Steam app 2564460 · updated 13 Sep 2026, 00:19 UTC
Welcome to Banter, the ultimate social VR sandbox where goofy physics and good times reign supreme! Adventure, excitement, and hilarious experiences with friends await you in the Bantaverse. So, what’re you waiting for? UNMUTE THE VIDEO! Can you recognise the voice?
20 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
37 months, September 2023 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
9 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
21 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
5 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
Banter was released on 15 Sep, 2023.
| Language | Full audio |
|---|---|
| English | ● |
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50 developer announcements, Nov 2023 to Jun 2025 · times in UTC
- Memory usage improvements
Patch notesThe BlockBuster space (bb.bant.ing) now has instanced data for private spaces Fixed some issues in BlockBuster with chunk recycling. Things shouldn't appear in odd places now. Fixed crash bug due to AFRAME script include on Pico 4 Ultra
Patch notesMore memory and perf optimisations Fixed icon flickering on spaces and events lists
Patch notesMore memory and perf optimisations Fixed icon flickering on spaces and events lists
Patch notesAdded memory reclamation for Android to help mitigate the low memory crashing issue Fixed all avatars reloading when you encounter a websocket disconnect
Patch notes- Some fixes for avatar rigs. Things might look odd while we iron out some more bits. - Fix for not being able to see/accept friend requests - Support for some upcoming features!
Patch notesSelecting a space or event from the main menu will open a details page by default. We'll add more to the page in the future. You can join the space directly using the Join button that appears on rollover. Hand raising _o/ Space moderators…
Patch notesImproved piloting/vehicle-player attachment Added Anchor option to controls settings Added physics settings to SDK scene settings Added support for leaderboards to SDK Fixed bug with People Here menu and instancing Set blendshape default…
Patch notesUsers launching Banter via Quest or Steam will now be displayed using their platform username and avatar image when they are not signed in to Sidequest. Guest users on Meta accounts that are designated as Adult will no longer be muted, and…
Patch notesHand-grabbing is now an ability with the option to disable for spaces Added a bunch of new options to the Quick Menu and improved its responsiveness Spiderman and had-grabbing disabled for guests Fixed some index/knuckles specific issues…
Patch notesIntroducing the new Quick Menu, initially for VR and supported controllers only: Click left thumbstick to open/close the menu, and to move back through submenus. Use direct touch (initially right-hand only) to navigate and press menu items.…
Patch notesSupporting changes for the SDK and world generation tools
Patch notesHotfix for Join Friend button Fix pointer breaking when holding selfie cam
Patch notesRelease to support the new SDK samples Option to hide nametags added (this gets overridden by space settings the same as radar) Nametags and radar will now be disabled when space settings has EnableAvatars: false Some fixes around blocking
Patch notesFix pointers disappearing if moved away from menu without interacting Added SDK scene settings EnableRadar and EnableNametags, to allow for hiding those things in games that need it Added Flexa head collider
Patch notesPossible fix for pointers stopping working New loading cage colliders to help stop early exits Improvements to hand colliders on hand holding Some potential misc fixes around grabbing
Patch notesImprovements to shoulder posing for VR avatars Fix for avatars getting "stuck" when headset is idle Spidey ropes more closely resemble "old Banter" behaviour Text preview on VR keyboard Toast messages no longer break on lots of messages…
Patch notesSelfie cam grab handles working again Re-instated HTC Vive wands trackpad locomotion support Your head will cast a shadow of sorts
Patch notesVastly improved performance throughout Smoothed out hands while rotating
Patch notesSome work done on keeping you upright/restoring state after grav tilt/zero-g Right click look in menu re-re-instated Fixed individual voice control slider on Quest Hopefully fixed clicking on (clickable) toast messages
Patch notesSelfie cam Official Android mobile (flat screen) support Experimental Physics Free Rotation mode (zero-G) Removed Flexabody debug settings and moved some of those options to (saved) controls/comfort settings A bunch of smaller fixes
