Another demo, this one from Stardock letting you try out their space-based turn-based strategy game, Galactic Civilization 2: Dread Lords. The demo comes in at 130MB, and allows you to play as the human race, weapons unlocked, 3 year turn limit. It does not feature the campaign mode, no metaverse, and no tutorials. Although, with a game as complex as this, I think leaving out any tutorials is a mistake.

I have to hand it to Stardock, they truly know how to run a website about their game. It features a beginner’s guide, a wiki with tons and tons of information, constant updates, and the fact that there’s no copy protection means they know what it takes to move into the future of PC gaming.