Reflexive Arcade: Hit Games from the Casual PC Portal
Reflexive Arcade (active ~2000s-2010s) was a major "try-before-you-buy" casual game distribution platform, not a genre. The service is defunct, but its library lives on through acquisitions and re-releases.
Franchises Popularized on Reflexive Arcade
Ricochet Series: Breakout-style action (Ricochet Xtreme, Lost Worlds)
Big Kahuna Reef / Words: Match-3 / Word puzzle hybrids
Tradewinds Series: Trading/combat simulation
Wik & the Fable of Souls: Physics-based platformer
Platypus: Claymation shoot-'em-up
Super Granny: Time-management/platformer
Mystery Case Files (Early): Hidden Object (later Big Fish flagship)
Portal Staples (Published by Others)
Zuma, Luxor (marble poppers)
Bejeweled (match-3)
Diner Dash (time management)
Peggle (pachinko-puzzle)
Dominant Genres
Match-3, Hidden Object, Time Management, Marble Popper, Breakout/Arkanoid, Word Games, Solitaire/Mahjong variants
Playing Today
Search Steam, Big Fish Games, GameHouse, GOG for specific titles
Many have "Remastered" or "Collector's Edition" versions
