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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by smeg@feddit.uk to c/freegames@feddit.uk

The freegames community has been going for a year and a half now, probably time I updated the info.

What to post

This is a place to post limited-time giveaways of full video games that are then yours to keep forever at no cost. Please use the search to check what you're posting hasn't already been posted, and start your posts with [Source] or [Store via Source] so that people can ignore giveaways they're not interested in. For example, if Fanatical were giving away a Steam key for Pong, I'd title the post [Steam via Fanatical] Pong.

I post deals as I find them (sometimes spread out over a few days or bundled together so it doesn't get too noisy) but feel free to post them if you find them first.

If you have keys that you'd like to give away then !giftofgaming@lemmy.world is a better place to post.

Forever-Free Friday

The main exception to the limited-time giveaways only rule is for the occasional posting of games which are always free. On Fridays you can post a game that's permanently free if you think it's worth showcasing to everyone. Maybe it's a FOSS project, maybe it's a game that's gone free-to-play, just make sure that the post starts with [Forever-Free Friday] and that it's something worth playing and not just the publishers trying the freemium model instead!

Interesting links

Where to look for free game giveaways

Where to look for games which are always free

Subscriptions you may already have which give access to free games

Non-free but otherwise notable sales

Notifications

If you want notifications for new posts you can subscribe to the community's RSS feed, and if you want more granular notifications you can use Lootscraper to get site-specific RSS feeds and skip the need for this community entirely!

No such thing as a free lunch

Nothing is ever completely free, and there's a definite hierarchy to the kinds of giveaways posted here:

  1. Free open-source software is pretty hard to beat, it's the free-est lunch you can get!
  2. Indies being given away directly by their creators on sites like itch.io, they may ask you to pay what you want or message you about their other games but that's about it
  3. DRM-free storefronts like GOG, you can download the installer and keep it forever but obviously they're hoping that you'll start using their site for making actual purchases too
  4. Steam, Epic Games, IndieGala, Fanatical, Microsoft, Google Play, etc. will offer freebies which could theoretically disappear at any point (this doesn't happen often, but always remember that you don't really "own" most digital items), they also hope that giving freebies will encourage you to spend money on other games of theirs
  5. Subscriptions like Amazon Prime Gaming cost money but you do get to keep the games even after you cancel
    • They offer free trials (supposedly only requiring a unique email) so you can sign up, claim all the games you want, then cancel
    • This is basically where I draw the line as you can still keep games forever if you're willing to jump through the required hoops
  6. Subscriptions like Netflix, GamePass, PS+ and Switch Online are more like renting games, you lose access to them when you stop paying so I don't count them as free games even if you are somehow able to access them for free
  7. Freemium/pay-to-win games which you can play for free as a second-class citizen don't count, and they generally have enough marketing budget that you're aware of them without the need to have them posted here!

We're all adults here and I hope you don't need to be told to be wary of blindly installing dodgy software or not to support companies you don't like. If you don't want to see giveaways from a particular source and you use a Lemmy client which supports filters then you can block specific strings from showing, for instance if you didn't want to see anything from Amazon then you could hide the string Prime].

Keep it civil and keep it chill!

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[Forever Free] Watertight on Steam (store.steampowered.com)
submitted 10 hours ago by ekZepp@lemmy.world to c/freegames@feddit.uk

A short first-person horror game. An accident cripples your submarine while trying to find the wreck of the Titanic. In the darkness, you must restore life-support systems through tense puzzles, only to discover that you are not alone.

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submitted 15 hours ago by smeg@feddit.uk to c/freegames@feddit.uk

EMPTY SHELL will throw you in a dark industrial environment, in a secret facility on a Japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details.

They said the facility had been abandoned for decades, but once you entered it was immediately apparent that something was wrong.

Discover the dark secrets of the facility's years of operation, up until the accident that led to the extreme consequences you are involved in.

Every time you die, you will control a new volunteer sent to the place. Your starting equipment will be randomized and each level will be generated with a new layout.

