Tiny Games Lab

Follow the adventure one chapter at a time.

Each chapter has a different game loop where our hero Tony The Barbarian tests his mantle.

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Chapter 1

Chapter 1: The Sinister Forest

Tony the Barberian sprints through an infested forest. Kite herds with a bow, loot new gear, and keep him moving.

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Jan 15, 2025

Adventure kickoff + Gauntlet flash-forward

Launch day! Chapter n—Tony vs. the Gauntlet—drops as a flash-forward build to set the tone for Tony the Barberian's journey.

Jan 22, 2025

Chapter 1: The Sinister Forest

We rewound to the start of the saga—Tony fights through an infested forest with bow-first loadouts, animated HUD polish, and a refreshed lab layout.

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Chapter 1

Chapter 1: The Sinister Forest

The saga begins with a top-down survival sprint. Help Tony cross the infested forest by collecting weapons, managing your inventory, and blasting through waves of zombie pigs.

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Tony arrives by longboat with a sinister forest and red eyes ahead

Chapter 2

Chapter 2: The Haunted Farmlands

Tony bursts from the forest and charges toward a distant farm. Ambushes erupt from the fields—keep the threats cleared and sprint the winding road to survive.

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Tony runs toward a farm with monsters emerging from the fields

Chapter n

Chapter n: The Gauntlet

Flash-forward to Tony's toughest confrontation. Command the attackers instead of the towers, spend energy to spawn runners and tanks, and weave through the automated defenses.

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Stylized preview of Tony vs. the Gauntlet