Escape

Puzzle games where you're confined somewhere - a room, a prison, a building - and have to work out how to get out. Progress comes from examining objects, finding what connects to what, and using them in the right order.

Bob the Robber 3 is the most approachable. It gives you clear objectives and blends stealth with the puzzles, so you're never stuck staring at a room with no idea what it wants from you.

No. Most reward patience, but Knock and Run. 100 Doors Escape is a straight arcade runner where the escape is about outrunning someone rather than solving anything.

It depends on the game. Some offer them directly, others expect you to work through everything you're carrying. When you're stuck, going back over items you've already collected usually turns up the thing you missed.

Yes, several. Escape the Alien Prison is the most unusual of them, taking the prison break format somewhere well away from the usual cell block setting.

Yes. Every game under this tag runs free in the browser, with no download, no account and nothing locked away behind a purchase.