Jay is Games

Pipol Smasher (Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:30:00 -0500)

Platform: Flash — How's your road rage today? Take up the cause of cars everywhere and rampage your way (bloodlessly) through helpless ragdoll civilians in this physics puzzler from the creator of Vehicles and Werebox. Use your environment (and even your victims!) to cause enough damage to reach the next level. It's crash-tastic! Tagged as: browser, flash, free, game, macwinlinux, physics, puzzle, rating-o, reflex, vogd

Pulsate (Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:00:00 -0500)

Platform: Flash — No puzzles, no enemies, no action... just music. This simple and relaxing little webtoy from André Michelle lets you just click to create some lovely tinkling melodies that arise from expanding and contracting shapes. Tagged as: amichelle, browser, flash, free, macwinlinux, music, rating-g, simpleidea, webtoy

Dungeon Escape! (Complete) (Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:00:00 -0500)

Platform: Flash — Once upon a time (about seven years ago), there was a brave man who got locked up inside a dungeon. As he fought to escape the many rooms of the dungeon, he found that many more rooms were added over the course of the next few years. Originally featured here back in 2006, Studiohunty is proud to present the completed version of Dungeon Escape! Tagged as: browser, dragonslair, flash, free, game, macwinlinux, pointandclick, rating-y, studiohunty

Escape from the Big Windows Room (Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:02:36 -0500)

Platform: Flash — Escape from the Big Windows Room is definitely a great break for the mid-week, a fun pick-me-up to get you out of the doldrums. And perhaps even dream of maybe someday being able to afford to live in such a fantastic space. Hey, even in this economy, a person can dream. Tagged as: browser, escape, flash, free, game, japanese, macwinlinux, pointandclick, puzzle, rating-y, tesshi-e

Sanctuary 17 (Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:00:00 -0500)

Platform: Flash — Defying your Elders, you and a small group of like-minded people dare to brave what lies outside the safety of Sanctuary 17. Why are you in hiding? Why do the Elder oppose your efforts? And why do robots roam the halls, striking down anything that crosses their path? Find out in this tricky almost-roguelike from Twofold Secret. Tagged as: action, adventure, browser, exploration, flash, free, game, macwinlinux, puzzle, rating-o, retro, twofoldsecret

Asterisk (Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:00:00 -0500)

Platform: Flash — Twinkle, twinkle, little star. How I wonder how I can get you without overlapping any shapes I've already made? Not much of a song, but it does make Asterisk a soothing puzzler from Vivern Games. Since there are only 20 levels, this is more of a Zen, stress-relieving coffee break game than something meaty to really get your puzzling hooks into, but sometimes that's exactly what you're looking for. Tagged as: browser, flash, free, game, macwinlinux, puzzle, rating-g, viverngamesstudio, zen

Honey Hunter (Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:00:00 -0500)

Platform: Flash — Bees. We fear them. Ever since our teachers warned us against tampering with beehives, we've imagined horrid droning swarms armed with venomous harpoons and a zeal for stinging manflesh. But perhaps we should see the world through their tiny eyes, a world of hostile arthropods, artillery-grade raindrops, and really, really spiky plants. Honey Hunter, an outwardly cute mouse-controlled side-scrolling game, gives us a dark glimpse at the fragile lives of these misunderstood creatures. Tagged as: arcade, browser, dmoysin, flash, free, game, macwinlinux, rating-g, sbteam, sidescrolling

Binary (Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:00:00 -0500)

Platform: Flash — Binary is a stylish puzzle game held together by a rudimentary platformer aesthetic. Repair orbiting supercomputers by climbing into the planet's surface and solving sliding-type puzzle games. Though the entire game is only a few puzzles long, if you're not familiar with how each puzzle works, Binary can be quite a challenge to get through. Tagged as: ansel, browser, flash, free, game, macwinlinux, puzzle, rating-g, slidingblock

Ka-Bloom (Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:00:00 -0500)

Platform: Flash — Ka-Bloom is a colorful, cheery chain-building puzzler from Strongman Games, and also great training for when the floral monstrosities awaken from their millennial slumber. Tagged as: arcade, browser, flash, free, game, macwinlinux, puzzle, rating-g, strongmangames

The Terminal (Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0500)

Platform: Flash — Think you're ready to work at the lab? Think again. B.O.B, our resident A.I., has turned on HQ, and we'll need you to strap into this giant mech and hold off his minions long enough for you to destroy him in this fast-paced shooter/defense game. Rampage around an enormous city map, but don't worry; it's just a simulation... right? Tagged as: action, browser, defense, failsafegames, flash, free, game, macwinlinux, rating-g, shooter, upgrades

CGDC8 update (Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:00:01 -0500)

Just a quick reminder that there is just 1 week left to polish up your design for a browser game that incorporates the theme "SANDBOX". See the official competition announcement for details. We are expecting entries to be on the light side this time, so your chances of taking top prize is better than ever. So finish up and get those entries in! Tagged as: blog, cgdc8, competition, update

Mobile Monday (Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:23 -0500)

Platform: Mobile (iOS) — Games featured this week: ReBounce; Helsing's Fire; Pure Hidden — A proper Victorian gentleman never swears or loses his temper. He should never fail to raise his hat to an acquaintance, and if he should bump into someone or step upon a lady's dress, a sincere "Beg your pardon" should be uttered. Also, fist bumps are appropriate only when in the company of other similarly-bodacious gentlemen. Tagged as: blog, iphone, itunes, mobile, mobile-monday

Atmosphir (Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:00:47 -0500)

Platform: Unity — After an extensive beta period where the game moved from a download to a browser-based Unity3D experience, the 3D platform adventure game Atmosphir is open and ready for everyone! Fueled by user-created content, Atmosphir allows anyone to craft custom levels using a simple, thorough, and surprisingly fun editor. Tagged as: 3d, browser, editor, free, game, macwin, multiplayer, platform, rating-g, unity

Elixir of Immortality (Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:00:41 -0500)

Platform: Download (Windows) — Now here's something you don't see every day: an adventure/hidden object game that tries to tell a story. A real story. And succeeds. Not only does Elixir of Immortality know how to weave an intriguing plot, it knows how to do it with pictures, setting, and presentation instead of loads of words. You won't find blocks of text or terrible voice acting in this game. All that's to be had is a delicious tale of intrigue, a lot of fantastic mini-games, and scenery so packed with so much mystery you'll want to wade in and start messing around with things yourself. Tagged as: adventure, affiliate, demo, download, game, hiddenobject, puzzle, rating-y, vogatinteractive, windows

Hidden Mysteries: Vampire Secrets (Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:00:24 -0500)

Platform: Download (Windows) — Strange visions are making Claire doubt her sanity, and she thinks a trip to visit her aunt is just what she needs to clear her head. Unfortunately, when she arrives, she find her aunt is missing, and the woman may have been involved in much stranger things than Claire ever suspected. Although it falls short on originality, this atmospheric point-and-click/hidden-object hybrid offers up unique locations, tricky puzzles, and a lot of mystery. Tagged as: adventure, affiliate, demo, download, game, hiddenobject, mystery, pointandclick, puzzle, rating-y, windows