Arc4nerd

Arc4nerd is a brand new game for the Commodore Amiga, released in 2026, and it is one of the most exciting homebrews to land on the platform in recent memory. We are playing it today on the MiSTer FPGA with full gameplay and commentary, so if you are new to the channel, welcome. This is what we do here.

The game was developed by Gerd Surey of HooGames2017 alongside Tino Menzer, published by APC and TCP, and created to coincide with the Amiga Ruhrpott Convention 4. It is an Arkanoid-style brick breaker built specifically for Commodore Amiga hardware, and it runs on an Amiga 500 or higher with Kickstart 1.3 or above and just 1MB of RAM. You control a movable reflector using either a mouse or joystick and bounce the iconic Amiga Boing Ball into tiles to clear each stage.

What sets Arc4nerd apart from a straight Arkanoid clone is the detail packed into it. The game features over 55 levels, and every single one of them is dedicated to a supporter of the Amiga Ruhrpott Convention. The levels are set in an industrial Ruhr area backdrop, giving the game a personality of its own. Drone-copters and obstacles get in your way, and randomly falling 3.5 inch floppy disks drop power-ups including a gun and a triple-boing ball. Pinball-style bumpers are built into the levels for high-score chasing, and there is a final boss waiting at the end of the run.

The physical edition of Arc4nerd comes in a collector's box that includes the game on floppy disk, a rulebook, a sticker sheet with in-game artwork, a pixel art poster, and a postcard of the ARC venue. A limited Special Edition was sold exclusively at the convention and is completely sold out. The standard boxed and digital versions are available through the Amiga Online Shop.

This is a genuine new Amiga game in 2026 running on real Amiga hardware via MiSTer FPGA, and it is exactly the kind of thing this channel loves to cover. If you want to see more Amiga gaming, retro deep dives, and honest commentary, hit subscribe and join the community. 

Available from https://hoogames2017.itch.io/arc4nerd.