NorthStar Prime · Interdimensional Gaming

NorthStar Arcade

Playable builds first. Prototypes and concepts labeled plainly.
22 playable local/web builds 3 flagship candidates 14 classic shells awaiting remaster 4 not built/running yet
PriorityDepth over more clone shells
StandardAI systems, persistence, progression, spectacle
TruthNo concept cards mixed into playable lanes
NextOne flagship upgraded before new concepts
Playable Now · Flagship Candidates
3 · strongest live builds
These are the only builds currently treated as top-shelf arcade work. Everything below this section is either a prototype, a legacy shell, an external archive item, or a pipeline item.
OBSIDIAN / Resonance
Playable hex strategy web port backed by the Python rules engine and MCTS bot.
flagship_playable MCTS bot
Play web port
Precinct 404
Dispatch Queue now has a local AI director, officer learning/fatigue, forecasted outcomes, and procedural Night Shift+ calls after the pilot.
flagship_playable AI director
Run dispatch
Digital Terrarium
Canonical v6.0.0 ecosystem sim with organism state, mutation pressure, and autonomous population behavior.
flagship_playable AI/ecosystem sim
Open flagship
Playable Prototypes
5 · working but not flagship depth
These run today, but they still need deeper AI, procedural content, persistence, progression, or stronger game feel before they should be called remasters.
Vorath Souls
Playable prototype of The Bone Gate vertical slice: arena combat with dodge, parry, stun, and finisher.
vertical_slice combat prototype
Play prototype
Digital Terrarium 3D
Experimental WebGL containment branch. Visually closer to the target future, but still needs performance and interaction work.
experimental_3d 3D sim branch
Open 3D branch
Good News // Eternal Drive
Music-video journey prototype inspired by Mac Miller's Good News 1:40-2:20: surreal desert drive, symbolic pickups, and dream-road transitions.
playable_prototype dream drive
Drive
Tetris Plus Clone
Recovered NEON VOID // TETRIS PLUS build. Upgrade target is Puzzle Mode pressure: rescue objective, strict difficulty, prizes, and authored challenge stages.
remaster_candidate puzzle pressure
Play recovered build
Prediction Arena
Playable market-sim prototype. Strong fit for future AI news/event feeds, but currently local scripted play.
playable_prototype sim prototype
Open market
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
Playable casino table shell. Needs AI dealer personality, progression, and table economy before it is a remaster.
legacy_shell casino shell
Play table
Biolume Slots
Playable slots shell. Neon presentation fits the arcade, but depth/economy are still pending.
legacy_shell casino shell
Play slots
Vorathic Reef Tank
Ambient creature-tank sketch. Useful as a mood/procedural-art seed, not yet a game loop.
ambient_sketch interactive sketch
Open sketch
Asteroids Void
Playable local HTML build. It remains available, but it has not earned remaster status yet.
legacy_shell classic shell
Play build
Breakout Wall
Playable local HTML build. It remains available, but it has not earned remaster status yet.
legacy_shell classic shell
Play build
Dharma Invaders
Playable local HTML build. It remains available, but it has not earned remaster status yet.
legacy_shell classic shell
Play build
Flappy Dharma
Playable local HTML build. It remains available, but it has not earned remaster status yet.
legacy_shell classic shell
Play build
Galaga Interdimensional
Playable local HTML build. It remains available, but it has not earned remaster status yet.
legacy_shell classic shell
Play build
Missile Command
Playable local HTML build. It remains available, but it has not earned remaster status yet.
legacy_shell classic shell
Play build
Pac Dharma
Playable local HTML build. It remains available, but it has not earned remaster status yet.
legacy_shell classic shell
Play build
Snake Dimension
Playable local HTML build. It remains available, but it has not earned remaster status yet.
legacy_shell classic shell
Play build
Tetris Void
Playable local HTML build. It remains available, but it has not earned remaster status yet.
legacy_shell classic shell
Play build
Void Pong
Playable local HTML build. It remains available, but it has not earned remaster status yet.
legacy_shell classic shell
Play build
Vorath Circus
Playable local HTML build. It remains available, but it has not earned remaster status yet.
legacy_shell classic shell
Play build
Development Pipeline
4 · not playable here
These stay visible as project inventory only. They do not get play buttons until a real build is present and routed.
Moo Doom
Absurd shooter concept only; no playable build located.
concept unbuilt
Not built
Super Vorath Bros
Retro platformer concept only; no playable build located.
concept unbuilt
Not built
Paperclip Resistance
Incremental/strategy original concept only; design doc or prototype still needed.
