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Arcade Screensavers

Attract-mode tributes to the golden age of the arcade — a maze chase, a girder climb, a planet-defence run and more. Each one plays itself like a cabinet's demo screen, free and fullscreen in your browser.

Maze MuncherChomp the maze, dodge the ghosts. Open → Maze Muncher: LadyThe muncher, with a bow and roaming fruit. Open → Barrel JumpClimb the girders, hop the barrels. Open → Surface DefenderDefend the colonists from the landers. Open → Iso RaiderFly the fortress in 3-D isometric. Open → Star SwarmFormation aliens, dive-bombing runs. Open → Road HopperCross the road and the river home. Open → Cube HopperHop the pyramid, flip every cube. Open → Bug BlasterSplit the centipede in the mushrooms. Open → Silo DefenseSelf-playing tribute to the classic missile-defense coin-op. Open → Rock BusterSelf-playing tribute to the classic asteroid-shooter coin-op. Open → Brick Breaker BeamSelf-playing tribute to the classic brick-breaking coin-op. Open → Dig TunnelSelf-playing tribute to the classic underground-digging coin-op. Open → Jousting FlyerSelf-playing tribute to the classic flying-joust coin-op. Open → Pinball Wizard TableSelf-playing tribute to the classic pinball table. Open → Mole Whack ArcadeSelf-playing tribute to the classic whack-a-mole cabinet. Open → Puzzle 2048 AIAn expectimax AI plays 2048, loses sometimes, and keeps score. Open → Snake AISnake that plays itself: BFS, tail-safety, or a Hamiltonian cycle. Open → Sokoban SolverA real A* search solves each Sokoban puzzle, then plays it out. Open → Tetris AIA heuristic bot plays real Tetris until gravity beats it. Open →

These are original homages to the coin-ops that defined the early 1980s arcade: the maze chase, the barrel-jumping climb, the isometric fortress run, the formation shooter, the road-and-river crossing. The art, levels and names are all original — nothing copyrighted is reproduced — but the gameplay and the CRT look aim to capture exactly how the originals felt.

Every one runs in attract mode: it plays itself, the way an arcade cabinet does when no one has dropped a coin. Open any title for a live preview, then send it fullscreen.

Frequently asked questions

Are these the real arcade games?
No. They're original homages inspired by the classics, with their own art, levels and names. Nothing copyrighted is copied — they recreate the feel, not the assets.
Can I play them?
For now they run in self-playing attract mode, like an arcade demo screen. A keyboard-playable mode may be added later.
Do they need an internet connection?
No. Every arcade saver is computed on your device, so they all run fully offline.
Are they free?
Yes. Every screensaver on Afterglow is free and runs in your browser, with nothing to download or install.

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