Back to the arcadePOCKETARCADE / FIELD NOTES

About PocketArcade

PocketArcade is a small, honest arcade: original browser games that load in seconds, respect your attention, and never ask for an account.

Most game portals are 90% ads around 10% game. PocketArcade inverts that: eight games we built ourselves, plus three legendary open-source classics (2048, Hextris, Clumsy Bird) hosted with the original engine under their own licenses — each page loads instantly and plays immediately.

Every game page carries a real how-to-play guide, strategy tips, and an FAQ — because "figure it out" is not documentation. High scores and best times live in your own browser via local storage; there are no accounts because there's nothing to sign into.

We make games for the moments between things: the five minutes on the train, the pause between tasks. Load fast, play hard, close the tab feeling better than you opened it.

A little care in every detail

  • Scores and progress are saved on your device.
  • Keyboard controls and touch-friendly layouts keep games easy to pick up.
  • Open-source engines are credited, with their source and licenses available on our credits page.

Have feedback? We’d love to hear it.