Game Guides and Tips
Practical guides from the LetsPlayFree editors: how to get better at puzzle types, how to pick a game for your mood and which games work best on a phone or with a friend.
Best Free Puzzle Games for a Short Break
Quick browser puzzle games that fit a five-minute break, grouped by the kind of thinking they ask for, with tips for picking the right one.
How to Get Better at Sorting Puzzles
Practical strategy for tube, tray, garage and bolt sorting games: protect free space, plan backward, avoid burying colors and know when to restart.
A Beginner’s Guide to Tower Defense Games
How tower defense works, what to build and upgrade first, and which free browser tower defense games are good places to start.
Best Two-Player Games on One Keyboard
Free browser games you can play with a friend on one keyboard, with the keys each player uses and tips for getting the most out of local multiplayer.
Idle and Clicker Games Explained
What idle, clicker and tycoon games are, why they are so satisfying, and how to make faster progress in free browser examples.
How to Play Browser Games on Your Phone
Tips for getting the best experience from free HTML5 games on a phone or tablet: fullscreen, orientation, touch and tilt controls, and which games suit touch.
Tips for Trap-Filled Platformers
How to approach troll platformers and precision games, with advice drawn from free browser examples such as Hazard Pay and Level Once Again.
Best Free Car and Driving Games
A guide to free browser driving games: parking, taxis and buses, offroad trucks, stunt tracks, motorcycles, highway racing and crash sandboxes, with controls and tips.
Match-3 and Merge Games Explained
How match-3, bubble shooter, block and merge puzzles work, how they differ, and which free browser examples are worth playing.
Mahjong, Solitaire and Card Games Online
A guide to free browser mahjong, solitaire, backgammon and card games: how each works, which variants to try and tips for playing better.
Cooking and Restaurant Games: A Player’s Guide
A guide to free browser cooking, restaurant and food-business games: how they work, tips for serving faster and which games to try.
Dress-Up and Makeover Games: A Complete Guide
A guide to free browser dress-up, makeover, salon and design games: what to expect, how to build great looks and which games to try first.
Relaxing Games: Hidden Object, Word and Coloring
A guide to calm browser games: hidden object adventures, jigsaws, coloring, crosswords and word puzzles, with tips for each and games to try.
Physics Sandbox and Crash Games: What They Are and Where to Start
A guide to free browser crash simulators, ragdoll sandboxes and physics puzzles: how they work, what to expect and the best games to try.
Zombie, Survival and Shooter Games: A Beginner-to-Tactical Guide
A guide to free browser shooters and survival games: top-down, side-scrolling, first-person, zombie, sniper and roguelike styles, with tips and games to try.