Big Fish Games Review and Info

One of the largest producers and distributors of casual games on the web, Big Fish Games offers hundreds of games to download from many different developers. A new game is offered daily. Big Fish Games specializes in genres of time management, seek & find, hidden object and classic single player games among others. There are also word games, brain teasers and simple adventure games available. Big Fish Games is trying to be the end all for the casual game market and they are succeeding. There site and games are known to be spyware free and the games are available for PC and Mac.

Here is a brief look at how the site works, how to cancel your account and other basic information condensed for your viewing pleasure. More information is available at the Big Fish Games homepage.

When you go the Big Fish Games website, you'll be presented with a colorful homepage filled with games and categories to choose from . Almost all the games offer a 1 hour free trial before you have to buy to keep playing. If you find a game you are interested in, select it and you willl be taken to a page with a Try Free or Buy It Now option along with a description of the game.

When you select Try It Now, the game will pop up a download box. Select yes. Big Fish Games has their own download manager software you will need to install, which houses all the games you try or buy.Once their game manager has installed, the game itself will install and you can watch the progress. Most of the games are not too big and shouldn't take up too much room. Then you can simply select Play to play free for an hour. A status bar tells you how much time you have left. When time is up, you will be booted from the game and asked to buy. If you refuse, you can't play the game anymore.

Buying a game is simple and will be added to your cart whenever you select the buy option, whether on the website or in the game manager. You will be prompted to create an account and enter credit card or PayPal details.

At checkout you will have the option to see all your planned purchases. Big Fish Games offers two options - you can buy the game itself, enroll in the Big Fish Game Club or both. Most standard games are $6.99 while Collector's Editions are $19.99. The Big Fish Game Club is a monthly subscription service that will bill your credit card monthly for $6.99 and includes 1 free game credit for a $6.99 game. The first month of the Game Club is free but includes no game credit.

The benefits of the Game Club include access to their daily game special which offers a specific game for $2.99. Big Fish Games adds a game daily and you will get access to tomorrow's game today, be able to participate in promotions, be eligible for the Punch Card and have access to Live Chat Customer Support.

For avid gamers or those who plan on buying a lot of games, it's important to be aware of Big Fish Games Monthly Punch Card. It runs from the first to the last day of each calendar month. Any subscriber to the Big Fish Games Club is eligible. For every 6 punches you earn, you will receive 1 game credit for a standard game. A punch game credit cannot be redeemed for Collector's Edition games. There is no monthly limit on Punches but it resets to 0 at 12:01 PST the first of the next month. So if you were at 5 punches and waited until the next month before buying another game, you would be starting over and have only 1 punch.

You earn punches by buying games. A Standard Game will earn 1 punch and a Collector's Edition game 3 punches. Active Game Club Members will receive an e-mail sometime during the first week of the next month with the redemption.

Other points to keep in mind is that your account must be active at the end of the month and the punches are account specific. Games purchased through the Daily Deals, coupons or credits are also eligible to earn punches.

For many people who are new to internet billing and are unfamiliar with canceling online, here are the required steps:

• Log in to your Big Fish Games Account
• Go to the My Game Club tab, a subset of the My Account tab
• Simply select Cancel Your Account
• It will ask to confirm and your account will be immediately terminated

Big Fish Games accounts can only be canceled online! There is no phone number. To avoid another month's billing you will have to cancel before your account crosses the next bill date, which is listed under your account and is the same day of the month that you opened the account.

The games you have purchased remain yours and can be played whenever you want. Your subscription may be canceled but your account remains active so you can log in and reactivate or play your games.

The Game Manager and Toolbar can easily be uninstalled the same way you uninstall most programs.