diff --git a/client/src/components/ui/GameEmbed.tsx b/client/src/components/ui/GameEmbed.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f070f628
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/components/ui/GameEmbed.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+// notes:
+//  - width and height don't match itch.io, making games look smaller
+//  - you can just embed from itch.io, but only the developer can get the embed link as far as i can tell
+//  - would need to save embed link, width and height to db
+//  - this method is reliant on itch.io staying up and not changing anything
+//  - would want a play button so it doesn't autoload (especially for bigger more intense games)
+import Image from "next/image";
+import React, { useState } from "react";
+
+import { Button } from "./button";
+
+type GameEmbedProps = {
+  embedID: string;
+  gameWidth: number;
+  gameHeight: number;
+  gameImage: string;
+};
+
+export function GameEmbed({
+  embedID,
+  gameWidth,
+  gameHeight,
+  gameImage,
+}: GameEmbedProps) {
+  const [isPlaying, setIsPlaying] = useState(false);
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={`retroBorder flex items-center justify-center bg-background`}
+      style={{ width: gameWidth + 26 * 2, height: gameHeight + 26 * 2 }}
+    >
+      {!isPlaying ? (
+        <div>
+          <Image
+            src={gameImage}
+            alt="Game Cover"
+            width={gameWidth}
+            height={gameHeight}
+            className="absolute left-[50%] top-[50%] translate-x-[-50%] translate-y-[calc(-50%-26px)] blur-sm"
+            style={{ width: "auto", height: gameHeight - 26 }}
+          />
+          <Button
+            onClick={() => setIsPlaying(!isPlaying)}
+            size={"lg"}
+            className="absolute left-[50%] top-[50%] translate-x-[-50%] translate-y-[calc(-50%-52px)] text-3xl"
+          >
+            Play
+          </Button>
+        </div>
+      ) : (
+        <div>
+          <iframe
+            src={`https://itch.io/embed-upload/${embedID}?color=110e1a`}
+            width={gameWidth}
+            height={gameHeight}
+          ></iframe>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/useGames.ts b/client/src/hooks/useGames.ts
index 1d8d2c1f..ddc4d839 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/useGames.ts
+++ b/client/src/hooks/useGames.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ type ApiGame = {
   itchEmbedID: string;
   thumbnail: string | null;
   event: number | null;
+  itchGameEmbedID: string;
+  itchGameWidth: number;
+  itchGameHeight: number;
   contributors: Contributor[];
 };
 
diff --git a/client/src/pages/_app.tsx b/client/src/pages/_app.tsx
index ca3770d2..eb476768 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/_app.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/_app.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { ReactQueryDevtools } from "@tanstack/react-query-devtools";
 import type { AppProps } from "next/app";
 import { Fira_Code, Inter as FontSans, Jersey_10 } from "next/font/google";
 
-import Footer from "@/components/main/Footer";
 import Navbar from "@/components/main/Navbar";
 
 const fontSans = FontSans({
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ export default function App({ Component, pageProps }: AppProps) {
       >
         <Navbar />
         <Component {...pageProps} />
-        <Footer />
       </main>
     </QueryClientProvider>
   );
diff --git a/client/src/pages/games/[id].tsx b/client/src/pages/games/[id].tsx
index d99f71f2..e73d1974 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/games/[id].tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/games/[id].tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { useRouter } from "next/router";
 import React from "react";
 import { SocialIcon } from "react-social-icons";
 
+import { GameEmbed } from "@/components/ui/GameEmbed";
 import { ItchEmbed } from "@/components/ui/ItchEmbed";
 import { useGame } from "@/hooks/useGames";
 
@@ -51,6 +52,9 @@ export default function IndividualGamePage() {
   const gameTitle = game.name;
   const gameCover = game.gameCover;
   const gameDescription = game.description.split("\n");
+  const gameEmbedID = game.itchGameEmbedID;
+  const gameWidth = game.itchGameWidth;
+  const gameHeight = game.itchGameHeight;
 
