Web browser-based games - Definition and Overview

This is a list of browser-based games available over the Internet, played through a web browser, and commonly written in client- or server-side languages such as Java, Perl, PHP, Macromedia Flash, or HTML. This list includes commercial and free games.

Flash

• AE4RV Games (http://www.ae4rv.com/games) Several different kinds of Flash games including Nuclear Power Plant Sim (http://www.ae4rv.com/games/nuke.htm), Urban Chopper Rescue (http://www.ae4rv.com/games/ucr.htm) and StarMonger (http://www.ae4rv.com/games/star.htm). Some games are available for download for personal_computers and Pocket PCs. Several custom AE4RV games are published at Odd Todd (http://www.oddtodd.com).
• Flashtrek
• Flashwars
• Flip Words (http://www.puzzlegems.com/flipwords/flipwords_online.htm)
• City Jumper
• FASCO-CS (http://www.fasco-csc.com/index_e.html)
  • Crimson Room (http://www.fasco-csc.com/works/crimson/crimson_e.php)
  • Viridian Room (http://www.fasco-csc.com/works/viridian/index_e.php)
  • The Blue Chamber (http://www.fasco-csc.com/works/bluechamber/index_e.php)
• GasGames (http://homokaasu.org), abstract and addictive games (with a few real-time multiplayer games also)
• Global Arcade (http://www.globalarcade.org/) Flash based games used as an anti-globalization message.
  • Maria Sisters (http://www.globalarcade.org/sv/index.html) Parody of the game Mario Bros.
  • Mergeroid (http://www.globalarcade.org/mergeroid/index.html) Parody of the game Asteroids. Featured in the documentary Secrets of Silicon Valley (http://www.secretsofsiliconvalley.org/).
  • You Don't Know Zack! (http://www.globalarcade.org/ge/index.html) Parody of the game You Don't Know Jack.
  • Merger Madness (http://www.globalarcade.org/mergeroid/index.html#madness)
  • The Game of WTO (http://www.globalarcade.org/wto/index.html)
  • P.o.N.G. (http://www.globalarcade.org/pong/index.html) Parody of the game Pong.
• [1] (http://www.aooa.co.uk/) by Michael Clague
• Yetisports (http://yeti.e-medien.com/englisch/playonline.html)
  • Pingu Throw
  • Orca Slap
  • Seal Bounce
  • Albatros Overload
  • Flamingo Drive
  • Bigwave
  • Snowboard Freeride
• Pepere.org flash games (http://www.pepere.org/flash-games_1_x/)
  • The parking game
  • The trailer game
  • The elephant game

Sega

• Sega Swirl (http://www.segaswirl.com/ss_shockwave.htm)
• Sonic Heroes Puzzle (http://www.sega.com/gamesite/sonicheroes/minigame/flash/)

Java

Graphical

• Dragon Court (http://wild.ffiends.com/DCourt/Game.stm)
• RuneScape (http://www.runescape.com/)
• Scared (http://www.brackeen.com/home/scared/)
• Tyrant (http://www.mikera.net/tyrant/index.html) - dungeon adventure game
• Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates (http://www.puzzlepirates.com/)

Text-based

• Spatch's Games (http://www.spatch.net/games/index.shtml)
  • Pick Up The Phone Booth and Die (http://www.spatch.net/games/play.cgi?game=putpbad)
  • Pick Up The Phone Booth and Die 2 (http://www.spatch.net/games/play.cgi?game=putpbad2)
  • The Lesson Of The Chicken (http://www.spatch.net/games/play.cgi?game=chicken)
  • When I Grow Up I Want To Be A Firetruck (http://www.spatch.net/games/play.cgi?game=firetruck)

Emulators

• GameBoyEmu (http://www.btinternet.com/~davidwinchurch/applets/GameBoyEmu/GameBoyEmu.html)

HTML

Multiplayer turn-based strategy

• Archmage/Archspace (http://www.magewar.com/)
• Domain Knights (http://www.jaian.com/dk3/)
• Earth: 2025 (http://games.swirve.com/earth/)
• Utopia (http://games.swirve.com/utopia/)
• Mech Crusaders (http://www.mechg.com)
• The Five Pillars (http://thefivepillars.org/)
• FaitH (http://www.dragonclawstudio.com/faith/)
• Hattrick (for website click here (http://www.hattrick.org))
• Macropoly (http://www.macropoly.net/)
• MerchantEmpires (visit the gamesite here (http://www.merchantempires.com))
• Pure War (http://purewar.com/)
• X-Kings (http://www.x-kings.com/public/new_user.php?friend=Slave)
• Zaraz (http://www.zaraz.com/)
• Iraqi Shootout (http://www.IraqiShooutOut.com/)
• Aegis (http://www.aarcarena.com/aegis/home.php/)
• Space Federation (http://www.spacefed.com/main/)
• AstroWars (http://www.astrowars.com/)
• Omerta (http://www.barafranca.com/index.php/)
• RaceWarz (http://www.racewarz.net/index.php/)
• Racing Frogs (http://www.racingfrogs.org/select-site.html/)
• Shadow Ops (http://www.shadowops.net/s1/login.php/)

See also

• Internet game
• MUD
• Online skill-based game
• Play-by-post gaming

External links

• Cartoon network games (http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/play/index.html)
• HypeGames (http://www.hypegames.com) 2500+ addictive games.
• Free Online Games (http://www.farfarfar.com) submit your game link.
• Free Online Games Directory (http://www.fogdir.com)
• FlyOrDie Games (http://www.flyordie.com)
• Free Arcade (http://www.freearcade.com/)
• Free Games (http://www.freegames.ws/) play online.
• Puzzle Gems (http://www.puzzlegems.com) Puzzle Gaming Portal.
• MSN Zone (http://zone.msn.com/)
• Shockwave Games (http://www.shockwave.com/)
• New, original games. (http://en.ludanto.org/)
• ZeroRacer - Large database of Flash, Shockwave, and Java games. (http://zeroracer.geniushost.net/)