Isometric games aren’t a genre, they’re a visual design choice. And that’s why we love them! Originally developed as a way for early computers to emulate 3D-like landscapes, the isometric game became something entirely its own, even in an age where polygons and true 3D are king. They’re particularly good at creating adventure/puzzle games, as blocks can cover blocks while opening up most of the screen for exploration, leaving you immersed in a compact little

Satire, the stuff that lowers the surface tension of a liquid. Oh, wait, that’s a surfactant. Satire is a cute little tool often employed by authors to poke fun at serious issues without sounding like grumpy old codgers. So, if you call your auntie a bloated old bovine, you can just say it was satire, and everyone will laugh and think you’re clever. Or something like that. Anyway, satire can be used to make people

Have alphabet, will game, as the old saying (that we just made up) goes. Word games and word enigmas of all types have been around as long as we’ve been talking, and transitioning that tradition to the Flash game world seems only natural. We’ve collected several of the best online words games below. Not your ordinary crossword puzzles or spelling quizzes by far, these push your puzzling powers to the limit and test how well

Ever wondered what it’d be like to be a kangaroo? Hopping around the outback, nibbling on shrubs and grasses, storing things in your pouch, boxing fellow kangaroos in a mildly comedic manner? We’re sure you have, because so have we. Kangaroo Jump aims to simulate at least one of those dreams (hint: it’s the jumping bit) with a stylish arcade hopper that challenges you to climb to the top of a tall ravine to escape

In the real world, there are only a handful of architects who plan and create the structures we use to cross rivers, seas, and dangerous terrain. In the Flash world, everybody’s an architect! Bridge building games that use realistic physics engines have been around for years, but now they’ve begun to elaborate upon the art and science of bridge construction with crazy and unique gameplay elements! We’ve gathered a few of the best physics bridge