Games that play in your browser — phone or desktop.

Games tagged “short-story”

304 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.

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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 304 · Plays on a phone (273) · Needs a keyboard (31)

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ENDLESS SCROLL A short narrative game with a genuine branching dialogue-choice mechanic and a striking dual visual identity - retro computer windows giving way to dithered atmospheric landscapes - confirmed genuinely working with keyboard and touch controls on desktop and phone.
novena A short, exceptionally well-received Bitsy narrative game about grief and memory (4.8/5 from 1,463 itch.io ratings) - confirmed genuinely working via real directional movement on both desktop and phone.

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