Prahran Game Studio & Arcade Lab

Step Right Up to Melbourne’s Wildest Game Workshop

Dragon Sentinel Works builds hand-crafted arcade cabinets, co-op adventure games, and runs weekly tournaments on Greville Street. Come play the prototypes, learn to build your own, or bring the whole crew for game night.

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40+: Original games shipped
12: Arcade cabinets on the floor
9k: Players through our doors

Neon-lit arcade floor with cabinets at Dragon Sentinel Works

How the Midway Works

From First Token to Grand Finale

We’re a studio and a public arcade rolled into one carnival-loud room in Prahran. Whether you’re here to play, to learn, or to ship your own title, the path is the same three tickets.

Grab a Token

Drop by the floor at 78 Greville Street any afternoon and play our latest builds free of charge. Our staff walk you through the controls and the lore behind each cabinet.

Join a Workshop

Book a Saturday build lab where our designers teach pixel art, level design, and Godot programming on the same machines we ship on. All skill levels, ages 12 and up.

Ship Your Game

Members get bench time, playtesting nights, and a launch slot on our arcade cabinet. We’ll help you polish, balance, and debut your title to a live Melbourne crowd.

On the Arcade Floor

Everything Under the Big Top

Cabinets, workshops, and events built by the Dragon Sentinel Works crew — all running out of our Greville Street lab.

Build

Custom Arcade Cabinets

We design and fabricate full-size cabinets with CNC-cut cabinetry, LED marquees, and Sanwa arcade sticks. Commission one for your venue from AUD $3,400.

Play

Co-op Adventure Titles

Our four flagship couch co-op games run nightly on the floor — grab a friend and clear the Ember Keep before closing time.

Learn

Saturday Build Labs

Three-hour hands-on sessions in Godot and Aseprite, 10am–1pm every Saturday. From AUD $65 including a takeaway project file.

Compete

Friday Night Tournaments

Bracketed showdowns on fighting and racing titles every Friday from 7pm. AUD $15 entry, prize pool split among the top three.

Feedback

Studio Playtesting

Bring your prototype for a moderated playtest with real arcade-goers and a recorded session with timestamped notes.

Events

Birthday & Team Nights

Private buy-outs of the floor for up to 30 players, unlimited free-play, and a custom cabinet high-score challenge.

The Showcase Tent

Games & Cabinets We’ve Shipped

A slice of what’s rolled off the Dragon Sentinel Works workbench. Filter by what you’re after.

Co-op

Ember Keep

Co-op dungeon crawler

Two-player torch-and-sword crawl through a collapsing dragon fortress.

Arcade

Sentinel Rush

Arcade racer

A neon top-down racer built for our twin-seat sit-down cabinet.

Cabinets

Greville Grand Cabinet

Bartop cabinet

CNC-cut bartop with a 19-inch marquee, built for a Fitzroy cafe.

Arcade

Coin Kobolds

Arcade brawler

Four-button pixel brawler with a rotating cast of tiny dragons.

Co-op

Lantern Run

Co-op platformer

Pass-the-lantern platforming for two, made in a 48-hour jam.

Cabinets

The Prahran Upright

Full-size cabinet

A six-game upright cabinet with hand-painted dragon side art.

From the Ticket Line

What Players Are Saying

Real reviews from the Melbourne crowd who keep coming back for another round.

My twelve-year-old built her first playable platformer in one Saturday lab and hasn’t stopped since. The staff are patient and genuinely love this stuff.

Priya S.

Windsor, VIC · March 2026

We commissioned a bartop cabinet for our cafe and it’s the most photographed thing we own. Build quality is superb and it arrived exactly on schedule.

Daniel M.

Fitzroy, VIC · January 2026

Friday tournaments are the highlight of my week. Fifteen bucks, a stacked bracket, and the best Ember Keep runs in the city. Absolutely worth the tram ride.

Aisha R.

St Kilda, VIC · February 2026

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