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24 alternatives to The Square

A minimalistic and addicting HTML5 game

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Square launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Game About Squares▲178

   Sorry in advance for the lost productivity…

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2IV
   I've been making one HTML5 game per week. Here's my 10th game▲362

   2014 · lessmilk.com · its alternatives →

3. 3IS
   I spent two years working on an HTML5 game. I finally released it▲515

   2012 · ektomarch.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Blocks▲85

   A minimalist browser-based game.

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5GM
   Garden Madness, a flowery HTML5 game▲53

   2011 · thearca.de · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Inky Blocks▲95

   A colorful reimagining of Tetris

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7MF
   (my first webapp) An HTML5 platform game stage design community▲61

   2012 · taketheblock.com · its alternatives →

8. 8WG
   WebGL Games▲83

   2015 · webgl.nu · its alternatives →

9. 9
   LessMilk▲102

   One HTML5 game per week.

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Minimize▲62

    A beautiful game of simplification and foresight

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    o:anquan▲60

    An addictive number puzzle with minimalist presentation!

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Sqake▲73

    Oldschool snake browser game.

    2020 · its alternatives →

13. 13SA
    Scrambled – An iOS Game in HTML5▲52

    2013 · scrambledapp.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Shape▲81

    A letter shaping game

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15CC
    Ceilfire.com – Online HTML5 Game Maker▲55

    2016 · ceilfire.com · its alternatives →

16. 16ZA
    Zero – an HTML5 game about modular arithmetic and prime numbers▲39

    2015 · zero.karaniwan.org · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Way▲74

    A 2D puzzle platformer with a retro feel

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    100 Squares▲66

    The times table square learning game for anybody

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19HG
    HTML5 Game of Life in 24-bit RGB▲79

    2014 · rgb.0-z-0.com · its alternatives →

20. 20TP
    The Pond - My platform-agnostic HTML5 game▲14

    2013 · zolmeister.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Web Rewind▲98

    An interactive journey through 30 years of the web

    Mar 2026 · web-rewind.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Puzzlepops!▲59

    A minimalist game of lollipops and logic

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23OL
    Our little html5/js dungeon crawler.▲71

    2010 · tametick.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Gridland ▲87

    An adictive roleplaying stacking puzzle

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →