01What we do
Arcadelly reviews arcade games for players and families in the UK. We write only about games we have played across many evenings, and every review says how long a run lasts, where the game stops cleanly, who can reach you online and what it costs.
02Why an arcade hall?
Arcades taught a generation how good a short, sharp game can feel, and how easy it is to keep going one more time. We kept the cabinets and the lights, and turned the rest around: free play with nothing to put in, a run sheet that ends the evening and a continue screen that counts you out, not in.
03Where the name comes from
Arcadelly is an arcade with a friendly ending: a place you visit, enjoy and leave on time. The joystick in our logo is our own drawing.
04Who writes the reviews
A small team of long-time players of rhythm, score-attack, platform and arcade sports games, together with parents who set up the family controls on every console, computer and phone we mention.
05How the site is paid for
Not by anyone in the games business. There are no adverts, affiliate links, sponsored reviews or products for sale. We host no games, run no accounts and take no payments.
06Conflicts of interest
If a reviewer has a personal or professional link to a game or studio, someone else writes the review and it says so. We accept no gifts, trips, early copies or in-game items in exchange for coverage.
07The artwork
Every picture of a game’s world is an original illustration made for Arcadelly in the spirit of that game’s own look: glowing wireframe for one, chunky pixel art for another, graffiti-bright cel shading for a third. None of it is official artwork, a screenshot or a real person.
08Why UK English?
British spelling, UK age labels and UK support services. No pop-ups, no autoplaying video or sound and no tracking of any kind.
09Corrections
Spotted a mistake? Tell us through hello@arcadelly.co.uk. Every report is checked, and corrections are made on the page itself.