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Computer Games

• ADOM by Thomas Biskup. Free. 1994.
• Armagetron by various. Free. 2001.
• Autonauts by Denki. Free. 2017.
• Castle of the Winds by Rick Saada. Abandonware. 1992.
• Celeste by MattMakesGames. Paid. 2018.
• Crystal by JohnsProgram. Free. 2004.
• Dangerous Dave (download link) by John Romero. DOS freeware. 1990.
• Dungeon Master II: Legend of Skullkeep by FTL Games. Abandonware. 1995.
• DROD by Caravel Games. Paid. 1997.
• Eric the Unready by Legend Entertainment (download link). Abandonware. 1993.
• Factorio by Wube Software. Paid. 2012.
• Heros of the Lance. Abandonware. 1988.
• HyperRogue by Zeno Rogue Games. Free and paid. 2011.
• I Wanna Be The Guy by Kayin. Free. 2007.
• Larn (roguebasin) by Noah Morgan. Free. 1986.
• Long Live the Queen by Hanako Games. Paid. 2012.
• Marshmallow Duel by 'Nigel' and 'Llewelyn'. Free. 1996.
• Nidhogg by Messhof Games. Paid. 2013.
• Ooooorrrrcs! by Jakub Debski. Free. 2008.
• Papers, Please by Lucas Pope. Paid. 2013.
• Powder by Jeff Lait. Free. 2004.
• Rogue (online play) by Michael Toy and Glenn Wichman. Free. 1980.
• Seiklus by clysm. Free. 2003.
• Slay the Spire by megacrit. Paid. 2017.
• Spelunky by Mossmouth, LLC. Free and paid. 2009.
• SpyParty by Chris Hecker. Paid. Early access. 2018.
• Starwhal by Breakfall. Paid. 2014.
• Undertale by tobyfox. Paid. 2015.
• Well of Souls by Synthetic Reality. Mostly free. 1999.
• Zombiepox by Free Lunch Design. Free. 2004.
• ZZT (download link) by Epic Megagames. Abandonware. 1991.
• Interactive Fiction (lower standards)
  • Zero Sum Game by Cody Sandifer. Free. 1997.
  • Robot Gardening by Anna Anthropy. Free. 2008.
• Steam (complete list)
  • Before the Echo (previously Sequence) by Iridium Studios. Paid. 2011.
  • Caster by Elecorn. Paid, not finished. 2009.
  • Civilization 1 by Sid Meier (download link). Abandonware. 1991.
  • Civilization 4 by Sid Meier. Paid. 2005.
  • Cultist Simulator by Weather Factory. Paid. 2018.
  • Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind by Bethesda. Paid. 2002.
  • Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim by Bethesda. Paid. 2011.
  • Eversion by Zaratustra Productions. Paid. 2008.
  • Hack 'n' Slash by Double Fine Productions. Paid. 2014.
  • Kingdom by Noio and Licorice. Paid. 2015.
  • Magicite by SmashGames. Paid. 2014.
  • One Finger Death Punch by Silver Dollar Games. Paid. 2014.
  • Overcooked by Ghost Town Games. Paid. 2016.
  • Overcooked 2 by Ghost Town Games. Paid. 2018.
  • Portal by Valve. Paid. 2007.
  • Psychonauts by Double Fine Productions. Paid. 2005.
  • Return of the Obra Dinn by Lucas Pope. Paid. 2018.
  • Slay the Spire by Mega Crit Games. Paid. 2019.
  • The Stanley Parable by Davey Wreden. Paid. 2011
  • The Talos Principle by Croteam. Paid. 2014.
  • West of Loathing by Asymmetric. Paid. 2017.
  • Wuppo by Knuist & Perzik. Paid. 2016.
  • Zen Bound 2 by Secret Exit LLC. Paid. 2009.
• Minecraft by Mojang. Paid. 2009.
  • Modpacks (all free)
    • Agrarian Skies by Jadedcat.
    • Better Than Wolves by FlowerChild. See also the mod Better With Mods.
    • Crash Landing by Iskandar.
    • SevTech Ages by darkosto et al.
    • Tekkit by various.
  • Mods (all free)
    • Applied Energistics 2 & 3 by AlgorithmX2.
    • Buildcraft Pipes by various.
    • Chickenchunks by ChickenBones.
    • Chisels and Bits by AlgorithmX2.
    • Computercraft by dan200.
    • Dimensional Doors by stevenrs11.
    • Ender Storage by ChickenBones.
    • Hopper Ducts by FyberOptic.
    • Inventory Tweaks by Jimeo Wan.
    • Mystcraft by XCompWiz.
    • OpenPeripheral Terminal Glasses by various.

Online Games

• Achievement Unlocked by jmtb02. Flash. 2008.
• Art Game by pippin barr. Flash. 2013.
• Asphyx by droqen. Flash. 2012.
• Chronotron by Scarybug. Flash. 2008.
• Complaining to a Tree by Pippin Barr. Flash. 2014.
• Futilitris by twinbeard. Flash. 2015?
• I Wish I Were the Moon by danielben. Flash. 2008.
• King of Bees in Fantasyland by B.P. Hennessy. HTML (Twine). 2013.
• Kingdom of Loathing. Browser based. 2003.
• Llama Adventure by jmtb02. 2009.
• Light-Bot by CoolioNiato. Flash. 2008.
• Obey by jmtb02. Flash. 2009.
• Steamshovel Harry by misterpersonman. Flash. 2014.
• This is the only level by jmtb02. Flash. 2009.
• Treadmillasaurus Rex by jmtb02. Flash. 2010.
• Untrusted by Alex Nisnevich and Greg Shuflin. 2014.
• You Have to Burn the Rope by Mazapan. Flash. 2008.
• Wayward by Unlok. HTML5. 2014.
• ZORBA by pippin barr. Flash. 2011.

Nintendo Switch Games

• Super Mario Odyssey (wikipedia) (Nintendo Switch). 2017.

PS2 Games

• Baroque (wikipedia) (PS2). 1998.
• Bloody Roar (wikipedia) (PS2). 1997, 1999, 2000.
• Dance Dance Revolution (wikipedia) (PS2). 1999.
• D.O.A. (wikipedia) (PS2). 1996, 2000, 2001.
• Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland (wikipedia) (PS2). 2001.
• Ico (wikipedia) (PS2). 2001.
• Shadow of the Colossus (wikipedia) (PS2). 2005.
• Virtua Fighter 4 (wikipedia) (PS2). 2001.

SNES Games

• Harvest Moon (rom) (SNES). 1996.

NES Games

• Dragon Quest (rom rom rom rom) (NES). 1986. 1987. 1988. 1990.
• River City Random (rom) (NES). 1989.
• Super Mario Bros (rom) (NES). 1985.

Atari Games

• Starmaster (rom) (Atari). 1982.

Arcade Machine Games

• Tower of Druaga (rom). 1984.

Traditional Games

• Go
• Skat