Effective date: July 12, 2026 · Last updated: September 21, 2026
Welcome to Arcade Sandbox (the “Service”, “we”, “us”, or “our”), a platform where you describe a game in plain words, our AI builds a playable game, and you can publish it to a public arcade for others to play. Arcade Sandbox is available on the web at arcadesandbox.com and as an app for iPhone. By using either one you agree to these Terms of Service (the “Terms”). If you do not agree, do not use the Service.
You must be at least 13 years old to use the Service. If you are under the age of majority where you live, you may only use the Service with the involvement and consent of a parent or legal guardian, who agrees to be bound by these Terms. By using the Service you represent that you meet these requirements and that the information you give us is accurate.
You sign in with Google or with Apple. You are responsible for activity under your account and for keeping those credentials secure. We are not liable for loss arising from unauthorized use of your account.
You can delete your account at any time. In the iPhone app, open Settings › Delete my account. On the web, email us at support@arcadesandbox.com. Deleting is permanent and cannot be undone. What happens is described in Section 12.
We may suspend or close accounts that break these Terms.
Tokens are sold in one-time buckets at the prices shown at the point of purchase. Today those are Bucket of Tokens (🪙5,000), Big Bucket (🪙10,000), Giant Bucket (🪙25,000) and Mega Bucket (🪙60,000). Prices and amounts may change; the price shown when you buy is the price that applies.
On the web, payments are processed by Stripe. We do not receive or store your full card details, and your purchase is also subject to Stripe’s terms.
In the iPhone app, purchases are Apple in-app purchases. Your payment is a transaction with Apple, charged to your Apple Account, and governed by Apple’s terms as well as these. Refunds for in-app purchases are handled by Apple, not by us — request one through Apple’s Report a Problem page.
Tokens bought on either platform land in the same balance on the same account.
Arcade Pass is an optional monthly subscription sold in three tiers. Every tier lets you play any game in the arcade for free, with no unlocks. The prices and monthly token allowances shown at the point of purchase are what apply.
Creator perks (Pass+ and Pro only): publishing games as unlisted, share pages without promotional links, and keeping the full 🪙500 when a player unlocks one of your games instead of the standard 🪙375. These perks apply only while your subscription is active. Games you already published as unlisted stay unlisted.
Subscription tokens. Where a tier includes tokens, they are credited each billing period to a separate subscription balance, which is spent before any tokens you bought outright. Unused subscription tokens roll over while your subscription is active, up to the cap shown at purchase. Subscription tokens are removed when your subscription ends. Tokens you bought outright are not affected.
Free trial. The base Arcade Pass starts with a 1-week free trial for new subscribers. When the trial ends it turns into a paid subscription at the price shown, unless you cancel at least 24 hours before it ends. One trial per person. Arcade Pass+ and Arcade Pass Pro do not have a trial.
Auto-renewal. An Arcade Pass renews automatically each month at the price shown until you cancel. It does not stop on its own.
Cancelling. Cancel wherever you subscribed:
Cancelling stops future charges. Your benefits continue until the end of the period you have already paid for, and then stop. If a renewal payment fails we may pause your benefits until it succeeds, and if it is not resolved your subscription ends. Fees for a period that has already started are non-refundable except where required by law or by the store that sold the subscription.
Deleting your Arcade Sandbox account does not cancel a subscription bought through Apple. Cancel it with Apple first.
We may change the price, allowance, or perks of any tier with reasonable notice. Changes take effect from your next billing period.
Browsing the arcade is free. Your first play of any published game is free. After that, the game is locked until you unlock it for 🪙500, which unlocks that one game for you permanently. Unlocks are per game and are not refundable. Players with any Arcade Pass tier play everything free and never pay to unlock.
Games are generated by an AI model from the text prompts, change requests, and any images you provide. AI output is probabilistic: we do not guarantee that a game will be correct, complete, bug-free, fit for any particular purpose, or match what you had in mind. You are responsible for the prompts you submit and for reviewing any game before you publish it. Your prompts, images, and game content are sent to our AI provider (Anthropic) to operate the Service, as described in our Privacy Policy.
When a player unlocks your published game you are credited 🪙375 of the 🪙500 they spend, or the full 🪙500 if you hold Arcade Pass+ or Pro at that moment.
Earnings are tokens, and tokens only. They land in your token balance and can be spent inside Arcade Sandbox on building games, changing them, generating art, and unlocking other people’s games. There is no cash-out. Earned tokens cannot be converted into money, withdrawn, or transferred to another account, and we make no promise that any such feature will exist. We may change or discontinue earnings and the split with reasonable notice where practicable.
Games in the arcade are for everyone. You agree not to create, publish, or distribute content, or behave in ways, that:
Ordinary video-game action is fine. Monsters, lasers, swords, explosions, and spooky themes are all welcome.
How we enforce this. Game ideas, titles, and cover art are screened automatically before a game reaches the arcade. Every game carries a Report control, on the web and in the iPhone app, and reports are reviewed by a person. In the iPhone app every game also carries a Block control, which stops that creator’s games appearing for you and is reversible from Settings; to block a creator on the web, email us. We remove content that breaks these rules, and we suspend or close the accounts of people who do so repeatedly. A removed game cannot be republished.
The Service itself, including its software, design, branding, and content we create, is owned by us or our licensors and protected by law. If you believe content on the Service infringes your rights, contact us at support@arcadesandbox.com with enough detail to identify the content and your claim. We will review it and act appropriately, including removing infringing material and terminating repeat infringers.
Deleting your account is permanent. When you delete it:
The Service relies on third parties including Google and Apple (sign-in), Apple (in-app purchases), RevenueCat (validating in-app purchases), Stripe (web payments), Anthropic (AI generation and automated moderation), and Cloudflare (hosting). Your use of the Service may be subject to their terms, and we are not responsible for third-party services.
These terms apply to your use of the Arcade Sandbox iPhone app and are required by Apple:
THE SERVICE AND ALL CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT AI-GENERATED GAMES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, OR GOODWILL. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM RELATING TO THE SERVICE WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR (B) USD $50.
You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from claims, damages, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from your content, your use of the Service, or your violation of these Terms or of any law or third-party right.
You may stop using the Service at any time, and may delete your account as described in Section 12. We may suspend or terminate your access, with or without notice, if you break these Terms or if we discontinue the Service. Sections that by their nature should survive termination — including the content licence in Section 8, ownership, disclaimers, limitation of liability, and indemnification — will survive.
We may update these Terms from time to time. If we make material changes we will update the “Last updated” date and, where appropriate, give additional notice. Continuing to use the Service after changes take effect means you accept them.
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Connecticut, United States, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules, and you agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Connecticut. This does not take away any right you have under the law where you live that cannot be waived by agreement.
Questions about these Terms? Email support@arcadesandbox.com. For help with the Service, see Support.