Browser Game Directory

Welcome to the Browser Game Directory. Here you will find the best browser games available online, from the simple flash games, to the Facebook applications or the complex strategy or RPG games that can be played using just a simple browser.

Browser games are played on a web browser over the Internet. They can be run and created with the standard browser plug-ins and web technologies. In this category are included the video games of all types, either for one or more players. The advantage is that they can be played on varied web browsers and even devices.

Casual and core players can enjoy the browser games all the same due to the numerous themes and genres they offer. On of the famous games of this type is the Facebook application Zynga’s Farmville. The Facebook interface is being used to help the user better understand and interact with the game principles. Such a game bears a social component as it facilitates the interaction between players and it displays the user’s achievement on the Facebook Wall. More complex games are Evony, Lords Online and Aeria’s Caesary. These games demand more time and involvement of the players and they use many RTS associated factors. They also stimulate competitiveness and player versus player interaction, which leads to social networking.

Characteristics

Usually, all you need to play such a game is a web browser. These games don’t require payment or extra software. Social interaction is involved on a large scale in the multiplayer games. Because they are so accessible, browser games are played frequently, but in shorter sessions, in report to the traditional games. The operating system is not a condition since the browser games don’t depend on the hardware.

HTML

Browser games can be created by using JavaScript, CSS or Document Object Model. By using the HTML technologies, the games resulted can run in any standard browser. In order to get a fast vector rendering, it is needed the use of SVG and Canvas API or other technologies dedicated to graphic applications. In the future it is foreseen the use of 3D support without using a special plug-in, by applying WebGL technology or others of this type.