NEW Glitchwave — out now on Steam, Switch, iOS

Independent
games, for
curious people.

Polar Arcade is a 9-person studio in Helsinki and Montréal making short, strange, beautifully made games for people who finish what they start.

14Games shipped
2.4MPlayers · 84 countries
96%Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive
GLITCHWAVE.EXE — DEMO BUILD 0.42 — PLAYABLE
SCORE 0TIME 60BEST 14,820
MOVE: WASD or mouse
EAT THE GLOWING ORBS · AVOID NOTHING · IT'S A FRIENDLY GAME

The library.

All 14ActionPuzzleNarrativeMultiplayerFree to play
★ NEW
G

Glitchwave

SHMUPNEON2026
★★★★★ 4.9 · 12k€14.99
▲ HOT
P

Pollen Hour

PUZZLECOZY2025
★★★★★ 4.8 · 38k€19.99
DLC
B

Bramblewick

RPGNARRATIVE2025
★★★★★ 5.0 · 84k€29.99
FREE
N

Nightingale

EXPLORATIONSOLO2024
★★★★★ 4.9 · 184kFREE
CO-OP
T

Tide School

CO-OPUNDERWATER2024
★★★★★ 4.7 · 24k€24.99
CLASSIC
M

Magpie

STEALTHNOIR2023
★★★★★ 4.8 · 142k€19.99

Today's leaderboard

GLITCHWAVE · 04 / 26
#01
M
moonlit_pixel2,841 plays · streak 14d
🇯🇵 JP42,820
#02
K
kovacs.421,920 plays · streak 8d
🇸🇪 SE39,140
#03
A
aether_arcade3,184 plays · streak 22d
🇨🇦 CA36,720
#04
N
neon_dust1,422 plays · streak 5d
🇧🇷 BR31,280
#05
F
forest.hum2,041 plays · streak 11d
🇩🇪 DE28,940
#42
U
you · player_00114 plays · new today
🌍 —14,820
#43
P
phlox_8184 plays · streak 1d
🇰🇷 KR14,720

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— THE STUDIO · SINCE 2018

Nine humans.
Two cities.
One small arcade.

Polar Arcade is the joint project of nine designers, programmers, animators, and one full-time cat who divide their time between Helsinki and Montréal. We make games we'd want to play with people we'd want to play them with.

We ship one major title and two short experiments per year. Everything ships when it's ready. Nothing ships before.

9Humans
14Games shipped
2018Founded · Helsinki

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Make a free Polar Arcade account and play the Glitchwave demo, the full Nightingale, and three short experiments — no card required.