• Free online pool and snooker games
Play billiards, pool, and snooker without having to download any programs to your computer. Play anywhere on any computer at any time right in your browser.

• Clickomania
Here's a really cool program for the young and old alike. It is a simple game where you try to remove as many stones as possible with the same colour block. Clickomania has many options where you can increase the speed, the difficulty and the view. Runs under Windows 95 (or higher) and NT systems. Multiple language support is provided. The file size is 0.4 Megabytes.

• Mindgames
This site offers "an eclectic collection of games to pass the time and challenge the mind." The Mindgames site includes over 40 freeware games to play, which are sectioned into categories. Card games, board games, word games, along with some miscellaneous applications can be found here. Each game has a detailed description and screenshot accompanying it.

• Free Game: Epic Coaster
This game is super-super addictive. Jump the rollercoaster over the broken tracks. Time it perfectly, if not you'll fall to your death.

• Gobs of Games
A quality free games portal featuring over 1000 online games to play, including Battle Ships, Ice Hockey, Street Fighter, Office Paintball and more. This site is updated weekly with new games to play and organises games into the following categories: Action, Sports, Puzzles, Arcade Classics, Miscellaneous and "Entertain Me", for cool sites, cartoons and Flash movies.

• Free Game: Bricks Breaking 2
The aim of the game is to destroy the blocks by clicking on groups of more than three of the same colour. The more you destroy in one go, the more points you get. Eliminate more than fifteen at a time and you'll get a free bomb to explode when you want.

• Little Fighter 2
This addictive "Street Fighter" type game is one of the best freeware programs of its kind. Little Fighter for Windows allows you to select from a number of characters, which you must defeat by punching and kicking in order to be victorious. Multiplayer options are also available. A DOS version (created back in 1997) is still available to download. The Windows game is 12.7MB.

• Free Flash Games
A superb site, featuring over 200 free Flash-based games, all with screenshots included. Free Flash Games provides a neat and slick navigation system, and organises all games into a number of different categories, some of which are: "Arcade Games", "Card Games", "Strategy Games", "Word Games", etc. To receive updates, you can also subscribe to their e-mail newsletter.

• Free Game: Isoball
Use the random selection of blocks (rotate and delete are useful!) to move the ball safely into the hole, but quick you're being timed. The blocks to bump to the ball to the hole by building a track with blocks.

• Arcade Town
Arcade Town is a bright and colourful site, offering lots of addictive online games to play, in various categories: shooting games, arcade games, board games, puzzle games, sport and skills games, etc. New games are added regularly and the site also counts the highest scores. Note: many of the games here require a Java plug-in to function correctly.

• Free Game: Memory Mania
A classic memory game of pairs. Match up the picture cards with as few mistakes as possible. You'll need to add your name before you start playing but you don't need to enter any other info.

• Runescape
Here's an exciting and immensely popular 3D Java game, which you can play online either with friends or as a single player. Runescape is set in a fantasy Medieval realm and involves quests, fighting monsters and exploration. To play, you create and customise a character, then gain tools and upgrades as you progress through the game, gathering money and establishing your character in the virtual world.

• Travian
A free online browser game where players establish a village settlement in a world filled with thousands of other players. As you grow your village, you can make alliances with others, conduct diplomatic relations, attack other settlements, and perform many other actions. This is a great game if you have the time and patience to play it.

• Friv.com
A highly amusing and fun site, offering over 200 free games to play online in your Web browser. This is no ordinary games site, however. Friv.com is a simplistic masterpiece with effortless navigation and a round-up of "only the best online games" to be found anywhere on the Net. You'll never be bored again!

• Continuum
Do you like space games? If you do, you might want to check out Continuum. This multi-player, space-based "shoot em up" game brings together players from all over the world and has received positive reviews from numerous sites. It functions on all modern versions of Windows and is only 4.7MB in size.

• QUAKE Live
Remember QUAKE, the blockbuster first-person shooter game? Well now you can play it entirely online and completely free of charge. No downloads are required. You can select from over 40 arenas and 5 different game modes, either against "the computer" or human opponents. Have fun!

• Habbo
An exciting and highly addictive community chat game. Habbo is playable online and based around a virtual world, where you create your own personal avatar (or "character") and explore the cyberspace, meeting others in the game, collecting points and taking part in challenges.

• Trash Killer 2
A simple but fun space-based game where you have to shoot your way through asteroids with a laser-mounted cannon. It is surprisingly addictive and at 1.5MB in size, you can take it anywhere.

