# Dotcade: Retro Brick Games — Classic Brick Game & Snake

> Classic Brick Game & Snake (iPhone/iPad app by Tristan John David.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dotcade-retro-brick-games/id6816727183 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Tristan John David](https://appshunter.io/developer/6813763368)
- Category: Games, Action, Casual
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 14 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-10-06
- Data updated: 2026-10-29

## What is Dotcade?

Dotcade brings back the glowing dot-matrix handheld: simple controls, quick runs and one more go for a higher score.

START PLAYING
Four cartridges are on the shelf from the first launch: BRICKS, SNAKE, RACER and RALLY. Stack and clear rows, grow without biting your tail, dodge traffic at full speed or win the paddle duel.

SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY
- Daily Challenge: one cartridge, one speed, the same run for every player. Beat your score and earn bonus tokens.
- Daily Bonus: come back each day and the reward grows. Streak shields protect a missed day.
- Weekly Event: a new cartridge and twist every week, open to everyone even if the cartridge is locked.
- Seasonal events: finish runs during the season to win its trophy and a theme that's yours to keep.
- Optional alerts remind you when the Daily Challenge and the Weekly Event are ready.

MORE WAYS TO PLAY
- Mutators: TURBO, MIRROR, BLACKOUT and ZEN change how every cartridge plays.
- Ghost races: race a replay of your own best run.
- Two players: pass the phone and take turns.
- Friend challenges: send a link with your score and dare a friend to beat it.
- Achievements and Game Center leaderboards for every cartridge.

NEW: THE COLOUR SHELF
Ten puzzles in full colour, on their own tab: SWAP and line up three, MERGE tiles up the colour ladder, LINK every pair, uncover MINES, slide blocks to ESCAPE, flood the board with PAINT, SORT the tubes, POP the biggest groups, shoot BUBBLE clusters and MIX drops to match a colour.

A GROWING SHELF
Plenty more cartridges to unlock in themed packs: tanks, rhythm, puzzles, mini-golf, fishing and more, with new cartridges added over time.

MAKE IT YOURS
- Modern full-screen look, or the classic handheld skin with collectible shells.
- Screen themes, from Plasma and Aurora to Amber CRT.
- Seven music tracks, retro sound effects and haptics.
- Swipe controls or an on-screen D-pad, plus support for game controllers.

FULL GAME
One purchase unlocks every cartridge, theme, shell and music track, removes ads and gives you free continues. No subscription: it never renews. Cartridge packs, shells and themes can also be bought individually, and tokens are earned just by playing.

Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. If you subscribed to the earlier Arcade Pass, you can manage or cancel it anytime in your Apple Account settings.

No account needed. Your progress stays on your device and in your iCloud.

Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://dotcade.wealthboardapp.com/privacy.html

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Arcade Pass – Monthly | $2.99 | per month |
| Arcade Pass – Yearly | $14.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cartridges Vol. 9: Colour | $3.99 | one-time |
| Cartridges Vol. 8 | $2.99 | one-time |
| Cartridges Vol. 2 | $2.99 | one-time |
| Cartridges Vol. 3 | $2.99 | one-time |
| Cartridges Vol. 4 | $2.99 | one-time |
| Cartridges Vol. 5 | $2.99 | one-time |
| Cartridges Vol. 6 | $2.99 | one-time |
| Cartridges Vol. 7 | $2.99 | one-time |
| Cartridges Vol. 1 | $1.99 | one-time |
| Retro Themes | $1.99 | one-time |
| 1994 Grey Shell | $0.99 | one-time |
| Clear Purple Shell | $0.99 | one-time |
| Midnight Chrome Shell | $0.99 | one-time |
| Chalk Shell | $0.99 | one-time |
| 3,000 Tokens | $7.99 | one-time |
| 500 Tokens | $1.99 | one-time |


## Is Dotcade safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Dotcade.

## Is Dotcade legit?

Dotcade: Retro Brick Games has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Dotcade is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.4 — 2026-10-26

New: the COLOUR shelf. Ten full-colour puzzles: Swap, Merge, Link, Mines, Escape, Paint, Sort, Pop, Bubble and Mix. Find them under the new COLOUR tab, sold together as Cartridges Vol. 9 or included with the Full Game.

### 2.3 — 2026-10-20

Bug fixes and polish.

### 2.2 — 2026-10-16

What’s New in This Version (2.2)

New cartridge packs (Vol. 2 to 8) to unlock, including Dose, Flow, Tamer, Crawl, Ascent, Swarm, River, Deflect and Tumble.
New leaderboards for these cartridges in Game Center and Play Games.

### 2.1 — 2026-10-13

Dotcade 2.1 brings weekly events, daily missions and new looks.
- Weekly events with Bronze, Silver and Gold rewards
- Weekend Blitz: double tokens on weekends
- Daily missions with a bonus chest
- Season reward track and trophy case
- Seven new themes, including Heartbeat, Blossom, Neon Nights and Ember
- Redesigned Play screen and home shelf
- Arcade Pass replaced by a single one-time Full Game unlock
- Fixed the Daily score and ranking, improved Rally, and added optional Daily Challenge and Weekly Event alerts
- Daily Challenge shows PLAY or PLAY AGAIN depending on whether you've already played
- You're asked once whether apps may track you for more relevant ads. Dotcade works the same either way.

### 2.0 — 2026-10-10

Dotcade 2.0 – a whole new look, and something to play every day.

NEW DESIGN
• A fresh look across the whole app, with a new floating menu bar
• Every cartridge has its own colour, on the shelf and in game
• A redesigned game screen: score, best and level up top, a glowing screen, and your next piece and mission at a glance
• Today's Challenge front and centre on the Games tab

DAILY
• Daily Missions: three new goals every day, with tokens for each
• Finish all three to open the bonus chest

EVENTS
• Weekly Event tiers: reach Bronze, Silver and Gold for bigger rewards
• Weekend Blitz: double tokens on the event cartridge every Saturday and Sunday
• Seasonal events all year round, including Valentine, Spring, Neon Nights, Back to School, Harvest, Cozy and Christmas, each with its own free theme to win
• A reward track for every season that pays tokens on the way to the trophy
• See the year's calendar and your trophy case on the Event tab

ALSO
• Rewarded ads can give you a free continue; the Arcade Pass still removes all ads
• Bug fixes and polish

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All apps by Tristan John David: https://appshunter.io/developer/6813763368

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