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The BEST FREE games to play this holiday

Take your mind off the recession with the best free adventures, shooters, platformers, and RPGs this winter

Words: Tyler Nagata, GamesRadar US

Portal: Prelude
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Fans have created lots of mods for Portal since it released. This one’s the best. Portal: Prelude is an amazing fan-made prequel with an original story, tons of new dialogue, and loads of extremely challenging new maps. The game takes place before GlaDOS was brought online when all test subjects were monitored by actual Aperture Science Employees.


Above: The trailer for Portal: Prelude

Portal: The Flash Version
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Have you ever wanted to play a game so badly that you created a 2D Flash version of it? That’s what Hen Mazolski and Ido Tal did. These self-proclaimed Valve fanboys couldn’t wait to play Portal and decided to work on their own Flash version for the fun of it. Portal: The Flash Version perfect captures the essence of Valve’s original masterpiece and delivers just about everything you’d expect from a true fan: 40 levels, energy balls, cubes, and turrets await you.


Above: It’s surprising how well Portal’s unique gameplay mechanic transfers over to this 2D tribute

Tower of Goo Unlimited
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If you haven’t played World of Goo, take about five minutes to give Tower of Goo Unlimited a try. Manipulate and stretch sticky globules of goo to create the highest tower possible.

Dec 9, 2008


 
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TrippyMan  - 11 months 16 days ago 
1st! WOOOOOOOOOT! I played 2 or 3 of these, my favorite is the Portal Flash.
RebornKusabi  - 11 months 16 days ago 
No "I Wanna Be The Guy" or "Cave Story", really? Oh well, it's an ok article I guess...
crusading-geek  - 11 months 16 days ago 
thank you GR. I am now addicted to Detritus and echoes. You have cured my boredom
skyguy343  - 11 months 16 days ago 
fancy pants would be great for the N+ treatment

...except good
curtw_819  - 11 months 16 days ago 
the portal flash and chalk r the best on this list (my opinion)
GamesRadarTylerNagata  - 11 months 15 days ago 
Hi Reborn,
I like I Wanna Be the Guy and Cave Story too. I just felt like we've talked enough about them in other articles on this site. If anyone else hasn't played them, follow these links. They're both great platformers.

I Wanna Be the Guy
Developer's site:
http://kayin.pyoko.org/iwbtg/

Cave Story
A fansite (the developer's site is in Japanese): http://www.cavestory.org/
Bluzlbee  - 11 months 15 days ago 
Tekkyuuman, best Asian game ever.
sixboxes  - 11 months 15 days ago 
Oh man, I lost about a whole weekend to Nanaca Crash. Not to mention the folder full of screen caps of high scores.
Moosebomber  - 11 months 15 days ago 
Good god i hated murloc RPG.
also.
YOU FORGOT CHAOS FACTION! its my fav flash game. its an addictive super smash bros-esque game where you fight as a variety of diffrent fighters on a variety of interactive maps with a variety of diffrent weapons.
ZombiePirate215  - 11 months 15 days ago 
ME 2D, nice. I loved that game, I'm still tracking development. I'm glad you put it in a feature
Ramen_Soup  - 11 months 15 days ago 
Jesus christ on a bicycle Charles Barkley shut up and Jam looks amazingly funny.Hey does anybody have the link to it?
Ramen_Soup  - 11 months 15 days ago 
Jesus Christ on a bicycle Charles Barkley shut up and jam looks amazingly funny.Does anybody happen to have a link to it?
CARLINNIT  - 11 months 15 days ago 
I really liked ME & Masq was dead fun too :)
ineedaweapon  - 11 months 15 days ago 
You forgot this one http://www.homestarrunner.com/stinkogame/v7/stinkogame.html
GamesRadarTylerNagata  - 11 months 15 days ago 
Hi Ramen_Soup,

If you had trouble with the download link in the article for some reason, try heading to here:
http://www.talesofgames.com/games
ntvtxn  - 11 months 15 days ago 
I love the music playing in the post, but can't identify where it's from. Help?
GamesRadarTylerNagata  - 11 months 15 days ago 
Hi ntvtxn. The song is from Fancy Pants Adventure: World 2.

You can actually play it in the window. The arrow keys are to move. 'S' is to jump. And you push up to walk through the doors.

But I think it's better to play it in full resolution. You can find it by clicking the link above.
CoD_22  - 11 months 15 days ago 
combat arms for fps games.
Cwf2008  - 11 months 14 days ago 
combat arms f**king sucks everytime i died in that game it would freeze...also the first gun sucked you couldnt aim
Bronxx  - 11 months 14 days ago 
Listen up people,
The Fancy Pants Adventures are:
THE BEST FLASH GAMES YOU WILL EVER PLAY!
Go and play them right now.
Do it.
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