We know we've touched on this before, but we thought it was time to throw a nice reminder out there! All the classic flash games you know and love can still be played on AG!

So what do you feel like? Some good old Arcade action with <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/action/fancy-pants-adventure">Fancy Pants</a>?&nbsp;

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If you're looking for something more chill how about hanging out with your very own <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/funny/interactive-buddy">Interactive Buddy</a>?

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Maybe something more stressful is what you're after?! Well last but not least we have <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/funny/dont-shoot-the-puppy">Don't Shoot the Puppy</a>

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We've got so many more classics to choose from so why not comb through the ancient tomes of Flash and find a new favorite <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/tag/classic-games">here</a>. Until next time, have fun!

We know we've touched on this before, but we thought it was time to throw a nice reminder out there! All the classic flash games you know and love can

Can't Beat the Classics!

Step into the chaotic battlefield of Diep.io, where tanks reign supreme and strategic warfare meets absurdity. Maneuver through a maze of bullets and

Get ready for tank warfare with Diep.io

Embark on an amusing journey through a handful of browser games by the developer Havana24, each offering unique challenges and some good ol' fashioned fun.

In <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/shooting/relic-splatter">Relic Splatter</a>, a puzzle platformer that puts your skills to the test as you navigate a labyrinth armed with a paint gun. Strategize your way through obstacles and splatter your path to victory, while making a bunch of colorful mess along the way.

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<a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/action/viewnemy">Viewnemy</a> challenges you to climb a tunnel with headlamp-wearing enemies, because apparently, climbing in the dark wasn't challenging enough. Can you make it through the tunnel without a flashlight?

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<a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/action/lifespan-candle">Lifespan Candle</a> adds pressure by forcing you to escape before your candle burns out, because who doesn't love a ticking time bomb? You'll feel the pressure trying to burn the candle out just enough to solve puzzles.

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Lastly, <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/clicker/crossy-cat">Crossy Cat</a> features a stretchy feline with a penchant for dodging logs and collecting fish, because, well, why not? Dive into these whimsical adventures for a dose of entertaining gameplay that will have you using your brain.

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Embark on an amusing journey through a handful of browser games by the developer Havana24, each offering unique challenges and some good ol' fashioned

Have you checked out these titles from Havana24?

The team over at TypeRacer has been hard at work with some new changes that'll help enhance the practice mode on the site. If you're interested in

Get ready for souped up races with Typeracer!

The <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/io/apesio">Apes.io</a> developers have been hard at work with their latest update, and we're excited to share some of the details on what's new in game!

We've got new and improved leaderboards, now they showcase round and total kills for ultimate bragging rights. Dominate waves as round kills now determine the true champion.&nbsp; 
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Navigate a transformed world with unclimbable blue blocks, destructive dirt grenades, and spells that obliterate blocks. Shield up with the auto-recharging feature, by default, all apes have a shield that will recharge over time to create more sustained fights! 
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Boost your rewards by watching video ads! We've improved some wand modifiers as well. Oto's Mist has less downsides and Hoil's Farsight is now the only zoom granting spell.

The team has also balanced gameplay with capacity stat adjustments and respawning happens on the ground rather than in the air. Climbing now comes with a stamina bar for strategic moves.

Dive in and conquer <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/io/apesio">Apes.io's</a> newest update!

The Apes.io developers have been hard at work with their latest update, and we're excited to share some of the details on what's new in game!

We've

Apes.io has an exciting new update!

The rumors are true: apes are collaborating with shapes. <a href="https://apes.io/">Apes.io</a> and <a href="https://diep.io/">Diep.io</a> have crossed over for an exclusive Diep-themed skin in Apes.io. And you know what? We’re proud of them! After all, brand collaborations are hot right now, whether it's streetwear brands with a legacy franchise or your favorite musical artists with your other favorite musical artists: synergy is supreme and our games are no different. That is why<a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/io/apesio"> Apes.io</a> and<a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/io-games/diepio"> Diep.io </a>are happy to drop some drip for primates who wanna look polished. Now, ff you want to unlock the new skin all you have to do is click this link: <a data-renderer-mark="true" data-testid="link-with-safety" href="https://apes.io/promo/ynpmjv" title="https://apes.io/promo/ynpmjv">https://apes.io/promo/ynpmjv</a>. No purchase, sign-up, or login required. We’re cool like that. If you’re unfamiliar with <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/blog/this-is-apesio">Apes.io</a> or <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/blog/addicting-games-acquires-tank-game-diepio">Diep.io</a>, what are you still doing here? These are some of the best casual games on the whole internet. Please stop reading; click this link for A<a href="https://apes.io/">pes.io</a> or this link for <a href="https://diep.io/">Diep.io</a>, and check them out for yourself. Then, come back and keep reading because we put like a ton of work into this blog.&nbsp;For those of you who are experienced with both games, then you know that the Apes character creator is already robust and offers players everything from a scar-faced ape to a skull-faced ape. Groundbreaking, but we thought that by cross-pollinating everyone's favorite apes with everyone else's favorite tanks, we could create some real magic and the result was better than we imagined. Now, you can get tank-faced apes in baby-blue jumpsuits.&nbsp;

Look, we know what you’re thinking: it’s more traditional to have your simian sorcerer running around in tattered robes and loincloths, but this is the 21st century. And if there is one thing apes have been known to do, it is evolve. That is why we’re happy and proud to bring you the tank-faced ape. The skin is based on the original and most iconic tank from Diep.io, which is the blue circle with the grey barrel. It is the tank you start off as when you first play and probably the most recognizable and familiar of all the iterations within the Diep.io franchise.&nbsp;The reasons for crossing over are obvious: the art and aesthetics of the minimalistic Diep franchise create a certain synergetic frisson when combined with the hairy, naturalistic world of Apes. It looks cool, and it’s fun. Hey, remember fun? Fun is what games are all about, or at least they should be. It’s easy to get lost in all the competition, advertising, big business, and politics going on with gaming these days. Sometimes, it's hard to “find the fun” to sit down and play something just a little absurd or crazy and forget about the real-world banging at your door. There is always plenty of time for reality later. For now, the apes have tank faces, and it rocks.&nbsp;

Again, To unlock this new tank skin for Apes, you don’t have to do anything but click this link: <a data-renderer-mark="true" data-testid="link-with-safety" href="https://apes.io/promo/ynpmjv" title="https://apes.io/promo/ynpmjv">https://apes.io/promo/ynpmjv</a>&nbsp;This link will take you to Apes.io, and you will immediately have the tank skin unlocked and equipped on your ape. Poof, just like magic, you’ll be the tank-faced ape of your dreams, hunting down the vile Crabulas and competing against apes crafting wands to become the island leader.&nbsp; We promise you it’s a lot of fun. Now, you’re probably wondering what other games we will crossover. We have a lot more than tank-faced apes coming down the pipe, and you’re going to want to be the first person in your group chat to know. So follow our socials, check back on this blog, or subscribe to our mailing list to get the latest news from Addicting Games.

You are not going to want to miss what we’ve got next.&nbsp;

The rumors are true: apes are collaborating with shapes. Apes.io and Diep.io have crossed over for an exclusive Diep-themed skin in Apes.io. And you

The Apes.io X Diep.io Crossover Is Here 

<h1>Our flagship properties have quietly been optimizing, upgrading, and achieving their full potential. It's time to show them off and trumpet their If you’re here reading this, you’re probably already familiar with our games <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/io-games/mopeio">Mope.io</a>, <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/io-games/littlebigsnake-io">Little Big Snake</a>, and <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/io/apesio">Apes.io</a>. If you’re unfamiliar with these games, why are you here? The updates won’t matter if you don’t know the games in the first place. Click those links and discover the wonder of an island filled with wand-wielding apes, the terror of a snake-eat-snake pit, or the survival stylings of Mope.io. Our games are, first and foremost, to be played.</h1>

<h1>Everyone else who knows the score has slithered through the fire and crafted their own wands: please read on as we explain the updates across the board. We’ll start with an old fave: Little Big Snake, the little slither game that could, would, is, and will always be! 
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<h1>Little Big Snake is introducing four new pets! The pets update in January of 2022 was met with much enthusiasm from the community, and we’re hoping these four new beetle buddies will be welcome bug-friends. There is a drill beetle, a beetle-druid, the crystal beetle, and the toxi-beetle. Each will follow you into battle, each has its own set of stat buffs to give you a competitive edge, and all of them can be found by spending Rubies to do a search. Achieve your “squad goals” by curating your pet squad and bringing your beetle buddies into battle. Whether they’re increasing your view, speeding up your energy recovery, giving you a boost, or helping you eat better with a broader feeding radius, you can be sure that these beetles will only make the game you already love better.</h1>

<h1>Mope.io has released an <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mope-io/id1086471119">iOS app</a> allowing you to play Mope.io on your mobile device. Yay! Regarding gaming, the future is in your pocket and at your fingertips. And what better way to celebrate the release of our launch to mobile than with a highly anticipated new Bird Monster. The Bird Monster is unlocked and yours to claim when you first play on mobile, and believe us when we say you’ll want to uncage the beast. The Bird Monster can fly (obviously) but also has the ability to “skydive” and slam into its prey, stunning it. It’s a new ability from a dangerously hawkish new animal, and we’re just giving it away! Many have wondered about the lore of the Monster Bird; where does it come from? Why does it slam so hard? Where did it learn to skydive? The truth is that we don’t know. We tried asking the bird, but it responded by slamming us in the face. Stunned, we’d forget what we were talking about and just move on to playing another game, like…</h1>

<h1>Apes.io is moving fast and looking fresh. That’s right, Apes-fans, your favorite game of Simian sorcery, has just hit the turbos and got some new fits. Not like it was lagging before. We don’t remember anyone complaining about our already fast-loading game. However, we’re constantly optimizing, continuously improving, and forever moving the goalposts. Where do you think the future is? Spoiler warning: it’s not behind you, it's not in the past, it’s not in settling, and it isn’t lying down on that comfy pile of laurels over in the corner. No, gamer-friend, the future is before us, and you can only get there by moving fast and looking good. That is precisely why our crack team of engineers has significantly reduced loading times. Now, the gameplay is like everybody's third favorite food delivery app: Seamless! But we didn’t stop there because we have a whole new wardrobe of skin options for you to express yourself. There are funky skins, quirky skins, colorful skins, and maybe even some goth skins; why not? That’s valid! It’s all a part of our ongoing commitment to making Apes.io the ultimate browser shooter! And we value your feedback; in fact we love it! So, please share your thoughts, skin ideas, questions, concerns, COMPLIMENTS, and whatever else with us here in the comments or even over on our socials! WE LOVE IT!</h1>

<h1>Thank you for reading, and thank you for playing. If you liked what you read here, please share it with a friend and leave a comment. See you next time.</h1>

Our flagship properties have quietly been optimizing, upgrading, and achieving their full potential. It's time to show them off and trumpet their If

Apes.io, Mope.io, And Little Big Snake Are Powering Up! 

Gameknot is a free website that allows you to play chess against the computer. We here at Addicting Games love to shine a little light on our friends like Apes.io or Little Big Snake and introduce the broader audience to other sites in our orbit. That is why this month, we are pleased to show you, dear gamer-friends, the beauty and elegance of <a href="https://gameknot.com">Gameknot.</a> In this modern-day world where AI is on the rise, and everyone is warning about the dangers of this emerging technology, it feels good to know that there are still venues where you can defeat a computer at its own game. Or, in this case: the game of chess. Chess vs computer is technically not a new concept, but our friends at Gameknot have devised some novel ways of making it their own. Playing <a href="https://gameknot.com/chess-computer.pl">Chess against Computer</a> is a fun way to sharpen your skills, tighten <a href="https://gameknot.com/chess-tactics.pl">up your tactics</a>, and explore new strategies. This is why Gameknot offers up cool features like its <a href="https://gameknot.com/chess-puzzles.pl">Chess Puzzles </a>and <a href="https://gameknot.com/ladder.pl">Chess Ladder</a> features. After logging in, you can access these features to help you train yourself to think on your feet and outside the 8x8 grid that stifles so many beginner chess players. Consider it resistance training, a Rocky-style workout before the real game: Chess against live human opponents.

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Let's be real here, you can smack computers like “Deep Blue” or “Stockfish” around all day, but as advanced as the algorithms get and as satisfying as it is to let Skynet know whose boss, the real fun of chess comes from that sweet human-on-human action and this is why Gameknot has transcended the typical online Chess against computer paradigm and expanded into matching player to player. Checkmate means more when it's against a real person and not a string of code; somewhere buried deep in all of us is the desperate, yearning need to experience the one on one, toe to toe feeling of competition that you can only feel when you are up against a real human. That is why Gameknot chess also features online chess.

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That is right, gamer friends, Gameknot login allows you to play other human players worldwide. The&nbsp; Gameknot login feature is fairly painless. Users can choose to log in via their Facebook or Google accounts. If you don’t have a Facebook or Google account or don’t want to associate your chess stats with your real life, signing in with an email is also acceptable. Gameknot login truly has its privileges; once you’re signed in, you are considered a premium member. As a premium member, you can start chess games with other human players or join a game started by someone else. Members will also have their wins and losses tracked with timing and other game aspects are taken into consideration. Plus, premium members will have access to one feature that you want to take your sunglasses off before reading about. Premium members can have up to 2 games going at once, then after confirming your email address, up to 6 games, at which point you can add another game to that for every four wins. But that isn’t all; players who decide to upgrade their accounts to silver, gold, platinum, or titanium can have anywhere from 30 to 50 to 100 to 200 games going at once. 
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At long last, you can live out your dream of competing against dozens of opponents in the park, hopping from one table to the next, making brilliant, curt moves with nary a moment of hesitation or consideration.&nbsp; Of course, we only recommend that kind of advanced gameplay to the masters, grandmasters, CEO, and mage-level chess players. For those just starting out, remember you can develop the skills needed to take on an army by playing chess puzzles and chess ladder games. Gameknot Chess is a site with a modern take on a classic game that also allows players to play online against other ranked human players from around the globe or enter one of its many tournaments and chess puzzles. We’re proud to be part of the same network, and we hope that those of you who have spent so much time on our own selection of strategy games can take some time to get to the core of all strategy in the known universe: Chess. Gameknot Chess is the perfect place for beginners, GRrand Masters, and casual players to log in and discover chess the way it was meant to be played, how our ancestors played, and how it will be played long into the future.&nbsp;For those about to check, we salute you. Chess is a game of kings, queens, the horsie, and now you. Please head on over to Gameknot.com today for your chance to find Bobby Fischer, beat Kasparov, sink Deep Blue, and out-gambit the queen herself.

