86.7% of all GameStick games archived

This week the GameStick Fans community reached a milestone: Of the 188 games that were once available for the PlayJam GameStick, 163 have been archived and only 25 remain missing. That's 86.7%; a huge success for the project that started in 2024-04.

Playjam GameStick user interface

Obtaining apks

The lack of a GameStick community meant that nobody had backed up the available games before PlayJam announced the micro console's death in 2017.

After collecting cache files from GameSticks, 37 games could be downloaded from their AWS S3 URLs without authentication.

Another way to get the games is to contact the developers, but we had only limited success in getting answers to our e-mails, let alone .apk that the developers often did not have anymore.

Extracting installed games from existing GameSticks was the third option to get the game .apk files into our hands. It took a while and quite some effort until we were able to copy files off GameSticks - the devices were locked down and allowed neither file access nor sideloading.

The following people helped by copying games off their GameSticks or contacting developers to get .apks directly from them:

Missing games

We do not yet have the .apk files for the following GameStick games:

# Game name Developer
1Animalz: Super SquadInvaderGames
2Baa Baa BomberRatJar Games
3Beast Boxing TurboGoodHustle
4Canabalt HDKittehface Software
5CR FootySacred Duck Games
6Crumble ZoneRebel Twins
7CUBISTICPytebyte
8Dead RushingDancing Cat Development
9Dr. Bulbaceous Puzzle SolverWetgenes
10EDGEMobigame
11Finger Hoola+Plantpot
12Furfur and NubloDevilishGames
13Fuz RushJet Stone Studios
14Groundskeeper 2OrangePixel
15Nimble QuestNimblebit
16OrborunTiny Lab Productions
17Pix'N Love RushAdvanced Mobile Applications
18REDKnife Media
19Sci-FightersHeadup Games
20ShaqDownOne Spear
21SpaceCatPlatty Soft
22Space GruntsOrangePixel
23Space Vermin GameDisciples
24Usagi YojimboHappy Giant
25Wasteland Bar FightKybernesis

If you have a GameStick with one or more of this games - follow the apk rescue instructions, or ask for help in chat.

Archived games

The following games have been backed up and archived in the GameStick library at the Internet Archive.

Recent gameplay videos can be found on Wayne’s Gaming Den "PlayJam GameStick" playlist

