where is 2021? [download]

Where is 2021? It is hiding somewhere in Mateusz Skutnik's traditional end of year game and you can download it for free for Windows, Mac or Linux. Here's to a happy new year filled with many wonderful new games!

hidden my game by mom 4 [mobile]

Hap Inc made a new episode of their quirky mobile puzzle game. Mom still doesn't like that you're playing your portable video game so she hid it once more and it's up to you to find it back in each level. Hidden my game by mom 4 was added to the original app and the whole series is now combined into one app.
Download this free mobile game from the Apple app store or the Google Play store.

flip knight [browser]

A new platformer by Aaron Steed: Flip Knight, with the same gravity flipping mechanic like VVVVVV but you strike with a sword when you activate the flip. (arrow keys to move, Z/X to jump)

indigestion [browser]

The latest puzzlescript puzzler by Lucas Le Slo is here: Indigestion. (Z key to undo a move, R key to restart a level)

the bontegames 2020 top games

The year 2020 is coming to an end and I have been highlighting again lots of browser and mobile games by indie developers from all over the world on this blog. And like every year it's time for me to share with you my personal favourites!

So fire up your favourite browser because here comes my first list, the bontegames 2020 top 10 browser games!

10. Interstellar Connection by Celia and Rose Abernathy
Help a lonely spaceship pilot make a connection. (original post)

9. Heartreasure by Nettaigyo and Asaha
Solve puzzles and search for doodled hearts. (original post)

8. Duplicators by Competor
Duplicate your way to the exit. (original post)

7. BRDG by Robert Alvarez
Push blocks to make bridges to reach the exit. (original post)

6. Selene's Labyrinth by jcGyo
Make your way across the mysterious Floating Isles of Endymion. (original post)

5. Knight-errant by Fractalsunrise
Follow a chess knight’s adventures on a chess board that has been torn apart across the sky. (original post)

4. Metamor[ρ]hosis by Lucas Le Slo
Solve a difficult mixture of side view and top down sokoban mechanics. (original post)

3. Riko by Andrew Carwicz
Make it to the gold ring using your laser gun and puzzle solving skills. (original post)

2. Strange Keyworld by GMshara
Platform your way through the mysterious world of keys. (original post)

1. Lost in Firefly Forest by Ferociter
Solve the many riddles and puzzle your way out of a mysterious dark forest or wander for all eternity, it's my personal number 1 browser game of 2020! (original post)

And now for the second list, hand to phone, here are the bontegames 2020 top 10 mobile games! (note: my selection criteria for mobile games: games should be available for Android and iOS, so no Apple Arcade exclusive titles)

10. Empty. by Dustyroom
Let everything go until you are left with an empty room. (original post)

9. I Love Hue Too by Zut!
Take a psychedelic journey into colour, light and shape. (original post)

8. Sticky Terms by Philipp Stollenmayer
Puzzle through a sticky collection of untranslatable words. (original post)

7. The almost gone by Happy Volcano
Experience the intricate dioramas and connections of your life. (original post)

6. Samsare Room by Rusty Lake
Escape from a strange room where the only possibility to escape seems to be enlightenment. (original post)

5. Ord. by Stuffed Wombat, Fynn Levy and Joni Lev
Choose your own adventure, one word at a time. (original post)

4. Bomb Chicken by Nitrome
Discover the darkest kept secret of a fast food giant and answer the ultimate question: Which came first the chicken or the bomb? (original post)

3. The White Door by Second Maze
Follow the strict daily routines of a mental health facility to explore your dreams and recall your memories in this absorbing point-and-click adventure. (original post)

2. Fancade by Martin Magni
Play some games or make some games, it's your decision, the 'fanmade arcade' awaits, right on your phone. (original post)

1. There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension by KaMiZoTo
Embark on a point and click comedy adventure that will take you on a journey you never asked to go on, it's a wild and unexpected puzzle ride and it's my personal number 1 mobile game of 2020! (original post)

And that's it for my personal favourites of 2020. I'm looking forward to read yours in the comments! I created two mobile puzzle game myself this year: Green and Words for a bird, and I have some exciting projects lined up for next year! So at the close of this strange and difficult year, I'm wishing you all the best for 2021 and I hope to see you back for more games! This was Bart Bonte digging through this year's browser and mobile games for bontegames dot com!

n step steve: part 1 [browser]

Just like last time a crew of kittens needs to be rescued with dozens of puzzles standing in your way, but this time you have N steps to solve them in the latest puzzle game by Ethan Clark: N Step Steve: part 1.

inflaming blade [browser]

It's dangerous to go alone so take the sword to conquer the game Inflaming Blade by Dino0040 and btw what do you mean 'The sword is way too big for you'?

ikoa escape [browser]

Can you solve all the puzzles to escape the room in Ikoa Escape by Nijiiro Kurome?

the last flash game [browser]

A game about saying or not saying goodbye and about the end of Flash: The Last Flash Game is Major Bueno's last endeavor in Flash and an appropriate farewell to the Flash Player.

