A game developer has gone viral after turning the Astronomer CEO cheating scandal into a playable browser game, just hours after the footage of the incident surfaced online.
The scandal erupted on July 17 when video from a Coldplay concert showed Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot embracing during the show. The moment, captured on the venue’s jumbotron, featured frontman Chris Martin joking on stage: “Either they’re having an affair, or they’re just very shy.” The internet quickly identified the couple, leading to intense backlash. Both executives have since been placed on leave as Astronomer initiates an internal investigation.
X user and developer ‘@songadayman’ created a video game titled Coldplay Canoodlers, which challenges players to locate Byron and Cabot’s moment of intimacy in a crowd, similar to a digital Where’s Waldo. According to the developer, the game was built in just two hours using rapid “vibe coding” techniques.
i vibe coded a little game called Coldplay Canoodlers
— 17 years of song a day (@songadaymann) July 18, 2025
you're the camera operator and you have to find the CEO and HR lady canoodling
10 points every time you find them
👇link pic.twitter.com/aA6e1R5aGJ
Within hours of being posted, the game racked up thousands of views and scores, with players competing to find the couple quickly. The game’s popularity has skyrocketed, prompting the creator to joke about auctioning off daily meme-inspired games.
Astronomer, a data orchestration platform backed by Salesforce Ventures and Insight Partners, released a statement saying: “Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability.”
The scandal continues to trend across social media, as memes and content inspired by the video fuel its viral momentum.
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