Interview: Sudden Strike 4 (2017)

You already know that Indie Games Plague is all about free indie games. And in case of doubt you can always check the top right of the frontpage.
I published 122 entries so far. That's 122 great games you can play without spending a dime. Although nowadays it's quite easy to send some support to your favourite developers, even if they're offering their work for free.

But in the end it's just about having fun. And so I think that any commercial game that's fun, honest, and made by indie developers could also be featured in this place.

I've been thinking about featuring commercial games like Escape Goat 2 by MagicalTimeBean, his next game (when it gets realeased), Soulcaster-not-the-third, or Cloaks and Spells by @IanSeanDesign (Sadly it seems to be in a hiatus). But I never made the move. I guess finding spare time it's been also an issue. My last entry was made seven months ago. Yes, I am very embarrased by this!

Then news about the return of the Sudden Strike franchise arrived the other day. I won't waste your time praising this great WWII RTS series, I'm sure you remember it. And if you never heard of it, you can start by checking out it's MobyGames entry here.

Sudden Strike 4 (Now in glorious 3D. Sudden Strike 3 never happened) it's being developed by Kite Games and it will be published in 2017 by Kalypso Media.

This announcement is what finally made my think "Oh c'mon, let's do it already!". So I wrote some questions about the game and I sent them to Kite Games. They quickly put them on the right track, and Kalypso Media happily emailed me back with the answers!

Ok, I know I'm probably not the best interviewer out there, but you will find some new pieces of info that will definitely interest you if you're a fan of the series!

Click on "Read more" below to read the full interview.

Soccer Physics (2014)

This is not a very good soccer simulator, but this game is very interesting due to its unique physics system. The players have an opportunity to enjoy wonderful physic effects while controlling a soccer team which consists of two sportsmen.

gamezhero.com

a Fistful of Gun (2013)

A top-down, 3 player, western shooter, currently in playable alpha. The 3 characters were specifically built with a certain input device in mind so that 3 players could play simultaneously without sharing devices.

http://www.farmergnome.com/

DOWNLOAD — http://rambros.s3.amazonaws.com/fistfulalpha.zip

Chaos Enhanced (2009)

A modern web-based remake of Chaos: The Battle of Wizards, a turn-based tactics game that was released on the ZX Spectrum in 1985.

http://www.rotates.org/

PLAY ONLINE — http://www.rotates.org/2010/01/17/chaos-enhanced-enhanced/

Fantasy Online (2010)

2D MMORPG that plays like WoW and looks like SNES Zelda. Guaranteed will take you back to the good ol' days of console RPGS!

PLAY ONLINE — http://www.fantasy-mmorpg.com/

entry suggested by @CustoFistro

Stunt Rally (2010)

Stunt Rally is an open source racing game with a track editor. It focuses on closed rally tracks with possible stunt elements (jumps, loops, pipes).

http://code.google.com/p/vdrift-ogre/

DOWNLOAD — (Linux/Windows) http://sourceforge.net/projects/stuntrally/files/

Frontline Tactics (2012)

Frontline Tactics lets you command a modern, elite fighting unit over varied missions from defending and controlling a location or asset to all-out elimination and survival.

http://www.fullcontrol.dk/
http://www.witentertainment.com/

DOWNLOAD — http://store.steampowered.com/app/218310/

Typespeed (1999)

Type words that are flying by from left to right as fast as you can. If you miss 10 or more words, game is over.

You can play Typespeed on your own or with a friend using TCP/IPv4.

http://typespeed.sourceforge.net/

DOWNLOAD — (Linux/Windows) http://typespeed.sourceforge.net/#Download
entry suggested by @joakimikel

SuperTuxKart (2004)

SuperTuxKart is a Free 3D kart racing game, with many tracks, characters and items for you to try. Have fun!

http://supertuxkart.sourceforge.net/ 

DOWNLOAD — (Linux/Mac/Windows) https://supertuxkart.itch.io/supertuxkart 
entry suggested by @joakimikel

Cube 2: Sauerbraten (2004)

Cube 2: Sauerbraten is a free multiplayer/singleplayer first person shooter, the successor of the Cube FPS.

http://sauerbraten.org/

DOWNLOAD — (Linux/Mac/Windows) http://cubeengine.com/files.php4

Smokin' Guns (2009)

Smokin' Guns is intended to be a recreation of the "Old West's" great atmosphere. This Total Conversion of Quake 3 includes weapons created with historically correct information about damage, rate of fire, reload time, etc. It also includes gametypes and maps inspired mostly from western styled movies.

http://www.smokin-guns.org/

DOWNLOAD — (Linux/Mac/Windows) http://www.smokin-guns.org/downloads

Urban Terror (2007)

Urban Terror is a free multiplayer first person shooter developed by FrozenSand, that (thanks to the ioquake3-code) does not require Quake III Arena anymore.
Urban Terror can be described as a Hollywood tactical shooter; somewhat realism based, but the motto is "fun over realism". This results in a very unique, enjoyable and addictive game.

http://www.urbanterror.info/

DOWNLOAD — (Linux/Mac/Windows) http://www.urbanterror.info/downloads/