About

Mitsy Games is a small collection of calm games you can play straight away, in your browser, for free.

There is nothing to download and nothing to sign up for. Open a game, play for five minutes or an hour, and close the tab whenever you like. Nothing is waiting for you when you come back.

Why it exists

A lot of online games are loud. They count down, flash, nag and ask for your email before you have placed a single piece. This site tries to be the opposite: a quiet corner with puzzles, card games, gentle arcade games and word games that respect your time.

Every game is made for this site, with its own rules text, its own pictures and its own small touches. They are meant to work well on a phone, a tablet or a computer, and to feel the same on all three.

What you will find

• Puzzles: sliding pictures, logic grids, lanterns to light and honey to sort.
• Cards and board games: a patient game of patience, tile matching, noughts and crosses, and four in a row against a computer opponent who plays fair.
• Word and memory games: a daily five-letter word, pairs to find and patterns to remember.
• Gentle arcade games: catching acorns, guiding a caterpillar and tumbling tiles, with no timers that punish you and no game over screen to scold you.

Each game has a short guide underneath it: how to play, a few tips and answers to common questions, so you can get going without hunting for the rules.

Meet Mitsy

Mitsy is the scarf-wearing companion who keeps you company beside the board. He cheers when you do well, offers a kind word when a round does not go your way, and has a weakness for honey.

When you win a game, Mitsy earns spoonfuls of honey, and ten spoonfuls fill his jar. It is just a small reward and a bit of fun. Your honey is saved in your own browser, on your own device, and it does not expire or ask anything of you.

How the games treat you

• Free to play. You can play every game without paying. The site may show advertising to help cover its running costs.
• No accounts. Favourites, best scores and honey stay on your device. Clearing your browser data removes them.
• No pressure. Losing is never mocked. Where a game can be lost, Mitsy is kind about it and you can simply try again.
• Plain information. The privacy page explains exactly what is and is not collected, in ordinary words.

Say hello

Found a bug, spotted a mistake in a guide or have an idea for a game you would like to see here? Please get in touch through the contact page. Kind, specific messages are the most useful ones, and they are always welcome.