Workflow software
Process Runner
Switch lanes, beat bottlenecks and collect milestones. A better workflow becomes a better run.
EventBitZ studio concept
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EventBitZ // Custom arcade games for brand activations // Est. 2024
Custom Branded Games.Your Product, Made Playable.
Original arcade-style games for medtech and software marketing teams, booth designers, and event agencies. Turn your product or client campaign into a playable experience for trade shows and brand activations.
Browser-basedMobile-readyLead captureArcade controls available
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See the games in action.
An original game can bring a product to life or make a celebration personal. Play these studio concepts to see the range.
Software & observability
Dash: Save the Stack
Collect monitoring signals, dodge incidents and protect uptime in a neon platform game.
Datadog-branded studio concept; not commissioned work
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Weddings & celebrations
Wedding Dash
Guests play for Team Bride or Team Groom. Personalize the couple’s names and characters for a game built around their celebration.
Personalized wedding game concept
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See what your product could become.
Medtech & digital health
See how healthy habits become pickups, setbacks become obstacles, and a product story becomes a round of play.
See the health game example →Software & SaaS
Play through bottlenecks in Process Runner or protect uptime in Save the Stack. See how the product shapes the rules.
Explore the software games →Agencies & exhibit designers
See what your team can bring into a client proposal: a game concept, a booth interaction and a reason to talk.
See how a partner project works →Built From The Brief
The game starts with what makes your company interesting.
We look at what you sell, how it works, what gets in the customer's way, and what you want attendees to remember. Then we turn those ideas into movement, choices, obstacles, power-ups, and a score worth chasing.
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The product becomes the mechanic
Benefits become power-ups. Problems become obstacles. Outcomes become the win condition.
02
The brand becomes the world
Original environments, characters, controls, sound, and motion — designed as one coherent experience.
03
The game becomes the conversation
Your team gets a natural opening based on what the attendee just played, not a cold badge scan.
Family Built in Arlington, VA
The people who learn your product are the people who build your game.
A small family studio turning complex products and brand stories into original games people immediately understand—and want to play again.
EventBitZ show-floor concept visualization
Built for the show floor
One joystick. One screen.An entire booth's worth of attention.
What We Do
We Build Playable Product Stories
EventBitZ designs custom arcade-style games that help your audience understand what your company does by playing. Instead of handing out another flyer or running the same booth demo, we turn your product message into a short, branded experience built for booth screens, laptops, mobile devices, and optional arcade controls.
Sizzle Reel // 60 seconds
One minute of playable concepts.
Custom games, branded cabinets, and the booth presence that comes with every build.
How It Works
From Product Message to Playable Game.
▸ Press a node to read the mission · Hover to peek
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🏁 Finish
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Mission 01 · PICK A GAME
Choose the Game Style
We help you pick the right format for your event: side-scroller, maze, racer, trivia challenge, Plinko, process game, collection game, or custom arcade concept.
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Mission 02 · PICK A LOOK
Choose the Visual Style
We define the look and feel: modern SaaS, 8-bit arcade, retro pixel, cyber, futuristic, clean enterprise, or fully custom brand world.
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Mission 03 · MAP THE STORY
Map Your Product Story
We turn your message into gameplay. Your product benefits become power-ups. Your customer pain points become obstacles. Your outcomes become the score.
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Mission 04 · BUILD
Build the Prototype
We create a playable version quickly so your team can see the concept, test the flow, and provide feedback.
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Mission 05 · POLISH
Customize for the Event
We refine the artwork, messaging, scoring, leaderboard, lead capture, and event-specific details.
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Mission 06 · LAUNCH
Launch and Play
Your game runs at the event through a browser, booth screen, QR code, kiosk, arcade controller, or custom hardware setup.
Game Styles
Pick a Game Format That Fits Your Message
The format gives us a starting language. The world, rules, goals, scoring, product elements, and presentation are then designed around your brief.
Format 01
Side-Scroller
Great for showing a journey, transformation, or mission. Players move through branded environments, avoid obstacles, collect value points, and reach a successful outcome.
Format 02
Maze Challenge
Great for complex processes, security, compliance, workflow, or data stories. Players navigate confusion, remove blockers, and find the best path forward.
Format 03
Racer
Great for speed, optimization, automation, and competitive positioning. Players race against delays, bottlenecks, risk, or competitors.
Format 04
Plinko / Drop Game
Great for booth traffic, giveaways, prize mechanics, and simple product education. Players drop tokens through branded challenges and outcomes.
Format 05
Process Game
Great for enterprise software, government, compliance, finance, procurement, and operations. Players improve a process, reduce risk, and improve performance.
Format 06
Custom Arcade Concept
Have a bigger idea? We can create a custom game mechanic around your campaign, product launch, event theme, or sales message.
