The Sweet Stuff: Casual Games

Every week, Molly McDonald takes a look at the

best free online casual games

. She separates the wheat from the chaff, picks off the weakest from the herd and, well, other idioms that mean showcasing the best while ditching the rest. Consider this your

weekly top casual games list

Latest Episode: #7 / Best casual games - Sushi Cat, Demolition Dude and Home Sheep Home

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#7 / March 17, 2010 / 3:43 min.

Best casual games - Sushi Cat, Demolition Dude and Home Sheep Home

This week, The Sweet Stuff: Casual Games with Molly McDonald takes a look at three awesome online time-wasters. First up, Demolition Dude follows a down and out demolitions worker who knows how to use his head. Next, Sushi Cat sees a fat cat feed its sushi addition in a Pachinko type puzzler and Home Sheep Home sees you guiding the three lost sheep back home.

#6 / March 10, 2010 / 3:14 min.

Blogsics, Dots and Brain Bots, oh my

Blosics 2, Dots and Brain Bots make up Molly's three fave

casual games

this week. Follow along as she shows off her new favorite puzzle shooter, controls crazy faces in a quest for blue dots and inexplicably guides a robot through a human brain.

#5 / March 3, 2010 / 3:18 min.

An elephantine platformer and Karoshi Salaryman hari-kari

Molly McDonald takes a look at three sweet

casual games

. This week, This is the Only Level asks you to guide an elephant through, as the name suggests, but one level. It's much trickier than it sounds. Fire Boy and Water Girl sees you guiding the game's namesakes through a ton of well designed levels. Karoshi Suicide Salaryman flips the usual gaming objective on its ear; the goal here is to help your protagonist shuffle off the mortal coil in a variety of bizarre ways.

#4 / February 24, 2010 / 3:32 min.

Go Go Adventure, One Button Bob and Castle Cat 3

This week, Molly's got her hands full trying to lead a kid through a dizzy dreamscape and help the old-school styled One Button Bob navigate through the game using, as the name suggests, just one button. Finally, Castle Cat, a game that defies description and must be seen to be believed.