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Ten minutes free?
Play something.

Recess is a small hub of browser mini-games for the gaps in your day — the bus ride, the coffee break, the meeting that ran long. Pick a category and go.

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About Recess

A break-sized games hub, nothing more

Recess collects free, browser-playable mini-games into six simple categories. There's nothing to install and no account to create — pick a category, pick a game, and it opens right in your browser.

We don't host every game ourselves. Some are embedded from their original creators and linked with credit; our Disclaimer below has the details on how that works and what it means for you.

Recess is supported by a small amount of advertising, which helps keep the games free to play. We explain exactly what that means for your data in our Privacy Policy.

Categories06
Account requiredNo
Cost to playFree
Works on mobileYes

Categories

Six ways to spend ten minutes

Laid out like a hopscotch court — hop to whichever square fits your mood.

01PuzzlesSliding tiles, matching, spatial logic
02TriviaQuick-fire quiz rounds
03ArcadeReflex and score-chasing games
04LogicNumber and deduction games
05Word gamesAnagrams, word search, spelling
06Card gamesSolitaire variants and matching

FAQ

Good to know

Yes. Every game listed is free to play. We don't charge for access, and there are no paywalled categories.

No. Nothing on Recess requires sign-up. You can open a game and start playing straight away.

Recess is built to work on modern mobile and desktop browsers. A handful of arcade-style games are easier to play with a keyboard.

We don't ask for personal information to play. We do use cookies for basic analytics and, where enabled, advertising — details are in our Cookie Policy, and you can decline non-essential cookies at any time.

Games are made by their original developers. Recess links to or embeds them; we don't claim ownership of third-party game content. See our Disclaimer for the full picture.

Email us at the address in the Contact section below with the game name and what happened, and we'll take a look.

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