F2P Friday

A macabre illustrated card of two birds in hats (URLate)

F2P Friday: URLATE

Lauren Darnell

For this week's F2P Friday, we are trapped at home and something is wrong in the hand-drawn puzzle adventure URLate. Read our review here!

A knight rides on the back of a fire-breathing dragon, flying over a green field with arranged tiles in the video game Monster Tiles TD.

F2P Friday: MONSTER TILES TD

Lauren Darnell

Welcome to F2P Friday, where we spotlight Monster Tiles TD, a procedurally generated tower-defense game set in space-pirate-infested skies. Read why you should play it!

Red blood spatter in a moth outline on a black background. (Needle Sleep)

F2P Friday: NEEDLE SLEEP

Lauren Darnell

For this week's F2P Friday, we traverse the deserted halls of Blackburn Surgical Hospital in the horror-adventure game Needle Sleep. Read on!

Little chef with thick mustache cooking noodles (The Chef's Shift: First Course)

F2P Friday: THE CHEF SHIFT: FIRST COURSE

Lauren Darnell

For this week's F2P Friday, we cook up the perfect coverup for a crime in the kitchen-management typing game The Chef's Shift: First Course.

Surreal, vivid colored video game level illustration of a llama cloud world with hidden light blue ghosts (Hidden Arcade: Hundreds of Ghosts)

F2P Friday: HIDDEN ARCADE: HUNDREDS OF GHOSTS!

Lauren Darnell

For this week's F2P Friday, we release the hidden souls trapped in the surreal Hidden Arcade: Hundreds of Ghosts. Read on for our review.

A pixel art store front of a media shop with a black cat in the window.

F2P Friday: PIXEL RESTORER

Lauren Darnell

For this week's F2P Friday, we restore images one pixel at a time in Pixel Restorer, a casual logic-based puzzle game. Read on for our review.

Black and white shade mouth on a black, void background (Abyssal Shade)

F2P Friday: ABYSSAL SHADE

Lauren Darnell

For this week's F2P Friday, we delve into the depths of the mind in the roguelike deckbuilder Abyssal Shade. Read on for our review.

Blonde girl in a jester hood leaning in toward mirror (Smiling Misery)

F2P Friday: SMILING MISERY

Lauren Darnell

For this week's F2P Friday, we smile through the tears while playing Smiling Misery, a visual novel about a jester obsessed with misery. Read on for our review.

Simple illustrated room with black and white girl standing in front of bed (Victoria and the House of Shadows)

F2P Friday: VICTORIA AND THE HOUSE OF SHADOWS

Lauren Darnell

For this week's F2P Friday, we escape the haunted mind of Victoria and the House of Shadows in an Edwardian puzzle adventure narrative game.

Illustrated woman with short red hair sleeping in bed with white fluffy dog (Melody, Off Day)

F2P Friday: OFF DAY

Lauren Darnell

For this week's F2P Friday, we help Melody find joy in her life in the relatable, well-written visual novel Off Day. Read on for our review.

A collage with four illustrated portraits people of Middle East heritage (A Tale of Crowns)

F2P Friday: A TALE OF CROWNS

Lauren Darnell

For this week's F2P Friday, we invest in the first chapter of A Tale of Crowns, an ongoing fantasy visual novel with Middle Eastern roots. Read on for our review.

Metal locker covered in stickers with stars shining off one (Sticker Clicker)

F2P Friday: STICKER CLICKER

Lauren Darnell

For this week's F2P Friday, we dig into Sticker Clicker, a point-and-click hidden object game about peeling stickers. Read on for our review.

Illustrated fish bones on plate with brown sauce (Fossilogical)

F2P Friday: FOSSILOGICAL

Lauren Darnell

For this week's F2P Friday, we dig into Fossilogical, a witty bone-based art project game with puzzle aspects. Read on for our review.

Illustrated hedgehog buying various garbage on table from raccoon hand (Reduce Reuse Raccoon)

F2P Friday: REDUCE REUSE RACCOON

Lauren Darnell

For this week's F2P Friday, we dig into Reduce, Reuse, Raccoon, a point-and-click collecting game about a trash-selling raccoon. Read on for our review.

Black and white illustrated cats sitting in white void under Christmas lights (Hidden Cats in Christmas)

F2P Friday: CATS HIDDEN IN CHRISTMAS

Lauren Darnell

For this week's F2P Friday, we dive into Cats Hidden in Christmas, an adorable hidden object game featuring kitties in a festive scene. Read on for our review.