Among the best ways to use a USB stick is to put the most useful programs in a portable version, so you can use them on any computer without installations. If you want, you can also fill the USB stick with games, so you can also play on computers that do not allow you to install programs and to take your favorite games with you so you can play them from any computer you want to use (Windows).
In this article we therefore see the 10 best portable games that can be played from a USB stick, without installing them, but starting them directly.
In practice they are open source games, therefore completely free, which you just need to download and then start to play them .
If you copy the file to the USB stick, the game can be started from any computer to which that stick is connected.
Most of them only require you to put the Portable Apps program in the USB stick which has a section of ready-made portable games.
1) AssaultCube is one of the best free shooter games for PC that is also available in a portable version.
Already mentioned in an article on the best open source 3D games in the first person, it can be downloaded in a portable version from the Portable Apps site.
2) Sauerbraten (Cube 2) is another open source game of the shooter genre, with challenges against everyone in the arena, similar to Unreal.
3) Armagetron Portable is the portable version of the best Tron-inspired game of racing motorcycle crash.
Futuristic motorbikes run straight and draw walls in their paths trying to make us go crashing into the opponent.
4) Hedge Wars is one of the best turn-based games similar to Worms where you shoot once for one.
It is a real open source clone, almost identical to the original game.
5) FreeCiv portable is the free clone of one of the most famous video games of all time, Syd Meyer's Civilization.
You can therefore also play FreeCiv from a USB stick on any computer without doing any installation.
An entire article has been dedicated to this game which explains how to play Civilization for free with FreeCiv on PC and online
6) Battle for Wesnoth is one of the best turn-based strategy games that you can download and play on PC, with an engaging storyline and fantastic music.
An entire article on Navigaweb is also dedicated to this game: Battles and turn-based strategy, Battle Of Wesnoth, free for Windows Linux and Mac PCs
7) OpenTTD is another historical management game that is the clone of Transit Tycoon Deluxe.
In OpenTTD you have to manage transport in the city and therefore build routes for trains, roads for cars, naval routes and all public transport.
OpenTTD is one of the best transport simulation and management games in town.
8) SuperTuxKart is a game similar to Mario Kart where you drive a machine and challenge your opponents even by going over and throwing them out.
You can also play 4 games on the same computer.
SuperTuxKart is one of the best games with Mario Kart car-destroying races
9) Card Solitaires is a collection of over 40 card games to play on the PC.
10) To finish the list, on all USB sticks there must be the MAME emulator to play the old arcade arcade games .
You download the main program and then the ROMs and, without having to install anything, you can really play many games from this inimitable platform.
In addition you can also use DoxBox to play old DOS PC games
If you know other games to be included in this list, let people know in the comments!
