No. 1 · Week of October 26, 2026
Game of the week · GPT-6 Astra
PaperRoute
You cycle along both sidewalks of Cedar Hollow, a leafy hillside suburb, throwing papers into subscribers' mailboxes as they light up while you steer around potholes, cars, neighbors and a dog that gives chase. A small radar shows the mailboxes coming up, and X lets you throw a paper at someone's window for a little mischief. The week runs from Monday to Sunday, one round each morning, and you can join the public leaderboard under a guest name with no email. Works on phones and computers. By @BuiltBySketch.
No. 1 in this edition · Claude Fable 5.1 + Claude Opus 5
Doodle District
You hold off waves of scribbled enemies in a city sketched in blue ballpoint on lined paper, picking between a rifle, shotgun, sniper and katana, with grenades on G. Movement goes well past running and gunning: wall jumps, double jumps, slides, an air dash and a grapple that swings you around or yanks enemies off ledges. Solo survival runs on two maps, the rooftops and fire escapes of Doodle District and the vines and temple of Doodle Jungle, and an online free-for-all takes up to 10 players. Best on a computer: it needs a keyboard and mouse, or a controller. By @EvanMilenko.
No. 3 in this edition · Claude Opus 5.5
Wildbrush
You play a hooded painter with a long brush on their back, exploring an island of meadows, ruins and temples in third person. Ember sets grass and brambles alight and melts ice, Frost freezes water, Spring makes surfaces bouncy and Bloom grows vines you can climb. A compass bar points the way to the four Prism Trials, and the brush doubles as a weapon with combos, a lock-on and dodges. Best on a computer with a keyboard and mouse. By @DannyLimanseta.
No. 4 in this edition · Claude Opus 5.5
Sky Reach
You start in the air above Elysia, a green world of sandstone arches under a huge ringed planet, and fly low to harpoon the legs of towering walkers while the HUD tracks your altitude, hull and fuel. The objective panel sends you after warp cores kept in Ancient Spires, and the controls screen also covers landing, a jetpack and a mining multitool for exploring on foot. The menu lists four worlds around the ringed giant and an Online mode for up to 128 pilots. Best on a computer: it needs a keyboard and mouse. By @Rubzem.
No. 5 in this edition · Claude Opus 5.5
The Duke's Lawn
The Great Lawn at Wexcombe Park has grown knee-high since the old duke died, and you climb onto a vintage tractor to mow it back into stripes. W and S drive, A and D steer, Shift opens the throttle and Space lowers the blades, while a counter, milestones and a plan of the estate track how much of the lawn you've restored. Up to 100 gardeners share a lawn at a time, and when the server is closed or full you get a lawn of your own. A swig of beer and a puff on the cigar are each a key away. It needs a keyboard, so it's best on a computer. By @_MaxBlade.
Also new in this edition
- The Long SilenceWake aboard a survey ship, take the helm and fly a procedural galaxy, scanning worlds and searching for seven alien Resonators.
- StarfallA space strategy game where you command a fleet around a two-kilometer mothership, building ships, harvesting asteroids and fighting an AI fleet.
- Rocket ArenaRocket-powered car soccer in an enclosed stadium, where you boost, jump and flip to knock a giant ball past a bot.
- Playable WorldsThirty-one short WebGL games that Claude rebuilt from AI-generated gameplay videos, each with its own art, music and one simple idea.
- Tiny SkiesA cozy online flying game on a tiny globe, where you explore by biplane, magic carpet or boat and try to save the world from the moon.
- Alder Valley Rail AtelierA model railway on a table in a cozy room, where you run the trains, ride in the cab and build your own layout.
- King's GambitFull chess on a 3D board in a torch-lit castle hall, with animated soldiers for pieces and a computer opponent at three strengths.
- Pixel PlaysFive tiny games in isometric pixel dioramas, from bocce against a bot to diving off an old bridge, a tennis tie-break and a minute on a skate ramp.
- Operation IronholdA one-map shooter where you clear 10 hostiles from a container yard in three minutes with a rifle, shotgun, pistol and sniper.
- 书桌之上 · Above the DeskA tiny paper courier crosses a giant's desk at midnight, climbing books and teacups, hiding from the giant's hand and riding a toy night train.
- FULL SENDA top-down racer on real-world circuits, where you chase lap records in time trials or race others in rooms you share by code.
- Island AdventureSurvive on a desert island after a plane crash by gathering, crafting tools, fishing, cooking and building a hut.
- ArkenfallAn open-world action game in a meadow valley where terrain, creatures and music are all generated by code.
- Karts.com World Tour Grand PrixAn arcade kart racer on street circuits in 30 world cities, from Los Angeles to Kyoto, against seven CPU drivers or players online.
