Bored? Free games you can start right now

Bored? Lantern Path Games has 66 free browser games you can start in seconds, with no download or sign-up. The shortest rounds last about 20 seconds to a minute, like Hard Rubbish, Chook Launch and Pin The Tail. Pick by mood or time below, or try the Daily Challenge, which is a different game every day.

Got a minute? Rounds of about a minute or less

7 games with a typical round of 60 seconds or less. Press play and you are in.

Hard Rubbish: One tap stacking: swing junk over a pile and let go at the right moment before the pile tips. (about 20 seconds a round)
Chook Launch: Launch a hen off a ramp, glide, fire the rocket, then buy bigger ramps and better wings. (about 45 seconds a round)
Pin The Tail: One button timing: pin tails onto a spinning donkey through narrowing gaps. (about 45 seconds a round)
Trolley Run: One tap endless game: steer a runaway shopping trolley down the aisles and turn at the right moment. (about 45 seconds a round)
Big Air: One thumb trampoline climb: bounce off clouds, boxes and a neighbour's drone as high as you can. (about 1 minute a round)
Mall Riot: Crowd runner: fire a mob of shoppers through the gates that multiply it, across two hundred levels. (about 1 minute a round)
Toolbox Ruler: Swipe through flying toolbox gear for combo multipliers. (about 1 minute a round)

A couple of minutes

Factory Escape: Hold to rise, let go to fall: escape a factory on a leaf blower jetpack, with upgrades and vehicles. (about 70 seconds a round)
Zapper Rush: Crowd runner with toy zappers: slide your squad through the gates and zap what is in the way. (about 70 seconds a round)
Chip Toss: One button distance game: throw a chip, a seagull sits on it, and bounce off the gull to go further. (about 75 seconds a round)
Sticker Sniper: Aim puzzle with a toy sticker rifle: find the target the clue describes and allow for the wind. (about 75 seconds a round)
Billy Cart: Downhill billy cart race: tuck in behind traffic for a slipstream boost before the clock runs out. (about 90 seconds a round)
Corker: Bubble shooter style: pop three or more balloons of one colour, and anything left stranded floats away. (about 90 seconds a round)
Loose Unit: Boss duel with a runaway ride on mower: dodging is safe, but parrying is the only way to do damage. (about 90 seconds a round)
Pancake Tower: One tap stacking: land each swinging pancake on the stack and see how tall it gets. (about 90 seconds a round)

Want to chill out?

Calm games with no rush, or that earn while you tinker.

Tinnie: Relaxed fishing tycoon in a dam: drop a line, reel in, sell at the ramp and upgrade. (about 90 seconds a round)
Glasshouse: Light puzzle: turn mirrors to route a sunbeam to every seedling, with no timer. (about 3 minutes a round)
Lolly Jar: Merge puzzle: drop lollies, two of a kind become the next one up, all the way to the giant gobstopper. (about 3 minutes a round)
Fish Tank: Merge and idle game: drag matching fish together to make better fish that earn while you play. (about 4 minutes a round)
Flatpack: Satisfying screw sorting puzzle: take a whole house apart, piece by piece. (about 2 minutes a round)
Extension Leads: Logic puzzle: connect each appliance to its power point with leads that must never cross. (about 3 minutes a round)
Snag Empire: Idle clicker about a sausage sizzle: cook, sell and upgrade your way to a franchise. (about 10 minutes a round)

Want to think?

Iceblock Bridge: Bridge builder: lay sticks between pins, then send the tour bus across with real physics. (about 3 minutes a round)
The Couch: Physics puzzle: bolt household objects together into a contraption that does the chore for you. (about 5 minutes a round)
Lost Property: Match three puzzle set in a lost property office on the last train. (about 3 minutes a round)
Hold The Pav: Tower defence on a picnic rug: ants take the shortest route, so what you put down steers them. (about 7 minutes a round)
Harrow: Turn based fantasy party game in five chapters, where every enemy shows its next move a turn ahead. (about 10 minutes a round)
Game Night: Dice roguelite: roll five dice, reroll, and lock in patterns to beat each relative. (about 6 minutes a round)

Want fast action?

Toolbox Ruler: Swipe through flying toolbox gear for combo multipliers. (about 1 minute a round)
Mall Riot: Crowd runner: fire a mob of shoppers through the gates that multiply it, across two hundred levels. (about 1 minute a round)
Zapper Rush: Crowd runner with toy zappers: slide your squad through the gates and zap what is in the way. (about 70 seconds a round)
Sausage Dogs: Snake style arena: be a sausage dog, eat to grow longer and trip the other dogs. (about 90 seconds a round)
Swoop: Survive magpie season on a bike: you only steer, because every deterrent fires itself. (about 2 minutes a round)
Toy Tank Takedown: Toy tank battles where ping pong balls bounce off the walls, so bank shots win, across a hundred missions. (about 90 seconds a round)
Dodgeball Dungeon: Roguelite dodgeball: run to dodge, stop to throw, pick abilities and beat the bosses room by room. (about 4 minutes a round)

Got a while? Longer games

Typical sessions of ten minutes or more, with progress saved in your browser.

Fridge Knights: Top down shooter roguelite with sixty cartoon weapons, a dodge roll and a boss on every shelf of a giant fridge. (about 15 minutes a round)
Last Light: Base survival campaign: scavenge by day, defend by night and take back a dark city street by street. (about 15 minutes a round, rated Teen)
Bunker: Dig a shelter shaft, staff the rooms and keep the power and food running, one week at a time. (about 12 minutes a round, rated Teen)
Overland: Drive a convoy of survivors along a branching route map over six legs, managing fuel, food and crew. (about 12 minutes a round, rated Teen)
Breach: Turn based squad tactics: clear a building room by room, but every shot makes noise that wakes it up. (about 10 minutes a round, rated Teen)
Deadline Night: Wave survival roguelite with upgrades, unlocks and evolutions. (about 10 minutes a round, rated Teen)

Can't choose?

Today's Daily Challenge picks one game for everybody. Or browse by type: action, arcade, physics, puzzle, racing, reaction, rhythm, sports, strategy, survival.

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Questions

What is the fastest game to start when I am bored?

Every game here opens in the browser with no download or sign-up. The shortest rounds are Hard Rubbish (about 20 seconds a round), Chook Launch (about 45 seconds a round), Pin The Tail (about 45 seconds a round), Trolley Run (about 45 seconds a round).

Which free games take under a minute?

7 games have a typical round of a minute or less: Hard Rubbish, Chook Launch, Pin The Tail, Trolley Run, Big Air, Mall Riot, Toolbox Ruler. The round length is the one listed in each game's own details.

What if I want something that is not a quick game?

10 games have a typical session of ten minutes or more, such as Fridge Knights, Last Light, Bunker. Your progress stays in your browser on the device you play on, so you can come back to them.

Is there a different game every day?

Yes. The Daily Challenge picks one game a day, the same for everybody, and a new one starts at midnight in Brisbane.

Updated 10 October 2026. The game list on this page is built from the games on the site that day.