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Games sites worth your time, kept by hand. No algorithm, no tracking.

• 2048Slide tiles to combine numbers until you reach 2048. Infinite replay.
• A Dark RoomA text-based RPG that starts with almost nothing and grows into something huge.
• A-MAZE-INGGenerate and solve mazes of any size. Simple and satisfying.
• Absurd Trolley ProblemsThe trolley problem taken to gloriously ridiculous extremes.
• BandleGuess the song from just one instrument at a time. More layers revealed.
• BlooketQuiz game platform where you battle with knowledge. Great for all ages.
• Boardgame ArenaPlay 800+ board games against real people. Free tier covers most of the catalog.
• CheckioPython and JavaScript puzzles set in a sci-fi world.
• Chess TempoChess tactics training with a massive puzzle database.
• Chess VariantsA deep archive of the thousands of ways people have reinvented chess.
• Chess.comPlay chess online, solve puzzles, watch tournaments. The biggest chess site.
• Codenames OnlineThe classic word association party game, playable online with anyone.
• CodinGameCompetitive coding through game challenges. Learn by building real logic.
• Cookie ClickerThe idle game that launched a genre. Do not start. You will not stop.
• Cool Math GamesActually fun browser games that happen to involve math. All ages.
• CSS DinerLearn CSS selectors by selecting plates of food. Genuinely clever.
• Diep.ioTank warfare in a minimalist arena. Easy to learn, endlessly competitive.
• DordleSolve two Wordles simultaneously with shared guesses.
• Dungeons and DesktopsNetHack: the original roguelike, still being maintained since 1987.
• Elevator SagaProgram elevators with JavaScript to move passengers efficiently.
• Emulator OnlinePlay classic console games right in the browser. Pure nostalgia.
• Flag GuesserIdentify the world's flags. Much harder once you get past the obvious ones.
• FlagleGuess the flag one piece at a time. Geography meets Wordle.
• Flexbox FroggyGuide frogs to their lily pads by writing CSS flexbox. Actually teaches it.
• FramedGuess the movie from a single still frame. Six frames, six chances.
• Free RiceTrivia game where correct answers donate rice to the UN World Food Programme.
• Gartic PhoneMultiplayer telephone pictionary. Draw what someone wrote, write what someone drew.
• GeographPhoto every grid square of Great Britain and Ireland.
• GeoGridA daily geography puzzle that crosses countries with categories. Clever.
• GeoGuessrDropped into a random Street View — guess where on Earth you are.
• GlobleGuess the mystery country — each wrong answer tells you how close you are.
• Grid GardenLearn CSS Grid by watering a carrot garden. Clever and effective.
• Guess My WordBinary search for a word. High or low? Classic game, clean execution.
• Heardle (Archive)Guess the song from the first few seconds. Music knowledge test.
• Hempuli GamesThe home of Baba Is You’s creator and a pile of clever experiments.
• HexcellsA portal to thousands of free browser games, old-school flash-era spirit intact.
• Higher Lower GameGuess which thing gets searched more. Wildly addictive trivia.
• Human BenchmarkTest your reaction time, memory, and typing speed. Compare globally.
• Infinite CraftCombine elements to discover new ones, forever. Wildly addictive.
• itch.ioIndie games from solo developers. Weird, creative, and often free.
• JetpunkThousands of trivia quizzes with a timer. Very replayable.
• KenkenMath puzzles that combine Sudoku with arithmetic. Good for all ages.
• LichessCompletely free, open-source chess. No ads, no paywalls.
• Little Alchemy 2Combine elements to discover everything. Starts with fire and water.
• Manifold MarketsBet play money on the future and sharpen how you think about probability.
• Minigolf.ioMultiplayer mini golf in the browser. Fast and surprisingly competitive.
• NerdleWordle for equations. Guess the math calculation in six tries.
• NYT ConnectionsSort 16 words into four hidden categories. Much harder than it looks.
• Orteil’s GamesThe maker of Cookie Clicker’s whole playground of idle oddities.
• PolygonleGuess words that match a shape pattern. Spatial and linguistic.
• PuzzmoDaily puzzles built by the people who made Wordle and other viral games.
• RedactleA Wikipedia article with every word redacted. Guess it from context alone.
• SemantleGuess the daily word by semantic distance. Like Wordle but much harder.
• SeterraGeography quizzes for every country, capital, and flag on Earth.
• skribbl.ioOnline Pictionary with strangers or friends. Free, no account needed.
• Slither.ioGrow the longest snake in a shared arena. The deceptively simple smash hit.
• SporcleTrivia quizzes on everything. Geography, movies, sports, science.
• SquardleWordle on a 5x5 grid. Six words, shared letter constraints.
• Stimulation ClickerA sharp, funny satire of attention and overstimulation. Also a great game.
• Tabletopia700+ board games playable in browser. Great digital tabletop selection.
• The Battle of PolytopiaA bite-sized, beautiful strategy game you can actually finish in a sitting.
• The Password GameMake a password that satisfies increasingly absurd rules. Maddening, brilliant.
• TownscaperBuild a tiny seaside town by clicking. No goal, just gentle creation.
• TradleGuess the country from its export data. Economics meets geography.
• TravleGet from one country to another in fewest steps, like the Wikipedia game.
• TypeRacerRace other people by typing accurately. Humbling at first, addictive indefinitely.
• UntrustedA JavaScript game where you modify the game code to escape each level.
• Vim AdventuresLearn vim by playing a game. Actually works.
• WaffleA word grid you rearrange rather than guess from scratch. Satisfying.
• Wikipedia SpeedrunRace from one Wikipedia article to another using only links. Weirdly thrilling.
• WikiTriviaPlace historical events on a timeline by guessing their year.
• WordleThe daily five-letter word puzzle. Five chances to get it.
• WorldleGuess the country from the shape of its outline. Geography Wordle.
• ZtypeA space shooter you play by typing. Genuinely improves your speed.

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