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🕹️ Arcade Proposal 001 · Working draft
Make the Arcade the place to play.
A friendly, always-growing home for browser games, where people can discover something fun in seconds, play with the community, and become creators themselves.
Easy to startOpen a game and play, without a long setup.
Built togetherMembers suggest, make, test, and improve games.
Reasons to returnFresh releases, friendly competitions, and events.
Harsh, walking you through the plan.
Arcade concept / The feeling
A little taste of the world we could build.
A retro arcade spirit with an E2 identity: playful, memorable, and made for people to discover, play, and create together.
Visual concept for the E2 Arcade, an idea for its personality and branding.
01 / The opportunity
Not just a shelf of games. A community habit.
A good Arcade should be fun for first-time visitors and rewarding for people who return. Games bring people in; events, creators, and community give them a reason to stay.
Play together
Weekly challenges, shared scoreboards, live play sessions, and friendly shout-outs.
Make your first game
Starter projects, simple publishing steps, and real people ready to test new creations.
02 / The experience
What the Arcade should feel like
Bright, quick, welcoming, and easy to understand. Visitors should quickly see what they can play, how to join others, and how to make something too.
Discover
- Featured game of the week
- Categories: arcade, racing, puzzle, multiplayer
- New releases and member-made games
- Controls and estimated play time
Come back
- Weekly high-score challenge
- A clear leaderboard that ranks players at the end of each 7-day round, with small rewards for the top players
- Live event or tournament calendar
- Member and creator spotlights
Build
- Beginner-friendly game starters
- A short remix, test, and publish guide
- Playtesting and feedback from E2 members
- Simple game submission checklist
Trust
- Reliable desktop and mobile play
- Visible controls and rules
- Clear reporting and moderation path
- No confusing prize rules or surprise costs
03 / The vision
I want the Arcade to feel like your favourite corner of the internet.
My vision is to turn The Arcade into more than a page where people click a game and leave. I want it to feel like a small, lively gaming world with its own personality: the kind of place you open when you have five minutes to spare, stay longer than you planned, discover something unexpected, and come back because there is always something new happening.
The vibe: playful, welcoming, a little competitive, and made by the community.
It should feel polished without feeling corporate, exciting without feeling overwhelming, and open to beginners as much as experienced builders. No clutter or complicated entry steps. You arrive, spot something interesting, press play, and you are in. The games should be the stars; the community should make the place feel alive.
“There’s something I want to try.”
I want the first screen to make choosing a game easy. Strong game cards, real screenshots, short descriptions, clear controls, and a featured pick should help visitors find fun quickly instead of scrolling through a confusing list.
“I wonder what’s new today.”
I’d love the Arcade to develop its own rhythm: a game of the week, friendly high-score challenges, fresh releases, and small community moments worth sharing. People should have a reason to return, but it should always feel like an invitation, not an obligation.
“I could make something for this.”
The Arcade shouldn’t only showcase games; it should help new ideas find players. I want members to feel comfortable sharing a rough prototype, testing someone else’s game, suggesting improvements, and getting credit for what they contribute. You don’t need to be an expert to be part of it.
What I want to make real in the next 10 days
I’d focus on a few visible improvements that make the Arcade better immediately, then use real feedback to decide what comes next.
Days 1 to 2
Get the basics right
Go through the current games and links, check that they work, identify the strongest games to feature, and note anything confusing or broken.
Days 3 to 4
Make discovery feel better
Improve the way games are presented with clearer names, descriptions, screenshots where available, and simple categories. Check the experience on both desktop and mobile.
Days 5 to 7
Give the community a reason to play
Run one easy-to-understand game challenge with clear rules and a deadline. Track scores on a simple leaderboard, then recognise the top players at the end of the 7-day round using the challenge-reward budget. Invite people to participate and make it simple to share.
Days 8 to 10
Listen, learn, and report back
Ask players what they enjoyed and what got in their way. Record participation, summarise what shipped, share what the results taught us, and recommend the next small improvements.
What success would feel like: a new visitor can find a game and start playing without friction; a returning player has something fresh to look forward to; and a creator feels that their work has a place here. In 10 days, I don’t expect to build everything. I want to create a stronger foundation, ship improvements people can actually see, and leave the Arcade with a clearer direction for what we should build next.
04 / A practical rollout
Build in small, visible steps
Start with a strong core, learn from real players, and add complexity only when it improves the experience.
Week 1
Make the basics excellent
Review existing games; fix broken links and confusing controls; organize the gallery; add descriptions and screenshots; test on mobile.
Week 1 to 2
Run one community challenge
Pick an easy game, publish rules and a deadline, invite members to play, and share the results.
Week 2
Open the creator path
Show members how to start from a template, change one thing, test it, and submit it. Feature one member-made game.
Ongoing
Keep shipping and learning
Publish small improvements, collect feedback, spotlight builders, and choose the next feature based on actual use.
05 / Getting people to use it
Make every launch shareable
1. One game, one post
Each release gets a screenshot or short clip, a direct play link, and one clear reason to try it.
2. Let members lead
Invite members to host challenges, suggest games, test builds, and share creations.
3. Create a ritual
A predictable weekly game night or high-score challenge gives people a reason to return and invite friends.
Growth rule: focus on real players returning and enjoying themselves, not empty page views or spammy promotion.
06 / A small, practical budget
Make a little go a long way
A proposed starter budget of US$3 (about ₱200). The goal is to create a small reason for people to participate, reward genuine effort, and keep spending clear.
$3 / ₱200
Keep the budget small, transparent, and focused on activities that help the Arcade grow.
Proposed allocation
Player rewards
Small airdrops or prizes for active participation
₱100
Challenge rewards
Reward a weekly challenge or helpful contribution
₱60
Reserve
Keep for a later opportunity or unexpected need
₱40
How I would manage it: share the rules before a reward, keep rewards small and fair, record every amount spent, and report what the activity achieved. I would not spend the reserve without a clear reason. Any spending would follow E2’s approval process.
07 / How we know it’s working
Measure what matters
Player signals
- How many people start a game?
- Which games get replayed?
- How many join the weekly challenge?
- Where do players get stuck?
Creator signals
- How many members submit games?
- How long does publishing take?
- How many games work well on mobile?
- Are creators getting useful feedback?
Collect a baseline before setting targets. Do not invent numbers before measuring them.
08 / The E2 spirit
Keep it fun. Keep it kind.
Make it easy to play, rewarding to build, and welcoming to beginners. Celebrate effort as well as high scores. Give creators credit. Keep rules transparent and the first step free and approachable. Let the community help decide what gets built next.
09 / Decisions to make together
What I’d like feedback on
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Which existing games should be featured first?
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Should the first recurring event be a weekly high-score challenge or a live tournament?
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What is the simplest submission process the community can support?
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Which two or three measurements can we track without extra work?
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⛴️ Version 001, not a final plan.
Update it over the next one to two weeks with feedback, experiments, results, and next decisions. A living draft: suggestions here are proposals, not claims that features already exist.
See the original draft ↗