Where to post your browser game
Put the game somewhere it can live, such as your own site, GitHub Pages or itch.io, then list that link in as many places as fit. Foundplay is a free game discovery platform that sends players to your copy, with no exclusivity and no SDK, so your ads and purchases stay yours. Newgrounds and Game Jolt add their own communities, and CrazyGames and Poki host the games they take and share ad revenue.
Updated October 16, 2026. Written by Foundplay, a game discovery platform for free browser games.
The options side by side
Most makers use more than one. Rules and fees change, so check each site's current terms before you upload.
| Site | Who hosts the game | Exclusivity | SDK needed | Ad and sales money | How fast it goes live | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FoundplaySources: Submit a game, Boost plans | You do. Foundplay links to the game on your own site | None | None | All yours: ads and purchases stay on your site | Right away, then in the next drop (6 AM and 6 PM Pacific) | Free to list. Boost from $10 for 60 guaranteed plays |
| itch.ioSources: HTML5 games, Terms, Payments, Creator FAQ | itch.io: upload a zip or a single HTML file and it plays on the page | None: you keep ownership and give itch.io a non-exclusive license | None | You set itch.io's share of sales, 0 to 100% (10% by default); no ads on your pages | When you publish the page | Free to upload |
| NewgroundsSources: Under Judgment (community wiki), Terms of useNewgrounds' own help pages check each visitor's browser first, so we couldn't read them for this table. Read its terms before you upload. | Newgrounds, in its Portal | See its terms | See its terms | See its terms | Right away, under Judgment: players' votes decide whether it stays | See its terms |
| Game JoltSources: Marketplace, Selling games, Terms, Upload tool | Game Jolt: it takes browser builds | None in its terms of use | None to upload a build | You set Game Jolt's share of sales, under 10%; selling needs an approved Marketplace account | When you publish the page | Free account |
| CrazyGamesSources: Developer portalAs of October 2026, from its developer terms and FAQ. | CrazyGames | Not required; exclusivity is an optional bonus | Yes, the CrazyGames SDK | A share of the ad revenue | A test launch first; games that do well get promoted | Free developer portal |
| PokiSources: Developer pageAs of October 2026, from its developer page. | Poki | Revenue share deals are web exclusive for 5 years by default | See its developer page | A revenue share | Poki chooses which games it takes | See its developer page |
- Who hosts the game
- You do. Foundplay links to the game on your own site
- Exclusivity
- None
- SDK needed
- None
- Ad and sales money
- All yours: ads and purchases stay on your site
- How fast it goes live
- Right away, then in the next drop (6 AM and 6 PM Pacific)
- Cost
- Free to list. Boost from $10 for 60 guaranteed plays
Sources: Submit a game, Boost plans
- Who hosts the game
- itch.io: upload a zip or a single HTML file and it plays on the page
- Exclusivity
- None: you keep ownership and give itch.io a non-exclusive license
- SDK needed
- None
- Ad and sales money
- You set itch.io's share of sales, 0 to 100% (10% by default); no ads on your pages
- How fast it goes live
- When you publish the page
- Cost
- Free to upload
Sources: HTML5 games, Terms, Payments, Creator FAQ
- Who hosts the game
- Newgrounds, in its Portal
- Exclusivity
- See its terms
- SDK needed
- See its terms
- Ad and sales money
- See its terms
- How fast it goes live
- Right away, under Judgment: players' votes decide whether it stays
- Cost
- See its terms
Sources: Under Judgment (community wiki), Terms of use
Newgrounds' own help pages check each visitor's browser first, so we couldn't read them for this table. Read its terms before you upload.
- Who hosts the game
- Game Jolt: it takes browser builds
- Exclusivity
- None in its terms of use
- SDK needed
- None to upload a build
- Ad and sales money
- You set Game Jolt's share of sales, under 10%; selling needs an approved Marketplace account
- How fast it goes live
- When you publish the page
- Cost
- Free account
Sources: Marketplace, Selling games, Terms, Upload tool
- Who hosts the game
- CrazyGames
- Exclusivity
- Not required; exclusivity is an optional bonus
- SDK needed
- Yes, the CrazyGames SDK
- Ad and sales money
- A share of the ad revenue
- How fast it goes live
- A test launch first; games that do well get promoted
- Cost
- Free developer portal
Sources: Developer portal
As of October 2026, from its developer terms and FAQ.
- Who hosts the game
- Poki
- Exclusivity
- Revenue share deals are web exclusive for 5 years by default
- SDK needed
- See its developer page
- Ad and sales money
- A revenue share
- How fast it goes live
- Poki chooses which games it takes
- Cost
- See its developer page
Sources: Developer page
As of October 2026, from its developer page.
What you get on Foundplay
- Free to list. Paste the link where people play your game, check the details and publish. Submit a game.
- The game stays on your site. Play opens your copy, so your ads, purchases and sign ups are yours.
- No exclusivity and no SDK. Keep the game on itch.io, Newgrounds, Game Jolt or a portal too.
- It goes live right away and joins the next drop, at 6 AM and 6 PM Pacific, with that drop's Discord post and alerts.
- Your share link counts. Every 10 people who come through your game's share link add 1 bonus play to its running boost.
- Claim or edit your listing anytime, and ask for it to come down at /takedown.
- Want plays now? Boost starts at $10 for 60 guaranteed plays, labelled Sponsored, with a refund for plays not delivered.
Questions
- Is it free?
- Yes. Listing a game on Foundplay is free, and so is uploading to itch.io. Boost is the paid option, from $10 for 60 guaranteed plays.
- Do I keep my ads and purchases?
- Yes. Foundplay doesn't host games: Play opens the game on your own site, so any ads, purchases or sign ups there are yours. Foundplay takes no share of them.
- Do you need exclusivity?
- No. List the same game on Foundplay and anywhere else. If you sign a portal deal that makes a game exclusive, as Poki's revenue share deals are by default, check that deal first.
- How do I get more players?
- Share your game's share link, which its page shows you as its creator: every 10 visitors through it add 1 bonus play to a running boost. For guaranteed plays, Boost starts at $10 for 60 guaranteed plays. How to get players for your browser game covers the free ways.
- Can my AI coding agent list it?
- Yes. Add Foundplay's creators MCP server, https://foundplay.io/mcp/creators, to Claude Code, Cursor or another agent. It checks a game and gives you the listing and Boost links; you sign in and publish on foundplay.io yourself. The connect page has the steps.
More for makers: how to get players, promotion guides and Foundplay in AI assistants.