The SideQuest LIVE! July 2, 2026: The final Summer Game Fest previews Summer Game Fest is finally (almost) over, but we still have an amazing collection of previews!

Our game has lots of puzzles and interactive environments. But when players are constantly exploring for clues, those interactions can become red herrings - so we made them into a feature! #gaming #indiegames #gamedev

June was overflowing with news and events, so The Indie Council this month is a three-hour surge of indie love.

We asked @benstarr.bsky.social to help us out with the trailer for our new game, and he delivered! But we could only pick one line for the ending, so here are some of the alternate takes. #indiegames #gaming #gamedev

This SGF appointment was taken back when it was called "slap and solve" and we ended up having a slapping good time. Check out our preview of Slap Out Of It!

Michael and Brenden caught up with their friend Alex Van Aken to chat some favorites from Summer Game Fest. Slap Out of It and Blood Dungeon were two standouts from Play Days! Slap Out of It is a slap-and-solve puzzle adventure and Blood Dungeon is a 2D platforming rogue-like auto shooter!

My Arms Are Longer Now. Bad Magpie. N PLUS INFINITY TIMES TWO. Slap Out Of It. These are best-in-class, chuckle-inducing games you need to watch for.

SLAP OUT OF IT takes home the TIME TO GENIUS Award for the shortest gap between starting the demo and experiencing brilliant ecstasy

Whoa! There's so much love for Slap Out Of It! on this episode of the @gameinformer.com podcast. Thanks again @itsvanaken.games and @jasonschreier.bsky.social for playing and naming us among your favorite games of the show!

The trailer we showed during Summer Game Fest did not include any gen AI assets because we aren't using gen AI. We did, however, commission art from half a dozen AAA and indie artists between jobs and credited them in our presskiit with portfolio links because some are looking for more work.

Looking for some Steam Next Fest demos? Check these out: 📸 TOEM 2: s.team/a/2900640 🩸 Blood Dungeon: s.team/a/2431080 💻 Desktop Explorer: s.team/a/2527160 🔑 Rizz Dungeon: Skeleton Key to My Heart: s.team/a/4029090

Had a FANTASTIC Interview with @turbobuttoninc.bsky.social about their hilarious upcoming game Slap Out of It. This is the first of many Dev Dive interviews coming from Summer Game Fest 2026- hope everyone enjoys! www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC7V...

Episode 526 of the Pass The Controller Podcast is now available. Part 1 of our Summer Game Fest Recap featuring: - N Plus Infinity Times Two - Escape Academy 2 - Super Yooka-Laylee Kart - Slap Out Of It - Lazy River - Bub - Screenbound Listen & watch: passthecontroller.io/podcast/

The comedy in Slap Out Of It! draws tons of inspiration from spoof comedies like Airplane, Police Squad, and Monty Python. We have visual puns and sight gags everywhere you look. 🧵 Here are a few blink-and-you-miss-it examples from our announcement trailer... www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRSh...

Hands-on previews of Slap Out Of It! are rolling in from Summer Game Fest! We're beyond humbled by this glowing preview from @therianamp.bsky.social and @gamertagradio.bsky.social. It was a blast sharing the @giantbomb.com couch with you and we're so happy you loved your time with our game! <3

A game made with the players in mind

🔴🟡🔵 BIG WALK 🔴🟡🔵 Our new game about walking and talking comes out August 4 on Steam, Nintendo Switch 2 and PlayStation 5. Hang out and get lost with close friends in a big world.

Slap Out of It! combines cartoon-logic and interactability with puzzles for your next strange puzzle adventure.

My games of the show so far @maverick-games.com @sabergames.bsky.social @turbobuttoninc.bsky.social

🐦‍⬛announcing Bad Magpie 🐦‍⬛ play as a magpie with one wing, a missing flock, and an unhealthy obsession with a fallen star… - steal shiny trinkets - cause chaos - stick your beak where it doesn’t belong coming day one to XBOX Game Pass and Steam in 2027 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixtw...

A wild @benstarr.bsky.social appears! It's day two of demoing Slap Out Of It! at Summer Game Fest in the @dayofthedevs.org area. Come say hi if you're here, and wishlist the game on Steam to stay up to date! store.steampowered.com/app/3564410/...

Day 1 of demoing Slap Out Of It! at SGF play days. Let’s goooooo! @dayofthedevs.org #playdays

📣 We're excited to introduce Slap Out Of It! A slap-and-solve adventure game that stretches your wits and noodly arms to their max! Wishlist now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3564410/... 📺 Trailer: youtu.be/DRShkD6cIOk 🗣️ Trailer narrated by @benstarr.bsky.social 🎵 Music by Sean Beeson

Just a few hours away! Catch the world premiere of the next game from Turbo Button in Day of the Devs, immediately following Summer Game Fest at 4PM PST!

