Some games sharpen your mind, build skill, and train reflexes. These are not those games. Welcome to Games & Time Wasters, the corner of the internet designed to destroy productivity one pointless click at a time.

Here you’ll find classics like Cookie Clicker, which turns you into a cookie factory tycoon with nothing but a mouse. Or the Higher Lower Game, where you gamble on Google searches. Or Akinator, the creepy genie who somehow always guesses the character you’re thinking of. None of them will improve your life. All of them will steal your afternoon.

That’s the beauty of time wasters: they’re simple, silly, and ridiculously addictive. No downloads, no complicated rules — just instant entertainment. Perfect for lunch breaks, boring meetings, or those evenings where Netflix feels like too much effort.

Some will make you laugh, others will make you rage, but every single one will keep you clicking long after you promised yourself you’d stop.

So if you’re looking for a “quick distraction” that turns into a three-hour session, this is your playground.

Scroll down for our featured picks, or start working your way through the full archive. Just don’t tell your boss why your report’s late.