NorthStar Prime · Interdimensional Gaming

NorthStar Arcade

Playable builds first. Prototypes and concepts labeled plainly.
46 playable local/web builds 10 flagship candidates 14 classic shells awaiting remaster 3 future ideas
PriorityDepth over more clone shells
StandardAI systems, persistence, progression, spectacle
TruthNo concept cards mixed into playable lanes
NextOne flagship upgraded before new concepts
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Playable Now · Flagship Candidates
10 · strongest live builds
These are the strongest playable builds. Everything below is clearly labeled as a prototype, classic shell, archive item, or future idea.
OBSIDIAN / Resonance
OBSIDIAN / Resonance
Playable hex strategy web port backed by the Python rules engine and MCTS bot.
flagship_playable MCTS bot
RESONANCE GateMake every hex claim feel like striking a tribunal tone into obsidian glass.
Play web port Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Vorath Signal Crown
Vorath Signal Crown
New live VORATH arcade cabinet: catch emerald signal shards, dodge red static ruptures, charge the crown, and export a local run receipt.
playable_prototype signal survival cabinet
CROWN GateCharge the crown by catching emerald signal shards and avoiding red static ruptures.
Charge crown Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Super Vorath Bros
Flagship platformer: living AI motion-plate world, sampled soundscape, crystal causeway, sigil shards, stompable slimes, checkpoints, emerald gate, founding-patron credits, and local run receipts.
flagship_playable living-plate platformer
CAUSEWAY GateMake the platform run feel like a crystal pilgrimage through an original Vorath world.
Run causeway Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Vorath Dominion
Vorath Dominion
Original real-time strategy: command a prism tribunal across an abundant valley. Gather food, wood, crystal, and stone; build houses, barracks, and temples; claim relic power-ups; raise the Great Pyramid wonder or crush the Shadow tribunal's town. Villager gathering, construction, unit training, an enemy AI that raids in waves, minimap, and dual win conditions — all original assets.
flagship_playable real-time strategy
DOMINION GateMake base-building feel like raising a prism tribunal from abundant land into temples and the Great Pyramid.
Found tribunal Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Digital Terrarium
Digital Terrarium
Living digital terrarium with creature state, mutation pressure, and autonomous population behavior.
flagship_playable AI/ecosystem sim
HARMONIC GateBalance mutation pressure until the terrarium reads like a living sigil loop.
Open flagship Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Vorath Arena
Vorath Arena
Original first-person plasma FPS: a DOOM-style raycaster arena in the black-marble tribunal. Wave combat vs crimson-core shadow entities, three rainbow-plasma weapons, dash, confetti Party-Mode headshots, and a Griffball sport mode — all original assets, no protected shooter content.
flagship_playable first-person raycaster FPS
ARENA GateTurn first-person plasma combat into a neon-tribunal rite; headshots detonate rainbow light.
Enter arena Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Hypernova Swarm
Formation shooter with a living nebula motion plate and full sampled soundscape: neon swarm waves, upgrades, shields, wave-clear fanfares, and run receipts.
flagship_playable living-nebula shooter
FORMATION GateTurn movement and fire into a red-core formation rite against the swarm.
Fight swarm Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Tetris Plus Clone
NEON VOID puzzle cabinet with an ambient marble motion plate and sampled SFX for every rotate, lock, clear, and tetris - plus music, ghost pieces, and settings.
flagship_playable ambient puzzle cabinet
QUESTION GatePlay Tetris Plus Scifi, confirm state changes, then export a receipt.
Enter the void Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Vorath Incursion
Vorath Incursion
Original top-down cover shooter: snap to marble cover to block incoming fire, roadie-run between blocks, and nail the active-reload timing bar for a perfect-reload damage boost. Survive escalating waves of the crimson-core shadow legion. Cover physics, active reload, wave AI, and score — all original assets, no protected shooter content.
flagship_playable cover shooter
INCURSION GateMake third-person cover fighting a rite of tuck, aim, and the perfect active reload against the shadow legion.
