District Arcade 2026

About this event

District Arcade is a celebration of games and game makers from Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Come out to this free and family-friendly event held in partnership with the D.C. Public Library. 30+ game developers will be showcasing their games for anyone to play. Held at the Metro accessible Martin Luther King Jr. library in downtown D.C., we welcome anyone interested in game development (and playing games!) to join the fun! Learn more about the Washington, D.C. chapter of the International Game Developers Association at www.igdadc.org Here's the current lineup of games being presented at District Arcade 2026 (with more waiting to be confirmed!): "Art Attack" by Solidplasma Studios "Aurora Sol" by Aura Studios "Avant-Guard" by Avant Games "Base Raiders" by LAN Line Games "Batara: Fate Unbound" by Unfated Studios "Belly of the Beast" by Sam Mengel "Blitz Beatdown VS" by Spaghettinaut Studios "Blood on the Thames" by Team Firestorm "Cicada Chirping Academy" by Moon Jar Studio "Cling Beans" by Zvaadin "Cursebreakers" by Don Pigeon Productions "Daibouken Yarinaosu" by Gabriel Lanford "Dante's 9" by Tempura Cat Games "DEADSHOT" by GMU GADIG "DEJA VU" by Inspire/Zach Champ "Delicious Ducks" by Starhorse Games "Dukkido" by MariSuCho "Even Goblins Fall in Love" by Skyboy Games "Five Honor 2" by Aegistus "Frog World" by Kabob Lover "Hook, Line, & Sniper" by Itellaitella "King Fisher" by GMU GADIG "King Scribble" by Scribble Logic "Kiss the Zombie" by SomeRanDev "Mage Farm" by Potaco Studio "Nekomancer of Nowhere" by Standing Cat "Night Knight" by Asif Khan and David Coulter "Playleozoic" by Dave Horlick "Plunk" by RyanSPetersonGames "Realms Below" by Wild Domain "Sea You Around" by Brain Syringe Studio "Shirohebi and the Tower of Mercy" by Levthelion "SLAMAVERSE" by Flameborn Games "Smile Run" by DragonWolf Games "Station 0" by Amanuel "Steel Seraphim: Proving Grounds" by Type Three Industries "Street Food Shuffle" by Anup Sheshadri and Archana Joshi "The Box is Alive" by Ludocratic Games "The Maw" by Abyss Squad "Valexo" by Woodmont Interactive "Wraith of the Cards" by Team Wowasaur "Zyndeck VX" by Fishagon