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What's New

A running log of new games, features and fixes on Playnook Games. We ship updates regularly — here's what's changed recently.

Sept 2026

Reaction Time Test ⚡

A new bonus tool — tap the moment the screen turns green, run 5 rounds, and see how your average compares to everyone else who's tried it.

Sept 2026

Web push notifications 🔔

Turn on notifications to get pinged when a new game drops — no account or email needed, just a browser permission.

Sept 2026

Challenge a friend 🔗

Tic Tac Toe, Connect Four and Checkers now have shareable "Challenge a friend" links — send a link, they tap it, you're both instantly in the same online match.

Sept 2026

Real online multiplayer Milestone

Play Tic Tac Toe, Connect Four and Checkers online against a friend in real time, on two different devices — not just against the AI.

Aug 2026

Block Puzzle — game #16 🧱

A Block Blast-style grid puzzle: place pieces on an 8×8 board, clear full rows and columns for points and combos.

Aug 2026

Achievements, streaks & Hall of Fame 🏆

16 badges to unlock, a daily play streak tracker, and a new Hall of Fame page showing your best score across every game in one place.

Aug 2026

Full site redesign Milestone

Moved to a brighter, cleaner look across every page, plus a new searchable All Games page with category filters.

Aug 2026

Cosmic Clicker & Neon Dash added

An idle/clicker game with a Prestige system, and a fast-paced endless runner — two new genres for the site.

Aug 2026

Checkers, Word Nook & Bubble Pop added

Checkers with a minimax AI, a daily word-guessing game, and a hex-grid bubble shooter.

July 2026

Playnook Games launches Milestone

10 browser games built from scratch — Chess, Sudoku, Snake, 2048, Whack-a-Mole, Minesweeper, Solitaire, Connect Four, Tic Tac Toe and Memory Match. No downloads, no sign-up, free to play.