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About FreePlay.gg

Who makes these games, and why the site works the way it does.

What this site is

FreePlay.gg is an independent collection of 13 original browser games. Every game on the site was written from scratch in plain HTML, CSS and JavaScript specifically for this project. There is no game engine, no third-party game feed, and no embedded content from other sites.

The whole thing exists because playing a quick game online became unreasonably annoying. Somewhere along the way, "free game" started to mean a thirty-second pre-roll advertisement, a mandatory account, a launcher download, and a page that fights your phone's browser. We wanted the opposite: click a link, and the game is already running.

How it works

Each game is a single self-contained page. When you open it, the code is delivered once and then everything runs locally in your browser using the HTML5 canvas and standard web APIs. Nothing is streamed while you play, so the games stay responsive on a slow or intermittent connection, and they keep working if your Wi-Fi drops mid-run.

Because there are no accounts, there is nowhere for us to store your scores. Personal bests are written to your browser's own local storage instead. They persist between visits on the same browser and device, and they never leave it. Clearing your browsing data clears your records too — that is the honest trade-off for not asking you to register.

What we do not do

  • No accounts. No email address, no password, no social login. Nothing to remember and nothing to leak.
  • No downloads. No installers, no browser extensions, no Flash, no plugins of any kind.
  • No pay-to-win. There is no in-game currency, no shop and no premium tier. Every game is complete as it stands.
  • No stolen games. Everything here is our own implementation. Where a game is a modern take on a classic genre — falling blocks, snake, sliding tiles — the code, art and copy are entirely original.

How the site is funded

FreePlay.gg is supported by display advertising. Advertisements appear in clearly labelled slots around the games — never inside the play area, never as an unskippable interstitial, and never as a pop-up over what you are doing. If an ad ever interferes with a game, that is a bug and we would like to hear about it.

Advertising is handled by third-party networks, which may use cookies to serve relevant ads. The Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy explain exactly what that means and how to opt out.

Browser support

The games are tested on current versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge, on both desktop and mobile. Games that need directional input show on-screen controls automatically on touch devices. A screen at least 320 pixels wide is enough for every game on the site, though the larger arcade games are more comfortable on a tablet or laptop.

Get in touch

Bug reports, game suggestions, accessibility problems and business enquiries are all welcome. The contact page has the details.