Tokidoki Studios

Independent games. Arcade roots.

Tokidoki Studios makes independent games inspired by arcade classics. Currently in development: Pachinvaders, a mix of pachinko and Space Invaders.

In development v0.2.0

Pachinvaders

Pachinko meets Space Invaders, flipped upside down.

Drop balls through pegs to stop enemies reaching your core. Choose cards as you go, fight through five worlds, and spend your credits on upgrades for the next run.

Play Pachinvaders

Play v0.2.0 in your browser, or download it for Windows and Mac.

Pachinvaders gameplay: balls drop through green pegs toward pink square and yellow circle enemies, with the next balls lined up in the rack.
From the current build. Five worlds, nine waves and a boss in each.

Development notes

Halloween is coming, and the boss got a big update. If something feels off, leave me a comment on itch.io. It helps to know your platform and the world you reached.

What changed in v0.2.0

October 17, 2026

Halloween (Oct 24 to Nov 2)

  • Something spooky is coming to Pachinvaders for Halloween.
  • New Halloween challenge: defeat 310 ghosts for 31 credits.
  • Seasonal Look in Options lets you switch it off. The Halloween challenge only counts while it's on.

Boss

  • Launching balls rapidly at the boss's weak points rattles it and calls in minions.
  • Minions can drop a new Ball Reserve pickup.
  • Boss visual and effects upgrades.

Gameplay

  • Pachinko physics and the Ball Rack are now the defaults.
  • Enemies now breach at the shield line.
  • Later worlds have their own difficulty curve and tougher bosses.
  • Continue or suspend your run after clearing a world.
  • Bonus round and game over polish.

Cards

  • Cards got a pass to fit how many balls you launch now.
  • Heavy Magazine and Reserve Crate have 3 levels.
  • Ready Rack is a run card now.
  • Powerups bring their starting ammo again in each new world.
  • Ball, ammo and special shot cards give a lot more.
  • Beating a boss gets you a bonus card pick.

Options

  • New look for Options, with new tabs and a Credits tab.

Visuals

  • New start screen.
  • Cleaner logo and icons, and richer grid ripples.

Since the game is still in development, runs suspended in an older build won’t carry into a new one. Your upgrades, credits, Player Rank and unlocked worlds are kept.

Read the full v0.2.0 devlog

Earlier experiments

Cellular Barrage game artwork

Cellular Barrage

A game-jam prototype about defending a bloodstream with ricocheting shots. Made for the GameDev.tv Game Jam 2025, it became the starting point for Pachinvaders.

Play Cellular Barrage

Project Mach V

A weekend racing prototype: winding roads, traffic to dodge, and a rival to outrun.

Play Project Mach V

About the studio

Tokidoki Studios is an independent game studio founded by Kevin Mitchell. I make games here that draw on the arcade games I grew up playing.

Pachinvaders is my main project. It started with Cellular Barrage, and I’ve been building on it with help from people playing the builds and sending feedback.

I post progress on Bluesky. You can find the games on itch.io.