Armor Games
Armor Games is a game portal website that hosts free Flash-based and HTML5 browser games across a wide variety of genres, including point-and-click adventure, arcade, puzzle, and MMO games. Based in Irvine, California, the site was founded in 2004 by Daniel McNeely.[3][5]
Type of business | Free online flash game publisher |
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Type of site | Host for Flash-based browser games, game publisher |
Available in | English |
Founded | fl. March 2004 (as Games Of Gondor)[1] October 2005 (under current name)[2] |
Headquarters | Irvine, California, United States |
Founder(s) | Daniel McNeely[3][4] |
Key people | Daniel McNeely (CEO) |
Industry | Computer Games |
URL | armorgames |
Registration | Optional |
Current status | Active |
Armor Games primarily hosts curated Flash games and MMOs, sometimes sponsoring their creation. Each game is uploaded and maintained by its original developer, with some including unlockable player achievements. In recent years, Armor Games has begun supporting HTML5 titles. Users can chat within the site and create online profiles.
On March 3, Armor Games revealed that they had a data breach in 2019 and that the database was sold on the Dream Market.[6]
Notable sponsored games
Armor Games Studios
Under the name Armor Games Studios, the company has begun to develop and publish indie games for Steam, mobile devices, and consoles.
Title | Developer(s) | Genre(s) | Platform(s) |
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Pinstripe | Atmos Games | Action-adventure | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux |
Sonny | Krin Juangbhanich | RPG | Microsoft Windows, macOS, iOS, Android |
Soda Dungeon | Afro-Ninja Productions | RPG | Microsoft Windows, iOS, Android |
Sentry Knight Tactics | Tyler Myers, Justin Wolf | RPG, Strategy | Microsoft Windows, macOS |
Super Chibi Knight | PestoForce | RPG, Action-adventure | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux |
The Big Journey | Catfishbox | Adventure | iOS, Android |
Cursed Treasure 2 | IriySoft | Strategy, Tower-defense | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android |
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows | GameinaBottle | Strategy, RPG, Tower-defense | Microsoft Windows |
The Adventure Pals | Massive Monster | Strategy, RPG, Platformer | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 |
Reception
PC Magazine listed it in 2007 as one of the Top 100 undiscovered websites.[7] The American news station KSTU listed it as one of the 10 websites that they considered the best for finding "free online games".[8]
References
- "Games of Gondor". GamesofGondor.com. Archived from the original on 2004-03-26. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
- "GamesofGondor.com". Games Of Gondor. Archived from the original on 2005-10-13. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
GamesofGondor.com will be changing to armorgames.com/ in 3 days.
- "About Armor Games". Armor Games. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
- McElroy, Justin. "The Joystiq Indie Pitch: Armor Games". Joystiq. Archived from the original on 2010-05-14. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
- "Armor Games". IGN. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- "Data Breach Notification 2019". Armor Games. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- "Top 100 undiscovered Sites". PC Magazine (6): 55. November 2007. ISSN 0888-8507.
- Cox, Dallas (August 11, 2020). "10 of the Best Websites for Free Online Games". KSTU. Retrieved August 17, 2020.