Space Arcade Games

Copyright Policy

Last updated By the Space Arcade Games Editorial Team

Space Arcade Games is built on original work. We respect the rights of game makers, artists, writers and other creators, and we expect the same respect for ours. This page explains what we create, what we avoid, and what to do if you believe something on the site infringes your rights.

Last updated: September 19, 2026.

Our original assets

Every asset on the site was created for Space Arcade Games:

  • Game code: all 15 games are written in plain JavaScript for the HTML5 Canvas, without third-party game engines or copied game code.
  • Graphics: ships, aliens, drones, planets, asteroids, pickups and game thumbnails are drawn in code or hand-written as SVG. There are no stock images, sprite packs or images taken from other sites.
  • Sound: sound effects are tones generated in real time with the Web Audio API. The site contains no audio files, and no music or sound from any other game, film or recording.
  • Text: guides, game descriptions and information pages are written and edited for this site, as described in our editorial policy.
  • Fonts: the site uses your device's system fonts and does not host or embed font files.

These works are protected by copyright. Our terms of use explain what you may and may not do with them, such as linking freely but not re-hosting the games elsewhere.

No franchise material

Space arcade games have a long history, and many conventions of the genre, such as waves of enemies, falling rocks, limited lives and high scores, are shared ideas that no one owns. We build on those general conventions, but we do not use protected expression from specific games or franchises. That means:

  • no characters, ship designs, alien designs, logos or names from commercial games, films, TV series or books;
  • no recreations of a specific commercial game's look, layout or sound presented as our own;
  • no franchise names in game titles or used to attract search traffic;
  • in guides, genre history is described generically, for example "1970s–80s arcade cabinets" or "classic fixed-screen alien shooters," rather than naming commercial titles.

For example, Alien Attack uses the familiar idea of a swaying alien formation and a cannon at the bottom of the screen, but its aliens, saucer, sounds and name are our own.

When guides cite public reference material, such as browser documentation or space agency science pages, we link to the original source rather than copying it, and any quotation is short and attributed.

How to report infringement

If you believe that content on Space Arcade Games infringes your copyright or trademark, email YOUR_EMAIL_HERE with the subject line "Copyright report". So that we can investigate, please include:

  1. Your name and a way to contact you, and if you are acting on behalf of someone else, who the rights holder is.
  2. A description of the copyrighted work or trademark you believe is being infringed, with a link to or description of the original where possible.
  3. The exact address (URL) of each page on our site where the material appears, and which part of the page, game or asset you mean.
  4. An explanation of why you believe the use is infringing.
  5. A statement that you believe in good faith that the use is not authorized by the rights holder, its agent or the law.
  6. A statement that the information in your report is accurate and that you are the rights holder or authorized to act for them.

Reports missing key details, especially the specific URL and the original work, may take longer to assess because we will need to ask for more information. Please do not send reports about sites other than spacearcadegames.xyz; we can only act on our own content.

How we respond

  • We review every complete report and compare the material on our site with the work described.
  • If we find that material infringes, or if we cannot quickly rule it out, we remove or replace it. For a game asset, that usually means redrawing or regenerating it; for text, rewriting or removing the passage.
  • If we believe the material is original or otherwise not infringing, we will explain why and may ask for more information.
  • We may keep a record of reports and the action taken, so that repeated issues can be addressed.

We aim to handle copyright reports promptly and ahead of routine messages, but we cannot promise a specific response time.

If you find our work elsewhere

If you see our games, graphics or guides copied onto another website or app without permission, we would appreciate knowing. Email the address above with a link to the copy.

A note on good faith

Please send reports only when you have a genuine belief that your rights are being infringed. Knowingly false reports waste time that could be spent on genuine issues and may have legal consequences under the law that applies to you. If you are unsure whether a use is infringing, you may wish to seek independent legal advice before reporting.