We're living in a new golden age of browser games. If you're a cringe millennial like me and miss playing Flash games like in the 2000s, you'll be happy to learn about modern games that are fun, run well on any browser, and aren't part of the .io games bloat and Roblox clones that plague game websites.
Here are great browser games I've played and highly recommend you try out too. They all work perfectly on PC and mobile browsers.
I'm Not a Robot
We from the Destructoid staff got obsessed with I'm Not a Robot. This game is about solving Captchas that get more and more complicated, from finding a Guitar Cat to getting a high score on a short rhythm game on your browser. This Captcha-solving satire is super fun, especially if you play along with some friends. Check our walkthrough if you're ever in trouble.
Really Bad Chess
I've always liked chess, but I thought it needed some kind of noob, casual way of playing that didn't require reading five books written by former Soviet players to survive an opening against a five-year-old. Really Bad Chess fills that need. Almost all pieces are randomized, and you have some short goals in every game that you can follow before you checkmate the opponent's king. You need some familiarity with chess, but you can be bad at it because the game makes zero sense and is totally for fun.
Kinda Hard Golf
Kinda Hard Golf has that Flash games vibe that nostalgic players like myself might enjoy. You just drag the golf ball to aim and shoot while trying to climb up the stage and reach the hole. Really intuitive, but also challenging. Click-and-drag too far and you may overshoot the ball, sending it into the water.
The Password Game
The Password Game is a classic. It went viral when it was released in 2023 because of how difficult and absurd it is. It's a satire like I'm not a Robot, but for password requirements. The more password creation requirements you meet, the more impossible they get. You'll probably need guides to complete this one.
Geoguessr
Geoguessr is about exploring an area on Google Street View in two minutes and guessing where that place is on the world map. Trying to spot signs in other languages, seeing names in police cars, and reading signs in front of buildings to learn more about the area is incredibly fun. Surprisingly, you need to know more about world culture than geography to play it casually.
Geoguessr is the closest we have to a browser esports title as well, with professional Geoguessr players competing in tournaments for thousands of dollars. Hardcore versions of the game include a still image showing up in a split second, forcing the player to guess the area without exploring Street View further.
The Wiki Game
You've probably already played The Wiki Game before, but not on its specific page. The game gives you a starting and a target Wikipedia page, and your goal is to get from one to the other in the fewest clicks possible. You get one puzzle per day. Some of them are really easy to complete, but you may get challenging ones from time to time.
Pile-Up Poker
Just like Really Bad Chess, Pile-Up Poker is a casual way to play poker. All you have to do is know how to build poker hands and arrange the cards you're dealt on a 4x4 grid to make as many valid hands as you can in each row and column. The more you try to optimize the grid to increase your score, the more fun the game becomes.
Like our content? Set Destructoid as a Preferred Source on Google in just one step to ensure you see us more frequently in your Google searches!
The post 7 actually good browser games that aren’t Wordle or generic dot io slop appeared first on Destructoid.