Gameknot is a free website that allows you to play chess against the computer. We here at Addicting Games love to shine a little light on our friends

Play Chess VS Computer At Gameknot

Hello, gamer friends. This is Addicting Games speaking. We hope you heard the news; our good friends over at <a href="https://www.makeship.com/shop/creator/addicting-games">Makeship.com</a> have released a line of<a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/io-games/littlebigsnake-io"> Little Big Snake </a>plushies, which are absolutely adorable! If you're a fan of the game, you'll want to wrap your scaly little snake body around these cuddly critters ASAP.

First up, we have the <a href="https://www.makeship.com/products/blue-snake">Blue Snake plushie</a>. This little cutie is a perfect replica of the in-game character, complete with his bright blue color scheme and razor-sharp fangs. He's made from soft, high-quality materials and is the perfect size for snuggling up during those long, lonely gaming sessions. 
 
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Next, we have the<a href="https://www.makeship.com/products/bubble-plush"> Bubble plushie</a>. This little blub, and its three-eyed friends are one of the most popular side characters in the game, and now you can have them sliming up your own little snake den! He's made from the same soft, high-quality materials as the Blue Snake plushie, and the three puppy dog eyes might just heat up the cold blood pumpking through your reptile veins.

These majestic creatures are the perfect addition to any <a href="https://www.makeship.com/shop/creator/addicting-games">Little Big Snake</a> fan's collection because, after all, the only way to celebrate something as intangible as characters in a videogame truly is to consume merchandise based on their likeness. It is an honorable pursuit that we encourage and endorse. We are happy to have teamed up with the good people at <a href="https://www.makeship.com/">Makeship.com</a> to make it all happen. These bad boy toys are big, fluffy, and cuddly and would absolutely be the envy of your gaming friends. 
 
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But that is not it. We’re not even halfway there yet. Because we have some more limited-edition plushies to show you, well, to be more accurate, we have exactly one more limited-edition plushie to show you, but it is a gooder. So, stop moping around and get ready for it. 
 
Last but not least, we have the <a href="https://www.makeship.com/products/king-dragon-plush">King Dragon plushie</a> from the hit IOgame <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/io-games/mopeio">Mope.io.</a> We’ve talked about Mope.io a lot on this blog, so if you wanna check out an interview with the creator, <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/blog/developer-of-mopeio-talks-about-sale-to-addicting-games">click here</a>. This fiery little fellow is always up to something fierce, and now you can evolve him into your life and have him by your side whilst you play. He's made from the same high-quality materials as the other plushies, and his Blue and Orange visage will surely draw the attention and envy of all your friends and enemies. Like the Little Big Snake plushies, all of these plushies are made from high-quality materials and are built to last. They're soft, cuddly, and the perfect size for snuggling up with while you play Little Big Snake, Mope, or any game really. We’re not picky as long as you buy them.

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Whether you're a die-hard fan of Little Big Snake, a Mope enthusiast or a humble collector looking for a new acquisition to add to your endless supply of trinkets and dolls that line the walls of your game-cave, we can guarantee that you’ll love to be one of the few, the proud, the only people who own these specific items. Throw these plushies into your collection and feel the satisfaction that can only come from a successful purchase. If you're like us you're going to want that dopamine rush of product acqusition to feel truly special. You want it to mean something, And with these adorable plushies, we promise that it will resonate in the marrow of your bones. 
 
So what are you waiting for? Head on over to MakerKit's website and grab your favorite Little Big Snake and Mope.io plushie today. They're selling fast, and the deal ends in a few hours. Don't wait too long, or you might miss out. And remember, with these adorable critters by your side: You won’t just be ready to take on the world of Little Big Snake and Mope.io but the real world itself. 
 
As always, thank you for gaming, thank you for reading, and maybe thank you for buying? 
Game on, gamer-friends.

Hello, gamer friends. This is Addicting Games speaking. We hope you heard the news; our good friends over at Makeship.com have released a line of

Little Big Snake And Mope.io Plushies Are Here! 

Happy holidays gamer friends; this is Addicting Games speaking! Well, it’s that time of the year again. A time of year that only ever seems to come once a year and often at the end of said year. That is right; we’re talking about Holiday times. Holiday times are a time for everyone to reflect on the previous year, spend time with their family --whoever that is-- and game the days away as we count down to a new year. We can’t help you with the reflection part or the family part, but we can certainly help you with the gaming part. Oh boy, can we help you with the gaming part.&nbsp;

After all, gaming is what we do here. Whether it is publishing new games every week, or developing our own smash hit mobile titles like Little Big Snake, Mope.io, and diep.io, or re-inventing the game with our revolutionary browser-based games like ev.io we have earned the name “Addicting Games,” by making some of the best games on the market. So, we offer up a rapid breakdown of some of our favorite Holidays themed updates on our own in-house games. Holiday updates are one of the funnest ways to celebrate the season and keep things fresh and exciting. And as you know, fresh and exciting is what gaming is all about. It is what we are all about. It is what ‘about’ is all about.&nbsp;

In no particular order, we are going to start with ev.io. This sci-fi arena shooter has long been the jewel in our crown, and 2022 was truly a banner year for this game. It won awards, it went mobile, and it introduced swords. SWORDS! If you thought the slap mode in Golden Eye was cool, it was! You are valid. But the swords in this game are better. It is incredibly cool to grab a sword and swing on a robot or a noob who doesn’t know to get too close. &nbsp;Our crack team of engineers has cooked up some incredibly cool winter updates to celebrate this holiday season. First and foremost: snowflakes are everywhere. Some people try to make it rain. We made it snow. It's all water in the end, anyway. The snowflakes in ev.io are each unique. We used a special proprietary algorithm that pumps out millions upon millions of unique snowflakes to fall from the sky in the game. And a fun fact for you tech-heads out there is that our snowflake generator is based on the program used to create snowflakes for the simulation in which we all live.&nbsp;

There is also a lot of snow. We have basically paved over every arena with snow. Remember the graveyard? Well, now it has snow. That’s pretty cool. All the other levels also have snow, and it is also cool. We throw in a ton of candy canes as well. Candy canes are the ionic pillars of Christmas time, and we were proud to include them in the game. There are a few other Easter Eggs out there for you to find. Maybe it's slippery in some areas. We leave it to you to find.&nbsp;

Next up is everyone's favorite game about racing. That’s right; Typeracer is a game where you “race” metaphorically by typing. In this game, your typing speed and accuracy represent your words per minute score, and you can compare your words per minute or WPM against other players to leave them in your dust and devastate their egos. It's all good fun except when some people take it too personally and make it a whole thing. Anyway, right now, there is a Typing Stats Holiday Event. The rules are pretty simple. You sign up over at Typing Stats Typeracer. Your account will import over, and then you choose a team. After that, you and your friends are typing to inflict damage. The goal is to work together to decrease the opponent's team to zero. Then you will win and receive a point. As you play, you will also gain currency. The currency is represented by Snowflakes. You can use these snowflakes to boost your damage or to increase how fast you earn more snowflakes. Ultimately what you are working towards are the prizes. And what better prize for a typing competition than keyboards? Professional keyboards! We are also giving out a ton of Typeracer Merch. It's cool merch!&nbsp;&nbsp;Be the first on your block to have a Typeracer shirt. Brag that you can type 100 words a minute with the 100 WPM CLUB shirt or lie about your ability to type 100 words per minute with our 100 WPM CLUB shirt. The possibilities are endless! We hope you’ll take the time to show off your skills and maybe win some gear this year over at typeracer.com and typingstats.com.&nbsp;

And last but not least, in order of importance but technically least in quantity of holiday content, we have Little Big Snake. This game needs no introduction as it more-or-less invented the slither-style genre of games and perfected them with its in-depth mechanics, upgrades, ongoing campaigns, characters, and skins. For a limited time, only Little Big Snake is offering up a pretty decent sale on some of its slithery skins as well as the limited edition Santa-style skin for purchase. This skin is proof that Santa is real and also a snake. Anyway, thanks for reading, and happy holidays. Remember, when you have nothing else, at least you have games, and games will always have you.&nbsp;

Happy holidays gamer friends; this is Addicting Games speaking! Well, it’s that time of the year again. A time of year that only ever seems to come

Happy Holidays 2022 From Addicting Games. 

Imagine an alternate reality where man never evolved to become the dominant creature on the planet. Instead, the Apes discover an awful and unholy magic they use to battle amongst themselves as they craft spells and blast each other in a never-ending arena on the edge of the world. Well, imagine no more! For this is the world of<a href="https://apes.io/"> Apes.io</a>, our brand new arena blaster games where apes wield wands and craft spells as they vault and swing around a map filled with procedurally generated terrain, hidden upgrades, environmental hazards such as rivers and cliffs, destructible platforms which grant you precious artifacts. 

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<a href="https://apes.io/">Apes.io</a> features all of the classic elements of your favorite arena shooters with its own special twists on mechanics and the genre. Other than the theme being about magic apes with wooden wands who knuckle-walk and hobble just like real apes or can glide using their magic powers, the real thrust of the game is the spell crafting. We all love spells. Magic is cool, and collecting things is fun. That is why we incorporated the idea of collections and crafting into the very DNA of the game. All apes will start off with the same generic wand that allows them to throw out simple hex blasts. But if you stick around and collect the various magical elements, precious stones, and carnage left in the wake of vanquishing an enemy, you’ll be able to hit TAB and open up the crafting menu. This is where the real magic begins!&nbsp;The spells you craft will be added to your wands. You can only ever have a total of two wands which you can switch between using the number keys 1 and 2. Crafting and assigning spells to your wands is more satisfying than simply adding equipment or toggling stats because you, the player, are now actually in charge of creating something within the game itself. The spells you craft will have various in-game effects, allowing you to build your very own ape to represent your own playing style. Like any crafting system, part of the fun then becomes the self-directed hunt for the elements you need to complete the spells you want. Some arena shooter games can become rote exercises in camping, sniping, getting those headshots, and hopping around the arena as you avoid other players' blasts. Without goals, missions, or an engaging objective, the games can devolve into nothing more than dodging and blasting. We feel that the crafting games like <a href="https://apes.io/">Apes.io</a> avoid this pitfall because players will be self-directing their games towards finding the items and elements needed for the exact specific spells they want and then hitting the battlefield to use them. In Apes.io, your loadout and strategy won’t just be based on buying items and equipping a generic hero. Instead, you’ll be crafting everything from the ground up and creating your ape mystic.&nbsp;

 
<a href="https://apes.io/">Apes.io</a> is a game where the terrible magic of our primate cousins is an engaging fast-paced, endless-royale. We urge you to swing into a procedurally generated world where players collect ancient artifacts to craft one-of-a-kind magical weapons and blast each other into the ape beyond with the profane power of mystical magic. In <a href="https://apes.io/">Apes.io</a>, you can climb the walls, smite your enemies, and conjure up unfathomable spells on your never-ending mission to become the last kong standing. 
 
Thank you for following along on the softest of soft launches of our new IOgame. If you like what you read and think you’re ready to dive in, then why not check out the <a href="https://apes.io/">Apes.io</a> Twitter over at <a href="https://twitter.com/apes_io">https://twitter.com/apes_io</a>. We also have a discord channel with a growing community of ape-heads who are sharing tips, tricks, spell-builds, and more over here: <a href="https://discord.com/invite/jPXxsMZMhf">https://discord.com/invite/jPXxsMZMhf</a>. And, of course, there is always the game itself. You can play <a href="https://apes.io/">Apes.io</a> for free in your browser right now with no downloads required if you simply head on over to <a href="https://apes.io/">Apes.io</a>. Anyone can play as a guest but signing up is the only way to guarantee yourself the nickname you want and to save all of your progress. 
 
Thank you for reading, gamer-friends, and we’ll see you in the jungle.

Imagine an alternate reality where man never evolved to become the dominant creature on the planet. Instead, the Apes discover an awful and unholy

This Is Apes.io 

Hello, this is Addicting Games speaking. First of all, for all those who celebrate, welcome to the spooky season. This is a time of ghosts, goblins, slashers, and gremlins. A time when the veil between our world and the nether regions is at its thinnest, when the departed and the demonic pass through the threshold, and there is a haunt and a hobgoblin around every corner. We here at Addicting Games love Halloween, candy, and scaring people, so you can imagine how important this time of year is to the company. You might be asking yourself, “how does a company like Addicting Games celebrate something like Halloween in a way that I, a player, can enjoy?” Well, through the spooky magic of this sinister season, we are here to answer that very question. Please read on if you dare.

As you know, Addicting Games isn’t just this website. We’ve kind of got a lot going on. We have produced in-house games like ev.io, Little Big Snake, and Mope.io. We are also the gorey, gorey brains behind such sites as Typeracer, the site that is a game. So, when we say "we," you should know that "we" mean a lot more than this site. And we’re doing a lot. For instance, if you check out ev.io right now, you’ll find that last week we released six all-new Halloween-themed maps, which are available for a limited time. This is part of the overall Hallow-evasion campaign, which also features the limited edition “Pumpkin-Head” suit. We feel that “Pumpkin-Head” is probably the most overt Halloween-themed skin available but don’t count Bones, Hazel, or Plague out when it comes to spooky-skinned outfits. And hey, don’t forget the already existing Graveyard map that we covered months ago. What could possibly be spookier than a graveyard, where we put dead people? If you think you have what it takes to go up against the legions of undying ev.io fans and succeed, then double jump on over to the site and start playing the world's best in-browser FPS game on the planet.

For those who feel a little more serpentine, we suggest you slither on to Little Big Snake and check out the scary updates we’re dropping just in time for spoopy season. First and foremost, we’ve rethemed your snake's lair to have a creepy Halloween vibe. If that wasn’t enough for you, then check out the creepy Halloween-themed snake flags that you can fly with pride. We’re also dropping pumpkin bubbles that feature Crowns hidden within them. These special limited edition Pumpkin Bubbles will have boosts (boo-sts?) instead of nectar like our traditional green and brown bubbles contain. Also, if that wasn’t enough, then prepare yourself for a special once-in-a-lifetime (deathtime?) offer to get yourself a limited “Hellcat” skin. Ooh, beware, the Hellcat, the most dreaded of all demonic snakes. The hellcat looks like a cross between the Cheshire cat and a Jack-O-Lantern. It is scary, it is cool, but most importantly, it is an exclusive skin that you can get your scaly little paws on if you start playing right now. If that is not enough to fill your pillowcase full of candy, don’t worry because we are not done yet!

Typeracer has always been a scary game. Not because it involves witches and warlocks, or slashers and monsters and zombies come to life, but because it judges your grammar, spelling, and typing speed in real-time and then compares that score to that of your friends. Terrifying! And maybe, in some cases, a little unfair. After all, some of us are good typists on a spiritual or vibe-based level, if not on a material fact-based level, and Typeracer doesn’t really account for vibes. But in any event, Typeracer is holding a Halloween Event! And it sounds great. It is a team event where you and your crew will compete to win a Typeracer Premium Subscription and specialized badges. All participants will win Participation Badges on their typing status. You can check out the schedule and entry specifics at this link over here. Before we go, we’d be remiss, not to mention Mope.io and its continuing efforts to evolve one step ahead of the competition. As of right now, the details on its Halloween update are all under wraps, and the dev team is being mum (mummy?) on details. What we can tell you is that you can expect a scary skin pack of some sort. Does that mean slashers and zombies or vampires and ghouls? The only way to know for sure is to find out for yourself by navigating over to Mope.io and checking it out.

