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Web games, also known as browser games, are games played over the web. Not to be confused with [[Freeware Games]], which are distributed for free and act like regular computer programs. Web games are played directly through the web browser, often (but not always) with the help of a plugin.

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== Individual Web Games ==

== Action Games ==
* ''[[Amorphous (Video Game)|Amorphous]]''
* ''[[Armed With Wings (Video Game)|Armed With Wings]]''
* ''[[Aqua Rhapsody (Video Game)|Aqua Rhapsody]]''
* ''[[Commando 2 (Video Game)|Commando 2]]'' (Run-and-Gun similar to ''[[Metal Slug]]'')
* ''[[Coinbox Hero (Video Game)|Coinbox Hero]]''
* ''[[Garden Gnome Carnage (Video Game)|Garden Gnome Carnage]]''
* ''[[Lesbian Spider Queens of Mars (Video Game)|Lesbian Spider Queens of Mars]]'' ([[Adult Swim]] games)
* ''[[Miami Shark (Video Game)|Miami Shark]]''
* ''[[Road of the Dead (Video Game)|Road of the Dead]]''


== Action Adventure ==
* ''[[Alice in Spaceland Series (Video Game)|Alice in Spaceland Series]]''
* ''[[Amea (Video Game)|Amea]]''
* ''[[Dungeon Blitz (Video Game)|Dungeon Blitz]]'' (also a [[MMORPG]])
* ''[[Emo Game (Video Game)|Emo Game]]''
* ''[[Escape From Puppy Death Factory (Video Game)|Escape From Puppy Death Factory]]'' (also a [[Metroidvania]])
* ''[[The Flowering Nose (Video Game)|The Flowering Nose]]''
* ''[[Kit and The Octopod (Video Game)|Kit and The Octopod]]''
* ''[[Legend of Kalevala (Video Game)|Legend of Kalevala]]'' (also a [[Metroidvania]])
* ''[[The Legends of Hiro (Video Game)|The Legends of Hiro]]''
* ''[[Legends of Kong (Video Game)|Legends of Kong]]''
* ''[[Snailiad (Video Game)|Snailiad]]'' (also a [[Metroidvania]])


== Adventure Games ==
* ''[[Alice Is Dead (Video Game)|Alice Is Dead]]'' ([[Point and Click Game]], horror)
* ''[[A Small Favor (Video Game)|A Small Favor]]''
* ''[[Belial (Video Game)|Belial]]'' ([[Point and Click Game]])
* ''[[Choice of Games (Video Game)|Choice of Games]]'' ([[Choose Your Own Adventure]])
* ''[[Colour My Series (Video Game)|Colour My Series]]''
* ''[[Darkness (Video Game)|Darkness]]'' ([[Point and Click Game]], horror)
* ''[[Die Anstalt]]''
* ''[[Detective Grimoire]]''
* ''[[Echo Bazaar (Video Game)|Echo Bazaar]]''
* ''[[Exmortis (Video Game)|Exmortis]]''
* ''[[Gretel and Hansel (Video Game)|Gretel and Hansel]]'' ([[Point and Click Game]])
* ''[[Jack French]]'' ([[Point and Click Game]])
* ''[[Johnny Rocketfingers (Video Game)|Johnny Rocketfingers]]'' ([[Point and Click Game]])
* ''[[Looming]]''
* ''[[Myosotis (Video Game)|Myosotis]]'' ([[Point and Click Game]])
* ''[[Mystery of Time and Space]]''
* ''[[Peasants Quest (Video Game)|Peasants Quest]]''
* ''[[Reincarnation (Video Game)|Reincarnation]]''
* ''[[The Room the Game (Video Game)|The Room the Game]]''
* ''[[Sissys Magical Ponycorn Adventure]]''
* ''[[Story of the Blanks]]'' (horror fan-game of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'')
* ''[[Sub Machine]]''
* ''[[Trapped Series]]'' ([[Point and Click Game]] with escape-the-room, puzzle and [[Jigsaw Puzzle Plot]] elements)
* ''[[The Trapped Trilogy]]''
** ''[[Godlimations]]''
* ''[[Trisphere (Video Game)|Trisphere]]''
* ''[[The Several Journeys of Reemus]]''
* ''[[Tube Adventures]]'' ([[Point and Click Game]])
* ''[[Wasted Youth (Video Game)|Wasted Youth]]''
* ''[[Xolga and Mr. Toko (Video Game)|Xolga and Mr. Toko]]''


