# More Addicting Browser-based Games **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 1, 2018, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-addicting-browser-based-games/807953 "2018-02-01T15:27:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Raza](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raza/32/213_2.png) [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-addicting-browser-based-games/807953/1 "2018-02-01T15:27:21Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Pixel\_Dent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bc8723/32.png) [@Pixel\_Dent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixel_Dent)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-addicting-browser-based-games/807953/2 "2018-02-01T15:56:48Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Moe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moe/32/2972_2.png) [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-addicting-browser-based-games/807953/3 "2018-02-01T22:22:40Z")
I started playing [Rail Nation](http://www.rail-nation.com/home/), 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. ---
**Author:** ![Raza](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raza/32/213_2.png) [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2018, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-addicting-browser-based-games/807953/4 "2018-02-02T14:28:50Z")
Thanks, you two; I’ll check those out.