Top 5 FREE games of all time

[Jack McSlay]

As a more useful variant of the Top 5 overall topic, I think we should make up a topic for games anyone can search around and play themselves. Here's mine

5 - One must fall 2097 (Fighting) http://www.dosgamesarchive.com/download/game/66
4 - Command & Conquer (Strategy) http://www.3dgamers.com/dlselect/games/freegames/CnCGold.zip.html
3 - Last Scenario (RPG) http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/LastScenario
2 - Super Tux (2d platformer) http://supertux.lethargik.org/wiki/Download/Installation
1 - Laxius Power (RPG) http://www.freewaregames.net/fwpro/game.asp?game=65

[Janus Whitefurr]

The entirety of Ben Croshaw (otherwise known as Yahtzee, that dude who got immensely popular doing his reviews), Chzo Mythos series - 5 Days A Stranger, 7 Days A Skeptic, Trilby's Notes, 6 Days A Sacrifice.

And to round it off to five, the pre-5DAS game Art of Theft.

Because they're all good.

[Dannysaysnoo]

The entirety of Ben Croshaw (otherwise known as Yahtzee, that dude who got immensely popular doing his reviews), Chzo Mythos series - 5 Days A Stranger, 7 Days A Skeptic, Trilby's Notes, 6 Days A Sacrifice.

And to round it off to five, the pre-5DAS game Art of Theft.

Because they're all good.

Since i am terminally unimaginative, i will agree with Janus, cause those games kick so much arse, mine still hurts.

[Fuyudenki]

Oh wow, 5 Days a Stranger was also by Yahtzee?  I should have paid better attention.

OMF:2097.  Memories.  I helped beta test their sequal, which didn't turn out as well, for various reasons.

Also.  No mention of Soldat?  Thou shalt play Soldat!

[Reese Tora]

Cave Story
The Elder Scrolls:Arena (which is, last I checked, freely downoadable from Bethesda's site, here)

[Tapewolf]

5. Javelin (Mine.  Actually it's not all that good, but I'm running out of ideas.)
4. Head over Heels (PC remake)
3. Jazz Jackrabbit (First episode was free - the rest of it didn't really add anything)
2. Dink Smallwood
1. Beneath A Steel Sky  (Rereleased as freeware)

I'm tempted to say 'U5: Lazarus' but that depends on Dungeon Siege unfortunately

[Malakin]

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1. Marathon (Aleph One) http://source.bungie.org/get/
2. DwarfFortress http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/
3. Oni (Im sure I found it somewhere...)
4. Battle for Wesnoth http://wesnoth.org/
5. Cortex Command (Well it USED to be free and still pretty much is) http://www.datarealms.com/

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[Ryudo Lee]

I'm assuming abandonware counts too.

1. EV Nova (The demo is free, and so long as you can avoid the developer's ships, you can get through any of the storylines, as EV has always been)
2. NetHack
3. Guilty (Innocent Until Caught 2)
4. Terminal Velocity
5. Hexxagon