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SIDEQUESTS NYC

New York is full of sidequests.

Complete quests by exploring New York and capturing what you find. Build a collection of the city through your eyes.

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Free private beta · Android and iPhone

Illustrated New York skyline with a yellow taxi

Choose a sidequest

Follow whatever catches your eye.

Every pack turns a different slice of the city into something worth noticing. Start quick, wander a park, or keep watch for a neighborhood cat.

QUICK START Illustrated Starter Pack with city objects and photo cards

Starter Pack

Six quick photo quests that get you looking at familiar streets in a new way.

Example finds

  • Subway entrance
  • Street-name sign
  • Something yellow
CITYWIDE Illustrated Park Life scene with a fountain, lamp, trees, and walking path

Park Life

Turn any neighborhood green space into a scavenger hunt for classic park details.

Example finds

  • Entrance sign
  • Chess table
  • Drinking fountain
ONGOING Illustrated city cats in windows, shops, and neighborhood scenes

Feline Frenzy

Collect respectful, candid cat sightings from sidewalks and public-facing spaces.

Example finds

  • Window cat
  • Shop cat
  • Stoop cat

How it works

Explore. Capture. Collect.

01

Pick a pack

Choose what sounds fun today—from subway details and storefronts to parks and neighborhood cats.

02

Capture your find

Follow the prompts, spot each subject in the real world, and complete the quest with a photo.

03

Build your collection

Save your finds, complete packs, earn badges, and share the best discoveries with friends.

Join the field test

Choose your phone

Beta access is free. We’ll keep the steps here current as each store opens wider testing.

FINAL SETUP

Android

Google requires a tester group before it unlocks the Play install link. Join once; updates then arrive through Google Play.

  1. Join the tester group Tester group pending
  2. Opt in and install Play link pending

We’re finishing the self-join tester group. Once it opens, no manual invitation will be needed.

APPLE REVIEW

iPhone

Install Apple’s TestFlight app, then use our public beta link. Apple reviews the first external build before the link can open.

  1. Install Apple TestFlight Download TestFlight
  2. Join the Sidequests beta Public link pending

We’re preparing the public TestFlight link now. This page will update automatically when it is approved.

Need a hand?

The two-minute installation guide

Open the guide