June brought many cool new updates as we march towards our Steam demo for Take That Mainstage! Our big focus is fleshing out the life sim elements. So we’ve been adding in sleeping, eating, the need to take side jobs for cash and experience, & a first implementation of watching tv & movies! The game lets you catch programs of different genres, each one adding different bonuses & inspiration to help you write music & connect with audiences. We began to implement the artwork fo

I’m beyond excited to be a tentpole speaker at the GATHR Gamedev Unconference 26 (and beyond honored to be part of an event organized by the legendary Ben Geisler!) Please head out and take part, would love to see everyone there! GATHR, our games-related unconference in Green Bay which is occurring on Saturday July 18th. This is the third year of the event. This year we have tentpole speakers Mark Mikunas (from Fingers on the Moon) and Chris Reed (from Raven) speaking to us.

Thank you so much to George & Anthony for having me on Quest Unplayed to chat about Take That Mainstage! (and lots of other game related topics!)

Thank you so much to Mike and Insider Gaming for including us in their awesome Insider Games Showcase! There were so many excellent looking titles shown, and I had such a great time chatting with Mike about our game Take That Mainstage!

Dale from Geeks by the Creek just uploaded our interview from Midwest Gaming Classic - We had such a great time chatting with him. Such a great, charismatic guy that asked some really good questions!

I’ve been a fan of the LGR YouTube channel since its launch. Therefore it was surreal at Midwest Gaming Classics when Clint stopped over to talk to us about Take That Mainstage! We are a part of his travel video below around the 59 min mark for a few clips! Check it out and subscribe for awesome retro/tech/gaming context!

Midwest Gaming Classic 2026 was incredible! Here's a quick video showing a few rockstar gamers thoughts on our demo. Thank you so much for all the amazing feedback, we had such a blast!

Some really exciting updates for April! First, we've built out a whole new dream sequence for our Steam demo (coming very soon!!!) that let's you imagine what it's like playing on stage at Emerald City Amphitheater. This functions as an exciting playable tutorial that let's you get accustomed to the rhythm portion of the game. Next, we got some amazing artwork for the park where you'll be busking and trying to make cash & some new fans! The calm before the storm - it's early

Take That Mainstage! will be showcasing at Midwest Gaming Classic March 24-26 in Milwaukee, WI! Stop by our booth, try our demo, give feedback and win prizes! The Midwest Gaming Classic is a 350,000+ square foot trade show featuring over 10,000 games on free play, along with more than 200 vendors and over 100 industry guests. It's the largest and longest-running all-encompassing gaming event. https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/

Thank you so much to @ prezofthecastle.bsky.social & the "Friendo Year Endo" hosts/cast for selecting us to be featured during the 2026 streamer awards show! Head over to www.friendoyearendo.com/copy-of-indi ... to wishlist us and all the awesome indies shown!

Thank you to Jams and Joysticks! I had a wonderful time sitting down and chatting with 2Four about our game Take That Mainstage! (and more, including coding, music, MDEV, AI, and on). It was a most excellent interview (and everyone should check out his music too!) Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyqK36SODl4

The Take That Mainstage! crew is working hard rocking NYE like it’s 1992! Come party with us and wishlist The Ultimate Wannabe Rockstar Life Sim on Steam! https://tinyurl.com/mv7ktkve #takethatmainstage #lifesim #indiegame #indiedev #rythmgames

🎄✨ Holiday vibes in Emerald City! ✨🎄 We added a Christmas tree and a festive hat straight into the game — because even rockstars deserve some holiday cheer 😎🎸 Hope this brings a little joy to your day 💜 #takethatmainstage #lifesim #indiegame #indiedev #rythmgames #christmasgaming

🎄✨ Take That Mainstage! is getting into the holiday spirit ✨🎄 We’re prepping for Christmas with our very own video-game-inspired ornaments — a tree full of 90s vibes, pixels, and rockstar energy 🎮🎸 Just a little early holiday cheer to say Merry Christmas to everyone out there 💜 (And yes… we’ve got another special post coming on Christmas 👀🎁)

We took a trip up to discover a magical town wrapped in everything Christmas. Never seen anything quite like it - miles of decorated, twinkling landscape. As well, the Take That Mainstage! crew (Cass & I) ended up in a promo video for the Rivershop stores!

Tis' the holiday season! Check out Psychostick's newest video drop today, "Everybody Christmas" - you may notice Take That Mainstage!'s Mark & Cass as "dancers" in the background :) https://youtu.be/PGZAhs4itBc

Some cool news... Take That Mainstage! was selected to be one of the featured indie game trailers shown during the "The Friendo Year Endo" game awards show on January 5th! More details to come \m/ About Friendo Year Endo: https://www.friendoyearendo.com

"Alongside Skijoring, MDEV’s indie showcase was packed with inventive indie games like the roguelite, dice-based platformer Dice Tower, the Super Mario Maker and Zelda crossover Super Dungeon Designer, and the hybrid time management/rhythm game/rockstar simulator Take That Mainstage!" https://tonemadison.com/articles/amid-industry-tumult-2025-mdev-captured-madison-as-impending-game-development-hotspot/