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Posted: 14 Mar 2010 10:00 AM PDT

Platform: Download (Windows) — Nobody's a stranger to mahjong, the Chinese game of tile matching. According to legend, Confucius developed the game in 500 BC, naming it after the sparrow for the delicate symphony created by the individual tiles coming together to form a whole. Whether or not that's true, mahjong tends to be a quiet, contemplative sort of game, a mood elegantly set by the beautiful music and visual presentation of Mahjongg Dimensions Deluxe. Tagged as:

Farm Frenzy 3: Ice Age

Posted: 13 Mar 2010 03:00 PM PST

Platform: Download (Windows) — Despite the similarities to the other Farm Frenzy games (or, perhaps, because of it), Farm Frenzy 3: Ice Age is still a rollicking good time. With tons of trophies to win and lots of levels to conquer, you're still looking at hours and hours (and hours of casual gameplay and replay value that is fun for a wide range of ages. So enjoy the cute animals, and look out for an appearance from a very special guest star.

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Weekend Download

Posted: 13 Mar 2010 06:00 AM PST

Platform: Download (Linux, Windows) — Games featured this week: Fatherhood; Fishface; Desktop Dungeons — It's a roguelike-like Weekend Download! Two of our games this weekend snuggle up to the famously non-casual sub-genre without turning up the complexity. Same RPG flavor, one tenth the time commitment! Quaffing potions should be a standard roguelike feature, though... Tagged as: blog, download, weekenddownload, winlinux

Diner Dash 5: BOOM

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 03:00 PM PST

Platform: Download (Mac, Windows) — Flo's at it again in the fifth installment of the popular time management series. Deal with troublesome customers, wicked weather, and much more across fifty fast-paced levels of Diner Dash action as you work to rebuild the diner of your dreams. Although, we gotta tell ya, if we ever worked in a restaurant and actually blew it up, we'd probably be in a lot more trouble. Tagged as: affiliate, demo, dinerdash, download, game, macwin, rating-g, timemanagement

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ImmorTall

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PST

Platform: Flash — Experience the world from the point of view of an alien who only wanted to help and ended up paying the price for it. Tagged as: browser, flash, free, game, interactiveart, macwinlinux, narrative, pixelante, rating-y, sidescroller

Link Dump Friday

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 09:00 PM PST

Games featured this week: Keyboard Mayhem; Valthirian Arc; DuckLife; GeoGame; Sideways — Friday has once again arrived to shower you with pre weekend joy and a fine assemblage of games indeed! Test your geography skills, your typing skills, your... duck... skills?... hmm. Well, it's awesome. Just trust us. Tagged as: blog, browser, linkdump

Blast RPG

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 03:00 PM PST

Platform: Flash — The steadfast knight in this latest game from Nitrome has decided that all that romping through dank dungeons and random-encounter-laden forests is overrated; instead, he launches himself out of a cannon through waves of enemies and sees how far he can get. Click your mouse to fire the cannon at the get-go, accounting for angle and power, and then hold the left mouse button down in a direction to give the airborne knight a general idea of where he should aim for. Tagged as: action, arcade, browser, flash, free, game, macwinlinux, nitrome, rating-g, rpg, tossing

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Babylon Sticks: Advanced Encryption

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 11:00 AM PST

Admit it: if you never found this device diabolical there might be something wrong with you. Tagged as: babylonsticks, comic, funny

Taberinos

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PST

Platform: Flash — Taberinos shows the brilliance of stripping down a type of game to its very basics. Simple, elegant gameplay that changes every time you start it up. Yes, that is a recipe for serious time suckage. So get shooting! Just, you know, don't let the boss catch you. Tagged as: browser, flash, free, game, geometry, macwinlinux, rating-g, skill, strategy, tonypa

PonPon House 3 - Komorebi

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 11:04 PM PST

Platform: Flash — Mou haru desu ka? Yes, the Japanese are asking "Is it spring yet?" too. A sure sign of spring is the release of a new PonPon House escape game from Orange Biscuit. And now PonPon House 3 is here! The Komorebi house is awash in pastels and cute details, and the relaxing music and birdsong of the soundtrack will bring spring to you, even if the weather where you are isn't cooperating (just yet). Haru desu~~~~~! Tagged as: browser, escape, flash, free, game, japanese, macwinlinux, orangebiscuit, pointandclick, ponponhouse, rating-g

REDDER

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 03:00 PM PST

Platform: Flash — It's bigger, badder, and, yes, REDDER than other platformers. A retro-styled adventure of space exploration set in your browser, REDDER offers a big map to explore chock full of challenges. Collect the gems you need to escape and make your way back home... or settle in to stay with the scenic vistas, strange environments, and hostile red robots. We won't judge you. Tagged as: adventure, browser, dessgeega, exploration, flash, free, game, macwinlinux, pixelart, platform, rating-g, retro

