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What are some excellent free games/total conversions that are worth playing the whole thing? (lemm.ee)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I used up play a ton of Doom mods years ago and a lot of the TCs were fun but lacked substance beyond the surface. Some of the new ones are cool but overly complex. (The Sonic cart game has an hour long tutorial before you start). I was a big fan of Simon’s Destiny, the Castlevania mod for Doom.

Basically I’m looking to see suggestions for free games or total conversions that are worth playing. Before I go spending money onSteam releases, I wanna check out what I might have missed the last few years.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's been a long time but one of my favorites was the Star Control 2 remake Ur-Quan Masters. I believe there is a free HD version out there, too. Plus if you like it, the OG creators have current projects you can support (they left that IP after 2).

Not sure what genre it is; certainly not action packed like your examples but those space battles were fun.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

https://uqm-mods.sourceforge.net/Download -- Best version to play today (free)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2645580/Free_Stars_The_UrQuan_Masters/ -- Steam download of the "no frills" version (also free)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Thanks for linking that, I didn't have anything handy since it's been ages.