   const completionLabels: Record<number, string> = {
     1: "WIP",
@@ -83,16 +87,27 @@ export default function IndividualGamePage() {
   return (
     <div className="min-h-screen bg-background font-sans text-foreground">
       <main>
-        <section className="w-full bg-popover">
+        <section className="w-full items-center justify-center bg-popover">
           <div className="mx-auto max-w-7xl p-0 sm:p-8">
-            <Image
-              src={gameCover}
-              alt="Game Cover"
-              width={800}
-              height={800}
-              className="max-h-[60vh] w-full object-cover sm:mx-auto sm:h-auto sm:max-h-[60vh] sm:rounded-2xl sm:object-contain"
-              priority
-            />
+            {gameEmbedID != "0" ? (
+              <div className="flex justify-center">
+                <GameEmbed
+                  embedID={gameEmbedID}
+                  gameWidth={gameWidth}
+                  gameHeight={gameHeight}
+                  gameImage={gameCover}
+                />
+              </div>
+            ) : (
+              <Image
+                src={gameCover}
+                alt="Game Cover"
+                width={800}
+                height={800}
+                className="max-h-[60vh] w-full object-cover sm:mx-auto sm:h-auto sm:max-h-[60vh] sm:rounded-2xl sm:object-contain"
+                priority
+              />
+            )}
           </div>
         </section>
 
@@ -171,9 +186,8 @@ export default function IndividualGamePage() {
         </section>
 
         <section className="mt-8 flex w-full flex-col items-center gap-6">
-          {game.itchEmbedID && (
-            <ItchEmbed embedID={game.itchEmbedID} name={gameTitle} />
-          )}
+          <ItchEmbed embedID={game.itchEmbedID} name={gameTitle} />
+
           <h2 className="font-jersey10 text-5xl text-primary">ARTWORK</h2>
 
           <div className="mx-auto mb-6 flex h-auto w-full max-w-4xl flex-col items-center gap-4 px-4 sm:flex-row sm:justify-center sm:gap-6 sm:px-6 md:h-60">
diff --git a/client/src/pages/index.tsx b/client/src/pages/index.tsx
index b361a48b..2cab849f 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/index.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/index.tsx
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export default function Landing() {
               width={600}
               height={430}
               alt="placeholder"
-              className="min-w-80 border-[26px] border-accent [clip-path:polygon(20px_20px,calc(100%-20px)_20px,100%_32px,100%_30%,calc(100%-20px)_45%,calc(100%-20px)_calc(100%-8px),80%_calc(100%-8px),75%_calc(100%-20px),20px_calc(100%-20px),0%_60%,0%_30%,20px_25%)]"
+              className="retroBorder min-w-80"
             />
             <Image
               src="/bomb.png"
diff --git a/client/src/placeholderData.ts b/client/src/placeholderData.ts
index 07262246..8a996da7 100644
--- a/client/src/placeholderData.ts
+++ b/client/src/placeholderData.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ export const placeholderGames = [
     hostURL: "/",
     itchEmbedID: "1",
     thumbnail: "/landing_placeholder.png",
+    itchGameEmbedID: 0,
+    itchGameWidth: 0,
+    itchGameHeight: 0,
     event: 1,
   },
   {
@@ -67,6 +70,9 @@ export const placeholderGames = [
     hostURL: "/",
     itchEmbedID: "1",
     thumbnail: "/landing_placeholder.png",
+    itchGameEmbedID: 0,
+    itchGameWidth: 0,
+    itchGameHeight: 0,
     event: 1,
   },
   {
@@ -78,6 +84,9 @@ export const placeholderGames = [
     hostURL: "/",
     itchEmbedID: "1",
     thumbnail: "/landing_placeholder.png",
+    itchGameEmbedID: 0,
+    itchGameWidth: 0,
+    itchGameHeight: 0,
     event: 1,
   },
 ];
diff --git a/client/src/styles/globals.css b/client/src/styles/globals.css
index e6445070..76fa7263 100644
--- a/client/src/styles/globals.css
+++ b/client/src/styles/globals.css
@@ -57,4 +57,8 @@
   body {
     @apply bg-background text-foreground;
   }
+
+  .retroBorder {
+    @apply border-[26px] border-accent [clip-path:polygon(20px_20px,calc(100%-20px)_20px,100%_32px,100%_30%,calc(100%-20px)_45%,calc(100%-20px)_calc(100%-8px),80%_calc(100%-8px),75%_calc(100%-20px),20px_calc(100%-20px),0%_60%,0%_30%,20px_25%)];
+  }
 }
diff --git a/server/game_dev/admin.py b/server/game_dev/admin.py
index 1d00d1c4..a50a46a4 100644
--- a/server/game_dev/admin.py
+++ b/server/game_dev/admin.py
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ class GameShowcaseAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
 
 
 class GamesAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
-    list_display = ("id", "name", "description", "completion", "active", "hostURL", "itchEmbedID", "thumbnail", "event")
+    list_display = ("id", "name", "description", "completion", "active", "hostURL", "itchEmbedID", "thumbnail", "itchGameEmbedID", "itchGameWidth",
+                    "itchGameHeight", "event")
     search_fields = ["name", "description"]
 
