If you don’t play well, you get squish like cake.

Agoraphobia? That’s when you’re afraid of wide-open spaces. And free online games are perfect for agoraphobics, because the games all happen in a neat little box. Not like those horrid real-life events, with sweaty athletes running willy-nilly all over the field. No. These games respect boundaries.

For those of you who like to keep your life neatly labeled, sorted and segmented, we’ve gathered a few games that will feed your craving for containment. Each of these games focuses on space: use it carefully, or you lose! Maintain wiggle room to keep going! If you get squeezed too tight, you’ll have to Play Again!

Gimme Friction Baby
Do you get friction, as promised? Yes, you do. Just not the sort you expect. In this free online puzzle shooter cannon space game, you fire orbs into space. Like cats or dirty laundry, the orbs expand to fill the available space. And the only way to remove an orb is to tap it with another orb. The orbs decay as you tap them, and after three collisions, they disappear. Which is good, because you need all the room you can get. And where’s the friction? You need to find it yourself. We can’t give you all the answers.

Filler
This free online puzzle game makes you change how you think about space. There are the filler balls, the ones you make. And there are roving bouncy balls, which are out to get you. But it is the empty space that is most valuable! Create filler balls and conquer territory. But work carefully, because bouncy balls only exist to ruin your progress. And, naturally, it’s not so easy. Your balls, lives and time are all limited: you must play to stay alive, and stay alive to keep playing.

Phit
Do you like Tetris, but fear falling objects? In this free online puzzle game, the terror of blocks dropping from the sky is eliminated, and you can relax. Take a deep breath, and think about a calm blue ocean. Better? OK. Start putting your pieces into the yellow box. When you’re ready to be competitive, Phit is counting your moves and timing your progress – so you can improve your phitting abilities. And you won’t have those nightmares about being crushed by strangely angular meteorites.

360 Snake
What is the difference between a classic game and a game that’s just old? Easy. Classic free online games don’t get tired. The graphics may look old fashioned, and there may not be badges and unicorns and fresh lemonade, but you must play anyway. Snake 360 is one of those games. Pilot your snake to eat pellets, and avoid crashing into yourself. Simple, yes? Like all of these squeezy games, the better you play, the harder it gets. You make big snake? You must slither like a ninja.

Fluid
Some free online games are softer than others. Fluid is delightfully squishable! You’ll recognize the game play from other space-filling games, but Fluid offers some sweet creature comforts. You can play the familiar way, or you can set your space spinning – now gravity counts more than ever! Avoid roving pointy eyeballs and concentrate on building boneless blobs to conquer territory. Pack a lunch, though. You’ll be swimming in this Fluid longer than you expect.