That's affirmative. Some games in Desura require the client. You'll need an account regardless, IIRC.

That's because sadly no standalone installer exists on Desura. :/
I'm going to add this info to my post, cheers.


If the game had a standalone installer, no account would be needed.

<span class="bold">Memories of a Snake</span>

"Harry Potter" Fan Game.

From his birth to his death, play as Salazar Slytherin, the great dark wizard of the Middle-Age. Meet the others Founders, build Hogwarts and your Chamber of Secrets, breed you basilisk and let add your mark on the History of Magic !



<span class="bold">And the Moment Is Gone</span>

And the Moment Is Gone is an experimental game about regrets, insecurities, internal monologues and the moments of life you relive over and over.

LMB on white thoughts to say stuff; RMB on white thoughts on rephrase.
LMB on black thoughts to distract yourself, RMB to think stuff through.
LMB on special black thoughts to dream.

In case you're stuck (or just want to skip a level), press SPACE to go the next scene.

GameGiveawayofthe day has a match3 game today:

Cradle of Rome 2

After you activated the game through the GGOTD wrapper, you can freely re-install it later on or change the computer.

Starting taking notes for next friday...

<span class="bold"><i>CavePacker</i></span> is free on Desura

<span class="bold">Springer</span> new and free on Desura

Here are other freeware games that are not appearing in this thread:


Cantrip
by Sons of Sam
⌂ cantrip.dadiugames.dk

Cantrip puts the player in control of two orphans (a boy and a girl) desperately searching empty cans to recycle in order to earn some money to eat. They dare enter a landfill and, after a few steps, the girl is kidnapped by a witch while his brother receives a strange curse punishment: to be magnetic.



Chained
by DigiPen Institute of Technology
⌂ games.digipen.edu/games/chained

Chained is a side-scrolling platformer that explores the nature of negative dependency and loss through its ball-and-chain mechanic. Explore the psyche of an ordinary family man as he struggles to cope with the weight and consequences of his choices. Will he redeem himself from the damage he has caused or fall further into despair?



Color Symphony (Steam)
by Remimory
⌂ store.steampowered.com/app/317410

Color Symphony is basically a side scrolling game. But it has the added element of color and gives you something different. You can be a main character in the game and fight the enemy, eliminate the obstacles or find a new route by using color.



Depression Quest (Steam)
by The Quinnspiracy
⌂ store.steampowered.com/app/270170

Depression Quest is an interactive fiction game where you play as someone living with depression. You are given a series of everyday life events and have to attempt to manage your illness, relationships, job, and possible treatment.



Dwarfs - F2P (Steam)
by Power of 2
⌂ store.steampowered.com/app/213650

Dwarfs!? is an addictive, fast paced arcade-like experience, with plenty of difficulty levels and game modes, in the tradition of great games such as “Lemmings” and “Dwarf Fortress”.



Dynablaster Revenge
by Titan & Haujobb
⌂ dynablaster.titandemo.de

Dynablaster Revenge is a remake of the title Dynablaster, released by Hudson Soft in 1991. The goal of this remake is to keep the original game-play as untouched as possible while adding some new features such as networked multiplayer and real-time 3D rendering. In case you’re not yet familiar with the original game goal, it’s quite simple: Bomb all other players from the screen. Either by collecting flame extras to increase the bomb radius or by picking up bomb extras in order to have more bombs to drop you’re able to surround your enemies with your bombs, or blow them away with clever bomb chain reactions.



Eyes Bandegades: Genesis Of Darkness (Episode 1) (Gamersgate)
by Imaginesoft Studios
⌂ www.gamersgate.com/DD-EBGDE1/eyes-bandegades-genesis-of-darkness-episode-1

Genesis of Darkness introduces the player to the world of Eyes Bandegades. Recall the old school genre of Space Shooter in astonishing 3D environments as you use your spaceship to shoot, dodge and exterminate the enigmatic Nagjut forces. Fly trough a non-stop action atmosphere as you fight armies of bio-energetic machines. Unravel the history of the race that once tamed the stars, discover the true meaning of the power behind the Eyes of the Void, and battle to save the human corporations from extinction.



Famaze (Steam)
by Oryx Design Lab
⌂ store.steampowered.com/app/297210

Famaze is a retro themed roguelike puzzle adventure game. Choose the the dashing Knight, the cunning Thief, or the mystical Wizard each with unique special powers. Delve into The Mad King's ever changing dungeon to rescue the rutabagas! Never the same game twice!



Floating Point (Steam)
by Suspicious Developments
⌂ store.steampowered.com/app/302380

Floating Point is a peaceful, free game about using a grappling hook to swing yourself gracefully through randomly generated spaces. The only objective is to collect points, and the only thing that increases your points is swinging swiftly, smoothly and elegantly without hitting anything.



