

You mostly fly around, picking up power ups as you go and upgrading your ship. Subspace: ContinuumĪ multiplayer online space shooter, Subspace Continuum is a re-release of a game from 1997. It’s available through GOG and Steam, but the whole trilogy is cheaper through GOG. The art of Dragon’s Lair is learning the right pathway by rote, watching Dirk the Daring get burnt, zapped, tortured, maimed and eaten as he tries to save Daphne from the Time Warp. One of the classics from the ’80s that still holds up today because of the FMV style, Dragon’s Lair is that class of game that believes in achievement through punishment. There’s a sequel out now, but the original is available for the price of a smoothie, so you might as well start with that. One of the highest rated games on Steam also happens to be something you can play with the left and right directional keys.


The fact that it plays nicely on a keyboard is an extra bonus – people generally have plenty of time and patience when waiting for a flight or travelling, and patience is something you need plenty of for Super Meat Boy‘s later levels. One of the all-time classic platformers, Super Meat Boy is one of those games that everyone should play at least once. Hyperbolic IgnitionĪ punishing top-down space shooter when you battle hordes all around you as you drift through space and space debris to find your way home. This story has been updated since its original publication.