grow planet [browser]

Eyezmaze just remade his very first GROW Flash game in html5 and renamed it to GROW Planet, time for a nostalgia trip!

there is no game: wrong dimension [mobile paid]

Remember There is no game, that most fun non game from some years ago? Well, the developer KaMiZoTo just released There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension on mobile, a point and click comedy adventure that will take you on a journey you never asked to go on, through silly and unexpected video game universes. If you enjoyed that free game from some years ago, believe me you will definitely love this premium mobile release. You can get it from the Apple app store or the Google Play store.

pixels for christmas 2020 [browser]

Hohoho, it's time for a new/old bontegame! I didn't get to make a Christmas themed game this year, but I dusted off this one from some years ago that I had to release in a rush at the time. Now the game is scalable so you can play it even in full screen (just press that button in the bottom right corner). I optimized it and also updated it to support any mobile browser too, so you can also play it on your phone or tablet.
Enjoy Pixels for Christmas: It's almost Christmas, so get all the golden pixels to get a nice surprise! And no there is no map, it would spoil the ending ;) Merry platforming!

blob opera [browser]

Not a game, but a new browsertoy you simply have to try: Blob Opera, create your own opera inspired song, no music skills required, with this machine learning experiment by David Li in collaboration with Google Arts and Culture.

clickplaytime issue 2 [browser]

The play button has gone missing again and it's up to you to find it back in the 16 levels of the latest puzzler by Ninjadoodle: ClickPlayTime issue 2.

the giraffe world [browser]

Oh no, an evil person has scattered all of the Giraffe's hats. Can you help the Giraffe collect them all in the puzzle game The Giraffe World by Quentin Delvallet?

chesscourt mission [browser]

Take the role of Pawn, a determined servant to the king hoping to escort the King out of his dungeon entrapment in the puzzle game Chesscourt Mission by Ethan Medeiros.

escape game christmas [browser]

Santa could use a little help distributing the gifts for the mice in the latest escape the room game by Nicolet: Escape Game Christmas.

lost in firefly forest [browser]

After a hike you find yourself lost in a mysterious dark forest. Solve its many riddles and puzzle your way out or wander for all eternity in the latest game by Ferociter: Lost in Firefly Forest.

chicken chicken crocodisles [browser]

You're a chicken trying to get back to your nest in a crocodile-inhabited swamp in the puzzlescript puzzler Chicken Chicken Crocodisles by Pancelor. (Z key to undo a move, R key to restart a level)

gof [browser]

A Christmas adventure about gifting presents and eating cookies: Göf by Egor Dorichev.

odd bot out [mobile]

If you enjoy a good puzzle platformer then I can highly recommend to download Odd Bot Out because developer Martin Magni decided to offer this previously paid game for free. Get it from the Apple app store or the Google Play store.

reach: sos [mobile]

Help a lonely Shadow go out into the world and find the person sending them cryptic messages in this first chapter of the mobile puzzle adventure game Reach: SOS by Studio Reach.
Get this free mobile game from the Apple app store or the Google Play store.

elemental tiles [browser]

Use the power of elements to solve the puzzles and reach the exit of each level in Elemental Tiles, the latest puzzler by Robert Alvarez.

heart and christmas [browser]

Can you solve all the puzzles to escape in Heart and Christmas, the latest escape the room game by Ichima?

sticky puzzle nobinobi [mobile]

Guide the red block to the exit by sticking same colored blocks together and moving them out of the way in each level of the mobile puzzle game Sticky Puzzle Nobi Nobi by Samemizu.
Get this free mobile puzzle game from the Apple app store or the Google Play store. (You might remember the shorter browser version of this game from earlier this year)

happy happy land [browser]

The people of Happy Happy Land aren't happy, they can't seem to work things out. Maybe all they need is a little bit of creative thinking in this adorable point and click game by KnutselCo. (Note: ths game is still using the Flash player, which is nearing its end-of-life and is already blocked in most browser, I had the most luck in Microsoft Edge to lanuch the game)

starkoban [browser]

Starkoban, a challenging mix of star battle and sokoban for stark puzzlers is the latest puzzlescript game by Pedro PSI. Place each stone in a different region to win. Placed stones become active and are named stars, and they cannot occupy the same line, column or region, neither touch diagonally. But don't worry, as each rule will be explained to you gradually. (Z key to undo a move, R key to restart a level)

big tall small [browser]

Big Tall Small is the latest puzzle platformer by Robert Alvarez. Switch between three characters with different sizes and traits to complete the puzzles and make them reach the exit in each level.

snaklops [browser]

You are a snake that only has the power of what it eats in the puzzle game Snaklops by Eduardo Barreto.

simple sokoban [browser]

Simple Sokoban by Competor is anything but simple. Push all the boxes onto the goals in this very difficult puzzlescript puzzler. (Z key to undo a move, R key to restart a level)