39) Nomltest

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An insane sprite-based shooter from our friends in the Far East, the hard-to-pronounce Nomltest merges the frantic and crowded clamoring of classic shoot-’em-ups with the twee retro charm of that most pervasive of gaming icons, Space Invaders. Probably not safe to expose yourself to it for more than five minutes at a time, to reduce the onset of an inevitable addiction or fit.

38) Kriegspiel

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A Napoleonic turn-based wargame with buckets of class, Kriegspiel is the beautiful creation of French situationist Guy Debord - founder of the Society for Strategic and Historical Games. There’s no AI, and a solid brick wall of a learning curve, but this is hardcore strategy at its most stylish. Personally, we like the little cardboard horses most of all.

37) A Game With a Kitty: Darkside Adventure

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The end result of one man’s fortnight, AGWAK is an oddly well-written freeware platformer whose simple mechanics belie a mirthful and enjoyable game. Guide your little dude on an adventure to find out what happened and why - jumping on enemies and collecting coins as you go.

36) Tumiki Fighters

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From the artful Kenta Cho comes this building-block inspired shoot-’em-up. Destroy enemy ships and collect their broken parts to bolster your own mass and strength. Huge bosses can be conquered and their unique firing patterns attained. Think Katamari Damacy fused with R-Type and you’ll start to understand Tumiki Fighters’ appeal.

35) Flywrench

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A tense, constantly challenging little puzzler that has you flip-flapping your way through a maze, trying to avoid touching the sides while changing color and shape to pass through gates. It’s horrendously tough and visually underwhelming, but fantastically balanced and equally fun.

34) Ray-Hound

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A twitchy, passive shoot-’em-up in which your means of attack is to deflect shots from enemy turrets back at them. Your enemies increase in number as the game rolls onwards and what starts off as a simple premise soon evolves into a geometrically pleasing laser show, with your space-bending shield as the glorious centerpiece.