Here's a list of all the demos, trials, freeware, shareware, and donationware in the Fun and Games section of the Software Vault. Check back often to see what's new and what's been updated.

 

Just click on any software title for more information and a download link.

 

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 Aki Mahjong Solitaire 1.2.0 shareware - Journey through beautiful Japan on your quest for Mahjong zen.

 Uplink 1.6.0 shareware - High tech computer crime and industrial espionage on the Internet of 2010.

Build-a-lot demo - Become a real estate mogul as you build and flip houses.

Escape the Museum demo - Navigate the National History Museum and recover its precious collection.

Bricks of Atlantis demo - Brick-busting under the sea.

Luxor 2 demo - Battle your way through ancient Egypt.

Mystery Case Files: Madame Fate demo - Help save Madame Fate from certain doom.

Mystery in London demo - Uncover the identity of Jack the Ripper.

Diner Dash: Hometown Hero demo - Help Flo and Grandma Florence bring restaurants back to life.

Cake Mania demo - Keep your bakery business afloat.

Hidden Secrets: The Nightmare demo - Explore puzzles and clues while trapped in a coma.

Atlantis Sky Patrol demo - Take flight and knock out more than 100 doomsday devices.

Azada demo - If you're in the mood for some puzzles, this one will satisfy your needs.

Big Kahuna Reef demo - Join a quest for the Mask of the Tiki - you might even meet the Skeleton Fish of Kamehameha.

Chocolatier demo - Live the life of a chocolate magnate in this challenging strategy game.

DEFCON 1.4.3 demo - Here's a compelling online multiplayer strategy game based around the theme of global thermonuclear war.
Diner Dash 2 demo - Help four fellow restaurant owners defeat the greedy tycoon, Mr. Big.
Diner Dash Flo on the Go demo - Join Flo on the vacation of her dreams - and help her save it when everything goes wrong.

Escape From Paradise demo - In this game you lead the survivors of a shipwreck on an epic adventure.

Fish Tycoon demo - Who would have thought that managing an aquarium could be so diverting?

Fizzball demo - A game for the animal lover that resides in all of us.

Flip Words demo - This word-guessing game is in the tradition of Wheel of Fortune.
Gem Shop demo - Run your own gem store, but be careful to keep your easily grumpified customers happy.

GooBall 1.0.2 demo - Roll, jump, and slime yourself through fanciful worlds of wonder as the cutest little alien around, the Goober.

Hidden Expedition: Everest demo - Race to the roof of the world in this adventure game.
Jewel Quest demo - Explore the ancient ruins of Mayan civilization while discovering hidden treasures.

Jewel Quest 2 demo - A puzzle game that takes you on a search for treasure on the bejeweled continent.

Mah-Jomino demo - Here's an entertaining blend of Mahjong and Dominoes.
Mah Jong Quest demo - An entertaining adventure mixing mah jong tiles, dragons, and animal guides.

Mystery Case Files: Huntsville demo - Locate hidden clues, solve crimes, and become a Master Detective.
Mystery Case Files: Prime Suspects trial - Search for clues, find the offending culprit, and recover the stolen Hope Diamond.

Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst demo - There's a mystery hidden in Ravenhearst manor. Can you discover it?

Mystery of Shark Island demo - A mash-up of a casual game combining the solitary lifestyle of Castaway with the mystery of Lost.

Nanny Mania demo - After playing this game, you'll no longer scoff at the stay-at-home mother.

Phantasia demo - An evil wizard, helpess dwarves, a magic forest - what else do you need for fantasy fun?

Pirate Poppers trial - Climb aboard this swashbucklin' sea farin' saga through 77 levels of pirate-popping fun.

Plantasia demo - Yes, it's an action game - but the action is in gardening.
Poker Superstars 2 demo - Play against more superstars with a brand new poker AI and a bigger tournament.

pop-pop 1.0.6 shareware - Pulse-quickening arcade game action that's more addictive (and more colorful) than a handful of jellybeans.

Professor Fizzwizzle and the Molten Mystery demo - Turn up the heat with this next installment in the adventures of Professor Fizzwizzle.

Rainbow Mystery demo - Save the Rainbow world from a wicked spell.
Rainbow Web demo - Save the Rainbow Kingdom from the mighty wizard, Spider.

Redline 1.0.4 demo - Fasten your seat belts. This game delivers the thrill of auto racing from the track to your desktop.

