About 4388 MiniGame

4388 MiniGame collects free games that run in the browser, sorts them into categories and ranks them, so you can find something fun quickly. Clicking a game opens the creator's own page in a new tab. We do not host or modify any game.

Where games come from

New games are collected automatically every hour from public listings: itch.io (free web games), Hacker News “Show HN” posts and GitHub projects with a playable homepage. Players can also submit a game: it is checked automatically (https, malware and phishing blocklist, not already listed, a single game rather than a portal page, no bot check) and listed straight away, marked “Player-submitted”. Title, short description and cover image are taken from those listings or the game page itself. Adult content is filtered by keywords; games reported by several players are hidden for review. Game links are re-checked every hour in rotation, games people have played first; games whose page or domain no longer exists are hidden automatically. If a game won’t open, please use “Report this game”.

Safety

We only link to games; nothing is hosted or embedded here, and every game opens on its creator's site in a new tab. We only list https links, skip URL shorteners and file downloads, and check each site's domain against Cloudflare's malware and phishing blocklist when it is added, every hour in rotation, and again at the moment you click Play. A flagged site is hidden automatically. No check is perfect: never enter passwords or payment details in a game, and report anything suspicious.

How ranking works

Recommended combines player votes (players tap Fun or Not fun; with few votes the fun share is pulled toward 70%, so one vote cannot top the chart), plays in the last 7 days, number of comments, popularity on the original site, and a short boost for new games. Most played counts each device at most once per game per day. A game's fun share appears once it has at least 3 votes, and Most liked only lists games with 5 or more. Star ratings given before 21 October 2026 were converted: 4–5 stars count as Fun, 1–2 stars as Not fun, and 3 stars are not counted. Categories are ordered by plays in the last 7 days, updated once a day. “New” marks games the creator released within the last 3 days.

Privacy

Browsing, rating and commenting need no account. To stop repeat votes and repeat play counts we store a random device ID in a cookie and a salted, one-way hash of your IP address. We never store the IP address itself. Comments and nicknames you post are public. Comment submission uses Cloudflare Turnstile to block bots. “Played” history stays in your own browser. Some cover images load directly from the game’s original site (for example itch.io), which may receive your IP address and browser details when the image loads.

Sign-in (optional, for saved games only). Sign-in uses Google; Google's sign-in script loads only when you open the sign-in box. We keep your Google account ID, the display name Google provides and the games you save. We do not keep your email address or profile photo. A random sign-in ID is kept in a cookie for up to 90 days; our database stores only a one-way hash of it. You can sign out on the Saved page, or delete your account there: this immediately removes the account, every signed-in device and all saved games.

Submitting a game (sign-in required). When you submit a game we keep, linked to your account ID: the web address, the optional one-line description, whether you are the creator or recommending it, the time, and the result of the automatic check. We use this to enforce the daily limit (3 listings per person per day) and to handle problem listings. To check a submission our server opens the public game page once and looks up its domain on Cloudflare’s security DNS. A listed game’s address, title, description and cover are public and marked “Player-submitted”; your name is not shown. Deleting your account also deletes your submission records; games already listed stay on the site because they are public links, and can be reported like any other game.

Usage statistics. To understand how the site is used, we keep our own daily totals: page views; which website or app brought you here (only its domain or app name, e.g. threads.com); utm campaign tags in the link; country or region (worked out by Cloudflare from the connection; we do not store your IP address); device type (phone, tablet or computer); how often each search term is used (not linked to any person or device; terms that look like an email address, phone number or web address are not recorded); which home-page tabs are used; which section a Play click came from; and how many saves, sign-ins, ratings, comments, tip-button clicks and clicks on the links in the Curator’s picks page happen. These statistics are stored in our own database as totals only: no individual browsing history is kept and nothing is linked to your account. To count play clicks once per device per day, the server briefly keeps the device ID with the games it opened that day and deletes it after about two days.

To count how many devices visit each day, week and month and how many come back, a cookie in your browser records the dates of your first and latest visit (kept for up to about 400 days), and a short-lived marker (one day) tells a first visit apart. If your browser sends Global Privacy Control or Do Not Track, we do not set this cookie and you are not counted as a visitor (page views are still counted, without any identifier). We use no advertising trackers or third-party analytics. Totals such as monthly play clicks for a game may be shared with game creators or partners; they never contain personal data.

Reports

Use “Report this game” on a game page for broken, inappropriate or misattributed games. A game reported from three different devices is hidden automatically.

Add to your home screen

Open 4388 MiniGame with one tap, like an app. iPhone: in Safari tap Share (on newer iOS, tap “⋯” or “≡” next to the address bar first), choose “Add to Home Screen”, then tap “Add”. In Chrome, tap Share in the address bar. Android: in Chrome tap “⋮” at the top right, choose “Add to Home screen” or “Install app”. On iPhone, sign in once more after opening from the home screen to see your saved games. Step-by-step guide

Support 4388

4388 MiniGame is free to use. If it helped you find something fun, you can leave a tip to support site upgrades (US$5 per coffee — as many as you like). Tips are optional and unlock nothing; they go toward upgrading and running the site and listing more games. Payment is completed on Stripe's checkout page and we never receive your card number. Stripe shares transaction details such as the amount and the email you enter with us for our records (see Stripe’s privacy policy).