MAGFest Indie Arcade 2026 Submissions

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Game	Description	Video	Logistics	DH Notes
Always Bet on Quack by Dogwood Gaming	Our Quackette table allows players to enjoy one of the duck themed casino games in Always Bet on Quack. Quackette is like roulette, but with a lot more quacking.	Always Bet on Quack Video	Players: 3 or more Submission Type: Other: It is like a high end Dungeons and Dragons table. It is designed to look like a roulette table, but instead of felt it is screens and tablets. At its simplest, it is a table with room for four people to sit around it.	This dev is an games educator, and has reached out a lot about logistics. They will be ready to have people running the table at all times, and are working with a surprising amount of grant resources for the final build.
Automata by Okay Potato	Automata is a simulation based on Conway's Game of Life running on the now defunct Microsoft Surface, which is unique touchscreen in the form of a table. By interacting with the screen, placing objects on the screen, or shining lights on the screen, players can influence the simulation and set off cascades of effects. Time and interactions causes the simulation to evolve in dynamic and unexpected ways.	Automata Video	Players: 3 or more Submission Type: Cocktail-style arcade cabinet (that players sit at or around, the 'table' is part of your build)	Definitely less interactive than most submissions, could be a non-hall display
Battle Stations by Myth Pinball	Head to Head pinball machine from indie manufacture Myth Pinball Two players directly battle across from their opponent and blow up their ship or explode their reactor!	Battle Stations Video	Players: 2 Submission Type: Other small installation (3' or 6' categories, self-contained other than optional folding table)	Having a homebrew pinball cab (this is basically that) might invite more pinball in the future which is neither a positive or negative
Between by Claire Kwong	Between is a game that uses projection to illuminate the space between two people. Two players sit face to face and hold hands, which creates a geometric shape between them. They move their bodies together to fit outlines on the floor, creating a performance for the audience. The installation consists of a white surface (about 6 by 8 feet) and two cushions for players to sit on. A Kinect captures motion on the floor, and a projector projects video onto it. Both devices are mounted and connected to a laptop running OpenFrameworks. I exhibited this game at MAGFest Indie Arcade last year; if accepted, I can adapt the game more toward arcade-like play based on what I learned from last time.	Between Video	Players: 2 Submission Type: Other large installation (10'+ category, self-contained other than optional folding table)	Last year the projector blew out on the floor, we're following up with devs on durability if this moves forward in the curation process (Returning from 2026)
Bloodrage Summer Fight Club by maybe maybe games	Two players hit a punching bag at the same time. Whoever hits more in 20 seconds wins. If accepted we will have more reliable sensing as our current fabric solution wears quickly, and a solution to the bag's spinning and ripping wiring.	Bloodrage Summer Fight Club Video	Players: 2 Submission Type: Other small installation (3' or 6' categories, self-contained other than optional folding table)	(Returning from 2026)
Bunny Beats by Studio Tapioca LLC	Bunny Beats is a MIDI and alt control forward rhythm game experience. Players can play with our Taiko drum controllers or a light up MIDI pad controller. The game runs with 1 or 2 players, with drumsticks and headphones (can run speakers if space allows). A round runs about 3 min but the levels are new every time so players can replay to build mastery. Since the game is replayable, we like to run daily tournaments with small prizes.	Bunny Beats Video	Players: 2 Submission Type: Monitor and your controller setup (to be set up on a table)	(Returning from 2025)
Cakefoot by dank.game	Cakefoot is a single-button precision game where you compete against the runs of players around the world. Walk to the end of the line while avoiding spikes, fire, bombs, and... lethal fish? Easy to learn - press the button to walk forward, and let go to walk backward - brutally hard to defeat. Do you have what it cakes to take your name to the top of the leaderboards?	Cakefoot Video	Players: 1 Submission Type: Arcade Cabinet (free-standing)	(Returning from 2026)
Casket Taxi 3D by running jump	Casket Taxi 3D is the working title of my arcade car combat racer about being a ghost, possessing a truck, and doing door-to-door graverobbing for lazy necromancers on UnDash, the cadaver delivery app. Defend your cargo from malevolent spirits with auto-firing weaponry that upgrades as you progress. Use it to survive as long as possible as you make deliveries across a Super FX-styled city with randomized secrets and plenty of shortcuts to take when you invariably dematerialize and begin again. Possessing a truck is not precision driving. Players will need to manipulate the game's unique spinner controller to rotate the camera, then press a button to compel their vehicle in that direction. This control scheme produces chaotic, physics-y driving that is balanced out by a fast-paced arcade game loop and satisfying, escalating combat.	Casket Taxi 3D Video	Players: 1 Submission Type: Monitor and your controller setup (to be set up on a table)
Clash of Courts by Kn56k	Battle for dominance in this high-stakes, 6-player competitive strategy arcade platformer!	Clash of Courts Video	Players: 3 or more Submission Type: Monitor and your controller setup (to be set up on a table)	Will also make sure this group submits to Indie Retro
