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24 alternatives to Polycade

A modern arcade cabinet

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Polycade launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Battlecade▲87

   A portable vintage gaming concept for two

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2AO
   An Open Retro RPG Game Maker in Python▲215

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3ES
   Eigengrau's Generator – A procedural city generator for tabletop gaming▲153

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Proton Pulse▲56

   3D Arcade Brick-Breaking Action from a whole new perspective

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Anagram▲84

   A modern take on a classic game.

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6SA
   Stdcore, a toy container library▲54

   2017 · nedbingham.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Flatcade▲6

   Arcade games with flat UI

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Gridland ▲87

   An adictive roleplaying stacking puzzle

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9WG
   WebGL Games▲83

   2015 · webgl.nu · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Timberman▲106

    Addictive retro arcade game - the new flappy bird?

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11TC
    The Choice – An online programming puzzle RPG▲95

    2013 · thechoice.amos.me · its alternatives →

12. 12AP
    Arcade – Play retro games streamed inside a browser▲26

    2015 · arcadeup.io · its alternatives →

13. 13VT
    Virtual tabletop gaming▲74

    2012 · roll20.net · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Code Arcade▲111

    An arcade game for programmers

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Tiny Arcade▲2

    A retro tiny playable game cabinet

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Inky Blocks▲95

    A colorful reimagining of Tetris

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Technobabylon▲86

    A cyberpunk point-and-click adventure with a mid-90s style

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18WI
    Wicked Invaders: A 1980s-arcade-style game using HTML5 Canvas/Web Audio▲9

    2022 · susam.net · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Marve▲73

    Modern take on a classic arcade cube hopper

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Cubeslam▲74

    3D rendered pong classic.

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Push Out▲67

    Arcade game

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Teeter▲57

    An endless arcade balancer

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23AA
    Astray, A WebGL maze game built with Three.js and Box2dWeb.▲41

    2012 · wwwtyro.github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Tempo Loop▲54

    Fast Paced Arcade Game

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →