Arcade95: Retro Windows Games

A whole Windows 95 desktop in your pocket — real Solitaire, Pinball and Minesweeper, plus Paint, Winamp and Netscape. Seven eras, and the yeti's waiting.

Boot a faithful Windows-style desktop on iPhone and iPad. Arcade95 is not an emulator or a game launcher; it is a native rebuilt desktop with games, apps, files, eras, screensavers, and real window chrome.

Tap Start. Drag a window. Open My Computer. Save a note. Switch eras. Then jump into the classic games and tools that made the old PC feel alive.

WHAT'S INSIDE

Games

• Minesweeper, Klondike Solitaire, Spider Solitaire, FreeCell, and Hearts
• Blackjack and Poker, including Jacks or Better and heads-up Texas Hold'em
• Reversi, Gomoku, Janggi (Korean chess), Baduk (Go), and Chess
• JezzBall and SkiFree
• 3D Pinball Space Cadet, powered by a native Space Cadet engine port

Apps

• Calculator, Paint, and Notepad
• Winamp for MP3s from Files, with lock-screen Now Playing
• Media Player and Sound Recorder
• Disk Defragmenter
• Sticky Notes, including a home-screen widget
• Netscape, with dial-up sound, bookmarks, history, browsing, and downloads

Desktop

• Start menu, taskbar, clock, tray, desktop icons, folders, My Computer, My Documents, Recycle Bin, Control Panel, Run, Arcade Update, boot flow, shutdown flow, and session restore
• Arcade Update progression, setup sequences, BSOD surprises, a Clippy-style assistant, Tamagotchi, and a first-launch Welcome
• Seven desktop eras: 95, 98, Me, XP, Vista, 3.1, and 7
• Windows 3.1 switches into a real Program Manager-style shell
• Long-press context menus, file associations, saved documents, wallpapers, themes, and retro chrome

12 SCREENSAVERS Choose or randomize 3D Flower Box, 3D Flying Objects, 3D Maze, 3D Pipes, 3D Text, Curves and Colors, Fireplace, Flying Through Space, Flying Windows, Jellyfish Aquarium, Mystify, and Scrolling Marquee.

GAME CENTER Compete on daily and weekly leaderboards for Minesweeper, Solitaire, FreeCell, Hearts, SkiFree, and Pinball. Start asynchronous turn-based matches in Reversi, Gomoku, Janggi (Korean chess), Baduk (Go), and Chess.

BUILT FOR MODERN iOS Arcade95 is native on iPhone and iPad for iOS 26 or later. iPhone is portrait-only; iPad supports portrait and landscape. It is rebuilt for touch while keeping the old desktop rhythm: small windows, menus, bevels, files, and the satisfying feeling of poking around a real machine.

PRIVACY AND ADS No account or email login is required. Some features use the network, including browsing and downloads. Arcade95 includes Firebase Analytics, Firebase Crashlytics, Remote Config, and Google AdMob. App Tracking Transparency is resolved before AdMob starts, and Google UMP consent is handled separately. There is no persistent banner ad; interstitial ads are limited to user-selected surfaces.

FOR PEOPLE WHO MISS THE OLD PC Arcade95 is for classic puzzle and card-game players, retro desktop fans, vaporwave and Y2K design people, and anyone who remembers exploring C:\Program Files just to see what was hiding there.

Open the Start menu. Pick a game, an app, a folder, or a screensaver. Welcome back to the desktop.