
The free version of Super House Of Dead Ninjas always feels like a complete game in its own right though though, as you guide the Crimson Ninja from the top of a demon-infested tower to the horror waiting at ground floor.

One of the most enjoyable Flash games in recent memory, which is also available as an expanded commercial-but-cheap release on Steam if you fancy more toys and full-screen action. They're the 'agile' kind of mech rather than the slow lumbering tanks of MechWarrior Online, so purists should head there instead, but still a change of pace from blitzing around in soldier uniforms with automatic rifles.Įxpect to pay to upgrade your starter mech if you enjoy the action, but you can jump in and get the flavour of the thing without paying a single penny. Jump behind the controls of your own mech and fight it out in a gloriously realised future world with Hawken. Even if it takes a quick request on a forum though, Dota 2 is a phenomenon you should at least play to experience, and now is a good time.Ī brief tutorial now points out the ropes, with Steam Community stepping in to provide guides to the original MOBA/whatever-you-want-to-call-this-genre-if-not-MOBA.ĭon't expect a warm welcome or easy learning curve from this surprisingly complex game, but bring a few friends and you have a good chance of being hooked on one of the biggest crazes in PC history. Technically Dota 2 is in closed beta, but there are so many codes flying around the net that it may as well be open at this point. If you need any proof that 'free' doesn't mean making compromises any more, Planetside 2 will provide it. There's simply nothing like taking part in a massed assault on an enemy base and coming out on top, or living in a world where an enemy convey could appear on the horizon at any second.

There are in-game purchases of course, but you can still dive into gaming's biggest ever battlefield and be useful using just default gear. Planetside 2 is an epic, all-out battle so ridiculously impressive, you'll give yourself a quick pinch every time you remember it's completely free.
