# Recommend me a browser game **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 5, 2014, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-browser-game/706396 "2014-12-05T11:33:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Aghris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecccb3/32.png) [@Aghris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aghris)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2014, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-browser-game/706396/1 "2014-12-05T11:33:11Z")
Christmas season is coming, which traditionally means that things will get slow at work, but that I need to be present nonetheless. To shield myself from debilitating boredom, I would like some suggestions of good browser games, that you can play in the office, preferably without being noticed. Some requirements: - If people don’t directly look at your monitor, it needs to seem somewhat like you’re working. So games that rely on button mashing or quick reflexes are out. - It needs to hold my interest for longer than a few minutes. So no Cookie Clicker or its ilk. - It needs to run a basic IE browser without any exotic plugins. Flash, etc. is fine. - Ideally it should be possible to ALT-TAB away from the game at any time, without your game suffering for it. Games that I enjoyed previously are [Card Hunter](http://www.cardhunter.com) (a suggestion on this site a few months ago), and [Electric Box](http://www.kongregate.com/games/twinklestargames/electric-box-2). ---
**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2014, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-browser-game/706396/2 "2014-12-05T11:41:55Z")
[Town of Salem](http://www.blankmediagames.com/TownOfSalem/) is one I mentioned a while back, though it may not meet your requirements. Mostly you can refer back to the chat logs if you’re not watching it all the time, but when there is a vote you really should pay attention. ---
**Author:** ![Aghris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecccb3/32.png) [@Aghris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aghris)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2014, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-browser-game/706396/3 "2014-12-10T09:05:42Z")
Thanks for the suggestion Grumman, but it is indeed not exactly what I’m looking for. Too bad no one else has my proclivity for slacking off at work 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2014, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-browser-game/706396/4 "2014-12-10T10:43:23Z")
[Rebuild](http://twotowersgames.com/games/rebuild-zombie/) is a zombie survival game that I’ve been obsessed with. It’s about gradually reclaiming a town from a growing horde of zombies. The game is randomized so there’s some degree of replayability. So far, I’ve managed to beat the game in 69 days on Nightmare 12x12 but I usually average around 85 days. ---
**Author:** ![Garula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ea666f/32.png) [@Garula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garula)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2014, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-browser-game/706396/5 "2014-12-10T11:45:45Z")
Humble Bundle has a handful of games that have been ported to Javascript and run directly in the browser. Most of them are probably too actiony for at work, but FTL is one of them and might fit the bill. ---
**Author:** ![Weedy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/weedy/32/301_2.png) [@Weedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weedy)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2014, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-browser-game/706396/6 "2014-12-10T12:15:32Z")
I like [Colour Shift](http://www.cathelius.co.uk/flash/colourshift) a lot. [Compulse](http://www.coolmath-games.com/0-compulse/index.html) was fun, but only has 25 levels. [Bloons Tower Defense](http://coolmath-games.com/0-bloons-tower-defense-1/) is good too. If you like puzzle games, this site has a lot. [Kingdom of Loathing](http://www.kingdomofloathing.com/) is a cute RPG type game. [Kongregate](http://www.kongregate.com/) and [Armorgames](http://armorgames.com/) have hundreds of browser games of various types. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2014, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-browser-game/706396/7 "2014-12-10T12:52:01Z")
I’m sorry–when you say “Recommend me a browser game” do you mean “Recommend me TO a browser game”? Did you just accidentally leave out the “to”? And if so, why would you want to be recommended to a browser game? Wouldn’t it make more sense to have a browser game recommended to you? I’m not sure I understand. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2014, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-browser-game/706396/8 "2014-12-10T13:19:14Z")
> [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](#): > > I’m sorry–when you say “Recommend me a browser game” do you mean “Recommend me TO a browser game”? Did you just accidentally leave out the “to”? And if so, why would you want to be recommended to a browser game? Wouldn’t it make more sense to have a browser game recommended to you? > > I’m not sure I understand. 😕 Jesus H. Christ. ---
**Author:** ![Your\_Great\_Darsh\_Face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ac8455/32.png) [@Your\_Great\_Darsh\_Face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Your_Great_Darsh_Face)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2014, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-browser-game/706396/9 "2014-12-10T13:39:34Z")
> [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](#): > > I’m sorry–when you say “Recommend me a browser game” do you mean “Recommend me TO a browser game”? Did you just accidentally leave out the “to”? And if so, why would you want to be recommended to a browser game? Wouldn’t it make more sense to have a browser game recommended to you? > > I’m not sure I understand. 😕 I’m not sure it’s possible to be a native English speaker and not understand that in some idioms the indirect object is implicit. Would it help you understand if I buy you a beer? ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2014, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-browser-game/706396/10 "2014-12-10T15:19:38Z")
