Play Playrix’s Royal Envoy city builder for Free Online. The online version provides a great introduction to the game, and in itself can provide hours of fun! The download version offers better graphics, sound and full game play.  If you find you like the game, you should take advantage of the Fourth of July weekend sale on slippergames.com. On Slipper Games you may purchase the PC version for just $4.89!

Just Click the Screenshot Above to Launch the Game

It has been a while since we have posted here on our blog! We have been busy working on some exciting projects due to release in a couple of weeks (stay tuned)! But this weekend we are going to be celebrating the Fourth of July!!!! And to kick off the weekend we have a great offer on games for our loyal readers! All regular download and play PC & Mac games are going on sale for $4.89 at midnight tonight through Monday night on www.slippergames.com!

Enjoy the 4th!

*** Sorry This Promotion has Ended! Check Back Often for More Deals!!! ***

The mission of our blog has always been to identify the best free flash and casual games on the net. As we have previously discussed, it is getting harder and harder to find high quality free flash games. The quality is just not out there anymore. Several factors are to blame for this drop in quality. The fall in advertising revenues for one and the allure of closed platform game stores, not to mention the unending media war against flash has resulted in high quality developers moving to other platforms.

Traditional big studio casual games have also suffered in quality. Over the last year a vicious price war and the rise of Facebook as a platform has taken the money out of PC/Mac download and play games. Innovation in these games has all but ended, as budgets were slashed in response to the dropping price point. Instead of novel games, a never ending series of sequels and cookie cutter hidden object games flow daily onto the major portals.

In response to the drop in quality in flash and traditional casual games we have started to dig deeper to find high quality games, and have found many that we will review over the next coming weeks. Many of these games are from small independent “indie” studios. These studios differ from the larger commercial game studios and portals, as quality and art are valued in games over profit. Puppy Games is such an indie studio. We recently stumbled upon  their game Droid Assault and are featuring it here today.

Droid Assault is a fast moving action packed game for PC, Mac or Linux. The game brings elements of an arcade shooter with a bit of a strategy mix. You start the game as a single droid dropped into a hostile environment full of enemy droids programmed to destroy you. The object of the game is simple, destroy the enemies and advance through the levels to defeat massive bosses.

The great thing about Droid Assault is it offers more than just kill or be killed. Your droid is also equipped with a “transfer beam”. The beam allows you to take control and reprogram members of the enemy droid army to fight for and protect you. The more enemy droids you kill the more you can use the transfer beam to commandeer new droids with new powers. In order to succeed in the game a balance between the number of droids turned to your side and the number of enemy droids destroyed must be obtained. Kill too many droids and your own army will be small in numbers and weak, kill too few and you will lack the ability to use the transfer beam.

Besides the ability to build your own droid army, Droid Assault contains numerous power ups and a seemingly endless variation of droids. The graphics in the game are first rate, with great attention to detail for an arcade type game. Eye candy abounds from the neon glow of droid weapons and beams to the atmospheric particles of smoke fog and sparks. Many parts of the game environment from crates to computer panels are fully destructible and this adds a great deal to the fun of the game. Be sure to destroy all matter of items as many power ups and even droids are hidden within.

Droid Assault is not the newest game from Puppy Games. As most of our readers have surely overlooked their offerings, we thought we would feature the game we found to be most enjoyable. As this is most likely just a matter of taste we encourage you to also try all their other game titles as well. Free trials are available for all of the studios offerings. In addition to the links below look for Droid Assault and other Puppy games to be posted in the Game Giants World online store shortly.

Droid Assault Free Trial for PC

Droid Assault Free Trial Mac

Droid Assault Free Trial Linux

Virtual Villagers 4 The Tree of Life is the latest sequel to the best selling island sim Virtual Villagers! In the sequel you will select a tribe of explorers to find the source of troubles on your island. You and your tribe will discover, and inevitably populate, the hidden shore of the island. As you explore the island you will solve new mysteries and save the Tree of Life!

Through our special offer get the Developer’s Edition of Virtual Villagers 4 directly from the developer before it is released on the big portals! Use the links below to receive the game at a special discounted price of only $12.95! As usual free trial versions are available for both the PC and Mac versions below!

PC Versions:

Download Free Trial of Virtual Villagers 4 The Tree of Life for PC

Buy Virtual Villagers 4 The Tree of Life for PC Developer’s Edition Now!

Mac Versions:

Download Free Trial of Virtual Villagers 4 The Tree of Life for Mac

Buy Virtual Villagers 4 The Tree of Life for Mac Developer’s Edition Now!

