Are there any game download sites not partnered with Big Fish other than Spintop and Alawar? Also who don't require you to use their downloader?

Thanks~

Have you tried Amazon? They are getting more and more downloadable games. I've used them a couple of times for games that aren't available on Big Fish.

I may try them, but they require use of their downloader.

Can any games downloaded from them be played on any hard drive on the same computer? That is my big complaint from Big Fish, one of them at least.

Thanks~

You can load BigFish games to "any" hard drive on your computer. In the game manager click on "options" (at the bottom) and you can designate which drive or drive/folder to download to.

Sarahandus -- I don't know the answer to the hard drive question in terms of Amazon's downloads -- maybe someone else will come along who does.

EldonA - Yes you can download Big Fish on any hard drive, however you can only play the game on the hard drive it was downloaded on. If I want to play it on a different hard drive I have to download it again on that drive. I prefer to download games to a USB drive and then play them from there on which ever drive is open at the time.

Becky - I looked at Amazon's download terms and decided that wasn't for me.

Did download "The Fall Trilogy - Chapter 1" from Kheops and it would play on either drive, sort of. It doesn't want to play on Win 7 for some reason, just won't start properly. But the trial version from Big Fish wouldn't either. Does work beautifully on XP though. Unfortunately Kheops also has software needed to download the game, but not the downloader it's self.

So I'm still looking for site that does not require additional software to download games.

Thanks~

I've played The Fall Trilogy - Chapter 1 on Win 7 with no problems. I guess different computers give different experiences.

I guess I'll have to check in with glitches and fine out why I can't.

Thanks~

edit-Just checked with Kheops and find others have had this problem, seems to be a screen size issue. Have to check it out later.

I often Google for developers to purchase directly from them. I have several game developers that I now count as personal friends and like to purchase direct, even if the cost is a couple dollars more than sites with memberships.

Here are a few who have direct purchase portals. I have a lot more, but these are just the first few that came to mind.

Codeminion
Gogii Games
Mumbo Jumbo
FreezeTag Games

sarahandus, I have used Amazon for direct digital downloads and their proprietary downloader is not as unforgiving as most.
You are required to manually install the Amazon Games & Software Downloader before you can download your games or software but there is wiggle room.
The default download location is Windows 7:\Users\Public\Documents\Amazon Games & Software. I usually save the executable of the game to the default location on my C: drive but install the game to my E: drive where I put most of the games I download to play on my desktop computer. The data (autosaves) for the game is still stored in my C: drive under Windows 7:\Users\(My Name)\AppData\Local\(Game Name).
Even though you hadn't asked I might add that as well as 2 different hard drives I also use my laptop (but only for casual games, mostly BFG, as the video card is stock and not very graphic friendly). When I have the Games & Software Downloader on both of the computers I can go to Amazon >Your Account > Your Games & Software Library where I added both computers as My Lappy and My PC respectively and can chose which I'd like to download the game to or even both.
I haven't used them for many games but that was my experience, a favorable one.
I'm curious, what about Amazon's download terms wasn't for you? I hope I haven't missed something!!!

Becky - updated the flash program and the game now works on Win 7.

cakefordinner - Thanks for the list, I never heard of Freezetag games, will give it a look.

lilly.bart - I mis-spoke on terms for Amazon, I meant their requirements for the downloader. I want to use my own downloader and not load up the pc with other peoples downloaders.

Thanks All~

Sarahandus -- that's great that it's working now!

Shockwave.com has no downloader. When you're on the game page, you just right-click to save the game installer on your hard disk. What is saved is the full .exe installer of the game, which you can move to an external hard disk, then install anytime at your own leisure.

You can even use Download Accelerator (DAP) to D/L the Shockwave installers.

sarahandus, my last computer had 2 HD and I was able to put the shortcut on either drive - the shortcut tells the computer which drive to find the game.

so I was able to play any game from either HD.

however, I had Win XP installed on both (each) HD and would just bootup to whichever drive I wanted to be using.

I don't know if this would work for you, but I thought I would put in my 2-cents worth.

Linda

That's the way I want to do it, but not all game sites with downloaders will work that way. Big Fish for one. So I would like to just use my own downloader and load games on the USB drive to be played from there.

I have a thing about sites adding unrequested extras to my PC.

Thanks~