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Guides to playing browser games anywhere, and lists of the best games on the site by type.

Guides

• What “unblocked games” actually means
  What people mean by unblocked games, what a site like this can and cannot do, and why nobody can promise a game will get past a school filter.
• How to play browser games fullscreen on a Chromebook
  Three ways to make a browser game fill the screen on a Chromebook, and how to get back out.
• Why a browser game won’t load, and how to fix it
  The usual reasons a browser game shows a blank or black screen, and what to try for each.
• WASD or arrow keys? Keyboard game controls explained
  Why games use WASD, when to use the arrow keys instead, and the other keys games tend to use.
• How to play games on a laptop trackpad without going mad
  Settings and habits that make browser games far easier to play on a trackpad.
• How to play two player games on one keyboard
  Who takes which keys, why a laptop keyboard sometimes drops key presses, and how to avoid it.
• How to save your favourite games
  How the star button works, where your saved games are kept, and how to keep them.
• Are browser games safe? What to watch for
  Why playing in a browser is safer than downloading, and the few things to watch out for.
• Playing browser games on a phone: what works and what doesn’t
  Which browser games work on a phone, how to get fullscreen on Android and iPhone, and when to turn sideways.
• Can you play browser games on Xbox, PlayStation, Switch or Steam Deck?
  An honest look at which consoles can run browser games, and how well.
• How to stop browser games lagging on a slow laptop
  Simple fixes for choppy, stuttering browser games, starting with the ones that make the biggest difference.
• What is an idle game?
  What idle and clicker games are, why they are so hard to put down, and how to get good at them.
• What are .io games?
  Where .io games got their name, how they work, and whether you are really playing against people.
• What is tab cloaking, and what can it actually do?
  How the tab disguise on this site works, and the things it very much does not do.
• How to get better at aim in browser shooting games
  Practical aiming tips for browser shooting games, whether you use a mouse or a trackpad.
• How we test every game on this site
  Exactly what we check before a game goes up, how we test phones, tablets and PCs, and what that testing cannot prove.

