Armor Games

Armor Games, Inc

Logo used since 2017
Type of business	Incorporation
Type of site	Host for web games, game publisher
Available in	English
Founded	fl. March 2004 (as Games Of Gondor)[1] October 2005 (under current name)[2]
Headquarters	Irvine, California, United States[3]
Founder(s)	Daniel McNeely[4][5]
CEO	John Cooney Daniel McNeely (2004–2021)
Industry	Video games
URL	armorgames.com
Registration	Optional
Current status	Active

Armor Games, Inc is an American video game publisher and free web gaming portal. The website hosts over a thousand HTML5 (and previously Flash) browser games. Based in Irvine, California, the site was founded in 2004 by Daniel McNeely.[4]

Armor Games primarily hosts curated HTML5/JavaScript games and MMOs, sometimes sponsoring their creation. Each game is uploaded and maintained by its original developer, and some include unlockable player achievements. Users can chat within the site and create online profiles. In December 2020, nearing end-of-life of Adobe Flash, the site announced that it will be using the Ruffle emulator for its Flash content, although many Flash games remain inaccessible.

On March 3, 2019, Armor Games revealed that they had a data breach in 2019 and that the database was sold on the Dream Market.[6]

In August, 2024, Armor Games laid off an unknown number of staff from its publishing team, Armor Games Studio. [7]

Notable sponsored games

• Aether
• Coil
• Crush the Castle
• Detective Grimoire: Secret of the Swamp[8]
• Don't Escape: 4 Days to Survive
• Fancy Pants Adventures
• GemCraft
• Kingdom Rush
• Shift
• Warfare 1917
• Waterworks!

Armor Games Studios

Under the name Armor Games Studios, the company has developed and published indie games for Steam, mobile devices, and consoles.

Title	Developer(s)	Release date	Platform(s)
Cursed Treasure 2	IriySoft	September 24, 2014	Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows	Game in a Bottle	April 20, 2015	Microsoft Windows
Super Chibi Knight	PestoForce	June 24, 2015	Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux
Soda Dungeon	Afro-Ninja Productions	October 7, 2015	Microsoft Windows, iOS, Android
Sentry Knight Tactics	Tyler Myers, Justin Wolf	October 3, 2016	Microsoft Windows, macOS
Sonny	Krin Juangbhanich	January 12, 2017	Microsoft Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
The Big Journey	Catfishbox	March 16, 2017	iOS, Android
Pinstripe	Atmos Games	April 25, 2017	Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux
The Adventure Pals	Massive Monster	April 3, 2018	Microsoft Windows, macOS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4
Infectonator 3: Apocalypse	Toge Productions	May 10, 2018	Microsoft Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
Love is Dead	Curiobot	May 31, 2018	Microsoft Windows, macOS
Sushi Cat Words	Krin Juangbhanich	July 25, 2018	iOS, Android
Crush the Castle: Siege Master	UYAVA	October 18, 2018	iOS, Android
Zombotron	Ant.Karlov	April 22, 2019	Microsoft Windows, macOS
Swords & Souls: Neverseen	Soul Game Studio	June 5, 2019	Microsoft Windows, macOS, Nintendo Switch
Chook & Sosig: Walk the Plank	TookiPalooki	June 17, 2019	Microsoft Windows, macOS
Void Tyrant	Quite Fresh	June 26, 2019	iOS, Android
Don't Escape Trilogy	scriptwelder	July 29, 2019	Microsoft Windows
Never Give Up	Massive Monster	August 13, 2019	Microsoft Windows, macOS, Nintendo Switch
Nauticrawl	Spare Parts Oasis	September 16, 2019	Microsoft Windows, macOS
Deep Sleep Trilogy	scriptwelder	October 25, 2019	Microsoft Windows
ITTA	Glass Revolver	April 22, 2020	Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch
Jet Lancer	Vladimir Fedyushkin	May 12, 2020	Microsoft Windows, macOS, Nintendo Switch
SOLAS 128	Amicable Animal	January 19, 2021	Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch
A Rogue Escape	Spare Parts Oasis	June 10, 2021	Microsoft Windows, Oculus Rift
The Last Stand: Aftermath	Con Artist Games	November 16, 2021	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
LumbearJack	FinalBoss Games	July 11, 2022	Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch
		July 14, 2022	Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Bear and Breakfast	Gummy Cat	July 28, 2022	Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch
The Spirit and the Mouse	Alblune	September 26, 2022	Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch
Islets	Kyle Thompson	August 24, 2022	Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox X/S
The Tartarus Key[9]	Vertical Reach	May 31, 2023	Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox X/S
Elephant Collection	Wonderful Elephant (jmtb02)	November 6, 2023	Microsoft Windows
In Stars and Time	insertdisc5	November 20, 2023	Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
Bilkins' Folly	WebbySoft	October 2, 2023	Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
Snacko	Bluecurse Studios	Dec 6, 2023	Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
Baladins	Seed by Seed	May 15, 2024	Microsoft Windows
Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge	Humble Reeds	Jun 8, 2024	Microsoft Windows
Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken	scriptwelder	TBD	Microsoft Windows
Defender's Quest 2: Mists of Ruin	Level Up Labs	TBD	Microsoft Windows

Reception

PC Magazine listed it in 2007 as one of the Top 100 undiscovered websites.[10] The American news station KSTU listed it as one of the 10 websites that they considered the best for finding "free online games".[11]

References

1. "Games of Gondor". GamesofGondor.com. Archived from the original on 2004-03-26. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
2. "GamesofGondor.com". Games Of Gondor. Archived from the original on 2005-10-13. Retrieved 2010-03-19. GamesofGondor.com will be changing to armorgames.com/ in 3 days.
3. "Armor Games". IGN. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
4. "About Armor Games". Armor Games. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
5. McElroy, Justin. "The Joystiq Indie Pitch: Armor Games". Joystiq. Archived from the original on 2010-05-14. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
6. "Data Breach Notification 2019". Armor Games. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
7. Blake, Vikki (2024-08-01). "Armor Games Studios has seemingly laid off its publishing team". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
8. Musgrave, Shaun (18 February 2014). "'Detective Grimoire' Review – An Entertaining Romp That's Too Light On Detective Work". TouchArcade. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
9. Romano, Sal (2023-05-03). "PS1-style mystery horror game The Tartarus Key launches May 31 for Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC". Gematsu. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
10. "Top 100 undiscovered Sites". PC Magazine (6): 55. November 2007. ISSN 0888-8507.
11. Cox, Dallas (August 11, 2020). "10 of the Best Websites for Free Online Games". KSTU. Archived from the original on September 4, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.

External links

• Official website
• Armor Games Studios official website