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archive.play-games.com

Category: Games

Scanned: Aug 21, 2026, 17:24 UTC · First seen: Aug 21, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
99 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
No Threats Found
0 - High Risk50 - Moderate100 - No Threats
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Screenshot of archive.play-games.com Captured Aug 21, 2026
https://archive.play-games.com
Screenshot of archive.play-games.com
25 years (play-games.com)
Not Ranked - This website does not appear in the Tranco top list
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Cloudflare, Inc.
Toronto, Canada
cloudflare
Unknown
104.20.37.97
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC
Registered May 22, 2001 (play-games.com)
Expires May 22, 2027
Name Servers TERESA.NS.CLOUDFLARE.COM
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Cloudflare, Inc.
This is a subdomain of play-games.com. The WHOIS data above belongs to the parent domain, not to archive.play-games.com. The actual creation date of this subdomain is unknown and could be much more recent than the parent.
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
2 files scanned
No threats
2
Low Risk
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Medium Risk
0
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0
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archive.play-games.com/# 5.3 KB No threats
archive.play-games.com/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/b/orchestrate/chl_page/v1?ray=a2eb5297cd9ea618 226.5 KB No threats
External Links & Domains
1
External Links
All Clean
0
Iframes
Clean
1
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
http://archive.play-games.com/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/b/orchestrate/chl_page/v1?ray%3Da2eb5297cd9ea618Not flagged
archive.play-games.comNot flagged
archive.play-games.com Overview

Description of archive.play-games.com

archive.play-games.com appears to be a gaming-related archive focused on abandonware and software preservation. The page shown in the scan presents itself as an "Abandonware Archive" and describes goals such as preserving older games and programs for historical, educational, and cultural reasons, with references to manuals, patches, and archival context.

Based on the domain structure and page content, this site appears to operate as a subsection or subdomain of play-games.com rather than as a standalone commercial brand. The homepage includes a takedown policy and language about respecting creators' rights while maintaining access to older software, which suggests the site is aimed at retro-gaming enthusiasts, researchers, or users interested in legacy software and digital preservation.

Safety Assessment for archive.play-games.com

The available scan results are broadly favorable at the time of this scan. The domain was flagged by 0 out of 91 security engines, the malware scan reported no flagged files, and major threat-database checks did not indicate phishing, malware, or blacklist listings. Multiple web-classification providers also categorized the site as gaming-related, which is consistent with the visible content.

Additional context also supports a lower-risk assessment: the domain is long-established at roughly 25 years old, the screenshot shows a simple informational page rather than aggressive pop-ups or deceptive prompts, and the external-link profile in this scan is minimal. As with any archive or download-oriented site, users may still want to exercise normal caution when obtaining old software, since archived executables can carry separate risks not always reflected by a homepage scan.

Based on available scan data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The site uses a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by a mainstream certificate authority, with expiry listed in November 2026. It is served through Cloudflare infrastructure on IP address 104.20.37.97, with Cloudflare nameservers and hosting location data pointing to Toronto, Canada. The web server fingerprint also indicates Cloudflare, which may provide CDN and edge-protection functions.

DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses may not benefit from DNSSEC validation. No immediate technical security issues were indicated in the provided scan results beyond the absence of DNSSEC and the unspecified application-layer protocol details.

HTTP Redirect Chain
307 https://archive.play-games.com/
403 https://archive.play-games.com/
Website Insights
Not Ranked
Tranco Rank
Not in Top 1M
Visitors Unknown
Category: Games
Rank History (30 days)
No rank data available
No cookies data available
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