Crab Volleyball by Exit 3A	A game where you play volleyball as crabs. 2v2 or 1v1.	Crab Volleyball Video	Players: 3 or more Submission Type: Bartop/tabletop arcade cabinet (console and screen only, to be placed on our tables)	(Returning from 2026)
Distracted Driver Simulator by LeConGames	Distracted Driver Simulator (DDS) is a high-intensity, short duration game that capitalizes on the untapped niche of fast-paced, chaotic driving games within the indie arcade. We use a combination of traditional and unconventional controls (e.g. a steering wheel, a physical slot machine lever, a real-time drink sensor, and more). Players are forced to interface with this wide variety of controls as they juggle distractions, gambling, and oncoming traffic, all while staying on the road for as long as possible. The player is rewarded for timed survival and managing distractions appropriately. While each run of DDS could theoretically last forever, the ever-increasing intensity makes long-term survival nearly impossible. This pushes the player into an addictive loop of chasing higher scores through improved survival skills, reaction time, and luck. Our team has carefully curated our game's graphics and music to capture a silly, retro vaporwave aesthetic (check out the demo to hear the music!). With several months until MagFest ‘27, our team team plans to further refine our controls, improve durability and reliability (including building spare parts for maintenance), expand our art and sound libraries, and explore presenting the game as an arcade cabinet! Our team aims to deliver a truly one-of-a-kind experience to the MagFest indie arcade, not only for our deep love of MagFest, but to give the attendees an experience that keeps them coming back for just one more drive.	Distracted Driver Simulator Video	Players: 1 Submission Type: Monitor and your controller setup (to be set up on a table)	Following up on specific durability plans.
Dodecimation by Ganglyfish	Dodecimation is a 2-player game of territory control played inside a geometric construct of mirrors and LEDs. A frantic fast-paced game of territory control where outmaneuvering your opponent is key!	Dodecimation Video	Players: 2 Submission Type: Other small installation (3' or 6' categories, self-contained other than optional folding table)	(Returning from 2026)
Don't Push Me by Jakeypoo Games	Square off against your friends in this life-or-death shoving simulator! 2 Player Local Competitive 1v1.	Don't Push Me Video	Players: 2 Submission Type: Bartop/tabletop arcade cabinet (console and screen only, to be placed on our tables)	(Returning from 2026)
Doom Drop by Dexter Gramfors	Doom Drop is a doom metal-themed block puzzler. Match up blood offerings and find the right moment to sacrifice them to the elder gods, while thinking multiple steps ahead to set up big combos and scores. But make haste – hesitation only pushes you closer to your inevitable demise...	Doom Drop Video	Players: 1 Submission Type: Arcade Cabinet (free-standing)	(Returning from 2026)
Fight.exe by SolidValentine	A hidden machine in a forbidden arcade in south Nevada, Rumors of a lost fighting game, known to draw madness from its players. Soon ROMS of the game have surfaced, but needs to run on a custom emulator that can only be run on lost Operating Systems. The Application simply called "FIGHT.EXE" Fight.exe Is a 2D fighter, that players have described as a fever dream. Every character has unique fights and First person segments in arcade mode.	Fight.exe Video	Players: 2 Submission Type: Bartop/tabletop arcade cabinet (console and screen only, to be placed on our tables)
FilthBotz ELIMINATION by Morumotto Heavy Manufacturing Consortium, LLC	FilthBotz ELIMINATION is a clicker game where players choose one of two robots to assist in their cleaning tasks by pressing one of two available buttons. When players press one of the two buttons on the cabinet, it will increase the battery charge for one of the autonomous robots that are being tested against each other, Help-0 or Gloomba. Increased battery charge means faster robot cleaning, resulting in a higher score by the end of mag for the chosen robot. The losing robot, or the one with the lower score by the end of MagFest, will be crushed and have its soul deleted forever. Noted in the video, our cabinet is finished but will look way cooler by Mag time. Also, I will have things available for players to take with them once they have chosen a robot, like a "I helped Help-0", or "Team Gloomba" stickers so that they can rep their team. Thank you for your consideration, this is my first game project that I've ever gotten this far, and I learned a lot about coding and pixel art animation making it!	FilthBotz ELIMINATION Video	Players: 2 Submission Type: Bartop/tabletop arcade cabinet (console and screen only, to be placed on our tables)
Finger Twister by Finger Twister Inc.	Finger Twister is a game of dexterity. See how many buttons you can press at once without pressing the wrong button or letting go of any. The game is designed for 1 person, but any amount can play together!	Finger Twister Video	Players: 1 Submission Type: Monitor and your controller setup (to be set up on a table)	(Returning from 2026)
Friends In Knead by Flan Party	A rhythm arcade game where you play as a baker, using a soft pressure-sensing alt controller to massage and knead dough with precise rhythm, so you can bring your pastry friends to life. Previously shown at Wonderville and Brooklyn Comic Con. A full, comprehensive writeup of the game can be found here: https://james-kelleher.notion.site/Final-Friends-in-Knead-352aa83422dd80deb2b0e83b36a21e00	Friends In Knead Video	Players: 1 Submission Type: Bartop/tabletop arcade cabinet (console and screen only, to be placed on our tables)	Has seen a lot of play and seems decently durable