Dark corridors and cold rooms. Abominable creatures and bloody fights. Puzzles to solve. Equipment, logs, and documents to recover await you in this roguelite survival horror.

  • Randomly generated maps every time you enter a new level or die
  • A top-down perspective surrounded by darkness
  • Scavenge weapons, ammo, and gadgets to raise your chance to survive
  • Manage your inventory to make room for what you deem vital
  • Different types of enemies will hunt you down
  • Buy upgrades and devices to help you during fights
  • Find logs and documents from the 1950s to unveil the stories of the people who worked there
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submitted 15 hours ago by smeg@feddit.uk to c/freegames@feddit.uk

Circular Pong is a reimagining of the classic Pong game. With a circular arena this game provides more variation and chaos! Use clever angles, powers or just skim the edge to score because the last one who touches the ball gets the point.

Powers

  • There are currently 2 types of powers in the game, but they both have some variation.
    • Expand: This will expand the size of your paddle by a given amount.
    • Shrink: This will shrink the size of your paddle by a given amount. Scoring
  • You can score by being the last to touch the ball before it goes out of the circle. The game goes on forever so feel free to set your own boundaries.
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submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by smeg@feddit.uk to c/freegames@feddit.uk

Welcome to a haunted maze where paintings either give you keys… or ghosts that chase you like unpaid rent 😭

Collect 2 keys to escape… if you survive the panic.

  • 5+ ghosts chasing you (they really want the rent)
  • Hidden story letters scattered around
  • Ghosts that get faster when you find keys
  • Potato painting… because why not? 🥔
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[Itch] The Wolfman, indie horror (thelonegamedev.itch.io)
submitted 2 days ago by smeg@feddit.uk to c/freegames@feddit.uk

This is a game about a recurring nightmare I had as a kid. Each night, I would find myself standing on a balcony, staring into the quiet dark.

And every night... he was there.

A man — no, something wearing the shape of a man — with the head of a wolf and red eyes. He never spoke. He just watched. Until he started walking. And no matter how many times I woke up, the dream always came back.

Face the nightmare. Or be eaten by it. Again and Again.

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submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by Agent_Karyo@piefed.world to c/freegames@feddit.uk
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submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by RmDebArc_5@piefed.zip to c/freegames@feddit.uk

About

Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas.
It’s the kind of town where you dig your own grave prior to being shot in the head and left for dead…and that’s before things really get ugly. It’s a town of dreamers and desperados being torn apart by warring factions vying for complete control of this desert oasis. It’s a place where the right kind of person with the right kind of weaponry can really make a name for themselves, and make more than an enemy or two along the way.
As you battle your way across the heat-blasted Mojave Wasteland, the colossal Hoover Dam, and the neon drenched Vegas Strip, you’ll be introduced to a colorful cast of characters, power-hungry factions, special weapons, mutated creatures and much more. Choose sides in the upcoming war or declare “winner takes all” and crown yourself the King of New Vegas in this follow-up to the 2008 videogame of the year, Fallout 3.
Enjoy your stay.

Key Features

  • Feel the Heat in New Vegas! Not even nuclear fallout could slow the hustle of Sin City. Explore the vast expanses of the desert wastelands – from the small towns dotting the Mojave Wasteland to the bright lights of the New Vegas strip. See the Great Southwest as could only be imagined in Fallout.\
  • Feuding Factions, Colorful Characters and a Host of Hostiles! A war is brewing between rival factions with consequences that will change the lives of all the inhabitants of New Vegas. The choices you make will bring you into contact with countless characters, creatures, allies, and foes, and determine the final explosive outcome of this epic power struggle.\
  • New Systems! Enjoy new additions to Fallout: New Vegas such as a Companion Wheel that streamlines directing your companions, a Reputation System that tracks the consequences of your actions, and the aptly titled Hardcore Mode to separate the meek from the mighty. Special melee combat moves have been added to bring new meaning to the phrase “up close and personal”. Use V.A.T.S. to pause time in combat, target specific enemy body parts and queue up attacks, or get right to the action using the finely-tuned real-time combat mechanics.\
  • An Arsenal of Shiny New Guns! With double the amount of weapons found in Fallout 3, you’ll have more than enough new and exciting ways to deal with the threats of the wasteland and the locals. In addition, Vault-Tec engineers have devised a new weapons configuration system that lets you tinker with your toys and see the modifications you make in real time.\
  • Let it Ride! In a huge, open world with unlimited options you can see the sights, choose sides, or go it alone. Peacemaker or Hard Case, House Rules, or the Wild Card - it’s all in how you play the game.

Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition includes the full suite of highly acclaimed add-on content: Dead Money, Honest Hearts, Old World Blues, and Lonesome Road. To sweeten the pot, you'll be armed with the latest cache of unique weapons, ammo types, and recipes from the most recent add-on packs: Courier's Stash and Gun Runners Arsenal.

Screenshots

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[Epic] Amnesia: The Bunker (store.epicgames.com)
submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by RmDebArc_5@piefed.zip to c/freegames@feddit.uk
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[Epic] Samorost 3 (store.epicgames.com)
submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by RmDebArc_5@piefed.zip to c/freegames@feddit.uk
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submitted 3 days ago by smeg@feddit.uk to c/freegames@feddit.uk

Throw yourself down the rabbit hole of this detective styled horror novel.

The first of the series, this disturbing bad dream of a CYOA is unlike anything you have read before.

A vast cast of characters, multiple endings, pieces to the puzzle hidden in every dark corner. Reading between the lines of this psychological thriller will make you feel like you’re in a David Lynch film and you’re all alone.

Depending on your point of view you will find it deeply meaningful or discordantly meaningless, but either way it will get under your skin.

Why should you explore this place? Because this is only the beginning of a mystery that is going to unravel across multiple games, some interactive fiction, some 3D and some… well, you’ll see…

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submitted 4 days ago by smeg@feddit.uk to c/freegames@feddit.uk

You don't like generative AI? GOOD THIS GAME IS FOR YOU

You were making pancakes with your partner listening to the radio, the speaker announces that ClosedAI will boot its new Artificial General Intelligence. Suddenly the power cuts. That's enough, you have to do something.

Shoot all the AI in your way and try to unplug the AGI.

Duration : 15min for a run (more if you want all the achievements)

Buying this game gives you access to the classic PC version but also to the PS Vita one 👀

If you are interessted in the making of this game, you can check my mastodon thread that goes from the start to the release: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@pikario/114338673818180000

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submitted 4 days ago by smeg@feddit.uk to c/freegames@feddit.uk

Univocity is a short, 4K ready, cyberpunk visual novel wrapped in neon aesthetics with a lush atmospheric soundtrack, featuring a deep and emotional conversation between two people about taking down a global tech monopoly and the responsibility that it entails

Max, a former engineer who turned fugitive, is headed to the top of tallest tower of Univocity—an urban sprawl owned by Ōṁ, a global tech monopoly—to set off an electromagnetic pulse bomb that will plunge the city into a technological dark age. But their plans are disrupted when they encounter Nina, an Ōṁ employee, which sparks a conversation that makes them question their motives.

  • English and French languages.
  • Around 30 minutes of interactive gameplay.
  • Deep immersive atmospheric soundtrack by artists such as Patricia Taxxon, Neurotech and NeuroAxis.
  • A self-contained sci-fi story that hints at a larger universe, with themes resonating with currents events.
  • Tries to find a sweet spot between dystopia and hope.
  • Branching narratives
  • Different endings.
  • Unique backgrounds that use a blend of pixel art and algorithmic art (no AI-generated stuff !)
  • Realistic interactions between characters, based around dilemmas and responsibilities, as well as a tinge of attraction.
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submitted 4 days ago by smeg@feddit.uk to c/freegames@feddit.uk

Battle Ram is a thrilling and action-packed game that is sure to provide hours of entertainment for players of all skill levels. With its unique concept of a powerful lamb battling robots, the game offers a refreshing change from typical shooter or RPG games.

