5 Best Games to Kill Time for Windows

Main features  
Multiple levels  
Engaging story  
Stunning visuals and soundtrack  
Local co-op mode  
Supported OS  
Personalization of characters, support for up to 8 players, various maps
Yes
No
Stunning visuals
Yes
Windows 10, 8, 7
A wide range of characters, replayable, includes an Almanac and a bonus video
Yes
No
Yes
No
Windows 7, Vista, XP
Magnificent atmosphere and brilliant puzzles
No
Yes
Yes
No
Windows 10, 8/8.1, 7
Original story, minimalistic JRPG graphics and non-combat gameplay
No
Yes
Yes
No
Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, XP, 98
Multiple characters with unique skills, narration by Danny Wallace
Yes
Yes
No
No
Windows XP

Main features

Personalization of characters, support for up to 8 players, various maps

A wide range of characters, replayable, includes an Almanac and a bonus video

Magnificent atmosphere and brilliant puzzles

Original story, minimalistic JRPG graphics and non-combat gameplay

Multiple characters with unique skills, narration by Danny Wallace

Multiple levels

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Engaging story

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Stunning visuals and soundtrack

Stunning visuals

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Local co-op mode

Yes

No

No

No

No

Supported OS

Windows 10, 8, 7

Windows 7, Vista, XP

Windows 10, 8/8.1, 7

Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, XP, 98

Windows XP

Gang beasts
Gang beasts
12 (80%) 3 (20%)
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Pick a character, customize it, and play against your single opponents or form a gang with your friends or family members and fight against other groups. Select a location and start brutal battles in various dangerous environments. Chase, hit, and kick your opponents to knock them out and leave them to face multiple hazards.
Screenshot
Main window
Features
  • Customisable characters.
  • Supports up to 8 players.
  • Contains multiple maps.
  • A broad array of hazardous environments.
Advantages
  • The controls are easy to pick up.
  • Awesome cartoonish graphics.
  • You can hit or kill your opponent in a wide range of ways.
Disadvantages
  • Annoying soundtrack.
  • Not suitable for children.
Official website:
boneloaf.co
Plants vs. Zombies
Plants vs. Zombies
24 (80%) 6 (20%)
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Use the plants on your lawn to prevent a hoard of zombies from invading your house. Select from a wide range of species, including peashooters, sunflowers, wall-nuts, or cherry bombs and place them in your garden to block, shoot, or explode your enemies. Play multiple mini-games and puzzles and pick from Adventure, Survival, and Zen Garden modes.
Screenshot
Main window
Features
  • A wide collection of characters.
  • Several modes.
  • Includes mini-games and puzzles.
  • 50 levels of Adventure mode.
  • Includes the Almanac describing all plants and zombies.
Advantages
  • Awesome graphics and soundtrack.
  • Includes a bonus music video.
  • Infinite replay value.
Disadvantages
  • Each zombies wave starts just the same way.
  • Gets challenging only after a while.
Official website:
popcap.com
Limbo
Limbo
8 (67%) 4 (33%)
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Assume the role of a small boy who enters the dark world of Limbo with the aim to find his sister. Use different objects to avoid multiple dangers and traps and escape monsters and evil boys. Solve puzzles that include machinery and gravity elements and encounter countless deaths before finding the right solution.
Screenshot
Gameplay view
Features
  • Non-verbal storytelling.
  • Includes mechanical puzzles and traps.
  • Simplicity of controls.
  • A lot of restart checkpoints.
Advantages
  • Stunning visuals.
  • Incredible atmosphere.
  • Cleverly designed puzzles.
Disadvantages
  • Seems a bit short.
  • The ending might not please you.
Official website:
limbogame.org
To The Moon
To The Moon
7 (64%) 4 (36%)
Follow the story about two doctors, Dr. Rosalene and Dr. Watts, whose aim is to reconstruct the memories of people about to die and fulfill their last wishes. Solve various puzzles and arrange the pieces of information from the old man's life to get to all his memories. Search for particular objects, explore certain areas, and use the found energy to make the memory stronger.
Features
  • Non-combat gameplay.
  • Original storytelling.
  • Adventure game elements.
Advantages
  • Awesome soundtrack.
  • Engaging story.
  • Well-thought-out characters.
  • Interesting dialogs.
Disadvantages
  • Not challenging gameplay.
  • You only read the text most part of the game.
  • Minimalistic JRPG graphics.
Official website:
freebirdgames.com
Thomas Was Alone
Thomas Was Alone
8 (100%) 0 (0%)
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Play as an intelligent rectangle Thomas and solve the mystery of his existence. Join other blocks and jump, float, and use their abilities to avoid various obstacles. Collaborate with Chris, John, Claire, Laura, James, and Sarah to find a way out of the mainframe and get to the real world.
Screenshot
Gameplay window
Features
  • Over a hundred of levels.
  • Features a dozen of characters, each with unique abilities.
  • Professional narration.
Advantages
  • Cleverly designed levels.
  • Stunning visuals.
  • Excellent soundtrack.
Disadvantages
  • Too short.
  • The solutions are too easy to find.
Official website:
mikebithellgames.com

Conclusion

We created a list of 5 awesome time killers you can play for hours and days and compared them. Enjoy the stunning graphics, original stories, and amazing soundtracks that perfectly blend with the visuals.

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trinh thi thanh 4 years ago

Tetris 99.

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