== Fighting ==
* ''[[Gundam Fighter]]''
* ''[[My Little Pony Fighting Is Magic (Video Game)|My Little Pony Fighting Is Magic]]''
* ''[[Rose and Camellia]]''
* ''[[Super Smash Flash]]''

== [[Beat'Em Up]] ==
* ''[[Armed Prophet]]''
* ''[[Battle Beavers (Video Game)|Battle Beavers]]''
* ''[[Fear Is Vigilance (Video Game)|Fear Is Vigilance]]''
* ''[[Mad Karate Man (Video Game)|Mad Karate Man]]''


== Launcher Games ==
* ''[[Burrito Bison]]''
* ''[[Katawa Crash (Video Game)|Katawa Crash]]''
* ''[[Nanaca Crash (Video Game)|Nanaca Crash]]''
* ''[[Titan Lunch Retaliation]]''


== Platformers ==
== Ordinary Platformers ==
* ''[[The Bright in The Screen]]'' (horror)
* ''[[Cactus Mccoy]]'' (also a [[Beat'Em Up]])
* ''[[Canabalt (Video Game)|Canabalt]]''
* ''[[The Caverns of Hammerfest (Video Game)|The Caverns of Hammerfest]]''
* ''[[Clarences Big Chance]]'' (also a borderline [[Metroidvania]])
* ''[[Diamond Hollow II (Video Game)|Diamond Hollow II]]''
* ''[[Dino Run (Video Game)|Dino Run]]''
* ''[[Elephant Quest (Video Game)|Elephant Quest]]''
* ''[[Exit Path]]''
* ''[[Fancy Pants Adventures (Video Game)|Fancy Pants Adventures]]''
* ''[[Gun Bot]]''
* ''[[Icycle]]''
* ''[[Level Up (Video Game)|Level Up]]'' (also a [[Metroidvania]])
* ''[[Meat Boy (Video Game)|Meat Boy]]''
* ''[[Mibiblis Quest (Video Game)|Mibiblis Quest]]'' (also a [[Shooter]])
* ''[[Mission in Snowdriftland]]''
* ''[[Raze 2]]'' (has heavy 2d shooter elements).
* ''[[Plazma Burst (Video Game)|Plazma Burst]]'' Series (has heavy 2d shooter elements).
* ''[[Remnants of Skystone]]'' (also an [[MMORPG]] and a [[Metroidvania]])
* ''[[Robot Wants Series]]'' (also a [[Metroidvania]])
* ''[[Rokko Chan]]''
* ''[[Sint Nicolaas (Video Game)|Sint Nicolaas]]''
* ''[[Stinkoman 20 X 6 (Video Game)|Stinkoman 20 X 6]]''
* ''[[Super Chick Sisters]]''
* ''[[Super Mario 63 (Video Game)|Super Mario 63]]''
* ''[[Super Mario Bros Crossover]]''
* ''[[Thing Thing]]''
* ''[[This Is the Only Level]]'' (parody)
* ''[[You Only Live Once (Video Game)|You Only Live Once]]'' (parody)

