Community Guidelines
Welcome to Hey Arcade! These guidelines explain how our platform works, how we handle embedded game content, and how game developers or rights holders can contact us regarding their content.
How Hey Arcade Works
Hey Arcade is a free gaming portal that curates and embeds HTML5 games from across the web. Games are displayed on our site via iframe links — we do not host, modify, or redistribute the game files themselves. All games remain on their original servers and are played directly from their source.
Our goal is to help players discover great free-to-play browser games while giving developers and studios additional exposure for their work.
For Game Developers and Rights Holders
We respect the intellectual property of game developers, publishers, and rights holders. If you are the owner or authorized representative of a game featured on Hey Arcade, you have the following options:
Request Game Removal
If you would like your game removed from Hey Arcade, please contact us and we will take it down promptly. To help us process your request quickly, please include the following information in your email:
- The name of the game
- The URL of the game on Hey Arcade
- Proof of ownership or authorization (e.g., a link to the game on your official website, developer account, or app store listing)
- Your name and role (developer, publisher, authorized representative)
- Your contact email address
Send your removal request to contact@heyarcade.games. We aim to respond and take action within a few business days.
Request Game Updates
If your game's embed URL has changed, or you'd like us to update the title, thumbnail, or category, just send us the updated details and we'll make the changes.
Submit Your Game
Are you a developer who wants your HTML5 game featured on Hey Arcade? We'd love to hear from you! Send us your game's embed URL, a brief description, and a thumbnail image to contact@heyarcade.games.
DMCA and Copyright
Hey Arcade respects copyright law and responds to valid takedown requests. If you believe that content on our site infringes your copyright, please send a DMCA takedown notice to contact@heyarcade.games with the following information:
- A description of the copyrighted work you believe has been infringed
- The URL on Hey Arcade where the content appears
- Your contact information (name, email, phone number)
- A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner
- A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on their behalf
- Your physical or electronic signature
Content Standards
We aim to keep Hey Arcade a safe and enjoyable experience for everyone. We do not feature games that contain:
- Excessive or gratuitous violence
- Explicit sexual content or nudity
- Hate speech, discrimination, or harassment
- Malware, phishing, or deceptive content
- Illegal activity of any kind
If you come across a game on Hey Arcade that you believe violates these standards, please report it to us at contact@heyarcade.games.
Player Guidelines
While Hey Arcade doesn't have user accounts or commenting features, we ask that anyone using our site does so responsibly:
- Do not attempt to exploit, hack, or interfere with the site or the games hosted on it
- Do not use automated tools to scrape or copy content from the site
- Respect the work of game developers — if you enjoy a game, consider supporting the developer directly
Changes to These Guidelines
We may update these Community Guidelines from time to time. Changes will be reflected on this page. We encourage you to check back periodically.
Contact Us
For any questions about these guidelines, game removal requests, or anything else, reach out to us at contact@heyarcade.games or visit our contact page.