Loondon

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 11:00 AM PST

Platform: Flash — All Jonah wants is to be happy. He's courageous, loyal to friends, and kind even to strangers. Unfortunately, Jonah is one of "the malformed", rejected by society because of his hunched back. He lives at a fair with the other outcasts. Then one day the wind blows him a handbill advertising a celebration in glittering Loondon. Could this be the answer to Jonah's dreams? You'll need your point and click skills to find out. Tagged as: browser, fantasy, flash, flipntale, free, game, interactiveart, macwinlinux, pointandclick, rating-y, steampunk

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Babies Dream of Dead Worlds

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 11:00 AM PST

Platform: Flash — In this unique offering, you dive into the dreams of sleeping babies only to find yourself taking on the guise of strange aliens in an even stranger universe. Through the dreams of infants you will explore the lives of each of these aliens, experience their hopes and help them attain their dreams. You will do this despite the encroaching darkness, and the ever growing warnings of a dying world. Tagged as: abstract, art, browser, experimental, flash, flixel, free, game, gweir, macwinlinux, newgrounds, pixelart, platform, rating-y, unique

Condition

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 07:00 AM PST

Platform: Flash — When does science go too far? How advanced can an artificial intelligence get before it is too advanced? And at what point does an homage cease to be an homage? The answers to these questions and more can be found in Condition, a sci-fi platform shooter by abielins and Lycheesoup that's just a little reminiscent of Cave Story. Tagged as: abielins, action, arcade, browser, flash, flixel, free, game, lycheesoup, macwinlinux, newgrounds, pixelart, platform, rating-g, retro, shooter

Dad (Otoosan)

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 09:00 PM PST

Platform: Flash — Dad is a sentimental journey through a room that you're not even trying to escape at all. It's not a long game, nor is it terribly difficult, but it is one of those gems that really hangs together well. A gentle, easy, sentimental mid-week break. Slow down, relax, let the soothing piano tune lull you into a serene place, and logic your way through the search for answers. Just remember, it's not easy being a Dad. Tagged as: browser, escape, flash, free, game, japanese, macwinlinux, pointandclick, rating-g, robamimi

Air Pressure

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 03:00 PM PST

Platform: Flash — What happens when infatuation becomes complacency? Or dependence? You take on the role of a young man having doubts about his current relationship, and whether it really is what he wants out of his life. Air Pressure, a visual novel by Bento Smile, might be a simple story about falling out of love... or something else entirely. Tagged as: bentosmile, browser, flash, free, game, interactiveart, macwinlinux, raitendo, rating-y, visualnovel

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Turnellio

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 11:00 AM PST

Platform: Flash — Turnellio is match-3 the way only Tonypa can do. All of the trademarks are here, from the exotic title and simple but attractive graphics to the infectious background track, all of which surrounds a unique twist on a classic casual gameplay genre. With beat poet like coolness, he offers up his own twists and garnishes them with his penchant for quiet elegance. The result is a game that keeps the heart and inherent fun of match-3 games while experimenting with new and intriguing territory. Tagged as: flash, free, game, macwinlinux, match-3, puzzle, rating-g, simpleidea, strategy, tonypa, unique

Dragondot

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 07:00 AM PST

Platform: Java — Ever wonder what it's like to be a dragon? How about a Dragondot? Turns out, it's pretty much the same ol', same ol'. Defend your territory from ghosts, hobgoblins, and more, and bask in the adulation of your defenseless kobold followers. Simple and simply cute, Dragondot is a short but fun hack and slash romp. Tagged as: action, browser, fantasy, free, game, hackandslash, java, nmccoy, processing, rating-g, simpleidea

Ugly Americans: Citizen Ugly

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST

Platform: Flash — It might be a game to promote Comedy Central's new show, but the point-and-click adventure from ClickShake is a barrel of paranormal, devil-infused fun. Welcome to New York City, the traditional landing port for foreigners eager to build their own American dream. It is Mark's job, as an employee at the Department of Integration, to help these newcomers out with jobs and make sure they do not get deported because of some technicality. Such as losing their immigration papers or eating gray matter at the Brain Depository. Tagged as: adventure, browser, clickshake, comedycentral, flash, free, game, jziebarth, macwinlinux, pointandclick, rating-o, scastro, zeebarf

Dual Transform

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 01:30 PM PST

Platform: Flash — Enter into the experience of visualizing visualizing (whoa, meta!) in the CGDC7 award-winning interactive fiction title Dual Transform by Andrew Plotkin. Take on the role of a virtual engineer, of sorts, feeling the pressure of really making this project something to remember... something that really feels real. Tagged as: aplotkin, browser, cgdc7, escapetheme, flash, free, game, ifiction, javascript, macwinlinux, narrative, puzzle, rating-y, text, zarf