Whatever you decide to do this Scare-o-ween season, we want you to know that we’ve got you covered with our vast collection of spooky games and stand-alone sites. And remember: If you say “Addicting Games” five times into a mirror, the Kitten from Kitten Cannon will appear and demand that you feed it even though it's actually already been fed, and it always does this. Don’t fall for it! 
 
So, be careful out there and have fun.

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Hello, this is Addicting Games speaking. First of all, for all those who celebrate, welcome to the spooky season. This is a time of ghosts, goblins

Halloween Updates From The Depths Of The Addicting Games Network 

Did you know that September 20th is our platinum anniversary? That’s right, gamer friends, Addicting Games is celebrating 20 years of free, fun, flash, casual gaming as of September 20th! The last 20 years have been a wild ride of ups, downs, mergers, acquisitions, obstacles, opportunities, and accomplishments. Through two decades of gaming trends, we made many friends, published thousands of games, and wracked up tens of millions of plays. It has been a wild time for us and probably all of you at home. If you started playing Addicting Games by bypassing your library's firewall in the 5th grade, you are now older than our founders were when they had the idea to aggregate all the best games on the web and serve them up to players at no cost.&nbsp;

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From our humble beginnings as a simple portal site with a DIY attitude and Comic Sans logo to our current incarnation as an innovative studio and publisher, we here at Addicting Games remain laser-focused on providing you, the player, with good times, questionable grammar, and the best casual gaming experience available. Today we’re honoring the first 20 years of our existence with a look back at the most popular games in our new editorial section, a contest on our social feeds that will allow you and your friends to gain some cool Addicting Games branded swag, as well as a look at our brand new in-house game Apes.io.&nbsp;

We’re keeping this months blog short, sweet, and to the point, because you’re not here to read about our founding, the billions of plays we racked up over the years, our obscure origins, or the inner workings of a modern game publisher. You’re here for the games, and that is something we are delivering on with our classic assortment of games, our editorial assortment of games, and our new in-house IOGames.&nbsp;

 
These are the classics, the games you love, the games you hate, and the games that got you addicted to the tune of over 1 billion plays and counting.&nbsp;

Thanks for the memories, and cheers to another 20 years.

Did you know that September 20th is our platinum anniversary? That’s right, gamer friends, Addicting Games is celebrating 20 years of free, fun

Addicting Games Is 20 Years Old! 

Hello, player. This is Addicting Games speaking. If you have been paying attention to us lately you might have noticed that we here at Addicting Games have been a little bit more dripped out than usual. You may be asking yourself if it's the ice on our fingers, the bling around our neck or just a certain vibe emanating from within as we publish our high-quality <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/tag/html5">html5</a> and <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/tag/io-games">IOGames</a> on a weekly basis. Well, friend. You’re right. There is something different, something special, something new. It’s <a href="https://shop.addictinggames.com/collections/addicting-games">merch</a>! That is right: branded products! For years, fans of our games, our site, our whole aesthetic have wanted to become part of it, get in on it, and show the world that they not only use, endorse, and enjoy our products but also are extremely stylish while doing it. We know that our fans have wanted Addicting Games merch for a long time. We’ve been listening, we’ve been hearing, and we’ve been doing something about it. This week we launched our new merch store. You can view and buy our merch over at <a href="https://shop.addictinggames.com/">shop.addictinggames.com.</a>

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<a href="https://shop.addictinggames.com/">Addicting Games isn’t just a website that hosts free </a><a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/tag/mobile-games.jsp">mobile games</a>: we’re also a brand. And what do brands do? They sell merch. And what is merch? It is merchandise which has the trademarked logos, characters, art and other assets that you —the customer— already love so much. Frankly, we’re all really proud of this initiative. We know that to a lot of people Addicting Games is more than just a website that you played as a teen when you were avoiding school or as a college students when you were avoiding lectures or as a full grown adult avoiding rent, bills your partner and other boring responsibilities by playing <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/funny/kitten-cannon">Kitten Cannon</a> until 3am. Addicting Games is a part of your childhood, it is a part of your college years, and if you’re reading this it is more likely than not a part of your life. Addicting Games as a brand means something to you, it stands for something. Why not show it off? We’ve put our current logo on everything from baseball caps to hoodies, stickers to bags and t-shirts. We’ve also included all of our related properties like <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/io-games/evio">ev.io</a>, <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/io-games/mopeio">Mope</a>, <a href="https://play.typeracer.com/">Typeracer</a>, <a href="https://www.shockwave.com/">Shockwave</a>, <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/io-games/devastio">Devast</a> and <a href="https://diep.io/">Diep</a>. We’re going all out with this one. If you want an <a href="https://shop.addictinggames.com/products/ag-logo-mug-with-red-interior">Addicting Games mug</a> then bam we got you covered, if you need a <a href="https://shop.addictinggames.com/products/diep-battle-poster">Diep.io battle poster</a> then look no further, feel the need for <a href="https://shop.addictinggames.com/products/lbs-round-stickers">Little Big Snake stickers</a> for your guitar? We hear you, we see you, you are valid.

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We’ve even done something a little crazy. Something a little outside the box. Something that is no laughing matter. That is right, we’re dropping a whole bunch of merch featuring <a href="https://shop.addictinggames.com/products/ag-classic-logo-stickers">our original Comic Sans logo</a>. Yup, <a href="https://shop.addictinggames.com/products/ag-classic-logo-unisex-premium-sweatshirt">Comic Sans</a>. The typeface developed to mimic the hand lettering in comic books but eventually became the laughing stock of the internet and then our original logo. We’re not ashamed of it. We don’t want to hide it. <a href="https://shop.addictinggames.com/products/ag-classic-logo-unisex-t-shirt">Our original logo</a> isn’t something that we pretend didn’t happen. It is a badge of honor to have earnestly embraced the vibe and aesthetic of the early internet and to have put that bad boy on front street back before the cool kids decided Comic Sans was shorthand for a lack of taste. If we had a lack of taste would we really be working at Addicting Games in 2022?

Between your inherent lust for nostalgia and a slowly developing compulsion to buy products over the internet you really can’t say no to our t-shirts, hoodies, stickers, caps, and posters. So, the real question is whether or not you have the guts to pull the trigger on the <a href="https://shop.addictinggames.com/products/ag-classic-logo-3-4-sleeve-raglan-shirt">Comic Sans raglan</a> or you wanna play it safe with the<a href="https://shop.addictinggames.com/products/ag-logo-unisex-champion-tie-dye-hoodie?variant=41604670619821"> tie-dye hoodie</a>. For some reason tie-dye is back in style now. Nobody really knows why and nobody has questioned it. We have our theories about what is going on but until we’re certain we’d best keep our quiet. In any event please buy our products, not for our benefit but for your own. We only get one life to live and please believe us when we say that life is better when you’re swagged out to the max in the latest <a href="https://shop.addictinggames.com/">Addicting Games merchandise</a>. Tell your friends, tell your enemies, tag us in any photos of you wearing our swag and remember to have fun with it. Thank you for reading, thank you for buying and good luck!

Hello, player. This is Addicting Games speaking. If you have been paying attention to us lately you might have noticed that we here at Addicting Games

Addicting Games Merch Is Here

Hello folks, this is Addicting Games speaking. We have a lot of games and we’re actually putting out more and more<a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/new-games"> every week</a>. Our gut instinct tells us that you love a lot of these <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/new-games">new games</a>. You play them, you come back to play them again, you tell your friends about them and you compete day after day and hour after hour to get that <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/tag/high-score-games">top score</a>. But that quest for perfection in a particular game or a particular kind of game might be giving you tunnel vision. It might be blinding you to all the other cool games out there you haven’t tried yet. Maybe you’re a <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/tag/racing-games">racer</a> who feels the need for speed and can only get their kicks off by hitting the nitros and cruising through pole position into the lead. Maybe you wanna get a squad together and go first person bonkers in an all out, <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/tag/first-person-shooter">no holds barred shoot em up.</a> Gaming is not monolithic. Gamers are not monolithic. Addicting Games are not monolithic. That is why from time to time we like to recommend some non-standard games to our players. Sure, we've written at length about our favorites like <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/io-games/evio">ev.io</a> and <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/io-games/littlebigsnake-io">Little Big Snake</a> but sometimes you gotta point that spotlight on the smaller games, the games that we know are good but haven’t gotten as much air. So, here we are! Presenting to you some of the best game we think haven’t gotten enough attention this year. Look, it has been a crazy couple of months, folks. What better way to relax, chill, de-stress, and select a new vibe.

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<a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/action/operation-desert-road">Operation: Desert Road.</a> Tanks are and will forever be one of the best elements in gaming. From the very first tank games of the early 80s where players were just lobbing shells over hills and into forts, to the new world of tank strategy games: Tanks rule. There is just something about being entombed in a cold steel shell with a cannon mounted on the top of it that tickles the collective pickle of all humans on Earth. We love it, don’t we? We love being a little general in charge of our little tanks and blasting away at whoever the enemy of the moment is. Operation: Desert Road takes all the fun of tanking and streamlines it into a quick and easy desktop game where you just need to move, blast, collect upgrades and then deploy those upgrades at the best time. The interface is easy, just use the arrow pad to move and the space-bar to fire but it gets crazy after the 5th level. When you find yourself in a real meat grinder of automatic weapon fire, bombs blasting in air, and anti-artillery cannons firing at you from multiple positions. It is chaotic but most fun is chaotic. So, please head to your nearest desktop computer and play this iron covered diamond in the rough.

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<a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/sports/tropical-tennis">Tropical Tennis.</a> Do you like sports games? We like Sports Games, heck, we got a whole section of them. Do you like the tropics? We’re guessing you do, tropical vacations are one of the most popular destinations for most people. Do you want to know what you get when you combine the tropics with sports? You get the sublime Tropical Tennis! Tropical Tennis is a mobile game dedicated to smooth controls and straightforward mechanics. In this game tennis has been abstracted to its most fun. Serve, volley, dash, and score! This is a tennis game that promises to make you the third Williams sister with just the swipe of your fingers! There actually might already be a third Williams sister who doesn’t play tennis. Not quite sure of that, haven’t seen the movie about them and don’t have time to watch it right now. If you know either way please fire off in the comments. Anyway, this is a great game. We are happy to have you play it, especially if you’re not usually a sports gamer.

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<a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/action/zephyr">Zephyr</a> This is a spatial recognition puzzle that will have you saying “wow, the Greeks have done it again.” Zephyr is one of the more unique games we’ve ever published. In fact, Zephyr is in a category all its own. Sure, it's also in our puzzle category but it's also a very original take on puzzle dynamics. In this game you are a Greek God manipulating the weather and tides of the seas in order to affect the physics of this hero's ship and keep them on course. This game doesn’t have an undo button which adds to the challenge, once you lock in a maneuver that is it, it is played where it is laid. This adds a level of challenge to the game that we are certain you’ll love because challenges can be fun. In fact, we believe that challenges should be fun. In any event Zephyr is a fun original game. Please check this one out if you have a hankering for some outside the box puzzles or even if you don’t.

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<a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/clicker/fast-warrior">Fast Warrior</a> You run, you stab, you live or you die. That is how life works and that is also how this game works. In Fast Warrior you only move forward and the path is full of obstacles. Your job is to overcome those obstacles by dashing or stabbing. It is simple. One or the other. If you choose wrong then you die and there are no second chances. Fast Warrior is a game that works on mobile or desktop but it really shines on mobile. As a mobile game you’re basically tapping the left side of the screen or the right hand side of the screen and just zooming through the levels. Dashing, stabbing, stabbing and dashing. The levels become increasingly complex the further you go but luckily you’ll have all that experience behind you. Try Fast Warrior if you like classic 8 bit animation or cutting edge running technology.

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<a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/action/tiny-tank-patrol">Tiny Tank Patrol</a> What did we say about tanks? First game, right off the bat we laid into you with our declaration that tank games will always hold a special place in the pantheon of great games and here we are again, with another killer tank game. Tiny Tank Patrol is a strategic game of upgrades and deployment that also lets you drive around and blast the enemy. You’re the general, you’re the driver, you’re everything all at once forever. Its a lot of fun! One of the better games of the last little while and one of the most slept on games. Probably because people just take tank games for granted and don’t think there can be any innovation. But here it is: Tiny Tank Patrol! So, level up and play this one today. We’re pretty sure you’ll love it as much as we do.

There it is folks, a listing of the top five games from this year that were slept on. We’ll probably do another one of these in another 6 months as well as our yearly summation of all the most played games. With the popularity comes the edge cases and sometimes those edge cases can be cool. So, check it out. Here it is, let's go play some games!

Hello folks, this is Addicting Games speaking. We have a lot of games and we’re actually putting out more and more every week. Our gut instinct tells

The Five Addicting Games You Need To Play Right Now 

Welcome addicting gamer, this is <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/">Addicting Games</a> speaking. We’re back on this the 6th month of the calendar year —colloquially known as June to many— to do a quick review of what we consider to be the best games published by us so far this year. We’re using a secret sauce to determine what we consider the best. This might include something like the raw number of plays, mixed with the amount of return players, divided by the time on page, multiplied by shares and mentions on social media all added to a little metric we simply like to call “Vibes.” We’re sharing these games here with you now for many reasons. For the most part you might have missed them the first time around and as purveyors of quality, free <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/tag/html5">html5</a>,<a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/tag/io-games"> IOGames</a>, and <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/tag/mobile-games">mobile</a> casual games we feel it is our duty to make sure that all players have access to all of our best games. After all: Gaming is not a game: gaming is a lifestyle. And lifestyles are about how we live and who we are. We are a game publisher and we publish games. These are those games, at least some of them, and you can play them. Here and now.

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For those of you who are hardcore Addicting Games heads, you might have a favorite game from this year that you don’t see listed here. Perhaps there is a genre or a category that you feel is under-represented. That is fine. Disagreements are inevitable and in fact, we encourage you to air your grievances in the comments. Games are interactive and so are comment sections. Let us know what your favorite game of the last six months actually was and we will review the comments with a fine tooth comb and pay special attention to all of your varied and valid opinions. And who knows, when it comes time to do the year in review just maybe you’ll finally see your favorite game. Until then, enjoy these, the best of the best of the last six months and cheers to the next six.

