CHECKPOINT INTERACTIVE

NODE 01 // ONLINE

WE MAKE GAMES
WORTH STARING AT.

Independent games with simple ideas and old-school energy. Creators of DVG Survivors.

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EST. // CALIFORNIA TYPE // INDEPENDENT OUTPUT // VIDEO GAMES
SMALL TEAM / SHARP SYSTEMS / PLAYER FIRST / NO BLOAT / OLD HARDWARE ENERGY /

01 // SOFTWARE_CATALOG

ACTIVE BUILDS

CATALOG: LOCAL BUILD
APP_01 // DVG_SURVIVORS DVG Survivors gameplay showing the bouncing DVG fighting waves of storage-media enemies
RELEASED BUILD // MAR 26, 2026

A casual idle roguelike survival game where a bouncing DVG battles storage media from across the ages.

FIGHT ENEMIES. LEVEL UP. GET STRONGER. UNLOCK HATS. REPEAT.

DEVELOPERGAMESBYCI
PUBLISHERGAMESBYCI
PLATFORMSWINDOWS + LINUX
MODESINGLE-PLAYER
ACTION CASUAL INDIE STRATEGY ROGUELITE PIXEL GRAPHICS
OPEN_GAME_FILE
DVG Survivors gameplay with floppy disks and cassette enemies surrounding the bouncing DVG DVG Survivors ability upgrade selection screen during an idle roguelike run DVG Survivors fighting a wave of storage-media enemies in pixel-art combat DVG Survivors bouncing logo battling storage-media enemies DVG Survivors level-up screen with roguelike upgrade choices DVG Survivors pixel-art survivor gameplay on Windows and Linux

02 // CREATOR_ACCESS

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03 // OPERATOR_MANIFEST

THE STUDIO

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We are not trying to make everything.

Checkpoint Interactive is an independent game studio and publisher focused on strange, readable games with strong hooks. We like old machines, clean mechanics, useful constraints, and projects that know exactly what they are.

The goal is simple: make distinct games, finish them, and keep moving.

001

HOOK FIRST

A game should be explainable before it needs a trailer.

002

READABLE CHAOS

Complex outcomes. Clear rules. Minimal nonsense.

003

SHIP THE BUILD

Finished and interesting beats endless and perfect.

04 // OPEN_CHANNEL

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