[Conway’s Game of Life](http://www.cuug.ab.ca/dewara/life/life.html) can be fascinating for hours. There are other version of this out there, this may not be the best one. Read at least the Wikipedia [entry](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway's_Game_of_Life) on it first, consider it the ‘rules’…then goodbye, afternoon! ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2014, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-browser-game/706396/11 "2014-12-10T19:47:22Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > Jesus H. Christ. It’s an ok game but it’s kind of short with only 33 levels. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2014, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-browser-game/706396/12 "2014-12-10T19:49:38Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > It’s an ok game but it’s kind of short with only 33 levels. I totally nailed the boss at the end. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2014, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-browser-game/706396/13 "2014-12-10T19:56:30Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#): > > I totally nailed the boss at the end. \ ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2014, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-browser-game/706396/14 "2014-12-10T20:34:29Z")
Agreed. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-browser-game/706396/15 "2014-12-11T05:58:23Z")
> [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](#): > > I’m sorry–when you say “Recommend me a browser game” do you mean “Recommend me TO a browser game”? Did you just accidentally leave out the “to”? And if so, why would you want to be recommended to a browser game? Wouldn’t it make more sense to have a browser game recommended to you? > > I’m not sure I understand. 😕 Don’t ever come to [Pittsburgh](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_English). ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-browser-game/706396/16 "2014-12-11T06:08:32Z")
I’ve been addicted to [Die2nite](http://www.die2nite.com/)for the last two years. You (and 39 other players) all have to survive in a town as long as you can. You all WILL die (one at a time or in groups) eventually, the question is…when and how long you can delay it. No, it’s not an MMO, you don’t ever see the people you’re playing with, although you do/can interact with them via a message board and see their actions via a log. If I were you, I’d do what I did when I first heard of it. Start a game and slowly discover it bit by bit. Or you could always [read the huge wiki over it](http://die2nitewiki.com/wiki/Main_Page), which I did once I was hooked. I know of at least 5 other SDMBers who play, including **Dio** , who I still play with in towns sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![by-tor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/by-tor/32/266_2.png) [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-browser-game/706396/17 "2014-12-11T13:35:07Z")
Two oldie but goodies are Boomshine: > **[Boomshine](https://k2xl.com/games/boomshine/)** > > Boomshine is a colorful, musical, chain reaction flash game in which the objective is to make the dots go away. There are 12 levels. Perform a 'Boomshine' by clearing all of the dots on the screen. and Bowman2: > **[Bowman 2 - Play Free Online Games | Addicting Games](https://www.addictinggames.com/shooting/bowman-2)** > > Bowman 2: Bowman 2 is a free archery-shooting game with simple stickman animation. This is the sequel to your favorite archery game, Bowman. In this online game, your objective is to aim your arrow and hit your living opponents. You can play the game... ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-browser-game/706396/18 "2014-12-12T14:28:08Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > I’ve been addicted to [Die2nite](http://www.die2nite.com/)for the last two years. > > You (and 39 other players) all have to survive in a town as long as you can. You all WILL die (one at a time or in groups) eventually, the question is…when and how long you can delay it. > No, it’s not an MMO, you don’t ever see the people you’re playing with, although you do/can interact with them via a message board and see their actions via a log. > > If I were you, I’d do what I did when I first heard of it. Start a game and slowly discover it bit by bit. > > Or you could always [read the huge wiki over it](http://die2nitewiki.com/wiki/Main_Page), which I did once I was hooked. > > I know of at least 5 other SDMBers who play, including **Dio** , who I still play with in towns sometimes. I just started this one; it seems interesting. I already hate every single person in my town, though. And am thinking perhaps I am the only female and the only one over 20. Maybe the loud people will all hurry up and die off and then the quiet competent ones emerge? ---
**Author:** ![fanganga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fanganga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fanganga)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-browser-game/706396/19 "2014-12-12T14:41:09Z")
A warning about Die2Nite - when I played it obsessively a couple of years ago, to do well you pretty much had to have organised scavenging expeditions with everyone online and co-ordinating just before and just after the gates closed. It may have changed, and it may not be an issue with your requirements, but worth bearing in mind. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-browser-game/706396/20 "2014-12-12T16:06:55Z")
I’m more into puzzles myself so I’d recommend [Brain Bashers](http://www.brainbashers.com/puzzles.asp). Or maybe [Physics Games](http://www.physicsgames.net/). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-browser-game/706396.md?page=2)