Small studio.
Strange ideas.
Actual games.

S.A.D. Studios is a Chicago-based creative partnership founded by Steve and Josh, two humans who stared into the void of modern career options and decided to make games and music anyway. Every project is produced in-house—programming, art, audio—because if something collapses under its own weight, we prefer knowing exactly which one of us caused it.

We build entertainment with the understanding that life is a strange parade of chaos, minor victories, and disappointingly average Tuesdays. Our work gives people a brief escape from the existential hum that follows them through grocery store aisles and long commutes.

Think of our projects as a flashlight in a dark tunnel that may or may not lead anywhere, but at least the beam looks cool. Our motto is underwhelmingly mundane, a reminder that expectations are the root of suffering and we are simply here to lower them responsibly.