Fantastic Contraption is a fun, free, online physics game. You’re only given a handful of materials, but you’ll find yourself dreaming up all types of machines, making it all more challenging. The game is highly addictive—I’ve finished all (free) levels except for Unpossible. If you’re stuck on a particular puzzle, you can always jump ahead too.

There are some bonus puzzles you won’t find in the main menus too.

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There aren’t very many good and unique online games that support more than two players. I’ve searched the Internet a few times, and the results are dismal. Nevertheless, some do exist; I’ll share a few I feel worth some mention here.

The following are online games that support more than two players.

• Phosphor (Shockwave Flash) is a 3D FPS with decent graphics, multiplayer support, and workable gameplay. Not bad, except I had issues when I tried it with a few friends (spawning off map, unkillable players, etc.)
• ZWOK (Flash) is a tank game. Players choose their action and all the firing is done at the same time. You can’t play with just your friends though; you enter a match with random players.
• Street Fighter Online (Shockwave Flash) is an online version of Street Fighter.
• Stick Arena (Shockwave Flash) is a top view stick figure fighting game. It’s unbalanced unfortunately; get the right weapons and you’ll be the top.
• Conquerer (Flash) is a Risk style game. I haven’t played it myself, but it sounds interesting.
• Tank Ball (Shockwave Flash) 3D tank game. No rooms; everyone’s in the world at once. Exceptionally simple (and thus boring) gameplay.
• hanger 3 (Shockwave Flash) is 3D air/ground fighter game. It’s not completely free, and you need a large group for it to be truly somewhat exciting.
• hanger 2 (Shockwave Flash) is 3D FPS. I have not played it extensively.
• Monopoly (Shockwave Flash) is an online version of the board game Monopoly. I have not tried it.
• Sorry! (Shockwave Flash) is an online version of the board game Sorry!. I have not tried it.
• Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates (Java) is actually a MMO game, but it’s quick relatively and you can play it with friends. You solve puzzles to advance your rank. Great graphics!
• iSketch (Shockwave Flash) is a fun online version of Pictionary. There is a large number of wordlists, and the game works exceptionally well.
• Quantum Legacy (Shockwave Flash) is a an online RTS. It is fully 3D and well designed. The game is a very heavy on the system when loading and running though.
• Tank Mania (Flash) is a top view strategy tanks game. Fun for a while, but it gets old because the maps and game itself lack variety.
• Stellar Conflicts (Flash) is an MMO space game. You command a ship and navigate through space completing quests, trading, and battling. It’s mostly a temporary muse.
• Commando (Flash) lets two teams battle each other in a war environment. Only one map, laggy, and is mostly a temporary muse.
• Stellar Conflicts Outpost Command (Flash) is an online RTS supporting up to four players. It’s unique, but severely lacks features.

There are quite a few good two player ones (in fact, many). I have no reason to list all of them, so the following with be some which I find unique and fun in gameplay.

• Run n’ Roll (Flash) is an essentially-platformer game where you chase your opponents around the world while dodging obstacles!

If you got any more, leave a comment on my blog!