Demo available
Software concept
Has a playable demo/trial version publicly available.
1425
games
36platforms
Alternate name: Trial version available
WIN 2009-04-11
OS/2 1995
WIN 2011-10-19
WIN 2004-06-18
LIN 2010-12-14
DOS 1993
LIN 2018-03-27
LIN 2002
WIN 2007-10-23
WIN 2008-03-21
WIN 2007-06
OSX 2008-02-12
Includes:
* Time-limited demos (Time trials) - the kind that forcibly quits after set time, such as 10-30 minutes - still apply as long as they allow the player to repeat this as many times as possible (no matter how futile it is). Some may be limited to 30-60 minutes but do not allow repetition.
Limitations:
* Non-playable demos do not count as they're effectively the same as ads or trailers.
* Demos that are available only for a short time do not count either (such as the Left 4 Dead demo which was available only for a week before release after which it was permanently disabled and made unavailable).
* Multiplayer demos for primarily single-player games do NOT count.
* Non-free demos do NOT count either.
* Time-limited demos (Time trials) - the kind that forcibly quits after set time, such as 10-30 minutes - still apply as long as they allow the player to repeat this as many times as possible (no matter how futile it is). Some may be limited to 30-60 minutes but do not allow repetition.
Limitations:
* Non-playable demos do not count as they're effectively the same as ads or trailers.
* Demos that are available only for a short time do not count either (such as the Left 4 Dead demo which was available only for a week before release after which it was permanently disabled and made unavailable).
* Multiplayer demos for primarily single-player games do NOT count.
* Non-free demos do NOT count either.
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The first Demo available video game was released in 1980.
Hanako Games, My Game Company and Linux Game Publishing published most of these games.