About Spectrum Arcade
An independent home for ZX Spectrum gaming: new games, a browser emulator and honest guides.
What Spectrum Arcade is
Spectrum Arcade is a place to play ZX Spectrum games, new and old. Our arcade has seven original games written for the 48K and 128K Spectrum, running in a real Spectrum emulator in your browser. You can load your own tapes into the same emulator, and our guides explain the machine, its history and how to play today.
Who runs it
Spectrum Arcade is run by Steve Dyke, trading as Website Studio UK. Steve designed the arcade's games, which were written in Z80 assembly language and tested on emulated 48K and 128K machines through the original Sinclair ROMs.
Our games
Every game in the arcade is original. They were written from scratch in 2026; none of them reuses code, graphics, names or levels from commercial games. Some pay tribute to classic styles, such as the flip-screen castle adventure or the bat-and-ball game, and we say so on their pages.
Your files stay yours
When you load your own tape or snapshot, it's read by the emulator inside your browser and never uploaded to us. High scores and save slots are kept in your browser too. See our privacy page for details.
How we're funded
The games are free. Some links on the site, mostly in the shop, are affiliate links: if you buy through them we may earn a small commission, at no extra cost to you. It never decides what we recommend. Read our affiliate disclosure.
Not affiliated with Sinclair
Spectrum Arcade is an independent fan site. We're not connected with Sinclair Research, Amstrad, Sky, Retro Games Ltd or SpecNext Ltd. ZX Spectrum and Sinclair are trademarks of their owners. The Sinclair ROMs included with Speccy are used under Amstrad's permission for emulators.
Get in touch
Found a bug, have an idea, or written a Spectrum game you'd like us to feature? Contact us.