Gunfish by FlopMongers	Gunfish is back with new maps and game modes! Gunfish is a 2-4 player arcade game where you and your friends play as fish with guns in your mouths. Currently, we have 8 maps (2 new this year!), a roster of 9 fish, and 4 game modes (2 new this year!) to choose from, and a Big Mouth Billy Bass taunting you the entire time. GAME MODES Deathmatch Casual: unlimited stocks, 1 round, most kills wins! Deathmatch Tournament: 3 stocks, 3 rounds across 3 maps, most aggregated kills wins! Bassball: 2v2 soccer! Gunfish Game: Secure kills to progress to the next fish, most kills wins!	Gunfish Video	Players: 3 or more Submission Type: Arcade Cabinet (free-standing)	(Returning from 2026)
Haber Dasher by Erin J.K. Truesdell	A wacky game played using a custom, gigantic, two-player hat! Players control Zorg, who's seeking to conquer humanity through Business Tasks and doing his best to look like a regular old human businessman. Did I mention there's a giant hat	Haber Dasher Video	Players: 2 Submission Type: Other large installation (10'+ category, self-contained other than optional folding table)	(Returning from 2026)
Hextable by Triangle Interactive Arts Collective	Hextable is the home for top-down, six-sided, six-player, single-button arcade minigame mayhem. Lovingly crafted by the Triangle Interactive Arts Collective in North Carolina, Hextable is a one-of-a-kind party game bash that takes place on a colorful hexagonal tabletop. Our indie games collective is adding new games and experiments to Hextable all the time - featuring twice as many as last year's submission!	Hextable Video	Players: 3 or more Submission Type: Cocktail-style arcade cabinet (that players sit at or around, the 'table' is part of your build)	(Returning from 2026)
Hibachi Havoc by RVA Game Jams	Use your actual head and mouth to eat sushi, bacon, and more being flung at you at high speed in this 0-button camera-controlled arcade game! Featuring 4 stages with unique hand drawn illustrations, and a score counter that tracks how much food was eaten over the entire event. Over 2000 items were eaten by a few hundred guests over the course of a 1 month long installation at Art Works gallery in Richmond VA. MAGFest could do better than that! The game runs fully self-contained on 1 power strip, on a screen 24" to 40", and can be wall mounted or table top. NOTE: CAN DO 3' TABLETOP BUT 6' IS PREFERRED	Hibachi Havoc Video	Players: 1 Submission Type: Monitor and your controller setup (to be set up on a table)	Lighting could be difficult, though the explicit "we had this in a museum for a while" makes us less concerned
High Rollers: Dice Drop Duel by Star Punch Studios	High Rollers is a competitive falling-block arcade puzzle inspired by games like Puyo Puyo and Dr. Mario. The main mode is the 1v1 Versus mode which emphasizes building chain reactions to send garbage blocks to your opponent. With 3 different ways to score, the chaining system is unique with lots of depth and variety. There are also many single player modes including an Arcade mode against CPU opponents, Mission mode with puzzles + timed challenges and a Score Attack mode with 5 different variants. I also have a co-op mode planned that would be ready in time for the event in January. Trailer and demo are available on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3096150/High_Rollers_Dice_Drop_Duel/	High Rollers: Dice Drop Duel Video	Players: 2 Submission Type: Bartop/tabletop arcade cabinet (console and screen only, to be placed on our tables)	(Returning from 2025)
Hold On, New York! by Vedang Lambe	Hold On, New York! is a two-player alt-ctrl arcade game set in a simulated NYC subway car, where you and a friend grip subway poles and work together to survive the chaos of an NYC commute, dodging subway dancers. Players grip vertical poles mounted on the cabinet and must work together to survive the chaos of an everyday commute. The core gameplay has two mechanics: dodging dancers by leaning forward or backward, and keeping their balance when the train accelerates or decelerates by pulling against the force in the opposite direction. As the game progresses, passengers move faster and the train grows more unpredictable, demanding quick reactions from both players. When players successfully dodge enough passengers, they unlock Dance Mode, a rhythm-based bonus round where the music shifts into full gear, both players follow on-screen arrow prompts, and their characters break into a full dance routine together, racking up combos for a higher score. By blending cooperative strategy and rhythm gameplay, Hold On, New York! captures the absurdity and energy of the subway in away only an arcade cabinet with real Poles can deliver.	Hold On, New York! Video	Players: 2 Submission Type: Bartop/tabletop arcade cabinet (console and screen only, to be placed on our tables)
Honk Orchestra by BingBong Studio	Honk Orchestra is a mixed-reality musical interface that transforms playful, horn-like virtual creatures into expressive instruments. Users can squeeze, bend, combine, and loop “honks” through embodied gestures, creating layered musical performances directly in 3D space.	Honk Orchestra Video	Players: 1 Submission Type: Projector and your controller setup (to be projected on a wall)	Typically we don't like VR for hearset cleanliness reasons, and this might not be doable with the volume of the hall.
