PLANK!, from Kwalee, is a casual puzzle game where players continually draw planks to allow their avatar to travel across various gaps. Draw the plank too long or too short, and the avatar falls and the player loses. Can you …
Drag n Merge is a casual, puzzle game from Metajoy where players drag colored blocks to match them with their corresponding colors and numbers. The goal is to merge the colored blocks over and over again to create as many …
Fisherman, from Ketchapp, is a casual game where players attempt to catch all the fish. Players have one minute to catch as many different fish as possible to complete the “Fishdex” and sell the day’s catch for gold. The fish …
During E3, Editor-in-Chief Jim Squires stuck it to Microsoft for neglecting Windows 8 as a gaming destination. Well it seems the company was listening (that's our story and we're sticking to it). Just prior to writing, company spokesperson Major Nelson took to his blog to announce 40 titles headed to "any Windows 8 PC, laptop, or tablet" beginning October 26th. Microsoft fans? Your casual games have arrived.
Here's something to think about. Video games have been around for decades, but their burst of mainstream popularity is only a few years old. Why is that? What is it about this generation of video games that gave rise to reams of casual fare? The answer is multi-tiered, but according to recent survey findings, the economic downturn of the late Aughts did a great deal to bring a much wider audience to the relatively cheap pastime of gaming. Moreover, the rise of the free-to-play market, its subsequent success, and the chilly economy all tie into each other in a big way.