Games that play in your browser — phone or desktop.

Games tagged “interactive-essay”

311 hand-picked web games, playable right here — no downloads, no accounts, no ads. Most work on a phone; the ones marked Desktop want a keyboard and mouse. Everything older than the touchscreen lives in the Flash archive.

Surprise me My Arcade
Quick playFast starts, short runs and one-more-go games. Brain gamesLogic, words, numbers, boards and spatial puzzles. Arcade actionDodging, shooting, racing, platforming and survival. Build & strategisePlan, automate, defend and grow something over time. Stories & worldsAdventures, mysteries and interactive fiction. Play togetherTwo-player, multiplayer, drawing and party-friendly games.

Show: All 311 · Plays on a phone (280) · Needs a keyboard (31)

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Parable of the Polygons A playable essay on Schelling's model of segregation — drag unhappy triangles and squares around a grid and watch mild individual bias produce total segregation.

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