Bit Bash
Chicago's Alternative Game Festival
07/29/2026
A huge THANK YOU to the artists from NFC RECORDS for transforming our Wild Mile event into a lair of sound! We loved your noise experiments and the energy you brought, thx for making us dance!
🐞 BUG OFF!!! 🐛
NFC Research Team:
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shinespark ・˚.✧
chronoscoutr
Aaron ⭐️
07/27/2026
Thanks so much to everyone who came out to join us at Urban Rivers last weekend as we took over the Wild Mile for a Lil Bit JS Joust! ◝(ᵔᗜᵔ)◜
We’ll share more photos soon~ to keep up to date with our latest events, sign up for our newsletter @ 🔗 bitbashchicago.com
07/14/2026
This is Stephen. Stephen’s been volunteering with us since the start and is best known for his role as Godzilla at Kaiju R***e. He works for Urban Rivers and connected us to the Wild Mile with the crazy idea of hosting games there… Thank you Stephen!!
JS Joust on the Wild Mile is happening this Saturday, July 18th. For more details and to RSVP visit us at bitbashchicago.com.
07/13/2026
We’re throwin’ a Lil’ Bit on the Chicago River and we want you to come! Chicago Loot Drop JS Joust rematch?? 💪
Three games, four DJs, friends & nature 🍃🐞
🔗 Link in bio for more details & to RSVP
07/10/2026
It’s game time! Join us next weekend Urban Rivers for eco-friendly indie games on the Chicago River:
Johann Sebastian Joust
Die Gute Fabrik
Be the last player remaining in this no-graphics, digitally-enabled playground game designed for motion controllers. Try to jostle your opponents’ controllers while protecting your own.
Shu’s Garden
Colin Sanders, Jay Bond
Spring from planet to planet, spreading plant life and finding new friends. Enjoy a fully open playground with no hard goals, scores or missions.
Spilled!
Lente Cuenen
A relaxing clean-up video game, made from a boat! Clean up ocean waste: recycle, earn coins, upgrade your boat, repeat.
Link in bio to RSVP!
05/04/2026
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 last Friday as we turned into our own spaceship.
Mission: SUCCESS 🚀🌌
🚀 Choose your station on our spaceship 🚀 and join us as Captain, Helm, Science, Communication, Engineering, or Weapon Control in Thom Robertson’s game Artemis as we defend the stars at Beermiscuous next Friday, May 1st.
You can come by yourself or bring friends to join our crew, but make sure you secure your spot by getting a ticket at Bitbashchicago.com!
07/22/2025
Some shots from this year's Chicago Style, the first indie game event on the Chicago River! Missed out? You can still donate! Link in bio!
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