// arcade

The Arcade

Playable games, prototypes, and jam entries. Start with the one built into this site.

// now playing

Light Runner

Your trail is a wall. So is theirs. Trap the rival program before it traps you. ←↑↓→ or WASD on desktop, swipe or use the pad on mobile.

YOU 0  ·  RIVAL 0
LEVEL 1  

// derez or be derezzed

Ready, Player One?

You're cyan. The rival is amber. Win one round to earn the Cyan Key.

Developer's note: the whole game lives in js/lightrunner.js. Change the numbers in TUNING and you've made your own version.

// the library

All cartridges

Add a game by editing data/games.js. Screenshots and GIFs go in assets/games/.

A lone arcade cabinet glowing cyan in a dark void

// how to ship a game here

From your engine to this page

  1. Export for Web. Godot, Unity, GameMaker, and PICO-8 can all build HTML5 versions.
  2. Upload to itch.io first. It's free, handles downloads and payments, and has a built-in audience.
  3. Add a cartridge in data/games.js with your itch.io link as play.
  4. Record a 6-second GIF of the best moment. That GIF does more selling than any paragraph.
Free tools list