Free games.
Post a score.
Get paid.
Sat Arcade is a collection of short, hard, replayable games with real money on the leaderboards. That's the whole idea.
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Play, free
Every game in the arcade is free and runs in this tab. No download or signup. Paid Arena entry is optional.
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Post a score
Finish a run and your score lands on that game's live board. Free standings and paid Arena results stay separate.
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Climb
Beat your own best, then chase the players above you. Normal play can earn sats; Arena and Events show their own prize rules.
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Get paid
Play rewards land in your balance as they are earned. Arena settles at midnight UTC; every Event shows its own payout date.
The Arena
The Arena is the arcade's paid daily competition. One dollar buys one ticket, and a ticket gives you one attempt on every ranked cabinet. Buy as many tickets as you like — only your best run on each cabinet counts. The board freezes and pays at midnight UTC.
- $5.00 is guaranteed every day, and each entry adds $0.50 more to the pot.
- Your first run on a cabinet counts, whatever it scores. Best run there takes 1,000 points, last takes 0, everyone else lands in between.
- Your best 8 cabinets make your Arena total. You never have to play everything to compete.
- It pays in sats, straight to your balance, with a note in your inbox. Playing outside the Arena still earns normal Play rewards, and Event bonuses keep their own clearly dated rules.
Questions
Do I need an account?
Not to play. You only connect an account when you want your scores to follow you between devices and to withdraw what you've earned.
What is a sat?
The smallest unit of Bitcoin. It's simply the unit your winnings are counted in — you can see the dollar value everywhere it's shown.
When do I actually get money?
Play rewards land as they are earned. Arena settles at midnight UTC. Event cards show their payout date, and records must stand three days before their bounty pays.
Do I have to be good to win in the Arena?
The top 100 of the day all get paid, and only your best eight cabinets count — so a couple of strong runs can pay even if the rest of your day is rough. Playing outside the Arena can still earn normal Play rewards.
Is it fair?
Scores are checked on our servers, not in your browser. Your Sats tab shows every reward and withdrawal in one ledger.