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Why Browser Games are Making a Comeback in 2026

Published on January 8, 2026

Remember the golden age of Flash games? For a while, it seemed like mobile apps had killed the browser game star. But in 2026, we are seeing a massive resurgence. Why?

The Friction Factor

To play a modern AAA game, you need to buy a console, buy the game, and then download a 100GB patch. To play a mobile game, you have to go to the app store, authenticate, download, and install. To play a browser game like Duckov Explorer, you just click a link. In an attention economy, zero friction wins.

Technology Caught Up

WebGPU and WebAssembly have changed the game. We can now run near-native performance code in a sandbox. The gap between "web game" and "native game" is blurring every day.

Cross-Platform by Default

Developers are tired of maintaining separate codebases for iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS. The web is the only true universal platform. Write once, run everywhere (mostly).

We believe the future of casual gaming is in the URL bar, not the app drawer.