Penny Arcade

Sentenced

Mon, 18 May 2026 07:01:00 +0000

New Comic: Sentenced

Adjacency

Fri, 15 May 2026 17:36:00 +0000

It would never have occurred to me in a million years to unearth Cheeto of all things, it's completely nuts. My instinct was to say "cracked" but that means something different to the youth of today - something illicit, an etymological spur I've always feared was Fortnite-derived. But it was requested by the shivering mutants on Tumblr, and we are honor-bound to elevate these dreams, yea, unto the material world.

Adjacency

Fri, 15 May 2026 07:01:00 +0000

New Comic: Adjacency

The Myriad

Wed, 13 May 2026 20:54:00 +0000

We will return to our regularly scheduled spelunking of our nearly thirty-year archive soon, but Playground Games banning Forza Horizon 6 pirates for thousands of years was too funny to leave alone. We had to strike - if for no other reason than I got to make up like four new terms. I got to bear fruit. That's what I'm trying to do every time! I'm tryna stay bulbous.

The Myriad

Wed, 13 May 2026 07:01:00 +0000

New Comic: The Myriad

In Bloom

Mon, 11 May 2026 22:46:00 +0000

For the benefit of Arcadians new and old, gay and… I guess… not a hundred percent gay, somewhat less gay at any rate, our revels in Penny Arcade's ancient past continue apace. Time has passed everywhere, even inside Mork's purty pitchers he duz all them scratchin's on. I was startled by his suggestion for this strip and I suspect others may be also.

In Bloom

Mon, 11 May 2026 07:01:00 +0000

New Comic: In Bloom

Retroactive

Fri, 08 May 2026 16:43:00 +0000

The incredibly funny resurgence of our humble Arcade continues to surge among the larval dorks known as Pennyarcadelings, a cadre referred to in more coarse environs as The Gay Teens. We find the whole thing very sweet, and feel very tenderly toward them; it must be very strange to not know about it and then know about it all at once - how the self-publishing wave of the early internet lead the same people to found a global convention, a charity that has raised and wisely invested tens of millions of dollars into the youth, the foundation of what is called Actual Play, self-inflicted wounds and grievous exile, but then also also cameo in a Poker Game and its Remaster that somehow exhumed them from the muck. Time is quite strange and we have been exposed to a lot of it. We are almost custom-made to wear the mantle of Goofy Uncle who went to jail once and won't talk about why.

Retroactive

Fri, 08 May 2026 07:01:00 +0000

New Comic: Retroactive

Drawing Penny Arcade

Thu, 07 May 2026 21:48:00 +0000

I’ve posted another time lapse of the comic drawing process. This one is for Tattooine, the Maul comic strip we posted yesterday. If you like seeing how the sausage gets made, check it out below!

Dead as Disco

Wed, 06 May 2026 21:34:00 +0000

If you are into Rhythm games or Beat em Ups I highly recommend checking out Dead as Disco. It is an arcade brawler with combat reminiscent of the Batman Arkham series except that all your punches and combos can sync to the beat.

Tattooine

Wed, 06 May 2026 18:53:00 +0000

The best Star Wars since it was acquired by The Rodent is very easy to define. On the movie side, Rogue One. I thought Solo had some hot shit in it, but I can understand if you didn't want to pull the bar down for that particular ride. Beyond that, the first two seasons of The Mandalorian, Andor, and now - just finishing its run - is Maul. It's actually that good. Some people like it even more than me, and I like it a lot.

Tattooine

Wed, 06 May 2026 07:01:00 +0000

New Comic: Tattooine

Hurst Donut

Mon, 04 May 2026 17:49:00 +0000

I can appreciate that this is probably some inside baseball, but our ancient alliance with Seattle Children's Hospital through Child's Play Charity compels us to offer aid.

Hurst Donut

Mon, 04 May 2026 07:01:00 +0000

New Comic: Hurst Donut

At The Speed of Hell

Fri, 01 May 2026 17:57:00 +0000

The only time I feel bad for not having a newer console is when Housemarque drops something. With a pedigree that goes back to the Amiga, they have developed and honed their taste to Jamon Iberico levels - I wouldn't be surprised if they let their games feed on acorns, free-range. They've perfected arcade feel, itself a kind of artisanal, out-of-time style, and now with Returnal and (from Mork tells me) Saros, they've mastered progression as well.

Saros Thoughts

Fri, 01 May 2026 16:33:00 +0000

I think Saros is a super fun game whenever it isn’t trying to tell me whatever this story is. The bullet hell gameplay is really well done and if that’s all the game was I would probably love it, but they have layered in this inscrutable story that I find completely uninteresting and unnecessary. Jerry and I often say that something is “too grand for chicken” when trying to explain that a thing can be simple and great without needing an extra layer of gravitas. I will keep playing it, but that is how I feel about Saros.

At The Speed of Hell

Fri, 01 May 2026 07:01:00 +0000

New Comic: At The Speed of Hell

The Rich Roe of Wisdom

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:29:00 +0000

I made a joke about the feeling of being observed somehow by the creators of The Killing Stone, a crack squad of Triple A escapees who keep making the weirdest fucking crap. Deep, deep down there is someone there who knew that they would sell at least one copy of the game - and not merely to their mom, like usual.

The Rich Roe of Wisdom

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:01:00 +0000

New Comic: The Rich Roe of Wisdom