Out of Order (
Hungry Software, 2003, Windows, freeware)
Adventure game! Your bedroom is kidnapped by aliens. Unfortunately, you're in it at the time. (I think this was the first indie adventure game I played
)
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Ducks (
Hungry Software, 1998, DOS/Windows, freeware)
Lemmings-like, except that your little creatures (ducks) follow their leader (directly controlled by you) in stead of just walking aimlessly around. You can also change the environment in various ways. Originally commercial, now freeware. It's pretty fun.
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Zep's Dreamland (
Loomsoft, 2003-, Windows/Mac/Linux, freeware)
Great little puzzle game about a creature named Zep who's managed to trap himself in his own little dreamland and must solve its puzzles before he can wake up. He can create different types of blocks out of thin air while standing on solid ground, and must do this in order to reach the exit in each level. (This seems to have gotten a new webpage and iphone port in 2008, but it's still the same game.)
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Strange Adventures in Infinite Space (
Digital Eel, 2002, Windows/Mac, commercial)
Quick space exploration game. You've got 20 minutes to explore the galaxy, discover all kinds of wonders, befriend/kill aliens, and of course collect valuable stuff to bring back and sell off on your own world. The predecessor of
Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space.
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Deadly Rooms Of Death (Webfoot/
Caravel Games, 1997/2002-, Windows/Mac/Linux, free/open source/commercial)
Help Beethro clear the King's dungeon of huge roaches and other monsters with his really big sword. It's turn-based; first you do a move, then everything else does a move, and hopefully doesn't kill you before you kill them. This game was originally released by Webfoot in 1997 (no longer available), then remade by Caravel in 2002 and released as open source. The screenshot is from the Architects' Edition version from 2003. It held the #1 spot of "best puzzle game" on Home of the Underdogs (rip) until the sequel came along and beat it down to #2
. In addition to the freeware open source version, there's also a commercial (though still open source) remake of the original with updated graphics and such, as well as several sequels. (TIGsource has already covered a few of the newer games though.)
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Fish Fillets (
Altar Games, 1998/2004-, freeware/open source)
This is another puzzle game that, similar to DROD, was originally commercial, then became freeware and open source, followed by another commercial sequel. Guide two fish through the ocean (conveniently split into rooms), in search of UFOs. In each room, you have to find the way to the exit for both fish, which are of different sizes. This usually involves pushing things around and avoiding getting killed in the process. Pretty fun!
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(I feel like I'm forgetting tons of stuff here, but it's a start, anyway)
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