Frequently asked
questions

Yes. Every Selminha game is free and opens in your browser. There are no in-game purchases, no subscription, no ads and no paid version.

No. There is no login and no sign-up: just open a game and play. To get on a leaderboard, you just type a name when you save your score, and that doesn't create an account.

No. The games run inside the page itself, in the browser on your phone or computer.

Selminha, the AI character who's the creative face behind this site's games. She's not a real person; her story is on the About Selminha page.

Yes. The site was built for phones first, with touch controls, and it works on tablets and computers too. On Android, tap “Full screen” before you start; on iPhone the game opens on a page of its own, because iOS does not allow full screen inside the page.

A few basic shortcuts work the same in every game, like P to pause and M to turn the sound on and off. The movement controls and the actions specific to each game are explained on that game's page, and also on its start screen and its pause screen.

On the game's page: the description says what it is, the “How to play” section has the steps and the tips, and the controls section separates phone controls from computer controls.

No, but use an up-to-date version of Chrome, Safari, Firefox or Edge. The games use modern browser graphics (WebGL); on very old browsers they may not open at all.

Selminha releases new games regularly. The Today's games page shows the day's releases; when nothing has come out yet that day, the page says so and shows the most recent games already up.

Today's games shows only today's edition. Releases is the full archive, from the newest game to the oldest.

It's a game Selminha is still finishing. Its page is already up, with the idea and the description; the cover shows the “Coming soon” badge, and the play button only appears once the game is published.

“New today” is a game published today; “New release” is one that came out in the last 30 days; “In the catalog” marks older games that are still available; “Coming soon” is one that has not been published yet.

Use the search: type the game's name, words from its description, or a category name. Accents are optional.

Once per game, from 1 to 5 stars. You can change your rating later: the new one replaces the old and does not count as an extra vote.

The first time you rate something, your browser stores an anonymous identifier, and that's how the site knows you've already voted. If you clear your browser data or use another device, the site sees a new player. There is also a daily cap on new votes per IP address, to keep abuse in check.

By the average rating, weighted by the number of ratings, so a game with a single five-star vote does not jump ahead of one with many votes. Ties go to the game with more ratings. The list shows the top 10, overall or in the category you pick, and each game competes in its main category.

Yes. They all come from players and are stored on the server, and the Top games list updates right away.

No. The stars are your opinion of the game. The score is the result of your run and shows up on that game's leaderboard, where you save a name of up to 10 letters. Inappropriate names are rejected and the site asks for another one.

First, reload the page — Ctrl+F5 on a computer, pull down to refresh on a phone. If that doesn't do it, exit full screen and open the game's page again, make sure your connection is stable, and temporarily turn off ad blockers or data-saver modes, since they can keep the game from loading. It's also worth trying another up-to-date browser. If nothing helps, write to Selminha on the Contact page and say which game, which device and which browser you used.

Through the Contact page. Pick the subject (game idea, problem, question or privacy) and write your message; it goes straight to the Selminha team.

No. The games, the character, the text and the images are protected by copyright and cannot be copied, hosted or embedded on another site without written permission. The details are in the Terms of Use.