Ballistic Fist

Shameless Studios

Ballistic Fist is a 2D fighting game similar to games like Tekken and Dead or Alive. It has a traditional one-on-one fighting gameplay with graphics that use 3D models. In Ballistic Fist, there are four different characters, each with special attacks and punch combos. The girl is the fastest, and the Russian is the slowest and strongest, as usual. Ballistic Fist doesn't offer much variety in terms of settings and characters, but it's easy to have fun for hours playing against your friends on the same computer. You can also play against the computer at different difficulty levels. Ballistic Fist is a 2D fighting game with excellent graphics, though it could use a few more characters. Still, it's a good game. Best of all, it's free.

Avert Fate

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Avert Fate is a first person shooter game in which players fight against an army of robots using their own weapons: plasma rifles, pulse grenades, etc. In the game you will explore beautiful scenes that include reminders of older, ancient generations as you combat an army of robots. These will try flanking you, shooting you from far distances, and will even surprise you by launching grenades. This will all be a clear demonstration of their relatively advanced artificial intelligence. Aside from your normal robots, during the game you will also find your occasional 'special' enemies. The first will be a spaceship you have to shoot down, but later you will come face to face with a robot the size of a building that will try to wipe you out with a single blow. Fortunately, you'll have loads of weapons in your arsenal, including lasers, rocket launchers and grenades, all capable of destroying any of your enemies. Avert Fate is a fun first person game, with amazing graphics, and a really nice sound track.

Jennifer

jennifersoft

Jennifer is a two dimensional beat'em up, developed with the OpenBOR engine, in which the player controls Jennifer, a murdered girl who rises up from the grave to exact her revenge. In Jennifer, players have to control the character through the typical spectrum of horror movie scenes. The difference is that this time is, instead of scaring teenagers, you will be fighting against demonic forces, killing all sorts of monsters rising up from the underworld. The star, besides being hell bent on revenge, has an extraordinary range of movements. You get several normal attacks and special weapons, and can combine these to create more than a dozen different punch combinations, which all have one thing in common - they have the potential to make your enemies bleed heavily. Jennifer is a 2D action game, which perfectly combines the gameplay from a 16-bit beat'em up with the look of a nineties horror film: a perfect combination for a very entertaining game.

Rambros

Paul Greasley

Rambros is a two-dimensional platform shooting game where the players have to manage a U.S. military mission attempting to take over a region teeming with soldiers. What's the reason? No one knows. The game mechanics is very simple in terms of how the player dies. Your life can end with one shot, and every time you die, you get to play a new soldier. Among the possible candidates are several that look suspiciously like Rambo, Chuck Norris and Mr. T. Just as our enemies can kill our hero with one shot, so can we end their lives in the same way. And you'll have a great arsenal to do so: bazookas, machine guns, rifles and flame-throwers. In addition, you can destroy the entire scene with these weapons, leaving it almost unrecognizable. Rambros is a very fun two-dimensional platform action game that you can enjoy even more by collaborating with another player. It's necessary to have at least one Xbox 360 gamepad.

La Torre de Nozar

SebaGamesDev

Valkyrie

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Valkyrie is an overhead-perspective action game that may sometimes remind you of Hotline Miami. Here, you control Atalanta Regin, an ex-soldier whose mission is to rescue his commander, who has been taken hostage by terrorists. The problem your protagonist has is that, when the adventure begins, he starts having memories of his childhood that make him doubt which band he should be helping. And as you advance through the levels, you too will begin to question which side you're on. Gameplay, on the other hand, is quite simple. You can move your character in all directions and shoot at any enemies you find; they usually go down after a bullet or two. Some of the weapons you have access to include a pistol, shotgun, Desert Eagle, and even a Claymore mine. In addition to weapons, the levels are stocked with other items like first-aid kits, bulletproof vests, and keys, which you'll need to open locked doors. Valkyrie is an action game that, in addition to good, direct gameplay, has a truly intriguing story that provides the player with a difficult dilemma. If the story doesn't interest you, well, you can always just shoot.

