10 Best And Free Online Games

Bangalore: Games pull us in to their enchanting world, repleted with action, puzzle, drama and fun. People once hooked on; carries that obsession into their veins to explore what’s in store for them while going from one challenge to the next offered by the game. While Sony’s PS3 and Microsoft’s Xbox cost a bomb, there are a myriad numbers of free online games now available on web, but only a bunch of them succeeded in drawing game frenzy crowd. Read on to know 10 best and free online games that will keep you hooked on for hours, as compiled by The Independent.

#10 Wonderputt

Genre: Sports
Publisher: Damp Gnat
Developer: Damp Gnat

Wonderputt is an adventure golfing game but with cows, toads, ski slopes, torpedoes and a sprinkle of alien abductions for good measure. The game features 18 Adventure Golf holes, each with their own unique animations and novel features from bouncing balls, hovering and banking to teleporting, water skimming and burping out of toads. You should play it to appreciate the graphics as much as the game itself.

#9 Planetside 2

Genre: Persistent Online Shooter
Publisher: Sony Online Entertainment
Developer: Sony Online Entertainment

Building off of the groundbreaking original, PlanetSide 2 is a free-to-play, massive multiplayer online first person shooter (MMOFPS) that delivers truly epic, massive combat on a scale never before seen in stunning, breathtaking details. Harnessing the power of SOE's next generation Forgelight engine, in PlanetSide 2 battles persist when thousands of players align with one of three unique Empires in intense land, air and vehicle gameplay. Also in PlanetSide 2, the fight for territory is more than a victory, it’s simply survival.

Across the continents of Auraxis, thousands of players come together in enormous battles to win control of critical territories and key resources for their Empire. With an extensive skill tree and free-form class-based system, players are able to customize their soldiers, weapons and vehicles to match their play-style, as well as the needs of their squad, outfit or Empire. Battles can last for days or weeks, so players need to build alliances and specialized combat outfits to take on long-term strategic and tactical initiatives. With aircraft and ground vehicles, as well as infantry combats, the battles are larger and more intense than ever before.

#8 Mr. Smoozles Goes Nutso

Genre: Adventure
Publisher: Juniper Games
Developer: Juniper Games

Play as Ed and join in his struggles to avoid Mr. Smoozles, who's been turned completely nutso by the evil Goragons- dark creatures from another dimension, who are intent on destroying reality.

Will Ed defeat the Goragons, free his friends, restore Mr. Smoozles' mind and bring the world back to normal? And the biggest challenge – will Ed save his valuable collection of Geeks Monthly? Well, of course he will - but only with your help!

Based on the online comic Mr. Smoozles, this was the first indie game released by the award- winning writer and developer Steve Ince. It was originally a paid-for game, but Ince decided to release it for free in 2011.

#7 Slender: The Arrival

Genre: Adventure
Publisher: Parsec Productions
Developer: Blue Isle Studios

Experience the fear all over again. Slender: The Arrival is the official re-imagining of the original release that once again will engage players with the same terrifying gameplay, while adding a complete gaming experience that the fans have been asking for.

The artful indie horror game involves wandering around a forest collecting pages armed only with a flashlight, while avoiding the "Slender Man" who is perpetually chasing you through the fog. This is a game about survival -- use your instincts to get out alive. The Arrival pushes gamers further over the edge past what they experienced in the first game with more levels and improved visuals as well as an engaging storyline.

#6 Drifting Afternoon

Genre: Jumping
Publisher: Ferryhalim.com
Developer: Orisinal

Although it looks pretty windy out there, your intrepid little orange kitten has no trouble keeping up with your mouse as you guide him around the screen. Click somewhere, and he'll jump in the direction of your cursor. Those are the only controls that you need to learn! The object is simply to help him leap from one brightly colored bubble to another as they float by. Each time you make a successful jump, the amount of points you earn increases. Falling to the ground resets the chain. If you jump over one or more bubbles and land successfully on another, you'll get a bonus. Just keep an eye on your time, and keep an eye out for special bubbles that can grant you a small time extension!

#5 Yeti Sports

Genre: Sports
Publisher: yetisports.org
Developer: yetisports.org

The super addictive Yeti sports collection is a true Olympiad of online mini-games, which can also be downloaded as an app. The set includes, Albatross Overload, Scrat Jump, Penguin Run, Penguin Throw and many other fun games.  Almost all of them involve throwing a penguin as far as you can.

#4 Numpty Physics

Genre: Puzzle
Publisher: numptyphisics.garage.maemo.org
Developer: numptyphisics.garage.maemo.org

Harness gravity with your crayon and set about creating blocks, ramps, levers, pulleys and whatever else you fancy to get the little red thing to the little yellow thing. Numpty Physics is a drawing puzzle game in the spirit and style of Crayon Physics using the same excellent Box2D engine. Numpty Physics includes a built-in editor so that you may build and submit your own levels. Use crayons to solve puzzles on a piece of paper and experiment with your own drawings that come to life according the rules of physics.

#3 Flow

Genre: Action
Publisher: interactive.usc. edu/projects/cloud/flowing
Developer: thatgamecompany (TGC)

In this free-flowing game, you dive deep into the space, eating and evolving, collecting up tiny morsels to help your creature become bigger and more complex. With an embedded design of DDA (Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment), players with differing skill levels can intuitively customize their game experience and enjoy the game at their own pace. Players can also customize the appearance of their organisms based on gameplay.

#2 Bumperball

Genre: Arcade Sports
Publisher: bumperball.com
Developer: bumperball.com

Available online as well as for iPad for free, this is a cool one-on-one soccer game but with a twist; the twist being that you’re in a bumping car. It is possibly the best one for the retro game geeks out there.

#1 Rebuild 2

Genre: Strategy
Publisher: armorgames.com

Reclaim a city from the zombie hordes while managing supplies, housing and morale. This strategy game is set in the aftermath and you need to survive with the resources you have, scope out new buildings to protect your population and avoid further attacks from the dreaded flesh eaters. Featuring new buildings, plotlines, characters, customizable survivors with skills and equipment, this game comes with an all new and improved art with mysteriously hidden endings to explore.