Browser Gaming Index
What browser game websites are like
Figures from every site in the directory, checked the same way. Updated 15 November 2026. Where we couldn't confirm a fact, the site is counted under "Not yet assessed" and left out of the percentages.
- 83sites listed
- 44%need no account
- 34%no ads detected
- 91%work on phones
Advertising
Measured on each visit. "No ads detected" means none were found, not a guarantee.
Advertising: number and share of sites| Advertising | Bar | Sites | Share |
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| No ads detected | | 28 | 34% |
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| Light | | 14 | 17% |
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| Moderate | | 25 | 30% |
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| Heavy | | 15 | 18% |
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| Not yet assessed | | 1 | not counted |
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Account needed to play
Account needed to play: number and share of sites| Account needed to play | Bar | Sites | Share |
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| Not required | | 35 | 44% |
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| Optional | | 42 | 53% |
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| Required | | 2 | 3% |
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| Not yet assessed | | 4 | not counted |
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Works on phones
Checked at phone size: the page fits the screen without sideways scrolling.
Works on phones: number and share of sites| Works on phones | Bar | Sites | Share |
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| Yes | | 75 | 91% |
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| Not confirmed | | 7 | 9% |
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| Not yet assessed | | 1 | not counted |
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Price
Price: number and share of sites| Price | Bar | Sites | Share |
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| Free | | 53 | 66% |
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| Freemium | | 27 | 34% |
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| Not yet assessed | | 3 | not counted |
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Kind of site
Kind of site: number and share of sites| Kind of site | Bar | Sites | Share |
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| Daily games | | 19 | 23% |
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| Single-game site | | 23 | 28% |
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| Curated collection | | 30 | 36% |
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| Large portal | | 11 | 13% |
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Genres
A site can have several genres, so shares add up to more than 100%.
Genres: number and share of sites| Genres | Bar | Sites | Share |
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| Puzzle | | 51 | 61% |
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| Word | | 30 | 36% |
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| Strategy | | 24 | 29% |
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| Card | | 22 | 27% |
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| Board | | 22 | 27% |
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| Educational | | 20 | 24% |
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| Trivia | | 19 | 23% |
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| Arcade | | 18 | 22% |
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| Creative | | 17 | 20% |
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| Idle | | 14 | 17% |
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| Other | | 7 | 8% |
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| Cosy | | 6 | 7% |
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Players
A site can support several ways to play.
Players: number and share of sites| Players | Bar | Sites | Share |
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| Solo | | 72 | 87% |
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| Multiplayer | | 34 | 41% |
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| Two player | | 21 | 25% |
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Made by
Made by: number and share of sites| Made by | Bar | Sites | Share |
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| Independent | | 29 | 45% |
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| Publisher | | 30 | 47% |
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| Community project | | 5 | 8% |
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| Not yet assessed | | 19 | not counted |
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Typical game
Typical game: number and share of sites| Typical game | Bar | Sites | Share |
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| Under 5 minutes | | 19 | 25% |
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| 5 to 15 minutes | | 18 | 24% |
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| Longer | | 6 | 8% |
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| Varies | | 33 | 43% |
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| Not yet assessed | | 7 | not counted |
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About these figures
Every listed site is visited by our crawler, which measures advertising and phone support and records what the site says about itself. How sites are assessed explains the method and its limits. The figures describe the sites in this directory, not every game site on the web.
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