Mobile Games

These are games built with HTML5 that run directly in the web browser on your phone or tablet. You do not install anything. Just open the page, tap play and the game loads like a website would. Each game in this collection has touch controls, either by tapping and swiping on the game itself or through on-screen buttons and joysticks that appear on mobile. The same games also work on a computer with a keyboard and mouse, so you can start a run on your laptop and pick it up later on your phone.

Browser games save space and time. There is nothing to update, nothing filling your storage and no waiting for a download on a slow connection. You can try a game in seconds and move on if it is not for you. It is also handy on shared or school-managed devices where installing apps might not be allowed. And because the games are on a website, a friend can try the same one just by opening the same page.

Turn your phone sideways for games that use on-screen joysticks; most action games are designed for landscape. Portrait games like sniper and puzzle titles work best held upright. Use a stable Wi-Fi connection when you can, since games load faster. If a game feels cramped, try a tablet or zoom out in your browser. And close other tabs to give the game more memory.

Zombie Siege plays in landscape with a left stick to move and buttons for bombs and dashes, while your gun fires automatically. Monsters Wheels 2 makes acceleration automatic on mobile, so you only handle tilting and nitro. Stickman Kombat 2D is controlled entirely with taps. Draw To Smash Zombie is even better with a finger than a mouse, and Lone Sniper fits a quick round into a bus ride with its 50-second missions.