About
Made by a tiny studio.
TinyArcadia is an independent studio making small games for the browser. Each one starts as a rough prototype and only goes on the shelf once it’s still fun after the fifth minute.
At a glance
Games on the shelf: Glimmer Drop, Pocket Quarry.
Price to play: free. Optional Supporter packs: US$4.99 per game, US$6.99 for both games, and US$2.49 for every other game once you own one.
Run by Zehong Liu, an independent developer.
Contact: support@tinyarcadia.com
What we make
Short, replayable games that open in a second on a phone or a laptop: a number merge puzzle, an idle mining game, and more as they pass playtesting. Every game runs in the browser, with nothing to install and no account to create. Your progress stays on your device.
How we work
We design, build and publish every game ourselves. A game goes on the shelf when people keep playing it after the first few minutes, and then we keep tuning it based on how people actually play: which moves feel good, where runs end, which sounds get turned off.
Some of the artwork in Pocket Quarry (rocks, ores, picks and tools, the crew, chests, guardians and backgrounds) started as images made with an AI image tool and was then edited by hand. The image files keep the tool’s AI-generated marking in their metadata. The game design, code, sounds and the rest of the art are made by us.
How TinyArcadia is paid for
Each game is free and complete. If a game becomes your favourite, you can buy its Supporter pack: a one-time US$4.99 purchase that adds a few extras and funds the next game (US$2.49 for every other game once you own one). There are no subscriptions, no energy bars and no paid shortcuts. Packs are sold by Waffo.com Limited (Waffo Pancake), our merchant of record, which takes the payment and issues the receipt. See Supporter packs for the details.
Get in touch
Found a bug, have an idea, or need help with a purchase? Write to support@tinyarcadia.com. The contact page lists what to include so we can help quickly.