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<a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/clicker/wind-and-solar">Wind &amp; Solar</a> is an idle game where players are forced to manage the only resource that has ever mattered: pure energy. In this game you have to acquire and store both solar and wind based energy. In order to do this you must react to changing weather patterns, storm clouds, and the terror of a nice cool shade. Slide your solar panels back and forth on the horizontal access in order to capture the sun before it can hide behind the clouds. Raise or lower your windmills on the vertical access in order to capture and take control of the ever erratic gusts of winds. This is pure energy and its free. Funny how free energy can cost so much, but that is how it works sometimes. Store up as much as you can to make it to the next level with more and more obstacles. Increase your score and devastate the competition on the leader board. It is a timely game of push and pull energy acquisition that we're proud to stand behind.

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No. We are not going to make any jokes about buying a zoo. That kind of stuff is hackneyed to be honest. Besides, why distract readers and potential players with a cliche reference to an old movie when we could just talk about the game itself. The beauty of talking about a game like<a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/clicker/idle-zoo"> Idle Zoo</a> is that it is a beautiful game. If you've ever wanted to point and click your way to victory, manage resources, run a zoo and build an empire then this is the game for you. Idle Zoo is a clicker game in the classic mold of games where you're just clicking on resources in an attempt to optimize or monetize them as part of a larger strategy to manage the resources of a burgeoning empire. Idle Zoo accomplishes this with style, wit, and a lot of fun. We suggest Idle Zoo for players who have a lot of time to kill and know how to think ahead. We don't all have the time to get an MBA but we can all point, click, and prosper in clicker games like Idle Zoo.

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<a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/action/risky-way">Risky Way</a> is a minimalist avoider game that hearkens back to the early days of classic mobile games with just enough of its own flavor that you can see and feel the innovation. This game is as simple as clicking left or right in order to navigate and maneuver your square as it races across a jagged road levitating above a pastel void. We're all doing everything we can to avoid the void and this game makes that avoidance real and literal, it makes your choices simple and fun: Jump left or jump right. You'll have to master the timing and placement of your jumps but since the available options are merely binary there isn't a whole lot of room to screw up. This is great training for the real world and we are proud to have this game on our roster. It is a mobile masterpiece that lets you kill a few minutes as you fade into the distance.

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<a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/action/space-knife">Space Knife </a>is another simple click and dash, avoid and score style game that we're proud to have on our platform. This is a game where you play a haunted space sword that is simply trying to move left to right and slash their way through every obstacles as they go. It isn't easy but it is fun, a lot of fun. We find ourselves engrossed in this game more and more as the months go on. It has a great replay value and players seem to love it. There is something cool about the absurdity of the theme and how challenging a game can truly be with just a single click. Get to know the gravity of this game, get to know the physics because you're going to have to master them if you want to slash your way to the top of the leader board or just kill an errant afternoon.

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The saying is true: All games lead to Rome. From the floors of the coliseum to the bluffs of Palantine Hill, Rome was a culture forged through battle. This is probably why our only desktop only game of the list is a realistic Roman themed fighter game. <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/action/gladiator-true-story">Rome True Story</a> is a game about the trials and tribulations of an arena fighter in grand old Rome. Choose your champion, armor them up and send them into the fray. Use your skills to dodge, weave, stab, and dash your way into the history books. Who knows if you work hard enough, pull yourself up by your sandal straps and grease those elbows you might just rise above your rank as fighter to become the emperor himself. Stranger things have happened after all.

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Wow, what a list. Some of those games are classics in the making for sure. We know we’ll never forget Wind And Solar. And we’re happy to have played them all. In fact we’re proud to have played them. We thank you for playing along and humbly ask that you share your favorite games on your social media. The last six months have been quite the journey and we know that the next six will be an adventure on their own. All we know is that we’re happy to be publishing games and building communities with players like you! There is nothing that brings people together quite like free casual games, so get playing, get sharing, and we’ll see you next month with another update and 6 months from now with a final round up. Thanks for playing and we’ll see you soon.
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Welcome addicting gamer, this is Addicting Games speaking. We’re back on this the 6th month of the calendar year —colloquially known as June to many—

The Most Addicting Games Of 2022 (So Far)

Fractal is sponsoring a major EV.IO tournament this Saturday, Saturday, Saturday, May 7th, and Sunday, Sunday, Sunday, May 8th!!! Now, you may be asking yourself "just how major is this tournament?” Well, how about ten thousand dollars major, bucko! That's right, the good people at <a href="https://fractal.is">Fractal</a> have teamed with Addicting Games, and <a href="http://ev.io">EV.IO</a> to bring you the first-ever EV.IO Fractal Cup and it is all happening this Saturday, Saturday, Saturday, May 7th, and Sunday, Sunday, Sunday, May 8th. We know that you already know what Addicting Games is (hi, it’s us.) And if you know Addicting Games then you probably already know about EV.IO, our Halo-Esq, browser-based FPS that you can read all about over <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/blog/evio-is-getting-into-nfts">here</a>, <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/blog/answering-those-faq-about-evio-and-nfts">here</a>, and <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/blog/evio-is-the-newest-addicting-game">here</a>. However, you might not know about our good friends <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/13/justin-kan-debuts-fractal-a-solana-based-marketplace-for-gaming-nfts/">Fractal</a>. Now, don’t get it twisted, we’re talking about Fractal the company not fractals as in geometric shapes consisting of detailed structures at increasingly arbitrarily small scales that have a fractal dimension exceeding the topological dimension. Now, Fractal (the company) is the new web3 gaming initiative from the co-founder of Twitch. Its goal, its vision, and its mission is to power the next generation of web3 games. We at Addicting Games and EV.IO feel that goal, that vision, that mission is exactly what makes us such perfect partners because, honey: EV.IO is the bleeding edge of a dangerous new frontier struggling to be born into a brave decentralized world.

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If you want to get in on the ground floor of another level and you think you and your crew have the chops to stand up to the best and go toe to toe with the rest then this tournament is for you! Prizes will be paid out in $SOL and there is over $10,000 worth of it to go around. But we’re not just giving it away, this is a tournament after all. You’ll have to earn it and you’ll have to play by the rules! To register head over to <a href="http://ev.io">EV.IO</a> and create an account. If you already have one, neat! After that go <a href="https://www.communitygaming.io/tournament/fractal-cup-evio">OVER HERE</a> and click Join Tournament. From there you’ll land on the Create A Team Page where you will invite your teammates. Now if you don’t have any friends or teammates, well, don’t worry! That is totally normal. A lot of great people like content editors, social media managers, and blog writers don’t have friends. It is natural and we have a solution for you: Go to <a href="https://discord.gg/dRwrkXsdb8">The Fractal Discord </a>where a channel is waiting to help players find teammates. Finally, check out the <a href="https://discord.gg/dRwrkXsdb8">Discord over here</a>. We’ll have our crack team of mods coordinating matches in the #Fractal-Cup channel and assisting players that need some help. We’ve also got this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw4tAmC20gU&amp;t=1s">neat video</a> if you need help creating your team.

The games themselves will take place Saturday and Sunday. To keep things for real (for real) we will only be doing Team Deathmatch, 3 on 3 like true ballers' do with 8-minute duration, no bots, and a shaken not stirred Gravity of 0.07. Official games will take place via the Amsterdam, Seattle, and New York servers with a maximum of six players per game. As far as scoring we’re just doing straight kills. The goal of the game is to have more kills than your opponent because the points are made up and do not matter. If you end up tying with your opponents' team then the map will simply be replayed. We will not use points or sudden death to settle games. It's gonna come down to you killing more of them than they do of you.   Wee! Yay! We’re happy you’ve decided to jump into our first Fractal Tournament. So happy, in fact, that we have special gifts for any player participant! We’ll be doing you a solid and handing out an <a href="http://ev.io">EV.IO </a>Epic Whitelist Token as a thank you just for participating. So, hope you like participation trophies! We’ll also be handing out Epic and Legendary Whitelist Tokens to everyone else in the <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/communitygamingny">Twitch Chat over here</a>.

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Alright folks, thank you for reading. If you're anything like us then you know what is best in life: To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their teammates. We hope you put that ideology into practice and score some cool prizes in our big tournament this weekend! For those of you who actually read all the way to the end and want some free Epic Whitelist Tokens then head on over to our <a href="https://twitter.com/play_evio">Twitter</a> follow and reply to the pinned tweet announcing this contest. Hashtag your reply with #sundaysundaysunday or #saturdaysaturdaysaturday link your Solona wallet, tag two friends, and shout out your favorite EV.IO skin.
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Fractal is sponsoring a major EV.IO tournament this Saturday, Saturday, Saturday, May 7th, and Sunday, Sunday, Sunday, May 8th!!! Now, you may be

Enter The Fractal Cup EV.IO Tournament And Win Big!

Hello, gamer friends. This is your favorite online gaming websitAddicting Games speaking. We are a gaming publisher that has been around for over twenty years and have always offered the best free games on the web or your mobile device. Our goal has been to not only publish cutting-edge games but to also produce them. Among our many varied titles, we have always had a soft spot in our heart for Ev.io. We love Ev.io and that is why we talk about it all of the time. Ev.io is a futuristic browser-based FPS game that you can play for free with no login directly in your browser right now. The game is revolutionary in a lot of ways. If you don’t believe it, well, don’t take our word for it. We encourage you to go play it yourself!   Before you go through, you might want to take a second to learn a little bit about our newest venture in Ev.io. That is right, we’re talking about our jump into the wide world of NFTs. We’ve talked about NFTs on our platform before but that was really just about announcing it. For anyone who might have more questions about a few of the nitty-gritty details, we decided to put out this little blog. Thanks for reading! 
 

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<h2>What Is All This Talk About Whitelist Tokens?</h2>

As of right now, our whitelist tokens come in two different denominations: Epic and Legendary. The Epic Tokens are more common and easier to find, they’re also purple. The Legendary tokens are rarer, harder to find in-game, and ultimately will have more value. They happen to be gold. As of right now, these tokens are currently off-chain. We’re handing them out via contests and you can find them in certain games as part of an Easter egg hunt but once you get them they won’t appear in your wallet yet. We do have an online repository for those of you who want to view who has how many tokens and you can view it over here.

<h2>What Are Your NFTs Exactly And What Do They Do?</h2>

In our particular case, the NFTs is basically defined as a digital collectible in a limited quantity. These are going to be represented in the game as weapon skins, player skins, and through land sales (social areas.) In-game skins will be how the tokens are represented. While the skins are purely cosmetic, each NFT will have an individual power level, however, the power level will not affect gameplay. The power-level indicator will instead be represented by a different glowing effect for each skin. The more powerful you are the more you will shine, just like in real life.

<h2>What Do I Need On My End To Mint An NFT?</h2>

We’re using Solana. We’ve chosen to go with them for a lot of reasons but mostly because of security and interface. Their user interface is second to none and the privacy and security of users is a huge priority to them. Yay, thanks, Solana. So, you’re going to have to get yourself some SOL, which is the currency of Solana. You’ll also need to get yourself a wallet but we figure that if you’re already in the NFT-sphere then you know that already. We haven’t officially set a price yet as markets are constantly in flux but as of right now it is looking like it’ll be anywhere between .5 - 2 SOL. You’ll be able to use our whitelist tokens when you buy. Since Legendary is rare, they will reduce the price the most, the Epic is less rare so they reduce the price a little less. It is all pretty simple. If you don’t have a Whitelist token you’ll end up paying the most.

<h2>How Would you Say one Goes About Obtaining these Whitelist Tokens?</h2>

Right now there are two easy ways: First we drop them into games and you just gotta find ‘em. Easy enough, right. Like we said the game is already great anyway. Might as well grab some tokens while you’re playing. Both Tiers will be available. Legendary is gold and harder to find. Epic is purple and you should find a bunch of them. We’re also giving them away as rewards for killing bosses who randomly appear. We announce drops on Twitter and discord or you can see them in the “Drops” tab of the main menu of Ev.io itself. We’re also giving away a bunch of these tokens over on Twitter, hey, please follow us on Twitter!

<h2>OK This Sounds Great Do I Need A Certain Wallet?</h2>

Yes, actually you do. Thank you for asking. Check this out, you’re going to need a Fractal wallet. Currently, only Fractal wallets are supported.

<h2>What Do You Mean By “Social Areas” Exactly?</h2>

We’re calling land social areas in our game. What that really means is real estate, digital real estate. We encourage you to use that real estate to do whatever you want! Hang out with your friends, and your clan, or just start a Stream and let it live on there. Hey, it's your property! Do whatever you want within local legal and ethical boundaries of course.



OK. Well, that is it. Great, another blog is done. Yay, we did it. Another informative blog for this great site. We’re happy to have done it and we’re happy you read it. And now you know a little bit more about NFTs and Ev.io and social areas and Whitelist token stuff. Isn’t it awesome? OK well, cool thanks for reading see you next month. Bye.

Hello, gamer friends. This is your favorite online gaming websitAddicting Games speaking. We are a gaming publisher that has been around for over

Answering Those FAQ About Ev.io And NFTs

Hello, this is Addicting Games speaking. As you know we like to use our blog to keep you up to date on the latest news having to do with our site, <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/new-games">our games</a>, and our brand. And as a brand, we are broad, busy, and always full of surprises. This means that sometimes there is so much going on that it can be impossible to keep track of it all. We know that a lot of you out there like to be on the cutting edge of the Addicting Game-o-sphere and we don’t wanna let you down. That is why this month we’ll be focusing on <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/io-games/evio">Ev.io</a> and talking about everything we’re up to across the spectrum of the <a href="https://ev.io/">Ev.io</a> world. Everything from NFTs to <a href="https://www.lumosity.com/en/">Luminosity</a> and even <a href="https://hut8mining.com/">HUT 8 </a>is going to get a mention this month because we’re a busy company, folks:

We got a lot going on.

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First of all the biggest news is that we’re getting into NFTs.That is right. The same people who brought you the <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/funny/kitten-cannon">Kitten Cannon</a> and the <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/puzzle/the-impossible-quiz">Impossible Quiz</a> are now launching themselves to the moon itself via NFTs. Now you may be asking yourself “Just what is an NFT?” Well, don’t ask us. We only work here. And frankly, it is not our job to educate you on what things are or what they mean. Just kidding, haha, but seriously NFT means Non-Fungible Tokens. For years we as a species have struggled under the tyranny of tokens which were great but at their core were also inherently fungible. It was awful and that cursed era of humanity is now considered the BNFT era or “Before Non-Fungible Token Era.” Luckily, some plucky young developers, entrepreneurs, or engineers discovered non-fungibility in a lab or on the moon, or at the bottom of the ocean. These scientists or CEOs or astronauts (depending on the telling of the story) were able to distill this discovery to its essence and create a token that was itself fundamentally non-fungible and thus NFTs were unleashed upon our world.