Freedroid Classic
by FreeDroid project
⌂ www.freedroid.org/old/screenshots.php?d=classic

FreeDroid Classic is a clone of the game Paradroid which was released on Commodore 64 in 1985. In this game, you control a robot located within an interstellar spaceship consisting of several decks connected by elevators. The aim of the game is to destroy all enemy robots by either shooting them or seizing control over them by creating connections in a short subgame of electric circuits.



Get Off My Lawn! (Steam)
by Digital Leisure Inc.
⌂ store.steampowered.com/app/260410

They came in peace, but messed with the wrong old man. Armed with a musket, 78 year old Murray Mendelson has single-handedly started an interstellar war. Shoot first and ask questions later in this endless fast paced arcade shooter. Use everything in Murray’s arsenal to keep the aliens off of his perfectly manicured lawn!



Ghost Dusters
by DigiPen Institute of Technology
⌂ games.digipen.edu/games/ghost-dusters

Ghost Dusters is a 3D adventure game where you explore an abandoned 1920's hotel as Barbara, an elderly maid. Upon arriving, Barbara finds that the hotel has been inhabited by a menagerie of colorful ghosts, such as Scarlet the movie star, Izzy the mobster and the hotel's long dead Butler. She must navigate around the hotel and clean objects to discover the mystery of the hotel's past. Ghost Dusters is made in Unity3D.



Half-Life: Before (Half-Life Mod, Steam)
by Andrii Vintsevych
⌂ store.steampowered.com/app/261980

Half-Life: Before – is a modification for Half-Life with new levels and story. Mod is based on Spirit of Half-Life 1.8 technology, that increases visual and functional component of the mod. You're playing as a Black Mesa scientist Andrew Winner.



Haunted Memories (Steam)
by MadMan Theory Games
⌂ store.steampowered.com/app/241640

Haunted Memories is a first person adventure horror game inspired by popular ‘slender-genre’. Don’t be afraid – artistic part of Haunt isn’t the only one thing that makes this game unique. Provided story and whole ‘GreenPark’ proves, that Haunts vision of “Slender-Man” is deeper than ever before.



Jimmy Robberies
by Jimmy Robberies team
⌂ www.jimmyrobberies.com

Born in Miami, Jimmy is charismatic and self-confident. Mainly, he's in love with the most beautiful woman in the world: Ornella. However, she's already the wife of the wealthiest man in the world, Don Moiteron, the boss of the Banca Rotta. So to seduce Ornella and break his rival, he will steal all his banks! In this puzzle/stealth game, lead Jimmy's team on mobile devices. Analyse each level, find the most profitable or explosive way to the objectives, manage you team and synchronize their actions to do the perfect break-in!



Jumpman Under Construction
by Chris Leathley
⌂ [url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~cleathley/jumpman/]members.iinet.net.au/~cleathley/jumpman[/url]

Jumpman - Under Construction contains a full Level Editor which allows for creation of games and levels which can then be played from within the Editor. Randy Glover, the creator of the original game, kindly gave full permission to use anything the developper needs from the Original Jumpman including all Levels, Ideas and Themes.



Jumpman Zero
by Dave Campbell
⌂ freeware.blueflashgames.net/?p=982

Jumpman Zero is a classic arcade type game originally published for various home computer systems in 1983. This version adds a 3D touch.



Klazz of 99
by Richard Jordan
⌂ retrospec.sgn.net/users/rjordan/klass

A game dedicated to that timeless eighties classic, Skool Daze.



Maniac Mansion Deluxe
by LucasFan Games
⌂ adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/401

One of the best remakes of Maniac Mansion, available in English, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Latin American Spanish, Maltese, Bulgarian and Russian.



Max Gentlemen (Steam)
by The Men Who Wear Many Hats
⌂ store.steampowered.com/app/257710

Max Gentlemen is an arcade-style extreme manners simulator about stacking hats.


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Moonbase Alpha
by Virtual Heroes, Army Game Studio and the NASA
⌂ www.nasa.gov/offices/education/programs/national/ltp/games/moonbasealpha/mbalpha-landing-collection1-overview.html
⌂ store.steampowered.com/app/39000

NASA has once again landed on the lunar surface with the goal of colonization, research, and further exploration. Shortly after the return to the Moon, NASA has established a small outpost on the south pole of the moon called Moonbase Alpha. Utilizing solar energy and regolith processing, the moonbase has become self-sufficient and plans for further expansion are underway. In Moonbase Alpha, you assume the exciting role of an astronaut working to further human expansion and research. Returning from a research expedition, you witness a meteorite impact that cripples the life support capability of the settlement. With precious minutes ticking away, you and your team must repair and replace equipment in order to restore the oxygen production to the settlement.



