The arcade.fun manifesto / 001

The players
build the arcade.

What if the next internet was built by the people inside it?

And the people who made it, improved it and helped it spread could share in its upside?

Welcome to the multidimensional arcade

A ten-second obsession. A world you live in for years. A strange idea that only you could have imagined.

The next great experience can come from anyone: a game, a creative instrument, a conversation arena, a simulation or a world we do not have a name for yet. We’re building a home where people can enter it, make it better, help it travel and create something of their own.

Six beliefs. An infinite number of worlds.

Our rules of play.

01 / BUILD

The players are the builders.

Describe an entire experience. Build alongside AI. Write every line yourself. All three paths belong here. The tools should help you get from an idea to a living experience, then keep expanding it.

02 / FEEL

Make it worth coming back.

Great controls. An unmistakable style. Surprising systems. Depth that rewards curiosity. We want phenomenal experiences, from tiny arcade challenges to creative tools, social spaces and massive, evolving worlds. The first minute should make you want the next.

03 / EVOLVE

A launch is a beginning.

Players find the magic, the rough edges and the idea you missed. Playtesting and feedback should feed the next version. Give creators the tools to keep updating their experience, and contributors a way to be recognized.

04 / PARTICIPATE

Help it grow.
Share in the upside.

An experience’s community creates real value: making it, improving it, sharing a great run, bringing a friend. Our ambition is for that value to flow back to the people who help an experience thrive, with clear ways to participate and clear rules for rewards.

05 / INVITE

Keep the door open.

A link should be enough to discover your next favorite experience. Build for phones and desktops wherever possible. Keep free play welcoming, controls readable and permission choices clear. Let curiosity lead the way.

06 / IMAGINE

Every experience gets its own world.

Wild art. New genres. Impossible combinations. The arcade supplies the tools and the meeting place; creators bring the personality. The library should feel like a universe of discoveries, with room for ideas we haven’t seen yet.

The idea behind the coin

An experience can have
a community economy.

Every public experience listing includes its own coin. We see that as a foundation for people to participate in the worlds they believe in, and for creators to build lasting communities around their work.

Today

Creators can earn trading fees. Players can submit ideas, and adopted feedback may earn discretionary rewards. Creator Studio supports building, playtesting and updates.

The direction

Better ways to recognize meaningful contributions and help the people who improve and spread an experience share in its success. These systems need transparent rules and protection against gaming them.

A coin is not equity or a promise of profit. Playing or sharing does not automatically earn tokens or fees; each reward needs its own published terms.

Your imagination is the next expansion.

One more player.
One more possibility.

Play something you love. Tell someone how to make it better.
Build the experience you wish existed.

Start creatingYour next world starts here Explore the arcade

Arcade spirit. Free manual building. Optional AI credits in Studio.