Why It Works
People Remember What They Play
Most event booths are competing with the same giveaways, demos, videos, and pitch decks. A custom game gives attendees a reason to stop, engage, compete, and remember your message.
- More engaging than another demo loop
- Easier to understand than a complex product pitch
- More memorable than a brochure
- Built for short attention spans on busy show floors
- Designed to support sales and marketing conversations
Draw a crowd
Arcade hardware stops booth traffic — no pitch needed to get people engaged
Teach by playing
Your product story lands through gameplay, not slides — memorable by design
Capture leads
Built-in leaderboards and QR codes turn players into pipeline
Pricing
Slide through the range. Find your starting point.
Start with a branded single-event game, move into an original custom build, add arcade controls, or create the full cabinet experience. These are illustrative ranges, not fixed packages or quotes.
Illustrative investment range
≈ $15,000
Current scope: Original Custom GameFinal range follows confirmed scope
Illustrative concept ranges · final quote follows scope
Package 01
Simple Branded Game · One Event
Illustrative starting range
≈ $5,000
A focused branded game for one event, with scope shaped around the format and creative requirements.
- Branding of a simple game format
- Your logo, colors, copy, and start/end screens
- Browser delivery for a single event
- Runs from your laptop to a booth screen
Core package · Recommended
Original Custom Game
Illustrative starting range
≈ $15,000
A purpose-built game with scope that changes with the concept, gameplay depth, art direction, and event needs.
- Hosted browser game
- Runs from your laptop to a booth screen
- Mobile-ready show-floor version
- Lead capture and leaderboard where applicable
- Development, revisions, refinement, and delivery
- Twelve months of hosting
Package 03
Original Game + Branded Joystick
Illustrative starting range
≈ $17,000
An original custom game with tactile branded controls, with the final range shaped by the design and hardware requirements.
- Original custom game scope
- Custom vinyl-wrapped arcade joystick
- Plug-and-play controls
Package 04
Original Game + Arcade Cabinet
Illustrative starting range
≈ $25,000
A premium physical activation whose price moves above $25,000 based on cabinet design, screen, shipping, and setup.
- Original custom game scope
- Custom cabinet build
- Cabinet, screen, shipping, and setup requirements quoted to scope
Project terms
50% deposit to begin. Remaining 50% due upon game delivery. Concept direction takes 2–5 business days. Initial game build typically takes 2–4 weeks after concept feedback, followed by approximately two weeks for feedback and refinement. Twelve months of hosting included; continued hosting and maintenance is $2,000/year.
Quoted separately
Onsite support, rush delivery, special integrations, extra screens, and complex booth construction when needed.
How It Runs at Your Booth
Three ways to ship it on the show floor.
Every game can run from your laptop and booth screen, with optional branded controls or a complete arcade setup. Pick the setup that matches your booth, your budget, and your travel logistics.
Option A — The lightweight setup
Laptop + booth screen
Plug in and play.
Run your game from any laptop into your booth's monitor or TV. Lowest setup overhead, fastest to launch.
- Runs on any laptop you bring
- Plugs into your existing booth display via HDMI
- Opens in a browser — no special software required
- Ideal for smaller booths and quick activations
Option B — The signature touch
Custom branded joystick
Make it feel like an actual arcade.
Add an EventBitZ arcade joystick + buttons so attendees grab the stick instead of clicking a trackpad.
- Custom arcade joystick + buttons
- Plug-and-play USB — works with any laptop
- Brandable side panels and faceplate
- Travel-friendly hard case included
Option C — The full experience
Complete arcade setup
We bring the brain too.
A complete arcade setup configured for the game, controls, screen, and booth environment.
- Game system configured before delivery
- Custom joystick and buttons included
- Screen and booth connections planned with your team
- Setup guidance for a smooth show-floor launch
Not sure which setup fits your booth? Tell us about the event and we'll recommend the right deployment for your space and crew.
The EventBitZ field guide
Plan a game worth playing.
01Budget & buying
How Much Does a Custom Trade Show Game Cost?
Plan a branded game budget with EventBitZ's illustrative pricing, scope comparisons, hardware costs, timelines and questions to ask before commissioning a build.
Read the guide ↗
02Medtech & digital health
Medtech Booth Engagement Ideas That Start a Product Conversation
Explore practical medtech booth game ideas, a playable digital health example, staff handoffs and a planning checklist for your next medical conference.
Read the guide ↗03Agency field guide
The Exhibit Designer's Guide to Adding a Custom Game
A practical planning guide for exhibit designers and event agencies: client proposals, game scope, AV, visitor flow, approvals, resale terms and launch checks.
Read the guide ↗Let's Build Your Game
Ready to Turn Your Story Into a Game?
Tell us about your product or event, your audience and your date. We develop a concept direction in 2–5 business days after receiving your brief. Pricing follows the agreed scope.