Arcade Commons

Arcade Commons Brooklyn's nonprofit video game and arcade publishing crew!

It's been a long, incredible road, but it is finally time to unveil the Nightmare Kart Arcade cabinet, alongside lead de...
05/06/2025

It's been a long, incredible road, but it is finally time to unveil the Nightmare Kart Arcade cabinet, alongside lead developer Lilith Walther (https://b0tster.carrd.co/) ! Join us Thurdsay, May 29th for sneak peaks of games by Pantry Moth (), Corwyn Prichard () and Andy Wallace (), with music by .rose !

We'll also be kicking off a donor drive, with plenty of goodies, perks, and fun, with more details to come.

RSVP FREE at bit.ly/nmklaunch, or via the link in our bio!

Want to support us? We worked alongside Nightmare Kart developer, Lilith Walther (@ b0tster.yeag.gay on bsky) and the or...
03/12/2025

Want to support us? We worked alongside Nightmare Kart developer, Lilith Walther (@ b0tster.yeag.gay on bsky) and the original logo designer, Pomegranate (@ girl.pet on bsky) to create an amazing T-shirt based on the game's logo!

You can snag yours and support the developer and our organization by heading to

arcadecommons.bigcartel.com

Or finding the link in our bio!

New year, new fest, same MAG!! We’re about a week out from MAGFest 2025 and we thought you all might want to know what y...
01/19/2025

New year, new fest, same MAG!! We’re about a week out from MAGFest 2025 and we thought you all might want to know what you can expect from Arcade Commons! Can you all believe that it was about this time last year we re-branded from Death By Audio Arcade? Neither can we!

First up, did you know ROBYSOFT () has been part of the org for 10 years now? We’ll have Volleygon, Massive, fan favorite Powerboat Italia ‘88, and latest smash hit HOVERBURGER all on display! Check out the Powerboat and Hoverburger tournaments, and in between we might even have some secret games for retrospective...

Would you believe has ALSO part of the org for 10 years now? His games, Particle Mace, Vector Mace, Salmon Roll, Circumnavigators, and Bleep Space will all be on display! We’ll also be premiering two brand new projects, The Indomitable Rocket Dog and Ziggurat of the Titan Beetle!

The hits keep on coming - you know ‘em, you love ‘em, Tournament staples Speglar, Super Sharp Birds, and Nothing Good Can Come Of This will return, alongside a new and improved Dyebreaker! This game was previewed at MAGFest 2024, and now you can play the finished version!

We’ll also have friends of Arcade Commons in our general collection at the show! Icarus Proudbottom’s Typing Party by our friends (of Trombone Champ fame) and Cakefoot by Frank (dank.game) will be returning to the show for your gaming pleasure.

We are proud to present a brand new cabinet, WeatherSys Admin! This cabinet was a BAC Grant funded, AC built collaboration including several devs both new and old to the Arcade Commons community. Select one of 6 unique games, all influenced by actual weather API data!

And last but certainly not least, we are thrilled to reveal the COMPLETED Nightmare Kart build! We’re debuting the cabinet this year at MAGFest 2025!! We put everything we have into this cab, and we can’t wait to show it to you! Come see it on the showfloor, at the panel with @ b0tster.yeag.gay AND for the speedrun showcase by @ j0ker!

Next Tuesday, 11/19, we're partnering with NYU Game Center and  to present HexCade, a one-night-only event as part of Ga...
11/13/2024

Next Tuesday, 11/19, we're partnering with NYU Game Center and to present HexCade, a one-night-only event as part of Game Design Days. We'll have many of your favorite Arcade Commons Collection games on-site (and free, of course), with talks by Lilith Walther, developer of Nightmare Kart (b0tster on twitter/bsky/twitch), Janus Rose (.rose), plus Nathan Grayson () and Gita Jackson () both of , with .softserve spinning tunes!

Follow the link (bit.ly/hexcade-popup) to RSVP (or head to the link in our profile)

And that's not all, we'll have our first ever Arcade Commons shirts for sale! Using this spectacular design by .place, we wanted to create a version of our logo inspired by grindcore that would feel right at home next to the upcoming Nightmare Kart cabinet. Adorn yourself in a limited edition shirt that says you're HARDCORE about in-person arcade gaming. Not nearby? No problem! You can head to the link in our bio to order one from our store!

Extra special thanks to NYU Game Center and Empire State Development for funding this and a variety of events across the city that you can check out ahead of No Quarter on Nov 23rd, featuring our friends at and more! Check out 's posts for more info

Join us this Thursday, 9/19,  for a celebration of Slam City Oracles by  ! Come play the game and enjoy tunes by     Hop...
09/17/2024

Join us this Thursday, 9/19, for a celebration of Slam City Oracles by ! Come play the game and enjoy tunes by






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06/08/2024

We're LIVE ! Come say hi!

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