Come hang out in the Launch Party room
Jonathan Hamel
Hi, Jonathan here. I made Stress Buddy, and as of today October 19th it’s part of Steam Next Fest, which means there’s a free demo you can play right now through October 26th!
Join the party!
To celebrate, I have the game running most of the time, and I'm sitting in a multiplayer room called “ Launch Party ,” set to hold 100 people. If you're curious what multiplayer actually feels like when everyone's desktop might be a different size, come on in.
Right-click your buddy, open the multiplayer tab, and look for Launch Party under Public Rooms. Fling your ball around and I’ll fling mine back.
Please wishlist!
The demo has four of the 16 buddies: Fuzzy Buddy, Red Balloon, Crumpled Paper Ball, and a Basketball. The full game launches November 10. I'm actually not allowed to launch until after Next Fest wraps, so please Wishlist if you haven’t already.
Found a bug, or have an idea?
Come talk to me in the Stress Buddy Discord. Feature requests go in #feedback-and-ideas, and the inevitable bugs go in #bug-reports. This is basically made by one guy with a little help from his friends, so be kind.
This announcement was originally published by Jonathan Hamel on Steam on Oct 20, 2026.
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