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2 points by themodelplumber | karma 10301 | avg karma 2.53 2022-06-03 19:58:30 | hide | past | favorite | 20 comments

Looking for:

Engaging, in-the-now, sensory: Sound FX, reaction-based, thrill, simulation OK

Not so much: In-your-head stuff, i.e. turn-based, prediction or strategy-building downtime, memory, logic, relationships, attention required to story/sequencing

Thanks for any suggestions!



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Any pinball simulator will do. The game is all about lights and action. Though the really good ones aren't built for web.

Pinball's cool, but I'd like one where I can get a few shots off while I wait for the ball to roll downward. ;-)

I stick to good old slither.io

It's a fun game, thanks for the reminder. I would love one where the screen shakes and there are SFX and stuff. Kind of like 3D Roam for the C64. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hujTp8yA6QM

Too many cheaters and the performance is horrible. It's a fun game otherwise.

Amorphous+

Is it a Flash-based game? I just see black screens on NG and Kongregate

You can still find webpages that run an HTML version, but they're a bit scuffed. Better would be to use Flashpoint Infinity.

Mobile browser or desktop browser?

Desktop in this case, though I wouldn't complain about adding more mobile browser games to my phone.

I've been helping test https://gasgame.net/ . It's pretty early in development and somewhat unpolished, but it seems you haven't gotten many replies here. Desktop, multiplayer, no mobile support, top-down tank combat game. Wouldn't say thrilling though. No login needed but you can create an account if you want to save your progress. (I really don't like a browser game to require an account before I even try it!)

No this pretty much does it for me, it's a thrill here. lol. Thanks for sharing the link, that's cool. I really liked the autofire by default, great idea. (I feel like I used to play another game that did that, and loved it, but can't remember the game now)

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Something like this ? https://poki.com/en/g/blumgi-ball

Should be playable on mobile as well. Poki is an excellent platform for web games and I think Blumgi games could be a good fit to what you are looking for.


https://ev.io is quite good.

Check out hexanaught.io

Super fun


Tankwars.io. Steep curve for newbs but in a full room of players is awesome

I think you might like this game: https://hby.itch.io/last-train-home

Here is a list of indie browser games you can search through: https://itch.io/games/platform-web


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