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Loondon

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 11:00 AM PST

Platform: Flash — All Jonah wants is to be happy. He's courageous, loyal to friends, and kind even to strangers. Unfortunately, Jonah is one of "the malformed", rejected by society because of his hunched back. He lives at a fair with the other outcasts. Then one day the wind blows him a handbill advertising a celebration in glittering Loondon. Could this be the answer to Jonah's dreams? You'll need your point and click skills to find out. Tagged as: browser, fantasy, flash, flipntale, free, game, interactiveart, macwinlinux, pointandclick, rating-y, steampunk

Robot Wants Kitty

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 07:00 AM PST

Platform: Flash — Where oh where has my kitty cat gone? Only robot can find out, and it's up to you to help him get there by guiding him past hazards and to power ups, keys, and ultimately kitty-cat-havin'-glory in this retro-themed, pixel platform adventure. Tagged as: arcade, browser, flash, free, game, hamumu, macwinlinux, platform, rating-g, retro, upgrades

Mobile Monday

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 11:30 PM PST

Platform: Mobile (iPhone, iPod Touch) — Games featured this week: Dizzypad; Comet Racer; Doodle Bomb — One of the darling developers on the iTunes App Store, NimbleBit, has released yet another simple but crazy fun game. Sometimes I wonder if those guys stay up at night thinking of ways to make me stare at my iPod for hours on end. Between Text/Fishtropolis and Dizzypad, I'm going to have a hard time putting that little device away for long periods of time... Tagged as: blog, iphone, itunes, mobile, mobile-monday

Caster Episode 2: The Lydonia Chronicles

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 03:45 PM PST

Platform: Download (Windows) — Caster is a third-person action-shooter with distinct influences from the glory days of console gaming; it cooks up some of the most-enticing features of high-energy, super-powered shooter action and serves it up on a silver platter. Tagged as: 3d, action, adventure, demo, download, elecorn, game, indie, rating-y, windows

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Secret Mission: The Forgotten Island

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PST

Platform: Download (Windows) — Secret Mission: The Forgotten Island is a hybrid hidden object/adventure game with a slight leaning towards the latter. That's no surprise, really, as the game was created by Frogwares, veteran adventure game studio that also crafted Secret Missions: Mata Hari and the Kaiser's Submarines. Explore the island one still screen at a time, gathering items, poking your nose in every corner, and assembling things in your inventory to help you uncover more secrets on this strange tropical paradise. Tagged as: adventure, affiliate, demo, download, frogwares, game, hiddenobject, hybrid, rating-y, windows

Eden's Quest: The Hunt for Akua

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 03:31 PM PST

Platform: Download (Windows) — Eden Hunt has received a mysterious letter informing her of prize money to be had for finding the elusive Akua. Unable to resist an adventure, she immediately heads out the door. Helping Eden on her quest is all about solving puzzles ranging from riddles to sliding puzzles, logic puzzles, and dozens upon dozens more. Tagged as: affiliate, brainteaser, demo, download, game, logic, ouatentertainment, puzzle, rating-g, riddle, windows

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Weekend Download

Posted: 06 Mar 2010 07:30 AM PST

Platform: Download (Mac, Linux, Windows) — Games featured this week: Wolf, Goat, and Cabbage; Animal Control; Six-Chamber Champion; Watch Ducks — Why spend all of your time toiling away on one game when you can make a ton of them? The 529-in-1 Klik & Play Pirate Kart II: Kart Harder is all about that, and the games featured below are from this recent event. 102 people contributed a total of 529 games over the weekend, each made in under two hours. It's quantity over quality, so don't expect the next Sprout, but do expect a lot of wacky ideas, one-trick games, and maybe even a few things that, once seen, can never be unseen. Check out a random selection of the 529 games, and don't be afraid to download and play many more! Tagged as: blog, download, macwinlinux, weekenddownload

Youda Fairy

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 03:00 PM PST

Platform: Download (Mac, Windows) — A whimsical time management game from Youda Games, Youda Fairy puts you in the role of an overworked wizard who must lure, capture, store, release and protect fairies, all in the name of fighting evil! Tagged as: affiliate, demo, download, game, macwin, simulation, timemanagement, youdagames

Only Connect

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 01:00 PM PST

Platform: Flash — So how are you feeling today? Pretty good? Did you wow your boss with the presentation at work today? Manage to fix the broken copy machine with a paper clip and a gum wrapper? Feeling pretty smart? Prepare to have all that blown to smithereens in this exceptionally challenging test of your mental mettle. Tagged as: bbc, browser, flash, free, game, gameshow, macwinlinux, puzzle, rating-g, riddle