{
  "schemaVersion": 2,
  "categories": [
    {
      "slug": "puzzle",
      "name": "Puzzle",
      "color": "cobalt",
      "description": "Slide, match and think your way through.",
      "intro": "Puzzle games reward patience more than speed. Here you'll slide number tiles into bigger and bigger values or match pairs from memory, and every round can be finished at your own pace. They're a good fit for a coffee break, because you can stop and pick up again without losing the thread."
    },
    {
      "slug": "arcade",
      "name": "Arcade",
      "color": "pop",
      "description": "Quick reflexes, one more try.",
      "intro": "Arcade games are about instant action: one button, quick rounds and a score to beat. Runs last seconds to minutes, so a bad attempt is never a big loss and the next try starts straight away. Most of them work just as well with a tap on a phone as with a key on a laptop."
    },
    {
      "slug": "strategy",
      "name": "Strategy",
      "color": "mint",
      "description": "Plan ahead and outsmart the board.",
      "intro": "Strategy games ask you to think a move or two ahead. The rules fit in one sentence, but the computer opponent punishes careless play, especially on the harder setting. A round takes about a minute, which makes it easy to try a new opening or tactic each time."
    },
    {
      "slug": "memory",
      "name": "Memory",
      "color": "sun",
      "description": "Train your recall, one flip at a time.",
      "intro": "Memory games train your short-term recall. You turn over cards, keep track of what you've seen and try to clear the board in as few moves as possible. Your best result is saved on your device, so you can measure how much sharper you get over time."
    },
    {
      "slug": "skill",
      "name": "Skill",
      "color": "cobalt",
      "description": "Timing and precision games.",
      "intro": "Skill games test timing and precision rather than knowledge. Stacking blocks to the pixel, jumping at the last moment or reacting the instant a light changes all reward practice. You can see yourself improving from one session to the next."
    }
  ],
  "games": [
    {
      "id": "stripe-dash",
      "title": "Stripe Dash",
      "status": "live",
      "provider": "zebku",
      "description": "Run across the savanna, hop over rocks and grab stars before the sun goes down.",
      "about": [
        "Stripe Dash is an endless runner set on a sunset savanna. You play a zebra who never stops running: rocks of different sizes appear on the track, and you jump over them with a single tap or key press. Stars float above the track, and each one you collect adds five points to your distance score.",
        "The run speeds up the longer you survive, and later on rocks start to come in pairs. A second tap in mid-air gives you a double jump, which is the key to clearing big rocks and reaching high stars. The sky slowly darkens as the run goes on, so you can tell at a glance how far you've come."
      ],
      "instructions": "Tap, click, or press Space or the up arrow to jump. Jump again in mid-air for a double jump.",
      "tips": [
        "Save your double jump for big rocks; a single jump clears the small ones.",
        "Go for stars only when there's no rock right behind them.",
        "Watch the gap after a pair of rocks: landing early is safer than landing late."
      ],
      "categories": [
        "arcade",
        "skill"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "runner",
        "one-button",
        "endless"
      ],
      "url": "/games/stripe-dash/",
      "thumbnail": "/games/stripe-dash/thumb.svg",
      "ogImage": "/assets/img/og/stripe-dash.png",
      "aspect": "16/9",
      "orientation": "landscape",
      "controls": [
        "touch",
        "mouse",
        "keyboard"
      ],
      "developer": {
        "name": "Zebku Studio",
        "url": "/developers"
      },
      "license": {
        "type": "original",
        "holder": "Zebku",
        "notes": "Built in-house for Zebku."
      },
      "sandbox": "first-party",
      "featured": 1,
      "addedAt": "2026-10-28",
      "updatedAt": "2026-10-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "2048-remix",
      "title": "2048 Remix",
      "status": "live",
      "provider": "zebku",
      "description": "Slide numbered tiles, merge matching pairs, and build your way up to 2048.",
      "about": [
        "2048 Remix is Zebku's own take on the classic sliding-number puzzle. All sixteen tiles move together in the direction you choose, and two tiles with the same number merge into one with double the value. A new 2 or 4 appears after every move, so the board slowly fills up.",
        "Your goal is to build a tile worth 2048 before you run out of moves. When you get there you can keep going for a bigger score. Swipes work on touch screens, and arrow keys or WASD work on a keyboard. Your best score is saved on your device."
