Gaming67 - Thoughtfully Crafted Games for the Magic Hour

A Surgeon's Perspective on Play

In the operating room, precision is everything. Every movement matters. Every decision counts. As a Professor of Spine Surgery, I've spent decades perfecting the delicate dance between mind and hand.

My journey began in the 1980s, with a joystick in hand and pixels on screen. Those early games didn't just entertain — they trained. The hours spent mastering timing, developing spatial awareness, and refining motor control became the foundation for a surgical career and multiple medical technology patents. And yes, in hindsight, they also gave my parents something precious: a moment to breathe after their own long days.

When I became a parent, I searched for games that could offer my children what those classics gave me. Instead, I found a landscape dominated by dopamine triggers, endless monetization, and experiences designed to exploit rather than elevate.

Gaming67 was born from a simple belief: Games should respect both the developing mind and the family dynamic. Each title is crafted with surgical precision, designed not just for entertainment, but for that delicate balance between challenge and joy, effort and reward. For kids, it's an hour of magic. For parents, it's an hour of peace — earned and deserved.

Two Expressions, One Heritage

Inspired by Pong and its successor Breakout — designed by Nolan Bushnell and Steve Bristow, prototyped in discrete logic by Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs — our games honor gaming's foundational moment while reimagining it for a new generation.

Kiki67 - Whimsical arcade game with pastel aesthetics

Squadron 121

The Holstian Journey

A space odyssey where failure becomes opportunity. Drawing from Gustav Holst's orchestral principles, Squadron 121 builds atmosphere through timbre and rhythm rather than melody. The music employs fanfare structures with declaratory parallel harmonies, creating an atmosphere of cosmic adventure where you don't perish — you return to your ship, ready to try again.

The procedurally generated soundtrack follows Holstian programmatic principles: orchestration as storytelling, rhythm as propulsion, harmonic color as emotional landscape. Each level introduces new instrumental timbres and rhythmic patterns, building a sonic journey that mirrors your progression through space.

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Kiki67

The Tchaikovskian Dance

A whimsical collaboration inspired by Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite. Kiki67 transforms the same precise mechanics into a graceful dance of cooperation, where lyrical melodies and emotional expression guide players through increasingly sophisticated musical landscapes.

The procedurally generated score follows Tchaikovsky's principles: emotional storytelling through melody, characteristic dances, and orchestral color. Where Holst builds with rhythm and timbre, Tchaikovsky weaves with lyrical themes and harmonic warmth. The result is a complementary musical experience that transforms the same gameplay into a different emotional journey.

Instruction Manual

The Foundation

Both variations share identical core mechanics — precision physics, progressive difficulty, geometric pattern recognition. What differs is the creative expression: Squadron 121's Holstian orchestration creates an atmosphere of cosmic exploration, while Kiki67's Tchaikovskian melodies evoke whimsy and grace. Same craft, different character.

Atelier

Where we explore what gaming could become.

Radiance

A Raymarching Benchmark

The same Breakout geometry — bricks, paddle, ball — rendered through pure mathematics. Raymarching calculates the path of every photon, simulating light as it truly behaves. Signed distance functions define surfaces. Global illumination fills the space. Shadows fall where physics dictates they must.

This is our creative vision for what these games could become: the timeless mechanics we've refined, expressed through computational light. The same heritage, the same precision, but rendered with techniques that push current hardware to its absolute limits.

The vision currently exceeds the technology. Radiance requires an RTX 5090 to achieve playable framerates with advanced lighting — and that's with the debris system disabled. Full visual fidelity awaits hardware perhaps a generation away. We release it now as a benchmark: a way to stress-test today's GPUs, and a glimpse of where we're headed.

Platform Windows PC

Graphics API DirectX 12

Recommended GPU NVIDIA RTX 5090

Same principles apply: no data collection, no subscriptions, no ads. Just light, mathematics, and the same geometric poetry that started with Pong.

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Our Principles

Excellence isn't accidental. These principles guide every design decision, every line of code, every moment of gameplay.

Buy Once, Play Forever

No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. No ads. No manipulation. One price, complete experience. Like the classics we grew up with, these games are yours to keep and enjoy without limitation.

Timeless Quality

Trends fade. Quality endures. We eschew viral mechanics and flashy graphics in favor of refined gameplay, elegant design, and experiences that remain engaging years after launch.

Precision Gameplay

Each mechanic is fine-tuned with surgical precision. Difficulty curves that challenge without frustrating. Controls that develop hand-eye coordination. Visual patterns that enhance geometric recognition. Games that prepare minds for excellence.

Creative Expression

Games are more than systems — they're compositions. We draw from classical music, art, and narrative traditions to create experiences that resonate emotionally. Every visual choice, every sound, every moment of feedback is an act of creative intention.

Designed for the Hour

Natural stopping points. Clear level completion. The satisfaction of "beating" a game. We understand the parental struggle of "one more level" and design our experiences with built-in closure points that respect family rhythms.

Privacy by Design

Made in California. Zero data collection. Complete offline functionality. Your family's privacy is absolute — we don't track, analyze, or store any information. Download once, play anywhere, anytime, without connection or concern.

Truly Accessible

Designed to be discovered through play. While our manuals are delightful reads, no child should need them to start having fun. Colorblind-friendly palettes ensure every player can fully engage. Intuitive controls welcome players of all abilities. Accessibility isn't an afterthought — it's fundamental.

Mindful Moderation

We consciously avoid overstimulation and dopamine-driven reward loops that can worsen inattention and impulsivity. Our games engage without overwhelming, challenge without addiction, reward without manipulation. The goal is sustained enjoyment, not compulsive play.

Heritage & Innovation

We stand on the shoulders of giants — Bushnell, Bristow, Wozniak, Jobs — who proved games could be both simple and profound. From Pong's elegant physics to Breakout's geometric poetry, we honor gaming's pioneers while composing new experiences with classical music principles and modern sensibilities.

The Art of Digital Craft

We make no promises that our games will transform your child into a surgeon. We cannot guarantee that our interpretation of classical music will enhance intelligence. What we can promise is intention — every element thoughtfully considered, every mechanic purposefully refined, every creative choice deliberately made.

In a world of games designed by algorithms and metrics, ours are crafted by someone who understands both the precision required in surgery and the joy found in play. That consideration, that care, that human touch — this is what makes Gaming67 special.

The Magic Hour