FarSky

Farsky Interactive

FarSky is an action adventure game where you become a submarine explorer who wakes up at the bottom of the ocean, stunned and without knowing how you got there. The only things you have in your possession aside from the submarine itself is a knife and a harpoon gun. You can use both weapons to kill the different creatures that will try to take your life. At the beginning, there are only jellyfish, but it won't be long before you're running into sharks and other dangers. But it's not only marine creatures that you need to be careful of. You also need to watch how deep you dive, since going too far will cause the pressure to break your diving suit. And in that case, of course, it's game over. FarSky is an exploration game with a really special atmosphere composed by excellent graphics. Some moments, like when kelp forests are swaying around your head, or enormous schools of fish are surrounding you, are truly spectacular.

GunGirl 2

BlueEagle Productions

GunGirl 2 is a 2D action-platform game, in which players control GunGirl (the blond girl) or GunDude (the guy with the goatee) in a bloody and violent, zombie filled adventure. The game puts you right in the middle of a zombie apocalypse, in which the dead have begun to rise from their graves. Your mission: to kill all the undead, and make it down to hell itself where you can put an end to the whole affair for good. During the adventure, you not only get several different weapons (six in total), but can also gain experience used to improve your character. You can increase your life bar or improve the performance of your weapons (increase the ammo, power, etc.). In addition to the main mission, GunGirl has several side quests that allow you to explore some of the other scenarios in the game, and kill dozens more enemies. All in all, there enough quests to play for five or six hours without getting bored. GunGirl 2 is an outstanding 2D action game, which outperforms the first instalment in every respect. It has better gameplay, better graphics and a longer lifespan: a really great free game.

The AMC TC

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The AMC TC is a first-person action game where you play as various members of a command of heroes from all over the world formed to defend the planet from supernatural threats. The game is set in the universe of the Duke Nukem 3D saga, a future where this American hero has fallen, and someone else needs to step up as the planet's protector. Everything you see is based in the 3D Realms games from the mid-90s that used the Build engine, so you'll see people and places from iconic games like Hexen, Heretic, Blood, and Shadow Warrior, not to mention homages to other series like Doom, all in the same universe. There is a large variety of levels - in story mode, you'll start fighting against the evil aliens from the Duke Nukem saga, only to move to a Mars colony where an inter-dimensional portal has opened the way to hell. Along the way, you'll play extra missions starring the other members of your group, who find themselves on adventures involving everything from Nazis to zombie ninjas. It's insane! The AMC TC is a real treat for fans of older FPS games. Don't be put off by its old-fashioned looks, it works perfectly and dynamic gameplay combined with outstanding level design makes it able to compete against many current titles.

Nuts for Gems

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Nuts for Gems is a three-dimensional action game where players control a squirrel using a mechanical bird to navigate various levels, collecting all of the gems and precious stones that you can find along the way. In essence, the game is like a 3D flight simulator you might find in an arcade, since your mission is to control the mechanical bird and get through a series of concrete points in as little time as possible. Although the game may sound quite simple, piloting the bird is pretty complicated, and you'll need a controller (like an Xbox 360 controller) to master it. The nice part is, using the controller, coupled with the game's outstanding graphics, will make you feel like you're playing a console game instead of a free game. Nuts for Gems is a really fun title that, despite not having a lot of content (there are only a few levels), wins with straightforward gameplay and fantastic graphics.

Halbjorn's Wrath

Bran Stutheit

Halbjorn's Wrath is a third-person action game in which the players control a bear with supernatural powers that has to defend its mountain territory from attack by a race of invading creatures trying to destabilize the forest ecosystem. The game is controlled in a manner similar to God of War or Devil May Cry—that is, you control your protagonist from a rear vantage point and can carry out different types of attacks to defeat the enemies that come across your path. You have three different attack types – the quick attack, the strong attack, and the carry attack – that you can combine as desired into 'combos.' With these three movements you can send your enemies flying through the air, crash them into each other, destroy them before they can attack, and much more. Besides these attacks, the protagonist of Halbjorn's Wrath has a rage-mode attack in which your bear can wreak more havoc and carry out special assaults. Halbjorn's Wrath is a third-person action game that, while it may not have a super-interesting backstory or characters, offers entertaining gameplay that isn't seen too frequently on computers.

