Armor Games Inc. is an American

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and free web gaming portal. The website hosts over a thousand

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(and previously

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) browser games. Based in

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, the site was founded in 2004 by Daniel McNeely. Armor Games primarily hosts curated

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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.

History

Armor Games was founded by Daniel McNeely in 2004, but was originally branded as ''Games Of Gondor'' at the time. In October 2005, it was later rebranded to today's current name as Armor Games. On March 3, 2019, Armor Games revealed that they had a

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in 2019 and that the database was sold on the

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. In December 2020, nearing end-of-life of Adobe Flash, the site announced that it will be using the

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emulator for its Flash content, although many Flash games remain inaccessible. In August, 2024, Armor Games

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an unknown number of staff from its publishing team, Armor Games Studio.

Notable sponsored games

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'' * '' Detective Grimoire: Secret of the Swamp'' * '' Don't Escape: 4 Days to Survive'' * ''

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'' * '' Shift'' * '' Warfare 1917'' * ''

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Armor Games Studios

Under the name Armor Games Studios, the company has developed and published indie games for

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, mobile devices, and consoles.

Reception

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'' listed it in 2007 as one of the Top 100 undiscovered websites. The American news station

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listed it as one of the 10 websites that they considered the best for finding "free online games".

References

External links

* * {{Armor Games, state=expanded Browser-based game websites Companies based in Irvine, California American gaming websites American companies established in 2004 Video game companies based in California Video game publishers Mobile game companies Internet properties established in 2004 Video game companies established in 2004 2004 establishments in California Video game development companies