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Freeware games and puzzles for the whole family!


Two-Player   Multi-Player   Puzzle Games   Children's Puzzle Games   Children's Games    3D Card   Educational Games   Utilities   Screen Saver

Includes two-player classics such as othello, chess, 4-in-a-row, mini-golf, pool, volleyball, racing, and games like Pac-Man®, PuyoPuyo®, and Tetris®. No ad-ware, no limited-time trials, no spyware, no malware, no viruses, no violence. Just high quality family-friendly games, utilities, and educational software. Tested on Windows XP. Questions? email us Check the Info pages for system requirements. None of this software comes with a warranty of any kind.   Download Now

Two-Player

Blobby Volley                                      The famous two-player volleyball! Blob it over the net.
Info                                                        Requires Direct 3D graphics capability.
FloboPuyo                                             Like Columns® or PuyoPuyo®. Get four or more of the same color to touch.
Info                                                        Modified version for FamilyFunware.
Bobble Puzzle                                       Like Puzzle Bobble®.  Aim carefully to get 3 or more of the same color to touch.
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Block Attack                                        Like Tetris Attack®. Swap blocks horizontally to match the same color.
Info                                                        Nothing like Tetris®. Modified version for FamilyFunware.
Othello                                                  The famous board game! Get your color on the board by sandwiching your opponent.
Info                                                        If you need a version with no special graphics, try LOthello: Info
Zetrix                                                    Like Tetris®, but for 1 or 2 players! Requires DirectX and good graphics capability.                              
Info                                                        Note: "Splitscreen" starts the game.  If Windows Firewall asks, it is OK to "keep blocking" (internet play).
Poc-Mon                                               Like Pac-Man®, an excellent freeware version of the classic game. One of the best on the web!
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4-in-a-Row: iPuissance 4D                  Drop your checkers in the grid to get four in a row. Various rule sets available.
Info                                                        Suggested: 2D grid option. May require a 3D graphics card.
Marble Crazy                                       Swap your marbles to match them before your opponent does.
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Multi-Player Games           

Battle Painters                                     Paint the board with your color. Whoever paints the most wins.                                                Top of page
Info                                                        Up to 4 players. Great for children.
Mini Golf Pro                                       An excellent free mini-golf game. 
Info                                                        Up to 5 players.     "Ctrl + M" turns music off and on.
Gene Rally                                           Classic top-down, 2D racing. Can be quite competitive!
Info                                                        Keyboard controls: Arrows, numeric keypad, ASDW, IJKL
GAV Volleyball                                    Like Blobby Volley, but no special graphics card is required. 
Info                                                        Up to 4 players.
Snake                                                   Eat the fruit to grow in length, but don't crash into anything.
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Treasure Hunters                                Based on a Czech board game. Find hidden treasure while exploring the sea! 
Info                                                        For 2-4 players, fun for children. Special thanks to Honza Kavan. Additional music available.
Zatacka                                                Draw lines while avoiding crashing with the lines. Sound easy?
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Paddlers                                               DOS multi-player game of bricks and paddles.
Info                                                        May not be suitable on all Windows computers because it is written for DOS.
Custom Memory                                 Matching card game, very well done. Can purchase cards with family photos.
Info  Cards                                            Up to 4 players. Additional card decks can be downloaded.

Puzzle Games

Absolute Mastermind                          Solve the sequence of colors by testing different patterns.                                                         Top of page
Info                                                        A family favorite. White = right color, wrong slot. Black = right color, right slot.
YASC Sokoban                                    Push the blocks to the targets within a room with walls.
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Ishisoft Clockwiser                              Move the blocks clockwise & counterclockwise to obtain the pattern.
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Jose-Chess                                           Single player against the computer. Available in 2D or 3D (3D requires a 3D graphics card).
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Jools                                                     Like the popular game Bejeweled®, swap jewels to get three in a row.
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Squarez                                                 Find squares within a jumbled assortment. More fun than it sounds.
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Word Trix                                             Make words out of falling letters.
Info                                                        Might require a 3D graphics card.
BookWormZ                                         Form words with touching letters, and blocks fall after a word is formed. 
Info                                                        Many other mind games are also available from Ihsan's website.
T^3    T-Cubed                                     3D game similar to Tetris®.
Info  Info                                                 Keyboard controls: W,S,A,D, rotate: Q,Z  E,R  space = drop, f = fullscreen ,  F1=restart

Children's Puzzle Games

Liquisity                                                Perfect for young minds. A level editor allows for the creation of game levels.                           Top of page
Info                                                        Guide the ball to the target. Space = launch, R = restart, arrow keys = guide the ball.
Shapes                                                  Use the puzzle pieces to fill a shape. Surprisingly fun.
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Push DX                                               Like Sokoban, push the block to the destination.
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Enigma                                                 A matching game with obstacles, bounce on a stone to see what kind it is and match it to another one.
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JsTetris                                                A game like Tetris®.
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Reflexion                                             Guide the ball to the target using angled reflection.
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WTron                                                  Draw a line but don't get trapped!
Info                                                        Up to 2 players
Chromatron                                          Reflect the light beam to the goal. 
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Zlyda                                                    Sliding tile puzzle
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Rule the Rail                                       Create a 3D virtual train set. Challenging for older children.
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Tracks                                                  Help the train get to the destination by laying down tracks. For young children
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Children's Games