Wolfenstein - The Final Solution

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Wolfenstein - The Final Solution is a first-person shooter that presents itself as the spiritual successor to the legendary Wolfenstein 3D. This time around, your mission is to assassinate a nazi general and sabotage his plan to launch an aerial attack against Great Britain. Gameplay in Wolfenstein - The Final Solution is practically identical to its predecessor. You'll advance through various levels in 3D, taking out all of your enemies with various weapons (pistol, knife, machine gun...) and collecting as much treasure as possible along the way. The game's first mission places you outside of the nazi fortress where, in addition to enemy soldiers, you'll find land mines. Once you've completed that part, it's time to enter a more familiar location - the mansion's interior. Wolfenstein - The Final Solution is a fun FPS that offers a fantastic playing experience despite its short length. It's especially recommended for anyone who still enjoys old school shooters.

Maplevania

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Maplevania is a beat'em up set in the Castlevania universe, where players can choose from three different characters to take to Dracula's castle and end his reign of terror once and for all. The 'Maplevania' name comes from the game's visual style, which mirrors that of the Maple Story games. In other words, all the characters have a 'superdeformed' style, with big heads and big eyes, but small bodies. The result is a cute and fun aesthetic. Maplevania's gameplay is very similar to any traditional beat'em up. The only problem in this sense is that the characters have a very limited range of moves. In most other games like this, you get a range of button combinations to pull off special attacks, but not here. During the adventure, you'll get to see lots of different enemies like zombies, skeletons, bats, and ghosts, all familiar to the Castlevania franchise. And at the end of each level, you get to fight a 'final boss'. Maplevania is a traditional beat'em up game that despite being a bit limited is still fun thanks to its entertaining graphics and simple gameplay.

Not-So-Massive Action Game

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Not-So-Massive Action Game is a 2D action game where players face off against armies of enemy soldiers using just one a single character, who in addition to the usual weapons, has a hook just like the one that featured in Just Cause. Players can use different weapons, including pistols, shotguns and machine guns to kill the enemies that appear on screen. These try to surprise you on land, sea and in the air ... and that is precisely where you get an advantage. Thanks to the hook, you can not only bring down enemies that appear with parachutes, but also hijack the helicopters where they came from. Once taken, you can fly them around, shooting and killing hundreds of enemies. Not-So-Massive Action Game has several different game modes: Challenge Mode lets you deal with various enemy filled levels, while survival mode (available in both one and two player modes) lets you keep killing enemies until the kill you. Not-So-Massive Action Game is a 2D action game that, despite not having any spectacular looking graphics, has some very addictive gameplay full of detail that will delight fans of shooting games.

Blackthorne

Blizzard Entertainment

Blackthorne is a two-dimensional platform-based action game that may remind you of games like Prince of Persia and Flashback. You take on the role of Kyle Vlaros, the heir of the planet Tuul, in an epic mission to recover his throne. There are seventeen different levels divided into four areas, starting in mines at the beginning of the game and moving through a jungle and a desert filled with enemies that want to cut your adventure short. Luckily, your hero Kyle Vlaros comes equipped with a sawed-off shotgun. While your weapon may not be very powerful at first, you can improve it as you play, so that you eventually have a machine capable of turning your enemies to dust. Although this is a 2D game, Blackthorne uses a pretty original covering system, which allows you to dodge to the side to avoid enemy fire. Of course, your enemies have the same capability. Blackthorne is a two-dimensional platform-based action game developed by Blizzard in 1994. Despite its age, it's still an excellent playing experience - both graphics and gameplay are perfectly enjoyable today.

Chex Quest 3

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Chex Quest 3 is the third release from the free game saga Chex Quest, famous for coming as a gift inside Chex cereal boxes, and for being one of the pioneers in modifying the Doom engine. This third installment, which has gone straight to release in digital format, puts you back in control of the legendary Chex Warrior (a soldier with the body of a Chex cereal), who has to face off against invading space forces. Despite its openly childish character (in the end the game is about cereal), Chex Quest 3 has its own narrative thread and a good number of futuristic scenes where the action unfolds. Also, being the good first-person action game it is, Chex Quest 3 has a good number of different enemies and weapons to overcome them with. The cosmic spoon, for example, will be your main weapon. Chex Quest 3 is a traditional first-person action game. Behind its juvenile look lies a game that a lot of work went into, one that is full of some very interesting details.