Jellyfish Chess by Not Technically Wet Goods	Jellyfish Chess is an installation-based chess game where the humans of MAGFest can play against jellies from around the world. Using the Stockfish chess engine, a custom Unity implementation, a unique control console, and our innovative FaaS (Fish-as-a-Service) system, this game introduces a brand-new angle on a centuries-old game.	Jellyfish Chess Video	Players: 1 Submission Type: Other small installation (3' or 6' categories, self-contained other than optional folding table)
Kneady Cats by Plate O' Cheese Games	Kneady Cats is a 2 player competitive micro game collection. Both players squish down on a blanket like a cat kneading to compete in various micro games. The blanket provides pressure sensitive controls and includes haptic feedback to enhance the experience. With Kneady Cats it's all about the hand feel. You can play the game at https://cxsquared.itch.io/kneady-cats and learn how the controller is made at https://codyclaborn.me/blog/kneady-cats-controller/	Kneady Cats Video	Players: 2 Submission Type: Monitor and your controller setup (to be set up on a table)	Definitely some durability concerns but should be doable with some coaching.
League of Foes by Sam Brown Studios	Inspired by classic MOBA mechanics, League of Foes is a split screen battle experience. Offering accessible yet strategic gameplay that anyone can jump into and enjoy. Matches are fast-paced, averaging 5 minutes perfect for arcade play.	League of Foes Video	Players: 2 Submission Type: Bartop/tabletop arcade cabinet (console and screen only, to be placed on our tables)	(Returning from 2026)
Lines in the Sand by Spiritsong Studios	Lines in the Sand is about pulling on lines to make it through some dangerous sand. The lines do a lot of things at once, and balancing the need to dodge, aim, and shoot, may make this some of the most dangerous sand yet.	Lines in the Sand Video	Players: 2 Submission Type: Monitor and your controller setup (to be set up on a table)	Strings are tricky but this is rad. Submission from a team with experience in both alt.ctrl and the physical strain MAGFest puts on hardware
MAGFish: Tank B by Matt Made A Thing	As seen at MAGFest 2026, the MAGFish Tank is a passive/interactive experience where attendees scan their badges to nurture their own, unique, personal lil fish friend. As you visit your fish more, it'll grow, learn new tricks, and tell you more about itself and the tank. Scan with good timing to double your rewards. The tank will also generate convention-wide quests (i.e. scan 50 unique fish in 1 hour, scan 10 badges from previous Super events, scan a banana) which unlock new features and secrets. Installation is just a barcode scanner on a table with a projector behind it, that's all. NEW THIS YEAR: - The fish can be friends with each other. - Adding scheduled events, where the tank will say "fish race at 6pm today" to try and encourage scheduled "everyone-go-see-the-tank" moments - All of the old features, it aint broke y fix it - There will be a lil arg - I will actually coordinate with the badges team to pull more fun info from badge codes (i.e. something special when a badge from a previous year is scanned)	MAGFish: Tank B Video	Players: 3 or more Submission Type: Projector and your controller setup (to be projected on a wall)	Potential non-expo-hall game (Returning from 2026)
Monkey Monkey Call Center by Crowseeds and Friends	You use real life bananas and put them up to your face to take calls from monkeys in a call center. Audience members can also call a real world phone number (725-BANANAS) to get added to the game. When the player picks up a banana, they have to do a minigame on a phone number pad, Warioware style. Keep going until the player misses too many calls. Originally made for the Chicago All Stars 2026 game jam, won both the alt-control and normal categories. You can play it here: https://crow-seeds.itch.io/monkey-monkey-call-center	Monkey Monkey Call Center Video	Players: 1 Submission Type: Monitor and your controller setup (to be set up on a table)	I don't trust Makey Makey Builds. Definitely going to need them to build something more stable for the showfloor.
