Hi! I'm Bart Bonte, a Belgian independent game designer and bontegames.com is where I blog about new interesting browser and mobile games. My own games are all in the left column (or at the bottom of this page on mobile). More info about me and my games on bartbonte.com.
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December 29, 2011

kaitai dismantlement: lunch box 2

A new dismantle puzzle: armed with only a screwdriver, can you dismantle the lunch box in kaitai dismantlement: lunch box 2?

this is the only level 3

Jmtb02 and his blue elephant are back because this is the only level 3.

December 28, 2011

where is 2012?

Help Santa find the new year in the end of year game from PastelGames: where is 2012?

william and sly 2

Explore the gorgeous platforming world of william and sly 2 by Lucas Paakh.

rabbit and tortoise 5

Your weekly Minoto point and click exercise has arrived: rabbit and tortoise 5.

December 26, 2011

the word alone

The word alone is an interesting puzzler by MattRix. Your goal is to isolate the letters A L O N E by pushing the other letters off the board. Spell a valid word (3 or more letters) and use the arrow keys to move it.

December 25, 2011

the wok

The latest point and click game by BeGamer: the wok. Help the little hero to find his way using your point and click skills.

love's cadence

Love's cadence a puzzle platformer by Redharvest, 4urentertainment, Intero and MihaP. Walk around with the cursor keys and interact with the mouse to discover the two different endings.

December 23, 2011

verge

Verge, a puzzle platformer by Kyle Pulver, that revolves around a mechanic involving life and death, because when the character dies you will sometimes find the answer to solving the puzzle.

December 22, 2011

2011 top 10 web games

It's that time of the year again and it's a tradition here at bontegames to present you my personal top 10 games of the year. 2011 was once more an excellent year for web games, so fire up your favorite browser and work your way through the bontegames 2011 top 10 list of free web games:

10. Cardboard box assembler by @zurashu and @compositeredfox
A cardboard box assembler got stuck in a box and it took a lot of stylish 3d puzzling to get him back out. (original post)


9. Snailiad by @auriplane
A giant exploration platformer that got a lot of love here from the bontegames visitors. (original post)


8. Skinny by @senordarcee
A beautiful platforming adventure game that required you to help Skinny save the apocalyptic world. (original post)


7. Hoshi saga ringohime by @ishii
Yoshio Ishii expanded the Hoshi universe again in 2011. (original post)


6. One and one story by @theMaTX
The story of a boy and the story of a girl in a clever puzzle platformer. (original post)


5. Brother by Luke Thompson
A puzzle game where you needed to save your fellow brothers and sisters in an extremely stylish way. (original post)


4. The end of us by @manojalpa and @OneMrBean
An experimental and moving game about two comets and the end of us. (original post)


3. Wonderputt by @dampgnat
Adventure golf, but with cows, toads, ski slopes, torpedos and a sprinkle of alien abduction for good measure. (original post)


2. Impasse by @leehsl
A minimalist puzzle game where you needed to discover the rules yourself as you made your way to the goal of each level. (original post)


1. The i of it by @gameshotorg
The story about the I of It on his quest to find the t again, an original platforming adventure and my number 1 free webgame for 2011. (original post)


That's it for my personal favourites for 2011. What were yours? Did I forget some really nice ones? Feel free to add your own suggestions in the comments!

2011 was also a productive bontegames year with no less than 4 new games that hit your browsers: Sugar, sugar, 14 locks, Factory Balls 4 and Sugar, sugar, the Christmas special. Watch out for more bontegames in 2012!

playroom 2

Have you got what it takes to escape playroom 2? The latest escape the room game by Kayzerfish.

December 21, 2011

neutral christmas mini escape

Neutral has just released another new mini Christmas escape game, you can play it in the banner here. Can you escape?

rabbit and tortoise 4

The point and click diversion by Minoto for this week is here: rabbit and tortoise 4.

December 20, 2011

greens survive only when reds die

Greens and reds are stuck on a hazardous planet, but greens survive only when reds die in this puzzler by Friedpixel Games.

December 16, 2011

wake up the box 3

The box is back and sleeping again: find ways to wake him up by placing objects on the playfield in the physics puzzler wake up the box 3.

the mysterious island 49

You end up on the mysterious island 49 but will you be able to get back home? A point and click adventure by Jo99.

escape from the device-filled room

Tesshi-e is back with another room for you to escape. Can you get out of the device-filled room? (as always you can switch the language in the opening screen)

December 15, 2011

myosotis: chapter 1

You're a private investigator seeking his long lost love but everything isn't quite what it seems in myosotis: chapter 1 by Mike Morin.

a bontegames interview with ... yoshio ishii

The second episode in the series of interviews with game designers, answering questions from bontegames readers is here. A while ago I asked you to come up with questions for Yoshio Ishii, and here are the answers. You can read the interview here. (And talking about interviews recently I got interviewed myself by JayIsGames, if you're interested in that interview, you can find it here)

December 14, 2011

dibbles 2 - winter woes

Help to get the King from one igloo to the next by sacrificing your dibbles to make a safe path in the puzzler dibbles 2 - winter woes by thePodge.

words and physics

Solve the puzzles by deleting or typing physics commands in this game featuring words and physics by Keybol.

December 13, 2011

these robotik hearts of mine

A young boy and a young girl become friends and fall in love, but their relationship is changed after an encounter with a broken robot in the woods... These robotik hearts of mine, a puzzler by Draknek.

rabbit and tortoise 3

Here's your point and click diversion from Minoto for this week: rabbit and tortoise 3.

December 12, 2011

robot mom

Help the little robot to escape the facility on the moon and get back to his mother in the point and click game robot mom by BeGamer.

matryoshka

The latest escape the room game by Kotorinosu is here, can you escape Matryoshka?

touka

Touka is yet another new game by Yoshio Ishii (interview with Yoshio is coming later). In each level you have to find a way to light all the flowers.

December 10, 2011

binga 2

Use all your wits and skill to tackle all the puzzles and challenges in the new Ninjadoodle game Binga 2.

December 08, 2011

home sheep home 2

Teamwork will be required as you guide three sheep on an adventure through the streets of London in Home Sheep Home 2 by Aardman Digital.

December 06, 2011

a new bontegame: Sugar, sugar, the Christmas special

Ho ho ho, here's my Christmas present for this year: a new bontegame! Enjoy Sugar, sugar, the Christmas special! Draw and get enough sugar in the cups! 24 brand new levels in Christmas style! Spread the word and spread the game! Cheers!

rabbit and tortoise 2

Minoto is here with his new point and click game for this week: rabbit and tortoise 2. Perhaps the ideal diversion while you're waiting for the new bontegame... (yes a new bontegame soon!)

December 05, 2011

sneak thief 4: fourth find

The fourth episode in the Pastel Games point and click series Sneak Thief is here: Sneak Thief 4: fourth find.

December 04, 2011

kikka

Kikka is another new puzzle game by Yoshio Ishii (soon to be interviewed here). In each level you have to find out how to assemble twelve petals to form a flower.

snow dance

A new escape the room challenge by Robamimi, have fun escaping snow dance. (An alternative link is here)

December 01, 2011

zipzip: secret dimension

Move the ball around and try to make your way to the door at the end of each level in the quirky physics platformer zipzip: secret dimension by ttrkaya.

volcania

Some thinking outside the box may be required in order to reach each level's exit door as you attempt to escape Volcania by Koliomeno & Styxtwo.