The future is now, and we —as a species— are headed into a new renaissance that is driven by Web3 and NFTs. We —as a brand— decided that to be on the right side of history it is important for us to get into NFTs. And of course, by getting into NFTs we mean we’re getting you, the player, into NFTS, our NFTs. Or to be more specific Ev.io NFTs. That’s right Addicting Fans, everybody's favorite web-based desktop FPS which requires no login and no software to download is now dropping their own NFTs.

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And by dropping, we literally mean dropping (figuratively that is.) See, one way the NFTs will become available is at random in various game modes at the same points where weapons spawn. You’ll just have to keep your eyes open while playing, be logged in, and have your crypto wallet connected to your account. For now, the tokens will premiere in 2 different types of rarity (both inspired by our content editor) the rarity types are “Epic” and “Legendary.” You’ll be able to find the drops across three different game styles: Team Deathmatch, Battle Royale, and just regular old Deathmatch. There are a few other ways in which you as a player will be able to get your hands on the tokens. Probably the most fun way is to acquire them after defeating a boss in battle. This requires a bit more effort on the player's part but it gives you something more than just the satisfaction of defeating a boss. You’ll also be able to acquire them from the in-game store using the in-game currency you acquire from playing the game itself. The store is accessible by clicking the “store’ tab at the top menu over at Ev.io. Going forward we’ll also have contests, each contest will be different than the last and if you want to stay on top of them you’ll have to follow our <a href="https://twitter.com/play_evio">Twitter </a>or be on our Discord. 

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Now, this might seem like little more than a brief overview of what is an inherently complicated topic with lots of moving parts, tons of details, and mind-boggling amounts of minutia, and that's because it is! Web3 and NFTs are truly a kinetic situation that is still unfolding and our place in that dynamic world is still relatively new. Heck, the crypto-sphere itself is still relatively new. What we can tell you that we are very excited about is that we’re partnering with HUT 8 to mint our NFTs. That's right, HUT 8, one of the largest crypto mining orgs, is now working with us. In the next year, you can expect limited edition HUT 8 NFTs and tournaments and competitions sponsored by them. We’re proud to be working with Hut 8. We wish we could sing it from the rooftops but tweets from our social accounts are just gonna have to do.

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We’ve also teamed up with team Luminosity! That's right, team Luminosity. We’ll be doing streams, contests, definitely some NFTs all kinds of awesome stuff with them. Another partner we’re proud to be associated with because of all their hard work in the streaming sphere. If you want more specific details on exactly what we’ll be doing with them, you’re just gonna have to hold on a bit, follow our socials and jump on that Discord. We’ll be releasing details about the streams, competitions, and NFT drops as they become available. But until then just keep watching the skies (our Twitter.)

Well, that is that for the Ev.io update, and oh boy was it ever a big one. Probably a lot longer and more in-depth than you thought it would be but hey, we like to over deliver. So, thank you for reading and getting caught up to date on the latest and greatest Ev.io style news. We love nothing more than to keep our fan base up to date on the latest and greatest Addicting Games news.
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Hello, this is Addicting Games speaking. As you know we like to use our blog to keep you up to date on the latest news having to do with our site, our

EV.io Is Getting Into NFTs 

Hello and welcome to the February update for Addicting games. Before we get started let us just talk a bit about what we mean when we say Addicting Games and indeed what it is we mean when we say “update.” As you know, Addicting games is a website, in fact, it is this website, the one that you’re on right now reading this very update. As a website, we’ve been around for a lot longer than most people know and we’ve been publishing top-tier games on and across that (this?) website.

Our site is currently optimized for mobile and that means you might only know us as a mobile site pushing fun, free games once a week. Currently, we don’t have an app you can download that is specifically labeled as “Addicting Games” and features a rotating selection of mini-games but we have gotten that suggestion multiple times and we’re thankful for all of our fans who think we don’t know what an app is or how they work. But we just wanna make it clear: don’t think we don’t got apps. Cause, oh boy, do we have apps. While searching the app store for the Addicting Games app might not return any results we do actually publish a few individual games as apps. That is right. Think about it. We’re not just a “website” we’re publishers, producers, and developers. That means our reach is far beyond the limits of any particular platform.&nbsp;

Currently, we have two games you can download as individual apps: Mope.io and Littlebigsnake. If you’re a repeat reader of this blog then you already know all about both games. Littlebigsnake is one of our proudest achievements and you can check out multiple stories about it or forget about everything we’ve ever written about the game itself and just go play it. We also have Mope.io which is a newer game but also no stranger to the Addicting blog-o-sphere. We acquired this game a few years ago and actually did an interview with the developer.&nbsp; It's a great interview and one that might be considered inspirational for aspiring game developers everywhere. If you haven’t read it yet then we believe it is a must-read, not just because we’re talking about Mope.io season 2 later in this entry but because Stan is a cool guy and more people should know about him. We stan Stan and you should too.&nbsp;

So, to be clear when we talk about Addicting Games sometimes we mean the website full of classic post-Flash games you know and love, and sometimes we mean the brand that develops produces, and releases stand-alone games like Mope.io, Ev.io, and Littlebigsnake. We can be both, we can be everything and we can do it all and more. It’s 2022, everything is up for grabs and you can’t be stuck in the past.&nbsp; Now, about Mope.io…

Well, Mope.io has entered goblin mode, or as we’re calling it: Season 2. Mope.io is the arena game you already know and love where you pick an animal, and just upgrade and evolve until you’re at the top of the food chain looking down at all the other lonely people below you. Well, now it's gotten bigger and better. Season two has been a long time coming and it is the end result of a lot of blood, sweat, tears, and spinal fluid as secreted by our top-tier development team.&nbsp;We’re proud to announce the 2nd season of Mope.io! The evolution and survival-style IOgame is looking better and playing smoother thanks to a robust graphics update and a UI overhaul courtesy of our hard-working dev team.&nbsp;In Mope season 2, the terrain, in-game objects, and animals are more polished and realistic, thanks to a significant aesthetic makeover. For example, all art now uses UHD textures to improve players' look, vibe, and experience as they scurry around the map scavenging food to evolve while avoiding predators, hazardous terrain, and seasonal obstacles. We’ve also improved the UI and included a dynamically spawned map to the game. Mope now loads resources and objects in different places as the server starts, making it a different experience every time. This upgrade allows us to build out unique maps and possibly publish community-submitted maps in a future build.&nbsp;Our new Eggshell feature on the upgrade screen allows players to choose their next animal at their own pace after they’ve leveled up. It’s not the complete invincibility long-time players have dreamed of –because other players with a bit of patience can crack open the eggshell– but it offers more strategic space for players to customize their mopes.

So, there it is the big beautiful picture. Whether you wanna play Mope.io on our site or go download the app and play on your mobile device anytime you want, we’re happy to have you in the arena. And hey, if you’re going to get the app you might as well tell your friends about it. Tell your enemies about it. Tell everyone. Why not? It’s a great game and you’re only going to enjoy it more if you’re playing side by side with your friends or toe to toe with your enemies.&nbsp;

Hello and welcome to the February update for Addicting games. Before we get started let us just talk a bit about what we mean when we say Addicting

Mope.io Season 2 Is Here!!!

2021 was a big year for us here at Addicting Games and we think 2022 is going to be even better. Don’t believe us? Well, you'll just have to stick around and see what we do next. We’re certain that you’ll be convinced that the last decade or so of pumping out fun, free casual games week after week was just the beginning! We haven’t peaked we were just building momentum! Before we unleash on 2022 and show it what we can really do, we’re giving you a quick little recap on some of the biggest things to happen with us in 2021.

2021 started off strong with our favorite “<a href="https://littlebigsnake.com/">Little Big Snake</a> that could” slithering its way over onto <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/blog/little-big-snake-is-on-discord-and-we-want-you-to-join-us">Discord</a> and turning its writhing fan base into a thriving community. You should never underestimate the power inherent in coming together as a community. The <a href="http://ow.ly/HLPe50EcN91">Discord</a> allows players to share fan art, talk to the developers, pitch ideas, share videos of their greatest hits --and deaths-- form tribes and just maybe make a friend or two! If you like Little Big Snake but haven’t made the jump to the Discord, then friend, your time has come! Head over to <a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-1ny4l3l r-1ddef8g r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" href="https://t.co/nht7lyZOBl?amp=1" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ow.ly/HLPe50EcN91</a> and sign up now!

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This was also the year that we dropped a new classic <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/io-games">IOgame</a>: <a href="http://Disc">Ev.io</a>. Imagine the breadth and depth of a classic first-person shooter that you can sit down and play in the comfort of your own browser without downloading any new software or logging into anything. <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/io-games/evio">Ev.io </a>offers multiple game modes, a ton of maps, endless customization options, and a steady drip of new weapons that will help you optimize your fighter to the nth degree. Ev.io is more than another first-person shooter because let’s face it: first-person shooters are a dime a dozen these days. Ev.io transcends the surly bonds of the genre by combing the best elements of your favorite games with new interpretations of classic maps and original weapons that can’t help but feel a little familiar. If you haven’t played Ev.io after a year’s worth of upgrades and expansions: what are you waiting for? Head on over to <a href="https://iogames.space/ev-io">Ev.io</a> and get gaming now!&nbsp; If you’re already a player but haven’t jumped on the <a href="https://discord.com/invite/PsqyKjDKBZ">Discord</a> to fully immerse yourself in the culture and community then hightail it over to <a href="https://ev.io/">ev.io </a>and find out for yourself what all the hype is about.

Going into the third quarter of 2021 we took surprised everyone again by announcing that <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/blog/how-to-play-flash-games-in-2021">Flash ain’t going anywhere.</a> You remember Flash, don’t you? The Actionscript-based platform that was responsible for the dumbest early internet website intros and the genesis of the casual gaming revolution? Well, for a long time people were counting down the days to the end of Flash. First Apple wouldn’t support it on its mobile devices and then browser by browser announced that they would no longer be supporting it after one update or another. We all thought we were going to have to kiss Flash and all related games goodbye, but then <a href="https://ruffle.rs/">Ruffle </a>showed up and changed the game. Ruffle is an independently developed emulator which can be added by an administrator to any site to retro-fit Flash games and allow them to be played. It requires no downloads, no logins, no installations, all you gotta do is click on a game and play, play, play. And if you’re looking for games then we should let you know that <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/new-games">we kind of have a lot of them</a>, basically all of them, or at least the best Flash games of the last 15 years.

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If you find yourself sitting around, twiddling your thumbs, not leaving the house these days --for some reason-- then feel free to click into literally any of our categories and start playing your favorite old Flash games or discover something new! 
If unveiling our entire inventory of Flash games right when the entire world thought that the technology was dead wasn’t a cool enough trick then hold on to your hats because this was around the same time we acquired another classic IO game. Diep.io is a modern classic IO game that simulates minimalistic tank battles in a massive monotone arena. Tank games are a standard of the casual gaming world and Diep.io has long proven itself to be the best of the contemporary interpretations. Maybe it is the minimalism, maybe its the ease of play, maybe it’s the tough tactical choices you have to make second after second, but something about Diep.io has just clicked with gamers around the world and we are proud to add it to our stable of original games as we sail into the future.

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OK, we’d be remiss if we didn’t talk about the elephant in the room. <a href="https://venturebeat.com/2021/09/07/enthusiast-gaming-acquires-addicting-games-for-35m/">We were acquired by Enthusiast gaming. </a>It was kind of a big deal. The 35 million dollar acquisition went down in TK and came as a surprise to many who follow the gaming sphere. But really if you look at the Enthusiasts model, what Addicting Games has to offer, and how we are able to synergize with them to create something new, something better, then maybe it isn’t such a surprise. Our catalog of original games is really unmatched in the casual sphere and that doesn’t even take into consideration a bottomless pit of Flash games or our sister sites like Typeracer.com, Mathgames.com, and Shockwave.com. We’re excited to be a part of the Enthusiast family and we can’t wait to show them and you everything we’re capable of in the coming days, weeks, months, and years.

As for our plans, our machinations, and all the tricks and treats we’ll be leaning on and whipping out in the year to come, well you’re just going to have to wait to see what we have in store. If you thought 2021 was a banner year ripe with new properties, new avenues of growth, and unprecedented growth then you’re gonna flip your Schmitt when you see what we’re gonna do next.

This has been 2021 and we are, have been, and will always be Addicting Games.

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2021 was a big year for us here at Addicting Games and we think 2022 is going to be even better. Don’t believe us? Well, you'll just have to stick

Addicting Games Goes from 2021 To 2022 And Beyond

Little Big Snake is closing out the year with another surprise upgrade. We’ve been secretly developing a brand new feature for the game and are finally ready to debut it. That is right, folks, Pets are here! We all love pets, don’t we? Whether it's dogs, cats, bunnies, beetles, or snakes: Pets are what make most people's workday lives bearable. And your favorite snake-friends in <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/io-games/littlebigsnake-io">Little Big Snake</a> are really no different. Think about it, these snakelets spend their whole lives alone in a vicious arena where their sole purpose is to struggle and slither their way to the top of the leader board. Often they don't make it – there is always a bigger snake after all. So, why go it alone?

In <a href="https://littlebigsnake.com/">Little Big Snake </a>just like in real life, pets offer companionship, a sense of purpose, and some pretty cool abilities to compliment or contrast your own playing style. See, these new pets aren’t just for show, they don’t just boost morale, and they do a lot more than act as vanity accessories. These pets have their own individual suite of upgradable abilities and they want to use those abilities to help you on your mission to own the pit and become the sultan of slither!
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The pets in our latest update are all completely autonomous. You won’t need to worry about controlling them or switching over to manage their performance. All you have to do is choose the one you want and get playing. That choice is important when it comes to dealing with these pets because no two of them are alike, well, technically they are “alike” in the broadest of terms but to be more accurate you would maybe say “no two are the same.”&nbsp; Our pets all exist in a variety of different categories like brawlers, idlers, and gluttons. And as of this writing, there are ten different ones to choose from. We’ll describe the process of unlocking each pet, finding them, and them upgrading them in the following paragraphs. Stay tuned for a little bit of a breakdown on their powers, abilities, and some neato tactical tips as well! First of all, you’re going to need to get yourself a Pet. Right now we have a built-in pre-requisite of players being at level 10 before they can unlock their pets. So, if you haven’t reached level 10 yet then bookmark this blog, open another tab, navigate to <a href="https://littlebigsnake.com/">Littlebigsnake.com</a> and get grinding!

For those of you who are already level 10 or higher, let us continue.

