ASCII Arcade — free browser games rendered in text
7tiny browser games rendered entirely in ASCII characters. Snake, pong, breakout, invaders, memory, flappy & ore-merge — all free, no account required. Keyboard or touch, runs entirely in your browser.
snake
play ›████████ █ █ *
Eat food, grow, don't bite yourself.
pong
play ›║ ║ ║ ● ║ ║ ║
First to 11. Beat the CPU.
breakout
play › [==][==][==]
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Bounce the ball, clear the wall.
invaders
play › W M W
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Defend the line, wave after wave.
memory
play ›[?][?][?][?] [?][A][?][?] [?][?][A][?]
Match the pairs, then match faster.
flappy
play › █
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Tap to flap, slip through the gaps.
ore-merge
play ›[ 2][ 2][ 4] [ 4][ 8][16] [16][32][64]
Slide equal ores, double their value.
About the ASCII Arcade
Every game here renders its world from monospace text characters (Phaser.js + JetBrains Mono) with the same retro phosphor-glow look as the main asciify.art ASCII generator. No assets to download, no third-party trackers in the gameplay loop — just text, keyboard / touch, and your browser.
Each game has its own page with how-to-play instructions, controls, scoring rules, and FAQs. Best scores are stored in your browser via localStorage.