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Games you can play right now — and how we make them.

Guides, roundups and devlogs from an AI-native indie studio. No downloads, no gatekeeping — everything here links to something free to play in your browser.

How to beat Stage 1 in Alley Cats
✦ Interactive Guide

How to Beat Stage 1 in Alley Cats (Build Guide + Best Powers)

Play the demo, browse the full enemy bestiary, and build a power loadout in our live synergy explorer — then learn the exact route to clearing Stage 1 and beating Tank the bulldog.

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Founders Launch Pass — all 15 games
⭐ Founders · ends Sep 22

Become a Founder: One $9.99 Pass, All 15 Games

Back a 2-person AI-native studio for $9.99 once → Direct Launch Access to all 15 games as they ship. Games stay free.

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Best free Vampire-Survivors-likes

Best Free Vampire-Survivors-Like Roguelites (2026)

The bullet-heaven boom, ranked — the best survivors-likes you can play free, including a few that run right in your browser.

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15 free browser games

15 Free Browser Games You Can Play Instantly

No installs, no launchers — 15 genuinely good games that load in a tab, sorted by mood. Great for a five-minute break.

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Cat games — play as a cat

Cat Games: The Best Games Where You Play as a Cat

From cozy explorers to a cheese-hoarding bullet-heaven, the internet loves letting you be a cat. Here are the ones worth your nine lives.

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How a 2-person studio built a browser roguelite with AI

How a 2-Person Studio Built a Browser Roguelite with AI

A candid devlog: the single-file architecture, the $0 art pipeline, and the hard-won lessons behind Alley Cats: Cheese Run.

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