The game's setting in a secret laboratory and military training ground provides an interesting backstory that adds to the overall excitement and intensity of the gameplay. Players must use their strategic thinking and fast reflexes to navigate through the various levels and defeat their opponents.

One of the unique features of the game is the control mechanism, which requires the player to use only the mouse to control the Battle Ram. The music in the game is upbeat and fun, adding to the overall enjoyment of the game.

While the game has a relatively small number of levels, the difficulty of the game ensures that players will be kept challenged and engaged for hours. The game is designed to be difficult, but not impossible, and players must practice and hone their skills to progress through the levels.

The variety of levels, each with its own unique challenges and objectives, keeps the game fresh and exciting. From dodging missiles to battling robots, the game offers a range of different gameplay experiences that will keep players coming back for more.

Overall, Battle Ram is an addictive and entertaining game that is well worth checking out. Its unique concept, challenging gameplay, and fun music make it a standout game in the crowded world of online gaming.

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submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by RmDebArc_5@piefed.zip to c/freegames@feddit.uk
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submitted 6 days ago by smeg@feddit.uk to c/freegames@feddit.uk

XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year.

Earth has changed. Twenty years have passed since world leaders offered an unconditional surrender to alien forces. XCOM, the planet's last line of defense, was left decimated and scattered. The aliens rule Earth, building shining cities that promise a brilliant future for humanity on the surface, while concealing a sinister agenda and eliminating all who dissent from their new order.

Now, a force gathers once again to stand up for humanity. Always on the run, and facing impossible odds, the remnant XCOM forces must find a way to ignite a global resistance and eliminate the alien threat once and for all.

  • XCOM on the Run: Take command of the Avenger, an alien supply craft converted to XCOM's mobile headquarters. New open-ended gameplay lets you decide where to guide your strike team, how to grow popular support, and when to combat enemy counter-operations.
  • Recruit Resistance Fighters: Five soldier classes, each with its own skill tree, let you create specific soldiers for your tactical plan.
  • Tactical Guerrilla Combat: New gameplay systems offer more tactical flexibility in combat. Use concealment to ambush enemy patrols. Loot enemies for precious gear and artifacts. Rescue VIPs and save fallen comrades by carrying them to the extraction point.
  • A New Breed of Enemy: A diverse cast of enemies from powerful new alien species to the ADVENT, enforcers of the alien regime, offer a distinct tactical challenge.
  • Research, Develop, and Upgrade: Build rooms on the Avenger to give XCOM new capabilities on the battlefield. Research, develop, and upgrade weapons and armor to fit your preferred tactics.
  • Each Mission Is a Unique Challenge: Go on missions around the world, from wildlands to the heart of the alien-controlled megacities, to the depths of alien installations. There are virtually infinite combinations of maps, missions, and goals.
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submitted 5 days ago by smeg@feddit.uk to c/freegames@feddit.uk

Easy to play, hard to master

  • In Alchimix, you have a cauldron, and get pairs of elements to drop into. Transmute your elements to get higher rank elements and a better score.

Base gameplay

  • You will soon find out that your cauldron isn’t endless, and chaos comes quickly. Keep your reactions sharp and your strategy sharper as you strive to climb the alchemy chain and push your score to new heights.

Advanced gameplay

  • Track your progress through a growing collection of achievements and highscores.

World exploration

  • The kingdom of Arenvalde was once ruled from the towering halls of Arenfell, nestled deep in the north. Now, its seat lies in Calven, a bustling city where alchemy shapes every trade and tradition.

World map

  • From the quiet fields of Briswen Island to the windswept Drimspire Ranges and the frozen reaches of Northreach, each region reveals new rules, challenges, and lore.
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submitted 1 week ago by smeg@feddit.uk to c/freegames@feddit.uk

Sausage Hunter is an exciting platformer that takes you on an epic adventure with a kitten armed with a blaster. Your goal is to catch the magic sausage, which is also pursued by other cunning enemies. In this game, you will overcome numerous obstacles, solve clever puzzles, and battle hordes of enemies to achieve your ultimate goal.