Passing Pineview Forest (Steam)
by VIS - Visual Imagination Software
⌂ store.steampowered.com/app/331120

Passing Pineview Forest is a free mini-prequel set in the universe of Pineview Drive. Behind the abandoned house on Pineview Drive lies ominous Pineview Forest. The dark, foreboding forest trail leading directly to the Pineview property must be explored – but your every move and reaction is being watched. You must stay calm during your walk – or else IT will take you! To survive you will need steady nerves; for any trace of fear comes at a price — your life.



Path of Shadows
by Path of Shadows team
⌂ thepathofshadows.com

A mysterious goddess locked in a guarded temple. A strange warrior back from the dead. A dangerous journey full of blood and secrets. You are the perfect assassin. Manipulate the shadows at your will. Create new shadows and move instantly between them as you silently hunt your enemies.



Pinball FX2 (Steam)
by Zen Studios
⌂ store.steampowered.com/app/226980

Pinball FX2 is an ever-growing collection of original pinball table simulations built by Zen Studios, the world's premier virtual pinball developer. Pinball FX2 pairs classic pinball gameplay with themes from Star Wars, Marvel and more.



Serena (Steam)
by Senscape
⌂ store.steampowered.com/app/272060

How long has it been? A man sits in a distant getaway cabin waiting for his wife Serena. Where is she? Things in the cabin evoke memories, and the husband comes to a disturbing realization... This short point-and-click adventure is the result of a massive collaborative effort between dozens of fans.



Sigils of Elohim (Steam)
by Croteam
⌂ store.steampowered.com/app/321480

Sigils of Elohim is a free mini-game prelude to Croteam’s upcoming first-person puzzler The Talos Principle that challenges players to solve dozens of challenging sigil puzzles under the watchful eye of Elohim.



Sokoban++
by Joris Wit
⌂ 2D version: www.joriswit.nl/sokoban
⌂ 3D version: www.joriswit.nl/sokoban/3d

Sokoban++ is a puzzle game which is played by one player. The objective is to push all boxes to the destination area.



The Castles of Dr. Creep
by Segra
⌂ creep.sourceforge.net

This project is an open source rewrite of the original C64 game. The Castles of Dr. Creep is a platform game with a heavy puzzle element in the game. The game takes place in twelve medieval castles owned by the eponymous Dr. Creep, and the player's task is to escape from each castle. One or two-player game is possible, allowing collaborative gaming for solving the puzzles.



The Forgotten Ones
by Bernt Andreas Eide
⌂ www.tfo-mod.com
⌂ store.steampowered.com/app/314280

Losing his parents during the holocaust to a mad man of a doctor. You're to play as Grobuskna Vladinov, 20 years after the incident that changed his life dramatically. Grobuskna receives an unknown phone call that'll start a journey that'll twist your mind...



The Lost Snowmen: Special edition
by RedSystem
⌂ sandbox.yoyogames.com/games/50105

Lost Snowmen is a logic platformer starring three characters with different skill sets, who will have to assist each other during their adventures in order to fulfill a variety of level objectives. Think The Lost Vikings, but with better graphics and watered down difficulty. The game features three unique controllable characters, three beautiful worlds to conquer, 36 campaign levels with fun dialogues, and 26 special relaxation levels.



The New Adventures of Zak McKracken
by LucasFan Games
⌂ www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/40

A sequel to the original Zak McKracken game. The game is available in English, Spanish, Russian, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch and Norwegian.



The Talos Principle Public Test (Steam)
by Croteam
⌂ store.steampowered.com/app/330710

The Public Test for The Talos Principle consists of four increasingly difficult complete puzzle levels, where players will be able to test the range of puzzle mechanics, as well as run a benchmarking AI bot for their PC.


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Thanks for those. Some good ones I did not know about.

Heads up, though, don't bother listing F2P games here. It's just not what the thread is about.

And, PinballFX isn't actually a free game. The free part is essentially the engine the tables run on. The engine is free, but you have to pay for each table.

Cheers!

There is one free table

Just saying. :-)

I didn't realize. I've just seen the "tables available for limited time" note.

I downloaded it to give it a try ($1 for several tables was not a bad offer, I think)

It comes with a table that you can play without a time limit.
The time limit is per game for the other tables (I think you can start games as many times as you want).

I ended up removing it (and skipping the bundle) as it was not that fun for me and even for free it would just be taking 3G of space in my disk.

You're talking about Dwarfs - F2P? I'll probably remove it from the list, I just saw that they sell 5 DLC's for this "free-to-play" game... I'll probably do the same thing for Pinball FX2 because of the time limit and separate DLC's, it feels more like a demo. Thanks for the heads-up! ;-)

Is "Slaugh" short for Slaughter?

<span class="bold">The Perfidious Petrol Station</span> is currently free at FireFlower Games.