Low on funds for games?

Or want to experience something fun and unique?

The freeware indie scene has always been home to many of the most varied & creative ideas in gaming.

Here's my GIANT, regularly updated thread of completely, 100% free games! Plz try some!❤️
Gongbat

An inventive shoot-em-up with 13 boss fights, a kickass soundtrack, achievements, and the kind of quality that will make you wonder why on earth this is free.

(free game #1, by @mnvalk)

⬇️ https://gamejolt.com/games/gongbat/44240
Death Flush

A tongue-in-cheek short horror game with PS1 visuals, inspired by Silent Hill and A Nightmare on Elm Street.

(free game #2, by @Impsynd)

⬇️ https://impostersyndrome.itch.io/death-flush 
The Good Time Garden

Explore a world of pink, throbbing, naked monstrosities in this short and surreal game, featuring hand-drawn animation.

(free game #3, by @WontTodd)

⬇️ https://coal-supper.itch.io/the-good-time-garden
Lianthus

Traverse between light & dark in this short and sweet adventure game with skeletons, witches, and alternate colour palettes.

(free game #4, by @dev_dwarf)

⬇️ https://dev-dwarf.itch.io/lianthus 
Nitacle Witch

A competitive falling block puzzle game that can be played with one hand, but is genuinely tense and requires concentration and skill.

(free game #5, by @yanaboh777)

⬇️ https://yanaboh.itch.io/nitaclewitch 
Behind Every Great One

An intense and deep game that addresses the issue of everyday household sexism and unequal relationships. From the team behind The Red Strings Club.

(free game #6, by @Deconstructeam)

⬇️ https://deconstructeam.itch.io/behind-every-great-one
Akuma

Face waves of enemies in this fast-paced hack-and-slash, featuring interesting ability customisations and surprisingly deep gameplay.

(free game #7, by @ETPAToulouse students)

⬇️ https://etpa.itch.io/akuma 
Kairos

A narrative game with a beautiful art style and a high amount of polish for a free student-made game.

(free game #8, by @RubikaEducation students)

⬇️ https://daezr.itch.io/kairos 
Typewriter

Is this the world's first ever arcade typewriter simulator game? Probably!

(free game #9, by @boddiul)

⬇️ https://boddiul.itch.io/typewriter 
The Zium Garden

A virtual museum gallery, filled with artwork and installations from artists around the world. A video game equivalent of an art zine.

(free game #10, by @thezium)

⬇️ https://theziumsociety.itch.io/the-zium-garden 
Ikachan

A charming, adventure-filled underwater Metroidvania, from the creator of beloved indie classic Cave Story.

(free game #11, by @StudioPixelJP)

⬇️ https://www.cavestory.org/pixels-works/ikachan.php
Hyper Princess Pitch

A barmy arcade arena-shooter, perfect for fans of Smash T.V. and Operation Carnage.

(free game #12, by @reallyremar)

⬇️ http://remar.se/daniel/pitch.php
A Game With A Kitty 1 + 2

Two short old-school platformers, designed to play like SNES games. Well worth a quick play and still a lot of fun.

(free game #13 & #14, by @origamihero)

https://www.origamihero.com/ori6/games.php 
Dry Path

An exploration platformer where you must find sources of water, with a coooool 2D/3D art style.

(free game #15, by @2Pblog1)

⬇️ https://pixel-boy.itch.io/dry-path 
Swallow the Sea

A strangely creepy game where you explore the sea as a small egg cell eating up smaller critters.

(free game #16, by @ItsTheMaceo)

⬇️ https://itsthemaceo.itch.io/swallow-the-sea 
Knåddskogen

Play as a kindergarten teacher in her hunt for her missing students in a Swedish forest. Chill, fun, and quirky.

(free game #17, by @FuturegamesEDU students)

⬇️ https://knoddskogen.itch.io/knddskogen 
HAPPY WORLD

A bright, happy adventure game on the face of things with a secretly dark undertone - a definite must-play if that's your sort of thing.

