Guides & How It Works
Everything about how this arcade works, written by the people who run it — no fine print, no guesswork.
The arcade itself is simple: open it, pick a game, play. But regular players ask about the layer underneath all the time. How do points actually add up? What does the Daily Return Bonus pay on a five-day streak? How does inviting a friend turn into points for both of you? Which original game should a first-timer start with? And when a game loads its buttons but the world never shows up, whose fault is that — your phone, or the game file?
These three guides answer with the real numbers and the real process: every reward exactly as the system pays it, all five originals walked through one by one, and the testing process behind every listing. Start with whichever question brought you here.
Start here
⭐ Points, Rewards & Referrals
Daily Return Bonus, streaks, missions, levels — and the full referral numbers, from the +50 welcome to the Full Mix +200.
🎮 NOFUNNY Originals
How to play the five games built in-house — Stoop City, Bronx Ollie, Bodega Catch, Block Life and Snack Slice — with honest tips for each.
🛡︎ Safe, Tested Games
How every game is solo-tested on a real phone before listing, the public Game Status board, and how to report a broken game.
The five originals
Stoop City
Top-down block life sim. Work, drive, buy the Corner Store and stack $500 to run the block.
Bronx Ollie
One-button endless skate runner. Ollie the hydrants, chase the high score.
Bodega Catch
Fast falling-snack catcher. Catch the good stuff, dodge the trash bags.
Block Life
Mini life sim. Work shifts, eat, upgrade your gear and level up the neighborhood.
Snack Slice
Swipe-and-slice arcade. Chain combos — and never slice the bomb.
The Full Arcade
100+ free games, no downloads. Open the arcade and play anything, free.
The short answers
Daily Return Bonus. The first game you play each new day pays 10 points, plus 5 more for every day of your current streak, up to 50 points. Come back tomorrow and the streak grows; miss a day and it starts over.
Playing pays. A free account earns points for launching games and for time spent playing, and points climb you through four tiers — Rookie, Regular, Pro and Legend. Daily missions add more on top.
Inviting pays both sides. A friend who joins with your invite link and plays a first game gets a +50 point welcome bonus. You get +25 when they play that first game and +25 more when they come back and play on another day. Milestones pay extra as your crew grows: +100 at 3 friends, +250 at 5, +500 at 10, +1,500 at 25, +3,000 at 50 and +7,500 at 100. The Full Mix is the big one: when a friend you invited plays on 3 different days and opens the survey wall, you both get +200.
Points are points. They run your level, your streak and your spot on the leaderboard. They have no cash value, and paying never moves anyone ahead — that is a house rule, not a slogan.
Which guide do you need?
Chasing points? The Points, Rewards & Referrals guide is the full ledger: exactly what the Daily Return Bonus pays on every streak length, how daily missions stack, what each level takes, and every referral number from the +50 welcome to the Full Mix +200 — the same numbers the system actually pays, no rounding and no fine print.
New to our own games? The NOFUNNY Originals guide walks through all five games we built in-house, one by one, with controls and honest tips. Short on time? Bronx Ollie is one button and instant. Want a longer session to sink into? Stoop City is the block life sim — work jobs, drive, buy the Corner Store and stack $500. Bodega Catch, Block Life and Snack Slice sit in between: fast hands, steady hustle and quick slices.
Wondering if a game is safe, or found one that misbehaves? The Safe, Tested Games guide explains the process behind every listing: each game is played solo on a real phone before it earns a spot, confirmed problems go on the public Game Status — Known Issues board for everyone to see, and a game only moves to “fixed” after a real re-test. It also covers how to report a broken game so it lands in front of a human.
Quick questions
Do I need an account to play?
No. Every game on the arcade is open to guests — tap a card and play. A free account is only needed to bank points, build streaks, save favorites to your profile and earn referral credit.
Why didn’t my points move?
Points land on accounts. If you played as a guest, the plays counted for fun but banked nothing — sign in first, then play, and the Daily Return Bonus, session points and referral rewards land on your account. The full breakdown is in the points guide.
A game loads its buttons but the world never shows up. What now?
That is a known failure pattern on some phones, and it is the game file, not you. Check the Game Status — Known Issues board in the menu to see if it is already listed, and report it through the Support panel with the game name — confirmed issues get posted publicly and fixed or swapped. The Safe, Tested Games guide explains the whole process.
How do I put the arcade on my home screen?
On iPhone or iPad, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen. On Android or desktop, tap Install when your browser offers it, or use the Add to Home Screen item in the site menu. No app store, no download — it just gives the arcade its own icon.
New to the place? The About the Arcade page tells the whole story — who runs it, how games get here, and the rules we hold ourselves to.