📢 ANNOUNCEMENT INCOMING Please join us for a first look at what's next from Turbo Button in the @dayofthedevs.org showcase at Summer Game Fest this Friday! Streaming live at 7 PM EST / 4 PM PST on June 5: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdNm...

psssst... you don't want to miss this 😉

🎉NEW TRAILER ALERT🎉We're announcing a shiny new demo coming to Steam Next Fest very soon! Watch, absorb, let the mystery wash over you 🙏 youtu.be/lK8bGNU-cVc #echoweaver #thinky #thinkydirect #indie #indiegames #indiedev

Our team is heading to GDC next week! You can find us drinking boba and touching grass in the park between meetings. We'd love to say hi, catch up with old friends, meet new friends, and talk about anything! Well, *almost* anything. If you see us around, ask for a free pin.

Our team is heading to GDC next week! You can find us drinking boba and touching grass in the park between meetings. We'd love to say hi, catch up with old friends, meet new friends, and talk about anything! Well, *almost* anything. If you see us around, ask for a free pin.

We're raising money for VEAP -- during ICE's occupation of the city, VEAP is invaluable in helping our neighbors pay for food, rent, and other essentials. They are providing *basic human rights*. And you can help! Watch our stream at www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow, and donate to bit.ly/iceoutminnea...

We're about to go live with the ICE Out Charity Stream from the MinnMax Studio! We have @grubb.wtf and @danryckert.com and @jacobgeller.com in Minneapolis to help protect our neighbors! www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Donate here - bit.ly/iceoutminnea...

Our physics-defying doors are now open! Hotel Infinity is out now(!!!) on PS VR2 and Meta Quest! PS VR2: www.playstation.com/en-us/games/... Meta Quest: www.meta.com/experiences/...

4+ years after we started, THRASHER is now available on Steam for $9.99 with a 10% launch week discount ✨ Play however you like on PC, SteamVR, and Steam Deck!! Get it here👉 bit.ly/4hQ4V38

Laser Dance is ✨OUT NOW✨ in early access on Meta Quest 3/3s🕺 Turn your living room into the laser obstacle course it was always meant to be! Get it here👉bit.ly/3W0huQf

Updates are now available for the Steam VR versions of Floor Plan, Floor Plan 2, and Along Together to fix this security issue with the Unity game engine below.

The #VRForever sale is now live on Steam, including deals on over a hundred awesome VR games and the deepest discount we've ever done for Floor Plan 2: store.steampowered.com/sale/VRForev...

Floor Plan 2 is one of five nominees for "Best Solo Journey" in the #VRForever Awards, recognizing some of the greatest experiences that VR has to offer! Join the celebration at @vr-forever.com and on Steam from September 18th to 23rd with announcements, sales, and more.

🔥 Introducing VR Forever 🔥 Coming to Steam from September 18th to 23rd VR dedicated Steam Event - Over 130 participating games - Deep discounts - New demos - Announcements - Surprise launches Plus the first-ever VR Forever Awards 🏆 - 30 games - 6 categories - 8 industry judges More info 🧵👇

We're excited to announce that applications are open for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant 2025 🎉 The grant will award $15,000 to five thinky puzzle game developers from all over the world, and a year's mentorship with genre veterans. Deadline: September 28th More info 👇 grants.draknek.org

What does bomb defusal have in common with chewing on sticks of butter? Find out in the Puzzling Predicaments bundle on Meta Quest, offering Floor Plan 2 and I Expect You To Die at a huge discount for a limited time: www.meta.com/experiences/...

Get Cubism at it's lowest discount yet — ✨65% OFF!✨ Use code "FEATURECUBISM-797167" at checkout, but be fast — this will only work for the first 100 people!

Sushi Ben is great and now more people can play it! Check out their new demo on Steam - no VR headset required.

No joke: Floor Plan 2 is 4 years old today! For a limited time, we're offering the game for 40% off - our biggest discount yet. Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1534850/... Meta Quest (use code 4FP2-8BA115 at checkout): www.meta.com/experiences/...

Artists are good and it's cool to pay them. Pass it on.

We made it. Turbo Button is 10 years old this week! That means we're finally old enough to play VR games! We would not be here without the amazing support of our colleagues across the VR industry and all the people who continue to play our games. THANK YOU, and don't worry: we're not done yet!

Nobody at Turbo Button could figure out how to make an AI-generated greeting card. But we heard studios like us are expected to use AI for everything now, so we commissioned some of our favorite artists to hand draw what they think those cards might have looked like. Here's what they came up with.

Nobody at Turbo Button could figure out how to make an AI-generated greeting card. But we heard studios like us are expected to use AI for everything now, so we commissioned some of our favorite artists to hand draw what they think those cards might have looked like. Here's what they came up with.

It's tootin time. Congrats on launch @flat2vr.bsky.social @holywowstudios.bsky.social!

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Today is Floor Plan 2's 3rd anniversary, and we're celebrating by offering the full game on Meta Quest+ through the end of April! www.meta.com/experiences/...