(free game #18, by JMAS)

⬇️ https://jmaslaki.itch.io/happy-world 
Normal Human Face Simulator

Challenge your friends to bite your face off! First to, err, become a lovely skeleton boy loses.

(free game #19, by Lingdong Huang)

⬇️ https://lingdonh.itch.io/normal-human-face-simulator
Meteorite

An intentionally low-res first person shooter, inspired by Metroid Prime.

(free game #20, by @bauxitedev)

⬇️ https://bauxite.itch.io/meteorite 
How to Be a Tree

Break free from your social obligations! Do not conform to the system! Nobody can tell you what kind of tree you should be.

(free game #21, by Zaphos)

⬇️ https://zaphos.itch.io/how-to-be-a-tree
Emily is Away

An interactive story told through a retro Windows XP-like chat client - pick your username and choose your way through a branching narrative.

(free game #22, by @KyleSeeley23)

⬇️ https://kyleseeley23.itch.io/emilyisaway 
Clean 'Em Up

A top-down shooter with neon graphics; play as an upgradeable antivirus in a mission to destroy the invading computer viruses.

(free game #23, by @Amidos2006 )

⬇️ https://amidos2006.itch.io/cleanem-up 
You Are Now Possessed

An inventive 14 level puzzler where you must struggle against being possessed and losing control of your movement on certain turns.

(free game #24, by Lonebot)

⬇️ https://lonebot.itch.io/possessed 
Mondo Medical

A surreal narrative puzzle game revolved around trying to find a cure for cancer. Uncomfortably creepy atmosphere; created by Hotline Miami's creator.

(free game #25, by @cactusquid)

⬇️ https://app.box.com/s/kwffuxn5vuoq7em8zgtu1e6j41ndos6a
8bit Killer

Inspired by Wolfenstein 3D, this is a slick as heck old-school FPS, designed to look like an NES game.

(free game #26, by @Locomalito )

⬇️ https://gamejolt.com/games/8bit-killer/9439
We Don't Talk About It

A horror experience about the hardships of expressing yourself, both in person and in art.

(free game #27, by @smashing_cravat)

⬇️ https://smashing-games.itch.io/we-dont-talk-about-it
Max Velocity

An ultra-fast dodge-em rhythm game - dodge obstacles and zip through awesome environments.

(free game #28, by @bredauas students)

⬇️ https://maxvelocity.itch.io/max-velocity 
Elsewhere

A narrative exploration game in a glitched out world. Also features a character called 'Well Creature', so, y'know.

(free game #29, by @flankstaek)

⬇️ https://team-elsewhere.itch.io/elsewhere 
The Bird Museum

An incredibly serene and relaxing game where you look at 1,000 different birds made by artists on Twitter - and that's it! It's great!

(free game #30, by @everydaylouie)

⬇️ https://everydaylouie.itch.io/the-bird-museum 
Eternal Daughter

A platformer epic from 2002, and still a great play to this day with a superb story and catchy MIDI soundtrack.. Made by Spelunky creator Derek Yu.

(free game #31, by @mossmouth)

⬇️ http://derekyu.com/games.html 
Assassin Blue

A swordfighting platformer from the mid 00s, and also still a great play! This was all the rage on the indie scene before the scene blew up and its creator went on to make Wandersong, I promise!

(free game #32, by @theBanov)

⬇️ https://gamejolt.com/games/assassin-blue/170
Shifting Edge

Beat up those dastardly bushes in this isometric action game.

(free game #33, by @DaFluffyPotato)

⬇️ https://cmlsc.itch.io/shifting-edge 
Jolt: Fully Charged

A very complete platformer, inspired by 16-bit classics like Sonic, with 10 levels and fast-paced fun.

(free game #34, by @DarkeraStudios)

⬇️ https://darkera-studios.itch.io/jolt-fully-charged
The Topologies of Zelda: Triforce

An examination of the paradoxical topologies of some of Zelda's areas, turning the odd 2D spaces into even more odd rotating 3D landscapes.

