Classic games online
These are our takes on the classics people look for, sorted by how long a game takes. Each runs in your browser with no registration and no download. They are not copies. Each has a small twist that suits a short break.
Around 30 seconds to a minute
- Blink Match: a quick matching game. Spot the match before it blinks away.
- Memory Lane: a memory match game where a conveyor slides the cards out of place.
- Loopy Snake: Loopy Snake, a twist on Snake where you close a loop with your tail to capture everything inside.
- Word Chain: each word starts with the last letter of the one before.
- Anagram Sprint: turn a jumble of letters into a word.
Around two minutes
- Mine Sweep: our take on Minesweeper. Read the numbers, flag the mines and clear the board against the clock.
- Sudoku Mini: small Sudoku grids, 4x4 and 6x6, with colourful symbols.
- Pipe Splash: a connect-the-pipes puzzle. Turn the pipes so the water reaches the drain.
- Bubble Chain: pop groups of bubbles in huge chains.
- Drop Four: a four-in-a-row game with a twist, where stones rise from below.
- Blobby Flood: swallow the whole board in as few moves as you can.
Around five minutes
- Pocket Solitaire: solitaire made for a phone. Every deal can be won.
- Bubble Burst: a bubble shooter where you aim, bounce your shots, pop colour matches and free the trapped animals.
Play with friends
Many of these games work in a room too. Make a room, share the code and everyone plays the same board. For a group, see online group games.
Want to know more? Read classic games for a 5-minute break.
Questions
Are these the real Minesweeper and Sudoku?
They are our own games in the same spirit, with changes for a quick break, such as a clock.
Do I need to register?
No. There is no registration, sign-up or download.
How long do the games take?
Most take one to five minutes, as shown in the groups above.
Do they work on a phone?
Yes. They run in the browser on phones and laptops.
Mine Sweep
Memory Lane
Sudoku Mini