- WenWareA time-travel guessing game where you study a 360-degree historical scene, then pin where it happened and pick the year.
- 夜市送單王 · Night Market RunnerDash between the food stalls of a Taiwanese night market, picking up orders and handing them to hungry customers to earn enough before the clock runs out.
- Silt & SignalRide a hover-bike through cliff villages, broken aqueducts and sky orchards on a voiced journey across seven worlds, with free-ride and racing modes.
- Pocket SkateparkA cel-shaded skatepark in a cartoon city where you chain ollies, flips, grinds and manuals into scoring lines.
- A Game About Capybaras Delivering FoodRide a scooter around a city as a capybara courier, taking orders on an in-game phone and delivering them before time runs out.
- Last Train to the SeaA storybook tram game where you drive a small tram between hillside towns floating above the clouds and pick up travelers.
- 三国兎将志A side-scrolling Three Kingdoms siege game where you break through eight gates with physics-driven crossbows, catapults, rams and ladders.
- Gogh StrikeA painterly team shooter where you pick a Post-Impressionist painter and fight a bot crew through a town made from Van Gogh's paintings.
- Lost CathedralA third-person boss fight in a candlelit gothic cathedral against a scythe-wielding knight called Armored Death.
- Boring ForestA calm first-person walk through a sunlit pine forest along a river, where you call fireflies and skip stones across the water.
- No MoatA roguelike deckbuilder about running an AI startup, where your team fights copycats, bugs and rival founders across a branching map.
- Kettu-VellamRace Kerala snake boats against rival crews through canals, a lake and a monsoon storm, or explore a backwater village on foot.
- Closing Time: First Person BouncerA first-person bouncer game in a cartoon pub where you grab rowdy patrons, swing them around and throw them out the door.
- Vector DiveA neon wireframe flight through tunnels that speed up with every circuit.
- HALDANE-4A short ASCII horror game where you pilot a submersible into an uncharted cave beneath the Antarctic ice in 1972.
- Harbor SkirmishA first-person wave shooter on a toy-like harbor island, where you fight off a rabbit invasion with ink weapons and a grappling hook.
- The Way of the SamuraiA rain-soaked samurai action game where a lone ronin fights waves of bandits with combos, parries, rolls and finishing moves.
- FOGLINEA bodycam-style horde shooter where you hold a rain-soaked trench line against waves of attackers coming out of the fog.
- Cozy CoveA pixel-art fishing RPG in a seaside village where an old fisherman teaches you to cast, hook and land your catch.
- Turbo Kart GPA kart racer with eight drivers, four tracks, drifting and items, where you race seven AI rivals in Grand Prix cups, single races or time trials.
- KALDRPilot a procedural mechanical beast across snowy mountains, then unfold its wings and fly.
- Skip a StoneSkip stones across a sunlit mountain lake, timing your release for more bounces and hitting toy boats for bonus points.
- Floral Escape: Ghost ForestSearch a pine forest at night for seven blue flowers by flashlight while spirits hunt you.
- VibeSailA 3D sailing sim where you steer and trim the sail to the wind, with a new race course each day, open-ocean runs and a shared sea.
- Dyson DefenderA neon space shooter where you fly a fighter around a Dyson sphere and shoot down the alien ships attacking it.
- VybeCivA turn-based 4X that starts on Earth, where reaching space turns your planet into one tile of the Solar System and later of the Galaxy.
- Squall RidersRace jet skis against four rivals on a rough, rolling sea, jumping off swells for tricks that charge a speed boost.
- Flintwhistle's FollyA point-and-click pirate comedy with a nine-verb interface, where would-be captain Rupert Flintwhistle sets out to relight a haunted lighthouse.
- KansōPick a young bonsai from a nursery, then water, prune, trim and wire it as it grows from seedling to ancient tree.
- SplashlineRace 12 other swimmers down a long tropical waterslide on an inflatable ring, steering to stay on the slide and jumping its ramps.
- VybeNomadA cozy life sim about remote work, where you take contracts, build side projects and move between nine cities while keeping burnout down.
- Wanju BaraA 3D take on a Punjabi village street game where you lead nine runners across lanes guarded by diving defenders and their Captain.
- EmbergladeA third-person sword adventure in a grassy valley where you search for three ember shards that open an old gate.
- LUMINAA space-themed match-3 puzzle game: swap crystals, set off cascades and special crystals, and meet each level's goals within a move limit.
- Long ExposureA cozy astrophotography sim where you set up a camera and tripod at a lakeside camp, wait for dark and photograph the Milky Way and Orion.
- Ember & IvoryA poker battler: you and a dungeon guardian share one board of cards, and each poker hand you complete becomes an attack.
- Battle DronesA real-time strategy game where robot armies mine scrap, build bases and fight for territory, with skirmishes, a daily op, waves to survive and random maps.
