STEPHENS ARCADE

Twelve free games. One family. Zero quarters.

Stephens Arcade is an 8-bit family game system that lives in a web page: every game here was designed and playtested by a dad and his two sons, built with Claude, and ships only when it runs at a smooth 60fps on the Raspberry Pi arcade cabinet in their living room. Play any of them free, right in your browser — gamepad, keyboard or touch.

THE GAMES

PHASER WARS

Head-to-head laser combat for two.

METEOR BLASTER

Classic rock-blasting arcade action.

BLOCK QUARRY

Dig deep. Think deeper.

GHOST PATROL

Lights on. Ghosts out.

NINTH INNING

Bottom of the ninth, every inning.

SCREAM ROCKET

Hold on. Scream later.

HISS & RUN

The snake crosses the road. Everything else is traffic.

NYAN CAT RACING

Rainbow trails and photo finishes.

CANDY BATTLE

Match sweet. Fight sweeter.

ISLAND FORGE

From one campfire to nine planets.

BRO FORCE

Two bros. Six levels. All the explosions.

SHATTERED SUN

The last honest light. A full RPG campaign for two.

FAQ

Are the games really free?: Completely. No ads, no accounts, no install — they are the family's own games, shared.
What do I need to play?: Any modern browser. Most games support gamepad, keyboard and touch; several are two-player on one screen.
Who is behind this?: Stephens Arcade is a Q5Labs project by John Stephens and his two sons. The games are born as family design sessions, built with Claude, and playtested hard by a seven-year-old.