About Gerk Games

Gerk Games is a curated free online games portal. We spend our time playing browser games, picking the ones worth your time, and writing about why they work.

Who runs this site

Gerk Games is run by a small independent team that has been working with HTML5 game distribution since 2024. We are not a large network. We are not VC-backed. We do this because we genuinely enjoy the niche and think most game portals do a poor job of curation.

The team is based in Asia and writes for an English-speaking audience worldwide. Our day jobs include backend engineering, content publishing, and digital media — backgrounds that turn out to be useful for running a game site that is also legally compliant and technically reliable.

Our editorial approach

Every game on the site has been played by a human on our team for at least 5 minutes before we add it. Many candidates do not make the cut. The reasons we pull a game include: aggressive in-game ads, broken levels, predatory monetization, slow load times, or content unsuitable for general audiences.

If you are curious about the specifics, read our piece on how we pick games.

How we make money

We are honest about this: we earn revenue through display advertising on this site, and through revenue share with the HTML5 game networks that distribute the games we feature. The total cost to play any game on Gerk Games is zero — and it always will be. We never lock content behind payment.

Quality and Safety

Every game on our platform has been reviewed for browser compatibility, technical stability, and content appropriateness. We aim to provide a safe, family-friendly browsing experience suitable for players of all ages, with categories clearly labeled for parents who want to filter for younger players.

Mistakes

If we feature a game that turns out to have problems, please tell us. We pull games regularly and re-test our top titles every quarter. The catalog you see today is smaller than it could be — that is on purpose.

Contact

Email us at hello@gerkgame.com with feedback, suggestions, partnership ideas, or anything else. We read everything and reply to most things within a few business days.