This is a selected list of
browser games, playable in
internet browser
A web browser is application software for accessing websites. When a user requests a web page from a particular website, the browser retrieves its files from a web server and then displays the page on the user's screen. Browsers are used on ...
s or with software such as
Adobe Flash
Adobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash and FutureSplash) is a multimedia software platform used for production of animations, rich web applications, desktop applications, mobile apps, mobile games, and embedded web browser video players. Fla ...
.
Single-player games
Multiplayer games
This is a selected list of
multiplayer
A multiplayer video game is a video game in which more than one person can play in the same game environment at the same time, either locally on the same computing system ( couch co-op), on different computing systems via a local area network, or ...
browser game
A browser game or a "flash game" is a video game that is played via the internet using a web browser. They are mostly free-to-play and can be single-player or multiplayer.
Some browser games are also available as mobile apps, PC games, or on ...
s. These games are usually free, with extra, payable options sometimes available. See the List of browser games for single-player browser games.
The
game flow of the games may be either
turn-based
In video and other games, the passage of time must be handled in a way that players find fair and easy to understand. This is usually done in one of the two ways: real-time and turn-based.
Real-time
Real-time games have game time progress cont ...
, where players are given a number of "turns" to execute their actions or
real-time
Real-time or real time describes various operations in computing or other processes that must guarantee response times within a specified time (deadline), usually a relatively short time. A real-time process is generally one that happens in defined ...
, where player actions take a real amount of time to complete. Most notable is the
real-time strategy
Real-time strategy (RTS) is a Video game genre, subgenre of strategy video games that do not progress incrementally in turn-based game, turns, but allow all players to play simultaneously, in "real time". By contrast, in Turn-based strategy, turn ...
genre.
See also
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Multiplayer video game
A multiplayer video game is a video game in which more than one person can play in the same game environment at the same time, either locally on the same computing system (couch co-op), on different computing systems via a local area network, or ...
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MMORPG
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Browser based game
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List of massively multiplayer online games
This is a list of notable massively multiplayer online games (MMOG), sorted by category.
Massively multiplayer online first-person shooter games (MMOFPS)
Massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG)
Massively multiplayer onl ...
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List of massively multiplayer online role-playing games
This is a selected list of massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs).
MMORPGs are large multi-user games that take place in perpetual online worlds with a great number of other players. In most MMORPGs each player controls ...
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List of free multiplayer online games
This is a selected list of multiplayer online games which are free to play in some form without ever requiring a subscription or other payment. Some common types are first-person shooters or multiplayer online battle arena, but could be of any gen ...
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List of free massively multiplayer online games
This is a selected list of notable massively multiplayer online games which are free-to-play in some form without ever requiring a subscription or other payment. These are commonly MMORPGs or MMOFPSs, but could be of any genre.
Free play
Th ...
Notes
References
{{Video game lists by platform
Browser games