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Armor Games

Armor Games

American video game publisher

Armor Games is an American video game publisher and free web gaming portal. The website hosts over a thousand HTML5 (and previously Flash) browser games. Based in Irvine, California, the site was founded in 2004 by Daniel McNeely.[4]

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Armor Games primarily hosts curated HTML5/JavaScript games and MMOs, sometimes sponsoring their creation. Each game is uploaded and maintained by its original developer, and some include unlockable player achievements. Users can chat within the site and create online profiles. In December 2020, nearing end-of-life of Adobe Flash, the site announced that it will be using the Ruffle emulator for its Flash content, although many Flash games remain inaccessible.

On March 3, 2019, Armor Games revealed that they had a data breach in 2019 and that the database was sold on the Dream Market.[6]

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.

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Reception

PC Magazine listed it in 2007 as one of the Top 100 undiscovered websites.[9] The American news station KSTU listed it as one of the 10 websites that they considered the best for finding "free online games".[10]

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    McElroy, Justin. "The Joystiq Indie Pitch: Armor Games". Joystiq. Archived from the original on 2010-05-14. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
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    "Data Breach Notification 2019". Armor Games. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
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    Musgrave, Shaun (18 February 2014). "'Detective Grimoire' Review – An Entertaining Romp That's Too Light On Detective Work". TouchArcade. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
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    Romano, Sal (2023-05-03). "PS1-style mystery horror game The Tartarus Key launches May 31 for Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC". Gematsu. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
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    "Top 100 undiscovered Sites". PC Magazine (6): 55. November 2007. ISSN 0888-8507.
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    Cox, Dallas (August 11, 2020). "10 of the Best Websites for Free Online Games". KSTU. Archived from the original on September 4, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
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