(free game #35, by @alt254)

⬇️ https://alt254.itch.io/triforce 
OASES

A kaleidoscopic relaxing flight sim, ideal for fans of Proteus, Journey, and ABZU.

(free game #36, by @Gib & @dzifyr)

⬇️ https://armelgibson.itch.io/oases 
flOw

The original version, later expanded as @thatgamecompany's first commerical release on PS3, is a classic indie game where you play as an aquatic organism eating smaller organisms. Peaceful and fun.

(free game #37, by @JenovaChen)

⬇️ https://www.jenovachen.com/flowingames/flowing.htm
JUICE

A simple game about drinking juice. Any juice.

(free game #38, by @small_signs)

⬇️ https://crawlspacestudio.itch.io/juice 
Passage

A well-known and highly-acclaimed experimental game from 2007 about the passage of time, regularly cited in the ever-lasting debate of video games as an art form.

(free game #39, by @jasonrohrer)

⬇️ http://hcsoftware.sourceforge.net/passage/ 
Pet the Pup at the Party

You're at a house party and know nobody, but you hear a pupper so you've gotta find it and pet it! One of those games that's hard to feel sad while playing.

(free game #40, by @_willbot_)

⬇️ https://grey2scale.itch.io/pet-the-pup 
The Doll Shop

Half romance, half horror, this adventure game is a visual stunner with its hand-painted watercolour art.

(free game #41, by @AtelierSento)

⬇️ https://ateliersento.itch.io/dollshop 
Where is 2020?

Part of a long-running annual series, you play as Santa on his quest to find the New Year, and -- look, this was before all *this* happened, so it's a short and sweet lil adventure game.

(free game #42, by @MateuszSkutnik)

⬇️ https://mateuszskutnik.itch.io/where-is-2020 
orchids to dusk

A short exploration game about an astronaut stranded on an alien planet with just a few minutes to live.

(free game #43, by @polclarissou)

⬇️ https://polclarissou.itch.io/orchids-to-dusk 
I Woke Up Next to You Again

A short visual novel experience that packs a lot in, with an absolutely gorgeous art style to boot - well worth a few minutes of your time.

(free game #44, by @zephybite)

⬇️ https://zephyo.itch.io/i-woke-up 
Enge Spin

An incredibly minimalistic platformer that somehow still manages to be full of character.

(free game #45, by @TomBoogaart)

⬇️ https://tomboogaart.itch.io/enge-spin 
Gone Wandering

A relaxing collectathon with puzzle elements; the sort of thing you'd expect to be paying for on the Switch.

(free game #46, by @Austee_Frostee & @taboneous)

⬇️ https://oogaphobia.itch.io/gone-wandering 
Bear With Me

You're a bear in the woods, there's no tourists today, and you have a checklist. Let's get it done.

(free game #47, by @Ludipe)

⬇️ https://ludipe.itch.io/bear-with-me 
Lieve Oma

An ode to those close to us who help us become responsible and caring people.

(free game #48, by @FlorianVltmn)

⬇️ https://vltmn.itch.io/lieve-oma 
TumbleWeed

A poetic game about the life of a tumbleweed who needs help to spread its seeds in a sci-fi desert.

(free game #49, by Nicolas Mey)

⬇️ https://nicolasmey.itch.io/tumbleweed 
Quetzalcoatl - The Aztec Ride

A simple but amusing arcade game where you must keep as many people as possible in an Aztec rollercoaster.

(free game #50, by @IdanRooze)

⬇️ https://idanro.itch.io/quetzalcoatl 
SAI

An hour long third-person action game about Celtic folklore and deforestation.

(free game #51, by @studiomutiny)

⬇️ https://studiomutiny.itch.io/sai 
You Are Worthless: A Video Game Where Nothing Happens

Keeping walking and don't stop in this minimalist audiovisual journey.

