Notes on browser games
Mostly measurements. We run a catalogue of free browser games and check it constantly, which turns up numbers nobody else seems to publish.
The best .io games you can play in a browser right now
Every .io game in our catalogue, playable instantly in the browser. No download, no account, and most of them work on a phone.
Games to play with friends in a browser, on one screen
No installs, no accounts, no lobby codes. Two people, one keyboard, and a game that starts in seconds.
Games that are actually fun to play online, and how to spot them fast
Fun is not a genre. It is a short time-to-first-input, an obvious goal, and a restart button. Here is what passes that test.
Top rated browser games, ranked by how long people actually play them
Not an editor pick. We record how long every game stays open and ranked them by the tail of that distribution.
Two player games you can play in a browser, no download
Shared-keyboard games that need no install, no account and no second device. Open a tab and both of you are playing.
The best web browser games, and why the browser is a good place to play
No install, no launcher, no account. What the browser is genuinely good at, what it is not, and the games that prove it.
Racing games you can play online in a browser, free
Driving, drifting, dirt bikes and time trials — all in a tab, none of them needing a download or an account.
Games to play in the car, on a phone, with patchy signal
Passenger-seat games that load fast, use one thumb, and do not fall apart when the signal drops between towns.
Browser games that actually run well on a school Chromebook
Most Chromebooks have no dedicated graphics and 4GB of RAM. Here is what that rules out, what it does not, and how to tell before you waste three minutes loading.
What to play when you are bored and have five minutes
Boredom is a decision problem, not a content problem. There are thousands of free games and choosing between them is the part that fails.
Are browser games safe? What can and cannot happen in a tab
Browser games cannot install software or read your files. The real risks are advertising, tracking and phishing, and they look nothing like a virus.
Why free browser games have so many ads
Hosting a game costs money and nobody pays to play. We measured what that produces: two thirds of an unscreened catalogue running ads inside the frame.
Browser games that work properly on a phone, without an app
A quarter of most free-game catalogues cannot be played on a phone at all, because they need a keyboard. Here is how to tell before you load one.
Why "unblocked games" sites keep disappearing
The search results for unblocked games are full of sites with no backlinks and no history. There is a reason the same page never stays there.
How to find browser games that actually work
Most lists of browser games are half broken. Here is what to check before you trust one, from someone who checks 220 of them daily.
Two-player browser games you can play on one keyboard
No second controller, no account, no download — just two people and one set of arrow keys. A short list that actually works.
The two-minute rule for when you are bored
Deciding what to play takes longer than playing it. A simple rule that gets you past the scrolling.
What happened to Flash games, and what replaced them
Flash died in 2020 and took a decade of browser games with it. Some of it survived. Here is what, and how.