Our projects!

What do the colorful tags mean?
  • CLB

    Club games. These are our annual, all-hands-on-deck special projects that showcase what we've learned and represent our collective efforts that year.

  • STU

    Student games. Made by Penn students in the UPGRADE community, developed during our meetings. We're proud of 'em and wanna spotlight them here!

  • GMJ

    Games created during one of our game jams. They may look rough on the edges, but that's because they were made in less than 24 hours!

  • ICH

    Published on itch.io. These games can usually be directly played from your browser, and may also offer direct downloads for your system.

  • STM

    Published on Steam. This is not a straightforward process for us (nor is it free) so such games are very few and far between (and very very special).

Galaxy Gacha (2024)

Logo of the game set against a swirly, purple background depicting a galaxy in the sky.
  • CLB
  • ICH

By UPGRADE

One Huge Pizza (2024)

The main menu screen of the game. A deep red city with smoke billowing out is depicted.
  • STU
  • GMJ
  • ICH

By Forest Ho-Chen, Lilian Xiao, Raymond Feng

Deth (2024)

Main menu screen of the game
  • STU
  • GMJ
  • ICH

By Charles Wang, Anthony Ge, Dan Shinn

DuckGooseDuckGoose (2024)

Ingame screenshot, a duck and a geese are rolling on a grassy platform
  • STU
  • GMJ
  • ICH

By Charles Wang, Lewis Ghrist, Christina Qiu, Miles Soto Aguayo, Faye Zhang, Viraj Doshi

Mechanika (2024)

Game concept art
  • STU
  • ICH

By Kevin Du, Aidan Gideon, T Fong, Yichen Huang, Rin Fukuoka

Aaron Loses It (2022)

The words "Aaron Loses It" next to a stylized picture of Aaron in front of a pink and green background
  • STU
  • GMJ
  • ICH

By Charles Wang, Anthony Ge, Raymond Feng, Leo Bian

Mansplain Manipulate Manslaughter (2022)

Main menu screen of the game
  • STU
  • GMJ
  • ICH

By Faye Zhang, Christina Qiu, Christopher Yu, Edward Zhang

Bionic Traveler (2022)

The player is in a mystical land surrounded by mushroom trees and cabins.
  • CLB
  • STM

By UPGRADE