concept unbuilt
Not built
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
PublicDomain
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wbwwb
Wbwwb
CC0
Play →
game-music-1
Game Music 1
CC0
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icarus
Icarus
PublicDomain
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stumbling-horseman
Stumbling Horseman
PublicDomain
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macromeo-and-julius
Macromeo And Julius
PublicDomain
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paper-jekyll
Paper Jekyll
PublicDomain
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the-telltale-heartbeatz
The Telltale Heartbeatz
PublicDomain
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black-spot
Black Spot
PublicDomain
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timeless
Timeless
PublicDomain
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hummingbird-haunting
Hummingbird Haunting
PublicDomain
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money
Money
PublicDomain
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langwidere-the-trade
Langwidere The Trade
PublicDomain
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kate-plus-ten
Kate Plus Ten
PublicDomain
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the-yellow-wallpaper
The Yellow Wallpaper
PublicDomain
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goldi
Goldi
PublicDomain
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sleepy-hollow
Sleepy Hollow
PublicDomain
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stop-those-mokumokuren
Stop Those Mokumokuren
PublicDomain
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robin-hoodie
Robin Hoodie
PublicDomain
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march-of-the-cards
March Of The Cards
PublicDomain
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me-and-the-martians
Me And The Martians
PublicDomain
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war-of-the-worlds-diaries
War Of The Worlds Diaries
PublicDomain
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olympias
Olympias
PublicDomain
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lunar-artifacts
Lunar Artifacts
PublicDomain
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the-tale-of-red-riding-hood
The Tale Of Red Riding Hood
PublicDomain
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cyrano
Cyrano
PublicDomain
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the-stories-of-scheherazade
The Stories Of Scheherazade
PublicDomain
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estranged
Estranged
PublicDomain
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werewolves-of-war
Werewolves Of War
PublicDomain
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a-timeless-carol
A Timeless Carol
PublicDomain
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tales-of-the-djinn-schehera
Tales Of The Djinn Schehera
PublicDomain
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jabberwocky
Jabberwocky
PublicDomain
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shape-origins
Shape Origins
PublicDomain
Play →
PICO-8 · Cartridges
21 · CC-BY-SA default; Lexaloffle BBS
Celeste Classic
Celeste Classic
CC-BY-NC-SA
Open Cart →
Celeste Classic 2
Celeste Classic 2
CC-BY-NC-SA
Open Cart →
Dank Tombs
Dank Tombs
CC-BY-SA
Open Cart →
Clockwise Knight
Clockwise Knight
CC-BY-NC-SA
Open Cart →
Air Pico
Air Pico
CC-BY-NC-SA
Open Cart →
Moss Moss
Moss Moss
CC-BY-NC-SA
Open Cart →
Mouse Required
Mouse Required
CC-BY-NC-SA
Open Cart →
TAD
Tad
CC-BY-NC-SA
Open Cart →
Baba Is You Demake
Baba Is You Demake
CC-BY-NC-SA
Open Cart →
Dust Bunny
Dust Bunny
CC-BY-NC-SA
Open Cart →
Pico Valley (Stardew demake)
Pico Valley (Stardew Demake)
CC-BY-NC-SA
Open Cart →
From Rust To Ash
From Rust To Ash
CC-BY-NC-SA
Open Cart →
2025 Advent Calendar
2025 Advent Calendar
CC-BY-NC-SA
Open Cart →
Zip Zapper
Zip Zapper
CC-BY-NC-SA
Open Cart →
Beam
Beam
CC-BY-NC-SA
Open Cart →
Porklike
Porklike
CC-BY-NC-SA
Open Cart →
Castaway
Castaway
CC-BY-NC-SA
Open Cart →
Kalikan
Kalikan
CC-BY-NC-SA
Open Cart →
512px Under
512px Under
CC-BY-NC-SA
Open Cart →
Zip Zapper B
Zip Zapper B
CC-BY-NC-SA
Open Cart →
Low Mem Sky
Low Mem Sky
CC-BY-NC-SA
Open Cart →
Demoscene · Productions
10 · Free-to-distribute via scene.org
Second Reality
Second Reality
Future Crew
FreeToDistribute
Download ZIP
Heaven Seven
Heaven Seven
Exceed
FreeToDistribute
Download ZIP
fr-041 Debris
Fr 041 Debris
Farbrausch
FreeToDistribute
Download ZIP
fr-08 the.product
Fr 08 The.product
Farbrausch
FreeToDistribute
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Chaos Theory
Chaos Theory
Conspiracy
FreeToDistribute
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Elevated
Elevated
RGBA / TBC
FreeToDistribute
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Agenda Circling Forth
Agenda Circling Forth
Fairlight / CNCD
FreeToDistribute
Download ZIP
An Untitled Story
An Untitled Story
Conspiracy
FreeToDistribute
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fr-019 Poemtoawhale
Fr 019 Poemtoawhale
Farbrausch
FreeToDistribute
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fr-030 Candytron
Fr 030 Candytron
Farbrausch
FreeToDistribute
Download ZIP
Homebrew · Console ROMs
12 · Shiru's authored free releases
New Year 2024
New Year 2024
Shiru (or noted collaborator)
Freeware 2600
Download ROM
Corobars 256B
Corobars 256b
Shiru (or noted collaborator)
Freeware 2600
Download ROM
Starjump4K
Starjump4k
Shiru (or noted collaborator)
Freeware FLASH
Download ROM
Kaleidoscope1K
Kaleidoscope1k
Shiru (or noted collaborator)
Freeware FLASH
Download ROM
Uwol Quest For Money
Uwol Quest For Money
Shiru (or noted collaborator)
Freeware SMD
Download ROM
Ny2011
Ny2011
Shiru (or noted collaborator)
Freeware NES
Download ROM
Lan Master
Lan Master
Shiru (or noted collaborator)
Freeware NES
Download ROM
Lawn Mower
Lawn Mower
Shiru (or noted collaborator)
Freeware NES
Download ROM
Alter Ego
Alter Ego
Shiru (or noted collaborator)
Freeware NES
Download ROM
Zooming Secretary
Zooming Secretary
Shiru (or noted collaborator)
Freeware NES
Download ROM
Chase
Chase
Shiru (or noted collaborator)
Freeware NES
Download ROM
Heohdemo Final Version
Heohdemo Final Version
Shiru (or noted collaborator)
Freeware NES
Download ROM
Itch games open in their author-sanctioned page. PICO-8 carts open at the Lexaloffle BBS thread where the author posted them. Demoscene productions + homebrew ROMs download directly. License paper trail: LICENSE_PAPER_TRAIL_2026-04-19.md