How does Gametap work?

I will soon be traveling out of the country, and was browsing Gametap's showcase of their free games, including Deus Ex, Thief, Hitman, and Psychonauts. However, I am unsure if I will have a reliable internet connection where I'll be staying. Does anyone know if I need to connect to the internet every time I play a Gametap game? I presume I will download the full game before I leave, and since it's free, I'll be able to play it without having to connect to the internet.

Not very well.

It was quite some time ago that I tried it though. Some games I couldn't even get to run.

Anyway, they have a free trial, unless they were crazy and did away with that.

Not very well.

It was quite some time ago that I tried it though. Some games I couldn't even get to run.

Anyway, they have a free trial, unless they were crazy and did away with that.

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Even better, they are offering quite a few quality games, for free! I heard there are ads, but it's FREE!

I tried gametap for 2 months (it literally only costed me 99 cents for both combined). The service works fine, but you definitely need to be connected to the internet to start playing the game. You can however disconnect from the internet once you are playing the game I believe.

As for the service... it works pretty well. I eneded up playing psychonauts, Sam & Max season 1 and 2, PST and Icewind Dale 1 and 2 and they were all really good games that I were meaning to play. And for less than a dollar (you just have to remember to cancel your account before it starts charging 10/month) it was an incredible value.