shellcade, the terminal arcade

Games

• Bytebreaker Smash a neon wall of bytes with a bouncing bit, a one-more-go brick breaker for your terminal. 1–6 players · arcade, breakout, action, retro
• Chess A two-player chess duel: pair up, beat the clock, mate the king. 2 players · chess, strategy, board
• Roulette Gather round one American double-zero wheel. Spread your chips and watch it spin. 1–6 players · roulette, casino, betting, american
• Salvo Lob shells over destructible hills, read the wind, and blast your rivals off the map. Turn-based tank artillery. 1–6 players · artillery, tanks, turn-based, strategy, destructible
• Blackjack Take a seat at a shared dealer table: bet, hit, stand, and chase your high score. 1–5 players · cards, casino
• Blackjack Challenge Face-up dealer, ties lose - but your blackjack never does, paying 2:1 up to 5:1. 1–5 players · cards, casino
• Boneyard Delve the week's shared dungeon and read the bones of everyone who died before you. 1–100 players · roguelike, persistent, multiplayer
• Floorfall Outlast rivals on crumbling stacked floors. Step off a tile and it falls away. 1–6 players · action, arcade, party, last-one-standing
• Pokies Pull the lever on your own slot machine and chase your high score. 1–32 players · slots, casual, social
• Putt ASCII mini-golf: 9 holes, everyone plays at once, lowest total wins. 1–6 players · sports, golf, casual, party
• Scratchies Duck into the newsagent, buy an instant scratch-it, and peel the latex off panel by panel. 26 tickets, nine games, one dream jackpot. 1–6 players · casino, luck, scratch-card, instant-win, solo
• Shell Racer Race opponents by typing a passage faster and more accurately. 1–5 players · typing, race
• Spaceterm Frantic co-op bridge duty: orders fly, timers drain, and the dial you need is on someone else's panel. Shout, hail, survive. 1–6 players · co-op, party, real-time, frantic, crew
• Tic-Tac-Toe (Rust) Classic noughts and crosses; first to three in a row wins. Solo or head-to-head. 2 players · board, two-player, classic
• Paperdrift Trim a paper glider through gaps and thermals. The furthest flight wins. 1–6 players · arcade, glider, race
• Neon Snake Grab glowing food, snatch shield and freeze power-ups, and outlast a rival snake across five modes. 1–2 players
• Voidrunners Fly, dodge floating craters, and blast rival pilots in a free-for-all arena. 1–6 players · action, shooter, pvp, arcade

How to play

In your terminal: run $ ssh shellcade.com on macOS, Linux, or Windows. No download and no account: you are dropped straight into the lobby.

In your browser: the live terminal at the top of this page is the same arcade. Pick a game above to jump straight in.

FAQ

What is shellcade?

shellcade is an arcade of multiplayer games you play in your terminal. Connect over SSH with no install, or play right here in your browser.

How do I play?

Run `ssh shellcade.com` in any terminal, or press a game below to play in your browser. No account or download is required to start.

Is it free?

Yes. shellcade is free to play over SSH or in the browser.

Can I make my own game?

Yes. Games are small WebAssembly modules built with the public shellcade kit and published to the catalog; live community games appear in the list automatically. Get started with the shellcade kit and browse the games repo.