Posted November 19, 2011
I've culled through the many links in "my favorites" to bring you this list of top ten browser games that I think are well worth your time.
10.) OUTBREAK
http://www.survivetheoutbreak.com/
Outbreak is an FMV game that puts you in control of a zombie horror movie. You know when you watch horror movies and you're yelling at the girl "No you idiot! Don't hide in the basement! You'll be trapped!" Well, in this game, they actually listen to you.
9.) THE END:
http://playtheend.com/
The End begins with your death. From there, you travel through the mind, body, and spirit worlds to answer heady existential questions about life, death, suicide, science, faith... oh yeah, and to jump around and collect bonus stars!
8.) HOT THROTTLE
http://games.adultswim.com/hot-throttle-twitchy-online-game.html
You are a sweaty man wearing only tighty-wighty underpants who has confused himself with a race car, and managed to find enough like-minded crazies to have a race. Pure unadulterated weirdness.
7.) JAPAN WORLD CUP 3
http://www.jra-jwc.jp/
This game is in Japanese, but you can figure it out, so give it a chance because you will laugh your ass off. It's a horse-racing simulator where you place bets on virtual horses, which I know sounds boring, but the races are hilarious to watch.
6.) K.O.L.M.
http://armorgames.com/play/7446/kolm
K.O.L.M. is a lonely little metroidvania game about a robot and his mother.
5.) THE DREAM MACHINE
http://www.thedreammachine.se/
The Dream Machine is a beautiful point and click adventure game where the graphics were made from cardboard and clay. It has a very earthy, yet dreamy feel to it as a result.
4.) GIVE UP ROBOT 2
http://games.adultswim.com/give-up-robot-2-online-game.html
This game is really difficult. Like Super Meat Boy difficult. I'm proud to say I have completed it. It's a grappling hook swinging, side scrolling platformer. It's a ton of fun if you're up for the challenge.
3.) SARAH'S RUN
http://www.kongregate.com/games/SophieHoulden/sarahs-run-preview
Sarah's Run feels like it could be the next Narbacular Drop (the indie prototype that later became Portal). In otherwords, it is a unique physics altering puzzle game. I highly recommend this if you liked Portal, though the game is about altering gravity rather than jumping through portals.
2.) EVERY DAY THE SAME DREAM
http://www.molleindustria.org/everydaythesamedream/everydaythesamedream.html
This won't be for everyone, but I think this game is important. It's a conceptual art game and one of the few videogames to ever make me teary eyed. It's not a game you play for the gameplay, but for it's unique way of providing you an interactive experience in a work of art that teaches you to overcome the dreariness of modern life by paying attention to to the little things. It will only take you about 15 minutes start-to-finish, so it's worth experiencing for yourself.
1.) CARDBOARD BOX ASSEMBLER
http://games.adultswim.com/cardboard-box-assembler-puzzle-online-game.html
This game is utterly brilliant. The storyline is entertaining, the animation is fantastic, and the gameplay is completely unique as you run around the outsides of a box and twist gravity to your advantage.
10.) OUTBREAK
http://www.survivetheoutbreak.com/
Outbreak is an FMV game that puts you in control of a zombie horror movie. You know when you watch horror movies and you're yelling at the girl "No you idiot! Don't hide in the basement! You'll be trapped!" Well, in this game, they actually listen to you.
9.) THE END:
http://playtheend.com/
The End begins with your death. From there, you travel through the mind, body, and spirit worlds to answer heady existential questions about life, death, suicide, science, faith... oh yeah, and to jump around and collect bonus stars!
8.) HOT THROTTLE
http://games.adultswim.com/hot-throttle-twitchy-online-game.html
You are a sweaty man wearing only tighty-wighty underpants who has confused himself with a race car, and managed to find enough like-minded crazies to have a race. Pure unadulterated weirdness.
7.) JAPAN WORLD CUP 3
http://www.jra-jwc.jp/
This game is in Japanese, but you can figure it out, so give it a chance because you will laugh your ass off. It's a horse-racing simulator where you place bets on virtual horses, which I know sounds boring, but the races are hilarious to watch.
6.) K.O.L.M.
http://armorgames.com/play/7446/kolm
K.O.L.M. is a lonely little metroidvania game about a robot and his mother.
5.) THE DREAM MACHINE
http://www.thedreammachine.se/
The Dream Machine is a beautiful point and click adventure game where the graphics were made from cardboard and clay. It has a very earthy, yet dreamy feel to it as a result.
4.) GIVE UP ROBOT 2
http://games.adultswim.com/give-up-robot-2-online-game.html
This game is really difficult. Like Super Meat Boy difficult. I'm proud to say I have completed it. It's a grappling hook swinging, side scrolling platformer. It's a ton of fun if you're up for the challenge.
3.) SARAH'S RUN
http://www.kongregate.com/games/SophieHoulden/sarahs-run-preview
Sarah's Run feels like it could be the next Narbacular Drop (the indie prototype that later became Portal). In otherwords, it is a unique physics altering puzzle game. I highly recommend this if you liked Portal, though the game is about altering gravity rather than jumping through portals.
2.) EVERY DAY THE SAME DREAM
http://www.molleindustria.org/everydaythesamedream/everydaythesamedream.html
This won't be for everyone, but I think this game is important. It's a conceptual art game and one of the few videogames to ever make me teary eyed. It's not a game you play for the gameplay, but for it's unique way of providing you an interactive experience in a work of art that teaches you to overcome the dreariness of modern life by paying attention to to the little things. It will only take you about 15 minutes start-to-finish, so it's worth experiencing for yourself.
1.) CARDBOARD BOX ASSEMBLER
http://games.adultswim.com/cardboard-box-assembler-puzzle-online-game.html
This game is utterly brilliant. The storyline is entertaining, the animation is fantastic, and the gameplay is completely unique as you run around the outsides of a box and twist gravity to your advantage.
Post edited November 19, 2011 by jungletoad