The game offers many engaging levels with diverse and unique locations, each filled with challenging obstacles and puzzles. Hand-drawn graphics create a distinctive atmosphere and make each scene visually appealing. The musical accompaniment adds depth and enhances the overall gaming experience, making it even more captivating.

  • Hand-Drawn Graphics: Detailed and artistically rendered graphic elements that bring the game world to life.
  • Exciting Levels: Diverse and challenging levels that keep the gameplay fresh and engaging.
  • Epic Battles: Fights with numerous enemies, each possessing unique abilities and tactics.
  • Puzzles: Intriguing puzzles that add depth and challenge to the gameplay.
  • Immersive Soundtrack: Pleasant and fitting musical accompaniment that enhances the overall impression of the game.
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submitted 1 week ago by smeg@feddit.uk to c/freegames@feddit.uk

Explore the nighttime of New York City in modern nights, where the delicate balance of power hangs by a thread. Navigate the treacherous waters of vampiric politics as you contend with the ever-shifting landscape between the Camarilla and Anarchs. In a city where every move could mean the difference between eternal unlife and final death, will you carve out your own destiny amidst the chaos or will your ambition spell your doom?

Vampire: The Masquerade - Reckoning of New York invites you to immerse yourself in the third installment of this gripping visual novel series, set against the backdrop of a modern metropolis teeming with supernatural intrigue. Embrace the darkness as a Kindred, a vampire thrust into a world of danger and betrayal where survival is paramount.

Play with new gameplay mechanics as you harness the powers of Disciplines to overcome challenges or evade the relentless pursuit of hunters hot on your trail. But beware the insatiable Hunger that gnaws at your very being, threatening to unleash the Beast within.

Embark on a journey of discovery and deception from two distinct perspectives, each offering unique insights into the clandestine world of the Big Apple's nights.

As the saga of the New York Kindred draws to a close, prepare to experience the thrilling conclusion to this gripping tale in the heart of this concrete jungle.

  • Experience a richly detailed narrative set in the bustling streets of New York City.
  • Navigate the complex and dangerous politics between the Camarilla and Anarchs. Your choices will shape the balance of power in the city.
  • Engage in a world where survival is paramount, and betrayal lurks around every corner. Will you carve out your own destiny amidst the chaos?
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submitted 1 week ago by smeg@feddit.uk to c/freegames@feddit.uk

You play as a man who has been kidnapped by masked figures. They force you to eat a strange soup while everything is filmed. At first, it seems like nothing more than torture — but soon you realize the soup is only the beginning.

As you try to escape, you’ll discover many disturbing places: the city where it all started, and even the main building that hides the truth behind the tapes. The deeper you go, the more you uncover about the kidnappers, the ritual, and the dark secrets connected to you.

Will you survive long enough to escape… or will you become part of the tape forever?

  • Microphone AI sensor — the game listens and reacts to your real voice.
  • VHS-style horror — old tape visuals, static, and distortion.
  • Around 2 hours of gameplay with different paths to discover.
  • Dark hidden lore waiting to be uncovered.
  • Creepy atmosphere instead of cheap jump scares.
  • Multiple endings
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submitted 1 week ago by smeg@feddit.uk to c/freegames@feddit.uk

I Wanna Be The Guy: The Movie: The Game is a sardonic loveletter to the halcyon days of early American videogaming, packaged as a nail-rippingly difficult platform adventure. Players fill the role of The Kid, a youthful, vaguely Megaman-esque protagonist on a quest to become The Guy. This inscrutable plot, however, is just a vehicle for a wide variety of inventive, well-designed and frustrating jump-and-shoot challenges that pay homage to many of the games you loved as a child. The ever-fragile Kid explodes in a shower of red pixels at the slightest brush from the game's many obstacles, from traditional spikes and bottomless pits to more unconventional killers, such as plantlife and puzzle pieces.

