
Slide blocks on a 4x5 grid to free the 2x2 block and reach the exit in the fewest moves
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Slide blocks on a 4x5 grid to free the 2x2 block and reach the exit in the fewest moves

Party word game for 4+ players: pass one phone, describe prompts without using the target words, beat the timer.

Tldr: love pico 8 and needed something that runs it on iphones (can play between meetings or on travel!) - Play on mobile for best experience - Retro 8bit mobile emulator based on Pico-8 Fantasy Console with 500+ retro games (reimagined arcade favs) - Pick your Virtual Cartrige from full list or


Social deduction party game: answer questions alongside two AI players, then vote on who isn't human.

Browser platformer that teaches C programming: solve pointer, malloc and buffer-overflow challenges across 5 levels.


Catch fish and upgrade your boat in a relaxing idle fishing game

Free word puzzle: shuffle letters to build words, advancing from 4-letter to 9-letter challenges.