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 v0.1.64

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 v0.1.64 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

This one’s a big look and feel update, with new cards, Pachinko ball physics and a ball rack. 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 v0.1.64

October 14, 2026

New Cards

  • Every card has a new look, with a big badge for the number that matters and a short line that says what it does. Less reading, more shooting.
  • Bank Shot now comes in Rare and Epic. The Epic one hands you 12 balls and 8 Bounce shots at once.
  • Damage on cards shows as a percentage now, so you know exactly how much harder you're hitting.

Gameplay

  • New Pachinko ball physics in Options. Balls fall faster and pop higher off the pegs. Try it out, it's starting to really feel like Pachinko! Classic is still the default.
  • New Ball Rack counter in Options. Your next balls line up beside the launcher, colored for Heavy and card shots, so you can see what's coming.

Upgrade Hub

  • Examine any card up close with Triangle, V or middle-click, and tilt it around with the right stick.
  • Sort moved to R2 and L2.

Controls

  • Hints across the game now show real keys and controller buttons.

Fixes

  • Daily and weekly challenges now reset at your local midnight.

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 v0.1.64 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.