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Shareware was the term given to software that was released for free in a limited version to gain customer interest; if the customer enjoyed the software and found it useful, they could pay the author of the software for the full unlimited version. Shareware games were distributed through typical Shareware channels, such as Bulletin Board Systems (BBSes) or in-store kiosks. With the advent of commercial game "demos" that can be freely downloaded over the web, Shareware has been virtually eliminated as a software business model (although it gave some small companies their start, such as <moby company="id">id</moby>, <moby company="Epic Megagames">Epic Megagames</moby>, and <moby company="Apogee">Apogee</moby>).

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box cover thumbnail $hop-n-$pree (2009 · Windows)
box cover thumbnail 10 Days Under the Sea (2008 · Windows)
box cover thumbnail 10-20-30 (1999 · Windows)
box cover thumbnail 1001 Jigsaw: Earth Chronicles 6 (2018 · Windows, Macintosh)
box cover thumbnail 101 Casino Games (2005 · Windows)
box cover thumbnail 123-Talk (1993 · DOS)
box cover thumbnail 13 Out (1991 · Windows 3.x)
box cover thumbnail 15 Puzzle (1999 · Windows)
box cover thumbnail 15 Puzzle (2000 · Windows)
box cover thumbnail 15Slide (2001 · Windows)
box cover thumbnail 1912: Titanic Mystery (2009 · Windows, Nintendo DS, Macintosh...)
box cover thumbnail 1993tris (1993 · DOS)
box cover thumbnail 1994Pool+ (1994 · DOS)
box cover thumbnail 1995Card+ (1994 · DOS)
box cover thumbnail 2 Tasty (2010 · Windows, Macintosh, iPad)
box cover thumbnail 20 Squares (1995 · Windows)
box cover thumbnail 2001 TetRize (2001 · Windows)
box cover thumbnail 2004 Mahjongg (2004 · Windows)
box cover thumbnail 21 Gewinnt (1992 · DOS)
box cover thumbnail 2D 3D Puzzle Dreamy Kiss (2002 · Windows)
box cover thumbnail 2D 3D Puzzle Flowers No1 (2002 · Windows)
box cover thumbnail 2D 3D Puzzle Say I Do (2002 · Windows)
box cover thumbnail 2D 3D Puzzle War Craft No1 (2002 · Windows)
box cover thumbnail 3 Cards to Dead Time (2010 · Windows)
box cover thumbnail 3 Days: Zoo Mystery (2009 · Windows, Macintosh)
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