TC Arcade Retro Font

TC Arcade Retro TrueTypePersonal use
  • Euro
Arcade Retro.ttf

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Author's note

TC Arcade Retro font by Type City Font Co. is a free pixelated bitmap typeface that drops you straight into an 8-bit arcade cabinet. Its chunky, square-edged letters feel like they’ve been lit up on a CRT screen, with tight spacing and clean, blocky curves that keep text crisp even at tiny sizes. The rhythm is fast and punchy, so every word looks like it’s racing across a scoreboard or flashing above a game start button.

Using TC Arcade Retro, your titles instantly read as “classic game mode engaged.” This free font shines on indie game UIs, Twitch overlays, YouTube gaming thumbnails, retro event posters, pixel-art zines, and sticker or merch designs. It handles all-caps headlines especially well; pair it with a very simple sans serif for body copy and let TC Arcade Retro handle the loud, nostalgic moments.

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Basic font information

Font family
TC Arcade Retro
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Version 1.000;;TCArcadeRetro;2026;FL840
Full font name
TC Arcade Retro
Name table version
Version 1.000
Postscript font name
TCArcadeRetro

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2026-02-15
Revision1
Glyph count103
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for preview & printing allowed
Family classNo classification
WeightBold
WidthExtra-expanded
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced