to stumble into history.
posted by sambosambo on May 27, 2009 - 120 comments

Pick One
posted by You Should See the Other Guy on May 25, 2009 - 96 comments

Remember the M&M's Dark Movies game from 2006? Empire Magazine has a new movies-hidden-in-a-painting-vaganza, called The Cryptic Canvas.
posted by starzero on May 23, 2009 - 16 comments

Metaplace Raph Koster's customisable, isometric, browser-based 3d environment has now entered open beta. caveats: Registration required, some Beta flakiness (previously)
posted by Sparx on May 17, 2009 - 16 comments

Wayfarer is a 3D rogue-like developed using processing by Ben Hemmendinger. [more inside]
posted by juv3nal on May 16, 2009 - 37 comments

FrugalWeekendFunFilter: Zombie In My Pocket is a free print-and-play solitaire boardgame that only uses three sheets of paper. Elegantly designed and well balanced, it has inspired a bunch of alternate versions, from Wolfenstein in my Pocket to the classic-dungeon-crawl-inspired Dungeonquest in my Pocket to Star Wars in my Pocket. (Complete list of variants and user-created scenarios - all are free.) There's also a cellphone version, if paper-and-ink isn't your thing.
posted by jbickers on May 8, 2009 - 10 comments

Plants vs. Zombies is out. (Mac also). Demo available. $10 on Steam. Adorable promo music video. [more inside]
posted by juv3nal on May 8, 2009 - 69 comments

Just play this, I think you'll love it. [more inside]
posted by WolfDaddy on May 6, 2009 - 23 comments

Spewer, a vomit-based platformer, is Edmund McMillen's latest game. [more inside]
posted by Rinku on May 6, 2009 - 16 comments

Today I Die New click/drag somewhat puzzle-y game from Ludomancy/Daniel Benmergui. [Ludomancy previously] [more inside]
posted by juv3nal on May 6, 2009 - 25 comments

Flash Friday: Crush the Castle. Use a trebuchet to bust up various castles, squashing the regal inhabitants.
posted by solipsophistocracy on May 1, 2009 - 40 comments

Glum Buster is a charityware puzzle/adventure/exploration game developed over the course of 4 years by Justin Leingang. Kind of like a more linear Seiklus. Windows only.
posted by juv3nal on Apr 30, 2009 - 7 comments

Chroma Circuit a color matching game for you to enjoy. Each level has you matching facets on squares or triangles, playing against a par move. The rules are simple, but complexity ramps up fast.
posted by boo_radley on Apr 29, 2009 - 24 comments

A game developer resigns in style [possibly autoplaying music]
posted by desjardins on Apr 29, 2009 - 27 comments

Windosill New mac/pc downloadable flash thingy from Vectorpark. Free first half, $3 for the rest. [more inside]
posted by juv3nal on Apr 27, 2009 - 22 comments

bio-bak is a little Monty Python, a little Hunter S. Thompson, and a whole lotta Katamari Damacy rolled up into an absurd little flash world. Updated from the version released in 2006.
posted by anthropoid on Apr 24, 2009 - 14 comments

There's something in the sea... and it has a big drill for an arm.
posted by Artw on Apr 20, 2009 - 74 comments

This is a fun little atheistic distraction: The interactive Blind Watchmaker applet demonstrates how random mutation followed by non-random selection can lead to interesting, complex forms. The Blind Watchmaker algorithm was conceived by Richard Dawkins and is described in his book of the same name. The resultant forms (which can begin to look like plants and bugs) are called "biomorphs," visual representations of a set of genes. [more inside]
posted by technically yours on Apr 20, 2009 - 37 comments

Remember Gemcraft? They made moar.
posted by juv3nal on Apr 17, 2009 - 31 comments

Friday Flash Frustration: Their cute little faces ask for the impossible. Get them to the other side. (via)
posted by DU on Apr 17, 2009 - 54 comments

Scarygirl. Flash platformer/adventure game with absolutely staggering production values and art. The intro sequence is awesome.
posted by juv3nal on Apr 14, 2009 - 40 comments

Capoeira Fighter 3. A fantastic Flash fighting game. Jayisgames review
posted by dolca on Apr 12, 2009 - 15 comments

MateMaster. Flash chess problems ranging from "mate in 1" to the fiendish "mate in 6." (via JiG)
posted by juv3nal on Apr 8, 2009 - 42 comments

Falling blocks? Check. Pipes? Check. Irritating faux steel drum soundtrack? Check. It's Connecto 2. [warnings: flash, music, risk of addiction]
posted by le morte de bea arthur on Apr 8, 2009 - 5 comments

New Video Game Consists Solely Of Shooting People Point-Blank In The Face. (via)
posted by gleuschk on Apr 8, 2009 - 33 comments

Deepleap is a word game. Make words and fight against the clock. (via). There's another hit from 2000 about deepleap.org, but it has nothing to do with the word game.
posted by boo_radley on Apr 3, 2009 - 70 comments

Monopoly killer - how The Settlers of Catan redefined board games.
posted by Artw on Mar 29, 2009 - 160 comments

In the mood for a light realtime strategy game? Try Breaking the Tower. It's quite a bit like Settlers, but it's more streamlined.
Runs in the browser, requires java
posted by boo_radley on Mar 24, 2009 - 27 comments

Host Master and the Conquest of Humor. A point and click adventure about Tim Schafer gathering jokes for the GDC. Pixel hunting on a level not for the faint of heart.
posted by juv3nal on Mar 24, 2009 - 30 comments

Moments [more inside]
posted by flatluigi on Mar 20, 2009 - 4 comments

Almost-Friday-Flash-Fun: Hex Empire. A simple but engaging hexagon based strategy game. (via)
posted by Caduceus on Mar 19, 2009 - 42 comments

Good morning, Crono! (Cf.) Starting this Friday, the Vintage Game Club will play through the RPG classic Chrono Trigger, a game beloved and praised but perhaps not well understood. The discussion is beginning here (little substance so far). [more inside]
posted by grobstein on Mar 17, 2009 - 46 comments

Build giant steam powered robots to defend the Union in the American Civil War.
posted by Lord_Pall on Mar 16, 2009 - 24 comments

Friday Flash Fun: Green Moon Lab! Manipulate gravity and momentum to get to the exit in this sleek, simple, Portal-esque physics puzzler. Contains twenty levels plus an unlockable challenge mode. A little weak in the writing department, but the drunken swooping gameplay more than makes up for it. (via)
posted by Rhaomi on Mar 13, 2009 - 16 comments

Vector Defenders [flash game, some NSFW]. Ep 1: Icons Alliance, Ep 2: The Ink Quest, Ep 3: The Return Of The Type.
posted by tellurian on Mar 10, 2009 - 17 comments