Introduction
Minit Games is a feed of instant-play micro-games. Players open the app, a game starts on its own, and about a minute later they're on to the next one. Nothing to download, nothing to install.
You build the games with the tools you already know. The platform hosts your game and puts it in front of players.
Why build on Minit Games?
Minit Games takes care of the work around your game, so you can spend your time on the game itself.
- Create however you want. Plain JavaScript, Phaser, PixiJS, Three.js, Unity, Godot, Defold or PlayCanvas, hand-written or built with an AI assistant: if it runs in a browser, it runs on Minit Games. Starter templates exist for every engine, and the Minit MCP Server lets your AI tool read the rules and validate the build.
- Instant reach. There is no app store and no install between a player and your game. Open a link or the feed, and they are playing.
- Money as people play (coming soon). Creator earnings are on the way: you will earn as people play your game, while playing stays free for them. No paywalls, ever.
- Free hosting. Publish once. Minit Games hosts your game and serves it instantly to every player, at no cost to you.
How it fits together
Minit Games has a structure you won't find on other platforms. Four words explain it:
- Game: what you upload, once. Your code, art and rules in one ZIP.
- Post: one published challenge made from a Game, with its own settings and a caption. A Game can become a new Post every day.
- Feed: where players meet your Posts, one at a time, full screen, already running. Each Post counts once per player, then leaves their feed.
- Result: your game reports one result per run, and the platform turns it into stars, XP and a moment worth sharing.
The feed shows your Posts in no particular order, so every Post has to work for someone who has never seen your Game before. The Minit Games Format! explains what that means for how you build.
Words you'll meet everywhere
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Game | The build you upload to Minit Studio. Uploaded once, updated with new revisions. |
| Post | One published challenge of a Game, with its settings and caption. What players actually play. |
| Caption | The short line above your Post in the feed, up to 80 characters. |
| Settings | Values you declare in meta.json and choose per Post, such as level, speed or theme. |
| Result | What your game reports when a run ends: a score, and optionally a flavor line. |
| Flavor text | A short line, up to 64 characters, shown with the result and carried into shares. |
| Stars | One to three stars, awarded automatically by how a result ranks against the Game's recent results. |
| XP | Points players earn for stars. Creators earn XP when players Cheer their Posts. |
| Cheers | A player's "I liked this" on a Post, and the clearest positive signal to the feed. |
| Mod | Coming soon: another creator's Post of your Game with their own settings. |
| Game Jam | A time-limited event with cash prizes. One Post per creator per event. |
Where to start
Pick the path that matches you:
- Building something new? Your First Game takes you from a starter template to a published Post in about ten minutes, with or without an AI tool.
- Already have a browser game? How to Convert Your Game for Minit Games covers what to change, and Platform Requirements is the checklist.
- Want to know what gets Posts played? Read the Creator Playbook: ten short articles on landing the ending, getting players in instantly, posting daily, finding players and earning.
Questions?
Join the Minit Games Discord. The team and other creators are there, and it's the fastest way to get an answer, show what you're building, or report something that looks broken.