The second half of October is even better than the first half for PortMaster fans. Individual setup instructions are available on the PortMaster website.
Forsworn
Ready-to-Run
These ones are the easiest to get going: just download from PortMaster and play. This list of freeware, demos, and open-source projects is ready to play on dozens of devices.
- Resistor: A cyperpunk take on Pac-Man created by John Gabriel.
- Otto’s Tennis Game: A two-player, one-button Pong with gravity.
- NiceChess: NiceChess is a fork of Brutal Chess 0.5.2 updated to use SDL2 along with some nice quality-of-life improvements.
- Halloween 3D: A free and open source first person shooter where you battle spooky monsters and collect all the letters scattered throughout the levels.
- Forsworn: An atmospheric game about archaic lands and systems, inspired by games like Animal Well and The Legend of Zelda.
- 6 Feet Under: Help our zombie friend find her way back home so she can rest easy.
Apple Rabble Dazzle
Free (Additional Files Required)
These titles are also free, but require an extra step, such as providing a specific BIOS, a freeware data file from another website (like itch.io), or a legally-owned ROM. Where possible, a link to the files is provided.
- Tomb Robo: Robo-hop n’roll your way through each tricky stage in this puzzle-platformer.
- Glass Moon: Too much stress will turn your dream into an unstable bullet hell. A short but challenging cute ’em up.
- Evening of the Dead: Creepy monsters are terrorizing your cozy farm! Grab your gun and get rid of em’!
- Apple Rabble Dazzle: Cute puzzle platformer with bosses at the end of each level.
Max Payne
Paid Games
These ports bring fantastic commercial games to your handheld, but require you to provide the data files from a copy you own on a platform like Steam or GOG.
- Max Payne: A relentless story-driven game about a man on the edge, fighting to clear his name while struggling to uncover the truth about his slain family amongst a myriad of plot-twists.
- Hexa: A unique and quick to pick up logic puzzle game based on everybody’s favorite polygon.
Let us know what you’re playing from the list in the comments below, and chat with us in our Discord!
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