Two-player push-your-luck game
Two players, one screen: hold to charge, lock in before the burst, and give your booth a duel the crowd watches.
From $850 / event
Licensed per event, no contract.
Overcharge is a two-player push-your-luck game for a touchscreen, played head to head on one split screen. Each player holds a button to charge a hot-air balloon and lets go to lock in their time. A hidden burst point is shared by both players, and anyone still holding when it arrives bursts and scores nothing. Once one player locks in, the other sees the time to beat and must decide how far to push. The higher safe time wins the round, and the first to win two rounds takes the match (best of three, or best of five if you choose). A solo visitor plays a Bot that takes the second seat. Each registered player’s Closest Call, the smallest margin by which they locked in before the burst, goes to a leaderboard, and your logo goes on the balloons.
Both players hold to inflate their balloons. Player 1 locks in at 3.21s, the time to beat. Player 2 pushes too far and bursts at 5.48s, so Player 1 wins the round. Walk up to the booth and tap the screen. Pick your name: one or two players, and a single player faces a Bot (sample names). Hold your button to charge and let go to lock in your time. Both players hold their button to begin. The burst point is new every round. Both players lock in at 2.94s, so the tie replays the round. Hold to charge, then lock in before the balloon bursts: Player 1 locks in at 3.21s and Player 2 bursts at 3.94s. Player 1 wins the match, 2-0. The match result shows each player’s Closest Call time. The Closest Call leaderboard ranks the smallest gap to the burst (sample names and scores).
Walk up, tap to play and register one or two players.
Both players hold their button through a 3-2-1 countdown.
Keep holding to charge your balloon, and let go to lock in your time.
When one player locks in, the other sees the time to beat and decides how far to push before the hidden burst point.
The reveal shows both results and the burst point, and the higher safe time wins the round.
The first to win two rounds wins the match, then the Closest Call leaderboard shows who held their nerve.
| Format | Two-player push-your-luck game |
|---|---|
| Runs on | Touchscreen / Kiosk, Laptop / Desktop |
| Hardware | Touchscreen kiosk, Large display |
| Input | Touchscreen, Keyboard, Controller or arcade buttons |
| Setup time | 15-25 minutes |
| Internet | Wi-Fi is needed to activate the license. Gameplay, registration, the leaderboard and data export then run on the booth with local storage, and keep working offline within the license’s offline grace window. |
| Session length | About 30-40 seconds for a default best-of-3 match, and about a minute from tap to leaderboard; longer with best of five or a longer burst range |
| Players | 2 players per station, or 1 player against a Bot |
| Booth sizes | 10x10, 10x20, Island |
| Price | From $850 per event |
Per-event pricing. Published, not quoted. Licensed per event, with no contract and no annual commitment. Move up to a Season Pass whenever running a full calendar makes more sense than paying show by show.
$850 / event
Get a branded game into your booth and start capturing leads today.
$2,450 / event
Turn the game into a campaign that qualifies leads and keeps a crowd at your booth.
$6,500 / event
A game that looks, plays and tells your story as if it were built for you.
$9,600 / year
For teams running a full event calendar. Breaks even at four events.
From $12,000
A game built from scratch around your product, your mechanic, your story.
Yes. When only one player registers, a Bot takes the second seat for the whole match, so nobody waits for an opponent. If two players register and one does not hold their button in time at the start, the Bot takes that seat too. You choose the Bot’s difficulty, Easy, Normal or Hard, in the config panel. The Bot never appears on the leaderboard.
By default a tied round is replayed with a new burst point, so nobody gets a free win. In the config panel you can switch the tie rule to No Winner, where a tied round counts for neither player and the match moves on. Either way, the match has a round limit, so it always ends.
On-site setup: 15-25 minutes. Your logo, colours and wording are set up before the show, so on the day you connect the screen and go live.
Yes. You can start with a ready format and add your visual identity, messaging, and preferred calls-to-action.
No. The experience is built for non-technical teams with a clear operator flow and simple launch process.
You receive structured lead data and can review engagement outcomes to plan the next event iteration.
Yes, if your booth does not already include it. At most US trade shows, electricity is ordered separately from the booth space through the show's exhibitor services, usually with an early-rate deadline a few weeks before the event. Order an outlet for the screen and computer when you book the rest of your booth services.
Overcharge is designed for Touchscreen kiosk, Large display. Supported inputs include Touchscreen, Keyboard, Controller or arcade buttons.
Wi-Fi is needed to activate the license. Gameplay, registration, the leaderboard and data export then run on the booth with local storage, and keep working offline within the license’s offline grace window.
From $850 per event with your branding and lead capture built in. Want something different? We adapt visuals, prize logic and lead flow, or build a custom game around your product.