Poki Games is a free online gaming website with over 5 crore players a month. It offers
a wide variety of games, including popular mobile titles such as Subway Surfer, Temple
Run, and Candy Crush Saga. So, if you’re looking to pass the time by playing simple
games on the web, here are some of the best Poki games you can enjoy on any device of
your choice, be it a smartphone, laptop, or PC.
Poki Games for boys
Subway
Surfers
Subway Surfers is an endless runner game first made for mobile phone’s portrait
screen. You can choose from different characters but the default character is named
Jake. You play as Jake and you have to evade a police officer and his dog. You also
have to dodge trains, trams, and other obstacles. You also get to collect coins,
power-ups, special gears, etc while you are running.
How to play
Press Arrow Up to
jump, Arrow down to duck down
Press the left and right arrow keys to move to that
side.
Press the Space key to activate the hoverboard.
Run as much as you can and
collect as many coins and power-ups as you can.
Candy Crush Saga
Candy Crush Saga is a
game you or even your parents must have been addicted to at some point. It is a simple
tile-matching puzzle game wherein you have to match the same coloured candies to crush
them. The more you match, the more you crush, and the more levels you win.
This game is
present on Poki.co.in, a Poki alternative.
How to play
You have to hold the mouse or
trackpad cursor to choose a candy, then move it up/down/left/right to place it where
you feel there is a match.
Sometimes, you have to try to zoom out and see the entire
board to see if there’s a chance of crushing multiple candies by matching a single
group of candies. That gets you more points in one go.
Angry Birds
Angry Birds is a
game that propelled to so much success at one point that it got a movie based on its
characters. Here you get to play as different birds, but primarily a red angry bird.
The birds are trying to protect the green-coloured pigs from eating up their eggs. So,
the birds have to be slingshotted to a distance where the pigs are. You just have to
ensure the slingshot is pulled and positioned in such a manner that the bird hits the
pigs.
This game is present on Poki.co.in, a Poki alternative.
How to play
You press and
hold the cursor of the mouse or touchpad to control the slingshot.
You pull it as much
and in the direction that you feel would take the bird to the pigs. A dotted line shows
the route the bird would take.
Super Mario and Sonic
Although we couldn’t find the
original Super Mario game on Poki, we managed to find a clone called Super Mario and
Sonic on Poki.co.in. You can play as Super Mario or Sonic but both are centered around
the Mario game’s gameplay mechanics. You run, jump and hit, collecting coins, and
evading all valleys until you reach the flagmast.
This game is present on Poki.co.in, a
Poki alternative.
How to play
Press the Arrow up to jump.
Press the Arrow left and
right to move in that direction
Don’t haste and fall into the valley or hit the
turtles.
Master Chess
Chess is a universal game and the reason I picked this one is for
the game graphics. You can play player vs player or player vs the CPU. You get 10
seconds to make a move. That time element adds more seriousness to the game.
How to
play
Click the chess piece you want to move.
Click where you want to move it. Of
course, you have to stick to the chess rules. You can’t move them wherever you
want.
Moto X3M
You have to ride a bike, control its pace, and do gravity-defying stunts
till you reach the finish line. It is a replica of Bike Race Pro on Android and
iOS.
How to play
Press Arrow up to accelerate, Arrow down to hit the brake.
Press the
right arrow to slant forward and the left arrow to slant backwards.
Control the speed
properly to do the stunts and not fall and crash.
Play it here
2048
It’s a puzzle game
wherein you have to slide the same numbered tiles and they add up to a new tile. You
earn points. Also, you have to keep on doing it till you manage to get a 2048 tile.
How
to play
Move the arrow keys to bring matching tiles but in the process, other tiles
also move.
Try to think in advance about how the broader board is going to look.
Play
it here
Pool Club
I tried a bunch of pool games. But, I like the single-player
mechanism of this game more. You are competing against time and not any other player.
You have to pocket all balls before the clock counts down to zero. You get 60 seconds.
The more balls you drop in the pockets, the more time bonus you get.
How to play
First,
use the trackpad or mouse to decide the direction you want to hit.
Then, press and pull
the cue stick. Release the cursor to push the stick and hit the cue ball.
Note the
countdown and time your moves accordingly.
Temple Run
Another popular endless racing
game. You play as an explorer who is running with a relic. You have to keep on running
collecting coins, and power-ups, and avoiding obstacles, while also not getting caught
by some monkeys running after you. You should also be careful not to fall off the
path.
How to play
You have to press Arrow up to jump over obstacles, catch a ropeway,
leap over crevices and Arrow down to duck down from hindrances on the path.
Collect
coins and power-ups while you run.
Tennis Masters
You have to hit the ball, move back
and forth and hit it over the net. The game continues until one of the players fails to
return the ball or hits it out of bounds.
How to play
Press X to hit or Z to smash the
ball.
Move using W to jump, A to move backwards and D to move forward.
Football
Legends
You have to hit the ball to the goal using the head or legs. Position yourself
and time properly to hit the ball. Don’t leave your goalpost open for the opponent to
find a gap.
How to play
Press X to hit the ball.
Press Z to hit a super shot.
Jump by
pressing W
Move forward using D and backwards using A.
Super Tunnel Rush
A car racing
game with a cyberpunk theme and physics-defying stunts. Accelerate but try not to fall
off the track and also avoid hitting the obstacles on the way. To speed up, collect the
green-coloured power-ups on the way.
How to play
Press A/D or Arrow Left/Right to move
in that respective direction.
Avoid the obstacles.
Trivia
Test your knowledge in this
game. There are 3 modes:
Classic mode wherein you spin the wheel and wherever the dial
lands, that will be the topic you play. So, it would be just random.
Challenge mode
lets you choose the topic and you have to answer all questions without fail.
