# How to Make Games in MakeCode Arcade ## Overview ![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/069/840/medium800/gaming_image.png?1548353309) Get your joysticks ready, we're throwing an arcade party with games designed by you & me! That's right you heard me. We can design our own games, and, with no coding experience required. Then we can upload these games to our own hardware like a [Raspberry Pi Zero](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3708) to play them on the big screen! How? With [Microsoft MakeCode Arcade](https://arcade.makecode.com/). MakeCode Arcade is a **web-based** , beginner-friendly code editor to create  **retro arcade games**  for the web and for microcontrollers. Info: Please read through the below guide on using MakeCode Arcade with the Raspberry Pi Zero before continuing: ## **[Guide: MakeCode Arcade with Raspberry Pi Zero](https://learn.adafruit.com/makecode-arcade-with-raspberry-pi-zero/what-is-makecode-arcade)** First we'll go over how to use and navigate MakeCode Arcade. After that, we'll learn how to create our own custom games on the platform to upload to the Raspberry Pi Zero.  We'll run through how to build the game below as the main example for the guide. ![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/069/839/medium800thumb/gaming_blinka_overview_2.jpg?1548353140) - [Next Page](https://learn.adafruit.com/how-to-make-games-on-makecode-arcade/parts-and-setup.md) ## Featured Products ### Joy Bonnet Pack without Soldering - Includes Pi Zero WH [Joy Bonnet Pack without Soldering - Includes Pi Zero WH](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4085) The **Joy Bonnet Pack for Raspberry Pi Zero WH ** sets you up with the fully assembled [Pi Zero WH](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3708), and our [Joy Bonnet](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3464) ** - ** our most fun Bonnet... 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