The Game Shelf

Little games, made with care.

Stories you decode, a language you learn by living it, a very small planet to protect. Everything plays right here in your browser and saves on your device.

Story · Puzzles · Codes

Alice, Bob & Eve

A storybook you decode to read.

Two pen pals invent secret codes, and a nosy cat keeps cracking them. Every chapter stays locked until you break the cipher before it, from three acorns to digital signatures.

Ages
9+
Length
7 chapters
Play Alice, Bob & Eve

Learn German · Story · Drills

Doppelleben

Learn German with a spy story, from A1 to C1.

Hazel fixes radios, renovates a crooked house and secretly works for an owl. Her story starts in English and turns into German. Read it, drill articles and verbs in quick rounds, or type your way through it as Hazel.

Ages
Teens & grown-ups
Length
9 weeks
Play Doppelleben

Action · Arcade · 3D

Asteroid Defender 3D

Guard a very cute Earth from bouncing space rocks.

Spin your shield around a sleepy kawaii planet and bonk asteroids back into space. Bosses every ten levels, Mars and Saturn to unlock, a wardrobe of hats and 68 badges.

Ages
All ages
Length
Endless
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Every game here is free and plays in your browser. Once a game has loaded it keeps working offline, and your progress is saved on this device. No ads, no tracking.

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