Life is expensive enough as it is…so when there’s a chance to play free video games, I’m all for it! So let’s play some fun games that won’t break the bank! Here are two totally free games for your enjoyment! And be sure to check out our collection of free games!
Poco
Poco is a cute little point-and-click game starring the world’s smallest clown. He was banished from the circus and found himself in the “dreadful below world”. To return Poco to the circus, you must complete a series of quests by finding items, solving puzzles, and playing mini games.
Poco is a really cute game with a lot of heart. The other characters in his world were very inventive and entertaining. The animation is delightful, and Poco’s world is very bright and colorful. The puzzles were just the right amount of difficulty. It took me a little while to figure them out, but not so much that I was frustrated.
It’s a single-player game, but I played it together with a friend in the same room. It took us a little over 2 hours to complete the game.
Poco was a student project made by unpaid students for a school project. Because of that, the publisher (Micah Boursier) did not feel it was proper to charge for this game. So you get to play it for free!
A big thank you to the developers, Whalefall. I hope they create many more wonderful games!
Luffi Homebound
Luffi Homebound is a sweet and totally free game. The developer (One Up Plus) wanted to learn how to use the game engines Unity and Blender, so he used them to develop this game. The game centers around Luffi, who is a cute animal that I can’t identify!! A cat? A raccoon? A red panda? Does it matter?
Luffi has just completed art school and is headed home to be with his parents. He goes through various terrains (levels) on the way home, talking with the NPCs he runs into and reading letters from his parents at various campfires on his way. A side story about his parents emerges through these letters, which really touched me.
Because Luffi is in art school, one of his quests is to paint something in each of the locations he travels through, adding to his journal. Other pages in his journal are filled in when you complete different quests, such as catching bugs and fish. (Every time you complete a quest, a chorus of children cheers!!) The developer says the entire journal can be completed, I’ve played for 2 hours and have not found everything yet.
One of my favorite locations in Luffi: Homebound was a series of tree-top paths. It’s easy to get lost in them and to fall off them in places! But you never die, most times you end up right where you were before you fell, in a few spots you have to climb up from the ground again. There are a few mini games along the way, which are fun.
One thing that I found particularly charming about the game is your interactions with the NPCs. You don’t “press A to talk”, you “press A to listen”. A subtle but lovely difference. Last, and importantly to me, I thought the ending of the game was very heartwarming and satisfying.
It’s more elaborate than it first appears! Many side trails have hidden items to find or quests to complete. I think I found twice as many trails when I played the 2nd time around. You can’t go back to a previous level, so make sure you check everywhere before leaving.
The developer is very responsive, too. I ran into a couple of issues, so I reached out to him and he fixed everything within a day. I can tell he put a lot of himself into this game. He has created other games like Defend the Rook, but none quite so cozy as Luffi: Homebound. He is not planning to expand on this game; what you see is what you get. But I can’t wait to see what new games he creates for us!
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