• Planet Defense
An interesting free game that should excite fans of such classics as Asteroids or Missile Command. Here, the objective is to defend the planet by launching a series of rocket attacks against incoming asteroids. We were impressed with the quality of this game, despite its simplicity.

• GamesCounty.com
A fun site offering a great selection of online games in a variety of categories, including Arcade, Shooting, Sports, Racing, Puzzles and Cards, etc. With hundreds of games ready to play in an instant, you'll never be bored again.

• Igneous
An interesting free game where the aim is to escape from a raging volcano filled with lot lava. It functions on Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7.

• WorDict
This simple site houses an addictive word game: WorDict. If you're into puzzles and like a challenge, be sure to give this a go. The aim of the game is to make words out of an "ever increasing" pile of letter tiles.

• Free Command & Conquer Game Downloads
Fans of the legendary "Command & Conquer" series of strategy games will be pleased to know Red Alert, Tiberian Sun (with Firestorm expansion), and Tiberian Dawn is now available for download - free of charge. Scroll down the page and click "FREE DOWNLOAD" to obtain the game of your choice. Happy gaming!

• Battlefield Heroes
A popular, free and fun Web game based around a cartoon battlefield. Battlefield Heroes, developed by Electronic Arts, has over 4 million users and involves the player undertaking a variety of missions, using soldiers, vehicles and aircraft. Recommended to anyone who enjoys this type of game, but beware: it's addictive!

• Free Doctor Who Computer Games
Available for UK residents and a "must download" for fans of Doctor Who. Three games are currently available from the BBC: "City of the Daleks", "Blood of the Cybermen" and "TARDIS". Functions on both Windows and Mac. Each game is approximately 330MB, so you'll need to give the files time to download, depending on your connection speed. ((UK Only)

• Evony
An exciting "empire building" game, which you can play free of charge through your Web browser. Over 18 million people play Evony - a testament to how immersing and addictive the game is. Build your cities, create alliances with other players, compete for resources, and ultimately conquer. Evony is visually impressive but be prepared to invest quite some time to really progress.

• Aeria Games
A small but quality collection of free multi-player games can be found at this site. The graphical imagery used is truly breathtaking and gameplay addictive - the way it should be. Aeria includes games to download and play online. You can select from "Grand Fantasia", "Metal Assault", "Kingdom Heroes", "Shaiya", and others.

• Deepolis
A free browser-based game where you take the helm of a submarine. The aim of the game is to undertake tasks whilst surviving in a hostile underwater world. An addictive multi-player game offering all the usual bells and whistles one would expect, including chat. Available in over 20 languages.

• WAR2 Glory
A popular wartime strategy game where you have the opportunity to pit yourself against players around the world. As the Commander, your mission is to direct a military campaign via land, sea and air. There's plenty opportunity to outwit opponents even if they have the numerical advantage, so tactics can certainly pay off in this game. The "realistic combat system" adds an element of authenticity to gameplay.

• Candystand
Candystand.com (formally owned by Wrigley) is one of the best free Shockwave gaming sites on the Internet. In fact, their virtual pool game, which you can play directly in your Web browser, is one of the most addictive we've seen. With more than 30 games available, being bored will never be an excuse again! Categories include: Arcade, Racing, Puzzles, Cards, Multiplayer, etc.

• DarkOrbit
A multi-player, browser-based game set in space, where the objective is to explore new worlds and destroy enemy ships. If you love space shooters, this should certainly keep you entertained! Every month, a £10,000 prize is up for grabs.

• Angry Birds
A popular and highly addictive mobile game for Android devices. The aim of the game is to fight back against an army of greedy pigs. Launch attacks against the pigs' strongholds with your flock of angry birds. The Physics-based gameplay ranges from basic to advanced, with 240 levels of difficulty. Other games in the series include: "Angry Birds Rio" and "Angry Birds Seasons".

• Fetchfido Free Online Games
This site offers an extensive and addictive collection of the latest free online games. No registration is required at Fetchfido (you can begin playing their games straight away), and the site features Shockwave, Java and also Flash-based games. As well as this, Fetchfido includes file sizes for their games so you can judge how long each will take to load.

• Free Grand Theft Auto Games
At the official Rockstar Games site, you can download two classic games (Grand Theft Auto 1 and 2), completely free of charge. These two titles spawned a loyal following of the GTA series which continues to this today. Please note: on rare occasions the download link to the server cannot be established. If this occurs, simply try again a few minutes later.

