Posted 04/14/09 at 02:00:00 PM by David Murphy

Mmm.  There really isn't a great way to start off a roundup of open-source and freeware games.  We should just be able to say that: "Hey!  Over here!  Free games!  Free, fun games for you to play!  Come play them!"  But that would be a dull and uninteresting way to start a feature article about free games.  So with that out of the picture and all, maybe we can describe a game or two that you'll be seeing in this little roundup.  A sneak preview, if you will. 

First up, we have a great quasi-sequel to a zombie-killing classic.  We say "quasi," because it's not really a sequel, just a graphical modification.  But going from 2D to an orthogonal view adds such depth and joy to the game that we can't bear to keep it all to ourselves.  Oh, and the zombie-killing.  You kill a lot of undead creatures in this title.  In fact, that's really your sole purpose: survival, killing, and more killing.

Second, we're taking a look at this crazy numbers-based puzzle game.  It's a lot like Tetris, only instead of trying to make solid lines from falling shapes, you're tasked with matching groups of numbered blocks together.  The more you use the fantastic powers of addition to combine your blocks into larger numbers, the crazier combinations you can create.  If we weren't having so much fun playing this, we'd swear it was educational...

But that's enough teasing for now.  Click the link and check out the five awesome, free games we're playing this week!

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