== Puzzle Platformers ==
* ''[[Achievement Unlocked (Video Game)|Achievement Unlocked]]''
* ''[[Closure (Video Game)|Closure]]''
* ''[[Continuity (Video Game)|Continuity]]''
* ''[[The Company of Myself]]''
* ''[[Depict 1 (Video Game)|Depict 1]]''
* ''[[Enough Plumbers]]''
* ''[[Karoshi]]''
* ''[[KOLM (Video Game)|KOLM]]''
* ''[[Loved (Video Game)|Loved]]''
* ''[[Sequester (Video Game)|Sequester]]''
* ''[[Shift]]''
* ''[[Time Fcuk (Video Game)|Time Fcuk]]''
* ''[[Tower of Heaven (Video Game)|Tower of Heaven]]''
* ''[[You Have to Burn The Rope]]''
* ''[[Verge (Video Game)|Verge]]''

== Exploration Platformers ==
* ''[[Coma (Video Game)|Coma]]''


== Puzzle Games ==
* ''[[Fantastic Contraption (Video Game)|Fantastic Contraption]]''
* ''[[Guardian Rock (Video Game)|Guardian Rock]]''
* ''[[Hoshi Saga (Video Game)|Hoshi Saga]]''
* ''[[Help the Hero (Video Game)|Help the Hero]]''
* ''[[Lab of the Dead (Video Game)|Lab of the Dead]]''
* ''[[Planetarium (Video Game)|Planetarium]]''
* ''[[Save Toshi (Video Game)|Save Toshi]]'' (only the first 40 levels though)


== Racing Games ==
* ''[[Ffx Runner]]''
* ''[[Need for Madness]]''


== Role Playing Games ==
== Action RPGs ==
* ''[[Adventure Kingdom (Video Game)|Adventure Kingdom]]''
* ''[[Ginormo Sword]]''
* ''[[Super Press Space to Win Action RPG 2009]]'' (parody)

== Eastern RPGs ==
* ''[[Epic Battle Fantasy]]''
* ''[[Fantasy Online]]'' ([[Affectionate Parody]])
* ''[[Ge Ne Sis (Video Game)|Ge Ne Sis]]'' (also a [[Tactical RPG]])
** ''[[Wings of Genesis]]'', its spinoff, which is actually a [[Horizontal Scrolling Shooter]].
* ''[[Linear RPG]]'' (parody)
* ''[[MARDEK (Video Game)|MARDEK]]''
* ''[[TCTRPG]]'' (also known as The Color Tuesday)
* ''[[Turn Based Battle (Video Game)|Turn Based Battle]]'' (parody)
== Tactical RPGs ==
* ''[[Ge Ne Sis (Video Game)|Ge Ne Sis]]'' (also an [[Eastern RPG]])
** ''[[Wings of Genesis]]'', its spinoff, which is actually a [[Horizontal Scrolling Shooter]].
* ''[[Telepath RPG]]'' (also a [[Western RPG]])

== Western RPGs ==
* ''[[Arfenhouse (Video Game)|Arfenhouse]]''
* ''[[Adventure Quest (Video Game)|Adventure Quest]]''
** ''[[Dragon Fable (Video Game)|Dragon Fable]]'', its prequel.
** ''[[Mechquest (Video Game)|Mechquest]]'', ''DragonFable'''s prequel.
** ''[[Warp Force (Video Game)|Warp Force]]'', expansion to ''[[Adventure Quest (Video Game)|Adventure Quest]]''
* ''[[Book of Mages the Dark Times (Video Game)|Book of Mages the Dark Times]]''
* ''[[Castle Age]]''
* ''[[Dragon Tavern (Roleplay)|Dragon Tavern]]''
* ''[[Dream World (Video Game)|Dream World]]''
* ''[[Improbable Island]]''
* ''[[Knights of the Crystal]]''
* ''[[Mafia Wars]]''
* ''[[Marvel Avengers Alliance (Video Game)|Marvel Avengers Alliance]]''
* ''[[Poptropica]]''
* ''[[Runescape (Video Game)|Runescape]]''
* ''[[Sonny]]''
* ''[[Sryth]]'' (a text RPG)
* ''[[Superhero City (Video Game)|Superhero City]]''
* ''[[Telepath RPG]]'' (also a [[Tactical RPG]])
* ''[[Twilight Heroes]]''
* ''[[Vulpin Adventure (Video Game)|Vulpin Adventure]]''