In the
Party mode, you can compete with others.
How to play
Use the trackpad or mouse to spin
the wheel or choose the topic and select the answer.
Play it here
Poki Games for
girls
Bubble Shooter
You have to aim and shoot the bubble at the same coloured bubbles.
This breaks all those bubbles. Similarly, you have to manoeuvre the aim and burst all
the bubbles.
How to play
Move the cursor and ensure the aim is right.
Click the
trackpad or mouse to shoot.
Play it till all bubbles are burst. Don’t let the bubbles
approach the bubble shooter.
Stickman Hook
You have to catch the hook, angle yourself
properly, and ensure the speed and direction are right for you to cross the finish
line.
How to play
Press the spacebar to both catch and release yourself from the hook.
Even if you fall, try to get hold of the spacebar at the right place and swing in the
right direction and at the right speed to cross the finish line.
Vectaria.io
A
Minecraft replica, if you will. You have to hit and collect items. Use them to build
different things.
How to play
Use WASD or arrow keys to control movement.
Click the
right mouse button or trackpad click to place a block.
Hit and mine using the left
mouse button.
Press the spacebar using the spacebar.
Press X or U to open your
inventory.
Press G to access the home menu.
Press M to view spawn points.
Open the shop
menu with the letter O.
To access the guide, press I.
For chatting, press Enter and
then type your message.
Jetpack Joyride
You have to fly on the jetpack, shoot down
enemy scientists, dodge obstacles and collect points. It’s an endless race. You will
come across giant mechanical dragons, birds, powerful weapons, stylish outfits and more
surprises.
How to play
Type the space bar to elevate and release your finger from the
space bar to come down.
Play it here
Combat Reloaded 2
This is a first-person shooter
game. You kill the enemies and ensure you don’t get killed by the opponents. Aim and
shoot. Hide when you need to. You have a team of players who are part of the 10-member
server room you have joined. You can also play Deathmatch and other modes.
How to
play
Move with WASD keys. Press W to move forward, S to go back, A to go left and D to
go right.
Hit the spacebar to jump
Move the mouse or touchpad to aim.
Click the
touchpad or mouse to shoot.
Press the 1-9 keys to change weapons.
Fruit Ninja
Swipe and
slash the fruits before they fall on the ground. So don’t miss and aim correctly. While
you do so, try not to hit bombs that pass by. Have the precision of a ninja while you
cut various kinds of fruits like pears, apples, jackfruit, coconuts and bananas. Just
don’t miss and don’t hit a bomb.
How to play
Press the mouse and move it over the
fruits. In the case of a touchpad, have one finger press the pad while the other slices
the fruits.
Mekorama
You are a tiny robot stranded on a small island. You have to
arrange the puzzle blocks in a way that you can walk to the stars present on various
parts of the island. Collect them all to pass the round and then you graduate to a new
map.
How to play
Drag the mouse to press and drag the touchpad to change the camera
angle to see around the island.
Click on any block or any part of land on the island to
move the robot there.
Play it here
Golf champions
Aim and release the golf ball to the
cup. Adjust the direction and speed of the ball so that it gets closer to the cup.
Avoid obstacles and don’t go out of the course/ground.
How to play
You have to press
and swipe back on the touchpad to drag and release the ball.
Ludo Hero
Throw the dice
and move the pawn across a round on the board. You take a trip down memory lane. If you
want to reminisce about the good old days of playing this board game with your family
and friends, well, now you can play Ludo Hero. You can play single-player or
multiplayer. If you choose a single player, you can compete against a bot or an online
player.
How to play
Click on the dice to roll it and the pawn will move the number of
steps it is supposed to.
Wait for the other player’s turn.
Monkey Mart
You play as a
monkey character who is in charge of a banana mart. Initially, you set up the farm,
stalls, and cash counter. You reap the bananas, collect them and put them on the stall
for sale. Customers come, buy from the stall and pay you at the counter. This cycle
continues and your business grows with new workstations, staff, and products on sale.
You can teach your staff new skills and ensure everything is running smoothly.
How to
play
You have to run around the mart using WASD keys, collect bananas and other
products, put them on sale, collect cash from the customers, train staff, etc.
Tetra
Blocks
The legendary arcade game is here and is as fun as always. You have to ensure
the blocks fall in a way that an entire row is filled. Once it’s a spotless row, that
row breaks and you earn points. The neon colours of the game make it all the more
special.
How to play
Press W or Arrow Up to rotate and direct the blocks to fall in a
way that most of the row is filled. In time it will be a spotless row and that row or
line disappears. You win points.
Press A and D to move the blocks left or right
respectively.
Press S or Arrow Down to move the blocks faster.
You can press the
spacebar to hard drop the blocks.
Play it here
Breakoid
Yet another legacy game wherein
you have to break blocks with the ball. You secure and bounce the ball using the paddle
below. At times, when you hit and break a block, you will win power-ups. Collect them
and break all blocks.
How to play
Adjust the paddle’s position and tap on the mouse or
touchpad to release the ball.
When it hits the blocks and comes down, place the paddle
below using the touchpad swipe or mouse.
You can also move the paddle to direct the
ball in a way or increase its force.
Play it here
FAQs
What is Poki Games?
Poki Games
is a website hosting browser games which you can play straight from your web browser,
and the only requirement is a stable internet connection. Poki Games started off as a
personal library of games created by developer Sebastian Moeys around 2005. Although it
had humble beginnings, the website is run by 300+ game developers and garners around 5
crore monthly players every day. The website supports 28 languages since it’s an
“online playground” for people all around the world.
Is Poki Games safe for me or my
kids?
Yes, these games are made for the younger demographic. The company assures it
doesn’t collect private details or unnecessary cookies. If you want games for even
smaller kids, then you can try the dedicated Poki Kids section.
