Independent game sites

Game sites run by individual makers and small independent studios rather than large publishers or media companies.

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A Dark Room
adarkroom.doublespeakgames.com
A sparse text adventure that begins with lighting a fire in a cold, dark room
Single-game site · Strategy · Idle
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Bludle
bludle.com
A UK-made collection of daily word, colour, logic and reaction games
Curated collection · Word · Puzzle
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Light
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Not required
Candy Box 2
candybox2.github.io
A text-based incremental adventure built from ASCII art, played in the browser
Single-game site · Idle · Other
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CardGames.io
cardgames.io
Classic card, solitaire and board games played in the browser against computer opponents
Curated collection · Card · Board
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Heavy
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Not required
Costcodle
costcodle.com
A daily price-guessing game built around Costco products, with two modes and archives
Daily games · Trivia · Puzzle
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Light
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Not required
Drawasaurus
drawasaurus.org
Pictionary-style sketch and guess game with public and private rooms
Single-game site · Creative · Word
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Moderate
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Not required
Evolve
pmotschmann.github.io
Incremental browser game that grows a species from primordial ooze to civilisation
Single-game site · Idle · Strategy
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No ads detected
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Five Minute Game
fiveminutegame.com
Short browser games plus a daily set of five puzzles, with original word and logic games
Curated collection · Word · Puzzle
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No ads detected
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Not required
Made by the directory owner
Games for the Brain
gamesforthebrain.com
A long-running set of small brain, memory and quiz games made largely by one developer
Curated collection · Puzzle · Board
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Moderate
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Not required
Globle
globle-game.com
A daily geography puzzle where you find a hidden country on a colour-coded globe
Daily games · Puzzle · Trivia
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Moderate
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Not required
JKLM.FUN
jklm.fun
Browser party games such as BombParty and PopSauce, played in public or private rooms
Curated collection · Word · Trivia
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No ads detected
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Krazydad
krazydad.com
Long-running collection of logic puzzles and sudoku variants to play online or print
Curated collection · Puzzle
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No ads detected
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Not required
Littleby
littlebygames.com
A small studio's set of calm, original idle games that save progress in the browser
Curated collection · Idle · Cosy
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No ads detected
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Not required
Made by the directory owner
Math Playground
mathplayground.com
Maths games, logic puzzles and problem-solving activities for primary pupils, grades K–6
Curated collection · Educational · Puzzle
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Moderate
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Optional
Melvor Idle
melvoridle.com
A browser-based idle game about training skills, inspired by Runescape
Single-game site · Idle
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netgames.io
netgames.io
Browser versions of social deduction board games, played together on your phones
Curated collection · Board · Card
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Light
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Not required
papergames.io
papergames.io
Classic two-player board and paper games played in the browser with friends or strangers
Curated collection · Board · Card
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Heavy
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Patatap
patatap.com
A browser toy that turns key presses into sounds paired with animated shapes
Single-game site · Creative
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Light
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Not required
Silk
weavesilk.com
A browser toy for drawing flowing, symmetrical patterns of light with blended colours
Single-game site · Creative · Cosy
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Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection
chiark.greenend.org.uk
A long-standing set of small one-player logic puzzles, playable in the browser or offline
Curated collection · Puzzle
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No ads detected
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Not required
skribbl.io
skribbl.io
An online drawing and guessing game played in rounds with friends or strangers
Single-game site · Word · Creative
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Heavy
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Not required
Toy Theater
toytheater.com
Free maths, reading, art and music activities for early primary pupils and their teachers
Curated collection · Educational · Puzzle
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Moderate
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Trickster Cards
trickstercards.com
Classic trick-taking card games played online with matched opponents or friends
Curated collection · Card
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No ads detected
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Optional
Trimps
trimps.github.io
An incremental idle game about gathering food, building up and fighting through zones
Single-game site · Idle · Strategy
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No ads detected
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Twogeva
twogeva.com
A small set of classic board and word games made for two people to play together
Curated collection · Board · Word
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No ads detected
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Not required
Made by the directory owner
Waffle
wafflegame.net
A daily letter-swapping word grid, with sister word and number puzzles
Daily games · Word · Puzzle
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Moderate
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World of Solitaire
worldofsolitaire.com
A browser solitaire site offering more than a hundred patience card games
Curated collection · Card
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Heavy
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Worldle
worldle.teuteuf.fr
Daily geography puzzle: identify a country or territory from its outline in six guesses
Daily games · Puzzle · Educational
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Moderate
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Optional

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