Scythe of the Abyss

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Scythe of the Abyss is a 2D action and platform game in which players control Death, who is on a divine mission to kill the king once and for all. On your adventure you will have to pass four chapters full of platforms with deadly falls and enemies with divine powers and the unwavering desire to end your mission. You will find all types of enemies: flying ones, holy soldiers, holy spiders, etc. Fortunately, you can use the scythe of death to fight them off. Plus, you'll have a movement that includes quick slide which you can use to dodge their more dangerous attacks. When you're hurt, Death can reap more souls to regain life. In Scythe of the Abyss you will run into normal people every once in a while, you can kill them to obtain life points. Scythe of the Abyss is a true tribute to the 8 bits Nintendo games; it uses graphics and sounds that remind you of the legendary Nintendo console. Scythe of the Abyss is a very good platform and action game that also has an amazing gameplay and lots of charisma. In fact, it is at times very similar to Bayonetta.

Saturation

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Saturation is a first person action and exploration game in which you start off enclosed in a cave that is completely void of color, inhabited solely by a series of invisible creatures that will try to kill you. The only weapon you have to defend yourself from these creature's attacks is a paint gun with several colors which lets you paint the world around you. This way, you'll be able to see where you are going, where you've been, and more importantly, where your enemies are. Saturation includes six different scenarios in which you will be able to face these creatures, it also includes a creative mode and a multiplayer mode in which you can let your imagination run wild with your paint guns. The graphics on Saturation are on of its strength. It is absolutely impressive to see how you go about painting the world around you in real time. Saturation is a first person action game that is completely different to what you're accustomed to. No bullets or enemies lurking in the dark: just paint and lots of color.

Super Fighter

Super Fighter Team

Super Fighter is a two-dimensional fighting game that uses similar technology to that of games made in the 90s to offer an authentic experience both in terms of graphics as well as gameplay. You can select your player from a roster of more than 10 characters, each with their own normal, special, and super attacks. There are strong but slow characters like the Russian Sarkov, and fast but weak characters like the mysterious Bullet; but in general each fighter has their own strong and weak points. One thing that separates Super Fighter from other titles in the genre is that it only has two attack buttons. One is for kicking and the other is for punching, while a combination of both will of course enable you to perform combos and special attacks. This is the 20th anniversary version of Super Fighter. Not only does it include animations that are more fluid than the original, but it also has an improved soundtrack and additional attacks. Super Fighter is a traditional two-dimensional fighting game. Despite its old-fashioned graphics, it's pure fun for one or two players.

Gods - Deluxe

JOTD

Gods - Deluxe is an action and puzzle platform game where you control Hercules on an epic adventure in search of immortality. As some players may know, this Gods - Deluxe is a remake of the classic game Gods, developed in the early nineties by the Bitmap Brothers. Its gameplay is practically identical to the original. You'll have to advance through two-dimensional levels, facing off against tons of enemies while solving puzzles. In fact, even though you are controlling a muscly demigod, you need to be prepared to spend more time moving levers and solving riddles than attacking bad guys. This Deluxe version of the game includes several additional levels for a total of more than twenty levels for you to test your mettle. Gods - Deluxe is an excellent combination of platforms, action, and puzzles that sticks to the essence of the original game while adding some interesting new elements, including a full level-editor.

Inertial Bash

Visidious

Inertial Bash is an action game where you play Amos Rogerson, an engineer armed only with a giant hammer who discovers that the robots being manufactured in his factory have started to rebel against humans. The most compelling feature in Inertial Bash is its combat system. You control Amos's movements with the keyboard, except for his arms, which you control with the mouse. You want to spin your giant hammer as fast as you can to destroy everything in your path. The gameplay is quite similar to Hammerfight, another game where you use your momentum to fight enemies. You'll have to make your way through the industrial complex like this, fighting robots of various sizes and trying to break them into a million pieces. As you play, you can keep upgrading your hammer. At first it's not that big, but you can keep adding different pieces to it until it's gigantic ... or even has knives. Inertial Bash is an action game with fun touches of role and a surprisingly unique combat system. It might be difficult to get the hang of at first, but once you do, you'll love it.

