To give an example of what I’m thinking of…Kingdom of Loathing, Lioden, Flight Rising.

What are some others? I’m sure there’s entire genres of browser-based games I’ve missed.

  • ouigol@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I’ll go for something more simple, but that you still can spend hours on.

    Tetris. Jstris if you want a minimalistic version and Tetr.io if you want something more polished.

    I also like to play minesweeper, minesweeper.online is the best one I’ve found. I especially like the no-guessing mode which makes the game a lot less frustrating.

  • Piecemakers@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Oh, man. I haven’t heard of Kingdom of Loathing in for ever . I recall grinding the hell out of it back when, and getting all the way to the final stand-off with the big bad and… there was a placeholder. So, I messaged the dev and he all but told me to spend some time in the real world, the final boss wasn’t ready yet, wtf was I doing speedrunning? 🤪😅

    • Hello_there@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      Try out the new PC games for kingdom of loathing. There’s a fun western and a noir based one. Same humor and better gameplay

  • astropenguin5@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    There’s a browser based version of Oregon Trail I’ve played a fair amount of

    the Vex series are pretty good parkour/platformers that even had their own level builder

    red ball

    one fun one was the helicopter one where you move blocks into positions that I forget the name of

    I forget the exact name of the series, it’s Flight or I Can Fly or something like that. The one with the penguin where you upgrade your glider and try to destroy an iceberg

    A pretty good one with a rocket you upgrade and eventually get to Mars that’s fun

    Sorry I forget the names, it’s been a while. Most probably aren’t even playable anymore unfortunately

  • Artranjunk@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Fallen London.

    It’s a predecessor of Sunless Sea, Sunless Skies and Mask of the Rose.

    Lots of grinding in the later game, but still highly recommended because of the fantastic text quality. I played it for almost a year.

    • Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Your all time top speed beats 99.42% of all other people.

      Your all time average speed beats 95.57% of all other people.

      Do not many people use this website, or is 105 wpm top speed and 87 wpm average speed actually that crazy? I just learned to type like this in high school.

      • IonAddis@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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        1 year ago

        As far as I understand it, most folks growing up these days do everything on their smart phones or tablets. Like, teachers sometimes have literally gotten entire essays written on a phone. (I would go crazy trying to do that…but people make do with the tech they’re given when young, and get good at it.)

        So, for some segment of the population–yeah, touch-typing on a physical keyboard is no longer a thing. And even when I was young, people getting truly good at it 80+ wpm was pretty rare. You had to be into writing, either as a hobby, or as an unavoidable part of your job.

  • stochastictrebuchet@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    slither.io 🐍 Become the longest snek in the multiplayer pit by tripping up other players and feasting on the dead – until the inevitable moment when the same happens to you. Nothing like thinking you’re the very biggest, only to discover you’ve slowly been completely encircled by a much, much bigger snake and no amount of coiling is going to change the outcome.

  • Potatomache@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    There’s:

    • skribbl.io it’s a draw and guess game, kinda like charades.

    • Transformice was also pretty fun. They have a steam version of the game now, I don’t know if they still have a browser port though.