{
  "about": "The Really Bad Arcade at /games. One entry per game or toy. How to add one: docs/Adding a game to the arcade.md. room: arcade = plays like a game (goal, controls, challenge or score, reason to replay); toys = everything else. embed: true plays inside the arcade frame at /play/<slug> (only for pages on reallybadstudio.com); false opens the game's own site in a new tab. status: live | early | hidden.",
  "games": [
    {
      "slug": "one-more-cup",
      "title": "One More Cup",
      "room": "arcade",
      "feature": true,
      "url": "https://reallybadstudio.com/one-more-cup",
      "path": "/one-more-cup",
      "embed": true,
      "mobile": true,
      "status": "live",
      "date": "2026-10-04",
      "tags": ["sim", "chill"],
      "color": "#C8FF3D",
      "thumb": "/assets/arcade/one-more-cup.jpg",
      "image": "/assets/work/one-more-cup.jpg",
      "preview": "/assets/arcade/one-more-cup.mp4",
      "blurb": "Brew coffee, hire Office Jims and grow the office one cup at a time. It keeps brewing while you're away.",
      "howTo": ["Pull the Brew lever (or press Space) to make coffee.", "Spend credits to hire Office Jims. They brew for you.", "Unlock the next floor and see how far the office goes. Your office saves in this browser."]
    },
    {
      "slug": "dailies",
      "title": "The Dailies",
      "room": "arcade",
      "url": "https://reallybadstudio.com/dailies",
      "path": "/dailies",
      "embed": true,
      "mobile": true,
      "status": "live",
      "date": "2026-10-07",
      "tags": ["puzzle"],
      "color": "#FFB020",
      "thumb": "/assets/arcade/dailies.jpg",
      "preview": "/assets/arcade/dailies.mp4",
      "blurb": "Two small word puzzles a day. Sort slips into groups, link five clued words, keep your streak going.",
      "howTo": ["Pick Side Stage or Setlist. Each takes a few minutes.", "Side Stage: sort the slips into groups of four. Setlist: each word starts with the last letter of the one before.", "New puzzles at your midnight. Finish either one to keep your streak."]
    },
    {
      "slug": "paper-sky",
      "title": "Paper Sky",
      "room": "arcade",
      "url": "https://reallybadstudio.com/paper-sky",
      "embed": false,
      "mobile": true,
      "status": "live",
      "date": "2026-10-05",
      "tags": ["arcade", "chill"],
      "color": "#FFB020",
      "thumb": "/assets/arcade/paper-sky.jpg",
      "image": "/assets/work/paper-sky.jpg",
      "preview": "/assets/arcade/paper-sky.mp4",
      "blurb": "Fold a letter into a paper plane and fly it home over Phoenix. Chase lanterns, rings and thermals for points.",
      "howTo": ["Drag to steer. On a phone, one thumb is enough.", "Fly through rings and lanterns and ride thermals to score.", "Land at the mailbox for a bonus, then beat your best."]
    },
    {
      "slug": "f35",
      "title": "F-35A Flight",
      "room": "arcade",
      "url": "https://reallybadstudio.com/f35",
      "path": "/f35",
      "embed": true,
      "mobile": true,
      "status": "live",
      "date": "2026-10-06",
      "tags": ["arcade", "sim"],
      "color": "#B8C0C8",
      "thumb": "/assets/arcade/f35.jpg",
      "image": "/assets/work/f35.jpg",
      "preview": "/assets/arcade/f35.mp4",
      "blurb": "Fly an F-35A built in code through a desert canyon. Ring courses, loops and rolls, landings and landmarks to find.",
      "howTo": ["S and W pitch, A and D roll, Shift throttle, B afterburner. Touch and gamepads work too.", "Pick a ring course, a maneuver or the landing challenge and go for a medal.", "Or just fly. Eight landmarks are out there, and your bests save in this browser."]