Nuclear Logistics Bureau's Typing Challenge by Next Level Banana Games	It's a typing game! Your "keyboard" is 5 toggle switches and a SEND button. Configure the switches according to the character map and hit SEND to talk to the mainframe one letter at a time. You can try the typing challenge, play tic tac toe, or start a round of global thermonuclear war! Play sessions are a few minutes. Nine possible endings.	Nuclear Logistics Bureau's Typing Challenge Video	Players: 1 Submission Type: Bartop/tabletop arcade cabinet (console and screen only, to be placed on our tables)
Oshi-Gokko by Wario Party	The chase is on! In Oshi-Gokko, two players engage in a game of cat and mouse on the streets of Tokyo: An up-and-coming pop idol is chased around the city by a girl who's singled him out as her "Oshi," the singer she's the biggest fan of! Try to be the first to collect five points, either by completing your shows as the idol or by snapping five candid pics as the fan!	Oshi-Gokko Video	Players: 2 Submission Type: Cocktail-style arcade cabinet (that players sit at or around, the 'table' is part of your build)	(Returning from 2026)
Overworld by GAOL Softworks	Overworld is a text-based sandbox RPG (with pretty pictures). The player enters commands and can interact with the world in many interesting ways. They can go on quests, befriend NPCs and animals, read books, and level many different skills. The full game is multiplayer and web-based with mouse and keyboard support, as well as mobile support. I'm submitting a WIP physical proof-of-concept for an "Overworld Terminal". This is a keyboard-only 24/7 setup that comes with a manual, reading lamp, and thermal printer to print the "results" when your character dies. For the final version, I would like to dress up the box and secure the hardware better. The manual will be smaller and contain more pages, as well as guides to NPCs and regions in the current generated world. I'm running an ongoing multiplayer playtest of this game right now. If you'd like to access it, go to this link: https://ovrwld.com/pfJlfkAz (Note: I cannot promise uptime/total stability on this server. Also- this URL links to one user, so if multiple users access it, they will be controlling the same character simultaneously). I post development updates on this Discord: https://discord.gg/2NKFHsNqvF	Overworld Video	Players: 1 Submission Type: Bartop/tabletop arcade cabinet (console and screen only, to be placed on our tables)
PAIZO, ERGO SUM by Patricio Manriquez	What if the existence of a video game was inextricably bound to its physical shape? This project presents a video game that escapes its electronic boundaries and exists neither in the digital nor the physical, but in the intersection of the two: a collection of digital works that come alive on a sculpture that is both expression and obstacle. Through the use of Computer Vision, Projection and Alt-control, this liminal playful space is brought into existence, and the game character finally finds their context on the physical tower-like sculpture that provides the game level. The player, by rotating the tower using a handwheel connected to a mechanism, traverses the space horizontally, while a button makes the character jump in order to reach higher floors of this tower and escape.	PAIZO, ERGO SUM Video	Players: 1 Submission Type: Other small installation (3' or 6' categories, self-contained other than optional folding table)	This is very cool, potentially very hard to show in our space
PAN by windupthing	Use your magic flute to save the forest! String together melodies to cast more powerful spells. PAN is played with a flute-shaped controller with controls that mimic actual flute playing movement. If accepted, I intend to polish the graphics, level balancing, and gameplay feel that were previously exhibited at last year's MAGfest!	PAN Video	Players: 1 Submission Type: Bartop/tabletop arcade cabinet (console and screen only, to be placed on our tables)	Doesn't actually require mouth-on-flute, so no sanitation issue there
Phillytron 2 by Attention! Games	A multi-game arcade cabinet showcasing Philadelphia's finest indie developers	Phillytron 2 Video	Players: 2 Submission Type: Arcade Cabinet (free-standing)
Playleozoic by River Porpoise Software	Help a Plesiosaur and her offspring navigate the pixelated waterways of the Mesozoic in this quirky, overhead-view platformless platformer.	Playleozoic Video	Players: 2 Submission Type: Bartop/tabletop arcade cabinet (console and screen only, to be placed on our tables)
Playzing by dank.game	Bone Apple Treat it's the Playzing 🔥 entertainment unit! The first video game console with a built-in toaster oven. Nuggets, pizza, tots, s'mores, you name it, you can cook it 🥹 What if you put a chicken nugget into your game console, and it came out hot-n-ready to eat? Would you like that? If so, then this device is for you. Note for judges: The oven would NOT be on for the show! Attendees would be able to play the game and try to win a chicken nugget trading card through an automatic card dispenser.	Playzing Video	Players: 1 Submission Type: Other small installation (3' or 6' categories, self-contained other than optional folding table)	(Returning from 2026)