== Massively Multiplayer Online RPGs ==
* ''[[Adventure Quest Worlds (Video Game)|Adventure Quest Worlds]]''
* ''[[Alteil (Video Game)|Alteil]]''
* ''[[Club Penguin]]''
* ''[[Dark Orbit]]''
* ''[[Dead Frontier]]''
* ''[[Dealt in Lead]]''
* ''[[Doom Forge (Video Game)|Doom Forge]]''
* ''[[Drakensang Online (Video Game)|Drakensang Online]]''
* ''[[Dungeon Blitz (Video Game)|Dungeon Blitz]]'' (also an [[Action Adventure]] game)
* ''[[Evony]]''
* ''[[Faery Tale Online]]''
* ''[[Forum Warz]]''
* ''[[Fusion Fall]]''
* ''[[Gaia Online]]''
* ''[[Kingdom of Loathing (Video Game)|Kingdom of Loathing]]''
* ''[[Legacy of a Thousand Suns (Video Game)|Legacy of a Thousand Suns]]''
* ''[[Mabinogi Fantasy Life]]''
* ''[[Muelsfell Rise of the Golems (Video Game)|Muelsfell Rise of the Golems]]''
* ''[[Pardus]]''
* ''[[Realm of the Mad God (Video Game)|Realm of the Mad God]]''
* ''[[Remnants of Skystone]]'' (also a [[Platformer]] and a [[Metroidvania]])
* ''[[Shintolin]]''
* ''[[Skyrates]]''
* ''[[Star Pirates]]''
* ''[[Urban Dead]]''
* ''[[Urban Rivals (Video Game)|Urban Rivals]]''


== Simulation Games ==
* ''[[Amateur Surgeon]]'' ([[Meatgrinder Surgery]])
* ''[[Globetrotter XL]]'' (general knowledge game)
* ''[[Virtual Horse Ranch]]'' (virtual pet)


== Shooters ==
== First-Person Shooters ==
* ''[[Anaksha Female Assassin]]''
* ''[[Insectonator]]''

== Horizontal Side-Scrolling Shooters ==
* ''[[Parasite Strike (Video Game)|Parasite Strike]]''
* ''[[Robot Dinosaurs That Shoot Beams When They Roar]]''
* ''[[RPG Shooter Starwish]]'' (has heavy [[RPG Elements]])
* ''[[Wings of Genesis]]'' (has heavy [[RPG Elements]])

== Shoot 'Em Up ==
* ''[[Bubble Tanks]]''
* ''[[Enigmata]]''
* ''[[Frantic Frigates (Video Game)|Frantic Frigates]]''
* ''[[Neverending Light (Video Game)|Neverending Light]]'' (horror)
* ''[[Robot Unicorn Attack (Sugar Wiki)|Robot Unicorn Attack]]''
** ''[[Robot Unicorn Attack (Darth Wiki)|Robot Unicorn Attack: Heavy Metal Edition]]''
* ''[[Toss the Turtle (Video Game)|Toss the Turtle]]''
* ''[[Ultimate Crab Battle]]''
* ''[[Upgrade Complete (Video Game)|Upgrade Complete]]''

== Third-Person Shooters ==
* ''[[The Breach]]'' (horror)
* ''[[Mibiblis Quest (Video Game)|Mibiblis Quest]]'' (also a [[Platformer]])

== Vertical Scrolling Shooters ==
* ''[[Grinning Cobossus (Video Game)|Grinning Cobossus]]''


== Sports Games ==
* ''[[QWOP]]''
** ''[[GIRP (Video Game)|GIRP]]''


