CUFFcade 2019

Calgary’s first independent video game arcade with custom-built cabinets!

Each April, the Calgary Underground Film Festival launches five new indie video games that are free to play, and they remain accessible at Globe Cinema throughout the year. These arcade cabinets feature five new, independent video games. CUFFcade is the only curated arcade of its type in Canada. CUFFcade will remain at Globe Cinema throughout the year, and will be free to play. 

2019 GAMES

APE OUT by GABE CUZZILLO - NEW YORK, USA
A widely intense & colorfully stylized smash-em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz. 

COVEN RUN by MADCAPACITY - CALGARY, CANADA
A game about shooting magic at bats, collecting their skills and claiming the highest score you can!

THE MESSENGER by SABOTAGE STUDIO - QUEBEC, CANADA
A young ninja ventures through a cursed world to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan's survival. 

NEON NOODLES by VIVID HELIX - CALGARY, CANADA
A cyberpunk kitchen automation game where you program robots to cook food. 

THE SWORDS OF DITTO by ONEBITBEYOND - LONDON, UK
A unique adventure for each new hero of legend in the relentless fight against the evil Mormo. 

More about CUFFcade

CUFFcade is an initiative which we started in 2015. Each year we will launch a new set of games at the April festival. These custom cabinets that house the games are portable and can be set up at off-season events. If you are interested in CUFFcade being a part of something in particular, please drop us a line! The games are curated by Mike Lohaus.