Plug N Chug by Ozog Bros	Use audio cables to plug LED color sources into virtual tap sockets to create drinks for your impatient customers. Complexity increases with mixed colors, changes in saturation, cream, and more difficult recipes while the lobby fills with thirsty people.	Plug N Chug Video	Players: 1 Submission Type: Arcade Cabinet (free-standing)	(Returning from 2026)
pondlife: discone (a videogame) [arcade edition] by pondlife	run & jump up uncharted mountain paths with your friends. like peak, but as girl mario in an alternate universe mario 64 who can also surf up walls. for the arcade, we'd like to run our local multiplayer build. in the past we've done so with around 10 players, playing on 10 different controllers, and juggling a single game camera between them. we don't have a great video of the in-action setup right now, but we are showing it in august at Flame Con and could take another one there.	pondlife: discone (a videogame) [arcade edition] Video	Players: 3 or more Submission Type: Monitor and your controller setup (to be set up on a table)	Potential non-expo-hall game
Pushing Your Buttons by PIP Lab @ NJIT	Pushing Your Buttons is a game of negotiation and collaboration as a group of three players stand around a circle of five arcade buttons on pedestals and both work together and betray each other in order to gain the most points to win. Every player has their own set of conditions under which they gain points, determined by conditions like which players they're standing next to, whether or not they've moved at all, and other players having a minimum number of points. The game consists of several timed rounds, and players can only score points if everyone has locked in on a button before the time is up. Three strikes on the game and everyone loses. Players are encouraged to work together and betray one another on their journey to get the minimum number of points they need to win!	Pushing Your Buttons Video	Players: 3 or more Submission Type: Other large installation (10'+ category, self-contained other than optional folding table)	Would rely on a babysitter, but submitted by a team that's used to that (overlap with Haber Dasher)
Pushy Kawaii by Rotten Tuna Games	It's Pushy.	Pushy Kawaii Video	Players: 3 or more Submission Type: Other small installation (3' or 6' categories, self-contained other than optional folding table)	(Returning from 2026)
Qualia by CMY2K	Intellica believes that positivity and happiness are the keys to self-sustaining thinking programs. By taking part in the A.M.T. Study, you can help make it happen! QUALIA is a retro-inspired Interactive Fiction text game where you analyze and categorize two participants based on their responses to a series of questions. Are they really human? Are you?	Qualia Video	Players: 1 Submission Type: Bartop/tabletop arcade cabinet (console and screen only, to be placed on our tables)	Showed in MIVS last year
Rodeo Rumble by Dolphin Dungeon Games	Rodeo Rumble is a fast-paced two-player game featuring plush horse controllers with cowboy dolls. Test your reflexes, coordination, and button smashing skills in this multi-level party showdown featuring a race, sharpshooting match, and pageant mode. Duel in our ultimate showdown to see who rises as the finest cowboy.	Rodeo Rumble Video	Players: 2 Submission Type: Projector and your controller setup (to be projected on a wall)	(Returning from 2026)
ROTETRA by Michael Kamm	A slightly cursed spin on a classic arcade block puzzle game. Twist your brain as you stack pieces falling from all directions. This one is for the sickos. (NOTE: the video/photos show ROTETRA in the Wondercab residency installation at Wonderville. ROTETRA will be built as a standalone cab with the same control scheme)	ROTETRA Video	Players: 1 Submission Type: Bartop/tabletop arcade cabinet (console and screen only, to be placed on our tables)	These are separate submissions, though we will follow up on merging them if either passes
ROTETRA TOGETHER by Michael Kamm	"ROTETRA TOGETHER" is a multiplayer "cursed" co-op variant of a classic falling block puzzle game. Up to 4 players simultaneously coordinate and stack pieces in a shared playfield to clear lines and survive. Think Overcooked+Tetris! (ROTETRA TOGETHER will be a cocktail cabinet with arcade stick controls on each side of the table. The software and concept are locked down, next will be completing the physical cabinet itself)	ROTETRA TOGETHER Video	Players: 3 or more Submission Type: Cocktail-style arcade cabinet (that players sit at or around, the 'table' is part of your build)	These are separate submissions, though we will follow up on merging them if either passes
RunMan Turbo by Tom Sennett Games	A totally rad 2D platformer racing game for 1-4 players. Choose from a variety of groovy characters and zoom through ridiculous hand-drawn levels as you hop, bop, and wallkick your way to victory. The RunMan series has spanned more than half a dozen titles, including 2009's beloved RunMan: Race Around the World - a collaboration with Maddy Thorson (Towerfall, Celeste). RunMan is also featured as a playable character in indie classic Super Meat Boy.	RunMan Turbo Video	Players: 3 or more Submission Type: Other: See video - plan right now is to bring control panel + table + TV stand + 65inch TV + speaker. I think 6ft x 6ft would be adequate space, the main thing is fitting 4 players and allowing distance to the screen.
