The Week in Demos: December 2 – December 8

Is the thought of spending loads of money on Christmas presents getting you down? Upset because you have to buy your weird cousin Delbert something instead of a new game? Until your funds get back to normal, why not try out some demos in the meantime – that way when the blessed day after Christmas comes, you have an idea of exactly what you want. If the demos I have listed below do not float your boat, click here and pick out something you really like.

Democracy 2 – Positech Games provides us with a political strategy / simulation game. Based on a complex Neural network, the game simulates the motivations, loyalties and desires of everyone in the country. As president or prime minister, it’s your job to balance the need for income from taxes against the demands of the voters. Do you want your country to be an eco-friendly green paradise or a socialist utopia? Will you pander to the patriots, the liberals or the religious pressure groups? Can you keep crime under control without destroying the civil liberties of your citizens?

Scoop – gathers real-time news headlines from all across the internet to create unlimited, unique crossword puzzles. Solve the missing word from each headline clue to complete the puzzle. There is a version for Mac users as well.

Eschalon: Book I v1.04 – An updated demo of Basilisk Games’ RPG for Windows which contains all the latest bug fixes plus 2 additional maps not included in the original demo. Eschalon: Book I is the start of an epic trilogy of old-school computer RPGs created in the spirit of the great role-playing games of the past. The game takes players across massive outdoor environments and deep into dozens of sprawling dungeons to uncover the mystery of their character’s past.

Secrets of the Solstice – Now so much a demo as an actual beta client, Secrets of the Solstice from Outspark is a free to play online MMORPG featuring hundreds of environments filled with fanciful creatures and a classic feel, which invites players to create a character and save the world of Xen. Aspiring heroes have access to plenty of in-game quests, unique and colorful items for their characters and an innovative smelting system for enhancing equipment. In dynamic daily in-game events run by Outspark game masters, players can experience Secret of the Solstice in a completely new way…and even contribute to the evolution of the game’s storyline.

So there ya have it, a taste of just some of the demos available on FileFront. For more demos, click here.