Who makes Cardboard Arcade, and how
Cardboard Arcade is the free casual browser catalogue at steakfacegames.com, one complete playable title per page, from solitaire to two-player racing, ready to run without a download.
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Where this domain comes from
Cardboard Arcade continues the theme this domain carried from 2008 to 2022: A catalogue of free casual browser games, hosted and playable in the browser with no download, one complete loadable.
From 2008 to 2022 this domain was the home of "Steak Face Games", run by its original owner. The domain was acquired in 2026 and Cardboard Arcade is now an independent publication on the same theme, with no relation to the previous owner.
Cardboard Arcade did not exist before 2026; the years above belong to the former site, not to this one.
What this domain was
From 2008 to 2022 this domain held a catalogue of free casual browser games, one complete playable title per page, loading in the browser with no download. The record counts 400 distinct paths and 4435 archive captures across those 12 years. Other sites sent 429 referring domains and 36768 external links to the old pages, and 21 domains with 809 links are still fresh. The games ran from solitaire to two-player racing, aimed at players of every age who wanted a free title ready to run in the browser.
- Era
- 2008 to 2022
- Former title
- Steak Face Games
- Archive
- 4435 captures and 400 addresses
- Links
- 429 referring domains
- Inherited addresses still answering
- 7 addresses
Why this subject, and why here
Browser games still fit the way a lot of people actually play. No install, no account, no waiting. You open a page and the game is there, ready to run, whether it is a quick solitaire round or a two-player race before the kettle boils. The model is old enough that the paths on this domain predate it by a wide margin, but the need it answers has not changed.
Cardboard Arcade is a new and independent publication, launched in 2026 on steakfacegames.com. It is unaffiliated with the site that ran here before. The idea is simple: one complete playable title per page, from solitaire to two-player racing, free to load and run in the browser without a download. Every page on the catalogue is a working game, not a review or a link out to a store.
The site does not review or score games. It does not carry game news, release coverage, or a time-stamped feed of what shipped when. It does not sell backlinks, and it does not publish hardware guides, platform comparisons, or buying advice. There is no forum, no player community page, and no lifestyle section. The site serves the game, and the game runs on the page.
Sources, method and corrections
Every number on this site comes from a figures file that stores sourced counts and dates. The archive record for the earlier era lists 4435 captures and 400 distinct paths; the link record lists 429 referring domains and 36768 external links, of which 21 domains and 809 links are still fresh. A number appears on a page only when the figures file carries its source, and the source is printed alongside it.
Each page is written against the fact sheet for its section and checked against the editorial plan before it goes live. A correction is received on the next scheduled revision and applied in the next edition. There is no separate contact address; corrections land in the next edition.
Corrections are applied in the next build.
What you find now, and what comes next
The sections below cover each category in the catalogue, from single-player solitaire to two-player racing.
The catalogue plans 16 pages, 8 core and 8 outer, with 8 published now and 8 scheduled later. The schedule runs over 6 months, from September 2026 to February 2027.