Method
How each find was checked.
Every fact on a tag has a source. Every number we could not source is marked as an estimate.
Does it open in a browser
On 23 October 2026 we opened each game's play address in a desktop browser and recorded what loaded: a login page, a lobby or the game itself. A game that needs a download or a launcher did not make the list: Drakensang Online now asks for a download, and BatMUD's website only creates characters for its own client.
Accounts, shops and random items
Sign-up requirements come from each game's own sign-up page or terms. Prices and what they buy come from the official shop or, where it needs a login, from the game's player wiki, which the find names as the source.
A paid random item is anything bought with real money, or with a currency bought with real money, whose outcome is chance. Where we could not see a shop, the tag says so, and the 'No paid random items' filter leaves that game out.
Age
Browser games are rarely rated by PEGI, and none of the nine shows a PEGI label for its browser version. We quote the age rule from each game's own terms, or the German USK label that Gameforge shows on its pages, and say when there is none.
Daily time and the tide table
Minutes a day are our estimates of a typical day's visits, based on each game's timers, caps and session rules. The tide table draws them as an ordinary day; it is an illustration, not a schedule the game sets.
The profile bars
Reading, Pace, Waiting and Company are rated from 1 to 5 by the editors. They describe the kind of game, not its quality, and each bar carries a one-line reason on the find page.
Sources and corrections
Each find page lists the pages we used. Most are official: the publisher's site, terms, changelogs and forums. Sources marked 'player wiki' are run by fans and are used only where the official page needs a login.
Games change shops and rules without notice; if you spot an error, write to us with a link and we will check it.