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FileShack for the week of May 5, 2012 features a Rimelands: Hammer of Thor demo, the Eastern Front mod for Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts, and more.

Rimelands: Hammer of Thor demo

Rimelands: Hammer of Thor by Diceworks is a "dice-based steampunk roleplaying game," where players take on the role of a gorgeous treasure hunter as humanity re-emerges from the Overwinter Vaults after a thousand year ice age. Check out the full Windows demo or the Mac demo.

Eastern Front mod for Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts

Are you excited by the recently revealed Company of Heroes 2? You should be! While you drool in anticipation, check out the Eastern Front mod for Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts, which describes itself as "mimicking a Relic expansion pack," while adding a fully featured Soviet faction!

UFO: Alien Defense free game

Anxiously waiting for more news about XCOM: Enemy Unknown? Why not play the free, open source UFO: Alien Invasion, a squad-based tactical strategy game featuring a turn-based gameplay system similar to the original X-COM? Download the client for Windows or for Mac.

Dark Scavenger demo

Developed by Psydra, Dark Scavenger is an "adventure game that combines strategic turn-based combat with unique point-and-click mechanics." After crash landing on a sinister planet, you must work with three oddball aliens to repair your starship before becoming consumed in galactic war. Download the demo for Windows or for Mac.

Space Pirates and Zombies demo

Vist hundreds of star systems, each unique with their own factions, in a galaxy now colonized by humanity in search of a galactic treasure cache near the center of the universe. Build your fleet, upgrade your starships, and evade the ever-present zombies as they seek to annihilate all living creatures in the demo for Space Pirates and Zombies.

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