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===Browser games===
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As the [[World Wide Web]] developed and browsers became more sophisticated, people started creating [[browser game]]s that used a [[web browser]] as a client. Simple single player games were made that could be played using a web browser (most commonly made with web technologies like [[HTML]], [[JavaScript]], [[Active Server Pages|ASP]], [[PHP]] and [[MySQL]]).

The development of web-based graphics technologies such as [[Adobe Flash|Flash]] and [[Java (programming language)|Java]] allowed browser games to become more complex. These games, also known by their related technology as "[[Browser game|Flash games]]" or "Java games", became increasingly popular. Games ranged from simple concepts to large-scale games, some of which were later released on consoles. Many Java or Flash games were shared on various different websites, bringing them to wide audiences.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Reeves |first=Ben |title=How Flash Games Changed Video Game History |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/2018/12/22/how-flash-games-changed-video-game-history |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226024524/https://www.gameinformer.com/2018/12/22/how-flash-games-changed-video-game-history |url-status=live |archive-date=December 26, 2018 |access-date=April 15, 2022 |magazine=Game Informer |language=en}}</ref> Browser-based pet games are popular among the younger generation of online gamers. These games range from gigantic games with millions of users, such as ''[[Neopets]]'', to smaller and more community-based pet games.

More recent browser-based games use web technologies like [[Ajax (programming)|Ajax]] to make more complicated multiplayer interactions possible and [[WebGL]] to generate hardware-accelerated 3D graphics without the need for plugins.