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16-bit pixel art of the Scottsdale Waterfront at night — stone bridge over the canal, neon reflections, palms and mountains
Never Sober Studios presents

Old Town
Friday Night

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01What it is

A 16-bit Friday night, built in-house.

Old Town Friday Night is a one-button arcade runner through six real Old Town Scottsdale venues — drawn from photos of the actual rooms, free in any browser.

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Free to play
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In-browser
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Button
6
Venues, in order
6
Bosses
5
Playable runners
02World 1 · Old Town

One night. One run. Six doors.

Pixel-art top-down night map of Old Town Scottsdale — the canal, palm-lined streets and lit venue storefronts Next stop Old Town

Pick your player and hit the street. Three stacked routes run every room — the floor is safe, the bar tops pay better, the high lane hides the Golden Hat. Every venue ends at a boss; beat all six and the night counts as one scored run.

1
Enter the venue
A 2–4 minute run with a checkpoint halfway — the neon beacon banks your progress.
2
Drop the boss
Every boss telegraphs its patterns, then opens up for a stomp. +5,000 and a venue reward.
3
Back to the map
The next door unlocks. Six clears = Old Town cleared, and the prize ladder opens.

The final boss is The Hangover

Clear all six venues on one Friday-night run and it's waiting on the W rooftop. Beat it, and Old Town is yours.

Start a run
03The strip

Six venues. Six bosses.

Real Old Town Scottsdale spots · played in order · each clear unlocks the next door

Same three lanes in every room, different stock behind every door. Tap a venue to see its boss, its ride and what's on the floor.

Real gameplay frame at Maya — the runner leaping from the floor toward the middle deck while a tourist flings a flip-flop from the high lane above
  • Bottom · the floorThe safe read. Fewest points, most foot traffic — security patrols it with a flashlight out.
  • Middle · the venue laneBar tops, LED decks, float decks, marble counters. Better pickups, thinner ground.
  • Top · the roof laneHardest to hold, and where the rare pickups sit. One Golden Hat is hidden on the highest platform of every venue.
Level snippet from Bottled Blonde — the pizza oven glowing beside the long oak bar and barrel wall Level 1

Bottled Blonde

Pizza + Beer Garden
Pixel-art beer keg with a red tap
Signature move
Keg Kick

Boot a keg for a hop, a speed burst and +6 Party.

Pixel-art Head Bouncer boss — bald, sunglasses, velvet rope in hand
Boss
Head Bouncer
Reward: VIP Wristband · +5,000
  • Parked here Scooter and golf cart
  • Boss gate Head Bouncer · 3 hits
Level 1 stock

Bottled Blonde

  • Pixel-art bottle of beerPointsBeer Bottle+100 × combo
  • Pixel-art pepperoni pizza sliceRecoveryPizza+25 party
  • Pixel-art water bottlePowerWaterShield 3s · +15 party
  • Pixel-art gold VIP wristbandPowerVIP Wristband8s · security blind

The teaching level — the only room that parks both mounts.

VIP line only— Security, Bottled Blonde
Level snippet from HiFi — the giant speaker wall glowing purple over neon banquettes Level 2

HiFi

Hip-Hop + LED Walls
Pixel-art bass shockwave — a jagged white waveform
Signature hazard
Bass waves

The floor pulses on a beat — jump the drop or eat −10 Party.

Pixel-art Resident DJ boss — LED visor, headphones, CDJ deck in hand
Boss
Resident DJ
Reward: 2× Score Boost · +5,000
  • Parked here Scooter
  • Boss gate Resident DJ · 3 hits
Level 2 stock

HiFi

  • Pixel-art Blue Boy — a bright blue cocktailPointsBlue Boy+100 × combo
  • Pixel-art pepperoni pizza sliceRecoveryPizza+25 party
  • Pixel-art pink and teal capsulesPowerLittle Pills12s · 3× score floor
  • Pixel-art Lil Bump shot bottle, black with a pink rimPowerLil Bump10s · 250 → 330 px/s
Get off the dance floor— Promoter, HiFi
Level snippet from Maya — the carved goddess wall glowing over the day-club booths Level 3

Maya

Pool Party
Pixel-art teal and white pool float ring
Signature move
Float bounce

Floats are bounce pads — the launch onto the high route.

