Spyro: Year of the Dragon — play online free
The third Spyro adventure from Insomniac Games sends the little purple dragon after 150 dragon eggs stolen by the Sorceress and her Rhynoc minions. You glide between floating platforms, charge through enemies, breathe fire and comb each world for gems and hidden eggs. What sets this entry apart is variety: many levels hand control to other characters, such as Sheila the kangaroo, Sgt. Byrd, Bentley the yeti and Agent 9, and mix in skateboarding, boxing and shooting minigames. The tone is light and funny, the controls are forgiving, and the steady stream of small goals makes it hard to stop after just one level.
Tips for playing Spyro: Year of the Dragon
- ▸Talk to every character and smash every vase; many eggs come from small side tasks, not just from reaching the end of a level.
- ▸Collect gems thoroughly. Moneybags charges for unlocking characters and paths, and having enough saves a lot of backtracking later.
- ▸Watch Sparx's color, which shows your health. Flame small critters to release butterflies and restore him before tougher sections.
How to play
Spyro: Year of the Dragon starts right in the player above — nothing to install. Use the keyboard, plug in a USB or Bluetooth gamepad (Xbox, PlayStation, 8BitDo…) and it's detected automatically, or use the on-screen controls on a phone or tablet. Press F5 to save your progress at any moment and F7 to load it; F1 opens the menu to remap buttons.
