Start with a traditional retro game — Pong, Tetris, Asteroids, Pac-Man. Keep the core mechanics recognizable.
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Inject a Twist
Code in one weird rule change. Shrinking paddles, split balls, gravity flips, wind physics. Make it surprising.
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Get Metal Token
Host your build on GitHub Pages. Once validated, we mail you a custom engraved coin worldwide, for free.
Test Drive a Twist
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steady paddle, steady ball
Any one of these twists counts as a submission. Pick one like this and build it, or make your own!
Prize3 hours
$15 Steam game
Ship a twisted arcade game and pick any game on Steam up to $15 — fully on us.
✓Any game on Steam, your choice
✓Instant digital delivery, worldwide
✓Funded by Hack Club — no strings attached
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FAQ
Got questions?
All high school students, middle schoolers, or teenagers younger than 18 are eligible. We ship to teenagers anywhere in the world.
Any mechanical, control-based, or visual change that deviates from standard game behavior — and must be coded by you. Examples: Pong where the paddles shrink every hit, Tetris with floating wind force, Pac-Man where the map rotates.
Any open-source language or engine that runs in a browser frame (GitHub Pages)! Popular choices include HTML5 Canvas, Kaboom.js, p5.js, Phaser, Scratch, Python via Pyodide, or Unity/Godot web builds.
Push your game to a public GitHub repository and host it on GitHub Pages. Fill out the submit form and our community arcade validators will play it. If it works and has a cool twist, your token is ordered immediately!
Yes! Hack Club is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. All programs, servers, events, shipping, and tokens are completely funded by donations — free for teenagers globally.
Ready to Twist?
Ship your twisted arcade game and claim your $15 Steam gift card.
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