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Young Horses @younghorses.com · 28/08/2026

Don't forget to look at the moon tonight and also purchase beloved indie video game Octodad on sale now

a faded black and white image of octodad placed over a lunar esclipse. The text "ECLIPSE" overlays the scene. The text says "mooooonve on over to a good deal $5.09"

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Young Horses @younghorses.com · 10/08/2026

Good Morning Horse Nation. Rise and Canter. 😤 Hard at work making Game for YOU 🫵

a photo of a horse sleeping on its side with a sign that says "I am NOT dead. just tired and ugly. Please let me sleep!!!"

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Young Horses @younghorses.com · 21/06/2026

blublubbbulblublub blub blublbub blublub blub blubblublub blub! 😀👍 (Happy Father's Day to all who celebrate. For those who don't, I'll be your dad now 😀👍)

key art from the game Octodad, picturing a family of 4 hanging on their beloved octopus pretending to be a regular human man.

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Young Horses @younghorses.com · 05/06/2026

Wow this Among Us show is pretty good. They should make a video game about this!!

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Young Horses @younghorses.com · 26/05/2026

clocking into work unable to tell people about our new, unannounced project unrelated to Bugsnax or Octodad

A meme of a cat in a business tie saying "hope I don't get asked if we're making Bugsnax 2" and behind him is a looming factory labelled "getting asked about Bugsnax 2 Factory." The cat is preparing for a day of work.

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Young Horses @younghorses.com · 08/05/2026

IT'S FLOOFTY FRIDAY! 💛🤍💜🖤 Which means a Floofty-forward article in FACES from the Metro Trans Umbrella Group. Thanks for such a sweet write up, Roxie! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ heyzine.com/flip-book/mt...

a crayon illustration of floofty from Bugsnax looking smugly at the camera and standing on a pedestal as a nonbinary flag waves proudly behind them.

A screenshot of the article with the following text: "When Floofty speaks before returning to Snaxburg, I hear Casey recording alone at home, like I was during my first playthrough. But once the Grumpuses recon-nect, I hear them having the time of their life, building chemistry in the studio. The final Snaxburg community gathering is a cherished memory of the crew's life before lockdowns.
Young Horses couldn't have predicted the pandemic, or how timely "Bugsnax" would be when it launched. But given how many people have chosen isolation long after they could safely return to their community, it seems the game's themes are evergreen.
"The aspect of people self-isolating
and then trying to find solutions to their problems in community, that is for sure what I want to convey in the story," Kevin said. "Frankly, there hasn't been a time that wasn't relevant.""

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Young Horses @younghorses.com · 04/05/2026

Me at my silly little desk on Monday writing my silly little posts

a photograph of a horse sitting like a human, or a dog, with its butt on the floor and its legs up, making its body a triangle.

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Young Horses @younghorses.com · 01/04/2026

The reviews are in! The people love Isekai Bunger Text Adventure R!!TTIGRAAB

A screenshot of itch comments. The comment says "I just got born and I've already been eaten alive 10/10"

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Young Horses @younghorses.com · 26/03/2026

First look at Wiggle Wigglebottom in ‘THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE’.

The super mario galaxy movie poster where Fox has been poorly photoshopped out and replaced with Wiggle Wigglebottom from Bugsnax.

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Young Horses @younghorses.com · 17/03/2026

Finally, someone made Bugsnax look good

side by side comparison of two very similar images. One is of the muppet-like creature Snorpy Fizzlebean. He has yellow fur and is shaped like a trashcan with scrawny legs. He wears glasses and a newsies cap. He has a big purple nose.

On the right is a photo of lin manuel miranda poorly painted to have a purple muppet nose and yellow fur. He also has a newsies cap and squints at the camera. The text says DLSS 5 On

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Young Horses @younghorses.com · 02/03/2026

Our Monday meeting has taken on a new, hostile format. The wheel dictates who speaks.

