God of Thunder

God of Thunder is a charming 1990s puzzle-adventure game that puts you in the boots of Thor, although this version of the Norse god spends rather more time solving puzzles than casually throwing mountains around. Developed by Adept Software, the game combines exploration, combat and environmental puzzles across colorful top-down levels. You must manipulate objects, defeat enemies and figure out how to progress through increasingly tricky areas, with the hammer providing a suitably satisfying solution to many problems. Its cheerful presentation and accessible gameplay give it a distinct personality, while the puzzles provide enough challenge to keep things interesting. It is an excellent example of the quirky shareware-era PC game, when a tiny development team could create something memorable without needing cinematic budgets or twenty gigabytes of textures.

“God of Thunder was written by Ron Davis in 1993. It was never given much of a chance in the shareware market due to lack of funding, so this great game remains very rare. God of Thunder's unique combination of strategy and arcade action on the PC make it a classic favorite.” - Adept Software

Review by Game Hippo:

“God of Thunder is an old game from 1994. It was once shareware but was released as freeware due to its age. Although the game is mostly shoot the enemy type gameplay, it contains many puzzles. Although this game is old, it is incredibly fun. It gets addictive but has little replay value once you win the game.“