Experiments in Digital Storytelling
Tethering: An Arcade with Deep Soul Ties
CultureHub NYC
47 Great Jones Street
3rd Floor
New York, NY 10012
November 12–13 & 19–20, 2026
Thursday & Friday, 6–9pm ET
Tickets: Sliding Scale Starting at $10
Join us at the CultureHub studio for four evenings of games and play!
Tethering explores the often invisible bonds that feed our souls. Players enter worlds that are animated by inner lives, musical expression, and ever-present spirits. The pursuit of connection across time, space, and planes of existence, prompts transformation, proposing new ways of listening, relating, and playing.
The arcade will be open Thursdays and Fridays, Nov 12—20, from 6-9pm. Drop by anytime.
Featuring:
Ada Interactive
Case Jernigan & Todd Anderson
Common Opera
Everest Pipkin
Habitat Games
Ivy Road Games
Jordan Jones-Brewster
Mengna Da
Nicolas Oueijan
Palestinian Skating Game
An evening of performances will close out the show on November 20th at 7pm ET. Line-up is TBA!
Refreshments available. Become a CultureHub member and receive a free drink anytime you come to one of our events! Student discount available by emailing info@culturehub.org.
Curated collaboratively by Temitope Olujobi and the CultureHub Team
GAMES IN THE ARCADE
Adaptor Story by Ada Interactive
An adventure game where you play as Jack, who, upon finding out he was adapted at birth, decides to go on a journey of self discovery.
Bub by Todd Anderson & Case Jernigan
A single player narrative adventure game about turning your memories into art while you still can.
Engine Angel by Ivy Road
A sexy and violent car combat arcade action game where you play as a rally car driven by human & angel, fueled by their love.
Grove of the Felled Olives by Nicolas Oueijan
A virtual memorial dedicated to the over 60,000 humans killed in Gaza between Oct '23 and July '25. Pay respects to each of the departed in a peaceful refuge for their memory.
Palestinian Skating Game
In a place where movement is controlled, skating is a protest on wheels. Set in the occupied West Bank, this video game drops you into a vibrant, brutal reality where occupation isn’t just the backdrop, it’s the terrain.
Young Cathedral by Common Opera
An emotional rhythm game for the 21st century. Perform your body in joy and sorrow through the changing of the seasons. Hello, my falling star; hello, my rising star.
Extraordinary Departure by Mengna Da
A personal essay game about a little alien – a queer immigrant – wandering through a new world, rediscovering lost connections, and finding freedom.
I Want To See You by Jordan Jones-Brewster
A 4-player card game that takes a playful look at the relationship between streaming content creators and their audiences.
Wild Chorus by Habitat Games
A hand-illustrated musical exploration game where you charm Sound Sprites and protect them from Silence, combine them into Melodies and fix the world (and the soundtrack), in whatever way you choose.