Night of the Cephalopods: (9Mb)
This game is billed as a demo, though it’s the complete version of the game. It is being updated and you can receive notification of the next version by filling out the Email field at the bottom of the developer’s home page.
Night of the Cephalopods is a survival horror game with old school pixel art graphics and an innovative fully voiced dynamic narrative system.
The game begins with you lost in the woods after mistakenly summoning legions of preternatural octopi through a mistranslation of the Octinomicon, an eight volume set of books with mysterious power. Now you must fight till dawn with only your shotgun and a handful of shells. Throughout the game your status, the actions you take and the locations you explore are narrated back to you in the style of classic horror master H.P. Lovecraft with full high quality voice acting.Use the cursor keys to move, and press the space key to fire your shotgun or reload it. The game ends when our hero loses his mind completely, or when you manage to somehow survive until the break of dawn.
Note from developer:
You'll be happy to know I'm planning a larger more expansive version in the future and recording more commentary for common events like reloading so they don't get repetitive.
Download Night of the Cephalopods
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The Euchmich Legacy (13.85Mb)
Over eighty years ago...
... Euchmich the Loathsome looted and pillaged his way around the fifteen seas. He eventually ended up controlling the waters of the entire world, his reputation striking terror into the hearts of men, turning strong giants into whimpering bunnies just by the mention of his name.
Today...
... Euchmich has been dead for nearly thirty years. The world has vowed never to let another pirate attain such power, and huge fortresses have sprung up to do battle with pirate scum.
You inherit an old, run-down merchant brig after your father, and while moving into the captain's quarters, you discover your father's diary. Upon reading it you realize that you are Euchmich's grandchild. And this very brig was Euchmich's fabled ship, the Emilia.
You now have the possibility to live up to the family legacy.
Set course for your new destiny.
Your goal is to conquer all the seas of the world. In order to do this, you must gain control of the nation capitals surrounding these seas. Unfortunately there are other pesky pirates marauding the waters and you must dispose of them to make sure you get to be the only one to pillage and conquer.
You captain a run-down brig with only one portside cannon and a handful of dubious crewmen. Already branded a pirate, you will be shot on sight by any respectable nation.
As the game begins you find yourself in a somewhat less lively part of the seas, about to plot the course for your next destination.
Gameplay
During your journey you'd be wise to keep an eye on the status panel on the right side of the screen. It reveals vital information about your ship and the contents of its hold. Most of these statistics are best kept as high as possible. If they start to plunge, you are probably in serious trouble. More on this later.
To win, you need to control all fifteen seas in the world. To control a sea you need power over all the bordering cities. Take a city by bombarding it with cannon balls until its resistance (represented by the red bar under the city name) drops to zero. You then control it until another pirate comes and takes it away from you.
A city you control has a yellow frame around its name.
When you successfully conquer a city, sail into its harbor to unleash your horde of pirates to pillage and plunder. They will loot gold and food for you, restock your supply of cannon balls, and even recruit another crewmember or two.
The first time you enter a city your ship receives an upgrade. This can be anything from a brand new cannon to specialist crew members to give you an edge in battle.
You can return to plunder more later when the city has had time to regain what you stole (when the green wealth bar under the city name is full) but you won't get any additional ship improvements. The exception to this is if you are returning to fetch an upgrade you previously left behind due to lack of space.
If you control all the seas that border a city, your ship is completely repaired when you enter the dock.
You need gold to pay your crew. Each crewmember expects to be paid 150 gold coins on the first of each month. Make sure you have enough gold to pay them or be prepared to face a bunch of angry and armed sailors. Unless you have easy access to the coffers of the richest cities, it might be wise to stray off course to pick up floating treasure chests once in a while.
Your sailors also need food or they might turn their starving eyes towards their particularly juicy captain. Plunder food from cities or catch fish on the open seas. Just make sure you have it.
Fifteen other pirates also want to take over the seas. Sink them and retake their cities. If you kill a pirate and his family still has property in the world when his heirs come of age, they will set sail to finish his work and destroy you.
Beware of attacking enemies who are too strong. If your target's name is surrounded by an orange frame, chances are you'll end up as fish food. If the frame is white you are on a more or less even footing, and if it is green you ought to be able to win the battle blindfolded. Remember, nobody ever conquered the world by playing fair.
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There’s a better 3D version of this genre, though it’s from one of the download sites that opens up your browser once the game has closed. I’ve tried not to include those games in this project, (i.e. games from Freegamespick and Gametop) but just for the sake of completeness I’ve decided to at least mention it and provide a download link. The actual download link isn’t from Freegamespick, but the file is the same and will open up your browser when you first install the game and thereafter whenever you shut the game down. This is not a browser hijack though. (see warning below)
Pirate Cliff (12.5Mb)
,blockquote>Protect your island and treasures from evil pirates! You are a young pirate and just got your first treasure. The secret is out and you are being chased by another gang of pirates trying to take it all away from you. All you have is a good old canon, tons of gun powder and this cliff is your last chance. Blast away tons of pirates coming from the water and sky. Watch out for many bonuses, weapon upgrades and crazy shooting frenzies. If you love shooters, this one is going to be on your shelf for a long time . The pressure is so high, you can smell it in the air! Fire at will!!!
- *************WARNING************
When you first start the Windows installer you’ll be shown a window that has an ask.com toolbar etc. Make sure you uncheck the boxes before proceeding otherwise your browser will be changed to ask.com and you’ll get a tool bar added to your browser as well.
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