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I broke my leg… so I built a free browser games website

A few weeks back, I injured my leg and was stuck at home with a lot of free time.

I was honestly bored out of my mind… so I decided to build something fun.

I ended up creating a small project where you can play games instantly in your browser — no login, no downloads.

👉 Try it here: https://gamesiknow.com
👉 GitHub: https://github.com/TheSahibSingh/gamesiknow/ (will be pushing code soon)


💡 The idea

Most game websites today:

  • Force you to sign up
  • Are full of ads
  • Feel slow, especially on mobile

I wanted something simple:

Click → Play → Done


🎮 What I built

Right now it includes:

  • Tic Tac Toe
  • Bingo
  • More coming soon (Snake, 2048, etc.)

Everything is designed to be:

  • Fast ⚡
  • Lightweight
  • Mobile-friendly

⚙️ Tech stack

  • Next.js
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

I used Next.js mainly for:

  • Fast loading
  • Clean structure for scaling more games

🧠 What I learned

This project made me realize:

  • Building is easy, distribution is hard
  • Getting users is way harder than writing code
  • Simple products can still be powerful

🚀 What I want to improve next

Since I still have some recovery time 😅, I want to take this further.

Would love ideas on:

  • What games should I add next?
  • Leaderboards?
  • Animations / UI improvements?
  • Any viral or sharing features?

🙌 Would love feedback

If you try it, tell me honestly:

  • What feels good
  • What feels off
  • What would make you come back

🔗 Links


Sometimes a bad situation gives you the time to build something good 🙂

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