Editing Neopets (section)

===Games===
Users can earn Neopoints from playing games. Games come in many different genres, which include action, puzzles, and chance. Most games have set maximum earnings or playtime. Players may also earn trophies and other awards from games if they [[highscore|score high enough]] or perform better than other users. Both [[single-player]] and [[multiplayer]] [[browser games]] are available.

The site houses over 100 games; the earliest games released were simple browser-based [[PHP]] games.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Editorial |url=https://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=465 |work=Neopian Times |publisher=Neopets |issue=456}}</ref> Most of the site's games run on [[Adobe Flash Player]], while a handful of others use [[Adobe Shockwave Player]]. In April 2020, in anticipation of the [[Adobe Flash Player#End of life|discontinuation of Adobe Flash]], ''Neopets'' released [[HTML5]] versions of seven of these games, followed by the release of an additional three in October 2021.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Neopets - Release Notes (for Beta site) |url=https://www.neopets.com/releasenotes/ |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=www.neopets.com}}</ref> In January 2021, Adobe Flash was discontinued, making most of the original Adobe Flash games impossible to play without workarounds. In July 2023, most of the original Flash games were restored via the site's integration with the [[Ruffle (software)|Ruffle]] Adobe Flash emulator, with some games experiencing compatibility issues.<ref name=":2" />

Users can also participate in contests and spotlights judged by staff to showcase the users' talents. Quests to retrieve items may also be performed for specific [[non-player characters|NPCs]]. Challenges may be made against other players or random players in a "World Challenge" for a prize piece and Neopoints from the jackpot for certain [[web game]]s. Monthly competitions also exist for multiplayer games with four week-long elimination rounds.<ref name="Contests" />