About Claw Catcher
A family run online claw machine platform, built in the UK. Real machines, real claws, played live from your browser.
Claw Catcher is a family run online claw machine platform. The site is the result of combining specialist hardware and modern software to create a new kind of online arcade experience, starting with the classic claw machine.
With a background in building some of the earlier claw and amusement machines in the late 1980s, paired with software development skills, this father and son team are bringing claw machines into the digital age, where they can be played from anywhere.
How the machines work
Purpose built for remote play, not an arcade cabinet with a camera pointed at it.
Two camera angles
Each machine has two webcams, a front view and a claw cam drop-down view, so you can see every moment of the action.
Fully automated
The machines are self-refilling and run on their own, with the whole process visible live on the stream.
Play from anywhere
No app and no download. The machines are online around the clock and you play them straight from your browser.
A father and son team
Kevin builds the machines. Jack builds the software that lets you play them.
Kevin
Machines and hardware
Kevin was building claw and amusement machines back in the late 1980s. For Claw Catcher he designed a bespoke machine built to be played over the internet rather than converted from an arcade cabinet, down to the self-refilling mechanism that keeps the play balls topped up around the clock with nobody needing to reload it by hand.
Jack
Design and software
Jack designs and builds the software side of Claw Catcher, from the interface down to the code that connects real claw machine hardware to the modern web. The aim is that it feels like standing at the machine rather than using a website, so the controls, camera views and timing all put you in front of the claw.
We are always adding to the platform. Visitors can enjoy daily free plays, compete on the leaderboard and take part in occasional giveaways, with new machines and features on the way.
Thanks for joining us on this journey!
Frequently Asked Questions
The things people ask us most about the machines.
Yes. Every play moves a real claw in a real machine here in the UK. Two live cameras show you the machine while you play it, so what you see on screen is happening as you watch, not a recording or a simulation.
Read how online claw machines actually workClaw Catcher is run by Kevin and Jack, a father and son team. Kevin builds and maintains the machines, drawing on a background building claw and amusement machines in the late 1980s. Jack designs and builds the software that connects them to the web.
All of our machines are in the UK. Because you play them over the internet, you can control one from anywhere with a browser and a connection.
No. Claw Catcher runs entirely in your web browser on a phone, tablet or computer. There is nothing to install and no arcade to travel to.
Every account gets free plays each day. You can also compete on the leaderboard and unlock cosmetics as you go.