A screenshot of a gameshow-style wheel that spins. It has segments for every horse employee, which take up about 25% of the wheel. The rest of the circle is made up of a slice called "grievances." The center of the wheel is a furby's blank face, mouth agape

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Young Horses @younghorses.com · 24/02/2026

“2026 is the year of the horse” The horse:

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Young Horses @younghorses.com · 16/02/2026

we're still making a video game

Natalie Portman with blood trickling down her face looking into the "eyes" of a metallic looking being in the movie Annihilation.

Laura Palmer and Donna having a nice picnic in Twin Peaks.

The Wizard of Oz putting on a show with pyrotechnics and smoke. Big egg head hologram man.

The main cast of characters from The Brave Little Toaster huddled by a pink staircase. A vacuum, toaster, lamp, blanket, and radio are all anthropomorphized looking at one another.

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Young Horses @younghorses.com · 14/02/2026

Did you know we made a Bugsnax card game? You can buy a boxed copy from us for $30 or pay $5 for a print and play via itch.io! 2-6 players compete to catch the most Bugsnax while using their unique grumpus abilities + traps. bugsnaxcardgame.com/products/bug... younghorses.itch.io/bugsnax-the-...

Various colorful Bugsnax card game cards strewn about in a big pile on a table.

The Bugsnax card game box and set of cards displayed on a wooden table. Kweewee, Strabby, and Bunger stuffed animals flank the box. Stuffed animals sold separately at fangamer.com.

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Young Horses @younghorses.com · 26/01/2026

swear fealty to me and all who manage communities

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Young Horses @younghorses.com · 22/12/2025

Tom’s homework is complete. Please enjoy Carol of the Bungers

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Young Horses @younghorses.com · 04/12/2025

cw flashing Bsky is fighting for its life trying to stop me from sharing the truth

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Young Horses @younghorses.com · 04/12/2025

Grambubu.... Eggabubu...... LAGRUMPGRUMP

A poorly photoshopped Labubu ad but I have replaced the Labubu faces with the faces of Gramble and Eggabell from Bugsnax. The meringue drop Grambubu is holding has googly eyes, and the text above them says LAGRUMPGRUMP

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Young Horses @younghorses.com · 17/11/2025

The Bugsnax Vinyl and gorgeous art prints from @nimasprout.bsky.social ALSO ON SALE!! 🤑

A watercolor print of the grumpuses from Bugsnax sitting around a cozy campfire at night. Bugsnax like Strabby and Pineantula look on from the bushes at the warm scene.

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Young Horses @younghorses.com · 14/11/2025

. @fangamer.com ‘s Black Friday event starts NOW! Get FREE US or discounted intl shipping on all our sweet Bugsnax merch + physical copies of the game (PS5, PS4, Switch) through Mon Dec. 1st. US and Worldwide: fanga.me/r/bugsnax-ho... EU and UK: fanga.me/r/bugsnax-ho...

A promotional image for Fangamer’s Black Friday sale. From left to right we see the Nintendo Switch physical edition of Bugsnax, a Cinnasnail cinnamon roll bugsnak plush, a Bunger the burger bugsnak plush, and a Strabby the strawberry bugsnak plush. These are on top of a tropical island themed background. At the bottom of the image it says these are all available at fangamer.com and fangamer.eu.

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Young Horses @younghorses.com · 12/11/2025

Bugsnax released 5 years ago today, and the world was forever changed! Happy Birthday, Bunger, and thanks for all the snax. 🥳🍰🐛

A postcard-style birthday card featuring Bunger the burger beetle with a party hat. The text reads "5 years! Happy Birthday Bugsnax" in wiggly text.

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Young Horses @younghorses.com · 25/09/2025

Dentists hate him for this one clever trick!! His teeth are so small!! Where are they!!!!!???

An image of Octodad sheepishly shrugging like he's saying "oopsies." Two realistic human men stand behind him in rage and exasperation, holding a toothbrush and wearing a medical grade mask and scrubs. It's clear they are mad dentists. There is also a cheeky smiley face holding up a magnifying glass.

