

If you're looking for something to play with pals-especially ones who aren't gaming on a high-end machine-check out these browser games you can play online with friends. Townscaper - One of the most relaxing games you can fiddle with, Townscaper lets you create your own beautiful city-on-the-water, totally freeform.It's a bit shiny and prettier than agar.io as well. Slither.io - Like the blob Katamari game agar.io, you eat dots to grow your snake while defeating other player snakes.- Another wacky browser project by Nathalie Lawhead, this one has you exploring ancient websites to search for the truth about Mackerel Media Fish with the help of some internet rodents.Freeciv - You can play the open-source version of Civilization online with friends right in your browser thanks to the magic of HTML5.City Guesser - Watch first-person videos walking around cities anywhere in the world and try to guess where you are.You'll want to entice your usual board game pals into a phone or Discord call to play together but they won't need a powerful gaming PC to keep up. Catan Universe - Catan is a classic board game that's almost just as good online.

It does require Flash, which Adobe has cut support for, so you'll probably need to dig into your browser settings to enable it.

Canabalt - This one's a well-known infinite runner from the flash era that's still a heart-pounding reflex test.