Deploy Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Sky Dragon Dharma
Fast dragon-flight arcade run with target-lock reticles, medal ladders, ghost pacing, boost rings, sector portals, clean-line rewards, time attack mode, assist mode, missions, badges, and saved best runs.
flagship_playable living-sky flight arcade
QUESTION GatePlay Flappy Dharma, confirm state changes, then export a receipt.
Fly route Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Playable Prototypes
22 · working but not flagship depth
These run today, but still need deeper systems, persistence, progression, or stronger game feel before they should be called remasters.
Precinct 404
Precinct 404
Dispatch game with officer fatigue, outcome forecasts, and Night Shift calls after the pilot.
flagship_playable AI director
QUESTION GatePlay Precinct 404, confirm state changes, then export a receipt.
Run dispatch Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Rose Window
Stained-glass rhythm-catcher: spin the cathedral rosette so the matching petal drinks each falling shard of colored light; every catch lights a pane of the great window, combos ignite prism radiance. Original glass-and-light game.
flagship_playable stained-glass catcher
QUESTION GatePlay Rose Window, confirm state changes, then export a receipt.
Begin the rite Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Subject 000-999
An interactive art experience: a 1960s applied-perception test that dissolves as you answer, the clinical room warping into psychedelic hallucination until the questions answer back — then the Vorath tribunal enters your answers as evidence against the experiment. Fictional; no substances depicted.
flagship_playable narrative art experience
QUESTION GatePlay Subject 000999, confirm state changes, then export a receipt.
I consent Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Tai Chi Flow
Moving-meditation rhythm game: trace calligraphic forms with the chi orb across three intensities, or load your own music and let the beat detector choreograph the practice. Chi fuels a psychedelic prism storm.
flagship_playable rhythm meditation
QUESTION GatePlay Tai Chi Flow, confirm state changes, then export a receipt.
Begin practice Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Vorath Cabinet Row
Vorath Cabinet Row
Arcade-room launcher for the strongest cabinet machines: Pinball Oracle, Blade Tribunal, and Reliquary Gacha Shrine.
playable_launcher cabinet launcher
CABINET GateMake the cabinet row feel like a playable arcade floor for choosing the strongest VORATH machines.
Enter cabinet row Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Vorath Souls
Vorath Souls
Playable prototype of The Bone Gate vertical slice: arena combat with dodge, parry, stun, and finisher.
vertical_slice combat prototype
BONE GateMake the arena feel like a judgment rite: dodge, parry, stun, then finish.
Play prototype Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Future Teller Cabinet
Future Teller Cabinet
Penny-arcade card vender prototype: insert local tokens, pull the lever, and print seeded fortune/poetry/image cards with no external assets.
playable_prototype penny arcade generator
ORACLE GateMake the lever pull feel like a sacred machine printing one local future.
Print a future Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Precinct 404: Signal Board
Precinct 404: Signal Board
Companion local signal-stabilization prototype: scan a 5x5 board, move the receiver, control noise, and resolve three anomalies before the precinct loses the call.
playable_prototype signal puzzle
SIGNAL GateResolve anomalous calls by moving the receiver through sacred-noise geometry.
Play signal board Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Vorath Prism Runner
Vorath Prism Runner
Original VORATH prism runner: pilot a chrome signal-drone through rainbow auspicious clouds, emerald gates, crystal hazards, ring pickups, dash timing, and local run receipts.
playable_prototype neon runner
RAINBOW GateKeep the VORATH prism runner fast, bright, and symbolic while the rainbow cloud lane reacts to jumps and dash hits.
Run rainbow Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Signal Cartographer Prime
Signal Cartographer Prime
Playable Prime-signal mapping prototype: scan the grid, place beacons, control noise, and resolve source nodes before the carrier collapses.
playable_prototype signal cartography
CARTOGRAPHY GateScan, beacon, and resolve the Prime carrier before the signal collapses.
Map the signal Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Vorath Pinball
Vorath Pinball
Original VORATH pinball cabinet: plunger charge, launch skill-shot timing, emerald flippers, ruby bumpers, rainbow orbits, crystal jackpots, multiball pressure, and local run receipts with no commercial table assets.
playable_prototype pinball cabinet
ORBIT GateMake every ricochet feel like a jeweled orbit around the red-core tribunal heart.