Get Diner Dash 5 Boom for PC or for Mac. Both games are now available through slippergames.com.  If you love the Playfirst Diner Dash games then Diner Dash 5 Boom is for you! If you have never played a Dash game this is also a great way to start! You may also try before you buy! Just download the free trial versions from the game pages:

Diner Dash 5 Boom for PC

Diner Dash 5 Boom Mac

Follow us on Twitter and get some Great Daily Specials!!! Today’s deals are The Treasures of Montezuma for PC or Hidden Secrets: The Nightmare for Mac for Only $2.95!!! Special Price Ends Today!!!

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Buy goods as you sail to various cities. Trade goods and combat pirates! Expand your fleet, complete missions, and rule the waves! This is the kind of action you will find in this 5 game Tradewinds Bundle on sale until 02/01/2010.

This Bundle Includes:

Tradewinds Classic for PC
Tradewinds 2 for PC
Tradewinds Caravans for PC
Tradewinds Odyssey for PC
Tradewinds Legends for PC

Click on the Links Above for Game Descriptions and Free Trials or Buy the Bundle Now!

You might want to check out gamegiantsworld.net today! Five great new games were posted on our casual game store in the last 24 hours! Included in the five new titles is the sequel to one of the most popular series of download and play farming games Farm Frenzy 3!

In the sequel Farm Frenzy 3 has the new farm set in the United States, featuring local animals, produce and finished goods! In this fast action farm management game your goal is to reach the desired goals on each level while protecting your farm from hazards.  Goals include raising animals, building machinery and turning raw farm products into finished goods. You also must deliver your goods to market to sell the items for the best price. You then use the money from selling your goods at market to buy more machinery and animals to expand your farm. Great for kids and adults alike!

We have the game available for a great low price! Only $6.99! As usual No Game Club Membership or Account is Needed to Purchase the Game at our Lowest Price. Game Giants World also never spams our customers with commercial emails! See the Game Giants No Spam Pledge for details. Enjoy the game! Try Farm Frenzy 3  for free or buy it now from the links below:

Download the Farm Frenzy 3 Free Trial

Buy Farm Frenzy 3 PC Game Now

Another great bundle deal has been released! Get the first four Build-a-lot building strategy games on  gamegiantsworld.net for only $14.95! This special sale price is only good until Jan. 18 2010 so make sure you take advantage of the offer. The bundle includes the following games:

Build-a-lot for PC
Build-a-lot 2: Town of the Year for PC
Build-a-lot 3: Passport to Europe for PC
Build-a-lot 4: Power Source for PC

Free trial version of the games are available at the links above for those who want to try before you buy! If you do not want to wait go directly to the bundles product page to purchase the game now!

It has been awhile since we posted a free flash game here on the Game Giants Blog. The lack of free flash games does not signal an end to our goal of providing a guide to finding the “Best Free Flash and Casual Games” on the net, nor have we stopped scouring the net playing free flash games. The reason we have not posted many flash games recently, as we discussed in a previous post, is simple: The quality of free flash games has taken a turn for the worse. We do not expect this trend to change anytime soon, but we will continue to evaluate the free flash games. When we find a gem of a game we will surely post it!

An example of one of these rare gems is the free flash puzzle game Trains. In Trains your goal is fairly simple, assemble a train of various engines and cars and direct it to a station. Although the concept is simple on each level you are faced with a number of variables and obstacles that create the puzzles.

Each level of Trains presents a unique set of engines, cars, switches and track layouts all with different attributes. In some levels engines can move in two directions, in other levels the engines can only proceed in one direction. In some levels you must repair broken track before your train may pass the damaged area. In this case you must use the track repair car to do this. In some levels you need to use switching stations to rearrange car order, defense cars to fight rebels, reversing platforms to turn engines around….  You get the idea. The variety is the greatest thing about this game and every level is truly unique. There seems to be a limitless number of new cars, switches, buildings and hazards in the puzzle.

Although the solutions are complex, the game is also very forgiving. You may find yourself failing several times trying to solve a given level, but eventually you will arrive at a solution. There is no real time limit on levels so you can use your full mental powers to derive solutions as well. The game provides buttons to speed up the game, slow it down or reset a level. All of these tools really enhance game play by reducing the chance of getting stuck on a level or at least minimizing the pain when you do get stuck.

We are glad to see a new, quality free flash game! We hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

Click the Screenshot Above to Launch the Game