I Built a Game Site with an iframe — Someone Hit a 210-Second World Record on It

I'm not a game developer. I'm a Web developer addicted to side projects, and one afternoon I had a thought: instead of spending months building a game from scratch, what if I did something faster to validate the idea first — curate great games and build a genuinely useful game portal around them?​ That's how taproad-game.com was born. The technical core is an iframe, but there's a lot built around it. This post is about the rabbit holes I fell into, the lessons I picked up, and why an "iframe site" can actually retain real users. Why Tap Road?​ Before deciding which game to build around, I did a round of keyword research. Tap Road is an HTML5 endless runner developed by AzGames.io — a glowing ball rolls down a neon-lit highway, and players tap or click to switch lanes, dodge obstacles, and collect gems. The numbers caught my eye immediately: 7 million+ plays, a 4.2/5 rating, and nearly 11,000 reviews. ​ This wasn't some obscure indie experiment — it was a market-validated product with