Legal Ways to Get Endless Free Casual Games
posted October 28, 2009 - 5:37am
I get asked a lot about free pc games, and how to get them. If you're on a tight budget, or just have a whole lot of time to spend and don't want much to spend your money on games, there are lots of legal ways to get free casual games. I'll show you how to get great premium games for free in the article below.
First, let me say this – whatever you do, don't go to illegal sites that offer cracks and hacks. These sites can pose a security risk to you and your pc, opening you up to potential identity theft, key logging, credit card fraud, and all kinds of nasties. Also, many games are being made by small developers who genuinely rely on that income to keep them in business. No sales mean no more games for players who enjoy them.
Now, with that out of the way, here are the fair and legal ways to get the games you want for free!
How it Works: Go to the free game section and download any game you want to play. You will be shown as ads as you play, but otherwise, you get access to the full version of the game for free. This is my favorite spot.
Pros: Totally free. Hundreds of games, including popular ones like Diner Dash, Cradle of Rome, Agatha Christie Death on the Nile, Mahjong Quest...you get the idea.
Cons: You must watch ads which pop up as you play, and these occur with varying frequency. This can be annoying. Also, you need to use the iWin installer to run games, and must be connected online as you play.
Website: http://www.gamehouse.com
How it Works: Each day, one game is offered totally free, with ads embedded. The free game is listed on the home page as a feature.
Pros: Totally free. The ads are infrequent. You often get games which aren't offered free on other sites. Sometimes even newer games are offered. They say you can play offline (although I've found that sometimes the game freezes if you do this too long or often).
Cons: You must watch ads which pop up as you play, and these occur with varying frequency. You must install the game on the day it is being offered.
How it Works: Download any game you want, and play it with ads embedded.
Pros: Totally free. The ads are infrequent. You often get games which aren't offered free on other sites. You can play offline. Huge selection of games.
Cons: The Most Fun application installs itself on your computer and is hard to get rid of. For this reason, I recommend that only experienced computer users install it. You must watch ads which pop up as you play, and these occur with varying frequency.
Website: http://game.giveawayoftheday.com
How it Works: On most Saturdays and Sundays, Game Giveaway of the day gives away a free game. Lots of these are casual games.
Pros: Totally free. No ads, and you can play offline.
Cons: You can only activate the game on the day it is being given away. They only give away games over the weekend, and don't always have new offers.
Happy gaming!
Note: The top image comes from Frets on Fire, an open source Guitar hero clone.
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