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Hi! I'm Bart Bonte, a Belgian independent game designer and this is where I blog about interesting new browser and mobile games.
You can find all my own games on Apple App Store, Google Play, Steam, Itch.io.
More info about myself and my games on bartbonte.com.
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December 22, 2025

2025 top 10 web games

2025 is almost over, and as tradition goes here at bontegames, it’s time to highlight my personal favorites from all the games featured on the blog this year!
So open up your browser of choice and get ready, here’s the bontegames 2025 top 10 browser games list:

10. I'm not a robot by Neal Agarwal
Solve extreme CAPTCHAs that confirm your humanity. (original post)

9. Stealth Crossword by Jim Gravy
Solve a crossword while completing a stealth mission. (original post)

8. Continental Shelf by Cassowary
Rearrange blocks and move fish and sharks around to resolve their age-old conflict. (original post)

7. Mole Mole by Adam Saltsman
Blow stuff up and take a nap. (original post)

6. One More Splash Screen by Ferociter
Just pass a couple more logos and the game will surely start. (original post)

5. Red Dragon Sauna by Patrick Traynor and Toombler
Help a dragon bring its brilliant business ideas to life. (original post)

4. The Boons of IIUIR by Late Nine
Embark on a puzzlescript puzzle adventure. (original post)

3. Dragonsweeper by Daniel Benmergui
Clear the bord in a minesweeper adventure. (original post)

2. Type Help by William Rous
Type help and try to solve a puzzle-mystery. (original post)

1. nuworm by noa
Learn how to move as you journey from one area to the next and discover surprising behaviours along the way in this superb puzzle game, my personal number 1 browser game of 2025! (original post)

And that’s a wrap on my 2025 favorites! What about yours? Feel free to drop your top picks in the comments!

Looking back at my own 2025, I release one new game: Leaving Home. The game was featured as Game of the Day on the Apple App Store and got a global editorial feature on the Google Play Store.
Another personal 2025 highlight was having the honor of being interviewed by Google and seeing the feature promoted globally on the Play Store.

But of course there’s more to come, I’ve got some really exciting projects brewing, so I hope to see you all back here for more! My best wishes to each and everyone of you for 2026!

December 23, 2024

2024 top 10 web games

2024 is nearing its end, and as is tradition here at bontegames, it's time to share my personal favorites among all the new games I featured on the blog this year!
So grab your favorite browser and get ready, here's the bontegames 2024 top 10 browser games list:

10. Blumgi Soccer by Blumgi
Soccer mixed with wild physics in a way only Blumgi can. (original post)

9. A Rat in Cheesetown by Dee <3
Help a crafty rat snatch all the cheese in a sneaky puzzler. (original post)

8. Croquet Conundrum by Lummie Thief
Hit a ball through pipes and traverse interconnected puzzle islands. (original post)

7. Transition by NinaBirb
Each room in this game resets when you leave, save memory, solve puzzles! (original post)

6. Woodworm by Spratt
Carve perfect replicas of objects by controlling a woodworm. (original post)

5. Covemount by Arvi Teikari
The first in a series of numerous cursed block pushing puzzles from Arvi this year. (original post)

4. Ultimate Micostouch Intergalactic Cup Extreme by Pluf
Taking out the trash can have serious intergalactic consequences. (original post)

3. Reliquia Park by Parachor
Discover strange relics and learn how they work in a massive puzzler. (original post)

2. Bee Magic by Ethan Clark
Cast spells by moving in particular ways in this buzzing puzzler. (original post)

1. LEVEL by Neutral
If you hang around this blog, you know I can’t resist a good escape the room game and Neutral dropped a gem right at the end of the year. It’s my personal number 1 browser game of the year! (original post)

That’s a wrap on my 2024 favorites! What about yours? Drop your top picks in the comments below!
Looking back at my own creations in 2024, I released two games myself: Purple on mobile and Mister Antonio on mobile and pc.
Of course there’s more to come, I’ve got some exciting projects brewing for 2025, so I hope to see you all back here for more! Wishing you all the best for 2025!

December 21, 2023

the bontegames 2023 top games

2023 is coming to an end and it's a tradition here at bontegames that I present to you my personal favourites out of all the new games that I highlighted on this blog during the year.
Soooo... here we go, fire up your favourite browser, here's the bontegames 2023 top 10 browser games list:

10. Frog Corral by Radnyx
A cozy puzzle game about bringing frogs back to the water. (original post)

9. Hermit's New Home by Benjamin Davis
Help Hermit the crab find their new home in this puzzlescript puzzler. (original post)

8. The Roottrees are Dead by Jeremy Johnston
An impressive family tree deduction puzzler. (original post)

7. 4S in 1 by Leaving Leaves
4 classics combined into 1 massive puzzler. (original post)

6. Courtyard by Parachor
Make your way to the crown to achieve glory in this sokoban adventure. (original post)

5. Lost in Lampyrid Fog by Ferociter
Lost at sea in a mysterious fog, explore the isles to find your way forward. (original post)

4. Water Bird by Cassowary
A wonderful puzzle experience about cooperation. (original post)

3. Growmi by Carlos Pedroso and Inês Ribeiro
Start small and grow big to prove that you are the smartest worm of them all. (original post)

2. Escape From Castle Claymount by Colorbomb
Solve all the puzzles to escape from your captivity in a fortress made of clay. (original post)

1. The Legend of Lumina by Wizbane
Explore an ancient forest, solve puzzles, and search for a way to end the curse on your land, a superb puzzle game and my personal number 1 browser game of 2023! (original post)

Just like last year I would also like to present you my favourite mobile and PC game of 2023. So here we go, I give you my favourite mobile game of 2023:

Underground Blossom by Rusty Lake
Descend into the underground, board the metro, and travel through the life and memories of Laura Vanderboom in this excellent point and click adventure. (original post)

And my favourite PC game of 2023:

Headlong Hunt by Toombler
Play the role of a field biologist as you survey the population of a skittish animal across icy islands. (original post)

And that's it for my personal favourites of 2023. I'm looking forward to hear yours in the comments below!

