A maze-chase arcade game reskinned around a candy shop's actual product wall.
Today let's make a custom pacman for a candy shop
Retail foot traffic is short and distracted. This game gives a candy shop, toy store, or mall kiosk a 90-second playable hook that turns a passing shopper into a lingering one. The maze is reskinned with the store's real SKUs — gummy bears as pellets, lollipops as ghosts, the house bestseller as the power-up — so every round doubles as product browsing. A QR code on the counter or window decal launches it on the shopper's phone, and the end screen captures email for a coupon or restock alert.
Behind the build
Watch how this game went from prompt to playable.
Every day of the challenge is documented on social — the scratch prompt, the first broken build, the tuning pass that made it feel right. No edits, no polish reel.
01Maze tiles, pickups, and chasers swap to your actual store inventory
02QR-code launch from window, shelf-talker, or receipt — no app install
03Email capture gated before the high-score reveal
04Per-store leaderboard for chains, franchises, and mall-kiosk operators
05Coupon-code reveal screen tied to a minimum score threshold
Why have a game
Retail stores compete with phones, not other stores. The shopper standing in your aisle is one swipe away from leaving — a branded arcade game gives them a reason to stay on your turf for another minute and a reason to hand over an email before they go. Unlike a discount, a game is replayable, shareable, and tied to your products by design: every pickup is a SKU impression. It also travels — the same build powers your in-store tablet, your window QR, your Instagram link-in-bio, and your mall-activation kiosk. With CraftMyGame you can have this exact reskin live before your next weekend rush, not next quarter.
Where to deploy this
Window decal QR codeWalk-by foot traffic outside store hours
In-store tablet at the counterKids waiting while parents check out
Receipt or bag-stuffer QRPost-purchase replay for return-visit coupon
Mall kiosk or pop-up boothActivation events and seasonal residencies
Instagram and TikTok link-in-bioDriving social followers into a branded experience
Loyalty program email blastRe-engagement campaigns with leaderboard reset
Make it yours
01Replace the candy sprites with your hero SKUs using CraftMyGame's asset generator, then drop them into the visual editor
02Reskin the maze walls as your store aisles, brand colors, or seasonal display (Halloween, Easter, holiday)
03Use the win screen to unlock a single-use POS coupon or a free sample at the counter
Will shoppers actually stop and play an arcade game in my store?
A maze-chase game is universally legible — anyone over the age of five recognizes Pacman-style movement in two seconds, so there's no learning curve to overcome. The 90-second round length is calibrated to the dwell time you already have at a counter or window, not to replace it.
How do I swap the candy art for my own products?
Generate sprites of your actual SKUs in CraftMyGame's asset generator by prompting them ('pink gummy bear sprite, top-down, pixel art'), then drop them into the visual editor and replace the default pickups. No artist or developer needed — most retail owners ship a reskin in an afternoon.
How long does a custom done-for-you build take if I want my full store catalog?
Done-for-you builds from [email protected] run roughly two weeks from kickoff. That includes custom maze layouts modeled on your store, full SKU sprite work, POS-coupon integration, and per-location leaderboards.