HTML5

Software entity

HTML specification started back in 2004, aiming to be fully finished by 2014. Notably adds support for hardware accelerated graphics via WebGL (subset of OpenGL) though includes many other things as well.

30
games
4
platforms
Primary benefit of HTML5 is the <canvas> element which is used by JavaScript via WebGL (a subset of OpenGL ES 2.0) for hardware accelerated graphics.

These have potential to be either server-side or client-side games regardless.

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Parent group

Browser-based

Games by year

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A2009 - HTML 5 enters last call state

The first HTML5 video game was released in 2000.

Omiod, Blizzard Entertainment and Load Up Games published most of these games.

Platforms

Internet Only 19
Linux 9
Android 1
Windows 1

Most common companies