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PulseGate's liveness check found it on 11 Sep 2026; it is registered on GitHub and has been in the index since 11 Sep 2026. How this is checked

Arcade is a pure-TypeScript 3D game engine for games rendered as ASCII in the terminal. It provides a CLI-based environment that supports both human play and AI agent interaction without requiring a GPU.

Inferred · not functionally tested

MITCLI
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Visit ascii-arcade.dev
15stars
1fork
6features
2026since

Overview

6 features

Purpose: Building and running interactive 3D games in a terminal without GPU-dependent graphics.

Inferred · not functionally tested

Audience: game developers and AI agent developers

Inferred · not functionally tested

Functions: Unknown

Interfaces: API: unknown · MCP: unknown · CLI: indicated (inferred, not tested) · Self-hosting: unknown

Recorded constraints: pricing: unknown · license: MIT · platforms: CLI · deployment: cli

Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.

Record sources: ascii-arcade.dev · github.com. These links do not verify the individual claims.

arcade is a Game engines & frameworks project. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on building and running interactive 3D games in a terminal without GPU-dependent graphics. Inferred · not functionally tested: arcade is an open-source project aimed at game developers and AI agent developers. Basis unknown · not verified: arcade is available on the command line.

arcade first shipped in 2026. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 15 stars and 430 commits in the last 90 days. Inferred · not functionally tested: Key capabilities include 3D game engine, ASCII rendering, and terminal gameplay.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested

  • 3D game engine
  • ASCII rendering
  • Terminal gameplay
  • Agent environments
  • TypeScript support
  • GPU-free rendering

Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested

Tags
terminal-gamestypescript-engineascii-graphicsagent-environments

JSON profile · Text profile · Access guide

Built with & integrations

Framework
Next.js
Hosting
Vercel
Written with
Claude Code
Runs on
CLI
Written with — evidence
Claude Code
commit d228d5bd5d6b · since Sep 2026
Detected from
Next.js
x-nextjs-prerender header · /_next/static/ in the HTML · __next_f in the HTML
Vercel
x-vercel-id header · x-vercel-cache header

Trust & compliance

License
MIT
Public signals
HTTPSGitHub · ★ 15Active maintenance

Indexing history

1

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

  1. Indexed11 Sep · 10:47 UTC
    ASCII arcade: 3D engine for the terminal seen via Hacker News firehose (Algolia)
    Source: Hacker News firehose (Algolia) · Open

Frequently asked questions about arcade

What is arcade?
Inferred · not functionally tested: Arcade focuses on building and running interactive 3D games in a terminal without GPU-dependent graphics. It is catalogued under Game engines & frameworks on PulseGate.
Who should use arcade?
Inferred · not functionally tested: arcade is an open-source project built for game developers and AI agent developers.
What platforms does arcade run on?
Basis unknown · not verified: arcade runs on the command line.
Is arcade still maintained?
PulseGate's liveness check found it on 11 Sep 2026. Its GitHub repository shows 430 commits in the last 90 days.
What are alternatives to arcade?
Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Arcade, terminal-arcade, and arcade-games.Arcadeterminal-arcadearcade-games
How long has arcade been around?
arcade first shipped in 2026.
Is arcade open source?
Basis unknown · not verified: arcade has a public GitHub repository.

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