What are Stick Figure games?
Stick figure games are unique games with simple stick figure animation. These online games focus more on the mechanics of the game versus having intricate artwork. There's shooters, fighting, and platform games that you can enjoy with simplistic animation.
There are few things so intricately tied to browser gaming that Stick Figures. These little guys and girls became a staple back in the day. Using them allowed developers to focus more on mechanics than flash animations, making for some excellent experiences. Now it's become an aesthetic all its own, giving nostalgic pangs to people of a certain vintage. And, as you'd expect, they cover a wide variety of genres, and we've got them all here on Addicting Games. In Bowman 2, the focus is on how accurate you can be over a long distance with this old-school weapon. You'll go up against one other person, or the computer if you're not feeling up to PvP yet, and take turns loosing arrows at one another. A shot to the head will instantly kill your opponent, ending the match. So, that'll be your goal. Landing a strike anywhere else won't be the end. As long as they can still pull that string, you're in danger. Don't be like Thor, then. Go for the head. Precision also plays a role in Paper Trampoline. Only this time, you're trying to help our hero reach the end of each level by strategically placing the titular paper trampoline in optimal spots. Once in position, you click and drag back from our hero and fling him towards the trampoline. Get it right, and he'll boing all the way to the finish line. Get it wrong, and he might get impaled on deadly spikes. Yeah. It's pretty high stakes. And that's a common theme in stick figure games, it appears. In Electric Man 2, you find yourself in a deadly tournament. There's a big grand prize, sure. However, the price of loss is also quite severe. Fortunately, you've got lightning fists, and I don't mean fast either. We're talking genuine electricity that can shock your opponents. That's right. Just make sure to manage your battery level so you can use your best moves.