About Midway Malarkey

You fight off waves of cartoon enemies at a haunted carnival in Midway Malarkey, a hand-painted arena shooter styled like a 1930s animation. Rascals stream out of striped tents, and your weapon – a rolling pin, trumpet, tesla coil or falling anvil – fires automatically while you dodge incoming fire and collect tickets scattered across the grounds. Between waves you visit the Prize Booth to spend tickets on new weapons, merge pairs into stronger versions, and unlock bonuses by collecting full weapon families.

Choose from three modes on Poki Games: survive the endless scaling difficulty of the Endless Show, complete the 15-wave Grand Tour campaign, or tackle a new Daily Show each day with unique modifiers. Unlock six heroes – Blot, Tilly, Gramps, Penny, Spool and Bix – each starting with a different weapon, and face bosses including a strongman, Madame Merry-Go-Round and the sinister Ringmaster Barnaby Hokum. The carnival features mini-events like the Prize Wheel and Strongman Bell, all backed by swing-era tunes.