After you’ve signed into your account and hit play you should be brought to the menu section. Along the bottom of the screen is a bar with icons linking to Shop, Lair, Evolution, Achievements, and now Pets! Click on the Pets icon and it will bring you to the Pets sub-menu. Here you will see a division between the Pet Kennel and the Pet Squad. To unlock a Pet you’ll need to hit the Search button in the Kennel section, this action will cost you 99 Rubies. At this point, an animated slot machine should show up and you can pull the arm on it by clicking or tapping on the handle. After a few seconds, an egg will pop out, and voila! You’re the proud owner of your first Pet! While there are different genres of Pets like Brawlers, Idlers, and Gobblers, there are also different categories of Pets based entirely on their rarity. For example, the most common type of pet available is the Ordinary category. The less common pets are categorized as Epic, Rare, and Legendary respectively. Now that you have your first pet you’ll want to select them within the Kennel box. You’re now ready to play with your first Pet! But, be warned, for the Pet doesn’t just automatically come tethered to your snake-friend at the beginning of play. Assigning the Pet in your Kennel only gives you the opportunity to find it on the map after you’ve begun playing. Now that you have your first pet you need to learn all about evolving their skills. This is done by collecting more randomized cards and feeding them to the Kennel in order to upgrade your Pet. As you make upgrades you will see nominal improvements and advancements in the Pets stats and the execution of their particular abilities. You can also unlock more spaces in the Kennel to fit more pets which you can also later unlock and upgrade. This will give you versatility in your play style and allow you to test different Pets with different abilities at varying skill levels in order to perfectly tweak your play style.
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We’re also utilizing a resource called “Feed.” Just like a real pet, you’re going to need to keep your Pet fed, and in this game that feed is going to be crucial in the maintenance of your pet's abilities. For example, Feed can be used to double your Pets invulnerability time and re-spawn rate for 24 hours. This is done by collecting and feeding the Pet cards you have no use for, thus, even if you get a few Pet cards you don’t need or want while you’re searching for pets, you’ll be able to use whatever you find in some capacity. It is never a waste to keep searching. If a Pet hasn’t activated its 24 hours of invulnerability you also have the option of knocking it out of the sky and eating it! This is a function that must be used strategically so munch wisely, snake friends.

Well, that is basically it for now gamer-friends. Obviously, the nuance and minutia of such a massive update are going to be lost in the paltry thousand or so words spent on this blog post. If you really want to get a handle on how this all works and the nitty-gritty of the new mechanics you’re just going to have to head on over to <a href="https://littlebigsnake.com/">Littlebigsnake.com</a> or check it out in our <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/io-games">IOgames</a> section and play it yourself. Remember, the true power and beauty of a game like Little Big Snake is exactly in the way our players can shape the experience and customize it any way they want. We’re not just developing games here, we’re designing experiences! The kind of stuff you want to invite your friends to play, it makes you want to be a better player, to discover combos and strategies on your own. So, keep playing the games and we’ll keep pumping out more features, more upgrades, and more fun than you can shake a snake at!

Assuming you can shake a snake that is.

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Little Big Snake Introduces Pets! 

<a href="https://inklink.io/">Inklink.io</a> is one of our newest<a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/io-games"> IOgames</a> and we're thrilled to share it with you. But did you know that Inklink technically isn't a new game at all? See, the history of Inklink actually goes back long before <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com//blog/what-are-io-games">IOgames were even a thing</a>, way back to the bad old days of <a href="https://www.shockwave.com/">Shockwave.com</a>. That's right! Before we talk about the re-launch of <a href="https://inklink.io/">Inklink.io</a> we should give you a quick history lesson on the original Inklink.&nbsp;

Back in 2004, Inklink debuted as a free browser-based game with a novel, web-based approach to classic party games like Pictionary: play online with MSPaint style drawings while other players from around the world type in their guesses. It was a simple but ingenious idea that utilized existing technologies to synthesize something new: a true real-time social gaming experience in your browser. The game was a big hit (even by today’s standards) and it developed a strong user base of devoted players who stuck with the game for years. Over time the game was slightly iterated and changed here and there. Veteran users can tell you of its changing guess and draw times, the tweaks to the interface, the subtle changes in the game’s dictionary, and various quirks. For example, in its original incarnation, there was a green "Whispers" feature which was essentially a precursor to Facebook’s infamous "poke" button and the modern-day direct message. A whisper was supposed to allow players to share information about the game as it progressed or even just talk and get to know each other.&nbsp;

Some might say that Inklink revolutionized "sliding in" to someone’s DM's.

<img alt="" data-entity-type="" data-entity-uuid="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads/inklinker.jpg.jpg" style="width: 275px; height: 322px;" />The game also allowed players to create their own rooms and play against friends by invite only. This way if you didn't want to go up against rando's in a public room you could always isolate your prey and show off your skills to your friends. Each room had a limit of 8 people and if you were playing during the game’s rise to popularity then you know that those public rooms were always full. Over time new features were added and taken away, competitors came and went, mobile games blew up the scene, and found their own way to draw with friends. Through all of the changes in technology, the competition, and the various states of the world itself, Inklink remained a popular destination for casual gamers who wanted to try their hand at drawing and test their best guesses against real opponents just like them. We have always been proud of the legacy of Inklink and that is why we are so excited to bring it kicking and screaming into the world of mobile and IOgaming.&nbsp;

So, what is the big news? Well that is the million-dollar question, isn't it? The new news is that there is no news. Inklink hasn't changed, it's just gotten easier to access. That is right, the new <a href="https://inklink.io/">Inklink.io</a> is the same soul as the old Inklink that tens of thousands of players have known and loved for over fifteen years but it has been freshened up and polished up for a whole new generation of players. You can now experience the thrill of deduction from your desktop or mobile device. One of our major goals with re-launching Inklink was making it a seamless mobile experience where players could jump in and out of games on their mobile device without having to download a clumsy new app or logging in and remembering passwords. If you want to play Inklink, then just head to <a href="https://inklink.io/">www.Inklink.io</a> and get sketching, no matter where you are! It is that simple! We promise. Sure, you can sign up to reserve a custom screen name if you wish but the real meat and potatoes of the game are available to anyone anywhere for free, right now!&nbsp;

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All of your favorite aspects of the game are still here, you can choose to play a public game and go toe to toe with strangers from anywhere in the world or you can invite some close friends, family, co-workers, and haters into an 8 person free-for-all! The basic mechanics are the same, sometimes you're drawing and sometimes you're guessing. The game lasts as long as there are players and you gain points for correct guesses as well as for sketching a clue that someone was able to guess. We also have a clue function that allows players to see a single letter of the word, you can use it twice before you run out and it takes a while to re-charge. And hey, remember "Whispers?" they're back! Feel free to "Whisper" something to your opposing players. We ask that you please be chill about it and as always "be excellent to each other" but if someone is harshing your buzz or bringing down the vibe, don't worry we got that covered as well. Players can also "Vote To Kick" other players who are cheating, harassing, or otherwise behaving contrary to the spirit of the game and good taste. We feel the "Vote To Kick" feature is crucial to helping maintain a safe and welcoming playing environment. Meanwhile, if another player is simply being obnoxious then you can always just "Mute" them and not have to worry about them anymore.&nbsp;

<a href="https://inklink.io/">Inklink.io</a> is a different kind of IOgame than our usual first-person fare like<a href="https://ev.io/"> ev.io</a> or our arena free-for-all <a href="https://littlebigsnake.com/">Little Big Snake</a> and that is part of why we're so excited to share it with you. Sometimes when you game you just want some simple non-violent competition that stretches some different mental muscles than your usual point-and-shoot type games. Being the king of the ring is a lot of fun but how cool is it to sketch circles around your opponents and show off your art skills or decipher the scribbles of a stranger to launch yourself to the top of the leaderboard. Gamers and gaming come in all shapes, sizes, styles, and vibes. Our goal is to provide you with the best free gaming experience possible and we truly believe that Inklink.io is a big part of that mission.&nbsp;

So, rustle up some friends, start a room and get sketchy with <a href="https://inklink.io/">Inklink.io</a>

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Inklink.io is one of our newest IOgames and we're thrilled to share it with you. But did you know that Inklink technically isn't a new game at all?

Inklink.io Is The Newest Addicting Game

Hello spooky people, players, and other ghouls who like games. We are happy to have you back for our second annual round-up of our favorite new horror games. This year we dedicated ourselves to the big beautiful meta-genre of monster games. Halloween is cool and haunted houses are fun but deep down in the depths of our subconscious, all of us love monsters. The ‘Creature Feature’ is a staple of the horror world whether you’re talking about movies like the Thing, Jaws, and Aliens, or console games like Dead Space, Silent Hill, and Bloodborne. Monsters make the best villains and that is why they are the true heroes of horror games. Sometimes it feels good to be bad, sometimes you want to be the bump in the night, and cause the pang of fear in the hearts of your enemies.

So, here is a bloody bouquet of our favorite monsters games of the last year (or so.) We focused a lot on zombies because, well, there are a lot of zombie games out there and most of them are really good. We also went outside the box with some classic real-world monsters that are extremely addicting to play and satisfying to become. As the normies settle down with their pumpkin spice lattes, candy corn, and poorly carved pumpkins, we hope you’ll hunker down with our horror games and play long into the night.

<a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/action/jack-o-copter">Jack o'copter</a> 
Who is the Jack o’copter? Where does he come from? What does he want? Is the Jack o’copter a good guy, a bad guy, or something darker still? We may never know for sure, but we do know that he loves candy, in fact, he loves candy so much he is willing to risk his life for it. This is an endless drifter game where you avoid a never-ending series of obstacles and baddies to feed that sweet tooth and keep the demons at bay.

<a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/zombie/zombie-road">Zombie Road </a> 
Many people would be surprised to find out that after the zombie apocalypse, life continued on basically the same as it was before. It makes sense though because --after all-- it is death that changed: not life. In any event, the roads are still standing and you still have places you gotta go but the zombies have machinations of their own. In this endless racer, you’ll be driving down the freeway, avoiding oncoming traffic and smashing as many of the deadheads as possible under the wheels of your custom sports car. You may think it is absurd that even in death a person will wander around aimlessly with no real goal or destination, but ask yourself: Are you really any different?

<a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/action/slingshot-vs-monsters">Slingshots vs Monsters</a> 
Sometimes you’re the slingshot, sometimes you’re the monster. The intersection between 
physics, reflexes, and color recognition comes into play in this ultra-bright game of never-ending monster invasions. As the ghouls fall from the sky you’re armed with only your slingshot and a quiver of multi-colored balls. All you have to do is match the ball to your target and take them out. The problem is that there are more balls than monsters so you’re going to have to make every shot bank, bounce and bring down as many monsters as possible.

<a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/io-games/zombeat-io">Zombeat.io</a> 
Paper, Rock, Scissors is probably the first game most of us ever learn, and in the world of Zombeat.io, it might very well be the last game you play. This is a mobile-ready, multiplayer game of pure massacre and mutilation. A world where everyone is a zombie and all you do is run, kill, and swap teams. You’ll randomly spawn as a zombie in one of three colors. You can only kill one specific opposing color, and the remaining color can kill you but don’t think of this as a team game, it’s not. While there are sides there are no teams and you can utilize floating portals to swap your color as you play. It is a unique never-ending battle royale that is good year-round but pure magic on Halloween.

<a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/io-games/shark-3d">Shark 3-D</a> 
Jaws was a good movie but we never got enough of the best character: The Shark! If you love the bleat of that cello and want to see what it’s like to be the beast then Shark 3D is the ultimate game for you. This is a 3-D arena royale that puts you behind the black little eyes of the world’s most optimal predator. Choose your shark then dive into an underwater arena filled with other hungry chum-monsters who are looking for fresh blood. Charge your prey and swallow them whole in this epic game that turns the tables on one of horrors most iconic monsters.

<a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/zombie/zombie-arena">Zombie Arena</a> 
It’s just you, your flashlight, a chainsaw, and an angry army of the undead, think you can handle it? Your first day on the job as a security guard at a secret biological research facility gets out of hand real fast as you realize you’re there to stop an army of dead-eyed, flesh-eating ghouls from getting out. Don’t worry, you’ll have access to a rocket launcher, a shotgun, a machine gun, and every other type of weapon under the sun, as long as you can find the weapons before the ghouls find you.

<a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/io-games/flyufoio">Flyufo.io</a> 
Space Invaders is one of the first and most famous videogames on the planet and it set the tone for a strictly anti-alien vibe that continues to this day. This is why FlyUFO.io is such a revelation! This game puts you in the pilot’s seat of a flying saucer, where you and your slimy green friends are the invaders trying to vacuum up any and everything the humans have on their puny little planet. Compete with other extraterrestrials to suck up the biggest items and become the biggest little green man on the planet.

<a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/action/skulls-vs-zombies">Skulls vs Zombies</a> 
Zombies have never done well with physics. Something about their corroded brain and their atrophied muscles has made their grasp of gravitational forces somewhat obtuse. This is the zombie’s one and only weakness and it has become the skull’s one and only opportunity to take down the zombies. Using a massive slingshot, the skulls of the world have decided to crush the castles and eradicate the forts of every zombie on earth. They just need you to do the aiming and shooting.

 
<a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/action/portrait-of-an-obsession">Portrait Of An Obsession</a> 
Uh oh! You did it, you found us out! We promised you a list of monster games yet here we are with a haunted house-style escape game. Does that make us liars? Does that mean we don’t keep our word? No silly! It means you won. Even though this is a Halloween list you can consider this entry to be something of an Easter Egg. So, since you went out of your way to read through all the previous entries we wanna give something back! Shout us out on our official Twitter and the first person to @ us with the phrase “I am the Portrait of an Obsession” will receive a free mystery prize. Really! Try us! You’d be surprised!

 
<a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/zombie/zombie-killer">Zombie Kil</a><a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/zombie/zombie-killer">ler</a> 
Punk rock and horror movies go together like peanut butter and the blood of your enemies. Zombie killer is a dangerously edgy, isometric side-scrolling smash em’ up where you and your punk rock friends load up on guns and crush the undead. Use guns, brass knuckles, a knife, grenades, and any other weapons you can unlock and find in this campaign-based platformer adventure game with cartoon graphics and killer gameplay.

Well, there it is you little ghouls, ghosts, gremlins, and gross-outs. We hope you had as much fun playing these games as we did painstakingly researching and writing about them at the last possible minute. It is always our pleasure to provide the most prolific and pulse-pounding games to our players at any time of year but there is just something special about Fall, isn’t there? The shadows fall a little askew, the sky swells ominous and leaves crackle underfoot like the cackle of an aged hag.

If you wanna see last year’s list of ten terrifying games then please, by all means, go ahead and click on this link. Don’t worry, don’t be scared, the hyperlink can’t hurt you, we promise. And if you like this year’s assortment of games then we should let you in on a little secret: Any player who manages to get the high scores on all the games at once and then turns around three times in a mirror will have Bloody Mary herself appear before them and gift them a PS5. Seems like a pretty sweet deal but if you don’t wanna deal with all that we think you can just vibe with these monster-themed games and enjoy your horror season like a normal person, and there is nothing wrong with that!