Scramble Heart City by M. Paul Games	Scramble Heart City is a browser-based 3v3 tag-team fighter game. The game is beginner-friendly to pick up and play but also features deep team and movement mechanics that reward practice and mastery. Our arcade cabinet is currently being developed by a Mark Kleback of Wonderville, who can vouch that our cabinet will be complete for the Indie Arcade. We also were selected for MIVS last year, and this year we would like to participate in the arcade.	Scramble Heart City Video	Players: 2 Submission Type: Arcade Cabinet (free-standing)	We've reached out to Mark and he is in fact working on this, the cabinet will be more of a "fightstick console" with a separate screen, which seems achievable. Game has also been playtested extensively at fighting game events in NYC (Red Parry)
Scrapeboard by Scrapeboard	Scrapeboard is an arcade game played on a real skateboard deck and metal floor pads. Challenge a boss rush where the player performs combos using the skatedeck and metal floor pads to block sword attacks from Tony Hawk's 3 hard hitting goons: Kool Man, an alien, and a goth. Do you have the moves to skate through a gauntlet of goons all the way to Tony Hawk?	Scrapeboard Video	Players: 2 Submission Type: Other large installation (10'+ category, self-contained other than optional folding table)	(Returning from 2026)
Shapes with Friends by Jay and Meena	Grab a friend, acquaintance, or curious onlooker and work together to match the shape on screen! The game uses a Microsoft Kinect to show your silhouette, and reveals a hidden scene as you get closer to matching the shape.	Shapes with Friends Video	Players: 2 Submission Type: Other small installation (3' or 6' categories, self-contained other than optional folding table)	Reggie got mad at the images they uploaded for this, but the video link has good photos. (Returning from 2026)
SHMUP Survivors by Lapin Chapeau Games	The infection is spreading throughout the galaxy. You play as a survivor, an unmanned spacecraft built to combat against the Infection. Use whatever upgrades that you are able to find to defeat the waves of enemies in hopes of pushing the Infection back another day. This is an arcade-like top down shoot em up inspired by games like Vampire Survivors made with PICO-8. Grab upgrades to increase your arsenal while you avoid and take down the waves of enemies. Will you be able to protect the galaxy from the terrors of the Infection?	SHMUP Survivors Video	Players: 1 Submission Type: Bartop/tabletop arcade cabinet (console and screen only, to be placed on our tables)
Six Minutes of Sizzling Pizza III by Software, Magic & Rainbows	This game was made to feature a song I wrote for the Steel Samurai album Turnabout Memories and was displayed with the new album at Game Over Baltimore. People played it for most of the event and beat all my high scores. I forgot to make a video at the event but included a link to a video of me playing it while I was making it. I plan on making improvements to it and sharing it at BitGen and MAGLabs over the next few months. I will also have a new game and cabinet for the next album by the time MAGFest 2027 is happening.	Six Minutes of Sizzling Pizza III Video	Players: 2 Submission Type: Bartop/tabletop arcade cabinet (console and screen only, to be placed on our tables)
SNAPTRAP by Snip Snaps	You are a bug - risk life and limb to grab as much nectar as you can from inside the jaws of a massive venus fly trap. Use your pincers and dodge trigger hairs carefully to snatch the most nectar, or else the trap will snap shut on your arm!	SNAPTRAP Video	Players: 3 or more Submission Type: Other small installation (3' or 6' categories, self-contained other than optional folding table)	Likely to require some oversight to reset
Step Right Up! by Step Right Up Team	Step Right Up is a brand new arcade cabinet inspired by Zoltar fortune tellers. It’s available to play at Wonderville! Game by Ben Sironko and James Cox Cabinet by Mark Kleeb and Gus Boehling UI by Lillyan Ling Voice acting by Blake Andrews Funded in part by Brooklyn Arts Council and Arcade Commons	Step Right Up! Video	Players: 1 Submission Type: Arcade Cabinet (free-standing)	Hate the mouth
Succulent Drive USA by oosphere	Have You Ever Wanted to Drive a Succulent? Well Now You Can! Grow a Small Desert Plant and Beautify the Desert in Succulent Drive USA! This is a trackball version I made for the Indie Arcade, but you can try the previous version in your browser here https://uvwar.itch.io/succulent-drive-usa	Succulent Drive USA Video	Players: 1 Submission Type: Other small installation (3' or 6' categories, self-contained other than optional folding table)
Trance Resource Race by Neat Creature Studios	Trance resource race is a zero gravity racing game. This game aims for more of a sim like experience, requiring the player to sit in a chair and use pedals, joysticks, and a shifter to operate their ship. This game is still a work in progress as mentioned in the video but we have the core mechanics working with our control scheme. The cab dimension is based off an astro city cab to give an idea of the footprint.	Trance Resource Race Video	Players: 1 Submission Type: Arcade Cabinet (free-standing)
