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Kongregate
What Kongregate is
Kongregate is a web portal for free online games, with a library of thousands of titles across action, role-playing, strategy, arcade, and puzzle genres. It also serves indie developers, and new titles are added weekly. Players can create an account to track progress, earn badges, and join the community. Player reviews are available, and support portals accept requests from players and developers.
Developers can submit games for browser play after registering and receiving approval. Submissions can use HTML5/WebGL, Unity Web Player, or iframe options. Kongregate’s publishing rules prohibit third-party advertising or sponsorships, separate account systems, and microtransaction systems outside Kongregate for new games. Developers can use APIs that include Kreds virtual goods, along with analytics tools and game performance metrics. Kongregate says revenue share programs may provide developers up to a 70% share.
The site runs on the web and offers a free plan. Kong Plus is billed just under $30 per year and includes removal of ad banners and ads or videos during game loading, a profile skin, a K+ icon, and 200 Kreds at purchase and renewal.
Who it suits
Kongregate suits players looking for browser games across several genres, including titles from indie developers. It also suits developers prepared to register and get approval before publishing browser-playable games under Kongregate’s submission rules.
What it does well
- Thousands of games across action, RPG, strategy, arcade, and puzzle genres.
- New indie titles are added weekly.
- Accounts track progress and badges and provide community access.
- Developer APIs include Kreds, analytics tools, and performance metrics.
- Revenue share programs may provide developers up to 70%.
- Player and developer support portals accept requests.
What to know first
- New games cannot use third-party ads or sponsorships.
- New games cannot use separate account systems or outside microtransactions.
- Developers must register and receive approval before publishing.
- Kong Plus is billed just under $30 per year.
Limits
The free plan is available. Kong Plus is billed just under $30 per year; its stated benefits include ad removal, profile features, and 200 Kreds at purchase and renewal.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Kong Plus | just under $30 per year · No ad banners · No ads or videos while games load · Profile skin · K+ icon · 200 Kreds at purchase and renewal | On request |
As kongregate.com lists them, read 3 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Open the Kongregate website in a web browser.
- Browse the free game library, or create an account to track progress and earn badges.
- For publishing, register as a developer and seek approval from Kongregate.
- Prepare a browser-playable game using HTML5/WebGL, Unity Web Player, or iframe options.
- Consider Kong Plus for its ad removal and profile benefits.
Verdict
Choose Kongregate to play a broad selection of browser games or to submit a browser-playable title through its developer program. Developers should look elsewhere if their new game depends on third-party sponsorships, its own account system, or microtransactions outside Kongregate.
Questions
Is Kongregate free?
Yes. Kongregate lists a free plan. It also offers Kong Plus, billed just under $30 per year.
What does Kong Plus include?
It removes ad banners and ads or videos while games load. It also includes a profile skin, a K+ icon, and 200 Kreds at purchase and renewal.
What platforms does Kongregate support?
Kongregate is available on the web. Developer submissions must be playable in a web browser.
Can developers publish games on Kongregate?
Yes. Developers must register and receive approval. Submissions can use HTML5/WebGL, Unity Web Player, or iframe options.
What restrictions apply to newly submitted games?
They cannot include third-party ads or sponsorships, separate account systems, or microtransaction systems outside Kongregate.
How much can developers earn through revenue sharing?
Kongregate says developers may earn up to a 70% revenue share through its programs.
Facts from Kongregate's own pages
- Community limits
- Kongregate's privacy policy says it no longer hosts forums or chat rooms as of January 2022, though members may post game comments, profile shouts, and direct messages. · privacy.kongregate.com, 3 Oct 2026
- Developer approval
- Developers must register and be approved by Kongregate before they can publish a game. · blog.kongregate.com, 3 Oct 2026
- Developer revenue
- Kongregate says developers may earn up to a maximum 70% revenue share through its revenue share programs. · blog.kongregate.com, 3 Oct 2026
- Developer tools
- Kongregate says developers can use its APIs, including virtual goods known as Kreds, and access analytics tools and game performance metrics. · blog.kongregate.com, 3 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2006 · kongregate.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Game library
- The site says it offers thousands of games across genres, including action, role-playing, strategy, arcade, and puzzle games. · kongregate.com, 3 Oct 2026
- Game submissions
- The developer guide says submitted games must be playable in a web browser and lists HTML5/WebGL, Unity Web Player, and iframe options. · blog.kongregate.com, 3 Oct 2026
- Indie games
- Kongregate says it is a hub for indie developers and that new titles are added weekly. · kongregate.com, 3 Oct 2026
- Player accounts
- An account lets players track progress, earn badges, and join the community. · kongregate.com, 3 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Kongregate's privacy policy says it collects account information and site usage data, and explains users' data rights and options. · privacy.kongregate.com, 3 Oct 2026
- Publishing limits
- The developer guide says new games cannot include third-party advertising or sponsorships, account systems, or non-Kongregate microtransaction systems. · blog.kongregate.com, 3 Oct 2026
- Security
- Kongregate says personal data is stored on secure servers and protected by procedures against loss, misuse, unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction, while noting security cannot be guaranteed. · privacy.kongregate.com, 3 Oct 2026
- Support
- Kongregate provides player and developer support portals where users can submit requests. · kongregatesupport.zendesk.com, 3 Oct 2026
- What it is
- Kongregate describes itself as a portal for free online games featuring user-created content, badges, and player achievements. · kongregate.com, 3 Oct 2026
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