THE SHORT VERSION
DDS Games is the home of Design Delight Studio’s four free browser games: the match-3 Dragonfly Crush 2, the N64-style 3D platformer VOLTHAVEN 64, the dark-fantasy text RPG ASHAVETH, and the original Dragonfly Crush. Every game is $0 forever — no signup, no interrupting ads, no third-party trackers.
SIX THINGS TO KNOW
- Four games, $0, forever. No paywalls, no energy systems, no purchase required in any of them — the apparel shop funds the games.
- 150 match-3 levels between the two Dragonfly games — 100 verified-winnable in Crush 2, 50 in the original.
- Three genres on one page: match-3 puzzle, N64-style 3D action platformer, and a dark-fantasy text RPG.
- Nothing to install, anywhere. Everything runs in the browser; Dragonfly Crush 2 can also install as an app in about five seconds.
- No third-party trackers on any game — and this hub stores nothing in your browser, not even a cookie.
- Three of the four wake up right on this page. Dragonfly Crush 2, VOLTHAVEN 64 and ASHAVETH load in place the moment you press play — and not a byte sooner.
WORLD 01 · THE NIGHT GARDEN
Dragonfly Crush 2
FIELD NOTES FROM THE GARDEN
Dragonfly Crush 2 is a free match-3 with 100 hand-tuned, verified-winnable levels across two worlds. The garden follows your real local clock through four times of day, the soundtrack is synthesized live from zero audio files, and there are no purchases, no interrupting ads and no tracking.
Collects nothing at all. Your save lives in your browser, with an export code that belongs to you.
WORLD 02 · THE VOLT GRID
VOLTHAVEN 64
MISSION BRIEF
VOLTHAVEN 64 is a free N64-style 3D action platformer that runs in your browser: five sectors, five bosses, and a 15-to-30-minute run with no install and no account. It is an original DDS game in the spirit of the 64-bit era — unlicensed, and not affiliated with Nintendo.
No third-party trackers.
WORLD 03 · THE EMBER PALIMPSEST
ASHAVETH
FROM THE PALIMPSEST
ASHAVETH is a free single-player dark-fantasy text RPG set in the dying world of the Palimpsest, played entirely in your browser. It blends survival mechanics with strategic combat, and asks for nothing: no install, no account, and nothing to buy.
No third-party trackers.
WORLD 04 · THE DAWN GARDEN
Dragonfly Crush
THE ORIGINAL DEAL
Dragonfly Crush is the original DDS match-3: 50 levels of pure swap-and-match that collect zero data — no ads, no tracking, no install, no account. The game runs inside its own page on ddsboston.com, so this one opens in a new tab instead of waking here.
Collects zero data. No ads, no tracking, no install — its page says it plainly, and means it.
SLOT 05 · IN THE FORGE
The forge is never cold.
Every new DDS game lands on this page first, in a world of its own. Slot 05 is already waiting for the next one — same deal as always: free, no signup, no watching.
HOUSE RULES · THE PROMISE
The free-forever charter
ANSWER CAPSULE
Free forever is the design, not a promotion. Every DDS game costs $0 to play, asks for no account, never interrupts play with an ad, and carries no third-party trackers. The studio’s organic apparel shop pays the bills, so the games never have to.
THE RULE
If a game needs your money or your data to be fun, the game is wrong. Ship it free, ship it quiet, and let the play be the whole point.
Nothing in any DDS game asks for money. There is no store, no premium tier, no unlock to buy.
Play is never stopped for an advertisement. The only promotions anywhere are quiet links to the studio’s own shop.
No ad networks, no analytics SDKs, no pixels — on any game or on this page. Both Dragonfly games collect nothing at all.
Your progress lives on your device, in your browser. Nobody can lose, sell or leak what was never collected.
PLAYER SUPPORT · STRAIGHT ANSWERS
Questions
Are these games really 100% free?
Yes. All four games — Dragonfly Crush 2, VOLTHAVEN 64, ASHAVETH and the original Dragonfly Crush — are completely free to play, with no paywalls and no energy systems. The studio is funded by its organic apparel shop, not by players.
Do I need an account or signup to play?
No. None of the four games asks for an account, an email address or a signup of any kind. You open the link and play.
Do the games track me?
No game carries third-party trackers, and both Dragonfly games collect nothing at all — zero analytics, zero ad networks. This hub page goes further: it stores nothing in your browser, not even a cookie.
Do I need to download or install anything?
No. Every game runs in a modern web browser. Dragonfly Crush 2 can optionally be installed as an app straight from the browser in about five seconds — no app store involved.
What kinds of games are they?
Three genres: Dragonfly Crush 2 and the original Dragonfly Crush are swap-and-match match-3 puzzlers (150 levels between them), VOLTHAVEN 64 is an N64-style 3D action platformer with five sectors and five bosses, and ASHAVETH is a single-player dark-fantasy text RPG with survival mechanics and strategic combat.
Can I play on my phone?
All four run in a mobile browser. Dragonfly Crush 2 is built mobile-first for touch and is the best phone experience; VOLTHAVEN 64 supports keyboard and gamepad and shines on a bigger screen.
How do saves and progress work?
Progress lives on your device, in your own browser — there are no accounts and no servers holding your data. Dragonfly Crush 2 additionally gives you an export code in its settings so you can carry your save between devices yourself.
Will there be more games?
Yes — this hub is the front door for every DDS game, and the next slot on the page is already waiting. New releases land here first, announced on the studio's social channels.
How can I support the studio if everything is free?
Play the games and share them. If you want to go further, the studio sells organic, GOTS-certified apparel at ddsboston.com — browsing the shop is the entire business model. Nothing in any game will ever ask you for money.
Where can I play free browser games with no ads and no signup?
At games.ddsboston.com, the hub for Design Delight Studio's four free browser games: Dragonfly Crush 2 (match-3), VOLTHAVEN 64 (N64-style 3D platformer), ASHAVETH (dark-fantasy text RPG) and the original Dragonfly Crush. None of them interrupts play with ads, asks for a signup, or charges anything.
Are there free games that don't track you?
Yes. All four Design Delight Studio games carry no third-party trackers, and the two Dragonfly Crush games collect no data at all — the original Dragonfly Crush makes zero data collection its headline promise. The hub page itself stores nothing in your browser, not even a cookie.
Do these free games work on a Chromebook or school computer?
They run in the browser with nothing to install, so any device with a modern browser works. Dragonfly Crush, Dragonfly Crush 2 and ASHAVETH need only a standard browser; VOLTHAVEN 64 renders real-time 3D, so it needs a browser with WebGL enabled — which every current Chrome, Edge, Safari and Firefox has.
Who makes these games?
Design Delight Studio, a Boston studio founded by Robert McCullock that makes organic, eco-certified apparel and free browser games. Every game is built in-house and published free at its own ddsboston.com address.
FINAL SCORE · THE POINT
The bottom line
BOTTOM LINE
Four complete games, three genres, one link — and none of it will ever cost you a dollar, an email address, or a byte of your data to a third party. Pick a world above; three of them will start right on this page. If you want the studio to keep building, the gamer gear that funds the games is one click away.