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 v0.1.42

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 in your browser, or download for Windows and Mac.

Pachinvaders gameplay: shots ricochet through blue pegs toward pink square and yellow circle enemies.
From the current build. Five worlds, nine waves and a boss in each.

Development notes

This build tightens up the controls, gives you more balls and adds a first pass at world colors. 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 v0.1.42

October 12, 2026

Control Updates

  • Keyboard and controller movement got an overhaul, so the launcher should feel a lot more accurate. It stops right where you let go.
  • For slow, precise aim, hold either bumper on a controller, or S / Down on keyboard.
  • Dash is on either trigger, or W / Up on keyboard, and goes the way you’re moving.
  • I tweaked the mouse so a light bump doesn’t grab the launcher anymore.

Gameplay Improvements

  • You start World 1 with 130 balls instead of 100.
  • Your ball count now sits next to the launcher. You can change where it shows in the Options menu.
  • Shot Guide is a dashed line now.
  • Salvage gives you bonus balls with every kill. Ball Surge gives more balls than before, and both have Epic and Legendary versions.
  • Balls bounce off the core shield instead of flying off the top of the screen.

Visual Updates

  • First pass at unique colors for each world.
  • Revamped boss attacks to always be orange-red so they stand out.
  • Small visual tweaks to the side panels.

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.

Release page and downloads

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.