 
diff --git a/server/game_dev/migrations/0010_game_itchgameembedid_game_itchgameheight_and_more.py b/server/game_dev/migrations/0010_game_itchgameembedid_game_itchgameheight_and_more.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3421ce96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/game_dev/migrations/0010_game_itchgameembedid_game_itchgameheight_and_more.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.1.15 on 2026-02-04 07:39
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("game_dev", "0009_merge_20260131_1044"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="game",
+            name="itchGameEmbedID",
+            field=models.PositiveBigIntegerField(
+                blank=True,
+                default=0,
+                help_text="If a game has a web demo stored on itch.io, please enter the embed ID",
+                null=True,
+            ),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="game",
+            name="itchGameHeight",
+            field=models.PositiveBigIntegerField(default=0),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="game",
+            name="itchGameWidth",
+            field=models.PositiveBigIntegerField(default=0),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/server/game_dev/migrations/0011_merge_20260205_1434.py b/server/game_dev/migrations/0011_merge_20260205_1434.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..99940f57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/game_dev/migrations/0011_merge_20260205_1434.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.1.15 on 2026-02-05 06:34
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("game_dev", "0010_game_itchgameembedid_game_itchgameheight_and_more"),
+        ("game_dev", "0010_merge_20260131_1118"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = []
diff --git a/server/game_dev/migrations/0012_merge_20260214_1112.py b/server/game_dev/migrations/0012_merge_20260214_1112.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b6b1587f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/game_dev/migrations/0012_merge_20260214_1112.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.1.15 on 2026-02-14 03:12
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("game_dev", "0011_alter_gameshowcase_game"),
+        ("game_dev", "0011_merge_20260205_1434"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = []
diff --git a/server/game_dev/migrations/0013_alter_game_itchgameembedid.py b/server/game_dev/migrations/0013_alter_game_itchgameembedid.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c1bc5534
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/game_dev/migrations/0013_alter_game_itchgameembedid.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.1.15 on 2026-02-14 03:31
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("game_dev", "0012_merge_20260214_1112"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="game",
+            name="itchGameEmbedID",
+            field=models.PositiveBigIntegerField(
+                blank=True,
+                default=None,
+                help_text="If a game has a web demo stored on itch.io, please enter the embed ID",
+                null=True,
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/server/game_dev/migrations/0014_merge_20260214_1420.py b/server/game_dev/migrations/0014_merge_20260214_1420.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..767bc2ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/game_dev/migrations/0014_merge_20260214_1420.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.1.15 on 2026-02-14 06:20
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("game_dev", "0013_alter_game_itchgameembedid"),
+        ("game_dev", "0013_merge_20260214_1347"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = []
diff --git a/server/game_dev/models.py b/server/game_dev/models.py
index 2e4d5b28..d16149e5 100644
--- a/server/game_dev/models.py
+++ b/server/game_dev/models.py
@@ -64,6 +64,20 @@ class CompletionStatus(models.IntegerChoices):
     thumbnail = models.ImageField(upload_to="games/", null=True)
     event = models.ForeignKey(Event, on_delete=models.SET_NULL, null=True, blank=True)
 
+    itchGameEmbedID = models.PositiveBigIntegerField(
+        default=None,
+        null=True,
+        blank=True,
+        help_text="If a game has a web demo stored on itch.io, please enter the embed ID"
+    )
+
+    itchGameWidth = models.PositiveBigIntegerField(
+        default=0
+    )
+    itchGameHeight = models.PositiveBigIntegerField(
+        default=0
+    )
+
     def __str__(self):
         return str(self.name)
 
diff --git a/server/game_dev/serializers.py b/server/game_dev/serializers.py
index 4d278157..7ae40d8a 100644
--- a/server/game_dev/serializers.py
+++ b/server/game_dev/serializers.py
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ class GamesSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
 
     class Meta:
         model = Game
-        fields = ('id', 'name', 'description', 'completion', 'active',
-                  'hostURL', 'itchEmbedID', 'thumbnail', 'event', "contributors")
+        fields = ('id', 'name', 'description', 'completion', 'active', 'hostURL', 'itchEmbedID', 'thumbnail', 'event', 'itchGameEmbedID',
+                  'itchGameWidth', 'itchGameHeight', "contributors")
 
 
 # Contributor serializer for name and role