INDEPENDENT GAME & APP STUDIO • EST. 2025
WE BUILD
THE GATHERING
An independent studio out of Brisbane, building two apps that take aim at the same problem from opposite directions. Quantum Button is a one-button duelling game with a live video link to your opponent — sixty seconds, real faces, no mercy. Achievo is a social app built around your actual life — set quests that matter, earn XP, then log off. Both arrive in 2026.
Quantum Button — Beta Soon
Achievo — Coming 2026
13 Squad Members
iOS & Android
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// THE STUDIO
Software That Earns Its Place.
We measure success in minutes off-screen, not on. A good round of Quantum Button ends in under a minute and leaves you grinning. A good day on Achievo ends with you logged off — and the run you set as a quest actually done.
Somewhere around 2012, software stopped being built for people. The apps that pulled it off weren't built by villains; they were built by smart engineers optimising for the wrong number. We're trying to optimise for the right ones. Joy. Connection. A run, finished. A friend, called. There are no shareholders pushing for "engagement", and no targets that have to be hit by Tuesday. There is one builder, thirteen pets, and the next version of each app sitting in a project folder until it earns the right to be shipped.
// Built In The Quantum Realm
// IN BUILD
Two Apps. Opposite Tactics.
Quantum Button is fast, loud, and best played across a kitchen table from someone you can taunt. Achievo is the slow burn — daily quests, real streaks, and a feed you're meant to close. Same studio. Same mission. Wildly different methods.
Closed Beta • v2.0
QUANTUM BUTTON
A one-button duel, face to face.
One button. Sixty seconds. A live encrypted video link straight to your opponent, so the only thing they don't see is the Fury you're saving for the final ten. Five modes. Eight power items. A daily crate that pays out whether you won or got crushed. The leaderboard is global — and the rematches will start happening fast.
✓1v1 video duels, peer-to-peer — your face never touches our servers
✓Power items that change the rules: Fury, Barrier, Shadow Clone
✓A free daily crate of bombs, shields, duels and gold
✓Five modes including Hardcore (one miss, you're out) and Devil
✓Thirteen squad avatars — pick the one that fits your match face
In Build • v1.0 Late 2026
ACHIEVO
A social app that wants you to log off.
Vertical video on one side. Threaded conversations on the other. Set the quests that matter — drink water, run five kilometres, finish the book — and the app turns each one into XP, streaks, and a small circle of people who notice when you turn up. Built accessibility-first from the first sketch: designed for wheelchair users, neurodivergent minds, low vision and Deaf players, and anyone the internet routinely forgets.
✓A dual feed: video to inspire you, threads to talk it over
✓Daily quests for runs, hydration, focus, journaling, the lot
✓Streaks that pause when life happens, instead of punishing rest
✓Camera-proof posts with built-in timers — the receipts are real
✓Accessibility designed first, not bolted on at the end
✓Free with ads, or Achievo Pro ★ for an ad-free feed and a gold badge by your name
// FROM THE BUILD
Inside Quantum Button.
Eight screens from the current beta build. Updated whenever we ship something worth showing.
// HOUSE RULES
Four Pillars.
Four rules we wrote down before a line of code, and check every build against. The day a pillar bends to a deadline is the day the build doesn't ship.
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Built To Be Finished
A good game leaves you wanting another round. A great one lets you walk away from it. Short sessions. Clean endings. Joy you don't have to fight your way out of.
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Made For Humans. Plural.
Every feature is built to bring two or more people together. Solo modes are the exception, never the default. No engagement bots, no synthetic hearts, no friend suggestions you never asked for.
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Accessibility, From The First Line
Not a settings menu we'll add later. Wheelchair users, neurodivergent minds, the Deaf community, low vision and blind players, and people managing chronic fatigue get the full app — never a watered-down version of it.
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Built Like It Matters
One builder. Thirteen cats and dogs supervising, mostly by sleeping. There are no shareholders pushing for engagement, no roadmap we didn't write ourselves, and no growth target waiting on Tuesday. Just the next version, and the question of whether it's ready.
// THE ROADMAP
Where We're Headed.
Updated whenever something ships, slips, or changes shape. Honest dates, honest scope, no fictional milestones to dress up a pitch.
Q4 2025 — DONE
The Studio Opens For Business
Spencer The Gathering is registered. The first website goes live. The thirteen-strong squad of cats and dogs sits for portraits. Quantum Button enters a daily build cycle. The studio exists.
Q1–Q2 2026 — IN PROGRESS
Quantum Button v2.0 — Closed Beta
Private 1v1 duels over a live encrypted video link. Power items, daily crates, mythic skins, all five modes playable. The leaderboard wakes up the day the first invites do.
Q3 2026 — NEXT
Quantum Button — Public Launch
Public release on iOS and Android. Global leaderboards open. The first seasonal event runs through the southern spring. From here on, new avatars and mythic skins drop with the seasons.
Late 2026 — IN BUILD
Achievo v1.0 — Closed Beta
Achievo opens to a small, private group of testers. Dual feed, quests, streaks, camera-proof posts — all in. The final accessibility pass is the last thing locked before anyone gets a key.
2027 — AHEAD
Achievo Goes Public. Something New Begins.
Achievo opens to everyone. A third project starts its long, quiet life in the project folder. We'll tell you what it is when it's ready to be played, and not a day before.
// THE STUDIO
The Squad.
The thirteen cats and dogs who share the studio. Each one is a playable in-game avatar. The names are real, the photos are real, the chewed cables are real.
Chewie
The Original
Leo
The Mystic
Obi
The Guardian
Lilly
The Shadow
Grey
The Engineer
Lightning
The Spark
Phasma
The Hunter
Zed
The Loyal
Sophie
The Firecracker
Ruby
The Speedster
Teddy
The Tiny Legend
Porsha
The Wise
Padme
The Gentleman
LIVE TRANSMISSION
// THE CHANNEL
Watch The Build Happen.
Dev logs, gameplay tests, the moments something breaks live on camera, and the occasional pet cameo. Subscribe and you'll see new modes and features the day they land — not the week we get around to updating this site.
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// FAQ
Common Questions.
If yours isn't here, email spencerthegathering@gmail.com — a real person reads it.
When does Quantum Button launch?
Closed beta runs through the first half of 2026, with the public launch later that same year. The waitlist sets the order of beta invites. We'd rather release something small that works than something big that doesn't, so the dates may breathe a little.
How does the live video feed actually work?
Peer-to-peer, over an encrypted WebRTC connection. The stream goes straight between the two devices in a match — it never touches our servers and nothing is recorded. When the round ends, the connection closes and the video is gone.
Is Achievo free?
Yes. The free tier includes every quest template, all streaks, the dual feed, camera-proof posts and the full accessibility suite. It's supported by ads between feed posts. Achievo Pro removes the ads and adds a gold PRO ★ next to your name across the app. Pro will be a few dollars a month at launch — final pricing is set closer to release.
Are the cats and dogs actually real?
All thirteen. Each in-game avatar is modelled on a real cat or dog who shares the studio. The photos are real, the names are real, and the chewed cables are very real.
Do you work with brands or other studios?
Not actively — both apps take all the time we have. But interesting partnerships are always worth a conversation. Send an email and tell us what you're thinking.
Which platforms will the apps be on?
iOS and Android at launch for both apps. A web build is on the longer roadmap, not the next twelve months.
// JOIN EARLY
Be First In Line.
Sign up for either waitlist below. Beta invites go out in the order you joined — so the earlier you put your name down, the louder your voice is in shaping v1.0.
