Galaxy

What it is

Galaxy is an open-source directory of free browser incremental games, the ones where numbers go up while you watch, buy upgrades, reset for a bonus and go again. Every game runs inside the site, every listing shows a star rating, a favorites count and the total hours people have sunk into it, and the sidebar sorts them by top rated, most grinded, top favorited, recently updated, fresh new and random.

How to play

Browse or press pick me a game. The game opens in the site. Accounts are free and optional: logged in, you can favorite a game, mark it complete, cloud save every game, see a continue-playing row on the homepage, and use the chat and forums. Demos are hidden by default and you can customize the homepage in the settings. There is a proof-of-concept mode that tiles several games on one screen.

What makes it different

It is run in the open. The site is open source, there is a stated review process for new games, the developer docs include an API for cloud saves, and the numbers on each tile are real play hours, so most grinded means exactly that. There are no ads and no consent dialog, and the footer carries a line about seeking help if the site is hurting your life, which tells you the makers know their audience.

Why it is on Bored

A specialist hub for a single genre that deserves one. Where most game directories list everything, this lists only incremental games, and the tiles show real play hours, so most grinded means exactly what it says. We keep the highlights of the genre elsewhere in the catalog, and this is where the rest are, with the hours counted and a footer that quietly points you at help if the hours get out of hand.

Tips

• Most grinded is the list of games that actually hold people
• Make an account only for the cloud saves, browsing and playing work without one
• Fresh new is the risky row, top rated is the safe one
• Set a timer, the footer has a help line for a reason

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