The Strangest Free Online Games Worth Playing

This is a one of the more unique games around, especially for an online arcade. The premise is simple. You have to pillage all of the villages under your omnipotent rule. This means using spells to capture and suppress villagers, while also just throwing them around for fun. Did I mention that you are just an omnipresent magical hand?

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The reason that this odd game is fun is that it's addictive and somewhat challenging. You start out just grabbing weak villagers and throwing them into the air, but you'll soon start to experience lots of different villagers. You have to break the parachutes of smarter villagers, stop thieves who climb up the screen and steal gold from the interface bar, outmaneuver a knight, beat up superman, and handle all of the other tricky new villagers trying to outsmart your cruelty. You also have the fun option of buying new spells and tools to add more variety to your terror. It's just a rather enjoyable game to play when you have some time to kill.

You can find a copy and play a bit through this link

This one subverts the entire video game industry in one step. Your goal is to kill your main character. This is actually a sequel, but you might as well play the latest version since it has only improved upon the first.

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The premise is that you need to help your salesman and any other characters on the level kill themselves. This usually means figuring out a way to jump onto some spikes. This means running, jumping, flying, flipping levers, etc. This version takes it a step further and features a lot of puzzle aspects that aren't just in the game. You need to do special things, like clicking on the link to their website, finding the secret spikes in the fake credit screen, completing a level with only 5 jumps, understand some weird settings, etc. This makes for an interesting and challenging experience.

It's just a fun game overall. Check it out here.

There are actually a lot of games in this genre. There's Shopping Cart Hero, Penguins Can Fly, and the first Hedgehog Launch game. I personally think Hedgehog Launch 2 is the best of the bunch. The crazy premise is simple really. You're trying to get a hedgehog far into space. You start off with a pathetic setup of a little slingshot. You then earn more and more money with successful launches and upgrade your system for better launches.

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The fun part is the flight though. You steer the hedgehog and try to make sure that he collects as many coins as possible. You can also hit special ramps to gain more height and earn extra money. This adds a nice active part to the game, since pilot skill can compensate for poor equipment. What sets Hegehog Launch 2 apart is the intricacy though. There are a number of special additions. You can add and then ditch baby hedgehogs for added ballast during the slingshot part, you can get a special fuel recovery system, and you can even turn off the gravity once you get enough money.

It's very addictive, cute, and fun. You can find a good copy here.