Looking back at my own creations in 2023, I released the new game Orange on mobile and my first full music album Collage. Of course I have some exciting new projects lined up, so I hope to see you all back in 2024 for more games! My best wishes to each and everyone of you for 2024!

December 27, 2022

the bontegames 2022 top games

2022 is coming to an end and I have been highlighting again lots of new games by indie developers from all over the world on this blog. It's a tradition here at bontegames that I present you my personal favourites of the year, so... here we go!
Fire up your favourite browser, here's the bontegames 2022 top 10 browser games list:

10. ROOOM by Neko Donut
Solve the puzzles to align the rooms and make your way out. (original post)

9. Cursed Travels: Below the Factory by Ferociter
Rid a haunted factory from an aggregation of lost souls through puzzling and exploration. (original post)

8. Cyadonia by James Newcombe
Move to the exit on each screen in the definitive version of this old school puzzler. (original post)

7. Boxing up Bamboo by Patrick Traynor
Just put all the pieces of bamboo into the boxes. (original post)

6. Curious Fishing by Rhythm Lynx
Use your trusty fishing rod to reel in catches but think carefully about the path you take. (original post)

5. Ssspicy! by Torcado
Help a hungry snake to eat all the spicy peppers and get back to its home. (original post)

4. N Step Steve: part 2 by Ethan Clark
A crew of kittens needs to be rescued again, N puzzling steps at a time. (original post)

3. Stars Align by MarioMak967
Align the stars, build constellations and head to the flag. (original post)

2. Trace by Colorbomb
You find yourself trapped in a strange place on a sandy moon. Can you escape? (original post)

1. Give Up the Ghost: a puzzle checklist by gate
A superb puzzle game about a ghost that likes to push blocks, it's my personal number 1 browser game of 2022! (original post)

Just like last year I would also like to present you my favourite mobile and PC game of 2022, so here we go, I give you my favourite mobile game of 2022:

Please, Touch The Artwork by Thomas Waterzooi
What happens when you DO touch the artwork? Find out in this cozy puzzler. (original post)

And my favourite PC game of 2022:

Patrick's Parabox by Patrick Traynor
A mind-bending recursive puzzle game about boxes within boxes within boxes within boxes. (original post)

And that's it for my personal favourites of 2022. I'm looking forward to hear yours in the comments below!
As for my own creations in 2022, I released the new game Logica Emotica on mobile and PC, and made a big update for Boo! on mobile and published the game on PC too.
For next year I have new projects lined up that I'm very excited about, so I hope to see you all back in 2023 for more games! My best wishes to each and everyone of you for 2023!

December 28, 2021

the bontegames 2021 top games

2021 is coming to an end and I have been highlighting again lots of browser, mobile and downloadable games by indie developers from all over the world on this blog! It's a tradition here at bontegames that I make a list of my personal favourites at the end of the year, so fire up your favourite browser, here's the bontegames 2021 top 10 browser games!

10. Neko Donut Room by Neko Donut
Hop from room to room to eventually solve all the puzzles and escape. (original post)

9. Chick'n'Doggo by VFuzzius
They are stuck together in a one-button platformer, they definitely need your help. (original post)

8. Paint everything everywhere! by Stephen Lavelle and Pancelor
Paint everything in red and blue, everywhere! (original post)

7. Mimic by Kotorinosu
Can you escape from this mysterious room with an even more mysterious large window? (original post)

6. Cursed Travels: Flame of the Banshee by Ferociter
Put an end to this small town's curse by catching the souls of the departed. (original post)

5. Spellephant by Carbuncle
A puzzle game about elephants, hats, apes, words and tape! (original post)

4. Headlong Hunt by Toombler
Every year biologists survey a population of rare and highly unique animals. But they have to be clever enough to catch them first... (original post)

3. Purrgatory by Niv
Explore a whimsical point-and-click world, befriend seven charming characters, and remember, furever's not so bad. (original post)

2. Pushing It by Jack Lance
A puzzler pushing the limits of puzzelscript and your brain. (original post)

1. Chessformer by Robert Alvarez
Capture the king in each level of this clever grid-based puzzle platformer with chess pieces. Robert has given us a lot of puzzle games this year and this one is my personal number 1 browser game of 2021! (original post)

On mobile and pc I have narrowed down my favourite games to only one this year.

So here we go, I give you my favourite mobile game of 2021:

Baba is you by Arvi Teikari
Baba landed on mobile this year, Baba is a must play on mobile! (original post)

And my favourite downloadable game of 2021:

Bonfire Peaks by Corey Martin
Set all your belongings on fire in this highly recommended puzzler, a thing of beauty! (original post)

And that's it for my personal favourites of 2021. I'm looking forward to hear yours in the comments below!
As for my own creations in 2021, 2 new mobile games were born: Pink and SUGAR game, and I released The Bart Bonte Collection on Steam.
Of course I have some new projects lined up for next year! So at the close of 2021, I'm wishing you all the best for 2022 and I hope to see you all back for more games!

 

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