Old-school arcade breaks for coding agents.

When Claude Code, Codex, or another agent is busy compiling, testing, or generating a diff, Arcade Skill opens a tiny nostalgic browser game: local URL, verified bundle, pixel platforms, one more run.

GitHub repo View manifest Project intro llms.txt
Arcade Skill running beside a Codex or Claude session

Geeky by design

Manifest fetch, sha256 verification, local cache, and a tiny Python launcher.

Nostalgic on purpose

Flash-era and feature-phone energy: short runs, harsh misses, instant retries.

Hot updated

New games, sponsor links, ads switches, and kill switches ship through JSON.

Down 100 Floors menu Down 100 Floors gameplay

Support the tiny arcade cabinet.

Arcade Skill follows the GTM rule: keep ranked play fair, keep the first game free, and monetize through respect instead of frustration.

Stripe support For people who like weird developer toys, hot-update manifests, and old web arcade energy. Support appears on the game-over screen. Support via Stripe
Stripe Pro, later Reserved for cosmetic perks, early game access, and supporter badges. No paid health, no paid revives, no leaderboard advantage. Only after usage signal
Web ads switch AdSense is for the web landing/play surface, not localhost skill sessions. The manifest already has an ads switch for later rollout. Inspect manifest