      ],
      "instructions": "Use the arrow keys or WASD, or swipe on the board. Matching tiles merge when they touch.",
      "tips": [
        "Keep your biggest tile in one corner and build towards it.",
        "Avoid the direction that pulls your big tile out of its corner.",
        "Merge small tiles early so the board doesn't clog up."
      ],
      "categories": [
        "puzzle"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "numbers",
        "classic",
        "brainy"
      ],
      "url": "/games/2048-remix/",
      "thumbnail": "/games/2048-remix/thumb.svg",
      "ogImage": "/assets/img/og/2048-remix.png",
      "aspect": "3/4",
      "orientation": "any",
      "controls": [
        "touch",
        "keyboard"
      ],
      "developer": {
        "name": "Zebku Studio",
        "url": "/developers"
      },
      "license": {
        "type": "original",
        "holder": "Zebku",
        "notes": "Original implementation of the public 2048 sliding-tile rules. No third-party code or art."
      },
      "sandbox": "first-party",
      "featured": 2,
      "addedAt": "2026-06-01",
      "updatedAt": "2026-10-28",
      "legacyIds": [
        "2048"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "sky-stack",
      "title": "Sky Stack",
      "status": "live",
      "provider": "zebku",
      "description": "Drop sliding blocks onto your tower. Anything that overhangs gets sliced off.",
      "about": [
        "Sky Stack is a one-button timing game about building the tallest tower you can. A block slides back and forth above your tower, and you drop it with a tap, click or Space. Any part that hangs over the edge is sliced off, so every block can be narrower than the last.",
        "Line up a drop perfectly and the block keeps its full width. Do it three times in a row and the block starts growing back. The blocks speed up as the tower rises and the sky turns to night, so staying precise gets harder the higher you go."
      ],
      "instructions": "Tap, click, or press Space to drop the moving block. Line it up perfectly to keep it full size.",
      "tips": [
        "Watch the block's edge, not its center, as it lines up.",
        "Slow down after a miss; a narrow block leaves less room for error.",
        "Chase perfect drops early, while the blocks are still slow."
      ],
      "categories": [
        "skill",
        "arcade"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "timing",
        "one-button",
        "tower"
      ],
      "url": "/games/sky-stack/",
      "thumbnail": "/games/sky-stack/thumb.svg",
      "ogImage": "/assets/img/og/sky-stack.png",
      "aspect": "3/4",
      "orientation": "portrait",
      "controls": [
        "touch",
        "mouse",
        "keyboard"
      ],
      "developer": {
        "name": "Zebku Studio",
        "url": "/developers"
      },
      "license": {
        "type": "original",
        "holder": "Zebku",
        "notes": "Built in-house for Zebku."
      },
      "sandbox": "first-party",
      "featured": 3,
      "addedAt": "2026-10-28",
      "updatedAt": "2026-10-28"
    },
    {
      "id": "flip-frenzy",
      "title": "Flip Frenzy",
      "status": "live",
      "provider": "zebku",
      "description": "Flip cards two at a time and find all eight pairs in as few moves as you can.",
      "about": [
        "Flip Frenzy is a card-matching memory game with sixteen cards and eight pairs. Turn over two cards at a time: a match stays face up, and anything else flips back after a moment. The game counts your moves and your time, so you can try to beat your own best.",
        "Every game shuffles the cards differently, so you can't learn the layout by heart. It's a relaxed game that still rewards concentration, and it works well with a mouse, a touch screen or the keyboard."
      ],
      "instructions": "Tap or click a card to flip it, then find its match. Fewer moves beats your best score.",
      "tips": [
        "Flip cards you haven't seen yet before guessing.",
        "Picture the board in rows to remember where each face was.",
        "After a near-miss, try the second card's partner straight away."
