Hugby
Hugby is a teddy bear football game for 2 players where you draw your own plays, presented in a magnificent, custom cocktail table arcade cabinet with a 32-inch touchscreen.
Gameplay happens in three phases:
1) Set bear positions
2) Take turns tracing routes for all bears (no peeking during your opponent's turn!)
3) Run the play
Hugby offers intuitive pick-up-and-play gameplay, adorable graphics, and a surprising depth of strategy and replayability.
This project is a collaboration with indie cabinet maker Brandon Weiss, aka Arcombi. Brandon handled the design and build of the cabinet, while I did all the design, art, and programming for the game. Brandon and I connected through the excellent organization Philly Game Mechanics.
Hugby was selected for and made its debut at the MAGFest Indie Arcade in January 2026.
You can buy a Hugby shirt on my Etsy shop!! Here's my cousin Rob wearing one, he's the man!
About Tom Sennett (me)
Tom Sennett has been making indie games for over 20 years. He is an IndieCade award winner for Game Design, previously collaborated with Celeste designer Maddy Thorson, and has made games featured in Kotaku, VICE, Rock Paper Shotgun, and more. His creation RunMan was a playable character in the hugely popular Super Meat Boy. Tom resides in Philadelphia with his wife and two children.
About Brandon Weiss
Brandon is an indie arcade cabinet maker based in New Jersey. He designs and builds his own cabinets with a variety of materials and techniques, including 3D printing. Brandon has built multigame floor and desktop cabinets, as well as collaborated with game designers to bring specific games to life like Hugby.
If you are interested in placing Hugby at your event or venue, please email me!! Thanks for checking out Hugby and long live indie games!