Patch notesAdded individual user volume sliders (that save per-user) Disabled RTF in player names in menus (sorry folks, too risky!) Fixed a bunch of small bugs with the friend card Made the portal grenade sort of functional again Fixed friend…
Patch notesFriend invites reinstated Notification toasts can embiggen for more content Turned off alt instances for now Flexabody: fixed infinite wall running, improved cardboard guest avatar profile Send logs is now a bug report tool and requires a…
Patch notesTime to resume your regularly-scheduled release notes! Network synched objects should work now? Fixed some incorrect values on slider labels Fixed showing online in friends list when in invisible mode Fixed Edit Avatar button being hidden…
Patch notesMigrated avatars away from RPM service. Added in Phase 1 support for the new avatar system Added LOD support to reduce meshes and disable IK when far away from an avatar Fixed a bug with everyone's hands being weird. Replaced florks with…
Patch notesImproved lip syncing for voice More SDK changes and fixes
Patch notesA brand new welcome space for new Banter users! Some SDK fixes
Patch notesSupport for JS/BS injection/callbacks via Visual Scripting VS units for space state and user join/leave events
Patch notesOption to prefer alternative instances More SDK bugfixes
Patch notesVisual Scripting support added to SDKv2 Personal Space bubble slider added to Options
Patch notesFixed some space loading/unloading bugs Other misc bugfixes More logs!
Patch notesPreparation for SDKv2 Added ability to upload logs to SQ staff Bugfixes and extra logging to help us fix more!
Patch notesFixed issues with megaphoned users not being visible Fixed a possible memory leak around portals More SDKv2 updates
Patch notesFix for being unable to join spaces after reconnecting from disconnection / resuming from standby Various other fixes relating to reconnection Fixed loopback mic test not reconnecting to comms when in a space Various SDKv2 and other misc…
Patch notesMore avatar loading fixes Note: certain custom avatars still crash Banter, our workaround for this caused more problems! Megaphoned avatar duplication fix More space loading/canceling issues fixed
Patch notesAvatar loading should be far more stable Voices re-attached to users' heads Resuming from headset standby should be more reliable UI shouldn't break swinging any more
Patch notesA ton of behind-the-scenes changes to support the new V2 space building SDK coming soon. New space loading experience, and you'll now load straight into your Home space by default. You can set any space as your Home space in the Settings…
Patch notes*Really* fix event date/time display
Patch notesFixed event start/end time displays
Patch notesSupport for new events system Secondary button on right hand now opens menu on all supported controllers Misc bugfixes
Patch notesBlocking now works both ways Improved networked objects Misc bugfixes
Patch notesSome new SDK scripts Fixed bug with in-world buttons not syncing Fixed bug where testing voicecomms in loopback would break voice when in room Misc bugfixes
Patch notesPossibly introduced gorillas Use the Force Grab, Luke! (if your space allows it) Network synced objects (coming soon to spaces) Tons of bugfixes
Patch notesFixed up mic selection dropdown for VR Maybe fixed a related bug that might have been causing an invalid mic device to be saved to settings Fixed menu height when Y position
Patch notesMicrophone device selection reinstated (Windows only) Misc bugfixes
Patch notesBugfixes FPS default limited to main screen refresh rate Blinders disabled in 2D
Patch notesNew networking solution *** Note: you must update Banter to continue to interact with other users ***
Patch notesFinal(?!) tweaks to new voicecomms system - quality and rolloff Avatar spawn/despawn animations
Patch notesRemote spidey rope fix Improvements to cross-instance megaphoned audio A cure for The Plague has been deployed
Patch notesFixes and tweaks to the new voice solution Mic boost slider and loopback test available in the settings screen for all platforms
Patch notesWhat Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launch | Banter.exe | windows 64 | ||
| Banter in 2D Mode | Banter.exe | -2d | windows 64 |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
| Root | Folder | Files |
|---|---|---|
WinAppDataLocalLow | SideQuest | *.json and below |
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