About A Pencil Presents

A Pencil Presents is a small arcade of browser games, created and maintained by the Larsen brothers.

Pick a game and it starts right there in your browser. There's nothing to install and no account to make. Your scores and progress are saved in your own browser, so they'll be waiting the next time you visit on the same device.

Most of the games look like they were doodled in the margins of a school notebook, with pencil walls, ink hazards and erasers that get in your way. A couple go their own way: Battle Ants is a dirt-floor war between ants and bugs, and Planets takes place on tiny round worlds in space.

The games

• Battle Ants: Grow a colony. Hold the line.
• Scribble Shield: Draw fast. Bounce the blobs.
• Pencil Putt: Pull back. Let go. Sink it.
• Goo Guard: Ink a wall. Save the goo.
• Doodle Duel: Aim. Read the wind. Kaboom.
• Muddle Maze: Draw a maze. Keep the bots lost.
• Homework Holdout: Nothing eats this homework.
• Planets: Walk all the way around the world.

Each one has a release post covering how to play, tips, and what has changed since it came out.

Playing here

The games are free to play and run on phones, tablets and computers. Controls depend on the game and can include a mouse, a keyboard or touch. Some games are built for quick rounds and others have long campaigns, and more are on the drawing board.

The site may show ads, which help cover the cost of keeping it running. You can read how ads and data are handled in the privacy policy.

Get in touch

Found a bug, one of the real kind, or have an idea for a game? Email [email protected].