HomeArcade: A Retro Gaming App for Home Assistant

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I’ve been working on a project called HomeArcade (formerly Cabinet Bridge) that I’m excited to share. It is a custom frontend designed to run specifically as a Home Assistant App, allowing you to integrate your retro game library directly into your smart home environment.

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:rocket: Key Features

  • Built for HAOS: Seamless installation as a native add-on.
  • RetroAchievements Integration: Track your progress and trophies in real-time.
  • Automated Metadata: Uses ScreenScraper to pull box art and game info.
  • In-Browser Play: Integrated with EmulatorJS—play your favorites without leaving the HA interface.
  • Cloud-Sovereign: Keeps your save-state backups on your own server.

:hammer_and_wrench: Technical Details

The project bridges the gap between your ROM collection and your dashboard, making your gaming setup feel like a first-class citizen in your home automation ecosystem.

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The Add-on Term is no longer used for several months now. The new term is App. I glanced at your Git Repo and the instructions all refer to add-ons everywhere as well, including to install using the add-on store, which no longer exists.
This is going to cause new users that want to try your code to get confused and write up issues, so I suggest you work on a fix for this.

Did some AI suggest to use the old term?

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Ill be sure to update the language to read "App" instead of "Add-on".