Games Workers Play

November 26, 2004 9:05 AM

Busy, busy! Does anybody know of worthwhile (preferably free) PC games (online or downloadable) that resemble work? I sometimes use a spreadsheet version of Freecell, but wonder if there might be other ones that make me look industrious while having fun.
posted by fish tick to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation (8 answers total)

They don't look like work, but "tinygames" are itsy bitsy (about an inch square) versions of games like chess, checkers, space invaders, tetris etc. Their web site is gone now, but you can still find them floating around the net. Here for example (links at bottom of the page).
posted by Otis at 10:30 AM on November 26, 2004

Also, look here
posted by Otis at 10:36 AM on November 26, 2004

You could, you know, work...
posted by Orange Goblin at 12:39 PM on November 26, 2004

Response by poster: Otis thanks! I'll be taking a look at those Excel beasties for sure. I'd already loved the tinygames all to bits (so to speak), especially the maze one.

Orange Goblin- I have a screen that faces out into a high traffic area, and a boss who judges me based on what is on my screen, even during breaks. Nice to look conscientious always!
posted by fish tick at 7:18 PM on November 26, 2004

Games, schmames -- spend more time on Metafilter.
posted by britain at 8:52 PM on November 26, 2004

Dang Britain, I have been looking and seaching and googling for ghostzilla for ages, and now that I find it I can't download it anymore.

Boo.

*cries*
posted by bdave at 12:06 AM on November 27, 2004

How about nethack? Play it the way it's meant to be - in ascii characters - and it looks like work. It takes some time to learn, but after that it's a good addiction.
posted by cameleon at 6:02 AM on November 27, 2004

Bdave I believe the ghost is still in the machine here.
posted by HyperBlue at 8:26 PM on November 27, 2004