Last week, YouTube sent out a message inviting some users to test it out. Those who accept will be able to try 37 games without needing to download or install anything. It is worth noting that these are not big projects, but ordinary “time killers” that will keep your hands busy while taking the subway or waiting in line.

What is known

• The choice of games is quite diverse, from the simplest to the most complex.
• These include popular names such as Angry Birds Showdown, Brain Out, Daily Solitaire, The Daily Crossword, as well as a number of arcade games.
• Looks like they’re coming to YouTube temporarily. The message states that games will be available Until March 28, 2024.
• Currently, some Premium members can find their entire game library in the “Playables” section of the “Explore” tab.

It is not clear why the company needs this. YouTube joins a long list of non-gaming tech companies trying to break into the gaming market, often with very questionable results. After years of excitement, Google officially shut down its Stadia service in January. Just a few weeks ago, Amazon laid off more than 130 people in its free games division and announced it was “refocusing” its efforts. TikTok unveiled what it called a “major foray” into gaming in 2021, but on Monday owner ByteDance announced it would lay off nearly 1,000 workers in its gaming division.

Relatively successful examples include Meta’s Instant Games experiment, which lasted approximately seven years. This month, the platform launched a new distribution model that allows developers to publish beta versions of their games directly on Facebook. Netflix releases games exclusively for mobile devices. Reviews about them are quite mixed.