Pixel-art Cabana King boss — a heavyset bouncer-king in a palm-print shirt, mirrored shades and a gold VIP medallion, swinging a closed cabana umbrella
Boss
Cabana King
Reward: Air Burst Boost · +5,000
  • Parked here Golf cart
  • Boss gate Cabana King · 4 hits
Level 3 stock

Maya

  • Pixel-art frozen slushie in a clear cupPointsFrozen Slushie+100 × combo
  • Pixel-art pepperoni pizza sliceRecoveryPizza+25 party
  • Pixel-art water bottlePowerWaterShield 3s · +15 party
  • Pixel-art Lil Bump shot bottle, black with a pink rimPowerLil Bump10s · 250 → 330 px/s
No running poolside— Security, Maya
Level snippet from El Hefe — lucha masks and pink neon over the marble taqueria bar Level 4

El Hefe

Tequila + Neon
Pixel-art brass bottle-service cart loaded with liquor bottles
Signature hazard
Bottle-service rush

Carts roll the floor on a cycle — jump them or lose 14 Party.

Pixel-art Club Promoter boss — leopard blazer, gold chains, clipboard guest list
Boss
Club Promoter
Reward: Party Meter +25 · +5,000
  • Parked here Scooter
  • Boss gate Club Promoter · 4 hits
Level 4 stock

El Hefe

  • Pixel-art tacoPointsTaco+100 × combo
  • Pixel-art pepperoni pizza sliceRecoveryPizza+25 party
  • Pixel-art gold VIP wristbandPowerVIP Wristband8s · security blind
  • Pixel-art pink and teal capsulesPowerLittle Pills12s · 3× score floor
Parade coming through— Security, El Hefe
Level snippet from The Beverly — the speakeasy back bar under brass pendants and hanging glassware Level 5

The Beverly

Speakeasy
Pixel-art speakeasy bookcase — the hidden door
Signature move
Hidden passages

The right bookcase warps you up the room with +300. The wrong one just sits there.

Pixel-art Master Mixologist boss — waistcoat, waxed moustache, gold shaker held high
Boss
Master Mixologist
Reward: Recovery Boost · +5,000
  • Parked here Golf cart
  • Boss gate Master Mixologist · 5 hits
Level 5 stock

The Beverly

  • Pixel-art espresso martiniPointsEspresso Martini+100 × combo
  • Pixel-art pepperoni pizza sliceRecoveryPizza+25 party
  • Pixel-art water bottlePowerWaterShield 3s · +15 party
  • Pixel-art gold VIP wristbandPowerVIP Wristband8s · security blind
Wrong secret door— Promoter, The Beverly
Level snippet from the W rooftop — the glowing W sign, string-lit palms and the pool at night Level 6

W Rooftop

Old Town Finale
Pixel-art rooftop updraft — a cyan column of rising air
Signature move
The climb

Updrafts throw you higher than any jump — the only way to the top lane.

Pixel-art The Hangover boss — a miserable purple storm cloud orbited by coffee, a burrito and water
Final boss
The Hangover
Reward: Old Town Cleared · +5,000
  • Parked here Golf cart
  • Boss gate The Hangover · 6 hits
Level 6 stock

W Rooftop

  • Pixel-art bottle of champagnePointsChampagne Bottle+100 × combo
  • Pixel-art pepperoni pizza sliceRecoveryPizza+25 party
  • Pixel-art W hotel keycardCollectibleW Keycard+500
  • Pixel-art Lil Bump shot bottle, black with a pink rimPowerLil Bump10s · 250 → 330 px/s
  • Pixel-art pink and teal capsulesPowerLittle Pills12s · 3× score floor
Penthouse guests only— Security, W Rooftop

Every venue also stocks pizza for recovery, one Never Sober Can, and a hidden Golden Hat on its highest platform. Four boss rewards are permanent perks that keep working all night.