    },
    {
      "slug": "late-night-trivia",
      "title": "Late Night Trivia",
      "room": "arcade",
      "url": "https://latenighttrivia.com/",
      "embed": false,
      "mobile": true,
      "status": "live",
      "date": "2026-09-28",
      "tags": ["puzzle"],
      "color": "#8FB0FF",
      "thumb": "/assets/work/late-night-trivia-640.jpg",
      "image": "/assets/work/late-night-trivia.jpg",
      "preview": "/assets/clips/late-night-trivia.mp4",
      "blurb": "A new pop-culture mystery every night. Reveal clues one at a time and solve it before your score runs down.",
      "howTo": ["Tune in to tonight's broadcast.", "Each clue you reveal lowers the points you can win.", "Solve it, keep your streak, and challenge a friend."]
    },
    {
      "slug": "showrunner",
      "title": "Showrunner",
      "room": "arcade",
      "url": "https://showrunner-three.vercel.app/",
      "embed": false,
      "mobile": true,
      "status": "live",
      "date": "2026-10-01",
      "tags": ["sim"],
      "color": "#FF6A5E",
      "thumb": "/assets/arcade/showrunner.jpg",
      "image": "/assets/work/showrunner.jpg",
      "preview": "/assets/arcade/showrunner.mp4",
      "blurb": "Run a small live-production company. Book the gig, pick the crew, pack the van and hit every cue.",
      "howTo": ["Open the inbox and book a gig.", "Pick a crew and pack the van to fit the job.", "Call the cues on time during the show. Better shows pay better."]
    },
    {
      "slug": "impossidle",
      "title": "Impossidle",
      "room": "arcade",
      "url": "https://reallybadstudio.com/impossidle",
      "path": "/impossidle",
      "embed": true,
      "mobile": true,
      "status": "live",
      "date": "2026-09-28",
      "tags": ["puzzle"],
      "color": "#D7D4C7",
      "thumb": "/assets/work/impossidle-640.jpg",
      "image": "/assets/work/impossidle.jpg",
      "preview": "/assets/clips/impossidle.mp4",
      "blurb": "A daily five-letter word puzzle where the answer keeps moving. You get six guesses and a score out of 100.",
      "howTo": ["Type a five-letter word and press Enter.", "The answer changes after every guess. That's the joke.", "You're scored on how you played. New puzzle every day."]
    },
    {
      "slug": "wisp-keep",
      "title": "Wisp Keep",
      "room": "arcade",
      "url": "https://playwispkeep.com/",
      "embed": false,
      "mobile": true,
      "status": "live",
      "date": "2026-09-28",
      "tags": ["sim"],
      "color": "#7CF2D0",
      "thumb": "/assets/work/wisp-keep-640.jpg",
      "image": "/assets/work/wisp-keep.jpg",
      "preview": "/assets/clips/wisp-keep.mp4",
      "blurb": "Raise a glowing spark into a creature with a temper of its own, then take it into the arena to climb the rivals.",
      "howTo": ["Look after your wisp and it grows a body and a temper of its own.", "Once it's grown, the arena opens: seven rivals per tier.", "Chain wins to climb. Your wisp lives in this browser."]
    },
    {
      "slug": "reorient-earth",
      "title": "Bearings",
      "room": "arcade",
      "url": "https://reorientearth.com/",
      "embed": false,
      "mobile": true,
      "status": "live",
      "date": "2026-09-28",
      "tags": ["puzzle"],
      "color": "#35D07F",
      "thumb": "/assets/work/reorient-earth-640.jpg",
      "image": "/assets/work/reorient-earth.jpg",
      "preview": "/assets/clips/reorient-earth.mp4",
      "blurb": "A daily geography game on a south-up Earth at true size. Ten rounds a day. Closer and quicker scores more.",
      "howTo": ["Press Play on the Re:Orient Earth home page.", "Find each place on the globe. Closer and quicker scores more.", "Same places for everyone today. Keep your streak."]
    },
    {
      "slug": "sundrift",
      "title": "Sundrift",
      "room": "arcade",
      "url": "https://reallybadstudio.com/sundrift",
      "path": "/sundrift",
      "embed": true,
      "mobile": false,
      "status": "live",
      "date": "2026-09-28",
      "tags": ["chill"],
      "color": "#4FD1E8",
      "thumb": "/assets/work/sundrift-640.jpg",
      "image": "/assets/work/sundrift.jpg",
      "preview": "/assets/clips/sundrift-sail.mp4",
      "blurb": "Sail, swim and dive through the Sunward Isles. Race the checkpoints, find hidden places, or switch on survival.",
      "howTo": ["Move with WASD and look with the mouse.", "Find the five hidden places and race the checkpoint courses for a best time.", "Pick Cozy to explore, or Survival to manage food, water and heat."]
