For independent developers & studios

Your next players are already playing somewhere else.

Portol gives your game a beautiful home, a profile to share, and a network of independent games that send each other players.

Add your game See the live widget

Free · Human-reviewed · 2 games listed today

HTMLyour-game.html

1<!-- 1. In your page's <head>, once -->2<script>3  window.Portol=window.Portol||{q:[],u:location.href};["init","render","trackGameStart"].forEach(function(m){Portol[m]=Portol[m]||function(){Portol.q.push([m,arguments])}});4  Portol.init({ gameId: "YOUR_GAME_ID" });5</script>6<script async src="https://portol.games/widget/v1.js"></script>7 8<!-- 2. Where the widget should appear, e.g. your results screen.9     It can be added to the page at any time; the widget finds it. -->10<div data-portol-widget></div>11 12<!-- 3. When the player starts a run (not on page load) -->13<script>14  document.querySelector("#start-button").addEventListener("click", function () {15    Portol.trackGameStart();16  });17</script>

How it works

Submit your game
Details, artwork, and a quick ownership check. A person reviews every game before it goes live.
Install the widget
One snippet on your results screen renders a "Play next" panel recommending other Portol games.
Grow together
Your finished players discover partner games; their players discover yours.

How players move through the network

It runs both ways — partner widgets send players to you

1.A player finishes your game
They reach your results or game-over screen.
2.Your widget suggests what's next
A few connected Portol games, styled to fit your page.

What you get

A storefront page

Cinematic artwork, description, genre, and related games — even for a tiny daily game.

A profile worth sharing

Banner, logo, bio, links, and every game you've shipped in one place.

Cross-promotion

Partner games recommend yours to players who just finished a session.

Honest analytics

Players sent, received, and returning — counted from real game starts.

Portol doesn't promise guaranteed traffic — just a real, growing network of other independent games.

Questions developers ask

Is Portol free to join?

Yes. Submitting a game, getting a profile, and installing the widget cost nothing.

Do I need to change my game?

No. The widget is a small script you add to your site — it doesn't touch your game's code.

Where does the widget appear?

Wherever you place its container — typically after a session or run ends, on a results screen, or in a dedicated recommendations section.

Can I choose which games are recommended?

An administrator curates which approved games recommend each other, so every pairing is a deliberate, reviewed connection.

How does Portol measure referrals?

Clicks, arrivals, and game-start events are tracked with signed, expiring tokens — a visit only counts as a "player" once a real game-start event is observed, and a "returning player" only once a later-day session is seen.

How does game approval work?

Ready to get discovered?

Submit in about five minutes. Your draft saves as you go.

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