Play is a platform hosting web apps allowing to play games. Our web apps are games which help to relax, entertain, educate, and more.

The Play platform provides a selection of games with focus on classical, popular, and interesting titles. About 100 games from 26 games genres are made available.

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The Umbrellapps portal organises gaming contests. In the below table you will find basic information about ongoing gaming contests.

For ease of navigation currently available web apps are grouped into 26 game genres:
1. Action Games
Sub-genres: Platformers, Shooters, Fighting games
Features: Fast-paced gameplay, often requiring quick reflexes, hand-eye coordination, and precise timing. These games can involve combat, running, jumping, or other physically dynamic mechanics.
Examples: Tank Trouble, Bonk.io
2. Adventure Games
Sub-genres: Text adventures, Interactive fiction, Point-and-click adventures
Features: Focus on storytelling, exploration, and puzzle-solving. Players navigate through a story or environment, often with a heavy focus on plot development.
Examples: The Last Door, A Dark Room
3. Puzzle Games
Sub-genres: Match-3, Logic puzzles, Physics-based puzzles
Features: These games require problem-solving, logical thinking, and strategy. Players may need to complete patterns, solve riddles, or manipulate environments to achieve goals.
Examples: 2048, Little Alchemy
4. Role-Playing Games (RPGs)
Sub-genres: MMORPGs, Turn-based RPGs, Action RPGs
Features: In RPGs, players assume roles of characters and typically progress through storylines, leveling up and customizing characters with skills, abilities, and gear.
Examples: Runescape, Shakes & Fidget
5. Strategy Games
Sub-genres: Real-time strategy (RTS), Turn-based strategy, Tower defense
Features: Focus on planning, tactics, and resource management. Players must make strategic decisions to outwit opponents or achieve objectives.
Examples: Slither.io, Kingdom Rush
6. Simulation Games
Sub-genres: Life simulation, Construction and management, Business simulation
Features: These games simulate real-world activities or environments, often requiring players to manage systems or characters over time.
Examples: Habbo Hotel, SimCity BuildIt
7. Sports Games
Sub-genres: Team sports, Racing, Extreme sports
Features: Based on real-world sports activities. These games allow players to participate in simulations of popular sports like soccer, basketball, or racing.
Examples: HaxBall, Soccer Stars
8. Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA)
Sub-genres: Real-time MOBA, Hero-based MOBA
Features: Team-based competitive games where players control characters and fight against other teams. The objective is to destroy the opposing team’s base or achieve specific goals.
Examples: League of Angels, Defense of the Ancients (browser versions)
9. Idle/Incremental Games
Sub-genres: Clicker games, Idle RPGs
Features: Games that progress with minimal player interaction. Players can set up automation and return to see progress later. The gameplay is often about resource accumulation and upgrades.
Examples: Cookie Clicker, Adventure Capitalist
10. Card and Board Games
Sub-genres: Classic card games, Online board games, Collectible card games (CCG)
Features: Digital versions of traditional card or board games, often including both single-player and multiplayer modes. Some games focus on building decks or competing against other players.
Examples: Solitaire, Forge of Empires
11. Educational Games
Sub-genres: Math games, Language learning, Science-based games
Features: Games designed with educational purposes in mind, helping players learn or practice specific skills while having fun.
Examples: Math Playground, Duolingo Challenges
12. Casual Games
Sub-genres: Time-wasters, Hyper-casual, Relaxing games
Features: Simple, easy-to-learn games that can be played in short sessions. They often focus on fun, stress-free gameplay with minimal complexity.
Examples: Flappy Bird, Agar.io
13. Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) Games
Sub-genres: MMORPG, MMOFPS, MMORTS
Features: Browser-based games that support large numbers of players in persistent online worlds. These games usually have social features like guilds, chat systems, and in-game economies.
Examples: Realm of the Mad God, Drakensang Online
14. Survival Games
Sub-genres: Crafting survival, Zombie survival
Features: Focus on survival mechanics like gathering resources, crafting tools, and fighting off enemies or environmental challenges.
Examples: Zombs.io, MiniRoyale.io
15. Music and Rhythm Games
Sub-genres: Dance games, Beat matching
Features: Games that require players to follow or match a rhythm or beat, often through tapping or key presses in time with music.
16. First-Person Shooter (FPS)
Sub-genres: Multiplayer FPS, Tactical FPS, Arena shooters
Features: Players control a character from a first-person perspective and engage in combat using firearms. The focus is on precision, reaction time, and strategy.
Examples: Krunker.io, War Brokers
17. Tower Defense Games
Sub-genres: Classic tower defense, Hero-based tower defense
Features: Players must strategically place defensive structures (towers) to prevent waves of enemies from reaching a certain point. These games require careful resource management and planning.
Examples: Bloons Tower Defense, Kingdom Rush
18. Battle Royale
Sub-genres: Survival battle royale, Cartoonish battle royale
Features: Players are dropped into a shrinking map and must fight to be the last one standing. The games emphasize exploration, scavenging, and combat.
Examples: MiniRoyale 2, Surviv.io
19. Text-Based Games
Sub-genres: Text-based RPG, Interactive fiction, Browser-based MUDs
Features: Heavily reliant on text for storytelling and gameplay. Players make decisions or navigate worlds through written descriptions and typed commands.
Examples: Kingdom of Loathing, Mafia Returns
20. Social Deduction Games
Sub-genres: Hidden role games, Mafia-style games
Features: These games involve deception and deduction, where players take on different roles and must figure out who among them is trying to sabotage the group.
Examples: Among Us (browser clones), Town of Salem
21. Rhythm Action Games
Sub-genres: Beat matching, Tap games
Features: Players must perform actions, such as pressing keys or clicking, in time with a musical beat or rhythm. These games test timing and coordination.
Examples: Osu!, Friday Night Funkin' 22. Driving and Racing Games
Sub-genres: Circuit racing, Off-road racing, Endless runners
Features: Players control vehicles in various environments and compete to finish first, complete objectives, or avoid obstacles. Some focus on realistic physics, while others are more arcade-like.
Examples: Madalin Stunt Cars 2, TrackMania Nations
23. Farming and Crafting Games
Sub-genres: Farm simulation, Crafting survival, Idle farming
Features: Focuses on gathering resources, managing farms, crafting items, and sometimes engaging in trading or survival activities. These games often feature long-term progression systems.
Examples: Farmville 2, Starve.io
24. Real-Time Strategy (RTS)
Sub-genres: Base-building RTS, Tactical RTS, Space RTS
Features: Players must manage resources, build units and structures, and strategically engage in combat or fulfill objectives in real-time. Focus is on strategy and multitasking.
Examples: Goodgame Empire, Little War Game
25. Party Games
Sub-genres: Mini-game collections, Competitive party games
Features: These games are designed to be played with friends, often consisting of short, competitive mini-games. They can be played casually and focus on fun rather than serious competition.
Examples: Skribbl.io, BombParty
26. Arcade Games
Sub-genres: Classic arcade, Modern arcade, Endless runners Features: Designed to be easy to pick up and play, with straightforward controls and mechanics that are immediately accessible. The gameplay is often fast and action-packed, requiring quick reflexes and rapid decision-making. High Scores and Leaderboards: A core element of many arcade games is the pursuit of high scores, where players strive to beat their own or others' scores.
Examples: Pac-Man, Space Invaders, Geometry Dash

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