Esprit Games at an unhurried pace

Looked at slowly, Esprit Games is the only entry on this page that does not want something from you. No server, no alliance, no timers, no reason to feel guilty about a week away.

The contents are what you would expect from a catalogue: puzzles, cards, small arcade games and a few light strategy titles, all opening on the first click.

Some are forgettable. Two or three are genuinely good, and the hour spent working out which is which is not wasted.

What it quietly gets right

• Many genres
• Instant browser play
• No install

Unhurried enough for

An evening with ten spare minutes in it.

Too slight if you want one game to settle into.

The unhurried first week

Try a lot, finish nothing, and keep a short list.

Revisit before judging. Catalogues reward a second pass.