medal room [browser]

Can you solve all the puzzles to escape from Medal Room, the latest escape the room game by Ichima?

chessformer, giveaway [download paid]

If you visit this blog regularly then you will certainly be familiar with the free browser puzzle games of prolific game designer Robert Alvarez. Robert even topped my personal browser games list of 2021 with Chessformer, a clever grid-based puzzle game with Chess pieces. In the game each of the Chess pieces moves as expected, but gravity applies, so they fall down after moving.The goal in each level is to capture the opposing king (who is lazy and never moves).
The good news is that Robert expanded Chessformer into a fully commercial release which is available now on Steam!
The developer was so kind to provide 10 free copies for the puzzle-loving bontegames visitors, so it's time for another bontegames giveaway, the first one of 2022! Send me an email (bontegames@gmail.com) by next Monday noon CET with 'Chessformer' as subject and an innocent hand will pick 10 winners who will receive a key to download this excellent game for free from Steam. (note: the game is Windows only, so no Mac version)

math push [browser]

Create math expressions to open numbered locks in the block pushing puzzle game Math Push, the latest game by Robert Alvarez.

conveyor con-fusion [browser]

Build conveyor belt contraptions to navigate the open world puzzle adventure Conveyor Con-fusion, a new collaborative puzzlescript puzzler by Thinky Collective. (Z key to undo a move, R key to restart, X key for action, you'll be told when you can use action)

unmask [browser]

Let's start the new year with a bit of searching for suspicious elements in the puzzle game Unmask by Neko Donut.

where is 2022? [download]

Help Santa find New Year, it seems that kid got lost somewhere again in Mateusz Skutnik's traditional end of year game: Where is 2022? available to download for Windows or Mac.
Here's to a happy 2022 filled with many wonderful new games!

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!

i wish i were the moon (remastered) [browser]

Time for a trip down memory lane: Daniel Benmergui remade his classic Flash art game from 2008: I Wish I Were the Moon (remastered). Can you uncover all the endings?

every star needs a tree [browser]

Every Star Needs a Tree in this one-screen puzzlescript puzzler by Toombler. (Z key to undo a move, R key to restart)

courier and ives [browser]

As a courier at Northstar Gift Delivery Co., it's your job to deliver all the gifts to the targets on each level in the puzzle game Courier and Ives by Tom Brinton. (arrow keys to move, X key to (re)start, Z key to undo a move)

mimic! [browser]

Take the form of other animals by mimicking their movement to collect the gem in each level of the puzzle game Mimic! by Sourencho.

clickventure: the secret beneath, ep.1 [browser]

There is a rumor going around the area about a secret lab, abandoned for some time, yet no one dared to enter it. But it doesn't scare you, time to go looking for it in the point and click adventure Clickventure: The Secret Beneath, Ep.1 by Incriscript.

long haul space flight [browser]

A puzzlescript puzzler about packing frozen passengers onto a spaceship: Long Haul Space Flight by pap4qLXXLevb. (Z key to undo a move, R key to restart a level)

mini escape chick ver. [browser]

Neutral has remade an old Flash escape the room game in html5. Can you escape from Mini Escape Chick ver.? As a warming up exercise you can play the also remade Chick Tower game.

laqueus escape - chapter 5 [browser]

Your escape from this strange place continues: Laqueus escape - chapter 5, the latest escape the room game by SmartCode.

dismantlement miso noodle [browser]

It's been a while again but here's a new dismantlement puzzle by GameBB. Armed with only a screwdriver, can you dismantle the dish in Dismantlement Miso Noodle? Hint: don't forget to check the menu.

townscaper demo [browser]

Build quaint island towns with curvy streets in Townscaper demo by Oskar Stalberg. No goal, no real gameplay, just plenty of building and plenty of beauty. The full version of Townscaper is available for desktop and mobile (all links via the gear icon in the demo).

cat escape [mobile]

You are trapped in a mysterious room with cats every day. Can you solve the mystery and escape each day in Cat Escape to find out the shocking fact that will be revealed a month later? Get this free mobile game by Desert man from the Apple app store or the Google Play store.

cataractae [browser]

One hero is chosen to make their journey to deliver the Purifying Gem to the shrine high above. A long and dangerous journey, but unavoidable to save the lands: Cataractae, the latest metroidvania-style platformer by Ferociter.

yugo puzzle, giveaway [download paid]

Yugo Puzzle by Qrostar is a great puzzle game with simple rules. You drag the jellies to make them jump left or right and when two jellies of the same color touch they will combine into one. The goal of each level is to join all jellies of the same color.
The game is available for Windows and Mac from Steam and Itchio. In fact it's so enjoyable that I decided to organize another bontegames giveaway! Developer Qrostar was so kind to provide 10 free Steam copies for the bontegames visitors. So here we go again: send me an email (bontegames@gmail.com) by Wednesday noon CET with 'Yugo' as subject and an innocent hand will pick the 10 winners.