04Choose your player

The Friday night crew

Five runners · pure style · same speed, same jump, same shot at the board
Pixel-art Scottsdale Bro throwing finger guns — red backward snapback, black tee
Scottsdale Bro
“I'm just getting started.”
Pixel-art Bottle Girl spraying champagne in victory
Bottle Girl
“VIP? Right this way.”
Pixel-art Golf Pro mid celebration golf swing — white cap and polo
Golf Pro
“Last hole... then happy hour.”
Pixel-art Cowboy tipping his hat — plaid shirt, teal bandana, boots
Cowboy
“You can call me an Ella Fella.”
Pixel-art Influencer raising her coffee in a victory toast — sunglasses and ponytail
Influencer
“Wait... let me take a selfie”
05The opposition

Nobody here is on your side.

Three enemy types work every venue · every one of them stomps for 200 × combo
Pixel-art promoter — black shirt, gold chain, guest-list clipboard in hand
Promoter

Works the guest list and throws flyers from 360px out. The flyer costs 14 Party; walking into him costs 34.

Patrols · throws a flyer · stomp 200
Pixel-art security guard mid-stride — bald, sunglasses, sweeping a lit flashlight
Security

The fastest patrol on the floor. Contact only, 34 Party — and the VIP Wristband is the one thing that makes him look through you.

Patrols · contact only · stomp 200
Pixel-art tourist — teal palm-print shirt, waving vacation photos around
Tourist

Barely moves, terrible aim — stops for a photo, then flings a flip-flop from 390px. 18 Party if it lands.

Holds ground · throws a flip-flop · stomp 200
06The stash

Four powers. Two rides.

The whole catalogue — no single venue carries all of it

The four powers

Each venue stocks its own pair — never all four — and none of them travel between venues.

  • Pixel-art water bottlePowerWaterShield 3s · +15 partyBottled Blonde · Maya · The Beverly
  • Pixel-art gold VIP wristbandPowerVIP Wristband8s · security blindBottled Blonde · El Hefe · The Beverly
  • Pixel-art Lil Bump shot bottle, black with a pink rimPowerLil Bump10s · 250 → 330 px/sHiFi · Maya · W Rooftop
  • Pixel-art pink and teal capsulesPowerLittle Pills12s · 3× score floorHiFi · El Hefe · W Rooftop

The two rides

Parked on the floor as pickups — touch one and you're on it.

Pixel-art Scottsdale Bro riding a mint e-scooter
Scooter
340 px/s · survives 1 hit

Touch it and you're on it. Runs the door staff clean over for full points and keeps the combo alive.

Parked in Bottled Blonde, HiFi and El Hefe
Pixel-art Scottsdale Bro driving a mint golf cart
Golf cart
300 px/s · survives 2 hits

Slower, tougher, funnier. A boss will take it off you and launch you forward with a second of mercy.

Parked in Bottled Blonde, Maya, The Beverly and W Rooftop
07Straight from the machine

Real gameplay. No mockups.

Captured live off the running game — nothing posed, nothing paused
Gameplay frame — Scottsdale Bro leaping off Bottled Blonde's entrance steps at the start of level one, a promoter already throwing a flyer at him
01The door

Bottled Blonde's real entrance opens level one moving — the first promoter is on you inside four seconds.

Gameplay frame — Scottsdale Bro riding the scooter along Bottled Blonde's bar top past the checkpoint, combo at 4 and a Water shield counting down in the HUD
02The floor

Past the checkpoint on the scooter, combo at four. A bad stretch costs you seconds, never the whole run.

