What are some good browser-based games you've liked?
To give an example of what I'm thinking of...Kingdom of Loathing, Lioden, Flight Rising.
What are some others? I'm sure there's entire genres of browser-based games I've missed.
Universal Paperclips: https://www.decisionproblem.com/paperclips/
It's a semi-idle clicker game, ala Cookie Clicker, but a bit more interactive and very cool. There is a definitive end to it which is nice for this type of game.
Looks like someone else already got to this before I did, but +1 to trying it out.
I second this suggestion, one of those games where the less you know about it the better
Universal Paperclips, epic game highly recommended but expect to lose hours of your time.
I sometimes think back to this game. I like that the theme it is going for is not always consistently the same. I don't think any other idle clicker has actually given me things to think about like this one did.
Was a surprisingly fun way to tank my productivity on Monday.
Honestly, the fact that you mentioned it having a definite end was a huge factor in making me click on that link.
Oh yes. I've played quite a few idler-like games, and I hate ones that just go on forever, or for an excessively long time. A good idler, to me, has more mechanics than just spam clicking and incrementing numbers (even though it should incorporate these as core mechanics) and has something that sets it apart from the others, whether that be novel mechanics or some sort of story.
Oh, man. I haven't heard of Kingdom of Loathing in for ever . I recall grinding the hell out of it back when, and getting all the way to the final stand-off with the big bad and... there was a placeholder. So, I messaged the dev and he all but told me to spend some time in the real world, the final boss wasn't ready yet, wtf was I doing speedrunning? 🤪😅
Try out the new PC games for kingdom of loathing. There's a fun western and a noir based one. Same humor and better gameplay
https://adarkroom.doublespeakgames.com/
Don't wait in town.
That game took so many unexpected turns when I first played it.
Love it.
I’ll go for something more simple, but that you still can spend hours on.
Tetris. Jstris if you want a minimalistic version and Tetr.io if you want something more polished.
I also like to play minesweeper, minesweeper.online is the best one I’ve found. I especially like the no-guessing mode which makes the game a lot less frustrating.
In this vein, sudokuslam.com is cool too
It's a predecessor of Sunless Sea, Sunless Skies and Mask of the Rose.
Lots of grinding in the later game, but still highly recommended because of the fantastic text quality. I played it for almost a year.
I completely forgot about Fallen London. I need to go play again!
Fallen London is pretty cool . It is even better if they don't have the candle 🕯️
Pay once for full game like sunlesssea please.
I also willing to pay for more content dlc
Its like a csgo game but with low poly esthetics. It runs pretty well.
Great game.
Different genres I guess but
Simon Tatham Puzzle Collection
Stitches (with links to more games, don't think there's a central site)
I love Simon Tatham's puzzles
Oh boy, unfortunately most Flash games aren't playable on the web yet, else I'd be name-dropping like 200 games.
Everyone has to play Sonny 2 at some point. It's a genuine masterpiece of turn based RPGs despite being a 14 year old flash game. The atmosphere is amazing. The music is banging. The build variety is immense.
All the blue elephant games like This is the only level and Achievement Unlocked are also classics. Many of them don't work on Ruffle yet though.
No-one has to die is a story-driven choose your own adventure that's surprisingly good.
I could go on and on but for a start you should all try these!
You can use ruffle to play flash games. ActionScript 2 support is pretty good. ActionScript 3 is kinda hit or miss.
Yeah, the links I've posted are Ruffle-powered.
why have you done this to me
Minor spoilers but... this is my favorite clicker game because it has an ending.
You can finish the game. And once you finish, you feel accomplished and never have to return (or you can replay if you feel like it I guess)
civclicker a cookie clicker like game about creating your own antique empire https://civclicker.sourceforge.net/
It’s been a long time but I used to play Realm of the Mad God pretty often. Looks like it’s no longer available to play in a browser though.
I used to love that game. last time I tried to play it was filled with bots, unfortunately.
And microtransactions, it's on steam now.
Kittens Game: http://kittensgame.com/web/
I'm sorry for taking away all of your free time.
Line Rider was awesome!
Oh man, we used to occupy the computers in the school library playing achtung die kurve! Multiplayer snake, with powerups. Great times!
The modern online versions, Curve Fever and Curve Crash are still alive!
QWOP You control a track runner to get as far as you can with Q, W, O, and P which are the left/right legs and (I believe) thigh/calf motion. It's very difficult, failure is entertaining, and success feels great.
My 9-month-old is just starting to get into assisted walking, and I always compare his attempts to QWOP. Only a couple people have gotten the reference and it makes me very sad.
Long long time ago i can still remember... Runescape
There's a browser based version of Oregon Trail I've played a fair amount of
the Vex series are pretty good parkour/platformers that even had their own level builder
red ball
one fun one was the helicopter one where you move blocks into positions that I forget the name of
I forget the exact name of the series, it's Flight or I Can Fly or something like that. The one with the penguin where you upgrade your glider and try to destroy an iceberg
A pretty good one with a rocket you upgrade and eventually get to Mars that's fun
Sorry I forget the names, it's been a while. Most probably aren't even playable anymore unfortunately
Super auto pets
Quick plug for the Lemmy community for it, hopefully we can get some more people involved:
Is there also a browser based version? I've only seen/played it on steam/PC and mobile
Yep. Browser is also where you can play the beta patch when it's going on and you can play as a guest.
slither.io 🐍 Become the longest snek in the multiplayer pit by tripping up other players and feasting on the dead – until the inevitable moment when the same happens to you. Nothing like thinking you’re the very biggest, only to discover you’ve slowly been completely encircled by a much, much bigger snake and no amount of coiling is going to change the outcome.
Not a game but still a good time killer learning to type faster and faster https://www.keybr.com/
Your all time top speed beats 99.42% of all other people.
Your all time average speed beats 95.57% of all other people.
Do not many people use this website, or is 105 wpm top speed and 87 wpm average speed actually that crazy? I just learned to type like this in high school.
As far as I understand it, most folks growing up these days do everything on their smart phones or tablets. Like, teachers sometimes have literally gotten entire essays written on a phone. (I would go crazy trying to do that...but people make do with the tech they're given when young, and get good at it.)
So, for some segment of the population--yeah, touch-typing on a physical keyboard is no longer a thing. And even when I was young, people getting truly good at it 80+ wpm was pretty rare. You had to be into writing, either as a hobby, or as an unavoidable part of your job.
Wow that's awesome I'm still around 50 and I also took a typing class in highschool but I never really put the effort in to touch type until very recently because typing became more common with my job so I decided to finally start doing it right
Not sure if you can still play in browser, but Town of Salem. Wasted so many hours on it.
Fantastic Contraption. Pretty much dead now in a browser due to being based on flash but apparently they developed a version available on steam.
Board Game Arena is fantastic and constantly getting new games.
Paper.io is fantastic
There's:
QWOP 😀
Survive.IO is the only one I have bookmarked. It's basically top-down, 2D PUBG.
I have also liked almost everything on AdultSwim.com; but it's been a long time since I've been there. My favorite was 5 Minutes to Kill Yourself.
FlightRising.. that brings back memories. I even backed that game on Kickstarter way back in the day.
Dragon Cave and MagiStream are two more I loved.
Can't forget Cookie Clicker!
I uses to play a game called Red Crucible 2, a FPS that runs on the Unity Plugin. Game now moved to steam, but its practically a dead game now.
Super Mario Flash, a Sonic fangame and a game you had to help soneone to take care of the environment and be happy