Each year the No Quarter Exhibition premieres a selection of games commissioned by the NYU Game Center from independent game designers and developers at a free, public event. For more videos of No Quarter Exhibitons, check out our Vimeo. In it’s seven year span, No Quarter has helped fund the production of eighteen games in total, including award winners like Nidhogg and Hokra. Developers who have premiered new work at No Quarter include Terry Cavanagh, Zach Gage, Margaret Robertson, Ramiro Corbetta, Sophie Houlden, Bennett Foddy and Jan Willem Nijman. Each new work was created for the specific, social gallery setting of the Exhibition which brings out hundreds of people and is one of the anchoring events of the New York City independent game community.
2018
Good Drawer
Brianna Lei
R.N.D
Ivan Safrin
MURDABOYZ
Ethan Redd
Arpongi
Ayla Myers
2017
Minorith
Auriea Harvey
Inconsiderate Climbers
Droqen (Alexander Martin)
Garden, Eternity, Shape
Kitty Horroshow
Asta Grande
Pietro Righi Riva
2016
Drawing Games
Holly Gramazio
SpaceChat
Brendon Chung
Witchball
Stephen Lawrence Clark
Breakup Squad
Catt Small
2015
Beads of Orange Glass
Loren Schmidt
Lesberation
Leah Gillman
Bum Rush
Nina Freeman
الموعود Al-maw’oud (The Promised)
Ramsey Nasser
“Each game boasted a sociopolitical element, not in the least bit overbearing but instead thought-provoking without obscuring the inherent entertainment element.” – Polygon
2014
Dog Park
Kevin Cancienne
Slam City Oracles
Jane Friedhoff
Consentacle
Naomi Clark
Corporate Vandals
Shawn Allen
“No Quarter games all had one thing in common: Each emphasized collaboration just as much, or more, as it did competition.” – Tom’s Guide
2013
Bennet Foddy’s Speed Chess
Bennet Foddy
Killer Queen
Nikita Mikros & Josh DeBonis
There Shall Be Lancing
Sophia Houldon
Split Tree
Matthew LoPresti
“At [No Quarter], the communal comforts of yesterday’s game spaces live on apart from the commercial arena they once occupied, acting as a testing ground for new titles from some of the world’s top independent developers.” – The Verge
2012
Guts of Glory
Zach Gage
TENNNES
Jan Willem Nijman
Drunk Dungeon
Margaret Robertson
BaraBari Ball
Noah Sasso
“Play the next indie game sensations before everyone else.” – Kotaku
2011
At a Distance
Terry Cavanagh
Hokra
Ramiro Corbetta
Clock
Luke O’Connor
A Good Player is Hard to Find
Charley Miller
“NYU Game Center isn’t the first place to accept games as they are, but as a well respected institution, it brings legitimacy to the whole field. ” – Kill Screen
2010
Deep Sea
Robin Arnott
Niddhogg
Mark Essen
Recurse
Matt Parker
16 Tons
Nathalie Pozzi & Eric Zimmerman
Read about No Quarter in the press:
- “No Quarter Dares You to Look At Games as Sociological Artifacts” – Polygon
- “Games in the Museum: How Do You Put Play on Display?” – Alphr
- “No Quarter: Building Modern Arcade Games at NYU” – The Verge
- “No Quarter for Old Men” – Kill Screen
- “To-Do in New York: Play the Next Indie Game Sensations Before Anyone Else” – Kotaku