A new tool for creating retro text quests has appeared on the web. Gruescript allows you to develop HTML5 games that can be adapted, including for mobile. The project has an open source code and you can use it for free.The developer of the project Robin Johnson (Robin Johnson) has published its beta version on itch.io . Gruescript is distributed free of charge under the MIT license.

The other day, the social networks “Odnoklassniki“, “VKontakte” and “My World” summed up the results of the Games Cup 2020, a tournament between developers of HTML5 games. Out of 150 applications, the organizers selected 8 winning games. A prize fund of 2 million rubles was distributed among them.

Yesterday, the results of a large HTML5 games competition were summed up. The best projects in two main categories were named: Skydom from Vologda PecPoc and Like a King from St. Petersburg LAK Games.

A new game competition is in full swing right now. This time, HTML5 projects are on the wanted list. The winners will receive both cash prizes in the amount of $ 5 thousand to $ 10 thousand, and service ones. The acceptance of works will end this weekend.

A new gaming unicorn has appeared in the industry — Playco. It was launched by Zynga co-founder Justin Waldron and one of the creators of the HTML5 websocket Michael Carter. The company will be engaged in instant social games, “which will be played by billions of people.”

The demand for mobile HTML5 games in Russia and the CIS is growing. According to the Odnoklassniki social network, in the first five months of 2020, they paid 360 million rubles (about $ 5.2 million) to the developers of such games. This is 80% more than in the same period a year earlier.

HTML5 Game Developer Day will be held in two weeks. This is an event for creating HTML5 games. Among the speakers are representatives of Cocos, Snap, Facebook, SoftGames, CoolGames, Odnoklassniki and many other companies.

The Games Cup Championship is becoming a tradition. The Odnoklassniki social network is announcing the tournament for the third time for those teams that are working on HTML5 projects for mobile devices.

Not everyone is writing off HTML5 games. Last night Google presented the GameSnacks project. This is a platform with web games that are instantly launched in mobile browsers.

For nine years, the number of game studios that the Odnoklassniki social network works with has reached one and a half thousand.

What difficulties have stood in the way of HTML5 in the recent past and what can be expected in the near future, read in our material written based on a conversation with Odnoklassniki and Playtox.

Apple’s policy regarding HTML5 programs continues to tighten. The other day, the company reminded about updating the list of requirements for such applications.

The social network Facebook has decided on major changes regarding the HTML5 gaming platform Instant Games. The platform will disappear from the Messenger messaging app. Now it is completely moving to the native application of Facebook itself.

Russian social networks are actively promoting the development of mobile HTML5 games. The other day, Odnoklassniki and VKontakte announced a contest for their creators. They promise money and traffic.

How a converter from Flash to HTML5 called IceStone was created and why it was decided to launch a full—fledged multiplatform publishing house on its basis, – said Igor Chavychalov, who holds the post of executive producer of the company.

Former head of the Odnoklassniki gaming platform Artur Shakalis in an interview App2Top.ru he told about the forced departure from the social network and what the HTML5 games market lacks for explosive growth.

On March 14, the social network Facebook announced that any team can now develop and publish projects on its HTML5 platform of instant games. No more closed favorites list.

Testing of monetization in games has started on the HTML5 platform Instant Games. Facebook debugs advertising and microtransactions.

The release of the Direct Games mobile gaming platform from the VKontakte social network took place. The key feature of the platform is the ability to launch HTML5 games directly from the VK mobile application without a separate installation.