Wanna play JS Joust on the Chicago River? Maybe with a couple other games & some chill DJs? Good news cuz tomorrow THAT’S HAPPENIN! A Lil Bit JS Joust at the Wild Mile is from 7-11pm on Sat, July 18th. It’s free & your friends will be there (we are your friends!) Info 🔗 bitbashchicago.com

Three games, four DJs, friends & nature 🍃🐞 Join us this Sat, July 18th on the Chicago River for a Lil’ Bit JS Joust at the Wild Mile! Free with a suggested donation of $15. For more information & to RSVP visit us at bitbashchicago.com

randomly came across this photo i took of BECOME A GREAT ARTIST IN JUST 10 SECONDS at a @bitbashchicago.com event over a decade ago

The Secret Lives of Games@secretlivesofgames.bsky.social · last mo.

All Systems Brough - BECOME A GREAT ARTIST IN JUST 10 SECONDS We're joined by @dryad.technology, @ellaguro.bsky.social, and @alt254.bsky.social to discuss the 7th game in our yearlong coverage of @smestorp.bsky.social's wide-ranging oeuvre: secretlives.games/all-systems-...

Announcing our Summer Bit Bash event! On July 18th, come play outside for a Lil' Bit! Play nature themed games, listen to local musicians, and join for a few rounds of JS Joust while floating on the Chicago River! And it's all free/pay what you can! Sign up now! www.bitbashchicago.com

We’re at @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social for Return of the King and everyone here is a beautiful elf! 🧝‍♀️😍❤️

Our friends @indiecitygames.org are currently fundraising for their Chicago Indie Game Showcase 2026. Check ‘em out and help support more weird, wonderful Midwest-made indie projects! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ind...

CIGS (Chicago Indie Game Showcase) 2026

Chicago Indie Game Showcase (CIGS) is a one-day convention featuring independent games from Chicago and the greater Midwest

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Thank you to the incredible crew who stepped onto the bridge with us during our first Lil Bit, taking the helm in Artemis: Spaceship Bridge Simulator on Friday. Mission: SUCCESS 🚀🌌

FREE event! Claim your station on our ship in Artemis: Spaceship Bridge Simulator and join our crew in a chaotic co-op SPACE ADVENTURE!! 🚀👽✨ Reserve your seat @ bitbashchicago.com

Take off with Bit Bash as we voyage through the cosmos! 🚀 We’ll be playing the co-op starship simulator Artemis by Thom Robertson at Beermiscuous on Friday, May 1 and we want you to join our crew. Secure your seat today at Bitbashchicago.com

Bit Bash – Chicago's Interactive Arts Festival

Introducing Lil' Bit, Bit Bash's new series of intimate interactive events at some of our favorite Chicago venues! This May, we’re heading to Beermiscuous to pl

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You telling me STREET UNI X, the game with almost entirely positive reviews?? Where you do stunts on a unicycle?? Made by a beautiful transgender and their friends?? is on sale for less than 20 dollars?? On Steam?? Right now?? store.steampowered.com/app/2204900/...

Save 30% on STREET UNI X on Steam

Classic EXTREME sports at their best: on ONE WHEEL! Perform unicycle stunts and combos with style, smash goals, unlock new levels, characters, cheats, and more! REAL uni pros, REAL uni tricks, REAL un...

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Some more shots from last week's Chicago Style! Thanks for floatin' with us, friends.

We did it! We put videogames on a river! Thank you SO much to everyone who came out to Chicago Style, our first annual fundraiser, together we earned $4000 for Bit Bash, the Lake Effect Fund, and Urban Rivers! Couldn't make it and still wanna fund Chicago artists? Donate at www.bitbashchicago.com.

Last night, @tophr.org and I went to a @bitbashchicago.com pop-up and played indie games projected across the Chicago river. I love this city.

