Free PC Game - Pteroglider

Pteroglider is a 4-year-old game, but it didn't do well in stores, so the developers, Codeminion, are giving the game away. Codeminion is also offering a tech demo of their first game project, Spellscape, which was a dungeon crawling game in the style of Diablo or Darkstone.

I have not tried these games out, so I can't give you a review of either game, but they're free, so try them. If you're interested in keeping an eye on Codeminion to see when new free games are available, just keep checking the blog.

More Kid Friendly Games

I found a really awesome racing game for kids. It has the simplest of controls, just the arrow keys. There isn't a lot to it, either. You start the race, zoom past the other racers and try to collect little crystals to gain max speed. The game's called LudoRace, and you can download it from Graphit-X.

I also found a nice sandbox game (well, sort of) for the younger crowds. The game's called Freeride Earth, and, as the the name suggests, you ride all over the world in a sort of free-roaming environment. Really, you're on a hoverboard in a snowy area, and that's all there is to it. Even though the game is insanely simple, I enjoy its endless environment, and I suspect a young child would stay interested longer than I. The latest version can be found here.

If you have a fairly powerful video card, you could also try "That Cloud Game," an insanely popular internet phenomenon which allows you to fly through the air, collecting healthy clouds to dispatch them near unhealthy coulds to make more healthy clouds and collect those. The point of the game is to clear the sky of clouds, but I just have fun zooming through the sky as I listen to the beautiful soundtrack.

If you're feeling adventurous, you could also try out some of the nice-looking RPGs at Tomoshibi, but it's a Korean site, so you may have trouble finding your way around.

Lost Realms: Morrowind clone?

I found another interesting game in development. It's titled The Lost Realms, but the filenames suggest a different name, Legends. Anyway, this isn't much of a game yet, and I haven't bothered to try it yet.

My Own RPG

While I'm still working on it, I've released a demo of Syboard Adventures. It's coming close to being a game worth playing, but I need everyone's feedback. Post a comment here or at Syboard.

While I loved how my webcomic was turning out, I'm reinventing the story behind Syboard Adventures, and I may start from scratch on the comic.

In lesser news, borrowing from another blog, a game engine, Silver Tree, is looking to be a real nice implementation of hexagon tiles. Seriously, though, watch the video of the editor. Nice music involved.