Which zitaoye games can be played directly in the browser?

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On the zitaoye itch.io page, the projects marked Play in browser are the ones you can try without downloading or installing anything. Based on the page listing, these include bipolar, poem-plant, 无 (Nothing), 写首诗吧! (Make a Poem), 書 (shū), 时间的形状 (The Shape of Time), Sword Zen, 罅隙 (XIA XI), 回 声 (SOUND RETURN), GIF Yesterday Once More, 32768 Parties, A Broken Car Creature, S E E K, Corgi And Cat, and Hold The Button. Many of these are game jam entries, prototypes, or small experiments rather than finished commercial games, so expect short, rough, or deliberately unusual experiences.

What “Play in browser” means here

The label indicates the project is set up to run in a web browser on the itch.io page itself. It does not guarantee the game is complete, polished, or long. The page describes several of these as prototypes, jam works, or experiments — for example, poem-plant is called “a simple pnp game prototype,” 罅隙 (XIA XI) is “A Timer Prototype,” and 32768 Parties is “a small choices maker game.” Treat the browser-playable list as a set of quick, experimental pieces to sample rather than a catalog of full releases.

Browser-playable projects listed on the page

Project Page description / context
bipolar “a simple representation of my bipolar disorder”
poem-plant “a simple pnp game prototype”
无 (Nothing) “zen-like meditation game experiments”
写首诗吧! (Make a Poem) NExT Studios Gameplus Project EP1
書 (shū) “a game about Chinese calligraphy and painting”
时间的形状 (The Shape of Time) (Remake) “A Experimental Philosophical Game about Time”
Sword Zen 劍入禪境 GGJ 2021 sound-based experimental action game
罅隙 (XIA XI) “A Timer Prototype,” CiGA JAM 2020
回 声 (SOUND RETURN) CGJ 2021 interactive web piece about sound puzzles
GIF Yesterday Once More 昨日重现 GGJ NEXT 2021 “simple action kids game”
32768 Parties choices maker inspired by an Oulipo-style poem by btr
A Broken Car Creature GMTK Jam 2020 gameplay prototype
S E E K CiGA Game Jam work from Shanghai, 2019
Corgi And Cat “a very simple board funny game”
Hold The Button solo game jam LD44 prototype

Projects that are not marked browser-playable

The page also lists works without the Play in browser label, such as Hockney's Photo, Short Game Manifesto, Action C(8,3), El Hacedor, Visual Novel Experiments, 寻找冯梦波 (In Search of Feng Mengbo), HeartBeats, The Mnemosyne, Mini-Peer, and the earlier Before 2019.4 entries like IN THE BOX 窄门, Boomgie & Woomgie, Burst Boy, CATCH THE ENERY!, and Shaman's Dance. For these, the page does not show a browser-play option, so you would need to check each project page for whatever download or access method the creator provides.

Practical way to try them

Start with the browser-playable titles that match your interest: narrative experiments (bipolar, 32768 Parties), meditation or sound pieces (无, Sword Zen, 回 声), or small jam games (Hold The Button, Corgi And Cat). Open the project page, use the in-page play area, and expect short sessions. If a browser game does not load or feels unfinished, that is consistent with the page’s framing of many entries as prototypes and experiments rather than finished products.