In one week, every living cell on the planet will be dead. You have one chance.

That’s the premise of this game, and it’s chilling. It’s hard to convey how much of an impact a game like this can have on you. You just have to play it. There is a way to save The Earth, but after you’ve played the game, you can’t retry without messing with your browser’s cache or some other form of cheating.

I watched my family die, then I died alone while working towards a cure. I had one chance.

Play One Chance

Desktop Tower Defense

Although Pixeljunk Monsters and Plants vs Zombies may be better tower defense games, Dekstop Tower Defense is purer, and it’s free.

The Deepening

The Deepening is pure humor mashed up into a which-way story. If you’re a fan of the Beastie Boys video for Sabotage, you’ll appreciate The Deepening.

Gravity Bone

One of the few that’s not a browser game, Gravity Bone feels like a demo for a game that I’d buy in a minute. The intro level is kind of fun, and the second level is okay although it has one tough platforming bit. But the ending is AMAZING.

TAG

Do you remember how Valve grabbed up the indy developers from Narbacular Drop and used their ideas to make a little game named Portal? Well, Valve has also grabbed up the developers behind TAG and is using their ideas in Portal 2. This game is awesome and very Portal-like.

Although the ending is a bit climactic, Heir does a good job of capturing Shadow of the Colossus’s gameplay in a 2D form. The music sounds sufficiently epic, and the colossus is… well, colossal.

Play Heir

In a wonderful blending of different NES games, Super Mario Crossover lets you play Super Mario Brothers using Mario, Megaman, Samus, Simon Belmont, Zelda, or one of those guys from Contra. Each one retains all the abilities from their native game, which means that Simon can throw axes and Zelda has a boomerang that stuns enemies. Very cool.

Play Super Mario Crossover

There’s a lot of hate out there for the 2d sidescroller Zelda sequel. I was one of the few who really enjoyed the game. I loved fighting the shield-bearing knights in the game’s dungeons. And I bought the Nintendo DS version of the game and replayed it.

Now, there’s a 3d version of the game that you can play in your browser. It’s really very cool. You need to take a look. You’ll need to install the Unity player plugin to give it a try.

Play Zelda 2 in 3D

Imagine a version of Tetris in which it’s just about impossible to complete a single line because the game always gives you the absolute worst piece possible. Yes. It exists. It’s called Hateris, and it sucks.

Play Hateris

VVVVVV is an old school game. It even looks like you’re playing on a Commodore 64. It’s not a free game, but you can play two of the game’s levels for free on Kongregate. Check it out.

Play VVVVVV

What? A one-button Real-Time Strategy game? How is that possible? Here it is. Meet Pax Brittanica. I’ve been playing this game on and off for a month now. Hold down the button to charge the circular meter. If you release it in the first quadrant, you build a fighter. In the second quadrant, a bomber, and in the third quadrant, a frigate. If you can defend yourself well enough to charge that meter to the fourth quadrant, you can upgrade your ship to charge the meter more quickly. Ships steer themselves. Enjoy.

Download Pax Brittanica

OmgLasersPewPew is a very simple game. Shoot dudes with your laser. Strangely addictive though.

Play OMGLasersPewPew

Play Clockwords