Kongregate hosted thousands of free browser games with badges, chat rooms beside every game and a levelling system for players. GameStop bought it in July 2010, betting that browser games were the future of casual play.
- Domain in 2010
- kongregate.com
- Launched
- October 2006
- Founders
- Jim Greer, Emily Greer
- Owner in 2010
- GameStop (from July 2010)
- Status today
- Still active
What people used it for
- Playing Flash and Unity games in the browser
- Earning badges and levelling up
- Chatting beside games
Interface characteristics
- Dark grey site with the game in the middle and chat on the right
- Badge icons and a player level bar
Notable features
- Kongregate badges
- Revenue sharing with developers
What happened later
Kongregate stopped accepting new games in 2020 and later focused on other publishing.
Archived on the Wayback Machine
Archived pages open on web.archive.org (Internet Archive). They are historical captures, not part of this exhibit.
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