The Jeluvian Project is primarily an action game, but you need to implement some strategy and tactics. You will have to decide which path your squad will take, which enemies you will attack, when to cease fire and when to open fire.

It uses the familiar RTS controls, where you command your drones with the mouse. But at the same time, you get to make immediate decisions for them - you will have to aim, shoot, and reload. You take control of the action, not merely the strategics: More like being a Sergeant of a squad, rather than a General of an entire army.

Name: The Jeluvian Project
Developer: Pondwater
Category: Action
Type: Freeware
Size: 10MB

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Ancient Tome is an excellent action game by Pondwater that requires decent memory skills. The first few levels act as tutorials, providing subtle hints on the sequence of icons that is required for each attacking or defensive move.

Barely anything is explained in detail, and the number of sequences to memorize may overwhelm some but this particular effort will reward persevering players with a strangely fulfilling experience. The same developer was also responsible for producing the freeware typing hit Typogun.

Name: Ancient Tome
Developer: Pondwater
Category: Puzzle
Type: Freeware
Size: 5MB

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Typing tutor meets Crimsonland. Typogun is a really good freeware typing game that pits you against an onslaught of enemy units coming from all directions.

Destroy them by typing in the exact words that accompany each enemy unit. Collect power-ups using the same method.

If you're looking for ways to have fun while improving your typing speed, you won't go wrong with this one.

Name: Typogun
Developer: Pondwater
Category: Action
Type: Freeware
Size: 3MB

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