This is a collection of things to do, play, make and explore in your browser. There are lots and lots of toys out there and a lot of pages like this, but these are, in my opinion, some of the most fun and accessible. I hope this page becomes a launch pad for you, and that you find many stories and people that speak deeply to you throughout your journey.
Most of these links are rated based on how accessible they are to a brand new user. I have considered categories time commitment to make, prerequisite knowledge required to participate, and how much time you can reasonably spend playing. More about these scores at getting started.
All these links are safe and curated, but if one looks suspicious, check it at Virustotal.
Flickgame create tiny games to play in-browser. (see some finished games here)
Twine create and play text-based games.
TIC-80 a friendly fantasy computer with a large game library!
Bitsy another tiny game engine. write games in browser too!
raccoon a compact but powerful fantasy machine. no link to a directory, you'll have to find games yourself
PICO-8 one of the most famous fantasy machines with a massive library. you can create PICO-8 games with the education edition console.
rooms.xyz build a little interactive room or explore finished rooms.
Neal.fun Neal makes all sorts of simple and fun games. (I like "Draw A Perfect Circle")
Orteil at Dashnet.org the guy who made cookie clicker and a bunch of his projects.
BeepBox A powerful tool for making instrumental music.
Beepster A ambient music generator toy.
Blockbench 3D build blocky 3d models and textures.
Piskel animate 2d pixel sprites.
KidPix the same one I used to play in computer class!
Coolors generate and organize color palettes.
Patternico build repeating tile patterns. Super useful!
Floodgap Gopher Gopher is a simple and very old alternative to the World Wide Web. Floodgap gives a good introduction on what Gopher sites are and how to access them.
Cloudhiker press a button to see a random website from a curated and categorized collection.
Nuno Life: Mini Dog tiny felt dog
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Video Game Emulation for Newbies an absolute beginners guide with lots of helpful links for Nintendo, Sony, Sega and more systems.
ClanGen in browser Clan Generator is a Warrior cats fan game presently kept alive by its fan community. There are lots of versions but this is the browser-friendly one
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candle's website this person has made lots of cool tools, this is their website
Tinytools tons of resources very well organized!
itch.io This is where the indie gaming scene lives right now.
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a site from Rex
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