It’s really quite annoying when you ‘discover’ a talent out there that you really enjoy the work of, then it turns out they’re the same age as you are.

Not that hecklerspray has an actual age, of course – we are but a huge hive-mind entity made of pure carbon and powered entirely on bicep juice. But still – you mortals know what we mean.

One of these talented young chaps, known around the world of gaming as ‘Yahtzee’ is one Ben Croshaw; creator of the frankly hilarious Zero Punctuation video game reviews and part-time game-maker. The first of the fruits of his labour was 5 Days a Stranger, a horror adventure game starring what became Croshaw’s trademark character, ‘Trilby’.

For a free game that clocks in a fairly short amount of playing time, you still feel satisfied with what’s on offer. Cleverly written, witty, logical and with just enough challenge to keep you playing, 5DaS is a fantastic example of free, independently-developed games at their best.

And he’s made a series out of them, so there are more games to download once you’ve finished this one. Which is nice.

Go and Check Yahtzee’s Stuff Out:
5 Days a Stranger

Zero Punctuation