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How it works

From installation to your first trophy.

Seven steps, and the first three you only ever do once.

  1. Friends testing a game together around a TV

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    Become a patron

    On Patreon, from the Patron 1 tier.

  2. Two homes linked across the town by a beam of light

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    Link your account

    Scan the code your Recalbox shows to link your account: from then on it knows you are a patron.

  3. A Recalbox on a lit pedestal among shelves of games

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    Move to Recalbox 11 Patron 1

    Your Recalbox offers the update by itself. You can also download it from your patron downloads.

  4. Players in front of a row of arcade machines

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    Pick a room, press ready

    Pick a game, walk into its room, press ready: the service finds your opponent, launches the game on both Recalbox and connects you.

  5. Two friends, each at home, playing together

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    Start a quick game with a friend

    Friends are added with a code you hand out yourself: nobody can search for you. Then, from your game list, invite a friend on the game under the cursor: you see first which of them own it, and the match starts as soon as one accepts. No room to open, no queue.

  6. A cup bracket on a stage, the trophy in the middle

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    Enter a cup

    Single elimination, drawn at random, from two players to sixty-four. Your Recalbox calls you when your match is ready.

  7. A hand dropping a coin into an arcade machine

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    Go for the challenge

    For two weeks, everybody plays the same game, on a single credit. Every run also pushes the community missions forward!

How Recalbox Online works, from setup to cups