GameZebo - Polycraft combines the simplicity of browser-based gaming with the depth of a persistent strategy world. While the game is entirely controllable by mouse, actions are not limited: players will gather resources, build bases, and take direct part in fast-paced battles that require both forethought and a twitchy trigger finger. After a lengthy and productive beta period, Polycraft is now openly free-to-play via Turbulenz on the Chrome Apps Store. A few rough edges remain, but its world has been highly polished, providing players a beautiful—yet dangerous—island habitat to play with.
GameZebo: Beta testing is great, but if you really want to help shape a game's development, it helps to get in on the process even earlier than that. The catch is that few developers actually let you do that, but Wonderstruck is allowing people to take a pre-alpha version of its upcoming action/strategy game Polycraft for a spin. Consider it a hands-on sneak peek at how you might survive on a mysterious island inhabited by hostile natives.
