Leisure Games

17 Free Arcade Games

Arcade games are about hand–eye coordination: dodge, shoot and chase in rounds that last from seconds to a few minutes. Here are 17 original arcade games — snake, brick breaker, space shooters, maze chasing, tank battles, moon landing and more — that speed up as your score climbs.

All free, no download or sign-up — open them in any phone or desktop browser. Best scores are stored only in your own browser.

Snake
Classic arcade
Brick Bounce
Brick breaker
Star Guard
Space shooter
Meteor Rain
Survival dodge
Pong Duel
Versus arcade
Alien Fleet
Fixed shooter
Rock Drift
Space shooter
Road Hop
Crossing
Maze Muncher
Maze chase
Bug Patrol
Shooter
Sky Shield
Missile defense
Tank Maze
Tank battle
Cave Flyer
Hold to fly
Moon Lander
Physics control
Light Trails
Trap battle
Bullet Storm
Bullet dodge
Fruit Catch
Catch & dodge

How each game plays

Snake · Classic arcade
Eat fruit, grow longer, go faster. Don’t hit the wall — or yourself! Controls: Desktop: arrow keys or WASD. Mobile: swipe on the board. Press P to pause.
Brick Bounce · Brick breaker
Move the paddle, keep the ball alive and smash every colorful brick. Controls: Desktop: mouse or arrow keys to move, Space to launch. Mobile: drag left/right, release to launch.
Star Guard · Space shooter
Your ship fires on its own — you just dodge the bullets and take down wave after wave. Controls: Desktop: arrow keys or WASD. Mobile: hold and drag (the ship sits above your finger).
Meteor Rain · Survival dodge
Fly a tiny saucer through an ever-thicker meteor shower and grab stars along the way. Controls: Desktop: arrow keys or WASD. Mobile: hold and drag anywhere (relative movement keeps your finger off the saucer).
Pong Duel · Versus arcade
Rally against the computer — angle your shots so it can’t reach them. Controls: Move the paddle with mouse or finger; or use ← → / A D.
Alien Fleet · Fixed shooter
Rows of aliens march down — move, fire and don’t let them land. Controls: Desktop: ← → to move, Space to fire. Mobile: tap to move and fire there.
Rock Drift · Space shooter
Rotate, thrust and fire in zero-g, blasting drifting rocks into rubble. Controls: Desktop: ← → rotate, ↑ thrust, Space fire. Mobile: hold the screen — the ship turns toward your finger, thrusts and fires.
Road Hop · Crossing
Hop a duckling across busy roads and rivers — how far can you go? Controls: Desktop: arrow keys or WASD to hop. Mobile: tap to hop forward, swipe to hop sideways or back.
Maze Muncher · Maze chase
Munch every dot in the maze while dodging the monsters — then turn the tables with a power pellet. Controls: Desktop: arrow keys or WASD. Mobile: swipe to set your next turn.
Bug Patrol · Shooter
A segmented bug snakes down through the mushrooms — shoot it apart and hold your ground. Controls: Desktop: arrow keys to move, Space to fire. Mobile: hold and drag — you fire automatically.
Sky Shield · Missile defense
Missiles rain down — tap the sky to launch interceptors and protect six cities. Controls: Click or tap a point in the sky; the nearest launcher fires an interceptor that explodes there.
Tank Maze · Tank battle
Roll through a brick maze, destroy wave after wave of enemy tanks and guard your flag. Controls: Desktop: arrow keys / WASD to drive, Space to fire. Mobile: hold the screen — your tank drives toward your finger and fires.
Cave Flyer · Hold to fly
Hold to climb, release to dive — steer a tiny airship through a narrowing, winding cave. Controls: Hold the screen, Space or Up to climb; release to descend.
Moon Lander · Physics control
Manage thrust and attitude to set the lander gently on the green pad before fuel runs out. Controls: Desktop: ↑ / Space to thrust, ← → to tilt. Mobile: hold to thrust; hold on the left or right third to tilt that way.
Light Trails · Trap battle
Your light bike leaves a wall behind it — box in the computer and don’t crash yourself. Controls: Desktop: arrow keys or WASD to turn. Mobile: swipe to turn.
Bullet Storm · Bullet dodge
The turret keeps changing its bullet patterns — your hitbox is a tiny white dot. Squeeze through! Controls: Desktop: arrow keys / WASD; hold Shift for precise slow movement. Mobile: hold anywhere and drag (relative).
Fruit Catch · Catch & dodge
Fruit falls from the sky — catch it all in your basket, but never catch a bomb. Controls: Move the basket with mouse or finger; or use ← → / A D.

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