About the Editor

Shivam Kumar tests every game, writes every guide, and makes every content decision on PlayZone.

Hi, I'm Shivam Kumar, the founder and editor of PlayZone. I'm based in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, and I've been building things on the web for more than ten years. My background combines self-taught web development (PHP, JavaScript, HTML5 Canvas) with an honest, long-standing obsession with classic casual games, from the simple arcade games of my school days to the quick browser puzzles I build and play to get through long workweeks.

I started PlayZone because the casual browser-game ecosystem had become hostile to players. Pages loaded with autoplay video ads, games demanded account creation before you could move a tile, and the classic casual games that built this entire category were scattered across dozens of dead Flash portals with broken links everywhere. I wanted a single, fast, family-friendly hub where you click a card and play in seconds, and I decided to build it myself.

Every game on this site has been personally played by me before it is published, and every strategy guide is written from hands-on testing, not by paraphrasing wiki pages. A guide on PlayZone exists because I have used the technique it describes to improve my own scores, often over weeks of practice. I don't publish games I haven't played, and I don't write guides I haven't tested.

You can reach me directly at contact@sarkarishivam.com, I read every email personally and aim to reply within a few business days.

Our Editorial Approach

PlayZone follows a consistent editorial process for every game and article we publish. This process exists to ensure that every piece of content on the site is genuinely useful to readers and players, not just keyword-stuffed filler designed to game search rankings.

How a Game Gets Made

Concept screening. A game idea must meet our content criteria before any code is written: family-friendly, non-violent, no gambling mechanics, no unnecessary permissions required.
Original build. I design and program each game myself in HTML5 Canvas and vanilla JavaScript. Nothing on this site is embedded from, mirrored from, or adapted out of someone else's game or repository.
Technical testing. I load the game in Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and mobile Chrome on a budget Android device. It must load in under 2 seconds and hold a smooth frame rate on the budget device before it ships.
Gameplay assessment. I play each game thoroughly, often over several sessions, before writing about it, because I need to understand the depth of a game to write about it honestly.
Mobile controls. Every game gets touch controls designed and tested for phones, not bolted on as an afterthought.

How We Write Guides

Every strategy guide on PlayZone is written after extensive hands-on testing. When I publish tips for a game like Sudoku or Number Sequence Memory, they come from actually playing it for hours and working out what reliably improves a score, rather than paraphrasing other sites. Because I also build the games, the advice reflects how each one is actually designed under the hood.

We do not copy content from other sites, use AI-generated text without revision, or publish articles based on secondary sources without verifying the claims ourselves. If a guide on PlayZone says "doing X will improve your score," it is because we have tested X and confirmed it works.

What We Do Not Publish

PlayZone has a clear editorial line on content we will not publish, regardless of SEO value:

Content copied from other sites. We write original content. Any content that is found to be substantially similar to another source will be rewritten or removed.
Games with gambling mechanics. Loot boxes, gacha systems, or any mechanic where real money is exchanged for randomised in-game rewards is disqualifying, regardless of how popular the game otherwise is.
Games with predatory monetization. Pay-to-win mechanics, energy systems that require payment to continue, or any mechanic designed to extract money from players in distress are disqualifying.
Content that is not family-friendly. Violence, sexual content, gambling, or hate speech in any form disqualifies a game or article from the site.
AI-generated content without human review. We use tools to assist writing, but every word published on PlayZone has been read and approved by a human editor.

Our Philosophy

The internet has enough gaming content that plays purely to search rankings. There are a thousand sites that republish the same ten-game list with slightly different wording, filled with affiliate links and sponsored placements that readers never see disclosed. We decided early that PlayZone would not be that kind of site.

Our philosophy is simple: we recommend things we have used, explain techniques we have tested, and tell the truth about games even when it is inconvenient. A game that is popular but poorly made will not appear on PlayZone simply because it would drive traffic. A game that is obscure but excellent will get a dedicated guide because it deserves one.

This approach means our traffic grows slowly, our content production is slower than sites that use AI generation, and we turn down sponsorship opportunities that would compromise editorial independence. We believe this is the right way to run a content site, and we believe the readers who stick with us appreciate the difference.

Contact the Editor

If you have feedback on our editorial choices, a game you think we should add, a guide you think is wrong, a correction that needs to be made, we want to hear from you. Email contact@sarkarishivam.com or reach me via the Contact page. I read every message and aim to respond to substantive editorial feedback within a few business days.

Disclosure

PlayZone is supported by advertising revenue from Google AdSense. We do not accept payment for game reviews, do not publish sponsored content, and do not have affiliate relationships with any game developer or distributor. The games we recommend are recommended because they are good, not because anyone paid us to say so.

The site is edited by Shivam Kumar, who plays a direct role in all content decisions. If at any point that changes, if we bring on additional editors, accept sponsored content, or change our editorial process, this page will be updated to reflect the new structure.