Free software, made for fun.

7 games, science toys and apps for Windows, with new ones on the way. All free, and most of them open source.

Featured Empire Real-time interstellar war, a recreation of the 1973 PLATO classic. Get it free →

What's new

  1. Oct 25, 2026 · Release Empire v1.2.0 Real-time interstellar war, a recreation of the 1973 PLATO classic.
  2. Oct 25, 2026 · Release Alex Dash v1.2.0 Dash to the exit through a field full of other Alexes, without ending up headfirst in a crate.
  3. Oct 25, 2026 · Release EM Field Visualizer v1.1.0 See the electric and magnetic fields around moving charges, from any frame, up to near light speed.

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About QAPOW

QAPOW is where John Apolloni puts the things he builds for fun. Everything here is free, and the code for most of it is on GitHub.

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