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Pockle's night-shift shelf

Eight games for the hangar office
once the last rocket is tucked in

When the diner lights dim and the last tailfin is chained to its cradle, Pockle rolls into the hangar office with a laptop and eight free games that keep ticking between shifts. There is a motorsport team to run from the pit wall, a scrapyard battle car to bolt together, a monster-hunting hero, a licensed realm of castles and commanders, a medieval map of knights, a city on the Nile, a factory economy and an industrial-era town of hidden objects. Seven open in an ordinary browser tab; Crossout is a free download for Windows and the big consoles.

8games on the hangar shelf
4also with an official phone app
6different kinds of game
iGP Manager key art
The mechanic's pit wall

iGP Manager

Motorsport team manager · Sport & management

A robot who tunes rocket engines all day cannot leave a racing car alone, so this is the tab Pockle opens first. You never take the wheel: you develop the car, plan tyres and fuel, call the driver in for stops, and follow the live 3D race as rival managers in multiplayer leagues try to out-think you.

Good for
Strategists who love motorsport and would rather shout from the pit wall than drive.
Typical session
A few minutes to set up, then the live race itself
Where it runs
Desktop browser; mobile app also available
Cost
Free to play; optional in-game purchases.
Your first session
  1. Join a league whose race times suit your evenings.
  2. Spend early on car development rather than spreading thin.
  3. Plan the tyre and pit strategy before every race, not during it.
Play iGP Manager freeOpens igpmanager.com in a new tab

Seven more tins on the hangar-office shelf

Crossout key artAction & arcade

Crossout

Vehicle combat from scavenged parts

Armoured battle cars are welded from salvaged parts in a ruined post-apocalyptic world, then driven into arenas against other players, and picking every gun, wheel and plate is half the fun. Unlike the rest of the shelf it is a free download for Windows PCs and consoles, not a browser game.

  • A handful of quick arena battles
  • Free PC download (Windows); also on PlayStation 4/5 and Xbox One/Series X/S
Who it suits & the first moves Pockle would make

Good for: Tinkerers who enjoy building a machine as much as fighting with it.

Your first session
  1. Download it from the official site or your console store first.
  2. Keep the starter car simple until you know the controls.
  3. Change one part at a time and test it in a battle.
Play Crossout freeOpens crossout.net
Fallen Sword key artRole-play & adventure

Fallen Sword

Classic levelling RPG

Monster hunts carry a hero from frost-capped summits to lava-cracked plains, one level at a time. Blacksmithing and alchemy let you craft your own kit, duels test you against real opponents, and the auction house and buff market turn every spare item into a bargaining chip.

  • One or two monster hunts per session
  • Desktop browser; mobile app also available
Who it suits & the first moves Pockle would make

Good for: Adventurers who enjoy a plain levelling loop with layers underneath.

Your first session
  1. Stay in zones suited to your level until fights feel easy.
  2. Choose one profession and give it time to pay off.
  3. Check the auction house before you sell anything.
Play Fallen Sword freeOpens fallensword.com
Game of Thrones: Winter is Coming key artStrategy & war

Game of Thrones: Winter is Coming

Licensed real-time strategy

An officially licensed strategy game in a famous fantasy realm. Build up a castle, recruit commanders and fight a computer-run campaign, while player alliances battle for control of the wider map. Play happens in a browser tab; the desktop app is optional.

  • Short check-ins plus longer alliance evenings
  • Desktop browser
Who it suits & the first moves Pockle would make

Good for: Strategy players who want a well-known world to fight over.

Your first session
  1. Follow the campaign quests while the castle grows.
  2. Recruit a few commanders and level them properly.
  3. Sign up with a busy alliance while the map is still open.
Play Game of Thrones: Winter is Coming freeOpens got.gtarcade.com
Lords & Knights key artStrategy & war

Lords & Knights

Medieval castle strategy

Castles rise stone by stone on a large real-time map of rival lords. You balance timber, stone and ore, train knights and archers, and decide when an alliance is ready to march on a neighbour or hold the walls against one.

  • Lots of brief check-ins through the day
  • Desktop browser; mobile app also available
Who it suits & the first moves Pockle would make

Good for: Planners who like to check in on a castle from anywhere.

Your first session
  1. Keep resource buildings ahead of the barracks.
  2. Find an alliance close to your castle early on.
  3. Defend first; attack only once the walls are solid.
Play Lords & Knights freeOpens lordsandknights.com
Anocris key artStrategy & war

Anocris

Ancient Egyptian city strategy

A city grows on the banks of the Nile, from the first fields and storehouses to an economy strong enough to raise an army. Expansion comes slowly and carefully here, which suits anyone who would rather plan three moves ahead than rush.

  • Quick stops to gather goods and plan
  • Desktop browser; mobile app also available
Who it suits & the first moves Pockle would make

Good for: Methodical builders who enjoy getting the economy right first.

Your first session
  1. Feed the economy before raising soldiers.
  2. Plan where each district will sit as the city spreads.
  3. Expand one step at a time rather than all at once.
Play Anocris freeOpens int59.anocris.com
Kapilands key artBusiness & tycoon

Kapilands

Production-chain economy sim

Iron, cotton and grain come in by the crate, leave the works as goods with your price tag on, and the market decides if that tag was clever. Small production chains grow into factories, while rival firms run by real players undercut or outbid you on a market that only players control.

  • A few minutes to restock and reprice
  • Desktop browser
Who it suits & the first moves Pockle would make

Good for: Players who would rather study a price chart than a battle map.

Your first session
  1. Begin with one short production chain.
  2. Watch market prices for a while before you sell.
  3. Reinvest profits in the chain that already works.
Play Kapilands freeOpens kapilands.com
Uptasia key artFarm, town & zoo

Uptasia

Town builder with hidden objects

A bright industrial-era city grows factory by factory, and between building jobs you search busy scenes for hidden objects to keep things moving. Progress is steady and gentle, which makes it the calmest tab on the shelf.

  • A coffee-break search or two
  • Desktop browser
Who it suits & the first moves Pockle would make

Good for: Casual builders who enjoy a good spot-the-item scene.

Your first session
  1. Finish the early building tasks in the order given.
  2. Play hidden-object scenes when you need a boost.
  3. Upgrade factories steadily instead of all at once.
Play Uptasia freeOpens uptasia.com

All eight on the hangar job board

Game on Pockle’s shelfGenre, by Pockle’s reckoningPace on the padCrewmates on the serverUsual stintRuns on which kit
iGP ManagerManaging a motorsport outfitRace weekend by race weekendLive leagues of human managersA few minutes to set up, then the live race itselfDesktop browser; mobile app also available
CrossoutVehicle combat from scavenged partsFast, battle by battlePlayer-versus-player arenasA handful of quick arena battlesFree PC download (Windows); also on PlayStation 4/5 and Xbox One/Series X/S
Fallen SwordOld-school RPG with levels to climbA long, deep grindDuelling, auction bids and a buff exchangeOne or two monster hunts per sessionDesktop browser; mobile app also available
Game of Thrones: Winter is ComingLicensed real-time war strategyReal time, castle by castleAlliances battling over the mapShort check-ins plus longer alliance eveningsDesktop browser
Lords & KnightsMedieval castles to build and holdReal time, siege by siegeAlliances on one big mapLots of brief check-ins through the dayDesktop browser; mobile app also available
AnocrisBuilding a city on the Nile in ancient EgyptUnhurried, granary by granaryNeighbours along the riverQuick stops to gather goods and planDesktop browser; mobile app also available
KapilandsProduction-chain economy simPatient, order by orderA trading market run by fellow playersA few minutes to restock and repriceDesktop browser
UptasiaBuilding a town between hidden-object scenesRelaxed, factory by factoryMostly a calm solo buildA coffee-break search or twoDesktop browser

The bill for all eight: free to play, though each sells optional in-game extras.

01

No charge at the hangar door

The racing team, the scrap cars, the hero, the licensed realm, the castles, the Nile city, the factories and the hidden-object town all open in full from day one, and a whole run of night shifts can go by without spending anything.

Each studio runs an optional store of boosts and cosmetics, and plenty of players never open it. On a shared family computer, a spending cap is normally available in the account or app-store settings.

02

Your first shift in a new game

Tap a game's button and its makers' own site pops up beside this one. Hand that studio an email address and, before the kettle boils, a team, a castle, a city or a hero is ready under your chosen name. Crossout asks for its free download first.

Every game begins with a short tutorial. Finish it: menus and systems arrive one by one, much as a new mechanic learns where each spanner hangs before touching an engine.

03

Quick checks and long shifts

Most of the shelf keeps going in your absence: races finish, buildings complete and market orders fill. A look over the morning toast and another after supper is enough to steer each one.

Spend the short visits gathering, queueing builds and replying to allies. Keep a long, quiet shift for the weighty calls: a new car part, an alliance war, a second production chain.

04

Keep each sign-in locked

Each studio guards its own front door, so enter login details only on the web address that studio itself lists. Pockle keeps a separate key for every hangar; do the same with passwords, one per game, and accept any extra login code a studio is willing to text or email you.

Real studio staff will never request your password. Whoever offers a hangar-load of premium currency for a peek at your login wants the keys to everything you have built; send no reply and report the sender.

Why these eight earned a spot in the hangar office

  • Seven launch from a plain computer browser, so a slow shift becomes a race season before the diner percolator stops bubbling.
  • Not one of the eight bills you for joining, and every game remains complete for anyone content to ignore its shop.
  • Races run, castles grow and factory orders fill with the laptop shut, so even a minute between repair jobs nudges every game forward.
  • The spread runs from pit calls and armoured scrap cars to Nile granaries, castle walls and a hidden-object hunt through a factory town.

Seven of them ask for nothing beyond a computer browser tab. Crossout is different, a free Windows PC download that also comes on PlayStation and Xbox.

No. All eight let you register free, and each can be played without spending; the shops are entirely optional.

No. Pockle only keeps the shelf tidy; separate studios own and run each game, and every button heads for that studio's official website.

No. They belong to different studios, so you register free with each game separately.

Half the shelf travels well: iGP Manager, Fallen Sword, Lords & Knights and Anocris each ship an official phone app as well as the browser game. Game of Thrones: Winter is Coming, Kapilands and Uptasia have no app here, so sit at a computer for those, and Crossout belongs to Windows PCs and consoles.

Uptasia, since a hidden-object scene fills a coffee break, or Kapilands, where restocking and repricing takes a few minutes. iGP Manager and the castle games reward longer sessions.

Yes. iGP Manager runs live leagues, Crossout fills arenas, Fallen Sword offers duelling and a busy auction house, the castle and realm games revolve around alliances, and Kapilands has a market run by players.