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Celebrate our fifth birthday and shoot for the stars--for free!

Our fifth birthday celebrations continue with the addition of a new free game to the catalog: Stargunner, a frenetic Sci-Fi side-scrolling classic shooter, is now on GOG.com!

In a distant galaxy of Andromeda an epic struggle between two planets is drawing to a close. The greedy, powerful Zilions are gathering an almighty fleet to destroy, once and for all, a neighboring civilization of Ytimians. When their army takes flight, there is nothing that can stop them from annihilating Ytima. Unless you--one of the elite squad of Stargunners--can cripple their immense forces while they are still stationed at strongholds scattered on the surface of Zile. The challenge, even for a special forces pilot like you, is daunting. So get your laser cannons charged and lead your swift spacecraft to victory!

Stargunner is an exceptionally well-crafted Sci-Fi shooter with fast-paced action and explosive boss fights. You will have to battle over 75 unique, fully-rendered and animated enemy ships in diverse environments: in space, on the planet's Zile mountainous surface, even underwater, with plenty of weapons, shields, and power-ups available to boost your craft. With fitting soundtrack and--for the time of its original release--ground-breaking pre-rendered 3D graphics, which made the game one of the most beautiful and detailed shooters of the 90s, Stargunner is a sure-fire pick for classic shoot 'em up fans!

Blast through the almighty Zilion fleet in this frantic space extravaganza, get your free copy of Stargunner on GOG.com!
Thanks GOG
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artigkar: Uhm... wat? There is a Mac installer...
There wasn't any when I wrote that. It doesn't really matter to me anyway, I can just use Wine to get the game files and then drag & drop them into Boxer myself, but some people want to just download and start playing.
Thanks.
Is is just me, or does this now freeware shooter contain marginally better graphics than recent platformers sold for close to over $15 for similar genres?
At some point I really need to try out these "free" "games" you speak of.
Bla bla bla.

Free stuff, no need to know more. After 200€ in medicine and 800€ in a plane ticket, this is just what I needed. I might play it and all.
Free stuff is always good :) Thanks GOG
Thank you very much indeed, may GOG have many more birthdays to come :)
Happy Birthday!
Yay! :D I'm glad GOG is still bringing good old freebies, as I pestered TurnipSlayerr about this a month or so ago. (the last freebie had been Warsow or something like that)
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mrking58: Nope I am so broke I can't afford things less then $0
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triock: Ok, here it is - PCUT-6X97-RQE6-F2AK :D
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Nicole28: Is is just me, or does this now freeware shooter contain marginally better graphics than recent platformers sold for close to over $15 for similar genres?
It's the "photocopy of a photocopy" effect. While old games were striving to be impressive with their ambition these modern "retro" platformers are just nostalgia drugs for people who grew up on old (and much better) games.
Post edited September 13, 2013 by HiPhish
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HiPhish: It's the "photocopy of a photocopy" effect. While old games were striving to be impressive with their ambition these modern "retro" platformers are just nostalgia drugs for people who grew up on old (and much better) games.
Not that I disagree, but I think the more likely explanation is that this game was made by a professional developer studio with lots of experience and dedicated artists. Modern indie games are usually 1-3 people without much (if any) previous experience.
Happy 5th birthday GOG and thank you :)
Ha, was about to wishlist this and then realized it was free. Thanks GOG. :)