TONIGHT is Chicago Style, our fundraiser to support Bit Bash and the Lake Effect Interactive Arts Fund! We're projecting Chicago-made indie games at the Wild Mile, floating on the river! This is easily one the most unique event we've ever done, you don't wanna miss it. www.bitbashchicago.com

Tomorrow is Chicago Style, our fundraiser to support Bit Bash & our new micro-grant program, the Lake Effect Interactive Arts Fund! Chicago-made games! Chicago-made drinks! Chicago-made music! FLOATING ON THE CHICAGO RIVER We need your support, grab a ticket or donate! www.bitbashchicago.com

Wanna play Chicago-made games, listen to Chicago musicians, and support Chicago artists while floating on the Chicago River with a view of the Chicago skyline? Come to Chicago Style THIS FRIDAY, a fundraiser to support our new program, the Lake Effect Interactive Arts fund! www.bitbashchicago.com

Join us this Friday for Chicago Style, a special fundraising event. Play a retrospective of Chicago-made indie games projected along the river, enjoy free cocktails and live music, and support the continued development of Bit Bash Chicago, LEIAF, and Urban Rivers’ Wild Mile! bitbashchicago.com

Thanks to everyone who came out for KAIJU REVUE! What an awesome hallow-evening of indie games, music, and art. See y'all next year, because at this point, if ya ain't at Bit Bash, whaddya doin'??? ❤️💛🩵💜💙

Nobody throws a Halloween party like Bit Bash. 12 awe-inspiring indie games, 4 tremendous local performers, exclusive print merch, and FREE COCKTAILS! It's your last chance, get to Kaiju Revue TONIGHT at 6PM! www.bitbashchicago.com

TOMORROW.

SNEAK PEEK: If you grab an All Access ticket or opt not to drink with our No Alcohol ticket, you'll snag this ASTOUNDING print created just for Kaiju Revue by @seandove.bsky.social! GET THEM WHILE YOU CAN! www.bitbashchicago.com

5 DAYS REMAIN. Games you can't play anywhere else, fantastic DJ performances, cool custom art, and FREE DRINKS! Get your tickets now! Run! Quick!! www.bitbashchicago.com

IN ONE WEEK, IT ARRIVES. Creature-packed games, towering performances, and FREE cocktails and drinks from Johnnie Walker! A COLLOSAL evening of entertainment, KAIJU REVUE is here!! Get tickets while you still can!!! www.bitbashchicago.com

Check out the COMPLETE games lineup of Kaiju Revue NOW on our website! And while you're there, pick up some tickets! ONLY ONE WEEK REMAINS! www.bitbashchicago.com

MUSIC REVEAL! Towering behemoths take the city by storm at Kaiju Revue! Gaze in awe as Saskrotch and Getdizzzy return to the Bit Bash stage, accompanied by two new monsters of music, EQ Why and JONNN!!! IT'S COMING NEXT WEEK, GET TIX NOW WHILE YOU STILL CAN!! www.bitbashchicago.com#tickets

ARE YOU PREPARED FOR WHAT'S COMING?? OCTOBER 19TH IS ONLY 4 WEEKS AWAY!!! Games! Cocktails! Music! DESTRUCTION! Bit Bash x JAF Present: Kaiju Revue ARRIVES!! DEAR GOD GET TIX NOW www.bitbashchicago.com

GAMES FILLED WITH CREATURES MASSIVE AND TINY. 🦖 MUSIC GUARANTEED TO MAKE YOU TREMBLE IN FEAR. 🫣 DRINKS, FRIENDS, AND VIBES TO SURVIVE THE BATTLE. 🍻 KAIJU REVUE IS APPROACHING! ARE YOU PREPARED?? Get your tickets NOW! www.bitbashchicago.com

LET'S GET READY TO CRUMBLE Bit Bash & JAF reunite for an event on an EARTH-SHAKING level! With local & international games featuring creatures cute and COLOSSAL, brand new live music, and included cocktails, it's their world now. We're just living in it. TICKETS ON SALE NOW www.bitbashchicago.com

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IT'S COMING. PREPARE FOR BATTLE. A Halloween Event at a COLOSSAL Scale!

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SOMETHING IS APPROACHING. STAY AWARE. TOMORROW.