Power Arcade

Build your own arcade empire in Power Arcade, a strategic simulation made in under 48 hours for the Kenney Jam 2025!

Using the Godot Engine and Kenney asset packs, Power Arcade challenges you to master the theme of Power — both electrical and social. Your goal? Craft a thriving arcade by selecting and placing the perfect mix of arcade machines that entertain wave after wave of eager customers.

Each wave brings more customers eager to play, but beware: every machine drains precious electricity. If your power meter hits zero, it’s game over. Balance your energy consumption while keeping customers happy to reach the coveted 100 happiness level and win the game!

After playing, customers visit your snack vending machine. Stock the snacks they crave, or risk them leaving early! Money earned from games helps you buy new machines and snacks — but choose wisely to avoid early failure.

Features:

• Wave-based gameplay with increasing customer count

• Strategic placement and purchase of machines with unique costs, energy use, and happiness boosts

• Snack vending mechanic influencing customer retention

• Real-time meters tracking power, money, and happiness

• Simple mouse-only controls — click to buy, place, and manage your arcade

• Charming Kenney 2D sprites integrated into a vibrant 3D Kenney world

Jam Notes & Known Issues:

• Built in 48 hours for Kenney Jam 2025

• Windows version not fully tested; Mac version is stable

• In-game instructions menu currently broken — please refer to this description for how to play

• Possible minor collision issues depending on machine placement

• Untested beyond wave 10, so prepare for a challenging experience

• Emotes and NPC behaviors add life and personality to your arcade customers

• Snack Shop hidden for this build, so no restocking available, you have limited items to start giving you a 50/50 chance you'll have what customers want.

Dive into Power Arcade and see if you can power up the ultimate arcade empire before the lights go out!

AI Notice: "Power Arcade" logo was generated with Midjouney.