mitoosis [browser]

Find the logic to fill the petri dishes and to complete the levels in Mitoosis, the latest puzzle game by Lucas Le Slo.

monkey happy stage 249, 250, 251, 252 [browser]

The continuation of the monkey happy point and click adventures by Robin Vencel: here are monkey happy stage 249, stage 250, stage 251 and stage 252.

the treasure [browser, mobile]

Kotorinosu is back with a brand new escape the room game. Solve all the puzzles, find the hidden treasure and escape the room in The treasure. You can play the game in your browser or download the mobile version from the Apple app store or the Google Play store.

the bontegames 2018 top games

This year I have been highlighting again over 200 browser and mobile games by indie devs from all over the world on this blog. And it's a tradition to share with you my favourites at the end of the year. There are two lists this year, a browser games list and a mobile games list! So are you getting excited yet? Well then, fire up your favourite browser, because here is the bontegames 2018 top 10 browser games list!

10. It's just TIC TAC TOE by xmatos
Just a simple game of Tic Tac Toe? Well just don't forget to turn up the sound... (original post)

9. Sparkly rainbow kitty fluff adventure by Sylviefluff
A sparkly adventure of a bouncy kitty on a mission to find secret meowy hearts. (original post)

8. Out of bounds by Cyathea Tree Studio
You will really have to step out of bounds to crack these challenging puzzlescript puzzles. (original post)

7. Crown Dungeon 2 by DrawManEater
Your best friend has been stolen by a vine hiding in a magic dungeon filled with traps and puzzles. (original post)

6. SIGN by Neutral
A quality escape the room challenge provided by Neutral. (original post)

5. Hat Wizard 2 by Tim Commandeur
Hold on to your hat, you will need its magic to outsmart your foes. (original post)

4. P.E. Noire by Picogram
Point and click, get the riff-raff in line because this school's halls are crawling with shady characters. (original post)

3. Islands by Rosden Shadow
Nine islands that form one interconnected puzzle by puzzlescript maestro Rosden Shadow. (original post)

2. Krystine and the children in chains by Jo99
Beautifully crafted point and click adventure in Jo99's unique drawing style. (original post)

1. Flockoban by Lucas Le Slo
A shepherd and his day, it's a beautiful routine, and it inspired this excellent puzzle game by Lucas Le Slo, and it's my personal number 1 browser game of 2018! (original post)

But that's not all, this blog has been covering lots of mobile games too this year, so, hand to phone, here are the bontegames 2018 top 10 mobile games!

10. Eloh by Broken Rules
A chilled out mobile puzzler about feeling the rhythm to find the solution. (original post)

9. Six Match by Aaron Steed
Try to make a match with Mr Swap-With-Coins in this clever take on the match-3 genre. (original post)

8. Supertype by Philipp Stollenmayer
How does a p fall and how much does an r weigh? This physics puzzler has the answers. (original post)

7. Cube Escape: Paradox by Rusty Lake
The surreal cube escape story continues. (original post)

6. Dissembler by Ian MacLarty
A puzzle game about unraveling playful artworks one color at a time. (original post)

5. Scalak by Michal Pwalowski
Match shapes, find patterns and use your spatial awareness to solve these fulfilling puzzles. (original post)

4. Up left out by Maciej Targoni
Just chill and unlock. (original post)

3. Donut County by Ben Esposito
A story-filled physics puzzle game where you play as a hole in the ground. (original post)

2. Chuchel by Amanita Design
Join a hairy hero in a quest to retrieve the most precious cherry. (original post)

1. Twinfold by Kenny Sun
Delve into the duplicity of duplication, this game is Threes! on acid, this game is candy for your brain, this game is my personal number 1 mobile game of 2018! (original post)

And that's it for my personal favourites of 2018. I'm looking forward to read yours in the comments!

In 2018 I maganed to create 2 new games myself: Red and Black (besides updating lots of my older games), and I'm full of exciting new ideas for next year. So I hope to see you all back in 2019! I'm wishing you all a very very happy happy 2019!
This was Bart Bonte digging through this year's browser and mobile games for bontegames dot com! Now I have to play some more Twinfold...

detiled [browser]

Jump from tile to tile in the short puzzle platformer Detiled by Stuffed Wombat.

colors of your world [browser]

A platformer about the colors of life where sacrifices must be made to progress: Colors of your world created by Timmie Wong and Kat Jia for Ludum Dare 43.

monkey happy stage 245, 246, 247, 248 [browser]

The continuation of the monkey happy point and click adventures by Robin Vencel: here are monkey happy stage 245, stage 246, stage 247 and stage 248.

milt [browser]

Everyone likes presents, so do you. You just have to find a way to get to them in the snow in the puzzler Milt by Egor Dorichev.

tiny bubbles [mobile]

Play with squishy clusters of soap bubbles and inflate, mix, match and pop them to complete each level in the mobile puzzle game Tiny Bubbles by Stuart Denman.
The game has been available on the Apple app store as a premium game for quite some time and now it is finally released as a free game on the Google Play store.

trails [browser]

Your friends play a puzzle challenge in the snow but they can't make it on their own, they can only do it if everyone works together and helps each other in the puzzler Trails by Matthias Falk.

twinfold [mobile paid]

Delve into the duplicity of duplication in Kenny Sun's latest mobile game Twinfold, a puzzle roguelike with a lot of depth. Merge golden idols and squash angry faces in a labyrinth while leveling up and gaining game-changing abilities.
Get this paid mobile game from the Apple app store or the Google play store.

black, the browser version [browser]

If you do not own a mobile device on which you could enjoy my latest game, well I have finally made a browser version of the game as promised and you can play it here! This version only has 25 levels compared to the 50 levels of the mobile version (because I dropped levels that weren't suitable for the browser). Enjoy!

dropboy [browser]

Sacrifice your movement keys to press buttons and solve all the levels in the puzzler dropboy by Torcado for the 'sacrifices must be made' themed Ludum Dare 43 game jam. (arrow keys to move, shift+arrow to drop/take key, Z to undo, R to restart)

total party kill [browser]

Control three different heroes, use their special abilities and sacrifice your teammates to reach the goal with one surviving hero in the puzzle platfomer Total Kill Party by Jussi Simpanen, created for the 'sacrifices must be made' themed Ludum Dare 43 game jam. (arrow keys to move, Z to jump, X to attack, A/S to cycle heroes)

don't trip [mobile]

Your thumbs become feet and you must try to avoid obstacles in this silly walking simulator with a unique input mechanic: Don't trip by Joon.
Get this free mobile game from the Apple app store or the Google Play store.

hat wizard christmas [browser]

Santa put Faust’s goons on the naughty list, but then they stole all the presents from his storage. Now you have to use your hat to get back the presents and save Christmas in Hat Wizard Christmas, a Christmas themed edition of Tim Commandeur's Hat Wizard puzzlers.

chuchel [mobile paid]

Join the hairy hero Chuchel and his rival Kekel in their quest to retrieve the precious cherry and face numerous puzzles and challenges in this cheerful adventure by Amanita Design finally out today on mobile.
Get this paid mobile game from the Apple app store or the Google play store.

faraway 4 [mobile]

The exploration of ancient temples full of challenges and mysteries continues in the mobile puzzle game Faraway 4 by Pine Studio. Again there are 18 levels from which the first 9 are free.
Download this free mobile game from the Apple app store or the Google play store.

monkey happy stage 241, 242, 243, 244 [browser]

The continuation of the monkey happy point and click adventures by Robin Vencel: here are monkey happy stage 241, stage 242, stage 243 and stage 244.