Rocks n Diamonds                               Like the classic game Boulderdash®. Get the diamonds without getting crunched.                    Top of page
Info                                                        Level editor. Modified version for familyfunware.org: rock music removed.
Visual Pinball                                       Excellent Game: design your own pinball tables and play them!  tables
Info                                                        For Windows XP, replace the VPinball program with the replacement version (0.7).
MarioKartXP                                       Two-player 2D car racing. Also has "balloon battles".
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Block 130                                             A game of ball and paddle.
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B-Zero                                                  Steer the ball to break blocks and exit the level.
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Super Pong 1.1                                     Two-player classic game with some extras.
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Mr. Men Click'em                               Click all the groups of blocks with the same color to erase them all.
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Skooter                                                 A remake of the classic game, which mixes elements of Sokoban and Pac-Man®.
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Paper airplanes                                    Print and fold to make airplanes
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4-in-a-row / Backgammon                    Children can play 4-in-a-row against the computer. Also comes with backgammon.
Info                                                         Various difficulty levels.

3D Graphics Card Required    (will not work on all systems)

Tux Racer                                             Race down a mountainside against the clock as a penguin. Excellent graphics.                          Top of page
Info Courses                                          Additional races available.
Free Pool                                              Two-player pool game. For Billiards: Carom3D
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Blazing Trails                                       Two-player 3D racing, splitscreen.
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Shaag Chess                                        Two-player or various difficulty levels! Excellent program to learn to play.
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Mr. Putts Mini Golf                            One of the best mini-golf freeware games.
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Kasbrik                                                Ball and paddle classic game, well done. Another similar game: Briquolo
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Tux Climber                                         Jump from ledge to ledge, don't fall.
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Fire 1.1                                                 Like Sokoban, put out fires. Choose between the ball and block by pressing the spacebar.
Info                                                        To remove rock music, delete files in the "music" folder, especially the .xm files
FlightGear                                            Probably the best free flight simulator. To learn to fly the space shuttle: Orbiter
Info                                                        For a teen with "nothing to do", this will be a challenge.
Letter Swapper                                    Swap letters to form words, especially for children
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Google Earth                                        Use satellite imagery to view almost anywere in the world!
Info                                                        A similar program by NASA:  Worldwind

Educational Games

Tux Paint                                              An excellent virtual canvas for a young artist's masterpieces.                                                     Top of page
Info                                                        You can also download stamps: stamps  
Seterra                                                 Learn world geography
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Learn States / Learn Europe              Race the clock to learn the states / European countries.
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Selingua / Selingua Columns               Learn a foreign language and play a game like Columns®.
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Sebrans's ABC                                    Excellent collection for younger children: hangman, memory, keyboarding
Info                                                        Another excellent online hangman game: Hangman, with various other online family games.
Typing Test                                          Time your typing skills. Also has freeware games for typing.
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Tux of Math Command                       Like Missile Command®, shoot the falling math problems by typing the answer.
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Utilities 

Best Freeware Utilities                        Excellent reviews of the best freeware utilities available. Incredible!                                     Top of page
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OpenOffice.org                                    Compatible with .doc, .xls, and .ppt (Microsoft Office®) file formats, this is a high-quality office suite.
Info                                                        User's manual: Manual  Word Viewer: Download  Also: AbiWord for simple word processing.
Scribus.net                                            High quality desktop publishing software.
Info                                                        Install "Ghostwriter" first for Scribus to install correctly.
PDF Creator                                         Create pdf documents for Adobe Reader by using a "printer"
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OpenClipart.org                                   A good clip art collection
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WP Clipart                                           A huge free clip art ollection: over 400 MB.
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Unzip program: 7-Zip                           Unzip almost any type of archived file such as .zip
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AVG Home Anti-Virus                        Excellent anti-virus program for home use.
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housecall.trendmicro.com                   Free scan for your system by one of the best anti-virus companies.
Info                                                       Windows Defender for spyware: Info
NVU                                                     Create HTML web pages with this high-quality WYSIWYG and text editor.
Info                                                        Specialized text editor: eMacs
Mozilla                                                  E-mail client, browser, calendar: Thunderbird, Firefox, Sunbird.
Info                                                        For webmail: fastmail.fm No ads with one-time fee.
GIMP graphic design                          Professional-quality photo and graphic editing. Difficult, but worth learning.
Info                                                        For easier-to-use photo editing: Paint.net which requires Mircrosoft's .NET framework 2.0
TheOpenCD.org                                  A collection of many of the above programs on CD or in a single download. Excellent selection.
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Screen Saver & Wallpaper

Concorde Deluxe Screensaver           Requires at least a Direct 3D compatible graphics card. Watch a Concorde jet in flight             Top of page
Info                                                        If you have a 3D accelarated graphics card, consider Skyrocket.
TerraGalleria Wallpaper                     Amazing, beautiful scenery. Possibly the best on the web.
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Other

Jon Schmidt --Piano                             Incredible, uplifting piano music.
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IMAX DVD movies                             Best-quality DVD movies for home viewing. Recommended: Solarmax, Alaska, Magic of Flight
Amazon   Other   Historical                     Amazon.com's reviews are excellent. Also: David Attenborough's Life of Birds and others. 
Classical Music Downloads
                                        Single tracks and packages available for purchase.             
Free--wikipedia                                      Royalty-free, full-length classical masterpieces.
Web Host                                             Freepgs.com: one-time fees, excellent quality.
Info                                                        Namecheap.com for domains & email.
Dial-up Internet                                   GoBigWest.com has low-cost server-side filtered internet.
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