HOW WE
CHECK.

What we check

It runs in a browser tab

Nothing to install. If a game needs an account or your own copy of the game files, its page says so before you press play: 5 games on the wall need an account and 27 offer one to save progress.

What it costs you to start

For the big ports of classic games we measure the download in Chrome up to the point where you can play. 33 games have a measured size, shown on their pages and in our classic games table.

Phones

"Plays by touch" means we found touch controls that work, usually by playing it on an emulated phone screen and sometimes by reading the game's own code. Right now 47 games play by touch, 7 open on a phone but play best on a computer, 30 need a keyboard and mouse, and 62 haven't been tried on a phone yet. See the games that play on phones.

Ads and traps

When a site wraps a game in ads that install browser extensions or open pop-up tabs, we say so on the game's page and tell you which button is the real one.

Who made it

Every page names the maker, and the play button takes you to the site where the game lives. When a game says it was made with AI, we quote the maker's own words; 65 of those claims come from the maker's own post or page.

No paid spots, no imported scores

Nobody pays to be on the wall or to rank higher. Ratings come only from players on this site, one per person per game.

Dates

Each game page shows when we last checked it. We change that date only when we check the game again.

When a game goes away

Ports of commercial games get taken down. When one goes, we take the play button off as soon as we confirm it, keep the page with what happened and when, and point to games that still work. We re-check the links to ported classics on a schedule.