Guides and notes on persistent browser-based games.https://browsergames.top/enhttps://browsergames.top/blog/games-like-torn-crime-games-checked/https://browsergames.top/blog/games-like-torn-crime-games-checked/Twelve text crime games checked in October 2026 against Torn's loop, grouped by whether the world persists, runs in long rounds or resets every few days.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTcrimetext-basedmafiaenergy-systemseasons-roundshttps://browsergames.top/blog/what-is-a-persistent-browser-based-game/https://browsergames.top/blog/what-is-a-persistent-browser-based-game/A persistent browser based game keeps its world running while you are logged out; we define it by three tests, with twelve dated examples from our directory.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTdefinitionspbbgtime-modelshow-we-checkbeginnershttps://browsergames.top/blog/what-keeps-a-small-browser-game-running-for-years/https://browsergames.top/blog/what-keeps-a-small-browser-game-running-for-years/Lessons from small browser games that have lasted two decades: a loop that barely changes, a steady rhythm, player moderators, cheap servers, honest money and a handover plan.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTlong-runninggame-developmentfor-developersindiecommunityopen-sourcehttps://browsergames.top/blog/rounds-seasons-or-a-world-that-never-resets/https://browsergames.top/blog/rounds-seasons-or-a-world-that-never-resets/How browser games handle resets: rounds that end, Travian-style worlds won by a tribe, seasonal leaderboards and permanent worlds, with trade-offs for players and builders.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTseasons-roundsgame-designresetspersistent-worldsstrategyspace-strategyhttps://browsergames.top/blog/what-a-new-browser-game-site-needs/https://browsergames.top/blog/what-a-new-browser-game-site-needs/A checklist for builders, from reviewing hundreds of game sites: what to say, show and publish so players and directories can verify a new browser game without an account.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTfor-developerschecklistnew-browser-gameshow-we-checkgame-websiteshttps://browsergames.top/blog/how-browser-games-make-money-without-driving-players-away/https://browsergames.top/blog/how-browser-games-make-money-without-driving-players-away/How persistent browser games pay their bills, with terms from the games' own pages: premium accounts, passes, donations, cosmetics, and what players resent.Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTmonetisationpay-to-wingame-designfor-developerspremium-accountsfree-to-playhttps://browsergames.top/blog/energy-ticks-or-real-time-how-browser-games-pace-a-day/https://browsergames.top/blog/energy-ticks-or-real-time-how-browser-games-pace-a-day/How action points, energy bars, hourly ticks, real-time timers and idle progress ration a player's day, and what each costs builders in load, catch-up and money.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTgame-designenergy-systemturn-basedreal-timeidlepacinghttps://browsergames.top/blog/why-new-browser-games-get-called-ai-slop/https://browsergames.top/blog/why-new-browser-games-get-called-ai-slop/Patterns from hundreds of browser game sites we reviewed: template legal text, login-only homepages, undated news, padded counters, and what the trusted new games do instead.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTai-slopfor-developersnew-browser-gameshow-we-checkindie-gameshttps://browsergames.top/blog/pbbg-glossary-ticks-energy-rounds-resets/https://browsergames.top/blog/pbbg-glossary-ticks-energy-rounds-resets/Plain definitions of the words PBBG players use, from ticks and action points to rounds, wipes and supporter packs, each with a real game as the example.Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTglossarypbbg-termsenergy-systemseasons-roundsgame-designbeginnershttps://browsergames.top/blog/what-we-check-before-listing-a-browser-game/https://browsergames.top/blog/what-we-check-before-listing-a-browser-game/The three tests a browser game must pass before we list it, what we refuse to list, how we decide whether a game is alive, and what every listing contains.Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTmethodologyhow-we-checklisting-criteriafor-developers