More Addicting Browser-based Games

Cookie Clicker and Trimps are award winners of the genre, but what are the other contenders to round out the Top 10 Addictive Browser Game category?

I have two nominees myself, but I admit neither has the complexity of those two (or Sandcastle Builder):

Groundhog Life, a Kongregate game that, while not updated in the last 6 months, still has a certain draw. It’s relative simplicity is comforting when I just want something that doesn’t take a lot of attention (once you get a few “groundhogs” under your belt). Granted, there isn’t a lot of depth, but I keep coming back to it.

Talibri, a new independent “RPG” multi-player game that just moved to beta a couple weeks ago. It is very active in development, with a main developer who has a real job in medical robotics (IIRC), yet still finds time to work on this thing seemingly 12 hours a day. You can gather materials, craft, or fight monsters, or any combination. You can let it run AFK all day, or be very active; it’s rather free-form. Guilds are coming soon.

And in the crass commercial category: Animation Throwdown, which exhibits all the things we hate in a commercial product…yet I have played it every single day for well over a year.

Kittens Game - One of the deepest technology trees in the idle/clicker genre
Space Plane Prototype - One of the better stories, and if you like it there’s an expanded version on Steam for all of $3.
Universal Paperclips - Short, but a good story and really creative web design.

I started playing Rail Nation, which is an MMO (which I just recently learned means there’s lots of people playing online with you). Basically you’re running a railway system, mostly buying trains and setting up routes between industrial towns and cities. The last time I played a game like this was Travian some 8 or 9 years ago when someone on the boards posted it. Anyway, Rail Nation is kinda interesting so far, but there is a bit of a learning curve (lots of info to take in at once when you start and lots to click on, but then it really slows down and you just check in a few times a day). Not sure how long i’ll stick with it though.

Thanks, you two; I’ll check those out.