Hello spooky people, players, and other ghouls who like games. We are happy to have you back for our second annual round-up of our favorite new horror

More Monster Games For This Halloween 

Addicting Games has acquired the classic iogame <a href="https://diep.io/">Diep.io</a>. Fresh off of <a href="https://venturebeat.com/2021/09/07/enthusiast-gaming-acquires-addicting-games-for-35m/">having been acquired ourselves</a>, we’ve gone ahead and taken ownership of one of the most popular iogames on the internet and we couldn’t be more excited about it. Diep.io is a minimalistic tank game developed by Matheus Valadares. Those in the know should recognize that name, as Valadares is also the developer responsible for the game that kicked off the iogames revolution: <a href="https://agar.io/#ffa">Agar.io.</a> “It’s (Diep.io) loosely based on bubble tanks, a popular flash game from back in the day,” Valadars said. “But also, a game I made as a kid called Diepix.” No word yet on whether or not his childhood passion project “Diepix” will be included in the deal, but we’re happy enough to add just Diep.io to our already stellar roster of original iogames which includes <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/io-games/little-big-snakeio">Little Big Snake</a>, <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/io-games/evio">ev.io</a>, and<a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/io-games/mopeio"> Mope.io</a>. Mope.io —by the way— was another acquisition of a popular iogame which we picked up dusted off and have grown with a series of updates, upgrades, and community outreach.

You can read about the<a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/blog/developer-of-mopeio-talks-about-sale-to-addicting-games"> initial acquisition of Mope.io</a> over here, and now: More Diep.io

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Now that the ink is dry and the cheques have been cashed we might as well talk about the game itself. So, whether you’re a long-time player who is curious to see what’s in store for your favorite game or just an avid reader of the <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/blog">Addicting Blog</a> who is curious about what Diep.io is and what it’s going to become, we suggest you sit back, buckle up and read along to discover what the future holds! but first, a little background on the game itself. Diep.io is a hyper-minimalistic, polynomial tank game. In Diep.io players take control of a 2-dimensional geometric shape with a cannon strapped on and are let loose in a white and grey gridded arena. You’ll be faced with tiny squares and circles which act as obstacles but can also be destroyed for points. The points that you earn are traded in for a wide variety of upgrades to your armor, speed, attack, and damage. These upgrades allow the player to customize and optimize their own tank in order to build the perfect weapon to hunt down And destroy other player’s tanks.

<img alt="" data-entity-type="" data-entity-uuid="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads/diepgamepreview.gif" style="width: 356px; height: 207px; border-width: 3px; border-style: solid; margin: 5px;" />The game also features a class and leveling system. By choosing to upgrade your class you can upgrade in increments of 15 up until the final level of 45. Each increased level offers you special abilities unavailable to the lower classes. Whether you choose to upgrade your class or specific abilities you are given a wide range of options that you can employ to serve your particular strategy or the game mode itself, and the game mode is important. See, in Diep.io you aren’t strictly limited to playing a game of attrition. It isn’t just about being the last player standing and it isn’t just about racking up the most kills. Well, it could be if you really want it to be, but there is still ever more depth to be mined because Diep.io features multiple game modes and styles of play each with its own unique and specific path to victory. For example, in Diep.io you can choose to play the classic FFA (also known as a Free For All) or you can try your hand at “Survival” a version of the game which is similar to Free For All but doesn’t allow you to respawn after death. There are also two variations on team modes where players work with other players against another team of players. You can also play “Domination” mode where you act as part of&nbsp; a team to&nbsp; capture the other team’s “Dominators.” We also offer a classic match of tag (Nuff said) or a game that takes place inside a maze where impenetrable grey walls separate the players and must be keenly navigated. Finally, there is the sandbox mode, one of the oldest game modes which are most similar to FFA but starts the players off on a much smaller map and allows you to use cheats! Cheats aren’t exactly what you thinking, in this game a “cheat” is just the ability to temporarily try various abilities and classes without actually buying them. We believe this allows players to test out their builds and make informed choices about any upgrades they might want to make in the future.

As you can see, Diep.io is a solid addition to our already deep bench of original iogames. But we’re not just going to be taking control of the game and putting it out to pasture. No, we’ll actually be working on the mechanics and iterating it as we go, just ask local gamer and CEO Bill Karamouzis: “We plan to add daily and weekly in-game leaderboards, new game modes, achievements, and cosmetics, We are rebuilding the mobile version from scratch to improve the player experience.” While upgrades and improvements are always good we’re well aware that a game with a solid and loyal user base might not want change, after all not everybody likes change. As fan favorite and fearless leader Bill Karamousis told us: “We learned from<a href="https://play.typeracer.com/"> TypeRacer</a>, our browser-based typing game, that some players don’t like change. Hence we will add a classic mode, which will allow players to experience the game unaltered by cosmetics. But for those who want goals to work towards, such as new achievements and cosmetics, the options will be there.”

 
<img alt="" data-entity-type="" data-entity-uuid="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads/diep2thing.gif" style="height: 200px; width: 356px; border-width: 3px; border-style: solid; margin: 5px;" />Fear not, loyal player, we have foreseen your angst and anxiety over any change to the status quo, and we’ve come up with a solution that should make everyone happy! Or at the very least a solution that will keep you exactly as satisfied and content as you are now: but hey, it’s the least we could do for such a loyal user base. And speaking of a loyal user base, we’ll be adding Youtube and Twitch integrations to the game. Our hope is to bring more exposure to the already thriving content creators out there making videos and streams of the game. “There are lots of people still streaming the game on Twitch, but you wouldn’t know it unless you searched in the category," says head honcho and Diep.io aficionado Bill Karamouzis. As we mentioned earlier, Diep.io is not our only iogame. Besides Little Big Snake and the previously mentioned Mope.io, we also acquired Starve.io and developed our own Halo-Esq first-person shooter ev.io. You can read more about ev.io on our blog. But whether we are talking about Mope, Starve, Ev.io, Little Big Snake, or Diep.io Mr. Karamouzis has a message for our fans: “We hope our efforts will breathe new life into the game, but also we hope players understand we have a legacy of celebrating and preserving the games lots of people grew up playing.”

Addicting Games has acquired the classic iogame Diep.io. Fresh off of having been acquired ourselves, we’ve gone ahead and taken ownership of one of

Addicting Games Acquires Tank Game Diep.io

Hello, gamer friends. This month we want to talk to you about streamers. Nobody ever thought video games would become a spectator sport but here we are living in a world where you can kick back in the comfort of your own home and watch your favorite Tiktok personality or Twitch celebrity do speed runs of video games that were made before they were born. It’s fun and it’s a perfect simulacrum of actually having friends and hanging out with them (or so we’ve heard). Those of you with friends can weigh in on this in the comments. In any event, we’ve been doing some streaming and we like it. Well, actually we haven’t been doing the streaming. That would be hard since as a company we are by definition incorporeal and not having a material existence or associated identity makes it pretty hard to get in front of a camera and play video games. So, we’ve actually been working with some of the best and brightest streamers out there, people you may have heard of, people you may not have heard of, people you may know, and people you may not want to know.

In this blog entry, we want to show you some of the coolest moments of our preferred streams and introduce you to our favorite streamers! You know, now that we think of it this article should have maybe been a stream or something but again: incorporeal, so you’ll just have to humor us on this one. Don’t worry though there will be plenty of links to click and clips to watch as you scroll through!

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First up is <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/mizkif">Mizkif</a>, a Twitch streamer. Mizkif has over 1.5 million followers and to date has a combined view count of almost 68 million. It is truly bonkers to try and wrap your head around that kind of viewership. But what might be even crazier is that Mizkif once famously made over five grand from streaming a video of him asleep. For six hours viewers could watch a stream of Mizkif passed out on a cot near his gaming station. He had enabled media sharing and was wearing headphones so he could hear the audio of anything viewers shared. Viewers tried to wake Mizkif from his slumber by playing loud, jarring, or shocking media but it didn’t work. For six hours he just snoozed while the dollars rolled in. We here at Addicting Games support this kind of innovation and salute anyone who can stack racks while counting sheep. You can check out <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/mizkif">Mizkif’s Twitch</a> or follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/REALMizkif">Twitter</a> after watching this highlight of him playing <a href="https://littlebigsnake.com/">Little Big Snake</a>.

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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/SerkanAy/videos">Serkan Ay</a> is a Turkish Youtuber who specializes in playing Little Big Snake, Slither, and other snake-themed IOGames. His videos show off everything he can do in a game from controlling the map to some of the most epic take-downs and come-ups in the gaming world. You can watch him slither his way to the top and devastate the noobs in the pit or just show off some neat tactics and strategies that you can use while playing. It is a fun and fascinating way to learn tips and tricks about Little Big Snake as well as see the game played by a true gamer and consummate professional. Serkan Ay has been representing Little Big Snake for a long time and we were proud to finally team with him on these play-throughs of Little Big Snake. Check out this highlight of him crushing it.

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<a href="https://www.twitch.tv/5uppp/about">5uppp</a> is the mysterious gamer of mystery. A person who is mostly known for their experience in deceit games like Among Us and Mafia but they’ve also got a fair bit of content based around Little Big Snake. His following on Youtube quickly blossomed into a solid twitch channel and we highly recommend that you go check it out after you watch some highlights of them making a mockery of their opponents in Little Big Snake.

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Finally, <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/captainpuffy">Captain Puffy</a> is a streamer whose bio says she is either going to take over the world or become a crazy cat lady. We believe she can do both and also there is nothing crazy about being a cat lady. Cats rule and by extension the people who like them also rule. Captain Puffy is a streamer that you can watch on Twitch with her other 1.4 million followers! We were happy to work with her on <a href="https://play.typeracer.com/">Typeracer.com</a> and are proud to share a highlight video of the stream here. If you’re not already following her on Twitch or<a href="https://twitter.com/CptPuffy"> Twitter,</a> what are you waiting for? Once she takes over the world she’ll remember those who were fans early and those who weren’t!

Well, there it is friends! Our semi-complete and totally awe-inspiring run-down of our best and brightest streamers. You can expect more posts like this in the future, maybe a little bit less wordy and more centered on a specific streamer, maybe a bit more varied: who knows? The future is unwritten and that is the fun part of living in the present!

And speaking of fun,...

If you or anyone you know is a streamer then please get in touch! We’re always looking for new partners to add to our growing family of the media elite. What you see in this blog is really just the beginning. In fact, we’re not just looking for streamers, we want to work with influencers of all stripes! The content doesn’t even have to be strictly game-related. Whether you’re on Instagram, Tiktok, Twitter, or Twitch: if you have a following and want to work with Addicting Games, then Addicting Games wants to work with you! Please, get in touch with us. And if you're not a streamer but there are some streamers you think we should work with, then please let us know who! We're always on the look out for new voices.

Hello, gamer friends. This month we want to talk to you about streamers. Nobody ever thought video games would become a spectator sport but here we

Who Are Our Favorite Streamers and Influencers? 

If you are here now and reading this blog then you probably already know all about Addicting Games as a site but you might not know the full breadth of our network. In this blog entry we want to give you the heads up on which of our associated sites you might be missing out on and all the social networks within that sphere of influence. We believe life is all about connections. Life is about building networks, growing those networks and then maintaining them over time. Life might also be about other stuff but for our purposes we are going to focus on the whole network thing for right now. If you’re a fan of Addicting Games then congratulations! You’re a part of our network. Whether you’re a longtime fan, a fresh-eyed noob, a bitter hater, or a trusted gamer-friend: we welcome you into the fold. Since you are in the fold then we might as well show you around a little bit and tell you about the other sites associated with us. We offer a variety of games and experiences for people who are looking to chillax on the internet in 2021. Our sphere of influence spans the gamut from educational, to classic puzzles, to cutting edge real-time arena combat. 
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If you think you’re ready to dive into all of that then let us begin.

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<h2>Typeracer</h2>

Like it says on the box:<a href="https://play.typeracer.com/"> Typeracer.com</a> is a website where you race other users via typing. The site was launched in March of 2008 and since then it has blossomed into an institution of online typing tutorials for those who wish to increase their words per minute while showing off their skills. You can race against random users or invite your friends and go head to head. The site has a leader-board that tracks all time greats, the latest high-score, and your own personal best. Typeracer.com has hosted contests and tournaments with prize support and has been scientifically proven to increase a users WPM (that’s words per minute for the normies out there) by up to 50 WPM. Crazy! You can play without signing in but there are certain benefits to having an account. It’s free to play and there are no freemium -style upgrades to worry about. The site has a <a href="https://twitter.com/typeracer">Typeracer Twitter</a> that we urge you to follow, an active <a href="https://discord.com/invite/typeracer">Discord community</a> and a strangely popular <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@typeracer.com">Tiktok</a> account you’ll have to see to believe. Typing is something we all just do and kind of take for granted, if you’ve ever wanted to weaponize all that experience you’ve gained from Googling, gossiping, and texting your besties: Typeracer.com is the site for you.

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<h2>Shockwave</h2>

Flashback to 1998! It’s not only a different time, it's a different world. The smallest computer was the size of a microwave, social media was but a glimmer in Zucks mind's eye, and <a href="https://www.shockwave.com/">Shockwave.com</a> was sending ripples of good times out all over the internet. That’s right, Shockwave.com traces its roots all the way back to the heady days of the late nineteen nineties and the rise of the internet itself. Shockwave is a subscription based gaming website that offers a variety of puzzle games, word games, daily games, and all sorts of card &amp; board games that will have playing and partying like it’s 1999. Shockwave keeps its users informed of updates on their<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Shockwavecom"> Facebook page</a> where they also post daily riddles. You can check out the <a href="https://twitter.com/Shockwavedotcom">Shockwave Twitter</a> for updates on new games and then head over to the site itself to get an account and start playing.

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<h2>IOGames.space</h2>

We’ve talked a lot about IOGames here on this blog and now we’re letting you in on the secret of where to find a constant stream of the best IOGames on the internet.<a href="https://iogames.space/"> IOGames.space</a> is the home of the best new and classic titles of IOGames around. The site is very friendly to developers and has cataloged a huge collection of high quality games to compliment their weekly updates of the new hotness. If you are an IOGame developer or an aspiring developer you can sign up for a <a href="https://iogames.space/developer">developer accoun</a>t and get grinding on the next classic. They have an active <a href="https://twitter.com/iogames_space">IOGames.space Twitter</a> you can check out, as well as an <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzgAvfjeakujhsn98iPlVdw">IOGame.space Youtube channe</a>l that has been posting trailers for our in-house games and our latest updates. It’s a great site that you’ll need to check back on often to catch all the new games coming out.

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Now that you know who's who of our little network, we encourage you to get social, click around, follow, like, and retweet till your heart's content. We didn’t mention stalwarts like<a href="https://littlebigsnake.com/"> Little Big Snake</a> or <a href="http://ev.io/">ev.io</a> in this entry because we’ve talked a lot about them already and we wanted to focus on sites not games but please give the <a href="https://twitter.com/LittleBigSnake">Twitter for Little Big Snake</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/play_evio">ev.io</a> a follow because big things are coming down the line for them and you won’t want to miss it. As always thank you for reading and we hope that you have enjoyed your time here.