== Strategy Games ==
== Turn-based ==
* ''[[Infectonator (Video Game)|Infectonator]]''
* ''[[Steambirds]]''

== Real Time ==
* ''[[Castle Quest 2]]''
* ''[[I Am an Insane Rogue AI]]''
* ''[[The Kings League (Video Game)|The Kings League]]''
* ''[[Pandemic]]''


== Time Management Games ==
== General ==
* ''Anti-Idle''
* ''[[Cafe World]]''
* ''[[City Ville]]''
* ''[[Farmville]]''
* ''[[Frontier Ville]]''
* ''[[Mousehunt]]''
* ''[[Oiligarchy]]''
* ''[[Pet Ville]]''
* ''[[Zoo World]]''

== Digital Pet Games ==
* ''[[Dragon Adopters]]''
* ''[[Dragon Cave (Web Game)|Dragon Cave]]''
* ''[[Pet Society]]''
* ''[[Puppet Nightmares]]''
* ''[[Uni Creatures (Website)|Uni Creatures]]''
* ''[[Valenth]]''
* ''[[Wajas]]''


== Tower Defense ==
* ''[[Bloons Tower Defense (Video Game)|Bloons Tower Defense]]''
* ''[[Cursed Treasure (Video Game)|Cursed Treasure]]''
* ''[[Desktop Tower Defense]]''
* ''[[Gemcraft (Video Game)|Gemcraft]]''
* ''[[Glissaria (Video Game)|Glissaria]]''
* ''[[Mastermind World Conqueror]]''
* ''[[Pokémon Tower Defense]]''
* ''[[Toys vs. Nightmares (Video Game)|Toys vs. Nightmares]]''
* ''[[Villainous (Video Game)|Villainous]]'' ([[Inverted Trope|Inversion]])


== Multiple ==
* ''[[Abobos Big Adventure (Video Game)|Abobo's Big Adventure]] ([[Beat'Em Up]], [[Platformer]], [[Action Adventure]], [[Action]] and a [[Sports Game]])''
* ''[[Black Market (Video Game)|Black Market]].'' Part [[Simulation Game]], part resource management, part RPG.
* ''[[Cactus Mccoy]] (Beat 'Em Up/[[Platformer]])''
* ''[[Deadly 30 (Video Game)|Deadly 30]] (RPG, survival game, Tower Defense and a [[Shoot'Em Up]])''
* ''[[Monster Arena (Video Game)|Monster Arena]] ([[Western RPG]]/[[Simulation Game]])''
* ''[[The Last Stand]] (RPG, survival game, and a [[Shoot'Em Up]])''
* ''[[Pico]]'' (The various flash games across [[Newgrounds]] starring the [[Series Mascot]] cover a wide spectrum of genres.)
* ''[[Realm of the Mad God]]'': ([[Roguelike]]/[[Bullet Hell|Danmaku]]/MMORPG)
* ''[[Riddle School (Video Game)|Riddle School]] (Puzzle/Adventure)''
* ''[[World Builder]] (Puzzle/Adventure/Strategy)''
* ''Xolga and Mr. Toko (Puzzle/Adventure)''
* ''[[Mega Mash (Video Game)|Mega Mash]]''


== Genre-Defying ==
* ''[[But That Was Yesterday (Video Game)|But That Was Yesterday]]''
* ''[[Doodle God]]''
* ''[[The Game (Video Game)|The Game]]''
* ''[[Happy Wheels (Video Game)|Happy Wheels]]''
* ''[[Immor Tall]]''
* ''[[The Impossible Quiz (Video Game)|The Impossible Quiz]]''
* ''[[Kongai]]''
* ''[[The Majesty of Colors]]''
* ''[[One Chance]]''
* ''[[Osada]]''
* ''[[Poupee Girl]]''
* ''[[Steamshovel Harry (Video Game)|Steamshovel Harry]]''
* ''[[Today I Die]]''
* ''[[Transformice (Video Game)|Transformice]]''
* ''[[Trigger Knight (Video Game)|Trigger Knight]]''

