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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>).

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