Games hub: good ordinary games for an evening

How we choose

• Free to start. Every pick can be played without paying. Where a paid option exists, the review says what it adds.
• Games that finish. A solved grid, a landed flight or one puzzle a day beats a game designed to run forever.
• Honest about adverts and accounts. Each review lists whether the game shows adverts and whether you need to sign up.
• Nothing embedded. We link to the official site in a new tab. We never copy a game, its artwork or its logo; the pictures on this page are our own illustrations.
• No payment, no ranking deals. None of these makers is linked to Questlowe, and the links earn us nothing. There are no affiliate or sponsored links.
• Checked by hand. We read each official site before publishing and recheck every few months. The date is on every review.

Before you open a tab

• Decide on one or two games for the evening rather than browsing the whole shelf.
• Games that show adverts may show ones you would rather not see; an ad blocker or the maker's paid option fixes that.
• If a game asks for an account, use a password you do not use anywhere else.
• Several picks work well with someone else in the room. Sharing a screen is a good way to keep an evening social.