Game name Developer
100 RoguesFusion Reactions
4-Color TaxiShadowBrain Games
Alien SpindomeAGameAWeek
Alpha CollexionAGameAWeek
Alpha WaveHardline Studios
Animal BattleOvogame
Animal Math Games for KidsEggroll Games
AquaVentureJellyfish Games
Asteroid 2012M-Spacemedia
Back to BedBedtime Digital Games
Battlebow - Shoot the Demons HDHaybyte Studios
Beasts BattleBadim
Beat DriftLunarPixelGames
Beta CollexionAGameAWeek
BionflytheOmenbit
BlastTraxAGameAWeek
Blockman Gets HungryAGameAWeek
Blockman WorldsAGameAWeek
Bloo Kidwinterworks GmbH
Boson XIan Mclarty
Boulder Dash - The FULL CollectionFirst Star Software
BounceABallAGameAWeek
BoxsplodingsAGameAWeek
Brave WarriorsGeorgeGames
Catcha Catcha AliensHotsauce Interactive
ChuckABallAGameAWeek
codestormPOLYGAMe d i g i t a l
Cro-Mag Rallycitizen12 studio
Crypt of BaconthulhuHamster Republic Productions
Cube DefenderPark Posse Games
Cyberflow Larissa Davidova
Dark IncursionBig Blue Bubble
D-GLESKokak
Disc BlasterAGameAWeek
Diversionezone.com
Epic Eric232 Studios Ltd
EvacHexage
Every Good Bird Deserves FlappynessAGameAWeek
Expendable RearmedRetrobomb
ExperimentHeadup Games
ExZeus 2HyperDevbox Japan
Falling BirdOne Legged Seagull
Final Freeway 2ROyatsukai Games
Fishy RushSilenGames
Fist of Awesomeifightbears
FlappynougImogia Games
Fly to the Moon!Badim
Fox Tales: The Skeleton KingWon-O-Soft
Freeeshrealtech VR
FutrinoAGameAWeek
Future Classics - 1986 EditionAGameAWeek
Galaga Special EditionNamco Bandai
GameStick Media PlayerPlayJam
Gene Effect Lightstorm3D GmbH
Genius Greedy MouseSpace Fractal
Greenie's Little Adventure AGameAWeek
GridlockLudometrics
GunslugsOrangePixel
Harpoons and BallsAGameAWeek
Haunt the House: TerrortownSFB Games
Haymaker Team Haymaker
Hazard RushSurreal Street
Heroes of LootOrangePixel
Hero of ManyTrickster Arts
Hoppy BobbyAGameAWeek
Icy Towerfreelunchdesign
INDY500® Arcade RacingHyperDevbox Japan
Invisible Munky 2AGameAWeek
It Takes TwoEpiphany
Karl's Tiny AdventureAGameAWeek
Knightmare TowerJuicy Beast
Kosmik Revengerealtech VR
LoveThe Bancast
LvLnTanuki Entertainment, Inc.
Magic RampageAsantee Games
MAGNETOID HD - Robo RunnerRoom 247 Studio
Maldita Castilla Locomalito
Metaloid Reactor Guardian Retro Revolution Games
MIMPISilicon Jelly
MiniSquadronAdvanced Mobile Applications
MiseriaRatJar Games
Momonga Pinball AdventuresPaladin Studios
MotorbikebaKno Games
Muffin KnightAngry Mob Games
Munky Blocks dxAGameAWeek
My Little Rescue HelicopterAGameAWeek
NeonPlat ExtremeAGameAWeek
NeonPlat's Cosmic AdventureAGameAWeek
Night Riders, 3D Arcade Racingbaka-neko.fr
No Gravityrealtech VR
Oddy Smog's Misadventure Play Medusa
OverdroyRoberto T. Fauri
PAC-MAN + TournamentsNamco Bandai
Panic FlightAdvanced Mobile Applications
Paragon InfiniteBipolarDesign
Particle Arcade ShooterDianox Games
Penguin ParadeAGameAWeek
Platdude in A Bit of A DoAGameAWeek
Platdude in A Bit of a SpinAGameAWeek
Platdude in A TubeAGameAWeek
Platdude in Battling OstrichesAGameAWeek
Platdude in SpaceAGameAWeek
Platdude in Swamp GolfAGameAWeek
Platdude in The Spirit CollectorAGameAWeek
PoperlyAGameAWeek
Prince of Persia: The Shadow and the FlameUbisoft
Puzzle 2 HDAdvanced Mobile Applications
Quantic PinballShineResearch
RadiantHexage
Raiden LegacyDotemu
Reckless GetawayPixelbite
RepulzePixelbite
RetroBallAGameAWeek
RetroidTaurris
Retro RacingJamie Woodhouse
RiptideVector Unit
Royal OffenseBadim
Saturday Morning RPGMighty Rabbit Studios
Sela The Space PirateFeili Chen
Shadow BladeDead Mage
ShadowGunMadfinger
Sheep in Helldavid.cm
Shuttle Quest 2kTACSGames
Ski SafariDefiant Development
Sky Gamblers: Rise of GloryNamco Bandai
Sky HeroKokonut Studio
Slingshot RacingSnowbolt
Smash CopsHutch
SoccertronForgotten Systems
Soldier NightmareGeorgeGames
Soul PowerGhost Time Games
Sound RideOutOfTheBit Ltd
Space Ax'RIOT digital
SpaceBallGeorgeGames
Space Clusters DXAGameAWeek
Space Station A6-100AGameAWeek
SpikeDislike2AGameAWeek
SpikeDislike3AGameAWeek
Spiky TowerAGameAWeek
StalagflightStalagflight Team
Stop The BirdsHaybyte Studios
Stop The BotsScary Robot Productions
Super Grid RunRefresh Creations
Super Mega WormDeceased Pixel
Tales of Illyria 1Little Killerz
Tales of Illyria 2 - Beyond the Iron WallLittle Killerz
Tales of PocoroCurved Cat Games
The Button AffairModern Dream
The Chronicles of PandoraSuprnova Entertainment
The Other BrothersSimian Squared
The Tribloos 2Bumpkin Brothers
Tim-Tim "The Mighty Gnome"" Spoonweaver Studios
TOFU Media CenterPivos
Top Gear: Stunt School RevolutionBBC Games
Towelfight 2Butterscotch Shenanigans
TURBINEGeorgeGames
TurboFly HDOsaris Games
Twin RobotsThinice
unwindJijjy
VectorNekki
Vendetta Guild Software
Zombie Kill of the WeekPanic Art Studios
Zzap LinesAGameAWeek

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Written by Christian Weiske.

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