Whilst 2024 has served up its fair share of disappointments for many game studios, it has been an especially good year for CrazyGames, the free browsing gaming platform that allows users to play popular games without needing to install them.
The Belgium-based platform reached 35 million monthly users last year (a record amount since its creation in 2013) and, earlier this month, celebrated its inaugural Crazy Web Game Jam 2024 – a marathon-style mentorship and development event for enterprising developers to showcase their games.

Success behind CrazyGames
Besides the advantage of not requiring users to install or purchase any of the 4,000 games available on the platform, a significant reason for CrazyGames’ success lies in its community and social features which other platforms do not currently provide.
Its Friends Connect feature makes it simple for users to discover and add friends, whilst the Playing Right Now function displays which friends are currently online and the games they are playing, facilitating seamless multiplayer sessions.
Users are also offered customisation options via the Enhanced Player Profile feature, allowing them to personalise their profiles with custom names, as well as visualise game statistics.
The platform’s cross-play functionality is another significant benefit, allowing players to seamlessly switch between the web version of their favorite games and the mobile version.

With CrazyGames‘ wide player base, this cross-play capability has enormous potential to attract new players, and, as a result, major studios like Nitro Games have begun releasing their titles on the platform, including the run-and-gun platformer Autogun Heroes.
New users can play the full catalog of CrazyGames’ titles for free via the official Crazy Games website.