      ],
      "categories": [
        "memory",
        "puzzle"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "cards",
        "matching",
        "relaxing"
      ],
      "url": "/games/flip-frenzy/",
      "thumbnail": "/games/flip-frenzy/thumb.svg",
      "ogImage": "/assets/img/og/flip-frenzy.png",
      "aspect": "1/1",
      "orientation": "any",
      "controls": [
        "touch",
        "mouse",
        "keyboard"
      ],
      "developer": {
        "name": "Zebku Studio",
        "url": "/developers"
      },
      "license": {
        "type": "original",
        "holder": "Zebku",
        "notes": "Built in-house for Zebku. Card faces use system emoji."
      },
      "sandbox": "first-party",
      "addedAt": "2026-06-01",
      "updatedAt": "2026-10-28",
      "legacyIds": [
        "memory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "tic-tac-go",
      "title": "Tic Tac Go",
      "status": "live",
      "provider": "zebku",
      "description": "Three in a row against the computer. Easy mode is friendly; hard mode never loses.",
      "about": [
        "Tic Tac Go is noughts and crosses against the computer. You play X; get three in a row across, down or diagonally before the computer does. Easy mode makes the odd mistake, so it's a good place to learn. Hard mode plays perfectly, and the best you can do is a draw.",
        "Starting players alternate after every round, and the game keeps a running tally of your wins, the computer's wins and draws. A round takes about a minute, which makes it a handy warm-up or a quick break."
      ],
      "instructions": "You play X. Tap a square to place your mark. Switch difficulty at any time.",
      "tips": [
        "On hard, the center square and the corners are your strongest openings.",
        "Block any two-in-a-row the moment you see it.",
        "Try to make two threats at once; the computer can only block one."
      ],
      "categories": [
        "strategy"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "classic",
        "quick",
        "two-minute"
      ],
      "url": "/games/tic-tac-go/",
      "thumbnail": "/games/tic-tac-go/thumb.svg",
      "ogImage": "/assets/img/og/tic-tac-go.png",
      "aspect": "1/1",
      "orientation": "any",
      "controls": [
        "touch",
        "mouse",
        "keyboard"
      ],
      "developer": {
        "name": "Zebku Studio",
        "url": "/developers"
      },
      "license": {
        "type": "original",
        "holder": "Zebku",
        "notes": "Built in-house for Zebku."
      },
      "sandbox": "first-party",
      "addedAt": "2026-06-01",
      "updatedAt": "2026-10-28",
      "legacyIds": [
        "tic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "quick-tap",
      "title": "Quick Tap",
      "status": "live",
      "provider": "zebku",
      "description": "Wait for green, then tap as fast as you can. Five rounds, one average.",
      "about": [
        "Quick Tap measures your reaction time. Tap the circle to start a round, wait while it shows red, and tap again the instant it turns green. Tapping too early restarts that round, so guessing doesn't pay.",
        "A game is five rounds, and your score is the average reaction time in milliseconds. The best average is saved on your device, and each round's time is shown so you can see how consistent you are. Most people land somewhere between 200 and 300 ms."
      ],
      "instructions": "Tap the circle, or press Space, to start. When it turns green, tap again as fast as you can.",
      "tips": [
        "Rest your finger just above the screen or key.",
        "Watch the circle itself, not the text above it.",
        "Take a breath between rounds; tired eyes react more slowly."
      ],
      "categories": [
        "arcade",
        "skill"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reaction",
        "reflex",
        "quick"
      ],
      "url": "/games/quick-tap/",
      "thumbnail": "/games/quick-tap/thumb.svg",
      "ogImage": "/assets/img/og/quick-tap.png",
      "aspect": "1/1",
      "orientation": "any",
      "controls": [
        "touch",
        "mouse",
        "keyboard"
      ],
      "developer": {
        "name": "Zebku Studio",
        "url": "/developers"
      },
      "license": {
        "type": "original",
        "holder": "Zebku",
        "notes": "Built in-house for Zebku."
      },
      "sandbox": "first-party",
      "addedAt": "2026-06-01",
      "updatedAt": "2026-10-28",
      "legacyIds": [
        "reaction"
      ]
    }
  ]
}