.io games

Browser game genre September 2025the top-level domain that commonly hosts these games .io thumb|.io domain logo .io games are a genre of browser-based multiplayer games that are often characterized by the use of the .io top-level domain name.Castello Jay 2018-02-22 The rise and rise of .io games https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-rise-and-rise-of-io-games 2025-05-06 Rock, Paper, Shotgun enTatarka David 2018-11-14 A brief history of "IO" games https://www.pacogames.com/blog/brief-history-of-io-games 2025-05-06 PacoGames en Starting in mid-2016, soon after the popularity spikes of Agar.io and Slither.io, more games in the .io games genre began to be released. Many of these games were simple clones of popular games, usually released in a top down-format. History 2015–2016: Surge in popularity, Agar.io and Slither.io Agar.io was announced on 4chan on 27 April 2015 by Matheus Valadares,November 19, 2018 The story of Agar.io https://gamehag.com/news/the-story-of-agario October 29, 2025 Gamehag en a then 19-year-old Brazilian developer. In the game, players control one or more circular cells in a large map with many players, representing a Petri dish. The goal is to gain as much mass as possible by eating cells and player cells smaller than the player's cell while avoiding larger ones which can eat the player's cells. The game went viral on the free online games site Miniclip, and birthed a wave of new .io titles from around 2016—a new genre of large scale, arena based browser games.Burgess Matt April 12, 2016 How addictive simplicity made Agar.io a global hit https://www.wired.com/story/agario-miniclip-game-viral-success-pewdiepie-youtube/ 2025-05-06 Wired en-US 1059-1028Lindsey Cameron March 2019 Agar.io: The Game's in the Name https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1555412018821483?journalCode=gaca live Games and Culture 14 2 154–169 10.1177/1555412018821483 150281404 subscription https://web.archive.org/web/20230505130241/https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1555412018821483?journalCode=gaca 5 May 2023 5 May 2023 Slither.io, a free for all multiplayer game in the Snake genre was created in 2016 by Steven Howse, a self-taught independent developer who was inspired by Agar.io. The game would gain traction in the years following. The basic premise of the game is that 50 players compete to eat colored orbs and grow as large as possible, while destroying other player's snakes.Ward Mark 2023-01-06 Tiny Fishing https://thetinyfishing.com 2025-05-06 is an example of a casual browser game enSwitzer Eric 2019-07-09 Where Slither.io Came From And Why It's So Popular https://www.thegamer.com/slitherio-history-success-guide-strategy/ 2025-05-06 TheGamer en 2016–2020: Expansion In mid-2016, more games under the domain were released.Hadley Jupiter 2024-09-17 Top 23 best .io games for iPhone and iPad (iOS) https://www.pocketgamer.com/ios/best-io-games-iphone/ https://web.archive.org/web/20240226044834/https://www.pocketgamer.com/ios/best-io-games-iphone/ 26 February 2024 2025-05-06 www.pocketgamer.com en Most were simple clones of popular games, released in a top down-format. Diep.io, another game by Matheus Valadares, was largely successful as well.Hodapp Eli 2016-07-21 'Diep.io' Hits the App Store From the Creator of 'Agar.io' – TouchArcade https://toucharcade.com/2016/07/21/diep-io-hits-the-app-store-by-the-creator-of-agar-io/ 2025-05-06 en-US Other notable games from this period include ZombsRoyale.io,Madnani Mikhail May 11, 2018 'ZombsRoyale.io' Is a 2D Top Down Battle Royale That Blends 'PUBG' and 'Fortnite, Available Now on iOS https://toucharcade.com/2018/05/11/zombsroyaleio-fortnite-pubg-free-iphone-battle-royale/ April 23, 2019 TouchArcade en-US Mope.io,Batchelor James https://www.gamesindustry.biz/addicting-games-acquires-mope-io-game Addicting Games acquires Mope.io game GamesIndustry.biz September 11, 2020 May 16, 2026 https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20260516100555/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/addicting-games-acquires-mope-io-game 16 May 2026 live Surviv.io, Shellshock.io,Miller George 2021-08-20 Shell Shockers passes 35 million game plays on CrazyGames' web portals https://europeangaming.eu/portal/latest-news/2021/08/20/98169/shell-shockers-passes-35-million-game-plays-on-crazygames-web-portals/ 2025-05-06 European Gaming Industry News en-US Paper.io, Deeeep.io, Hole.io,https://screenrant.com/best-io-browser-games-unblocked/ 20 Best .IO Games Worth Wasting Your Time On Cohen Maddy Screen Rant October 21, 2021 May 16, 2026 https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20260516100535/https://screenrant.com/best-io-browser-games-unblocked/ 16 May 2026 live Snake.io, and Krunker.io. .io games became popular during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020 to 2021, because of their easy accessibility on the web.The Gang The Gaming Industry After Covid-19 https://www.thegang.io/news/the-gaming-industry-after-covid-19 2025-05-06 www.thegang.io 2021–present: Decline After 2021, the popularity of .io games had generally declined due to the lack of updates and the rise of traditional mobile and video gaming.https://saratogafalcon.org/20012/features/the-decline-in-io-games-what-was-the-cause/ Wei Florence The decline in IO games: What was the cause? Saratoga Falcon May 8, 2024 July 2, 2025 References Category:Browser games *