Armor Games

Armor Games is a game portal website that hosts free Flash-based and HTML5 browser games across a wide variety of genres, including point-and-click adventure, arcade, puzzle, and MMO games. Based in Irvine, California, the site was founded in 2004 by Daniel McNeely.[3][6]

Armor Games, Inc
Type of businessFree online flash game publisher
Type of site
Host for Flash-based browser games, game publisher
Available inEnglish
Foundedfl. March 2004 (as Games Of Gondor)[1]
October 2005 (under current name)[2]
HeadquartersIrvine, California, United States
Founder(s)Daniel McNeely[3][4]
Key peopleDaniel McNeely (CEO)
IndustryComputer Games
URLarmorgames.com
Alexa rank 3,760 (January 2018)[5]
RegistrationOptional
Current statusActive

Armor Games primarily hosts curated Flash games and MMOs, sometimes sponsoring their creation. Each game is uploaded and maintained by its original developer, with some including unlockable player achievements. In recent years, Armor Games has begun supporting HTML5 titles. Users can chat within the site and create online profiles.

On March 3, Armor Games revealed that they had a data breach in 2019 and that the database was sold on the Dream Market.[7]

Notable sponsored games

Armor Games Studios

Under the name Armor Games Studios, the company has begun to develop and publish indie games for Steam, mobile devices, and consoles.

TitleDeveloper(s)Genre(s)Platform(s)
PinstripeAtmos GamesAction-adventureMicrosoft Windows, macOS, Linux
SonnyKrin JuangbhanichRPGMicrosoft Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
Soda DungeonAfro-Ninja ProductionsRPGMicrosoft Windows, iOS, Android
Sentry Knight TacticsTyler Myers, Justin WolfRPG, StrategyMicrosoft Windows, macOS
Super Chibi KnightPestoForceRPG, Action-adventureMicrosoft Windows, macOS, Linux
The Big JourneyCatfishboxAdventureiOS, Android
Cursed Treasure 2IriySoftStrategy, Tower-defenseMicrosoft Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
GemCraft - Chasing ShadowsGameinaBottleStrategy, RPG, Tower-defenseMicrosoft Windows
The Adventure PalsMassive MonsterStrategy, RPG, PlatformerMicrosoft Windows, macOS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4

Reception

PC Magazine listed it in 2007 as one of the Top 100 undiscovered websites.[8]

References
  1. "Games of Gondor". GamesofGondor.com. Archived from the original on 2004-03-26. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  2. "GamesofGondor.com". Games Of Gondor. Archived from the original on 2005-10-13. Retrieved 2010-03-19. GamesofGondor.com will be changing to armorgames.com/ in 3 days.
  3. "About Armor Games". Armor Games. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  4. McElroy, Justin. "The Joystiq Indie Pitch: Armor Games". Joystiq. Archived from the original on 2010-05-14. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
  5. "Armorgames.com Site Overview". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  6. "Armor Games". IGN. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  7. "Data Breach Notification 2019". Armor Games. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  8. "Top 100 undiscovered Sites". PC Magazine (6): 55. November 2007. ISSN 0888-8507.
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