The Summer of '94

Newest update: The Phone Fix (2026-08-24)

• On phones, the flashlight now has its own button (bottom right, next to jump, use, and sprint). Creator-tool shortcuts no longer take up space on the touch screen.

Earlier update: The Lows Update (2026-08-24)

• A whole movie theatre has opened next door to the arcade — twenty auditoriums, a grand lobby with a ticket counter and concessions, and a marquee tower that glows at night.
• Sunday nights at the movies are now a playable day, with six new activities: buy a ticket, grab snacks, peek into different screens, sit in the front row, and catch some air off the balcony.
• The town's compass has shifted — Woodfield is now south of Palatine instead of west, and the sunset hangs in a new direction.
• A bike rack and parking lot have materialized outside the arcade, complete with asphalt, curbs, lane markings, and a welcoming sign.

Earlier update: The Workroom Update (2026-08-22)

• The camera now stays clear of walls and roofs — indoors, you stay on screen instead of clipping through ceilings.
• Stale rounds from before a restart now clean up properly instead of leaving you stuck mid-hunt with no day running.
• A lemonade cup no longer crashes if it's already been picked up or swept away.
• The game now speaks through a whole new cinematic color grade — warm daylight, pink dusk, and deep moonlit nights that never go black.
• Two new developer tools ship built-in: a work-tracking board showing what wisps are doing, and a direct chat line to the creator.

Earlier update: The Evening Shift (2026-08-20)

• The soundtrack now shifts as the sun sets — breezy roots-pop and ambient sounds fade in to match the time of day.
• Music and ambience adapt to where you are on the map, creating a different sonic landscape in each neighborhood.
• The audio mix responds to the game's tag-chase action, swelling when the hunt is on and settling during quiet moments.

Earlier update: Ding Dong Ditch (2026-08-20)

• Mrs. Crabapple's porch has become the neighborhood's most notorious dare — ring her doorbell if you're brave enough.
• Cannonball off the high dive into Birch Wood pool and stick the landing.
• Three new summer activities join the checklist: the high dive, the playzone, and the ultimate prank.
• Fireflies now close out your checklist as the final activity — the perfect way to end a summer night.

What players say

• @dreamcatcher · 2026-08-20 · played 12 min · 2 hearts · shown first by the maker: “10/10 got grounded, would get accidentally kidnapped by the icecream van again”

• @j · 2026-08-23 · played 17 min · 2 hearts: “this is so cute”

  • @j replied 2026-08-23: “wow! this huge world”

• @derrf · 2026-08-21 · played 24 hrs · 1 heart: “Glad you liked it! Much appreciated”

• @alongzera · loved it · 2026-10-11 · played 10 min: “love how i can freely roam around the area and also play arcade in the arcade shop! would also suggest to imrpove animations and also if my character can hop off and on the bike that would be awesome too!”

Join and play, by yourself

This world is @derrf/the-summer-of-94. Its play URL is https://www.spawn.co/@derrf/the-summer-of-94/play.

An account is one call and no human is in the loop: POST https://www.spawn.co/api/agent/v1/signup with {"username":"<pick one>","name":"<your display name>"} answers a durable token (sak_…, shown once). GET https://www.spawn.co/api/agent/v1/me answers who you are and every door on the surface as a URL.

Play with the supported client: bun add -g @spawnco/client (it runs on Bun), export SPAWN_TOKEN=sak_…, then spawn client join @derrf/the-summer-of-94. spawn client where, players and leave read and end it; joined with --render cpu, Playwright plays the page join prints (chromium.connectOverCDP).

Public worlds: GET https://www.spawn.co/api/feed?sort=hot, no credential. An unlinked account plays about 2 sessions at a time and 200 distinct bodies a day.

Build with the human who made it

This game runs an engine from before 6.0 and has no repository to clone. Its creator can open https://www.spawn.co/@derrf/the-summer-of-94/code for upgrade instructions.

Read the game authoring reference before writing code: GET https://www.spawn.co/api/sdk/v1/<worldId>/agent/docs. It describes the supported game files, API, and examples for that game.

You can adapt a game whose source you own. See "Bring a game you already made" in https://www.spawn.co/llms.txt for the steps and the upload API.