YoYo Games on Google Chrome's Web Store
Jun
27
YoYo Games today debuts on the Google Chrome Web Store with seven of its hit video games. Already popular games “Karoshi,” “Pollushot,” “Reflexions,” “Simply Minesweeper,” “Simply Solitaire,” “Simply Word Search,” and “Skydiver Mach II” make their way to the popular Web browser to take advantage of its large and growing audience. All of YoYo Games’ titles are ad-supported and free to play on Chrome and are available now at https://chrome.google.com/webstore.
YoYo Games’ video game titles for Chrome have been developed with GameMaker: Studio, YoYo Games’ lightning fast, powerful and easy to use cross-platform games development tool. With GameMaker: Studio’s HTML5 export option, previously released Android games could be easily published to Chrome in record time with no additional porting or development resources required.
YoYo Games was selected by Google to provide GameMaker: Studio demos at the 2012 Google I|O at Moscone Center in San Francisco Thursday, June 28.
“The popularity of the Google Chrome Browser makes it a very appealing avenue for YoYo Games as we look to expand the reach and visibility for our diverse portfolio of high quality titles,” said Stuart Poole, head of publishing at YoYo Games. “Thanks to GameMaker: Studio, this is just the beginning for us -- we have many more games in the pipeline that can be published in HTML5.”
Games now available on Chrome include:
Simply Word Search
Players have access to more than 40 categories in “Simply Word Search,” YoYo Games’ take on the favorite puzzle game. With two game modes to play, Simply Word Search offers players a polished and content rich experience.
Simply Minesweeper
Players have access to more than 40 categories in “Simply Word Search,” YoYo Games’ take on the favorite puzzle game. With two game modes to play, Simply Word Search offers players a polished and content rich experience.
Simply Solitaire
“Reflexions” is a beautiful and highly addictive neon puzzle game. In “Reflexions,” players rotate mirrors to reflect a ball of light around each level, avoiding obstacles while collecting diamonds to unlock the exit. “Reflexions” features 40 levels spanning four worlds, simple single click controls and 20 achievements to unlock.
Reflexions
“Reflexions” is a beautiful and highly addictive neon puzzle game. In “Reflexions,” players rotate mirrors to reflect a ball of light around each level, avoiding obstacles while collecting diamonds to unlock the exit. “Reflexions” features 40 levels spanning four worlds, simple single click controls and 20 achievements to unlock.
Pollushot
In the polluted arcade style worlds of “Pollushot” the sling shot control system and unique arcade style require players to catch the debris that falls from their ships, and then use it against their enemies to break their defenses. The more ships destroyed, the higher the score.
Karoshi
Pocket Gamer’s 2012 “Android Game of the Year,” dark humored “Karoshi” is an immensely popular logic puzzle platformer with a unique twist. Karoshi’s protagonist is an overworked Japanese salary man whose ambition is his own demise as players work through 50 levels to help him achieve his goal.
Skydiver Mach II
Players have to duck, dodge and dive past deadly birds, dangerous jet planes and devastating helicopters to survive “Skydiver Mach II” from terminal velocity. Skydiver is a fun, fast, frantic and highly addictive action game.
GameMaker: Studio is available now at www.yoyogames.com/gamemaker/studio.
