Mobile games · Digital publishing · Austin, TX

Small quests.
Big fun.

SideQuest is an independent studio making cozy, polished mobile games that respect your time, and publishing digital content for players everywhere.

Ember Isle: a boss night, shadow creatures closing in on the camp.
Hearthfrost: a snowy village glowing around the Heartfire.
Hearthfrost: an arctic fox lands a Perfect Cast ultimate.
  • 2 gamescurrently in development
  • Android firstmore platforms to follow
  • Free to playwith fair, transparent monetization
  • Austin, Texaswhere we're based
Our games

Worlds worth coming back to

Two cozy adventures for Android, each built to be easy to start, rewarding to master and fair to everyone who plays.

Coming soon to Google PlayEmber Isle: a girl in a red hood by a campfire on a hand-drawn island at night.
Cozy survivalCraftingSingle player

Ember Isle: Cozy Survival

Stranded with nothing but a burnt-out campfire, you have one job: keep it burning. Survive the nights, raise the old landmarks and sail across three islands to bring back the dawn.

  • Three islands and five telegraphed boss fights
  • Cozy or Fierce difficulty, so nothing is ever lost
  • Plays offline, no account needed
Coming soon to Google PlayHearthfrost: Winter Tribe. A polar bear, arctic fox, penguin, snowy owl and wolf gather around the glowing Heartfire.
Village builderHero collectorIdle RPG

Hearthfrost: Winter Tribe

The Long Winter has swallowed the world, but one fire still burns. Build a cozy arctic village, gather a tribe of lovable critters and push back the Frostbound.

  • Grow 13 buildings around the Heartfire
  • Collect 16 critter heroes with big ultimates
  • Plays offline, with a village that keeps producing while you're away
More quests loading. Our next game is already in the works.
What we do

Two sides of one studio

We make our own games, and we help great digital content find its audience.

Mobile game development

Design, build and live-operate games for phones and tablets, from first prototype to launch and long-term updates.

Digital publishing

We create and distribute digital content and apps across major storefronts, with care for the details that get a title noticed.

Partnerships

Developers, creators and studios: if you have a game or app that deserves a wider audience, we'd love to talk.

How we build

Games made with respect

The principles behind every title we ship.

01

Players' time matters

Quick to pick up, satisfying in two minutes or twenty. No dark patterns, no grind for its own sake.

02

Fair monetization

Free to play with optional purchases. Ads are optional rewards, and odds are shown in the game.

03

Privacy by default

No accounts, no social features, and saves that live on your device. We collect only what we need.

04

Craft and polish

A small team that sweats the details: hand-drawn art, readable design and constant iteration.

Digital publishing

Got something that deserves players?

Whether you're an indie developer with a finished game or a creator with a digital product, we can help you get it launched and in front of the right audience.

  • Store presence and launch support
  • Distribution across major digital storefronts
  • Ongoing care after release
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About us

An independent studio from Austin, Texas

SideQuest LLC is a small studio with a simple belief: the best games respect players. We make worlds you can sink into for two minutes or two hours, then leave without guilt.

We build for Android first, and we're just getting started.

📜 Quest log

  • 📍
    Home baseAustin, Texas
  • 📱
    PlatformAndroid, with more to come
  • 🔥
    In progressEmber Isle & Hearthfrost
  • ✨
    Next upSomething new. Stay tuned.
Contact

Let's start a side quest

Questions, press, partnerships or player support, we read everything and reply within a couple of business days.