FITZWARE is a retro arcade game studio located in Massachusetts.

Games

A green propeller plane climbing off the end of a carrier deck into an orange sunset over the sea
In development PC Roguelite

Deck Ace is a retro arcade roguelite about landing a plane on a very small aircraft carrier. A tour is eight sorties, and the weather gets worse as you go. Between flights you spend your pay in the hangar on fuel, perks and parts. Land clean to keep your streak going, and keep an eye out for enemy aces.

A jet's afterburners glowing on a carrier deck at night, deck lights and the tower beside it Flying through a rainstorm with an enemy ace's red plane on the radar, cockpit gauges along the bottom Lining up a jet on a carrier at sunset with the fuel gauge and landing readouts showing A plane drawing a heart in white smoke over the sea at dawn A jet flying on its side with afterburners lit under a starry night sky A grey jet punching its afterburner through heavy rain A jet spiralling up at sunset trailing red and blue smoke A jet cruising low over the sea at sunset

Mailing list

No spam. Just new games and the odd update.

The developer

Mike Fitzback in 8-bit pixel art: long blond hair, sunglasses, a big grey beard and a grin, on a beach
MIKE FITZBACK
Solo developer, Massachusetts

I've been a web developer for 20 years, mostly .NET, and now I'm getting my feet wet making games. I love roguelites, small clever games, and the old Squaresoft classics.

As a guitarist, plug me into a vintage Marshall with a Les Paul Junior, and I'm a happy camper. I'm dipping my toes into electronic music too, and I write the music for my games.

I have an art degree from Elms College in Chicopee, MA, and I make abstract oil paintings and prints.

This year I married Amelita, an amazing and talented musical comedian. We live with our two cats, Spud and Pintxo.

Contact

Email is the best way to reach me.