== Web Game Developers ==

* [http://armorgames.com/ Armor Games] - along with hosting a number of games, they also produce many popular ones, including ''Crush the Castle'', ''[[Achievement Unlocked (Video Game)|Achievement Unlocked]]'' .
* [http://www.berzerkstudio.com/ Berzerk Studio]
* [http://www.bigblockgames.com/ Big Block Games]
* [http://www.bontegames.com/ Bonte Games]
* [http://www.conartistgames.com/ Con Artist Games]
* [[Fig Hunter]] - The website of Pseudolonewolf, the creator of the ''[[MARDEK]]'' series and ''[[Clarences Big Chance]]''.
* [http://www.flipline.com/ Flipline Studios]
* [http://hamumu.com/game.php?sec=WEB Hamumu Software] - creator of the [[Robot Wants Series]] series.
* [http://www.hbrenes.com/blog/ Harold Brenes] - creator of ''Fragger''.
* [http://www.ivoryboy.com/ Ivory] - creator of the ''Differences'' and ''Storm the House'' series.
* [http://www.klicknation.com/ Klicknation] - creator of ''[[Superhero City (Video Game)|Superhero City]]'', ''Six Gun Galaxy'', ''Age of Champions'', and ''Starship Command: Battle for Earth''.
* [http://www.pastelportal.com/stories/ Mateusz Skutnik] - creator of the ''[[Sub Machine]]'' series.
* [[Minoto Series|Minoto]]
* [http://monstrumgames.com/ Monstrum Games] - creator of the ''Monsters' Den'' RPGs.
* [http://www.kongregate.com/accounts/nerdook Nerdook] - notably a fellow troper.
* [http://www.neutronized.com/ Neutronized]
* [http://www.ninjakiwi.com Ninja Kiwi]
* [[Nitrome]]
* [[Square Enix]] (Chocobo's Crystal Tower and [[Knights of the Crystal]])
* [http://protectorworld.com/ Undefined]
* [http://www.zeebarf.com/ Zeebarf] - creator of the ''Adventures of Reemus'', ''A Small Favor'' and ''A Vistor'' series.
* Zynga, Inc.

== Gaming Sites ==

* [http://armorgames.com/ Armor Games]
* [http://www.crazymonkeygames.com/ Crazy Monkey Games]
* [http://www.fettspielen.de/ Fettspielen]
* [[Fun Orb]]
* [[Homestar Runner (Web Animation)|Homestar Runner]] - A site famous for its web toons but also contains a number of popular games.
* [http://jayisgames.com/ Jay is Games] - Critical web-game reviews on countless titles (with links included to try things out for yourself). Also a source of succinct walkthroughs and development contests where designers are challenged to create original works on a loose theme, and rewarded by voting. [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|Gamers are rewarded by awesome original games that are free-to-play online]].
* [http://www.kongregate.com/ Kongregate] - Home to an active community of developers and the gamers who provide feedback (and occasionally donations) to their works. A large part of the site is the social networking aspect of flash gaming, increased by meta-game achievements the developers and site mods help create. Recently made part of the Gamestop network.
* [http://www.miniclip.com/games/en/ Miniclip]
* [[Neopets]]
* [[Newgrounds (Website)|Newgrounds]] - Known for its flash games, but also known for flash movies. Along with Kongregate, one of the leaders in web-gaming developer sites that include social review and meta-game rewards for players.
* [[N McCoy Dot Net]]
* [http://www.pogo.com/ Pogo.com]
* [[Puppet Nightmares]]

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[[Category:Videogame Systems]]
[[Category:Media]]
[[Category:Sandbox (New Media)]]
[[Category:Web Original]]
[[Category:The Internet]]
[[Category:index]]
[[Category:Web Games]]
[[Category:Pages with comment tags]]

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