    },

    {
      "slug": "night-shift",
      "title": "Night Shift",
      "room": "toys",
      "url": "https://reallybadstudio.com/night-shift",
      "path": "/night-shift",
      "embed": true,
      "mobile": true,
      "status": "live",
      "date": "2026-10-02",
      "tags": ["toys"],
      "color": "#E9C46A",
      "thumb": "/assets/arcade/night-shift.jpg",
      "image": "/assets/work/night-shift.jpg",
      "preview": "/assets/arcade/night-shift.mp4",
      "blurb": "Make a little tune in the night sky and send it as a musical postcard.",
      "howTo": ["Tap a light to add a note. Drag to turn the sky.", "Make a musical postcard to send someone."]
    },
    {
      "slug": "monsoon",
      "title": "Monsoon",
      "room": "toys",
      "url": "https://reallybadstudio.com/monsoon",
      "path": "/monsoon",
      "embed": true,
      "mobile": true,
      "status": "live",
      "date": "2026-10-01",
      "tags": ["toys"],
      "color": "#E07A3F",
      "thumb": "/assets/arcade/monsoon.jpg",
      "image": "/assets/work/monsoon.jpg",
      "preview": "/assets/arcade/monsoon.mp4",
      "blurb": "Bring a storm to the Sonoran Desert. Tap for lightning, drag for wind, hold for rain.",
      "howTo": ["Tap the sky for lightning, drag for wind, hold for rain.", "Or press Just watch and let the storm roll in."]
    },
    {
      "slug": "shepard-tone",
      "title": "Where’s the top?",
      "room": "toys",
      "url": "https://reallybadstudio.com/push-this-button/shepard-tone",
      "path": "/push-this-button/shepard-tone",
      "embed": true,
      "mobile": true,
      "status": "live",
      "date": "2026-10-04",
      "tags": ["toys"],
      "color": "#F4A340",
      "thumb": "/assets/arcade/shepard-tone.jpg",
      "image": "/assets/work/shepard-tone-stairwell-social.jpg",
      "preview": "/assets/arcade/shepard-tone.mp4",
      "blurb": "A tone that seems to climb forever, up an endless stairwell. From Push This Button.",
      "howTo": ["Push the big button to start the sound.", "Tap a lantern to switch that tone off and hear how the trick works."]
    },
    {
      "slug": "roadmap",
      "title": "Roadmap",
      "room": "toys",
      "url": "https://reallybadstudio.com/roadmap",
      "path": "/roadmap",
      "embed": true,
      "mobile": true,
      "status": "live",
      "date": "2026-09-28",
      "tags": ["toys"],
      "color": "#D7D4C7",
      "thumb": "/assets/work/roadmap-640.jpg",
      "image": "/assets/work/roadmap.jpg",
      "preview": "/assets/clips/roadmap.mp4",
      "blurb": "Place a feature in a quarter. The quarter renames itself. An RB-OS app.",
      "howTo": ["Drag a feature card into a quarter.", "Watch the timeline move out of reach. Ship it anyway if you must."]
    },
    {
      "slug": "starfall-reach",
      "title": "Starfall Reach",
      "room": "arcade",
      "url": "https://reallybadstudio.com/starfall-reach",
      "embed": true,
      "mobile": false,
      "status": "live",
      "date": "2026-10-07",
      "tags": [
        "sim",
        "chill"
      ],
      "color": "#DACA9B",
      "thumb": "/assets/work/starfall-reach-640.jpg",
      "image": "/assets/work/starfall-reach.jpg",
      "preview": "/assets/clips/starfall-coast.mp4",
      "blurb": "Drive the coast, fly to orbit and bring a lost signal home. Five chapters, with a whole world along the way.",
      "howTo": [
        "Play on a computer with a keyboard and mouse.",
        "Follow the first chapter to learn to drive, board your ship, fly and dock.",
        "Press Esc for controls, settings or a break. Your journey saves in this browser."
      ],
      "path": "/starfall-reach"
    }
  ]
}