Effing Dead – The Broken Path

TheShortAndTheTall

Effing Dead – The Broken Path is a third-person horror and action game that according to its own developers was directly inspired by Resident Evil 4, even though it's actually much more similar to the more recent Dead Space. You control the last surviving defense clone on a spaceship sent to a distant planet to find new water sources. Before long you discover that something terrible has happened on the ship when you come across crew members who've turned into lobotomized creatures determined to destroy you. Fortunately, the clone protagonist has a service pistol and, more importantly, a powerful V-blade, a knife that can be used to finish off stunned enemies in hand-to-hand combat. As you advance through the spacecraft you have to solve small puzzles in addition to facing tons of enemies. Fortunately, in order to finish off all the enemies, you'll find many more weapons such as shotguns and grenades along the way. The combat style in Effing Dead – The Broken Path is very well developed. You can destroy your enemies’ heads to kill them off quickly, or aim at their limbs to slow them down and then finish them off with melee attacks. Effing Dead – The Broken Path is a fun third-person action game with amazing graphics and a very interesting plot. In short, a free game that borders on truly outstanding.

Red Flag

Red Flag Software Co., Ltd.

Red Flag is a multiplayer shooter with a top-down view where you have to capture the enemy flag and shoot your rivals with the huge arsenal of weaponry you'll find at your disposal. Players are divided into two teams, blue and red, and have to capture all the flags spread around the game map. To do so, of course, you'll have to fight off the opposing team's players, who are also human-controlled. Among the weapons you can use are various types of machine guns and shotguns that can serve as your main weapon, different pistols as your secondary weapon, and of course frag grenades to wreak havoc on enemy lines. Red Flag is a straightforward and fun multiplayer game where players must work together to defeat their rivals.

Neon Genesis Evangelion

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Neon Genesis Evangelion is a two-dimensional fight game where players control all the Evas of the mythical animated series Evangelion to combat their enemies, the fearsome Angels. Players can choose any of the series' Evas to control, who are represented by their pilots. So you can choose from Shinji Ikari, Rei Ayanami, Asuka and Kaworu. You can start playing in history mode with any of these characters, where you'll have to battle against all of the Angels from the animated series. Each Angel has its own special moves and animations, taken directly from the series. So, while the first Angel will come at you with the famous cross attack, other Angels will try to use their A.T. fields against you. As with the majority of games that use the MUGEN system, Neon Genesis Evangelion offers the Versus mode where two human players can play against each other. Neon Genesis Evangelion is a two-dimensional fighting game that will delight fans of the animated series, a 90s classic.

Aeons

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Aeons is a first-person shooter with plenty of elements borrowed (or directly lifted) from mid-90s classics of the genre, like Doom, Hexen, and Heretic. The game's plot is simple: an alien race is trying to conquer planet Earth, and it has a super-powerful weapon it will use to do so. Your objective is to find that weapon and destroy it at all cost. You'll find plenty of different weapons to use along your short adventure, starting with a bayonet (for hand-to-hand combat) and a shotgun, and soon graduating to a rocket launcher, a nail gun, and a biological weapon. Aeons is a simple, fun first-person shooter that is sure to bring back some good memories of the genre's older games. The game also includes four levels of difficulty, one of which is truly nightmarish.