Launch pinball Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Paperclip Resistance
Paperclip Resistance
Office-resistance strategy game: recruit coworkers, gather supplies, and publish memos before the mandate takes over.
playable_prototype turn strategy
LEVER GateTurn every click into resistance pressure against the optimizer mandate.
Run resistance Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Vorath Blade Tribunal
Vorath Blade Tribunal
Original VORATH weapon-duel cabinet: faceted alien duelists, crystal blade hitboxes, guard pressure, stamina, enemy AI, round judgment, and local receipts without protected fighter assets.
playable_prototype weapon duel fighter
BLADE GateResolve the duel through original crystal-weapon spacing, guard pressure, and soul-charge judgment.
Enter duel Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Vorath Circus
Vorath Circus
Original VORATH circus-combat cabinet: black-glass ring choreography, marquee rigging, stage hazards, score pressure, and local run receipts with no commercial character assets.
playable_prototype circus combat
CIRCUS GateMake the circus stage feel like a red-core ritual under arcade lights.
Raise tent Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Vorath Reliquary Gacha Shrine
Vorath Reliquary Gacha Shrine
Original coin-op altar machine: insert tokens, drop glowing beads through a pachinko-style shrine, unlock relic capsules, build a local collection, and print blessing receipts with no commercial machine assets.
playable_prototype relic gacha shrine
RELIQUARY GateTurn each token drop into a jewel-lit shrine rite that unlocks relics and prints a blessing.
Open shrine Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Signal Gallery
Signal Gallery
Vorathic rail-target cabinet with seal-chain scoring: mouse/touch gallery contracts, reload pressure, signal integrity, and run receipts inspired by target-gallery grammar rather than copied ROM assets.
playable_prototype rail target cabinet
CONTRACT GateTreat each target hit as a contract seal in a VORATH rail-gallery rite.
Open gallery Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Prism Drift
Prism Drift
Vorathic time-trial racer: generated prism circuits, drift scoring, boost heat, integrity pressure, and run receipts inspired by racing grammar rather than copied track or vehicle assets.
playable_prototype time trial racer
PRISM GateDrift through a generated prism circuit until boost heat becomes proof.
Run trial Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Static House
Static House
Vorathic fixed-camera survival-puzzle cabinet: room routing, four-slot inventory pressure, fuse-line restoration, static focus drain, and ending receipts with original rooms and puzzles.
playable_prototype fixed-camera puzzle
THRESHOLD GateMake every room choice feel like crossing a fixed-camera threshold.
Enter house Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
IDR Tracker Cabinet
IDR Tracker Cabinet
Browser music toy for short IDR bumpers with four built-in synth voices and sixteen-step patterns.
playable_prototype browser tracker toy
RHYTHM GateSequence the bumper as if every step is a small radio-lit ritual.
Open tracker Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Super Arcade Archive
Super Arcade Archive
Private archive checklist for local reference material and original public game work.
local_catalog metadata only
ARCHIVE GateUse the archive as a private-to-original routing console, not a public ROM shelf.
Audit archive Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Dream Road // Eternal Drive
Dream Road // Eternal Drive
Surreal dream-road driving prototype with symbolic pickups and shifting desert transitions.
playable_prototype dream drive
QUESTION GatePlay Good News Drive, confirm state changes, then export a receipt.
Drive Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Prediction Arena
Prediction Arena
Playable prediction market with momentum, fade, volatility, and news-reactive bots. The control room shows clear run status and market receipts.
bot_enabled_prototype bot market sim
QUESTION GatePlay Prediction Arena, confirm state changes, then export a receipt.
Open market Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE Run status
Classic Shells & Casino Sketches
14 · playable, but thin
These are kept available for testing and nostalgia, but they are no longer being represented as 21st-century remasters.
Blackjack Noir
Blackjack Noir
Playable casino table shell. Needs AI dealer personality, progression, and table economy before it is a remaster.
legacy_shell casino shell
QUESTION GatePlay Blackjack Noir, confirm state changes, then export a receipt.
Play table Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Biolume Slots
Biolume Slots
Playable slots shell. Neon presentation fits the arcade, but depth/economy are still pending.
legacy_shell casino shell
QUESTION GatePlay Slots Biolume, confirm state changes, then export a receipt.
