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To a Starling
A short but polished platformer.
Peteksi
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(284 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
LISA the Hopeful
A fan game set in the LISA universe
Taco Salad
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(141 total ratings)
Role Playing
Pressing Under Pressure
A short challenging puzzle clicker
Donitz
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(73 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
Unnamed.
A Celeste-Inspired platformer with tight movement where you navigate through levels using a jetpack and a swinging rope
Fypur
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(45 total ratings)
Platformer
Pogo3D
Tough-as-nails 3D platforming in your browser!
HEDGEWIZARDS
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(98 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
flower visit
Visit a friend
brlka
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(29 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
Yarntown
Bloodborne meets Zelda- cursed but cute
Max Mraz
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(105 total ratings)
Action
Blob Omelette
Can you find all the eggs?
Jérémy Bouin
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(16 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
TOO HARD
This Game is Too Hard
Akzidenz
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(19 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Sweet Hell
Sweet Hell is a short tough-as-nails MSX-inspired boss rush game
Donitz
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(26 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
GIF
The Flames
A difficult puzzlescript game about spreading fire
Rosden Shadow
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(48 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
Islands
An interconnected puzzlescript game set on 9 islands
Rosden Shadow
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(25 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
GIF
Don't Look Away From The Colors
10-15 minutes playtime.
papercookiesVerified Account
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(120 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
The Unholy Smoke
Jerry wanted to use the rotting corpse of an ancient god to enhance his cigarettes. It wasn't a good idea.
Unprofitable Productions
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(103 total ratings)
Action
everything else
They took something from you.
Stuffed Wombat
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(42 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
GIF
Teddy Typtoes Tickle Tower
Tickle Teddy's Toes in this Delightful Typing Test
SweetHeart Squad
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(18 total ratings)
Educational
Play in browser
ThatGame.exe
A cryptic puzzle game about being a bad coder. Also ducks.
BobboDev
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(78 total ratings)
Puzzle
COSMIC HOLES [DEMO]
Logic puzzle game + 5 elements Theory
COSMIC_HOLES
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(11 total ratings)
Puzzle
PLATWORMER
A normal 3D Platformer.
BobboDev
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(16 total ratings)
Platformer
Not that common Egg-eater snake
Reggurgitate
Le Slo
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
SPIES with Very Little Intelligence
We need more intelligence
Akzidenz
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(14 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Marginalia hero - medieval one tap game
An arcade game with rpg-elements in medieval marginalia setting
kebabgames
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(22 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Spag-Bool
A frantic spaghetti code typing simulator, made in 1 week!
Saultoons
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(18 total ratings)
Play in browser
Microscopia
A game about identity and self-discovery.
azurenimbus
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(11 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
GIF
You Donut Get It
Game to fill the donut shaped hole in you!
Raccoon Formality
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(13 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
GIF
elephant-in-a-bottle
build an elephant (in a bottle)
pancelor
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(17 total ratings)
Puzzle
Play in browser
chess 2
this time... it's personal
alex tomkow
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(62 total ratings)
Strategy
Madness Combat FPS: Fueled by Hot Dogs
almost_friday
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(57 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
GIF
CommitArsonNow
Cute kitten game
sylvie
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(16 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
GIF
Klim
A short game about climbing a tower
Trixie
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(17 total ratings)
Platformer
Hotline Berzerk
A retro take on Dennaton Games' Hotline Miami, inspired by Stern Electronics' Berzerk
crazyjaydon
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(17 total ratings)
Action
Fox Tower
Small game about climbing up a hill and probably even a tower.
Nozomu Games
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(30 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
Human's Room
kill ppl with disc
BLA?
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(22 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
GIF
Rogue to Ruin
Casual yet difficult scrolling action rogue-like.
OpticalOverride
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(13 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
GIF
Barkour
Jump and bark your way to the ball
Waynetron
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(20 total ratings)
Simulation
Upward
Can you climb this mountain?
pocketfruit
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(103 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
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