Grey Phobia

Blackturn Ltd

Grey Phobia is a third-person action game in which you control the survivor of a zombie apocalypse who has to use different weapons, including both hand to hand weapons and firearms, to face countless hordes of enemies. The game mechanics are very simple: the camera is situated just behind your character you can only move forward and side to side. By doing so you have to advance through the different scenes in the game and face your enemies. Players can use a number of different weapons to fight the zombies. You can use the machete to kill them quickly, but in order to do so you have to get close to the zombies, so that's not the best idea. Instead, you can use the machine gun or the shotgun, which will allow you to kill them from a safe distance. As you advance through the adventure, you can improve some of your character's characteristics, including his armor, his health, or the speed at which he moves. This last one will be quite useful, because your hero moves very slowly at first. Grey Phobia is a very entertaining third person action game that also has outstanding graphics. Its black and white comic esthetic fits perfectly with its direct and entertaining graphics.

Abandoned Earth

Jn327

Abandoned Earth is a first person action game developed by Unity 5, a potent, versatile, free engine. The game was developed by a group of five students in just four months. The results: amazing. In Abandoned Earth, players control a robot who, having been switched on after a spaceship emergency, finds that everything has gone terribly wrong. There's no trace of human life and the rest of the electronic equipment is not working. Luckily, your character is armed with a service weapon. It's essentially a first person shooting game inspired by (according to the programmers themselves) Bioshock, Half-Life, and Halo. The gameplay is similar to many other classic wave mode games, which include many popular shooting games. That's to say, players will face off against waves of enemies that get harder and harder to defeat while improving their abilities and picking up new weapons. Abandoned Earth is a good free FPS that offers very addicting gameplay and spectacular graphics. You'll need a good computer in order to take advantage of them. If your computer is older, you'll have to work with graphics at a lower setting.

Rising Thunder

Radiant Entertainment

Rising Thunder is a 2D robot fighting game, inspired mainly by the excellent game, Street Fighter IV from Capcom. Thematically, it's very similar to other games like Rise of the Robots, or even films like Real Steel. But once you start playing, it's impossible not to be reminded of Street Fighter. The gameplay is typical for a fighting game. You can move your character from side to side, jump, crouch, and, of course, employ several different attacks. Also, each fighter has different combos and unique special attacks. You can test your moves in practice mode, but you'll find the real action fighting online. In this game version, there are six very different fighters. There's a robot for everybody: strong and slow, fast and weak, or somewhere in the middle. Choose the one that best fits your fighting style. Also, before you start fighting, you can customize your robot with different accessories. Rising Thunder is a 2D fighting game with a gameplay that's accessible, but also has some depth. The visuals are excellent and look even better on more powerful computers. And, of course, you can play using any controller you have connected to your PC (the Xbox 360 controller doesn't even require special configuration).

MiniDoom

Calavera Studio

MiniDoom is basically a reimagined version in 2D of the legendary Doom. You play a bobblehead version of the mythic Doom Guy while shooting at funny bobblehead versions of the classic monsters from Doom. Despite being a pretty short video game, MiniDoom has all the original monsters from the original Doom, along with all the weapons. This means you can use the shotgun, the giant machine gun, the rocket launcher, and of course, the BFG. All these weapons can be used against the soldiers, the Imps, and the Cacodemons. As you'd expect from a game inspired by Doom, throughout the adventure you have to collect colored keys to open doors. It's not an especially complex puzzle, but it's nice that between shots you can also find areas with doors or jumps. MiniDoom is a really entertaining 2D action game that fans of the Doom saga are sure to enjoy. Plus the game's graphics, created especially for this game, are gorgeous.

Cavemen's Big Jump

Kyokz

Cavemen’s Big Jump is a challenging platform, horizontal scroll game that’s been strongly inspired by classic platform games such as Super Mario, Joe & Mac or Wonder Boy. In Cavemen’s Big Jump you’ll be the leader of a small tribe of Neanderthals that must escape an impending barbaric invasion by finding a new planet where they can live. To do so, you and your best men must be ready to face any savage that may cross your path and venture out to find new areas where you and your tribe can live. Don’t let the relaxed image of the game trick you because the limited number of lives, the many opponents you’ll face and the exciting gameplay will turn your task into a real challenge. Also, even the most experienced players will find something for them because Cavemen’s Big Jump is sure to challenge their skills. Cavemen’s Big Jump is a pretty demanding game that knows how to reward those who discover all its secrets with an unbeatable feeling of satisfaction; that alone makes it worth it.