Posted 10/03/08 at 02:45:34 PM by David Murphy

We've already shown you our picks for top-notch open-source (or freeware) graphics applications and system optimizers. To celebrate the start of the weekend, we're going for the gusto this time around: games.  But the difficulty in this list stems from the fact that there are a ton of excellent games in the independent scene right now.  We frequently profile these as much as possible on the Maximum PC monthly CD, but even then, it's tough to pick five examples of top-quality games--we could fill an article with five hundred. Your favorite open-source game might not have made our list this time around, but feel free to leave comments about other awesome alternatives you've sampled!

Now that the disclaimer's out of the way, cancel your appointments and throw up your away message.  It's time to game, and it's time to game for free.  Check out our list of awesome free games after the jump!

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