2019-05-01+PC+Gamer

The Top 50 Free Games

FEATURE

LIEVEOMA

G

o for a quiet walk with Grandma

in the sweet Lieve Oma, a story

that captures the spirit of

autumn. Crunching leaves underfoot in

search of edible mushrooms, the teenage

protagonist slowly begins to open up to

their grandmother. Most game stories ask

you to do dramatic things, but this focuses

on a small moment in time. TS

vltmn.itch.io/lieve-oma

BUTTERFLY SOUP

D

ialogue is the heart of any visual

novel, and it’s impressive just

how much character Brianna Lei

has crammed into Butterfly Soup. It’s a

game about gay romance in an all-

women’s baseball club, but really it’s a

game about its cast, which bursts onto

the screen with a vividness uncommon in,

well, the majority of video games. TS

brianna-lei.itch.io/butterfly-soup

HEROINE’S QUEST

This is a heartfelt love

letter to the Quest for

Glory series, but set in a

new fantasy world inspired

by Norse mythology.

Naturally you’ll still fight,

sneak or magic your way

through point-and-click

problems, in this massive,

beautiful game that was

somehow released for

free. TS

bit.ly/questpc

BIRDLAND

Plenty of games feature

teenagers, but the

summer-camp-set

Birdland is the rare game

that convincingly gives

them a voice. It’s a

mystery, and a romance

title, but above all Birdland

is a compelling story, with

some of the most natural

dialogue you’ll find in any

game. TS

birdland.camp

SPIDER AND WEB

Mixing flashbacks with

interrogation sequences,

and making great use of

text’s slippery nature, it’s

not hard to see why Spider

and Web is one of the most

celebrated works of

interactive fiction. That

‘interactive’ part isn’t for

show: this is a Cold-War-

era spy story shaped by

you. TS

bit.ly/spiderpc

DELTARUNE:CHAPTER 1

W

ho knows where Undertale

follow-up Deltarune is

heading for its second

chapter, but this multi-hour

RPG already feels like a

complete game, taking the player from

their school, to a troubled fantasy land

and back again. There are subtle

improvements over Undertale, including

more detailed pixel art and the addition of

battle companions, but the core

experience will be familiar if you’ve already

saved or slaughtered the world of the

original game. Thankfully that core is

fantastic with the heroes and villains of

Deltarune going on surprising journeys in

this hilarious, at times moving RPG. TS

deltarune.com

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