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Overview
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Retro Arcade
10 polished classic games. Custom high-definition avatars. One codebase. Works at 30,000 feet.
A cross-platform mobile game suite for iPhone (iOS) and Android, built with React Native + Expo. Fully offline, no accounts, no ads — just timeless casual games rebuilt with smooth animation, clean design, and a personal stats system.
The Games
All ten titles are fully playable, featuring unique win animations, persistent state, and tailored difficulty settings.
| Game | Type | Key Details |
|---|---|---|
| Klondike Solitaire | Card | Draw-1 and draw-3 modes. |
| FreeCell | Card | All 32,000 solvable deals. |
| Blocker | Puzzle | Drop and stack falling pieces. Clear lines to survive. |
| Snake | Arcade | 3 speed modes. Swipe or D-pad controls. |
| Minesweeper | Puzzle | Easy / medium / hard grids. Safe first tap. |
| 2048 | Puzzle | Standard 4×4. Persistent best scores. |
| Sudoku | Puzzle | 4 difficulty tiers. Note mode included. |
| Missile Command | Arcade | Defend your cities from waves of incoming missiles. |
| Gyaraga | Arcade | Space-shooter gauntlet. Earn extra lives every few waves. |
| Breakout | Arcade | Ball-and-paddle action with powerups and poison pills. |
Key Features
🎭 High-Definition Avatars & Outfits
The character system features high-fidelity 448 x 768 pixel avatars designed to look sharp on modern mobile displays.
- Custom Outfits: Users can choose from a variety of outfits to personalize their player profile.
- Profile Integration: Your active avatar appears in the home screen header, stats dashboard, and win screen celebration.
🎮 Consistent In-Game Experience
Every title follows the same familiar layout so you can jump between games without re-learning the controls.
- Standardized UI: Every game shares the same layout — title bar, Home/Pause buttons, and a drop-down Menu. Score, lives, and level appear uniformly on the row beneath the title.
- Hype Notifications: Your avatar pops up with motivational callouts at key moments mid-game.
- Win & Milestone Celebrations: Personal bests and first-time wins surface a victory bubble from your active avatar.
📊 Precision Stat Tracking
A fully offline record book that tracks your progress with granular detail.
- Score Segregation: Performance is tracked individually by avatar and outfit, allowing you to see which “look” brings you the most luck.
- Shared Stats: Total games played, win rate, and all-time streaks across all profiles.
- Per-Game Data: Specific metrics like “Fewest Moves” in Solitaire or “Highest Tile” in 2048.
✈️ True Offline-First UX
Designed to pass the “airplane mode test.”
- Zero Loading: All assets are bundled at build time for instant access.
- Instant Resume: Game state is written to MMKV on every move. If you take a call or force-quit, you’ll be exactly where you left off.
- Privacy by Design: Your data stays on your device—no accounts or third-party cloud dependencies.
⚙️ New in 2.0
A curated set of quality-of-life improvements shipped with the 2.0 release.
- Onboarding Tutorial: A step-by-step first-launch walkthrough highlights the lobby, avatar picker, and stats dashboard. Replayable any time from Settings.
- In-App FAQ: Browse rules and tips for every game without leaving the app — accessible from the Settings screen.
- Rate This App: A non-intrusive native review prompt appears after hitting a personal best. Also available as a one-tap row in Settings.
Technical Stack
This project serves as a showcase for high-performance React Native development.
- Framework: React Native + Expo (Single TypeScript codebase).
- Animations: Reanimated 3 (UI-thread execution for 60fps gameplay).
- Graphics: React Native Skia (GPU-accelerated canvas loop for Snake).
- Storage: MMKV (High-speed storage for millisecond-perfect state saving).
- Theming: Dark mode inherits automatically from the System OS.
🚀 Roadmap: Coming Soon
P2P Leaderboard (via Gun.js)
We are currently developing a decentralized, serverless leaderboard.
- No Central Server: Uses Gun.js to sync scores between devices via P2P.
- Self-Hosted Relays: Users will be able to host their own lightweight Node.js relay to sync with friends.
- Privacy-First: No SaaS, no Firebase, and no third-party tracking.
Built for the love of the arcade. Designed for people. Works anywhere.