Browser games

In just a few short years, they've become a phenomenon. We're talking about browser games. Starting of as relatively simple text-based online games that mostly attracted male gamers, things have changed rapidly during the past years.

Browser games have become a mass phenomenon, played and enjoyed by millions of players all over the world. Whether in South Korea, the USA or Europe, browser games are booming, while the technology they are based on has made enormous advances. Graphically intense games, like upjers' fantasy-action role-playing game Koyotl, are built on exceptional game engines that combine a maximum of fun with incredibly user-friendly interfaces – directly in the player's browser.

All upjers browser games are playable without downloading or installing anything. They offer a wealth of game ideas. upjers covers a whole range of genres, from the garden simulation Molehill Empire through the farm game My Free Farm to the aquarium game "Free Aqua Zoo"e;, which had the most successful launch in the history of the young German company. But – just what are browser games?

Online games that you don't download?

Browser games are online games that you play directly in your web browser, without downloading or installing anything. Thanks to Java and Flash, browser games support intense graphics and impressive animation, which earlier online games were unable to offer.

With browser games, you've got entertainment right there on your monitor, without taxing your computer or cluttering up your hard drive. Thanks to their ease of use, combined with modern graphics and gameplay and the sheer variety of game ideas, browser games have attracted a steadily increasing stream of players to online gaming. The focus on multiplayer-systems means that browser games come with lively communities of online gamers who discuss games – and everything else – via in-game forums and chat windows.

The cooperation of online gamers makes playing browser games an especially motivating experience, which is something expensive offline games often can't offer. But browser games also shine during quick play sessions in between your other work or responsibilities: joining a game is quick and uncomplicated, and you can pick up where you left off on any computer. All you need is a browser like Firefox or Internet Explorer and you can play your favorite games anytime, anywhere. Before you can start playing all upjers browser games directly online, you just need to sign up once for the browser games of your choice.

upjers has made taking browser games to new heights its mission, and is constantly attempting to bring exceptional ideas with lovingly detailed graphics to its players. The large fan base of our browser games shows that upjers has kept – and keeps – its promises. 30 million players from around the world enjoy upjers' hits like Molehill Empire, My Free Farm and Kapi Hospital. Thousands of online players register each day for our free games. At upjers, "free" and "fun" go hand in hand. In all of our online games it's possible to gain access to special features and content that make the browser games even more gripping for a small fee. At the same time, we've taken great care to make sure that none of these little investments give paying players an unsportsmanlike advantage over their peers. When you create an account for one of our browser games, you'll always be able to play 100% free of charge. There's no obligation to pay to play. Your account will save your personal progress and make your online games available to you from any computer with an Internet connection. upjers browser games are, first and foremost, free, and they offer fun for everyone, whether you choose to pay for premium content or not.

At upjers, when we design and develop our browser games, we focus on creating unique worlds for online gamers. Browser games require a different approach to game design than offline games. Browser games must also suit the needs of many online players who only check their progress in browser games from time to time and who want to accomplish a few crucial acts each time they play. For this reason, online games often feature quests or assignments that gamers can complete without negative consequences even if they don't regularly log in to their accounts. At the same time, browser games are often structured so that online players find long-term enjoyment in the gameplay. For this reason, some genres are much more common in the browser games sector than others. Simulations in particular are particularly well-suited to browser games, which can replicate certain aspects of real life in fine detail. Molehill Empire and UPdinner, both from upjers, are two highly-detailed sims that are exemplary in the genre. At the same time, My Free Farm shows how fluid the boundaries between genres can be. The hit simulation brings a business strategy game to the browser realm. In browser games like this one, the player manages and organizes resources, develops them, and tries to make a profit. A full-blooded representative of the genre is Kapiworld, in which the player works his or her way up the ladder, seeking to become a master of industry. Developers like upjers use constant online play to create browser games in which a multitude of players can share the same gameplay experience. Whether through epic battles in the browser games Xenyoo and Caribic Islands or peaceful competition among players in the browser games Freaksoccer and UPchamps, upjers brings players together.