• World’s Biggest Pac-Man
Fans of Namco's 80s video game "Pac-Man" are sure to find this site immensely entertaining. The World's Biggest Pac-Man includes over 1350 mazes to test your skill on and features music and sound effects from the original game. Watch out for those ghosts!

• World of Tanks
An action-packed and free browser-based game. As Commander of an armoured tank division, the aim of World of Tanks is to team up with other players to defeat the opposition in epic tank battles. A variety of vehicles and weapons are at your disposal, plus numerous maps to pit your wits against the opponent. The graphics and game-play are both very impressive.

• 15 Minutes
A short but enthralling free game that's based on the popular hit TV series, 24. However, this time you'll be playing as "weathered special agent", Jake Brewer. The mission is to save the world from disaster by guiding your character through the various scenarios that develop. Excellent sketch-style graphics are used throughout the story-line. Functions on Microsoft Windows.

• Download Free Games
A well-designed, popular and fun-to-browse Web site, offering a fantastic mixture of freeware, shareware and online games. All the games featured here have been specially selected for their quality and level of fun. You'll find numerous categories, featuring games in different genres, including Arcade, Board, Cards, Chess, Kids, Pool, Racing, Strategy, etc. Every game at this site is completely safe to download.

• Free EA BattleForge Game
Free EA BattleForge Game

• play.vg - Free Games
Here is a fantastic and well-designed site providing truckloads of free arcade games to play online. There are over twenty categories here, all jam-packed with classic games like "Pac-Man", "Donkey Kong", "Pong" and of course, the legendry "Zork" series. At Play.vg, you'll also find shooting games, sports games, puzzles, Tetris and some word and gambling games. The most popular games are featured on their home page.

• Download Free Mac Games
Find freeware and shareware Mac game downloads in a variety of genres at this simple, but fun-to-browse Mac oriented Web site. You'll find some interesting Mac games to download like chess, pool, Tetris, war games, educational games and more. Tips for each game and "related Mac sites" on most sub-sections are provided. Screenshots of each game are also included.

• Mafia Generations
A free Web-based Mafia game, where the aim is to build your organised crime empire and compete against others. The game features detailed statistics, live chat and allows players to buy and sell property, become employed, participate in crime tasks, conduct "turf wars", and more.

• Team Fortress 2
An action-packed game that's billed as "the most highly-rated free game of all time". Available for Windows and Mac, Team Fortress 2 is an impressive "first person" shooter game with excellent graphics and gameplay. To get the most out of the game, play in multi-player mode with friends.

• Play4Free
The Play4Free site from Electronic Arts offers high quality and completely free games to download. Select from "Battlefield", "Lord Of Ultima", "Need For Speed World", "FIFA Online", "Battle Forge", "Tiger Woods PGA Tour", plus others. Each game is particularly impressive with excellent graphics and gameplay. You are required to quickly register before downloading. Enjoy!

• Free Interactive Game and 30 minutes peace for the adults
This is such a great 'game' Tate kids (from the Tate Modern Museum). I found this very richly interactive game that is not to be missed. I recommend playing it full screened for the best experience. It's a mixture of puzzle solving and if you make a little mistake don't worry, it allows you to try again where you left off. It takes about 30 minutes and your kids might even want to play it again a few times.

• Free Game: Never Endling Level Game
Unless you have never ending patience, this really is a never ending game. Play the game: Never Ending Level Game

• Free Game: Mental Maths
Hit the target by using the correct numbers taking into account the operator. Eg if the target is 10 and operator is +, you can use the blocks 5 & 5, 2 & 8, 7 & 3 etc. The quicker you get rid of the blokes the more points you get. Play the game: Mental Maths

• Free Game: Click Play 2
Click around to find the play button to take you to the next level. Play the game: Click Play 2

• Free Game of the Week: Weffriddles
This is an epic riddles game that should keep you going for days, weeks or even months. Solve the riddle for each level and alter the url to move on to the next one. Play the game: Weffriddles

• Free Game: Quad Tetris
A twist on the classic game tetris. You can place the cubes anywhere you like - so more of a jigsaw puzzle. Play the game: Quad Tetris

• Free Game: Obechi
Click and hold down the mouse to collect the coloured dots in the correct number of rings. Play the game: Obechi

• Free Game: Tilox
The aim is to work your way through the maze. But the path disappears as you step over it so plan your route carefully. Use thee arrow keys to navigate, hold down the ctrl button to move two squares at a time. Play the game: Tilox