Trapped In Here With Me by MUN Studio	Trapped In Here With Me is a lightning fast arcade shooter. Fight endless waves of enemies inside a circular world that is always shrinking. Collect the gems dropped by enemies to restore the world to its full size. Don't let them box you in!	Trapped In Here With Me Video	Players: 1 Submission Type: Arcade Cabinet (free-standing)
Turbo Tracer by Xtinguish Games	Turbo Tracer is a game that combines arcade wheel racing with frantic sketching. The player or player team control a car on a continuously generating track using a steering wheel and foot pedals, and draw pad, with the goal of scoring as many points as possible in the allotted time. They are periodically prompted to sketch something on the nearby draw pad. When drawing on the draw pad, the road is affected in real time, with drawn movements changing the direction and alignment of the road. Drawing a good sketch rewards more points and bonus time to keep driving. The user can also gain points by running into checkpoints which generate special parts of road. Those special roads can affect how the steering wheel behaves or can add special parts of track.	Turbo Tracer Video	Players: 2 Submission Type: Other small installation (3' or 6' categories, self-contained other than optional folding table)	Standalone racing controllers are a lil scary, but there is demand for car games Tablet will require a solution to keep people from wandering off with it
Vestigial by Surreality	Vestigial is a Quad Stick Mech-Style Arcade game where you play as a giant plant monster with the only goal to destroy civilization. Vestigial Is a One-Off Arcade game that supports some accessibility settings using a prototype device in development.	Vestigial Video	Players: 1 Submission Type: Bartop/tabletop arcade cabinet (console and screen only, to be placed on our tables)	(Returning from 2026)
VolleyBird by ValleyBirds	Welcome to the wonderful world of VolleyBird! The only sport that pits pairs of ribbon-carrying birds against each other in a bouncy, physics-based battle to three points. VolleyBird is a 1v1 or 2v2 arcade game where each player controls two birds with a springy ribbon stretched between them. This ribbon is used to catch and fling an egg (the ball) over a net. The birds are controlled individually with a joystick each, so the arcade machine is custom built so that each player has two joysticks.	VolleyBird Video	Players: 3 or more Submission Type: Arcade Cabinet (free-standing)	(Returning from 2026)
X-Tinguish by Xtinguish Games	X-tinguish: Aim at Base of Fire is a lightgun arcade-styled game about stopping your house from burning down. The player wields our X-tinguish-r controller built out of a real (empty & disarmed) fire extinguisher to put out the fires within the game’s house. By aiming the controller’s nozzle towards the in-game fires and then squeezing the controller’s back trigger, you can spray foam out and extinguish the fires. Once all the fires in an area are out or the player runs out of time, they are moved to the next area to continue fighting the fire. If the player fails to put out all of the fires in time, or the house takes too much damage from the fire, the game is over. Each playthrough has a score calculated by the amount of time taken and fires extinguished, where correctly pointing at the base of a fire to extinguish it awards more points. The game is designed to be short and fast paced to encourage multiple playthroughs for better scores. We're planning some updates to the gameplay and level design for this new year, but we don't have anything to show yet unfortunately.	X-Tinguish Video	Players: 1 Submission Type: Monitor and your controller setup (to be set up on a table)	(Returning from 2026)
Young Cathedral by Common Opera	Sunshine WK knows he was born to be a star. YOUNG CATHEDRAL is an emotional rhythm game for the 21st century. Perform your body through joy and sorrow for the fans who love you. Combine classic rhythm skills for a new challenge, singing and dancing in unison. Slide your voice into pitch to chase the melody and hit falling cues to move your limbs to the beat. Focus on one at a time or go wild in every direction, pushing yourself to the limits of performance and beyond. (theres a bunch of new content from last year... weve been actively working on the game!!!)	Young Cathedral Video	Players: 1 Submission Type: Monitor and your controller setup (to be set up on a table)	(Returning from 2026)
64 n64 by Grav's Shenanigans	64 n64 is a demonstration with 64 seperate N64 game consoles controlled by a single controller showing how console variation can impact players as the systems rather quickly drift out of sync. TAS playback is also possible and drifts apart over time.	64 n64 Video	Players: 1 Submission Type: Other small installation (3' or 6' categories, self-contained other than optional folding table)