Armor Games
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Founder | Daniel McNeely |
| Headquarters | Irvine, California , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Daniel McNeely (founder) |
| Products | Video game publishing, online portal for free web games |
| Website | armorgames |
Armor Games Inc. is a United States-based video game publisher and online portal for free web games, headquartered in Irvine, California. Established in 2004 by Daniel McNeely, the platform offers access to more than a thousand HTML5 titles, previously relying on Flash technology.
The company specializes in carefully selected HTML5 and JavaScript games, including MMOs, and occasionally provides financial backing for game development. Original creators upload and manage their games on the site, with some titles featuring achievement unlocks. Additionally, the site includes user account profiles and chat capabilities.
History
Daniel McNeely launched the site in 2004 under the name Games Of Gondor. The service was renamed Armor Games in October 2005.
On March 3, 2019, Armor Games revealed that it had experienced a data breach earlier that year, with stolen data being traded on the Dream Market.
In response to the discontinuation of Adobe Flash in December 2020, Armor Games implemented the Ruffle emulator to preserve Flash content; however, numerous Flash-based games remain unavailable.
In August 2024, Armor Games announced workforce reductions within its publishing branch, Armor Games Studio, though the exact number of layoffs was not disclosed.
Noteworthy sponsored titles
- Aether
- Coil
- Crush the Castle
- Detective Grimoire: Secret of the Swamp
- Don't Escape: 4 Days to Survive
- Fancy Pants Adventures
- GemCraft
- Kingdom Rush
- Shift
- Warfare 1917
- Waterworks!
- Fireboy and Watergirl
- Super Drift 3D
Armor Games Studios
Armor Games Studios is involved in developing and publishing independent games for platforms including Steam, mobile devices, and consoles.
| Title | Developer(s) | Release date | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The World's Hardest Game | Snubby Land | March 21, 2008 | Windows, macOS, iOS |
| Cursed Treasure 2 | IriySoft | September 24, 2014 | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android |
| GemCraft - Chasing Shadows | Game in a Bottle | April 20, 2015 | Windows |
| Super Chibi Knight | PestoForce | June 24, 2015 | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Soda Dungeon | Afro-Ninja Productions | October 7, 2015 | Windows, iOS, Android |
| Sentry Knight Tactics | Tyler Myers, Justin Wolf | October 3, 2016 | Windows, macOS |
| Sonny | Krin Juangbhanich | January 12, 2017 | Windows, macOS, iOS, Android |
| The Big Journey | Catfishbox | March 16, 2017 | iOS, Android |
| Pinstripe | Atmos Games | April 25, 2017 | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| The Adventure Pals | Massive Monster | April 3, 2018 | Windows, macOS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PS4 |
| Infectonator 3: Apocalypse | Toge Productions | May 10, 2018 | Windows, macOS, iOS, Android |
| Love is Dead | Curiobot | May 31, 2018 | 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 | Windows, macOS |
| Swords & Souls: Neverseen | Soul Game Studio | June 5, 2019 | Windows, macOS, Nintendo Switch |
| Chook & Sosig: Walk the Plank | TookiPalooki | June 17, 2019 | Windows, macOS |
| Void Tyrant | Quite Fresh | June 26, 2019 | iOS, Android |
| Don't Escape Trilogy | scriptwelder | July 29, 2019 | Windows |
| Never Give Up | Massive Monster | August 13, 2019 | Windows, macOS, Nintendo Switch |
| Nauticrawl | Spare Parts Oasis | September 16, 2019 | Windows, macOS |
| Deep Sleep Trilogy | scriptwelder | October 25, 2019 | Windows |
| ITTA | Glass Revolver | April 22, 2020 | Windows, Nintendo Switch |
| Jet Lancer | Vladimir Fedyushkin | May 12, 2020 | Windows, macOS, Nintendo Switch |
| SOLAS 128 | Amicable Animal | January 19, 2021 | Windows, Nintendo Switch |
| A Rogue Escape | Spare Parts Oasis | June 10, 2021 | Windows Oculus Rift |
| The Last Stand: Aftermath | Con Artist Games | November 16, 2021 | Windows PS4 PS5 Xbox One Series X/S |
| LumbearJack | FinalBoss Games | July 11 & July14 ,2022 | Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox One Series X/S |
| Bear and Breakfast | Gummy Cat | July28 ,2022 | Windows Nintendo Switch |
| The Spirit and the Mouse | Alblune | September26 ,2022 | Windows Nintendo Switch |
| Islets | Kyle Thompson | August24 ,2022 | Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox X/S |
|
The Tartarus Key' '|| Vertical Reach||May31 ,2023||Nintendo Switch PS4 Windows Xbox One Series X/S | |||
|
Elephant Collection' '|| Wonderful Elephant (jmtb02)||November6 ,2023||Windows | |||
|
In Stars and Time' '|| insertdisc5||November20 ,2023||Windows Nintendo Switch PS4 PS5 | |||
|
Bilkins' Folly' '|| WebbySoft||October2 ,2023||Windows Nintendo Switch PS4 PS5 | |||
|
Snacko' '|| Bluecurse Studios||December6 ,2023||Windows Nintendo Switch PS4 PS5 | |||
|
Baladins' '|| Seed by Seed||May15 ,2024||Windows | |||
|
Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge' '|| Humble Reeds||June8 ,2024||Windows | |||
|
Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken' '|| scriptwelder||August21 ,2025||Windows | |||
|
Defender's Quest 2: Mists of Ruin' '|| Level Up Labs ||January30 ,2025 ||Windows Nintendo Switch PS4 PS5 |
Reception
In its Top 100 list of lesser-known websites in 2007,PC Magazine acknowledged Armor Games. The American broadcaster KSTU also ranked it among the top ten sites for discovering "free online games."
External links
- Browser-based game websites
- Companies located in Irvine, California
- Gaming websites in the United States
- American firms founded in 2004
- Video game companies in the Greater Los Angeles area
- Publishers of video games
- Mobile gaming companies
- Internet properties launched in 2004
- Video game enterprises established in 2004
- 2004 California establishments
- Video game development firms
- American companies established in 2004