Popular freeware developer Nifflas has received some great recognition this past year in the gaming community and this list reflects that with him as the best developer – his game, Knytt Stories, ...

Patrick Armstrong is an artist based in the United States, currently working as a list article writer for Game Rant. When not writing or making art, Patrick can be found playing video games, ...

Five years ago, the thriving freeware adventure game scene wasn’t getting the press attention it deserved, and Adventure Gamers was eager to fill the void. Coordinating more than a dozen new games ...

At a Q&A session at PAX East last weekend, a fan took the mic and insisted that Penny Arcade creators Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins try the indie game Dwarf Fortress. The kid couldn't have had ...

Zombiesaurus Games has released its short but tough freeware action platformer CastleMania which, if the title wasn’t clue enough already, is a tribute to retro Castlevania ...

Freeware games–available for nothing at all–have always been a part of PC gaming’s DNA, but recent years have seen an explosion of free titles that are addictively enjoyable. We’ve rounded up 21 of ...

Games have become increasingly more expensive in recent years, and if you've just started building your game library, it will ...

VGPerson has translated yet another freeware Japanese horror exploration game into English. This time it’s Bevel’s Painting by Maninu. The summary of the game is deliberately left short so as to not ...

It can’t be said enough, the Shacknews community features a grand collection of folks from all walks of life. We might cover and talk about games all the time, but sometimes our community even makes ...