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kester flarebossmalva’s favorite online games

you like games, right? everybody likes games!

everything here is playable for free right in your browser. my favorites are pretty varied, so take a look, there's sure to be something you like on this list

feel free to reblog this post! i’ll update it periodically as i discover new favorites!

last update 03/29/17

basic - probably the most straightforward, mindless idle/incremental game i have ever played. fun time-waster

bloons tower defense series - i love tower defense games and i feel like these are some of the best tower defense games out there. lots of varied maps, enemies, and tower types (all of which can be upgraded, and many of which have multiple upgrade paths)

bubsy visits the james turrell retrospective - where do i begin with this one... okay, first of all, it’s by the people who made sonic dreams collection, so that might give you some idea of what you’re in for. pretty short but takes some surprising turns along the way. a true experience

candy box series - idle/incremental games with ascii art. starts out simple but gets a lot more complicated as you progress. i’d say it has a lot of easter eggs but actually virtually the entire game is an easter egg

clicking bad - while it’s aimed at breaking bad fans, and probably best enjoyed by them, i played this before watching breaking bad and i had a fine old time. it’s another idle/incremental game; you make meth, try to improve its purity over time so you can earn more money, and avoid the dea

cookie clicker - everyone knows about this one by now, right? it’s an idle/incremental game involving cookies, among other things. also i attempted to hack it once and completely broke the prestige system somehow but then again i don’t know much javascript

coma - you may need to use a walkthrough for this one, as it isn’t always clear what to do next and the controls are a bit fussy; however, i think it’s worth it just for how fucking cool this game looks and sounds

congamoeba - make buddies, unicellular style. simple, cute game where you interact with other amoebas using a language that you learn as the game progresses

critter mound - my personal favorite idle game. your goal is to breed the best critters (it’s never really specified what they are exactly, though they’re most likely insectoid) and go to war with other critters. i’ve played this game all the way through several times now, and, seeing as a full playthrough takes quite some time, that’s a testament to how fun this game is

cube escape series - room escape games with surreality and horror elements. you’re going to need to think creatively to solve these! in my opinion, cube escape: seasons (the one linked to above) is the best and the most effective as a stand-alone, but all games in the series are worth playing

a dark room - rather stylish idle/incremental game that, like candy box, starts out simple but gets a lot more complicated as you progress. i’ve never beat this one but i got far enough that a lot of weird shit was happening. a neat time

daymare town - visually interesting point-and-click game with a bit of a creepy atmosphere, if you’re into that kinda thing

don’t escape series - while these play like room escape games, they have essentially the opposite premise: instead of trying to escape, you’re trying to seal yourself in. each game is its own story, and all have multiple endings depending on the choices you make. horror/fantasy/sci-fi themes

don’t get spooked - if you like really silly horror, really silly monsters, various creepypasta tropes (and characters!), and halloween in general, then play this

don’t shit your pants - sounds pretty easy, i know. typing-based game with multiple achievements/endings to unlock (most of them involve shitting your pants)

factory balls series - unfortunate name aside, these are puzzle games where you’re shown a ball with a certain pattern on it and have to recreate that pattern exactly

haunt the house - you’re a ghost whose mansion has become infested with partygoers! oh no! try and scare them all out of the house, but don’t get them too scared or they might jump out a window or something

i am an insane rogue ai - you’re an insane rogue ai! pretty self-explanatory. hack computer systems and kill humans, basically

i wish i were the moon - really neat simple game with multiple endings to unlock. it’s essentially about a love triangle

infectonator series - ever felt like causing a zombie apocalypse? well, now you can! each level has you attempting to infect the population of a given locale with the zombie virus by clicking to infect the initial few victims and (hopefully) starting a chain reaction

mitoza - the developer describes it as a toy, not a game; it’s a bit hard to explain, but it’s very fun to play around with. cool, surreal visuals

nested - by the guy who made cookie clicker. it’s basically a text-based universe simulator where you click on things to see what’s inside them. i’m not doing it justice with that summary

parameters - for a game that consists of nothing but clicking boxes, this is pretty damn entertaining

plinkyplinky! - it’s plinko but incremental game style. i hesitated to recommend this one because it’s erased my save more than once, but not everyone seems to be having that issue and also i just played it for six hours straight and had a hell of a time

rebuild the universe - idle/incremental that’s science-themed, if you’re the sort of fucking nerd who’d be into that. i’m currently in the process of trying to get every single achievement, i’ve prestiged like 5 times, it’s wild

samsara room - a surreal room escape game. pretty short, but thoroughly entertaining if you like weirdness. if you’re into the cube escape series you’ll like this; it’s presumably by the same folks, as it utilizes some of the same art assets

slurpy derpy - like critter mound, but with cartoony graphics, a prestige system, and some other bells & whistles. essentially you’re in charge of a buncha cute but stupid creatures called “derps” and also it’s the apocalypse or something; the plot doesn’t bear thinking about

the uncle who works for nintendo - this is possibly my favorite twine game ever. it’s a horror game with five different endings (you’re not going to understand the story too well until you get them all). pro tip, choose a girl’s name for your friend at the beginning — just trust me on this

upgrade complete series - if you’re one of those people who derives immense satisfaction from purchasing/unlocking upgrades in games, you’ll love these. by playing these games, you earn money to upgrade the game, improving the graphics, sound, voice acting, interface, etc. very silly

windows 93 - okay, this isn’t a game exactly — it’s a fictitious operating system you can explore. very surreal/funny, lots to do

you find yourself in a room - text-based adventure that hates you a lot

if there’s a game you think deserves to be on this list, send me an ask!

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