Published by RatataLabs - Updated May 18, 2026
RatataLabs 2026: browser-first games and web tools led by Plokk.
RatataLabs is an independent studio building browser-first games and practical web tools. Our featured game, Plokk, is a free strategic block puzzle with daily challenges and player guides - and you can play the full game right here on this page, no download required.
Featured game: Plokk
Plokk is a strategic browser block puzzle about placing shapes, clearing rows and columns, protecting board space, and returning for the shared daily challenge.
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Drag blocks onto the board, clear full rows and columns, and chain clears for combo multipliers. The full game runs in the frame below - scores, levels, and leaderboards work exactly like the standalone app. New here? The how-to-play guide covers the rules in a minute.
What is RatataLabs?
RatataLabs is a compact software studio focused on web products that feel immediate: open a URL, understand the promise, and do something useful within seconds. The work ranges from games to personal productivity tools, but the standard is consistent. Each product should have a clear job, fast loading, readable design, and enough craft that it feels like an owned product rather than a parked domain.
The lab format keeps the work honest. Instead of turning every idea into a giant platform, RatataLabs ships focused apps that can stand on their own. A puzzle game can care deeply about scoring, fairness, and daily replay value. A tax tool can care about privacy and correct exports. A fitness helper can care about making a training plan easier to start. Those products do not need the same interface, but they do need the same respect for the user's time.
Every app is built to do one job well and to be useful on the first visit. None of them ask you to sign up before you can see whether they help: Plokk is playable instantly above, and the tools run in the browser with a fast start and privacy-first defaults. The aim is small software that is genuinely good - fewer empty states, clearer onboarding, and guides that answer the questions people actually have.
What is Plokk?
Plokk is the current flagship RatataLabs game: a strategic block puzzle built for quick sessions, fair daily competition, and satisfying long-term improvement.
At first glance, Plokk is familiar: you place block shapes onto a grid and clear full rows or columns. The depth comes from the space between obvious moves. A placement that scores immediately can still be bad if it creates awkward holes, blocks future pieces, or burns a flexible shape too early. A quiet move that clears nothing can be excellent if it preserves open lanes and prepares the board for a larger combo. That tension is what makes a simple block puzzle worth replaying.
The daily challenge is the cleanest way to experience that tension. Everyone receives the same seeded puzzle, so the comparison is not about who got luckier pieces. It is about who read the board better, managed risk, and stayed patient when a tempting clear appeared. The daily format also gives returning players a reason to build skill gradually. You can play one board, compare your result, read the strategy guide, and come back tomorrow with a sharper plan.
Plokk is intentionally browser-first. There is no heavy client to install before the first game, and you can start playing in the frame above. The supporting pages on RatataLabs are there for players who want more than a start button. The how-to-play guide explains the rules and scoring in plain language. The strategy page focuses on board control, shape timing, combo setup, and the common mistakes that end good runs early. The daily challenge page points straight at the shared puzzle of the day.
How does the Plokk daily challenge work?
The daily challenge gives players the same seeded puzzle for a shared comparison. That makes the result about decisions instead of random luck. Players can try one board, compare the score, read the strategy guide, and come back the next day with a sharper plan.
How much does Plokk cost?
Plokk is free. You can play it right here on this page or open the full game in its own tab. Supporting pages on RatataLabs explain the rules, strategy, and daily challenge without requiring a download before the first session.
Do I need to install anything to play?
No. Plokk runs in your browser, including the embedded game above. If you want a home-screen icon you can install it as a progressive web app or get it on the Microsoft Store, but nothing needs to be installed to start playing.
Player resources
Where should Plokk players start?
Pick the next guide based on what you need right now. New players should learn the rules first, returning players can sharpen strategy, and daily players can jump straight into the shared challenge.
How to play
Learn the rules, scoring basics, first placements, and the habits that keep a new board easy to read.
Open how to playStrategy guide
Use board-control patterns, shape timing, and combo discipline to avoid the mistakes that end strong games early.
Open strategy guideDaily challenge
Open the shared daily puzzle, compare decisions against the same seed, and come back with one sharper plan tomorrow.
Open daily challengeFrequently asked questions
What is RatataLabs?
RatataLabs is an independent software lab building browser-first games and practical web tools, including Plokk, a strategic block puzzle with daily challenges and player guides.
What is Plokk?
Plokk is a browser-based block puzzle where players place shapes, clear rows and columns, manage board space, and compete through shared daily challenges.
How much does Plokk cost?
Plokk is free to start in the browser. Players can open the game at plokk.ratatalabs.com without installing a heavy desktop client.
How does the Plokk daily challenge work?
The daily challenge gives players the same seeded puzzle for a shared comparison, so results depend on board reading, risk management, and placement quality.
Who builds RatataLabs apps?
RatataLabs is built and maintained by Janez M., an independent developer based in Slovenia who designs, builds, and supports every app end to end. The same person who writes the code also writes the guides and answers support email, so the details on the site come from first-hand work.
How can visitors contact RatataLabs?
Visitors can use the Contact page or email [email protected] for Plokk feedback, product support, privacy requests, and partnership questions.
Built and maintained by an independent studio
RatataLabs is a small independent studio. The same person who builds each app also writes its guides, answers support email, and keeps it running, so the information here comes from first-hand work rather than secondhand summaries. When a product changes, the guides and policies change with it.
If something is unclear or broken, the contact and policy links are easy to find - here, in the footer, and on every app page. Questions, bug reports, and feedback all go to a real inbox that the maintainer reads.