BILL & TED Are Back! Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter Return for New 16-Bit Arcade Video Game
Bill and Ted are getting ready for another most excellent adventure, but this time, they’re trading the big screen for some old-school arcade action!
Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter’s beloved time-traveling slackers are returning in a new video game titled Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure: Arcade, and the first trailer gives fans a look at the nostalgic fun coming their way.
Developed by Art of Play, the game brings Bill S. Preston, Esq. and Ted “Theodore” Logan back together for a 16-bit adventure inspired by classic arcade games. Even better, Reeves and Winter are expected to reprise their roles by providing the voices of their iconic characters.
The newly released trailer kicks off with Bill and Ted encountering the Grim Reaper, who sends them off on another wild trip through time. From there, the duo bounces between different historical periods, getting into trouble and causing the kind of ridiculous chaos fans have come to expect from these two.
The retro pixel-art visuals give the game a fun throwback feel, complete with familiar catchphrases from the movies. It looks like the developers are having a great time bringing the spirit of the original film into an old-school gaming experience.
The story will revisit memorable moments from the original Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, with players traveling through history and taking on a variety of mini-games to earn respect along the way.
There’s also a co-op mode, allowing two players to experience the adventure together, which feels like the perfect way to play a Bill & Ted game. For those who prefer going solo, a single-player option will let you control both characters.
Kevin Roditeli and Roditeli Productions are overseeing production, and the development team has teased that additional stars from the movies will be announced later in 2026. It'll be interesting to see who else joins the party.
Of course, this isn’t Bill and Ted’s first trip into video games. The franchise previously inspired titles for PC, NES, and Game Boy, but Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure: Arcade will bring the characters to modern consoles for the first time.
The game is planned for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Art of Play is also preparing a crowdfunding campaign through BackerKit, where supporters will be able to choose from different reward tiers featuring various collectibles and other goodies.
The campaign is scheduled to launch in February 2027. There’s no release date for Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure: Arcade just yet, but it’s pretty cool to see these characters getting another chance to entertain fans, especially in a game that embraces the charm of classic arcade adventures.
After their return in Bill & Ted Face the Music, it looks like the Wyld Stallyns still have a few more adventures left in them.
Check out the trailer for Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure: Arcade and see what kind of historical trouble the duo is getting into this time. Be excellent to each other!