Ricochet Lost Worlds demo - Get addicted to this classic brick-bustin' game, which features great visuals and sound effects.

SketchFighter 4000 Alpha 1.0.2 demo - Pen strokes waging intergalactic battles for the fate of humanity have sprung to life.

Slingo Quest demo - Train your brain with the successor to Slingo.
Sweetopia demo - Find fast-paced fun in a frantic candy factory.

Tasty Planet demo - Playing with your food hasn't been this mesmerizing since you were in kindergarten.

Tradewinds Legends demo - Sail, trade and battle with legendary heroes such as Sinbad in the mythical Far East.

Travelogue 360: Paris demo - Explore and learn about Paris while trying to discover hidden items.
TriJinx demo - Puzzle your way through 68 rotating riddles.

UniSudoku 1.6 trial - This sudoku game allows you to resize the puzzle to suit your screen or eyes.
Virtual Villagers demo - Ever feel like playing God? Now you can.

Virtual Villagers 2: The Lost Children demo - Guide your tribe of island villagers as they rescue a group of lost children.

Word Web Deluxe demo - It's your word skills versus brainy spiders in this word game.

Zenerichi demo - Work off some stress with this zen-like puzzle game.

 

Editors' Picks:

Kill Monty demo - In the fine tradition of such extinction-level events as asteroid impacts, supernovas and the Lynne Spears Parenting Guide, Freeverse proudly gives you Kill Monty, the game that spanks your adrenal gland and makes you call it “Papi”.

Age of Empires III 1.0 demo - Command one the mighty Old World powers grappling to conquer the New World in this new generation of the AoE series.

Ancient Empires Lux demo - Take control of 58 ancient nations.

Avernum 4 1.1 demo - Discover who has attacked your underground homeland, and stop them.

Bloxter 1.3.9 demo - This isn't your run-of-the-mill falling blocks game.

Big Brain Games trial - Six classic casual games that'll set your brain a-bubbling.

BlockHeads Clash demo - Bust heads in this head smashing action-filled arcade game.

Bone Act One: Out from Boneville demo - This game is based on the Bone: Out from Boneville graphic novel.
Call of Duty 2 demo - Fight more immense, more intense, more realistic WWII battles than ever before.

Chocolate Castle 1.04 demo - Are you a chocolate lover? A puzzle lover? If so, this is the game for you.
Crossword Forge 5.0.1 demo - Easily make and share classroom-style crossword puzzles and word-search puzzles.

Downfall 2.7.0 trial - Not just yet-another-falling-blocks-game, but a challenging, highly protean falling-blocks game.

Galder 1.0.1 trial - A fast-paced puzzle board game.

Geneforge 4: Rebellion demo - Fight for good or fight for evil in the wild world of the Shapers.
GeoParty! 1.0.2 donationware - This fun and media-rich application will test your trivia knowledge.

iWisdom 1.4 freeware - Track a rich collection of wisdom.

Knitting Wizard 1.0.0 shareware - The traditional, calming hobby of knitting meets the digital age.
Little Hopper's Memory Matching Game 1.0 shareware - Youngsters can practice identification of numbers, letters, and animals.
Lux Deluxe 5.6 demo - A game of strategy and domination inspired by the board game Risk.

Midnight Mansion 1.0.9 demo - This game is a well executed blast from the past.

Nethergate Resurrection 1.0.1 demo - Set a course for adventure in this huge, exciting, fantasy role-playing game.

Otis 1.0.1 donationware - Bring the addictive nature of falling blocks games to your Mac.

Pairs 1.4 donationware - Train your brain with a daily game of Pairs.

Pangea Arcade 1.0.1 demo - Pangea Arcade is a collection of three games: Nucleus, Warheads, and Firefall.
Petal Palace 1.1.6 trial - Who would have thought that picking up flowers would be so entertaining?

Quake 4 demo - Fight in a desperate war for Earth's survival against a ruthless and cunning Alien army

Sid Meier's Civilization IV demo - Guide your civilization from the dawn of man through the space age and beyond.
Spinnn 1.1.5 demo - Move and spin falling game pieces and try to create horizontal lines.
Star Wars: Empire at War demo - Control an entire war for the Star Wars galaxy in this gorgeously rendered game.
Universal Soccer Manager 2 trial - Become the virtual manager of - you guessed it - a soccer (aka football) team.