Game jam browser games 16

Indie web games tagged “game jam”, all free to play in the browser on the developer’s own site.

Tags come from the developers and our reviewers, so they describe how a game feels to play: its mood, mechanics and style.

RPG

Gar's Den

by Lorraine Devaux

A gardening roguelike: fight through Gar's dungeon, plant seeds and get rich

🖥️ Desktop⏱ 5–30 minutesGame-jam entry: 7DRL

Puzzle

Mouse Required

by Werxzy

A low-res puzzle game about finding and freeing your cursor friends

🖥️ Desktop⏱ Under 5 minutesGame-jam entry: Lowrezjam 2025

Simulation

Capybara Village

by playinstinct

A cozy Game Boy Color game about capybaras in a Japanese village

🖥️ Desktop⏱ Under 5 minutesGame-jam entry: Cozy Spring Jam

Shooter

Monolith

by Sam Loeschen & David Carney

A hyperkinetic shooter: dive around one tower, lock on and unleash missile volleys

🖥️ Desktop⏱ Under 5 minutesGame-jam entry: Ludum Dare 38

Horror

It Paints Me

by ENDYSIS

A short horror visual novel about an artist trying to finish his final painting

🖥️ Desktop⏱ 5–30 minutesGame-jam entry: Scream Jam 2023

Horror

what body?

by bun_tired

A darkly funny 20-second clicker: tidy your room before the policeman notices

📱 Phone⏱ Under 5 minutesGame-jam entry: 20 Second Game Jam 2023

Platformer

Super Pyonpon

by Team Bugulon

Grapple and tunnel through planets to reach their cores as fast as you can

🖥️ Desktop⏱ 5–30 minutesGame-jam entry: Ludum Dare 57

Platformer

Remember, Apollo

by Uppon Hill

A slingshot platformer: fling from memory to memory with your bow

📱 Phone⏱ Under 5 minutesGame-jam entry: Ludum Dare 46

Platformer

Soulward

by gumboot

An ethereal platformer where one shard is your life, your transport and your weapon

🖥️ Desktop⏱ 5–30 minutesGame-jam entry: GMTK Game Jam 2019

Platformer

What Goes Up

by Lonebot

A platformer without falling: get around using only a grappling hook

🖥️ Desktop⏱ Under 5 minutesGame-jam entry: GMTK Game Jam 2018

Platformer

APOLLO

by Daniel Moreno

A short, cute pixel platformer about learning to fly on the wind

🖥️ Desktop⏱ Under 5 minutesGame-jam entry: Mini Jam 155

Platformer

The Sun And Moon

by Daniel Linssen

A Ludum Dare-winning platformer where you dive into the ground and launch out of it

🖥️ Desktop⏱ 5–30 minutes

RPG

Tap Turn Battler

by tapturnbattler

A turn-based party dungeon crawler on a grid, free in the browser to floor 50

📱 Phone⏱ 5–30 minutesPrototype

Sandbox & creative

Tiny Skies

by Fictional

A cosy exploration game: fly a biplane, magic carpet or boat around a tiny world

🖥️ Desktop👥 Multiplayer⏱ 5–30 minutesGame-jam entry

Platformer

Celeste Classic

by Maddy Thorson & Noel Berry

The tiny PICO-8 platformer that grew into Celeste: climb the mountain one screen at a time

🖥️ Desktop⏱ 5–30 minutes

Questions about game jam games

What are some good free game jam browser games?

Good places to start on GameHub: Gar's Den, Tiny Skies, What Goes Up and Mouse Required. Browse all 16 game jam games above and sort by most upvoted or most played.

Which game jam games can I play on my phone?

3 games here work on phones: what body?, Remember, Apollo and Tap Turn Battler. Use the “Works on phone” filter on the home page to see only phone-friendly games.

Are these game jam games free?

Yes, all of them can be played for free in the browser. Of the 16 listed, 16 are completely free. Each listing says which.

Are there multiplayer game jam games?

Yes: Tiny Skies can be played with other people.

Do I need to download or install anything?

No. Every game on GameHub runs in a web browser. The Play button opens the game on the developer’s own site; GameHub never hosts or re-uploads games.

About GameHub

GameHub is a free directory of indie games you play in the browser, on the developer’s own site. We never host or re-upload games: every “Play” button sends you to the game’s official page. Links are checked daily, and developers can add their games for free.

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