Demo available
Software concept
Has a playable demo/trial version publicly available.
1424
games
36platforms
Alternate name: Trial version available
WIN 2008-11-01
X360 2009-05-26
W31 ? *
ANDR 2011
LIN 2010-03-18
PS3 2008-12-24
WIN 2010-07
WIN 2006-09-22
LIN 2003-05-09
X360 2009-04-07
WIN 2006-12-14
PS3 2011-05-27
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.
The first Demo available video game was released in 1980.
My Game Company, Hanako Games and Tycoon Games published most of these games.