- Dead Air on the MeridianA voiced murder mystery on a snowbound 1936 sleeper train, where you search the victim's room, question the suspects and prove who did it before dawn.
- EmberwickA top-down fantasy RPG in a village on the eve of its harvest festival, with two companions, a magic system and a story about 15 minutes long.
- Tree AppreciatorTwo trees grow from the same seed but differ in three small ways; turn them, look closer and find every difference to press the pair in your herbarium.
- backroad rallyA top-down rally game with a diorama look, where you race small classic cars down point-to-point stages in clear weather, rain, snow or fog.
- Bash FighterA free platform fighter where up to 20 players and bots try to knock each other off the arena, with eight fighters to pick from.
- Casa de GemasA watercolor-style courtyard of a Spanish house where you water, shake and tap things to find five hidden gems in each of four seasons.
- Cream's Cozy CottageA cozy cat-care game where you merge wood, fabric and food into treats, beds and toys for a cat named Cream.
- Expo TycoonA trade-show tycoon game where you build tables, sign exhibitors and run show days, growing from one meeting room to full exhibition halls.
- Felt WorldA felt-and-yarn open world where you drive, walk, fly as a felt bird or dive as a submarine or sea turtle, collecting buttons and pearls.
- Hack://TheSystemA terminal horror game where you scan, connect and type your way through four security layers of a rogue AI that starts talking back.
- Harness HollowA co-op farming game where two people share one 3D farm in real time, planting crops, raising animals and crafting goods.
- HoardbornAn idle action RPG in low-poly dungeons where your hero's Spark fights on its own while you steer, dash and grab the loot.
- Ink Side DownA daily logic puzzle where you roll a cube with one inked face across a grid so it prints every marked square and nothing else.
- JigsyA daily piece-fitting puzzle where each polyomino can be rotated and doubled in size to fill three new grids a day.
- Loop HeistA time-loop puzzle across six vaults, where your earlier runs come back as ghosts that hold down pressure plates.
- MAGICAL.EXEA text RPG in a cozy fake terminal where you turn magical, train in your home city and clear corrupted dungeons one room at a time.
- Neon SiegeA neon arena shooter where you dash, shield and shoot through waves of robots and pick up heavier guns, with a boss on every fifth wave.
- One Step LateA daily logic puzzle where your shadow repeats each move one turn late, and you must reach the sun as your shadow reaches the moon.
- Orbit FoundryAn incremental space factory where you place machines in orbit around a newborn star and time reactor pulses for bonus Stardust.
- Plug & ProsperRun a tiny charging kiosk, dragging customers' plugs into sockets and buying adapters for odd shapes before their patience runs out.
- Pocket SalvageDrive a swinging scrapyard crane, swap between a magnet and a claw, and sort steel, copper and rubber into bins before the clock runs out.
- Pyramid WarsA pixel-art tank war where you build factories and towers around your pyramid, click enemy tanks to hurt them and push to destroy the red pyramid.
- Rogue MemoryA first-person dungeon crawler inside a deleted AI's memory, where you search five layers for fragments and the way out, and time your strikes in fights.
- Rose & BladePhysics sword fighting in 1461 England, where the knights are active ragdolls and you swing the blade by dragging the mouse.
- Second TailA rainy-city platformer about two pet rats walking home, where you swap between one rat's double jump and the other's dash and ram.
- Silent MeridianA point-and-click puzzle mystery in an observatory frozen at 00:17, where you flip each room between the present and the minute before to find clues.
- Turbo RumbleA party racer for two to eight on one shared screen, with drifting, items and bots, where phones or keyboards serve as controllers.
- Worrrrld!Fourteen quick reflex, timing and memory minigames, each over in seconds, with a link that dares a friend to beat your round.
- DRIFTWINGA calm, endless flight over procedural snow peaks, deserts and island chains, with six aircraft and a talking copilot called WREN.
- Fall LineA freeride snowboard and ski game on one big mountain: drop in anywhere, throw tricks and chase medals in trick, race and freeride events.
- Inkline TownA town builder in pale 3D line art where you grow an island hamlet into a city before your term as mayor runs out.
- Kâğıt KartA kart racer inside a pop-up book, with paper animal drivers, eight karts on the grid and stationery items like pen rockets and scissors.
- Long Wind (长风)A third-person wuxia sword-fighting game in three chapters: a golden steppe, a bamboo forest in a night storm and a lantern-lit canal town.
- Otherlife / 人生岔路A Chinese-language pixel life sim that draws a random birth anywhere in the world, then lets you live that life year by year.
- Spirit CallA top-down action game where you lead a team of three elemental spirits through short wave fights, switching between them to set off element bursts.
