Sidestep by Budy · A movement game
Most games keep them on the sofa. This one gets them off it.
Sidestep is a game you play with your whole body. Prop up a phone or tablet, step back, and dodge falling kettlebells by stepping aside. There’s no controller and no buttons, so your teenager, your partner or you can’t play it sitting down.
Coming to the App Store for iPhone and iPad.
Free to download. US$0.99 a month, or free with any Budy plan.
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What a run looks like
Step aside to dodge 
Jump to smash gold 
A new daily run every day 
Beat your own best
You play it on your feet.
Kettlebells drop from the top of the screen, and a pink mark on the floor shows where each one will land. Step left or right to get out of the way. When a gold block floats down, jump under it to smash it.
- Raise both hands to start. A short tutorial teaches the moves the first time you play.
- Your figure on screen moves when you do.
- You have three hearts, and each wave is a little faster than the last.
- Smash gold in a row and every point counts double, then triple, then four times over.
A few minutes that add up.
- Short runs
- Each run feels like a game, not a workout, so it’s easy to play one more.
- The daily run
- One course a day, the same for everyone, with its own leaderboard.
- Your week
- See your minutes this week and your streak of days played.
- It counts as a workout
- In Settings, you can have Sidestep save each session to your phone’s health app as a workout, with an estimate of the energy you burned. It never reads your health data.
It fits your room, and your knees.
- Rather not jump?
- Switch jumps off for a low-impact run and reach up for the gold instead.
- A little room is enough
- You need about 2 m (6 ft) between you and the screen, and a step to each side. Pick your room size in Settings.
- Step away any time
- Walk out of view and the run pauses. Come back and it counts you back in.
- Phone or tablet
- Stand it upright or on its side, at about chest height.
Free with any Budy plan.
Sidestep is made by the team behind Budy, the AI fitness coach. Every Budy plan includes Sidestep at no extra cost: open Budy once on the same device and Sidestep unlocks by itself. Without a Budy plan, Sidestep is US$0.99 a month, billed by the store you download it from.
The camera follows your moves. Nothing is recorded.
Sidestep uses the front camera only to follow your movement. The video is processed on your device and is never recorded, saved or sent anywhere. Sidestep shows no ads, doesn’t track you and doesn’t ask you to create an account.
Sidestep in the privacy policy (section 2.9)Questions about Sidestep
What is Sidestep?
Sidestep: Dodge & Jump Game is a movement game from Budy Labs, the company behind Budy: AI Fitness Coach. You play it with your whole body in front of your phone or tablet’s camera: step aside to dodge falling kettlebells and jump to smash gold blocks.
Where can I get Sidestep?
Sidestep is on Google Play for Android phones and tablets. Coming to the App Store for iPhone and iPad.
How much does Sidestep cost?
Sidestep is free to download. Playing needs a Sidestep subscription at US$0.99 a month, or any Budy plan, which includes Sidestep at no extra cost. The store shows your local price before you pay.
How much room do I need?
About 2 m (6 ft) between you and your device, and a step to each side. Stand the device upright or on its side at about chest height, then step back until the game can see you from head to hips.
Does Sidestep record me?
No. Sidestep uses the front camera only to follow your movement. The video is processed on your device and is never recorded, saved or sent anywhere.
Can I play without jumping?
Yes. Switch jumps off for a low-impact run, and reach up for the gold instead.
Clear some floor.
Sidestep is on Google Play for Android phones and tablets. Coming to the App Store for iPhone and iPad. Any Budy plan includes it.
