Free browser games for kids
A browser game needs no app store, no storage space and no password. The catch is adverts: many free game sites are full of them. These picks are the calmer end.
Prices and features of other people’s games change, so check the store or site before you rely on any detail here.
No adverts at all
- Marble Rumble A marble flicking game for one to four players on one screen. No adverts, accounts or purchases. We make Marble Rumble, so of course it is on this list. Everything else here is someone else’s game, and we have no connection to any of them.
- PBS Kids and CBeebies games The American and British public broadcasters both run large, free, advert-free games sections for young children.
- Scratch From MIT. Children play games other children have made, then learn to build their own.
- Lichess Free chess with no adverts, including puzzles and play against the computer.
- Google Doodle games Google keeps an archive of its playable doodles, including a much-loved cricket game.
Classic puzzles
Free versions of these are everywhere, and they are as good for children as they ever were.
- 2048 Slide numbered tiles together. Quietly teaches doubling.
- Snake Type "snake" into Google and you can play it on the results page.
- Minesweeper Logic and counting.
- Sudoku Start with a 4 by 4 grid for younger children.
Big game sites
Thousands of games, paid for by adverts. Worth knowing; worth supervising.
- Coolmath Games Despite the name, mostly logic and skill games. Popular in schools.
- Poki and CrazyGames Two of the largest free game portals.
- itch.io Where independent developers publish. Quality and content vary widely, so choose for your child.
More game ideas
- Free games with no download
- Games kids can play together on one screen
- 12 games to play with real marbles
- All game guides
Common questions
What are the safest free online games for kids?
Games with no chat, no accounts and no adverts are the lowest risk. Public broadcaster sites such as PBS Kids and CBeebies, Scratch, Lichess and Marble Rumble all fit that description.
Do browser games work on a tablet?
Most modern ones do. Marble Rumble is designed for touch screens first.
Are free game websites really free?
Most are paid for by advertising. A few, including the ones in the first section here, have no adverts at all.
Ready to flick?
Marble Rumble is free, runs in the browser and needs no account or download.