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If you are here now and reading this blog then you probably already know all about Addicting Games as a site but you might not know the full breadth

The Addicting Games Sphere Of Influence 

This is a guide on how to play Flash games in 2021. The good news is we've already done all the work for you, if you were expecting a long-drawn-out point-by-point guide with steps and instructions on how to download software and where to install it, well, too bad! We've gone out of our way to make the re-implementation of Flash games into our catalog of <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/new-games">new games</a> and <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/tag/instant-games">instant games</a> as easy as possible for the user. We're all about accessibility. We heard you like Flash Games, we happen to have a lot of those, so, we've made it easier than ever for users to play our massive collection of classic Flash games. As for the bad news? Well, there isn't any! We're bringing back our entire catalog of Flash games and you can play them right now without any work on your end, just click around till you find your fave and game on, gamer. Remember "<a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/puzzle/alcatraz-escape">Alcatraz Escape</a>" the classic escape game that our analytics say you just can't get enough of? Well, when Flash was <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/blog/flash-and-the-future-of-addicting-games">officially declared dead on December 31 2020</a> you probably thought you had to kiss all that game goodbye, but alas! It's still here. They are all still here, still playable, and still as addicting as ever! Click here to play "<a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/puzzle/escaping-the-prison">Escape The Prison</a>" then come back for more details on your favorite Flash games.

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We are able to offer you the opportunity to play your favorite classic Flash games and even some that you might have missed the first time around through the implementation of a handy little emulator named <a href="https://ruffle.rs/">Ruffle</a>. Ruffle is a Flash emulator built in the Rust language which can run natively on basically all modern operating systems. If a web owner (like say us) were to install Ruffle on their site then all previously existing flash content would just magickally "work" exactly the way it was always supposed to but without any of the annoying lag of the original Flash. Now, the Ruffle website has <a href="https://ruffle.rs/#usage">a whole technical schpiel about how it all works</a> and you're absolutely welcome to <a href="https://ruffle.rs/#what-is-ruffle">go read about how it works and why </a>but honestly we just kind of skimmed it and walked away with the idea that its magick. As far as we're concerned a magician —possibly a relative of the install wizard— cast a spell on the internet and now Flash works again. Yay!&nbsp; Thanks Ruffle! We'll build several shrines in your honor and smite all who besmirch your name. 
 
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For the time being, we have a crack team of experts who are going through each of our games one by one and making sure they are compatible with Ruffle. So far we have about 30% of our catalog back online and ready to be played but that is just the beginning. In the coming days and weeks, you can expect a true resurrection of our old Flash games and who knows maybe some of your favorite classics will show up. For example, we already got "Fancy Pants" back up and ready to go,<a href="http://www.addictinggames.com/action/fancy-pants-adventure"> </a><a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/action/fancy-pants-adventure">click here to experience Fanc</a><a href="http://www.addictinggames.com/action/fancy-pants-adventure">y </a><a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/action/fancy-pants-adventure">Pants</a><a href="http://www.addictinggames.com/action/fancy-pants-adventure"> </a>exactly the way you remember it. Every Flash game is either back up or on its way there. All those games you gave up on, forgot about, and still think about as you shuffle through job interviews, meetings, family reunions, Zoom calls, weddings, funerals, and the birth of your children: They're back! You can play them by just navigating our site like you normally would. We haven't made a special section for them or anything because they're all coming back exactly where you remember them. You'll be able to experience such classic games as <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/funny/achievement-unlocked">Achievement Unlocked</a> or <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/funny/effing-worms">Effing Worms</a> exactly as they were supposed to be played. The only real difference now is that you won't have to worry about all the buggy, glitchy, slow loading, security problems that were inherent in the original Flash (RIP.)&nbsp; 
 
Those of you in the know already know that we moved on from Flash a long time ago. We've been the premeire publisher of IOGames and HTML5 games for a few years now and were able to transition seamlessly from a market dominated by Actionscript and Flash games to a brave new world of desktop and mobile games. We evolved, we changed, and ultimately we were rewarded for our pivot. Evolution is a tricky process and we managed to ride the ebb and flows of market forces to find ourselves riding the crest of a wave that has brought casual games from the desktop to your pocket, and from a single-player hobby to a multiplayer experience. We've moved on from Flash —clearly— but that doesn't mean there isn't a place for classic Flash games in our inventory or in our player's lives. We know that people are still searching for classic Flash titles and we know that they are clicking around our site hoping to find them. Thanks to the invention of Ruffle we're able to offer gamers exactly what they want along with our cutting-edge new titles. We heard you like Flash Games, well, we have a bunch of Flash games, and we just want you to know that no matter where you are in your life or why you've decided you need to burn a night playing <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/shooting/clear-vision">Clear Vision</a>, we got your back.

Whether you're experiencing these games for the first time or taking a trigger-happy trip down memory lane you can be certain that Addicting Games is your one-stop shop for classic Flash Games and revolutionary new casual games. You can play hard, play to win, and play often. And for those of you who want to help out with the Ruffle project, take a look at how <a href="https://ruffle.rs/#get-involved">you can get involved</a> as a coder, a tester, or just throw some cash and attention their way. Every little bit helps.

This is a guide on how to play Flash games in 2021. The good news is we've already done all the work for you, if you were expecting a long-drawn-out

How To Play Flash Games in 2021

Welcome to our first blog post about our newest game <a href="https://ev.io/">ev.io</a>. We’re proud to share this game with you and take some time to talk about it now before we do a bigger launch down the line. Ev.io is a futuristic first-person shooter that puts you in the boots —and sights— of mecha warriors who fight for glory, victory points, and fun. It is a battle royale game that currently has three modes of play —Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, and Last Team Standing— but a little birdy told us that <a href="https://twitter.com/play_evio/status/1382721621727735808?s=20">a bunch more game modes are on their way.</a> Now, we’ve been doing an extended rollout on this game because it has a lot to offer and there’s a lot of content to digest. This blog posting isn’t going to be a deep dive into anything specific. Consider this more of a brief overview of what is in the game and what you can expect. In the future, we might do a preview of maps, weapons, or cosmetics, and depending on the availability of our dev crew we might do a strategy guide or even a behind-the-scenes on what it takes to make one of the best browser-based first-person shooters on the internet. 
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But for now, we’re just going to cover the most basic of the basics.

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Like most of our games, Ev.io was in development for a good little while, and just like <a href="https://littlebigsnake.com/">Little Big Snake</a> or <a href="https://tacticscore.io/">Tactics Core</a>: the time, work, and effort the team put into its creation really comes through in the gaming experience. For example, each map is original but has a familiar feel —like the faded memory of your favorite level from a console of times gone by. Do not expect low-effort maps or re-skins of the same layout. Each map is an original, artisanal design that has been playtested and perfected for optimal enjoyability. Whether you’re cowering under the red skies of our “Dusk” map or taking it to new heights on the “Sanctum” level you can be sure there are places to hide, perches to camp, and other Easter eggs like teleporters, and hidden ledges that make discovering the maps almost as much fun as the game itself. Imagine if you will, a labyrinth of nooks and crannies which lead to plateaus of open spaces and blocking terrain. Each map in ev.io is designed with care to ensure a balanced canvas for you to paint the town red with your very own art of war. Currently, there are 13 maps you can get to know, love, fear, and respect. As with all of the game's content, however, there will be more on the way. In fact, you can pop into the game's official Discord to vote on your favorite current map, request new ones, and give your much-valued feedback to our hardworking team of designers and developers. Remember; we work hard so you can game hard.

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Ev.io also has an extensive and ever-growing catalog of cosmetic armors and unique weapons that you can unlock by grinding away and earning them or by buying them with real human dollars. We respect and appreciate you however you decide to go about upgrading your characters because we know that these upgrades rule and even the most casual of players are going to want to get hooked up. Players who play to win should also dress the part. Why show up to the battle royale in the newb armor when you can teleport in wearing the rare cobra skin? Our cosmetics collection rotates regularly and the different skins are listed by rarity, availability, and cost. It is a system that allows players to express themselves with a truly unique look and allows different clans to differentiate themselves with a uniform look. There is nothing more terrifying to an opposing squad than a fully coordinated clan of well-dressed mecha-assassins hungry for blood and ready for war. But don’t take our word for it, play a game of ‘Last Team Standing” against a clan dressed to the nines in our Legendary Oni skin and feel for yourself the visceral impact that coordinated aesthetics can have on even the most jaded gamer. As Ru-paul once said, “When you become the image of your own imagination, it’s the most powerful thing you could ever do.”

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Ev.io is also breaking a lot of new ground with our dedication to unique abilities and mechanics. Besides offering the player a selection of three different starting guns to choose from, all with their own strengths and weaknesses, ev.io comes complete with a teleportation mechanic that allows players to *BAMF* their way across the board. It comes in handy when you’re under fire or want to surprise opponents by ‘porting into the middle of a firefight. Yes, teleporting is cool and yes it is seamlessly integrated into the flow of gameplay so that anyone can intuitively plan their jumps and basically use superpowers in the middle of a shoot-out. But, it's not even the coolest ability that ev.io has to offer. You can instead choose to equip your character with the much-vaunted triple jump. Remember how much you liked double-jumping in your favorite platformers? Well, we’re taking that to the next level —literally—&nbsp; with the triple jump! Triple jumping is basically diet-flying. It’s like one of those dreams where you’re gliding through a summer meadow with your feet dangling in the air behind you and your face touching the blades of grass beneath you as you float onwards and upwards to victory.

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The triple jump in this game is a tactical marvel that lets you leap out of a kinetic situation, sneak up on enemy hostiles, or avoid incoming sniper fire by hopping out of range and circling behind them. The feeling of the triple jump in this game is so natural that once you start using it you’ll wonder how you ever lived without it. Our level designers have also taken into account a player's ability to make super-natural leaps and thus if you go looking you’re sure to find lots of areas —above and below— that can only be accessed via the magic of the triple jump. If you haven’t tried the triple jump yet, what are you waiting for? Head to your settings menu, activate it, and get hopping. 
 
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Beyond these marquee abilities, the game has a relatively complex ability system that stems from the use of various types of grenades and leveling up. For example, you don’t have to just choose between triple-jump and teleport. Those are just the ends of the spectrum. Within that gradient, there is a lot of room for customization and toggling. We also have a stamina bar that affects your sprinting and teleporting but not your triple-jumping. The diversity of the movement abilities alone are enough for most devs to hang their hat on but ev.io is a little extra in a lot of ways. We already mentioned the three different guns a player can choose from when starting the game but this doesn’t even scratch the surface of weapons available in the arena and for purchase from the store. Once you start tabulating all of the possible combinations of weapons, grenades, movement abilities, maps, clans, and attack strategies you realize that there is a breadth and depth to ev.io which is not found in most other browser-based shooters. There is a lot of originality in ev.io but it is all based on a reliable and well-worn genre of gaming that stretches back to the early ’90s.

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With ev.io we’re not just trying to honor the past but propel first-person shooters into the future. 
 
While ev.io is our newest iogame it is certainly not our only game. It is the latest in a long tradition of all original, high-quality games created in-house at Addicting Games like <a href="https://tacticscore.io/">Tactics Core</a>, and <a href="https://littlebigsnake.com/">Little Big Snake</a>. We’re proud to publish and share ev.io with our audience and hope you’ll give it a play and share it with your friends. You can play ev.io right now for free here on <a href="https://www.addictinggames.com/io-games/evio">Addicting Games</a>, our sister site <a href="https://iogames.space/ev-io">IOGames.space</a>, or by going to the game directly at <a href="https://ev.io/">ev.io</a>. Whichever way you choose to play we hope you have a good time. If you want real-time updates follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/play_evio">Twitter </a>or join our <a href="https://discord.com/invite/PsqyKjDKBZ">Discord </a>and get in touch with other players or the developers themselves.

Happy gaming!

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Welcome to our first blog post about our newest game ev.io. We’re proud to share this game with you and take some time to talk about it now before we

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Little Big Snake is an IOGame with one of the most thriving fan bases on the internet. This doesn’t really come as a surprise to us because —after all— we love it and we’ve done our darnedest to share it with as many players as we can far and wide. Remember, we’re not only the owners of the game but we’re also huge fans of it as well. We’ve talked about it on this very blog several times, it's that good! We just plain love it, folks and we can see that the people who play it love it as well.
So, we want to shout out all of the fans who are already on the Little Big Snake Discord, posting fan art, making compilation videos, and keeping the vibe alive. You and all of the little snakelets out there who hang out on the Little Big Snake forums and @ us on Twitter are helping to sustain a flourishing social eco-system where fans can meet, share tips, challenge each other, show off clips of their favorite fails, kills, saves, and turnarounds. All of you are proof that the game is as good as we’ve always said. Thanks for playing and we want you to know that there is a lot of cool stuff coming down the pipe. We’re constantly adding new skins, arenas, hats, and more little Easter eggs we’re sure you’ll love. In fact, if you’re reading this blog you might already know that as of March 29th we’ve added two new arena skins! Check out <a href="https://littlebigsnake.com/">Little Big Snake</a> right now to try out a brand new desert theme and a leafy green, fresh and fruity forest theme.&nbsp; We think these help flesh out the vibe of the game a little bit and give players something fun and new to choose from that is in the style of the game's already great AAA graphics.

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Before we go we just wanna make sure everyone out there is as involved in the Little big Snake community as they can be. We have a lot of different social platforms out there and we just wanna make sure everyone is making the most of them get as much as they can out of this game and the community around it.&nbsp;So, before you go please check out our Little Big Snake Twitter over at <a href="https://twitter.com/LittleBigSnake">https://twitter.com/LittleBigSnake</a>. It’s a popular little hub of its own and probably the best place to get updates about the game, new releases, contests, and whatever other little treats we’ll be dropping in the near future. Plus you can @ us and tell us what you think of the game, what you want to see, or maybe share your high scores. C’mon, it’ll be fun!

We’d also like to urge you to check out our fully moderated Little Big Snake Discord server at <a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-1ny4l3l r-1ddef8g r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" href="https://t.co/nht7lyZOBl?amp=1" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ow.ly/HLPe50EcN91</a>. This is for the next level of fandom, for those who have crossed the Rubicon of snake-themed fandom and given themselves over fully to the biggest little snakes in gaming. The Discord already has a fan art section, and there are videos of players' greatest hits (and misses) as they play as well as weekly compilation vids of the week's best kills, saves, escapes, and flukes. Plus you can just chat, ask questions, enter contests, and who knows maybe make some friends, start a tribe, or find the perfect nemesis to challenge in the pit!

Thanks for playing everybody and cheers to all the snakes to come!

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