Ever been in the zone, dodging obstacles in a browser game, only to have it stutter like a bad DJ? That was me last Sunday, trying to crush a high score in Run 3 while my laptop decided to throw a tantrum. I’ve been tinkering with web stuff since my early freelancing days, building clunky HTML5 prototypes, so I know lag can turn a fun break into a rage-quit fest. My nephew, Max, was over, whining that his dino runner was “moving like molasses,” and I wasn’t about to let choppy gameplay ruin our vibe. So, I rolled up my…

You know that sinking feeling when your laptop groans like it’s running a marathon, but all you want is a quick game to unwind? That’s been my life lately with my ancient 2016 Chromebook, which wheezes through anything heavier than a Google Doc. I’ve been a browser game nerd since my early freelancing days, when I’d sneak in rounds between coding gigs, so I wasn’t about to let my sluggish machine kill my fun. Last weekend, with my nephew, Max, begging to play something “cool,” I set out to find games that wouldn’t choke my laptop into submission. I scoured…