About SideHatch Studios

SideHatch Studios is a game development studio in Oakland, California. We design games that ask the player to be both curious and competitive. Our goal is to create custom games for our clients that give their customers an undeniably memorable experience. Our clients are looking to create buzz for themselves—be it for commercial products, education through play, or creating awareness for a cause. We utilize modern development tools to create games for the web.

Our clients come to us because they like our open-minded style. They have stayed with us because our work has produced significant results.
Featured Clients

John Mellencamp
Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville
ClerkDogs.com
Juvenon, Inc.
Level Playing Field Institute
Skill Life, Inc.
Contact Us

SideHatch Studios
1611 Telegraph Ave, Suite 920
Oakland, CA 94612

Tel (925) 487-1180

e-mail: simon@sidehatchstudio.com

Game Projects
LeakyTown In Beta
Serious Game - Platformer

LeakyTown is an online game designed to entertain and educate children ages 6-12 about water conservation. This is a collaborative project between EBMUD, The Clorox Company, The Oakland Unified School District, and SideHatch Studios.

Visit RunningWaterGame.com for more information.
Coming Soon - LeakyTown.com.
MatchThree HD
Casual Game - Puzzle

MatchThreeHD is a new take on a classic puzzle game. The twist includes a massive game board and an infinite amount of time to play. Relax, kick back, and start matching colors for as long as you so desire. Simple, yet addictive.

Play this game now at MatchThreeHD.com.
Brain Beats
Brain Training - Memory

Brain Beats is a memory and rhythm game designed to improve your brain’s performance. Using sound and color, Brain Beats trains your brain to memorize songs and play them back from memory. This game was developed to serve as both a memory test as well as an advertisement for a memory supplement called Juvenon.

Play this game now at Brain-Beats.com.
Cents City
Education - Fiscal Literacy

SideHatch Studios wrote the original design document for an upcoming educational game called Cents City. The game was conceived to teach students about fiscal literacy. Our detailed document outlined the core gameplay mechanics of this educational title including systems for money management , investing, avatar customization, interface/chat systems and more. The design document helped Cents City earn an Echoing Green Fellowship.
Activist
Serious Game - Flocking

Activist is an experimental game about protesting, smart mobs, and crowd dynamics. Starting with one dedicated pixel-citizen, a megaphone, and a cause to rally behind, players incite, rally, and guide a protest through a crowded city. As the protest grows, leading the masses becomes increasingly difficult as counter-protests develop, news vans arrive to cover the event, and the masses lose sight of their goals.
Interactive Projects
John Mellencamp - Interactive Map
Flash - Map

For John Mellencamp’s 2007/2008 tour of America and Canada, SideHatch Studios created a custom online tour map. Users clicked upon a city on the map, zooming them into a satellite view of the venue and onto either page for ticket information, or better yet, live concert footage.
Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville - Interactive Map
Flash - Map

For Jimmy Buffett’s 2008 tour, SideHatch Studios created a custom online tour map. Users select the date, which zooms them into a satellite view of the venue along with ticket information and directions.
CorporateLeavers.org
Interactive Environment

The Level Playing Field Institute, a non-profit organization in San Francisco contacted SideHatch Studios to help add some punch to their new educational website. The site was to illustrate the cost of unfairness in the workplace. We responded with four interactive office settings. Users are encouraged to explore each animated scene to reveal statistics, first-hand stories, and solutions to common workplace problems.