Play slots Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Vorathic Reef Tank
Vorathic Reef Tank
Ambient creature-tank sketch. Useful as a mood/procedural-art seed, not yet a game loop.
ambient_sketch interactive sketch
REEF GateLet the ambient reef behave like a living VORATH image generator seed.
Open sketch Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Asteroids Void
Playable local HTML build for Asteroids Void. Preserved as a classic shell.
legacy_shell classic shell
QUESTION GatePlay Asteroids Void, confirm state changes, then export a receipt.
Play build Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Breakout Wall
Playable local HTML build for Breakout Wall. Preserved as a classic shell.
legacy_shell classic shell
QUESTION GatePlay Breakout Wall, confirm state changes, then export a receipt.
Play build Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Dharma Invaders
Playable local HTML build for Dharma Invaders. Preserved as a classic shell.
legacy_shell classic shell
QUESTION GatePlay Dharma Invaders, confirm state changes, then export a receipt.
Play build Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Galaga Interdimensional
Playable local HTML build for Galaga Interdimensional. Preserved as a classic shell.
legacy_shell classic shell
QUESTION GatePlay Galaga Interdimensional, confirm state changes, then export a receipt.
Play build Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Gem Shark
Playable local HTML build for Gem Shark. Preserved as a classic shell.
legacy_shell classic shell
QUESTION GatePlay Gem Shark, confirm state changes, then export a receipt.
Play build Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Missile Command
Playable local HTML build for Missile Command. Preserved as a classic shell.
legacy_shell classic shell
QUESTION GatePlay Missile Command, confirm state changes, then export a receipt.
Play build Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Pac Dharma
Playable local HTML build for Pac Dharma. Preserved as a classic shell.
legacy_shell classic shell
QUESTION GatePlay Pac Dharma, confirm state changes, then export a receipt.
Play build Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Snake Dimension
Playable local HTML build for Snake Dimension. Preserved as a classic shell.
legacy_shell classic shell
QUESTION GatePlay Snake Dimension, confirm state changes, then export a receipt.
Play build Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Tetris Void
Playable local HTML build for Tetris Void. Preserved as a classic shell.
legacy_shell classic shell
QUESTION GatePlay Tetris Void, confirm state changes, then export a receipt.
Play build Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Void Pong
Playable local HTML build for Void Pong. Preserved as a classic shell.
legacy_shell classic shell
QUESTION GatePlay Void Pong, confirm state changes, then export a receipt.
Play build Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Vorath Circus Midnight
Playable local HTML build for Vorath Circus Midnight. Preserved as a classic shell.
legacy_shell classic shell
QUESTION GatePlay Vorath Circus Midnight, confirm state changes, then export a receipt.
Play build Activate with SpaceCash · 1 SPACE
Development Pipeline
3 · not playable here
These stay visible as project inventory only. They do not get play buttons until a real build is present.
Moo Doom
Moo Doom
Absurd shooter concept only; no playable build located.
concept unbuilt
Not built
Super Vorath Bros
Super Vorath Bros
Retro platformer concept only; no playable build located.
concept unbuilt
Not built
Penny Arcade Originals
Penny Arcade Originals
Recovered Penny Arcade station source; standalone token-gated 7-machine service, not running or proxied.