Using a multiroute layout not unlike a Metroidvania, the game grants a degree of deadly exploration, without those extraneous upgades meant to make life easier. The game provides players with a choice in terms of their deathrate, thanks to a variable difficulty setting that changes the number of save points from frequent to nonexistent. IWBTG is open to all players; knowledge of videogaming history is optional, and may not help against the frequently ironic and always sadistic deathtraps located herein. And so, the question is left up to you...

Do YOU have what it takes to be The Guy?

I saw this post the other day talking about how ludicrously hard this game is, so make sure you know what you're getting in to!

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submitted 1 week ago by smeg@feddit.uk to c/freegames@feddit.uk

Enter Double Dragon Trilogy, a compilation specially optimized for mobiles and which includes all three installments of the beloved arcade series: Double Dragon 1, 2 (The Revenge) and 3 (The Rosetta Stone). The first one begins with Billy and his brother Jimmy, two martial arts experts, in a mission to rescue Billy's girlfriend, Marian, who’s been kidnapped by the Black Shadows Gang. All your favorite moves are here: punches, kicks, elbows, knees, head-butts and an assortment of not-exactly-street-legal weapons.

Battle your way through all 3 titles and bask in the greatness of one of the ‘80s most popular arcade games!

  • Two game modes: “Arcade” (play the game from beginning to end and go for the high score) and “Story” (unlock new stages and achievements while playing through the game)
  • Customizable controls
  • Three difficulty levels: “mobile” (specially balanced for mobile games), “original” (similar to the arcade version) and “expert” (a real challenge!)
  • Choose between the original 8-bit soundtrack and a brand-new remastered one!
  • Gamepad support
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[Epic] Gravity Circuit (store.epicgames.com)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by RmDebArc_5@piefed.zip to c/freegames@feddit.uk

Already own this one, if you like Megaman but find it a bit to hard definitely check this out

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[IndieGala] Leaper, 2D platformer (freebies.indiegala.com)
submitted 1 week ago by smeg@feddit.uk to c/freegames@feddit.uk

Leaper is a captivating pixelated arcade side-scrolling platformer that offers an engaging and thrilling gaming experience. In this delightful game, players take on the role of a character whose main objective is to navigate through various levels filled with challenges and collect apples along the way.

The gameplay centers around the jumping mechanic, requiring precise timing and quick reflexes. Players must carefully time their jumps to avoid cunningly placed traps and hazardous obstacles that stand in their path. The traps add an element of excitement and strategic thinking, making each level a unique and enjoyable challenge.

  • Side-scrolling Platformer: Leaper is a classic side-scrolling platformer, where players control the character's horizontal movement while navigating through a series of levels.
  • Precise Jumping Mechanics: The game's core challenge lies in mastering the jumping mechanics. Players must time their jumps accurately to avoid traps and obstacles effectively.
  • Collectible Apples: A primary objective in Leaper is to collect scattered apples throughout the levels. Players must strive to gather all the apples to progress to the next stage.
  • Challenging Traps and Obstacles: Each level is filled with cleverly placed traps and obstacles that demand quick thinking and agile movements to overcome.
  • Kid-Friendly Visuals: Leaper features colorful and charming pixel graphics that create a visually appealing and child-friendly gaming environment. The vibrant visuals enhance the overall gaming experience for players of all ages.
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submitted 1 week ago by smeg@feddit.uk to c/freegames@feddit.uk

Something terrible befalls Caroline Walker as she investigates the disappearance of two twin girls at Winterlake...

Tormented Souls takes you back to the classic survival horror games. Inspired by the original Resident Evil and Alone in the Dark series, Tormented Souls is modernized for the next generation by bringing a breath of fresh air to fixed perspective adventures.

Collect resources and essential tools, find clues to the mansion's secrets, and combine everything to beat the puzzles hiding the truth about the mansion turned into a hospital.

Dark forces and unholy terrors will do everything in their power to stop Caroline from discovering the truth. Use all that you find to fight back against the evil lurking in the dark.

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