RetroWorldArcade · 29 games
Free arcade games to play online
High-score chasers you can pick up in a second and put down in a minute. Every one runs in the browser tab you already have open — no download, no account, no Flash.
29 games · free · nothing to install · no account
Neon SnakeEat, grow, don't bite yourself.
Paddle WarsYou versus the machine. First to 7 wins.
Brick BlastSmash every brick. Catch the power-ups.
Flap BotOne button. Endless masts. How far can you flap?
Tunnel RunHold to rise, let go to sink. The cave never ends.
Paddle DuelTwo players, one keyboard or one screen. First to 7.
Tower StackDrop each floor in line. Anything hanging over gets sliced off.
Sky ClimbYou never stop bouncing. Only the steering is up to you.
Air HockeyYou take the left mallet. The machine gets faster every time you score.
Moon LanderFeather the thrust and touch down gently before the fuel runs out.
Mini PuttNine tricky holes. Drag back, aim and sink it in the fewest strokes.
Light TrailsLeave a trail, cut them off, don’t crash. Solo or with a friend.
Hoop ShotFlick it up and hear the swish. Sixty seconds on the clock.
Dune DashRace a little rover across the desert from afternoon into night.
Pin PalaceA 1970s fairground pinball table. Light the palace towers for multiball.
Lane BowlSet your line, your speed and your hook. Then listen for the pins.
Ball BarrageFire a growing stream of balls at a wall of numbers.
DartsStop two sweeping lines. That's where the dart goes.
Lantern MazeLight every lantern before the owls catch you.
Blob VolleyHead the ball over the net. First to 15.
Pond FishingCast, strike, play it in. Forty-eight fish to find.
Melody LanesTap four lanes in time and play the tune yourself.
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Penalty KickTake a kick, then keep goal. Five each, then sudden death.
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Cue TableEight-ball and nine-ball on a teal baize. Pull back, let go, and listen for the pocket.
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Claw CabinetThree free plays a day. An honest claw, and thirty-six figures to collect.
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NestlingHatch a little creature and look after it as it grows up.
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Bead ChuteA line of beads rolls for the chute. Match three and burst it.
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Coil FallTurn the tower and drop the ball through every gap.
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Ring RiseBounce up a tower of turning rings, one mark at a time.
Nothing here matches that.
What's in the arcade shelf
Arcade means one thing here: a short loop you want to run again. Snake, stackers, bouncers, a bat-and-ball table for two. Scores are kept in your own browser so the number you beat next time is genuinely yours.
Start with Neon Snake, Paddle Wars, Brick Blast, Flap Bot, Tunnel Run, Paddle Duel.
Do I need to download or install anything?
No. Every game on RetroWorld is drawn and sounded in code inside the page, so opening the game page is the whole install. There is no plugin, no app store, and nothing to update. If you like, add RetroWorld to your home screen: it opens like an app, and games you have already played keep working without a connection.
Do these work on a phone?
Yes. Every game has touch controls — a swipe, a tap, a drag or an on-screen pad, whichever suits it — and the screen fills the phone when you press Play. Games that need a wide view rotate; the rest stay upright.
Do I need an account, and are my scores saved?
There is no account and no sign-up. Your best score for each game is stored by your own browser on your own device, which also means it stays behind if you switch phone or clear your browser data.
Are these copies of games I already know?
No. Every game here was written for RetroWorld with its own name, its own art and its own synthesised sound. Some share a genre with games you have played — that is the point of a genre — but none of them use anyone else's characters, sprites, music or branding.