external_service_found not routed
Not running
itch.io · Public Domain
33 · CC0 & Public Domain Jam entries
rock-n-roll-diogenes
Rock N Roll Diogenes
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wbwwb
Wbwwb
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game-music-1
Game Music 1
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icarus
Icarus
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stumbling-horseman
Stumbling Horseman
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macromeo-and-julius
Macromeo And Julius
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paper-jekyll
Paper Jekyll
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the-telltale-heartbeatz
The Telltale Heartbeatz
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black-spot
Black Spot
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timeless
Timeless
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hummingbird-haunting
Hummingbird Haunting
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money
Money
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langwidere-the-trade
Langwidere The Trade
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kate-plus-ten
Kate Plus Ten
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the-yellow-wallpaper
The Yellow Wallpaper
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goldi
Goldi
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sleepy-hollow
Sleepy Hollow
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stop-those-mokumokuren
Stop Those Mokumokuren
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robin-hoodie
Robin Hoodie
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march-of-the-cards
March Of The Cards
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me-and-the-martians
Me And The Martians
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war-of-the-worlds-diaries
War Of The Worlds Diaries
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olympias
Olympias
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lunar-artifacts
Lunar Artifacts
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the-tale-of-red-riding-hood
The Tale Of Red Riding Hood
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cyrano
Cyrano
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the-stories-of-scheherazade
The Stories Of Scheherazade
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estranged
Estranged
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werewolves-of-war
Werewolves Of War
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a-timeless-carol
A Timeless Carol
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Tales Of The Djinn Schehera
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jabberwocky
Jabberwocky
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shape-origins
Shape Origins
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PICO-8 · Cartridges
21 · CC-BY-SA default; Lexaloffle BBS
Celeste Classic
Celeste Classic
CC-BY-NC-SA
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Celeste Classic 2
Celeste Classic 2
CC-BY-NC-SA
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Dank Tombs
Dank Tombs
CC-BY-SA
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Clockwise Knight
Clockwise Knight
CC-BY-NC-SA
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Air Pico
Air Pico
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Moss Moss
Moss Moss
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Mouse Required
Mouse Required
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TAD
Tad
CC-BY-NC-SA
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Baba Is You Demake
Baba Is You Demake
CC-BY-NC-SA
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Dust Bunny
Dust Bunny
CC-BY-NC-SA
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Pico Valley (Stardew demake)
Pico Valley (Stardew Demake)
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From Rust To Ash
From Rust To Ash
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2025 Advent Calendar
2025 Advent Calendar
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Zip Zapper
Zip Zapper
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Beam
Beam
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Porklike
Porklike
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Castaway
Castaway
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Kalikan
Kalikan
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512px Under
512px Under
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Zip Zapper B
Zip Zapper B
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Low Mem Sky
Low Mem Sky
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Demoscene · Productions
10 · Free-to-distribute via scene.org
Second Reality
Second Reality
Future Crew
FreeToDistribute
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Heaven Seven
Heaven Seven
Exceed
FreeToDistribute
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fr-041 Debris
Fr 041 Debris
Farbrausch
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fr-08 the.product
Fr 08 The.product
Farbrausch
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Chaos Theory
Chaos Theory
Conspiracy
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Elevated
Elevated
RGBA / TBC
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Agenda Circling Forth
Agenda Circling Forth
Fairlight / CNCD
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An Untitled Story
An Untitled Story
Conspiracy
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fr-019 Poemtoawhale
Fr 019 Poemtoawhale
Farbrausch
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fr-030 Candytron
Fr 030 Candytron
Farbrausch
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Homebrew · Console ROMs
12 · Shiru's authored free releases
New Year 2024
New Year 2024
Shiru (or noted collaborator)
Freeware 2600
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Corobars 256B
Corobars 256b
Shiru (or noted collaborator)
Freeware 2600
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Starjump4K
Starjump4k
Shiru (or noted collaborator)
Freeware FLASH
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Kaleidoscope1K
Kaleidoscope1k
Shiru (or noted collaborator)
Freeware FLASH
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Uwol Quest For Money
Uwol Quest For Money
Shiru (or noted collaborator)
Freeware SMD
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Ny2011
Ny2011
Shiru (or noted collaborator)
Freeware NES
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Lan Master
Lan Master
Shiru (or noted collaborator)
Freeware NES
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Lawn Mower
Lawn Mower
Shiru (or noted collaborator)
Freeware NES
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Alter Ego
Alter Ego
Shiru (or noted collaborator)
Freeware NES
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Zooming Secretary
Zooming Secretary
Shiru (or noted collaborator)
Freeware NES
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Chase
Chase
Shiru (or noted collaborator)
Freeware NES
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Heohdemo Final Version
Heohdemo Final Version
Shiru (or noted collaborator)
Freeware NES
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Itch games open on the author page. PICO-8 carts open on the author thread. Demoscene and homebrew files download directly. License notes: LICENSE_PAPER_TRAIL_2026-04-19.md
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