Sidecade: Free Games in Your Side Panel icon

Sidecade: Free Games in Your Side Panel

by techsnack.dev · sidecade.com · Games
Established publisherManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 12 Nov 2026

Play 38,000+ free browser games from Chrome's side panel, in a floating window over any page you're on. No sign-up. Alt+J to open.

Users
98
−1 in 30 days
Rating
4.3 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
6
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#79K
#70K among extensions
Version
1.9.0
updated 9 Nov 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
0108215Oct 2023May 2025Nov 2026
Latest, 12 Nov 2026: 98 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
048Oct 2023May 2025Nov 2026
Latest, 12 Nov 2026: 6 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Sidecade: Free Games in Your Side Panel

Play free browser games without leaving your tab. Sidecade puts a 38,000+ title arcade in Chrome's side panel, a sidebar you can open on any site: pick something and it opens in a floating, picture-in-picture-style window right over the page you're on. No new tabs, no downloads, no account. Puzzle and word games, solitaire, mahjong, sudoku, chess, 2048, snake, bubble shooters, match-3, racing, sports and more, all free to play. WHAT YOU GET • 38,000+ free titles across 20+ categories, with search by name • A Game of the day and the newest arrivals on the Home tab • A floating mini window you can drag, resize and stack. Play two at once if you like. • Alt+J opens Sidecade; Alt+W instantly closes every floating window in the current tab • On pages Chrome doesn't let extensions draw on (like Chrome's settings or the Web Store), it opens in a small popup window instead. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pin Sidecade to your toolbar (puzzle-piece icon, then the pin). 2. Click the Sidecade icon or press Alt+J. The arcade opens in the side panel. 3. Pick anything and press Play. It opens over the page you're on. 4. Press Alt+W to close them all. Change either shortcut at chrome://extensions/shortcuts. OPTIONAL: SIDECADE TAB ON EVERY PAGE Turn on "Show Sidecade tab on every page" in Sidecade's settings (the gear icon) for a small tab on the edge of each page that opens the arcade in one click. It's off by default. PRIVACY • No account needed. Sidecade's site access is used only to open its floating windows over the page you're on; it doesn't read or collect your browsing or page content. • Free to play, supported by ads inside the games. Privacy policy: https://sidecade.com/privacy NEW IN 1.9 • The arcade now lives in Chrome's side panel • Alt+W now closes the floating windows (it no longer redirects the tab) • The on-page Sidecade tab now opens the side panel, and is off by default Questions or ideas? Visit https://sidecade.com/extensions

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+6+6.5%00.00
30 days−1−1.0%00.00
6 months−30−23.4%00.00
1 year−66−40.2%00.00

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Sidecade: Free Games in Your Side Panel appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
panel#62new

Version history

6 versions recorded
1.9.09 Nov 2026
1.8.023 Nov 2023
1.7.016 Nov 2023
1.7.116 Nov 2023
1.6.810 Nov 2023
1.6.720 Oct 2023

Details

Category
Games
First seen
20 Oct 2023
Size
194 KB
Languages
en-US
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
sidecade.com
Support
sidecade.com
Extension ID
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Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 2
Permissions
storagescriptingsidePanel
Site access
<all_urls>
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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