Hot games

Hot games spread for the same reasons: they are easy to start, easy to share and hard to stop playing. A clip of a creature vanishing into a tile, a near miss under a light cone or a surprising high score is enough to send thousands of players looking for the game the same day. The games on this page are the ones that keep that momentum because they are as fun on the tenth run as on the first.

Mottle is a camouflage hide-and-seek game that turns standing still into a skill. Move and you glow bright orange; stop and you fade into the moss, clay, sand or stone beneath you. Survive the Seek timer to clear the round, collect fireflies for points, and keep your three lives as the Seekers grow faster and more numerous. Its short rounds make it ideal for quick sessions, and its rising round bonus is what keeps people competing for the top score.

Every hot game here runs in your browser with no download and no account. Play with a mouse, a keyboard or a touch screen on a laptop, Chromebook, phone or tablet.

• Quick to learn: most hot games teach themselves in the first round.
• Great on mobile: touch-friendly controls for playing on the go.
• Endlessly replayable: scores and rising difficulty give you a reason to try again.

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