As a web developer, I've tried to make some simple game-ish apps in the web browser, and it doesn't go well. I'm not talking 30fps action titles. I'm talking board games.
One of the first problems I encountered was keeping the screen on. It's not possible in the browser. (Well, there's a workaround with a looping hidden video, but that's crazy.) Which means that people need to keep tapping the screen to keep it awake while playing. Super lame.
And of course, offline is possible in the browser, but clearing your cache for some reason, or just having it get stale, is brutal on that.
I tend to want to make browser-based apps, but it doesn't work out for anything that isn't always-online and pretty simple.
One of the first problems I encountered was keeping the screen on. It's not possible in the browser. (Well, there's a workaround with a looping hidden video, but that's crazy.) Which means that people need to keep tapping the screen to keep it awake while playing. Super lame.
And of course, offline is possible in the browser, but clearing your cache for some reason, or just having it get stale, is brutal on that.
I tend to want to make browser-based apps, but it doesn't work out for anything that isn't always-online and pretty simple.