Gameplay frame — the Bottled Blonde boss arena, a gold medallion of the Head Bouncer and the attack banner GUEST LIST VOLLEY
03The gate

The arena opens — medallion up, name up, the first attack pattern already announcing itself.

Gameplay frame in Bottled Blonde — Scottsdale Bro sprinting at full speed toward a promoter throwing a flyer, with the Golden Hat and a beer bottle sitting on the bar-top lane above him
Bottled Blonde · flat out on the garden floorScottsdale Bro
Gameplay frame in HiFi — the Influencer jumping the scooter over the record wall while a security guard sweeps a flashlight ahead and a thrown flip-flop crosses the top of the screen
HiFi · airborne on the scooterInfluencer
Gameplay frame in Maya — Bottle Girl driving the golf cart along the pool edge with a frozen slushie ahead of her and a promoter working the deck above
Maya · driving the golf cartBottle Girl
Gameplay frame in El Hefe — the Golf Pro dropping out of a jump onto a tourist, who is already being flung off the screen, with the combo counter reading 2
El Hefe · coming down on a touristGolf Pro
Gameplay frame in The Beverly — the Cowboy mid air-dash with the cyan air-burst trailing behind him, closing on a security guard under the speakeasy chandeliers
The Beverly · mid air-dashCowboy
Gameplay frame on the W Rooftop — Scottsdale Bro leaping into The Hangover, the final boss, on the last stretch of the infinity-pool deck
W Rooftop · into The HangoverScottsdale Bro
08How to play

One button. That's the whole tutorial.

Tap

Jump

Quick tap for a short hop, hold for a high jump. Pick your route — street, bar tops, or the high lane — in the air.

Tap in air

Dash

A forward air burst mid-jump. Clears gaps, dodges flip-flops, closes the distance on a boss.

Land on 'em

Stomp

Drop on promoters, security and tourists for points. Chain stomps and pickups inside 2.5 seconds to build the combo up to 4x.

Ride it

Mount up

Touch a scooter or golf cart and you're riding — faster, tougher, and it runs the door staff clean over.

The Party Meter

Your health is a party, 0 to 100. Bouncers, bass drops and bottle carts drain it; pizza and a Never Sober can bring it back. Hit zero and the night restarts at the last checkpoint.

Leftover meter pays 20 points a point at the end of the run
09After last call

The run is scored. Then it's posted.

Nickname and email are asked for after the run — never before you play
Pixel-art Never Sober HQ at night — the wordmark wall lit over two glass entrances under a starry sky

What a run is worth

Pickups pay 100, stomps 200, both riding a combo up to 4×. A boss is 5,000; the Golden Hat is 1,000 and never on the easy route.

Rank thresholds per venue and for the full campaign
RankOne venueFull campaign
B6,00030,000
A8,50045,000
S11,00060,000

The boards

Daily, Weekly and All-Time leaderboards, live inside the game at Never Sober HQ — the Afterparty Arcade room that doubles as the shop.

The weekly board only keeps five names. Most nights it is still wide open.

How a code reaches you

  1. Clear all six venues in one campaign.
  2. Results screen → nickname, email, optional marketing consent.
  3. Save Score & Claim — the server verifies the run.
  4. A unique, single-use code lands in your inbox.

The claim ID the game shows you is a local receipt. The real code is the emailed one.

10Play for keeps

Your score buys hats.

Entry requirement: clear all six venues

One campaign, six clears, The Hangover down. Score alone earns nothing — you have to finish the night.

25%off hats

Clear all six venues with 50,000+ points. A solid night — hit the pickups, keep the combo alive.

50%off hats

Clear all six venues with 90,000+ points. Golden Hats, S-ranks and zero wasted seconds. Legends only.

Codes are unique and single-use · issued per verified email after score verification · delivered by email · expire 48 hours after issue · good on hats at neversober.com · Full rules

Start your run

Old Town is open

Free to play, right in your browser. Nothing to install, no signup to start — the leaderboard and the hat money come after last call.

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