(free game #52, by @BonsaiTreehouse)

⬇️ https://thebonsaitreehouse.itch.io/you-are-worthless
RunMan: Race Around the World

A colourful, silly fast-paced platformer freeware classic from the co-creator of Celeste.

(free game #53, by @MattThorson and Tom Sennett)

⬇️ http://wherecouldtom.be/games/runman/download.php
Ne Touches Pas IV

An entry in a long-running indie series, make it to the end of each level using a variety of different characters with widely varied movement mechanics. Harder than it sounds!

(free game #54, by @NALGames)

⬇️ https://gamejolt.com/games/ne-touchez-pas-iv/1790
con·junc·tion

A grid-based puzzler where you use the timeloops of your former self to solve each challenge. Very inventive!

(free game #55, by @GentooGames)

⬇️ https://gentoogames.itch.io/con-junction 
Laser Guy (Harold)

A 'top-down shooter that feels like a puzzler', you must escape an officer without accidentally frying your colleagues with your laser.

(free game #56, by @pointnsheep)

⬇️ https://play-that.itch.io/laserguy 
Yet Another Exhausting Day

Life is exhausting, so put in the appropriate amount of effort by sliding about everywhere on your poor face.

(free game #57, by @Candlemangames)

⬇️ https://candlemangames.itch.io/yet-another-exhausting-day
Tonari no Totoro

A cutesy arcade fan game based on My Neighbor Totoro.

(free game #58, by @JohanAronson)

⬇️ https://johan-aronson.itch.io/tonari-no-totoro-fan-game
Guardian Sphere

Super visually appealing and incredibly fun, this shooter is an absolute must-play.

(free game #59, by @2Pblog1)

⬇️ https://pixel-boy.itch.io/guardian-sphere 
There is Never Enough Space

Drag and drop things to solve small problems in this WarioWare-like mini game.

(free game #60, by @Khoklavixche)

⬇️ https://jamie-rollo.itch.io/there-is-never-enough-space
Blaster Cop

A classic-style FPS with a cyberpunk setting and synthpop soundtrack.

(free game #61, by @mnfl14)

⬇️ https://gamejolt.com/games/blastercop/237878
Genre Hopper

A WarioWare-like arcade game that changes genre as you play, forcing you to constantly adapt on the fly.

(free game #62, by @tank2tank & @SeanRugg)

⬇️ https://fishmug.itch.io/genre-hopper 
ASTROFROG

A one-button platformer where you have to hop your way through space to reach your frog planet. Fast-paced and fun!

(free game #63, by @space_bake)

⬇️ https://spacebake.itch.io/astrofrog 
The Night That Speaks

A short, Game Boy-esque horror game with 'silly jumpscares'. From the creator of A Short Hike.

(free game #64, by @adamgryu)

⬇️ https://adamgryu.itch.io/the-night-that-speaks
You Found the Grappling Hook

Use your grappling hook to retrieve some gold from a cave and escape! From the creator of Nidhogg.

(free game #65, by @messhof)

⬇️ http://cargocollective.com/messhof/You-Found-The-Grappling-Hook
Chalk

Draw lines across the dots with your mouse to destroy enemies. I always thought this would've worked well on the Nintendo DS. From the creator of Iconoclasts.

(free game #66, by @konjak)

⬇️ http://www.konjak.org/ 
Ainevoltas 1 + 2

Two simple but thoroughly enjoyable platformer RPGs, like a simplified Castlevania with upgradeable stats. Enjoyable grindy games for a single sitting.

(free games #67 & #68, by @al_john_jack)

⬇️ https://app.box.com/s/3u862ajcktm935b6d5vft0v25g8d30lg
Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion

A well-known indie horror game where you have to survive 1000 rooms that starts off cute and charming, because becomes increasingly insidious.

(free game #69, by @Stylish_Kira)

⬇️ https://gamejolt.com/games/spooky-s-jump-scare-mansion/36962
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