The 20 best internet Flash games, from Doom to Stick Cricket

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Flash games are undoubtedly the finest way to waste time in the office. Here are 20 of the best, including Doom, Stick Cricket, The Space Game and more.
We can’t be productive little worker bees all the time. Sometimes we need to unwind, put our feet up, relax a little, possibly vaporise some cacodemons with a plasma rifle. Here’s 20 ways to do, so using the magic of Adobe Flash software.

Be a little careful, though – prolonged playing these games in the office may lead to being asked not to come back to the office any more.
Believe us, we know. We only wrote this story so we could claim we’d been doing “research” for the last three days.

This is in no particular order – they are all good. If we’ve missed any of your favourites, let us know below.

1. Doom/Hexen/Heretic triple pack (pictured above)
Doom. One of the greatest games of all time, now available on Flash. We don’t need to sell it to you; it’s Doom. Warning: it is bloody and brutal, and not suitable for children.

Those of you who grew up with the original will struggle at first, as the alt key no longer triggers sidestepping – you use the A and D keys instead, and turn with the arrows. Don’t worry, you’ll get used to it.

Also comes with Hexen and Heretic, the swords-and-sorcery (and blood and guts) follow-ups that used the same engine. id Software’s earlier game, Wolfenstein 3D, is also available on Flash, although its controls are a colossal pain in the etc.

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