Game lists

• The best football and sports games to play in your browser
  Football, pool, basketball and more: the sports games on the site worth your break, with their controls.
• The best car games you can play without downloading anything
  Racing, drifting, parking and stunt games that run straight in the browser, picked from the site’s car shelf.
• The best shooting games in the browser, from aim trainers to tower defence
  Aim trainers, sniper levels, zombie waves and tower defence: the shooting games on the site, with controls.
• The best puzzle games to play online for free
  Logic puzzles, sorting games, escape rooms and word games: the pick of the site’s biggest shelf.
• The best arcade games for a quick break
  One-button, high-score, one-more-go games from the site’s arcade shelf.
• The best action and adventure games in your browser
  Platformers, runners, survival and boss fights: the action games on the site worth a keyboard.
• The best 2 player games to play on one keyboard
  Two player games for one laptop: no second device, no account and no network needed.
• The best idle and clicker games that keep going on their own
  Idle and clicker games where the numbers keep climbing, picked from the site’s idle shelf.
• Zombie games you can play free in the browser
  Zombie shooters, survival and defence games on the site, with how each one plays.
• Car parking games: the calm kind of car game
  Parking games that are about precision rather than speed, all playable in the browser.
• Drift games you can play in your browser
  Drifting games on the site: slide sideways, chain corners, and chase the score.
• Truck games: driving the big stuff
  Truck driving, delivery and off-road truck games you can play free in the browser.
• Off-road driving games in the browser
  Mud, hills and rocks: the off-road driving games on the site.
• Stunt games: ramps, flips and loops
  Stunt driving and bike games where the point is the jump, not the finish line.
• Racing games you can play online for free
  Pure racing games on the site: laps, rivals and the finish line.
• City driving games: open streets in the browser
  Driving games set in cities, from free roaming to traffic and missions.
• Soccer games: football you can play in a browser tab
  Football and soccer games on the site: penalties, matches and head-to-head.
• Ball games: bouncing, rolling and shooting hoops
  Games built around a ball: rolling, bouncing, basketball, pool and more.
• Tower defence games: place, upgrade, hold the line
  Tower defence and defence games on the site, where strategy beats reflexes.
• First person shooter games that run in a browser
  First person shooters on the site, from target ranges to arena levels.
• Shoot ’em up games: dodge, shoot, survive
  Classic scrolling shooters and space shooters you can play free in the browser.
• Fighting games you can play in your browser
  Fighting and brawler games on the site, including some for two players on one keyboard.
• Stickman games: simple figures, a lot of action
  Stickman fighting, running and physics games on the site.
• Survival games: last as long as you can
  Survival games on the site, from surviving waves to surviving the wild.
• Escape games: find the way out
  Escape room and escape puzzle games you can play free in the browser.
• Logic and brain games that make you think
  Logic puzzles and brain games on the site, from quick teasers to proper head-scratchers.
• Match 3 games you can play for free
  Match three and matching games on the site: swap, line up, clear.
• Sorting and block puzzle games
  Colour sorting, block fitting and tidy-up puzzles on the site.
• Board games you can play online
  Classic and new board games on the site, playable against the computer or a friend.
• .io games: simple, fast and competitive
  The .io games on the site: grow, survive and climb the leaderboard.
• Platformer games: run, jump, don’t fall
  Platform and jumping games on the site, from easy runs to precise ones.
• Obstacle course games: get to the end in one piece
  Obstacle courses and parkour-style games on the site.
• Endless runner games: how far can you get?
  Endless running games on the site: dodge, jump and keep going.
• Physics games: things fall, bounce and break
  Physics-based games on the site, where gravity is the main character.
• Block building and mining games in the browser
  Blocky building, mining and crafting-style games you can play without installing anything.
• Pixel and retro games
  Pixel art and retro-style games on the site that look like the old days and play like them too.
• Classic games, remade for the browser
  Classic game ideas on the site, from snake-style to block-stacking and beyond.
• Simulator games: try a job, a vehicle or a life
  Simulation games on the site, from driving and flying to running things.
• Farm games: plant, grow, harvest
  Farming games on the site, from quick harvesting to full farm building.
• Animal games for every age
  Games starring animals on the site: running, caring, racing and exploring.
• Monster games: fight them, catch them, be them
  Monster games on the site, from cute to slightly scary.
• Police games: chases, patrols and getaways
  Police driving and chase games you can play free in the browser.
• Tank and battle games
  Tank and battle games on the site: aim, fire and outlast.
• Strategy games that run in your browser
  Strategy games on the site, where planning beats reflexes.
• Clicker games: tap your way to a very big number
  Clicker and tapping games on the site, from pure clicking to full upgrade trees.
• Quick games for a five minute break
  Short, simple games you can finish a round of in a minute or two.
• Relaxing games: no timers, no pressure
  Calm games on the site for when you want to switch off.
• Easy games for younger kids
  Simple, gentle games on the site that younger players can pick up on their own.
• Brainrot games: the weird, meme-heavy ones
  The brainrot-style games on the site: loud, silly and built on internet memes.
• Multiplayer games you can play in the browser
  Multiplayer games on the site: some online, some two players on one keyboard.
• 3D games that run in your browser, no download
  Proper 3D games that run straight in a browser tab, picked from across the site.
• Games you can play with just a mouse or trackpad
  Games that need no keyboard at all, picked because their own controls never mention a key.
• Browser games that work on your phone
  Games that loaded and ran properly when we tested them on a phone, and that play with touch.
• Games made for a phone held upright
  Portrait games that fit a phone screen without turning it sideways.
• Games for iPad and other tablets
  Games that ran properly in our tablet tests and play with touch.
• Games worth using a keyboard for
  The games on the site that need a keyboard, and are worth sitting at a laptop for.