Robot Unicor Attack

What can be cuter than an unicorn? I know the answer - a robot unicorn! This game has a simple concept: the unicorn runs and you can either make it jump or dash into big stars. It kind of resembles Canabalt, but it is way better, because in this one you can double jump and dash into stars. The background song goes very well with the overall pink magical atmosphere... Go, robot unicorn, chase your dreams!

+ rainbow robot unicorn, what's more to say?!
+ perfect music
+ wonderful atmosphere

Play it on AdultSwim

One Button Bob

There is an entire adventure going on in this game and all you need to do is press the left mouse button. You help Bob, a classic adventurer, get safely out of trouble. There are a couple of level types which are repeated throughout the game, but each time the challenge is bigger. The game is very fun and intuitive, as the only instructions are "click the left mouse button". The whole experience lasts for a short time, but it will put a smile on your face.

+ pixelated graphics
+ nice music
+ very good use of a single button

- could have had more diverse levels

Play it on NinjaDoodle

Record Tripping

Record Tripping is a wonderful and original game which begins with scratching a record. The first thing you'll do is listen to an "Alice in Wonderland" record and realise that you can make it go forward or backward simply by scrolling up or down. You can also slow it down by holding the left click. Soon, you can see that you actually have the ability to alter time itself and you use this power to play through 5 beautiful stages. The gameplay is innovative and perhaps the nicest thing about this game is the great artwork. Every little detail is photoshopped  carefully, making the game a pleasure to look at. The music is great too, considering the soundtrack comes from Gorrilaz, Spoon, Beck and Death Cab for Cutie. Overall, this game is strange, friendly and unexpectedly fresh and the world of Alice is the perfect setting for it.

+ new and very good concept
+ great graphics
+ weird and friendly atmosphere

- a bit too short

Play it on Newgrounds

Gluey

Gluey is a cute little Bejeweled-like game. The blobs are trapped and you must free them by removing groups of three or more. The special thing about Gluey is the fact that it has physics. The blobs really act like gooey little things and they're very cute while doing so. There are a few special "items", but the game isn't hard. It could have had more levels, but we'll just have to hope for a sequel.

+ nice concept
+ cute blobs

- too easy

Play it on NewGrounds

The scale of the Universe

Ever wondered how big is an ant as compared to a red blood cell? This and many other answers lie in this beautiful and interesting flash game. It is not really a game, but an adventure into the secrets of the Universe. The music is peaceful and lovely, but the game is much more than that. Beautiful pictures combined with a great concept form an interactive way of enriching people's knowledge.

+ great concept
+ interesting facts
+ science made fun

- some drawings are not excellent, but they're ok...

Play it on NewGrounds

I Remain

I Remain is an atmospheric point and click. The story is a usual one: you are one of the last human survivers of the zombie holocaust and you have to get out of the house really fast. The puzzles are logical, some of them pretty hard. There is a video walkthrough in case you don't know what to do next, but that won't happen very often. Good luck at running from those brain eating zombies!

+ nice graphics
+ good atmosphere
+ logical puzzles

- you can't die

Play it on Kongregate

Alice is Dead 2

Alice is Dead is a series of short point and clicks, with a scary but likeable atmosphere. In the first part, you barely found out who you are, and now you find yourself locked in a prison with a dead creature and the Mad Hatter nearby. The game is short and the puzzles are manageable. There is also a secret you can discover. The game looks pretty nice and just like in the previous part, the music is old and contributes a lot to the general atmosphere.

+ nice graphics and music
+ simple puzzles

- short, but this is only the second episode

Play it on NewGrounds

Paradox Embrace

Puzzle platformers combine mindless jumping with careful thinking. Paradox Embrace does exactly that, in a nice and refreshing way. You play as a guy who has the ability to change himself when near a special pole. This change will take him in one of three worlds: the Nature, Technology or Supernatural one. The worlds look almost alike, except some minor details that really make the difference. In some worlds there are flames, in others there are no bridges, and sometimes a statue can turn to life in another world. Your goal is to reach the prize in each level. To get to it you'll have to open many doors with special keys or dissolve walls with potions. It's a hard and enjoyable game!

+ good concept
+ nice graphics

- the ending makes no sense

Play it on Newgrounds

Bubba Time

In Bubba Time ideas from two games are merged and the result is impressive. As its creators confess, they put together ideas from Solomon's Key and Braid. This doesn't mean that this puzzle platformer feels in any way like a rip-off. There are 4 level packs, each relying on a different strategy: Slow Motion, Simon Says, Slow Me and Return. The puzzles are fun and challenging, but unfortunately the walkthrough isn't working at the moment.

+ interesting combination of features
+ nice puzzles
+ cute graphics

- no walkthrough

Play it on Kongregate

Blasting Agent

This old style platformer is really what all platformers should be. Blasting Agent is a Duke Nukem 2D clone, but it is entertaining and very challenging, so you won't be disappointed. You are an agent, your goal is to collect money and to get out of the level alive. There are enemies all around you and boss fights from time to time. Exploring the level can be rewarding, because you can find hidden doors. The fact that a level can be finished in more than one way is a big plus. So, don't always follow the signs; they might not lead you to the best exit. The enemies are very diverse and the music suits the game perfectly.

+ many enemies and bosses
+ more than one exit
+ pixelart!

