Out of the primal goo of computer games came ever more advanced graphics on the screen, which began a simple game of Pong has advanced in complexity ever since. When the original boom of gaming spread, computer games were part of a sort of counterculture, ‘nerds’ and ‘freaks’ would make up for the love they never received as a child by playing these games that reward and encourage success with pointless points. This group of socially awkward gamers were outcasts, constantly having to be plugged in to feel normal, not being able to connect with reality and lacking the necessary skills to make genuine social encounters. These days, the rest of society has joined the club. The smartphones of today make everyone able to be connected at all times, not only to games, but the internet as a whole. Now any teen with a smartphone could be considered nerds of the yesteryears. Reconnect with when it all went wrong with this list of our favorite free computer games. Spend your summer days with these games in a scarcely lit room, the reflection of your greasy face on the screen your only companion. Skip the bike ride and pick up the chips, you know you’re not going anywhere.
GeoGuessr – in this game you are dropped in a random place from google earth and must guess where you are in the world.
Happy Wheels – This is a funny and bloody platformer in which you can play as a number of different characters.
Cubefield – a flash version of the IOS hit where you play a spaceship dodging cubes.
Ace of Spades – This Minecraft/Call of Duty crossover is now available on steam for $10.00 but the free beta version is still available here.
Super Mario Brothers Flash – A flash version of the classic 1985 platformer.
Run – Play an alien running through space, clinging to colorful space walls!
Sonic (kind of) – A fun version of the Sega Genesis classic
Portal Mario – It’s a Mario, with a portal gun! The nerdgasm begins.
Not Pacman – A version of Pacman with physics, tilt the screen instead of moving a joystick.
Ortho Robot – Have you had your molars pulled yet? Well, writhe in pain once again with this challenging puzzler; where you jump in between 2D and 3D gameplay in order to collect coins!
