Browser Games for a 15-Minute Break
For when you have a bit more time than a quick five-minute round. These games take about fifteen minutes to play through, long enough to get absorbed, short enough to get back to work after.
Our picks
Pokaria
card
5–15 min · Mouse / Touch · Mobile: Good
Interesting game that combines poker-hands and bejeweled type games. Your aim to create valuable poker hands horizontally/vertically/diagonally by swapping card places. The game draws you in with unlockable types for creating poker hands and increasing limit of scoring before it is game over.
2048
puzzle
5–15 min · Keyboard / Touch · Mobile: Good
Sliding tile puzzle where the objective is to combine tiles and reach 2048. Fun for a casual session and actually a deeper game when you're really pushing for the 2048.
Sudoku
puzzle
5–15 min · Mouse / Touch · Mobile: Good
Popular grid-based number puzzle. You add digits 1-9 into the grid, appearing once per line/column/section. Modern classic. You can do easy ones in minutes and spend hours on the harder ones.
Freecell
card
5–15 min · Mouse / Touch · Mobile: Manageable
Strategic variant of solitaire. Almost all games are winnable, but it takes skill and planning to actually solve it.
Mahjong
puzzle
5–15 min · Mouse / Touch · Mobile: Manageable
Mahjong (solitaire) is a popular tile matching game that is played with a Mahjong tile set. Suits all ages and really fun to clear the board.
