9 Addictive Physics-Based Games Done In Under A Week
Remember the old days when it was all about gameplay? Playing is as old as or even older than art in the history of humanity. Today hundreds if not thousands of new games released every year with most of them just focusing on the graphics - and very little on the gameplay. There is, however, one creative soldier fighting against this trend and his name is Petri Purho. His freeware games are not just fun, addictive and done in under a week - but are also physics-based!Physics-based games simulate Newtonian laws, using variables such as mass, velocity, friction and wind resistance. It can simulate and predict effects under different conditions that would approximate what happens in real life. This is one of the most important indicators of the quality of a game and given that Petri completed the following games in under a week, which is quite a feat on its own, the gameplay of them are excellent!
Bloody Zombies
Download
Bloody.zip (0,5 Mb) (Release 1)
Instructions
Bloody Zombies, the goriest game ever made in the glorious 128 x 96 resolution! Fight zombies with your lawn mower! Solve levels with your opponents blood!
Goal is to rescue Barbara from the clutches of the nasty zombies. Collect all the keys in the level to open the door to the next one.
It’s recommended to play the game with a Xbox 360 controller. But it’s also playable with keyboard and mouse.
Xbox 360 gamepad controls
[d-pad] controls the character.
[right thumb] controls the lawn mower.
[right trigger] gives gas to the lawn mower.
Mouse-keyboard controls
[WASD] moves the character.
[Mouse] moves the lawn mower.
[Left mouse button] controls the gas.
Esc will quit the game.
A Tribute to the Rolling Boulder (from Raiders of the Lost Ark)
Download
Boulder_r2.zip (5,1 Mb) (Release 2)
Instructions
You play as the infamous rolling boulder. Roll over the archeologists and protect the honor of the golden idols of fertility.
If your honor drops to zero (honor is indicated by the bar in the bottom of the screen) the game is over. The honor will decrease if there are archeologists touching the golden idols.
Arrow keys will move the boulder.
Esc - will quit the game.
Alt + F4 - Will quit the game.
Alt + enter - Will toggle fullscreen.
The Amazing Flying Brothers
Download
Tafb.zip (7,1 Mb) (Release 1)
Instructions
You play as the infamous flying brothers as they try to perform the flying trapeze act.
Only left mouse button is needed.
Click it to release your grip. Try to aim for the other swing.
Hold left mouse button down to accelerate or to slow down. If you press down, when going down you’ll accelerate. If you press down when going up, you’ll slow down.
Esc - will quit the game.
Alt + F4 - Will quit the game.
Alt + enter - Will toggle fullscreen.
Crayon Physics
Download
Crayon.zip (5,6 Mb) (Release 1)
Instructions
You play with crayons and physics. The goal of the game is to move the red ball so that it collects the stars. You can cause the red ball to move by drawing physical objects.
With left mouse button you can draw and with right you can remove objects.
Space - Will reset the level.
Esc - Will open the menu.
Alt + enter - Will toggle fullscreen.
Alt + F4 - Will quit the game.
Daydreaming in the Oval Office
Download
Ovaloffice.zip (3,6 Mb) (Release 1)
Instructions
You’re Mr. Bush and you’re daydreaming in the oval office. Trying to collect imaginary pieces of evidence about the Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction.
Use arrow keys to move George around. Try to keep the beach ball off the floor and try to collect the pieces of evidence.
Esc - Will quit the game.
Alt + enter - Will toggle fullscreen.
Moo at the Moon
Download
Moo.zip (3.6 Mb) (Release 1)
Instructions
As the full moon rises, nature’s most savage beast (cows) reveal their true nature: their ability to fly.
You play as one of the cows, who tries to jump over the moon. The game is played by only using your left mouse button. When you press down on the mouse button the cow clings to the nearest star. Try to jump from star to star and reach the moon.
Esc - Will quit the game.
Alt + enter - Will toggle fullscreen.
Druid Soccer
Download
Druid.zip (3.3Mb) (Release 1)
Instructions
You take part in the ancient traditional game of Druid Soccer. Rules: Try to push the big rock to your opponents goal and to defend your own goal. Who ever first gets 10 goals wins the match.
Controls:
Player 1: WASD
Player 2: Arrow keys.
Esc - Will quit the game.
Alt + enter - Will toggle fullscreen.
Cacodemon’s Barbecue Party in Hell
Download
Cacodemon.zip (5.2 Mb) (Release 1)
Instructions
Mr. and Mrs. Cacodemon are organizing a barbecue party in hell. Unfortunately that means there’s some work to do. You play as Mr. Cacodemon and you have to pluck and grill the kittens.
To pluck the kittens you have to spin them in the air rapidly. After all the hair is gone, throw the kitten in the hell grill (the opening in the left side of the wall) for even better score.
Esc - Will quit the game.
Alt + enter - Will toggle fullscreen.
Pluto Strikes Back
Download
Pluto_r1.5.zip (4.4 Mb) (Release 1.5)
Instructions
What happens when a planet living on the edge loses its identity? It goes mad and releases its fury on to the unsuspecting solar system.
Your job is to control the huge baseball bat that is circulating Pluto. Try to hit the meteors so that they will cause damage to other planets.
Esc - Will quit the game.
Alt + enter - Will toggle fullscreen.
Petri develops one experimental game every month so check out his blog often and even subscribe to the RSS feed!
