CUFFcade 2025

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. Celebrating its 10th Anniversary this year, 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. 

2025 GAMES

CLACK by TWIG & ROBOPLOMAT

Go for the twin-stick death chicken pinball high-score. Solo or with a friend!

KATANA ZERO by ASKIISOFT

A stylish neo-noir, action-platformer. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.

NEVA by NOMADA STUDIO

Experience the tale of a young woman and her with a magnificent wolf as they embark on a thrilling adventure through a rapidly dying world.

SUPER XYX by TEAM GRYBANSER FOX

The Black Serpent, the great destroyer of worlds has awakened from his slumber. He’s back and about to make the Milky Way, his greatest feast yet.

UFO 50 by MOSSMOUTH

UFO 50 is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games that span a variety of genres, combining familiar 8-bit aesthetic with modern game design.

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.