Just because a seat may be open on a bench or on a bus doesn’t mean you want to sit in that spot, especially if you’re stuck next to someone you don’t want to sit with. Is This Seat Taken? is all about matchmaking individuals to places they’d prefer to sit and it’ll be out this August.

Is This Seat Taken?, coming to Steam, Google Play, and the Apple App Store, also announced that you will be able to find this silly game on the Nintendo Switch as well during the Wholesome Direct 2025.

In Is This Seat Taken?, you play as Nat, an aspiring actor who is just a shape who is traveling around the world because you see someone on a screen who happens to be the same shape as Nat. Along the way, Nat has become a “matchmaker” of sorts for various characters with specific wants and needs.

Check out the Is This Seat Taken? trailer!

All in all, it’s a logic puzzle with a silly overlay. Figure out who wants to sit where and make everyone happy along the way, across movie theatres, a wedding reception, the bus, and much more. And, like Nat, all characters are shapes that may end up being important to the matching.

As for the developer of the game, Poti Poti Studio, it’s made up of two devs who came together after some unfortunate circumstances to make this adorable, fun-looking game.

According to the Is This Seat Taken? press release:

“Sergi Pérez Crespo (Art, Game Design) and Ausiàs Dalmau Roig (Programming, Game Design), the duo behind Poti Poti Studio, previously contributed to popular titles like You Suck At Parking and Scrabble Go. In June 2024, after Ausiàs was laid off, the two decided it was time to take a leap of faith and pursue indie game development. Sergi soon quit his job, and together they began working full-time on Is This Seat Taken?—a project born from their shared passion for relaxing 2D puzzle games.”

The demo has been out for a while now and it’s well worth checking out. While the official date isn’t specific, the new trailer during the Wholesome Direct states that it’ll be out sometime in August 2025. In the meantime, wishlist it as it’ll help the developers a lot!

You’ll be able to get Is This Seat Taken? on mobile with Android and iOS, as well as through PC on Steam and on console for the Nintendo Switch. If you want to see more games announced in the Wholesome Direct, then you can check out this list with links.