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Hi! I'm Bart Bonte, a Belgian independent game designer and bontegames.com is where I blog about new interesting browser and mobile games. My own games are all in the left column (or at the bottom of this page on mobile). More info about me and my games on bartbonte.com.
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December 29, 2020

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!

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Great, great list... though tbh I would have had "n-step Steve" in the top 5; sure, it's mostly just an extension of what was last year's #1 game... but it's so clever and satisfying

Anonymous said...

Excellent list again Bart, happy 2021!

Yu said...

N.1 is also one of my faves =3

Happy 2021, Bart, keep on making those amazing games!

wyatt (leslie on FB) said...

many thanks and happy new year bart...
your time and commitment to bring us new games is soooo much appreciated...
you are the best xo

Anonymous said...

Thanks, Bart!

 

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