- a bit too hard

Play it on Gimme5Games

Defend Your Honor

An elf that had done nothing with his life finds a perfect opportunity: retrieving the golden walrus statue from the Walrus King's dungeon. The game is a tower defense, but it feels like something more. The silly elf is pretty funny and amusing situations are everywhere. The tower defending part isn't as you would expect either: you don't place towers, but people. The elf is good with magic and his other four friends have special powers too. There is a shop from where you can buy more people and the Throne Room, if you want to annoy the King. Go, mighty Elf! This is a quest for honor!

+ balanced gameplay
+ funny story

- too easy

Play it on ArmorGames

Run.Don't.Stop

This game combines perfectly platformer elements, strategy and alert gameplay. You control a guy who has crashed on a planet, his rocket broken and out of fuel. Like that wasn't enough, your landing disturbed the planet's core and now it's rising. Your only chance of survival is running in order to make the planet bigger. On your way you have to collect money, speed boosts and ice cubes, at the same time avoiding a small gap in the ground, which gets bigger with every lap. Don't forget to upgrade your speed or ship....and don't run in the wrong direction.

+ fun and addicting
+ nice gameplay

- a bit too hard on normal mode

Play it on Kongregate

Transform (Game)

The creator of the much acclaimed Grow Series released another adorable game. This one is a fantastic tale of how the antelope escapes the mighty lion. All you have to do is click the highlighted areas in the correct order. As in the previous games, the animations are wonderful. The reason for which people play this game is simply to watch the results of their actions. You will be amazed how many things can hide inside an innocent antelope.

+ very beautiful animations
+ fantastic plot

- short, too short...

Play it on EyeMaze

Big Pixel Racing

Here is a game you don't see every day - a 3D racing game, in a world of dogs and mobsters. It's up to you to drive all over the town looking for trouble and defeat the boss in a tense race. You start with a poor car, but with every race you gain money to upgrade it. There are 4 stages in each race, from easy to difficult. So, get ready...set...go!

+ interesting graphics
+ nice gameplay

- the shop should have more upgrades

Play it on ArmorGames

Blosics

Blosics is a game about blocks and physics. It's the classic throw a ball to knock the blocks, but it is weirdly fun. There are two types of blocks - green and red ones. With every green being knocked out of the screen you gain points and the reds cause you to lose points. The ultimate goal is to reach 100 points or more. Some levels are easy, others annoyingly hard, but all of them are fun.

+ simple and good gameplay
+ good concept

- too few levels
- a level editor was needed

Play in on NewGrounds

Colour My Fate

This is an art game which is meant to remind us of the Christmas spirit. You are a guy in a black and white world and you have to explore everything to find colours. There are many switches and things you can interact with, but some of them only work if you have a certain colour. With every interaction the world becomes more alive. The music is really beautiful and the way the message is delivered is original.

+ nice idea
+ simple graphics

- traveling around gets boring

Play it on NewGrounds

By the way, in case you get stuck, here's a video walkthrough.

Endless Migration

In Endless Migration you are a black goose in search of a worthy flock. As a leader, you will recruit stray birds and add them to your flock. However, up in the air is a dangerous place to be, with all the air traffic going on. Your birds are in danger of being hit by planes, helicopters, blimps and even UFOs. The birds which are hit die a bloody death and the game is over when you, the leader, are dead. There are a number of upgrades you can buy and also many achievements to unlock.

+ simple graphics
+ fun and addicting

- it's hectic sometimes

Play it on Kongregate

R.I.F.T

R.I.F.T is a cute puzzle platformer. You control a robot that is eager to please his hungry creators. In each level you go through a lot of trouble to get a tasty looking cake and feed it to the scientist. The robot can move, jump and grab things with his arms. Besides the usual platforms, electric fences and bolt shooting devices you will also encounter portals. That's right - portals, just like in Valve's game. Through the blue ones you can enter and you'll come jumping right out of the yellow one. It is great as a platformer and the puzzle elements are fitted just right. The only downside to it is that  there is only one free level pack, the others you have to buy from Mochi.

+ nice graphics
+ fun gameplay
+ extra levels on CandyStand

- you have to pay for new level packs
- the controls don't feel quite right

Play it on CandyStand

Tetraform

In Tetraform you must protect your planet from evil ships. You start with a small, dead planet, being attacked by a few wandering spacecrafts. They have a strange desire to crash into your planet, so they must be destroyed. You do that by smashing them one into another. This is your primary and most useful power: by clicking on two or more ships you make them attract one another and blow up. The resulting explosions are very pretty and they also give life to your planet and make it evolve (that makes sense). There are dozens  of different enemies... At some point in the game you'll have to start using tactics, because some enemies are more powerful than others and randomly smashing them won't make you successful. The planet has some means of protecting itself too: long spikes can grow out of it, or it can produce a nuclear explosion, turning everything around to ashes. This game is very clever, beautiful too look at and really addicting.

+ great graphics and effects
+ bosses
+ diverse enemies

Play it on NewGrounds

Nudge

Nudge is a cute monster whose daily job is to push balloons into hotspots. This game reminds me of the classical Sokoban, but the concept is rather different. There is usually one balloon per level, the difficult task being getting in on the hotspot. There are many obstacles, pushable blocks and blocks that move in directions opposite to yours. From time to time poor Nudge will even encounter baddies who want to beat him and pop the balloons... It is a very good puzzle game, with a relaxing atmosphere.

+ nice puzzles
+ cute graphics

- am not too keen about the graphics

Play it on ArmorGames