Below are some of our favorite Chromebook games.
If your Chromebook has access to the Google Play Store,Android gamesare worth exploring.
Because of this, we’ve focused on games that are accessible to everyone.
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Physics Platformer: Cut the Rope
Engaging platform play.
Option to change setting from drag to cut to click to cut.
Default window size not full-screen.
On a non-touchscreen rig, play may be challenging.
Explore Dungeons, Fight Monsters: Web Quake
Dungeons and monsters!
Ability to play offline.
Multiplayer options may not work for everyone.
Quake, the first-person shooter video game, offers both single and multi-player modes.
It also installs on your Chromebook so you could play offline.
Explore maze-like levels to discover secrets as you fend off monsters.
Variety of boards with optional expansion pack.
No additional board beyond expansion pack.
May feel repetitive after many plays.
The goal of Entanglement is to create the longest path it’s possible for you to.
The game offers various layouts on which to play and also includes multiplayer options.
Classic Strategy: Spark Chess
Solid chess game for learners.
Options to view board as a diagram or with simple perspective.
Limited number of board and piece display options.
Three computer opponents available for free.
Play chess in your surfing app against either another person online or choose from a few computer opponents.
Swipe to Sum Tiles: 2048
Simple control mechanics.
Limited amount of strategy.
Fixed app display size.
With each move, a tile with a value of either 2 or 4 displays on a 4x4 grid.
Swipe up, down, left, or right to slide tiles together.
Repeat the process as the grid fills to reach the 2048 tile.
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Rotate Dropping Shapes: Tetris
Gradual increase in pace of play.
Keyboard controls work well.
Fixed size of game screen.
Rotate shapes as they descend to create filled rows of blocks, which then disappear.
Repeat until the pace becomes too fast and the blocks accumulate to the top of the screen.
Surround Territory: Online-Go.com
Displays several games in progress.
Learn the basics of play for free.
Beginners may be a bit overwhelmed at the number of options.
Watching amateur games may not be the best way to learn effective strategies.
The site includes tutorials along with many go puzzles.
Select Text and Wait: A Dark Room
Gradual increase in complexity.
Mystery of progressing without quite knowing the goal.
A few mundane tasks can get repetitive.
Random events not necessarily positive.
A Dark Room is a bit of a twist on a text-based adventure game.
But you dont jot down words.
Instead, you select actions.
In some cases, you have to wait between certain actions, such as gathering wood or checking traps.
Over time, you have to tweak tweaks, make choices, and explore a bit.
Explore With Text: Zork
Text-based games remain engaging.
Variety of other text-based games available.
Being eaten by a grue.
Vocabulary options may sometimes seem limited.
You jot down simple commands, such as open mailbox, to move and engage with the game.
Just use your imagination along with some mapping and puzzle-solving skills.
The site offers many other text-based games, too.
Older gamers might enjoy playing games from their youth.
Controls and keys can sometimes be tricky to figure out.
you might still die of dysentery when you play Oregon Trail.
This isn’t a single game, but something much better.
Explore Independent Games: Itch.io
Huge selection of HTML5 games.
Lots of styles of games available.
Quality of games varies significantly.
Some games not fully built-out.
Itch.io offers access to thousands of games from independent developers.
All the HTML5 games work on your Chromebook.
This could let youget Steam (a gaming service) on your Chromebookor even games that run on Linux.
