Forgotten Arcade

by hakoowq
co-authored: @aliniaka, @kseny, @angely
FORGOTTEN ARCADE

The lights are still on. Someone is still waiting.

Late one evening you wander into an old arcade hall that time seems to have forgotten. Dusty cabinets hum in the dark, an old man still runs the place as if it were 1994, and the staff... well, the staff are a little strange.

Talk to the people who still haunt the hall, earn tokens, and bring three old arcade machines back to life. But be careful who you upset. Some of them have been here a very, very long time.

What’s inside

Three retro mini-games with an old-tech twist:
Snake: guide a cable and plug it into batteries
Simon: repeat the sequence on an old office phone
Fall: catch falling cassettes with your boombox, and don’t miss a single one
Characters with their own stories, moods and secrets
Play as a boy or a girl
Hand-drawn pixel art
Controls

Click to start
A / D or Arrows: move
E or Space: talk, play, next line
Enter: start / play again
Esc: leave a mini-game
Snake: Arrows / WASD
Simon: mouse click or keys 1–4
Fall: A / D or Arrows
Credits

Anghelina Cazac: Coordinator, Sound Design
Kirill Maseruc: Code, Sound Design
Alina Ostrovscaia: Game Design, Graphics
Xenia Costicova: Design, Graphics

Made for Ludum Dare. Theme: OldTech.Screenshot 2026-10-19 220729.pngScreenshot 2026-10-19 220745.pngScreenshot 2026-10-19 220922.pngScreenshot 2026-10-19 221358.png

Comments3

Ry0
Ry019 Oct 2026, 21:52
Cool idea, solid execution! Could be better experience if audio slider was added
LaBicorne20 Oct 2026, 09:42
Great experience!
Nursultan20 Oct 2026, 13:35
Great job on this project! The visual style and audio fit together really nicely, creating an awesome vibe. Super impressive execution within the jam deadline! Left my ratings!
Feel free to check out our cat bomb-crafting game when you have time. You can try the updated alternative version I put together (fixed mechanics + working PC): https://naiper.itch.io/meow-bomb-by-naiper

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