Digital Preservation Archive

Nostalgic Flash Games

The Flash plugin is gone, but the games live on. A curated archive of recovered Flash artifacts, playable directly in your browser through Ruffle emulation. No plugins. No installs. Just excavated nostalgia.

15 Artifacts recovered
SWF Original format
WASM Emulation runtime
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Field Catalog 15 specimens
Bush Shoot-Out cover art
Artifact No. 01 SWF
Catalog 01
shootersatirearcade

Bush Shoot-Out

A satirical Miniclip rail shooter where you defend the White House with quick aim, reload timing, and civilian-awareness penalties.

Origin
Miniclip
Year
2004
Format
Shockwave Flash
Launch Emulator
Zed cover art
Artifact No. 02 SWF
Catalog 02
arcadereflexminimalist

Zed

A minimalist reflex-action game from Totebo that mixes momentum, traps, and score-chasing survival.

Origin
Niclas Åberg
Year
2004
Format
Shockwave Flash
Launch Emulator
Fireboy and Watergirl in the Forest Temple cover art
Artifact No. 03 SWF
Catalog 03
puzzle-platformerco-opplatformer

Fireboy and Watergirl in the Forest Temple

The first Fireboy and Watergirl co-op puzzle platformer, built around dual-character movement, switches, and hazard-specific teamwork.

Origin
Oslo Albet
Year
2009
Format
Shockwave Flash
Launch Emulator
Stick War cover art
Artifact No. 04 SWF
Catalog 04
strategyrtsstickman

Stick War

A landmark stick-figure RTS about mining gold, raising armies, and conquering rival nations through direct battlefield control.

Origin
Jason Whitham and Brock White
Year
2009
Format
Shockwave Flash
Launch Emulator
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