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Young Horses @younghorses.com · 15/09/2025

No one tells you that when you run a Discord, you can do whatever you want. We, for example, have created a bot command to correct misgendering Floofty.

An image of the nonbinary pride flag with Floofty from Bugsnax in the middle. Their color scheme matches the nonbinary flag colors: black, purple, yellow, and white. Text says "Floofty is nonbinary. no gender, only science. don't misgender them please." In bold, huge font it says THEY/THEM.

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Young Horses @younghorses.com · 04/09/2025

A message from the Young Horses team

a solid cube of text styled like a morose announcement from a games company. it says "Due to the impending release of Silksong, we
have made the difficult decision to delay our
work day until later this month.

We want this work day to be a success as much
as you, our beloved fans, do. Thank you for
understanding how difficult this decision has
been for the team. We are hard at work finishing
Silksong, so that we can get back to work next
week probably.

Thanks for your continued support. Neigh, your
continued community.

- Young Horses"

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Young Horses @younghorses.com · 03/09/2025

The secret to good community management is to produce what I call "high-value content." See example below

A viral photo of actor Josh Hutcherson looking relaxed with his hands behind his head, known for playing Peeta in the Hunger Games. This image is known for being paired with Flo Rida's song Whistle. He has been poorly painted over to look like Floofty from bugsnax.

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Young Horses @younghorses.com · 02/09/2025

When you are mean to me, this is who you're being mean to

A photograph of a tiny therapy horse that has been described by the internet as "looking like it contains the soul of a murdered victorian child." It has piercing blue eyes and a tiny cowboy hat. Its eyes look unfocused and haunted as a small baby reaches towards its face.

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Young Horses @younghorses.com · 21/08/2025

THEY GOT CHECKS IN THIS THING???? WE'RE THE OFFICIAL HORSE AROUND HERE. SUCK IT LOSERS

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Young Horses @younghorses.com · 19/08/2025

Therapist: Snorpy Lin Manuel Miranda isn't real and can't hurt you Snorpy Lin Manuel Miranda: braap ol' chum

A photo of Lin Manuel Miranda posing like a Disney Channel Original star- his knees are bent in towards each other and he is hunched over with his hands stuffed in his pockets. He's squinting at the camera, and I have painted him into a facsimile of Snorpy from Bugsnax without his glasses.

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Young Horses @younghorses.com · 11/08/2025

He was a skater dad. She said see you later dad...

a screenshot of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 of a cool looking skater dude holding a yellow skate board. The skaters head is notable Octodad's face, and his skin is yellow to match.

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Young Horses @younghorses.com · 28/07/2025

Pre-order a Nice Boxed Copy of Octodad: Dadliest Catch through @limitedrungames.com to spend some hands-on time with your favorite Perfectly Normal Human Dad! limitedrungames.com/collections/...

Pre-order Octodad: Dadliest Catch between July 18th and August 17th at limitedrungames.com .

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Young Horses @younghorses.com · 17/07/2025

Anime horse game this, anime horse game that. What about anime YOUNG HORSE game??

A drawing of Octodad, a definitely human father who looks like an Octopus but definitely isn't, drawn in a shoujo anime style. He is surrounded by pink roses shedding their petals and sparkles. He has a lollipop stuck coyly where a human mouth would be, beneath the tentacle mustache.

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Young Horses @younghorses.com · 04/06/2025

The best thing about our newsletter is that when we say "we only email you if we have something important," we mean it. Here's the gap between our email campaigns. Sign up... for VERY LITTLE.... bit.ly/yhemail

A screenshot of an email listserv webpage that shows 2 email campaign dates: Oct 8, 2020 and April 1, 20204.

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Young Horses @younghorses.com · 13/05/2025

Thinking about this bird logo again

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Young Horses @younghorses.com · 10/04/2025

Discord went down mid-call, using Trello to reach out to my coworkers across the veil

a screenshot of a trello checklist card that says "can anyone hear me..", "discord why would you do this", "hi, it's not just you", "hello... hello... hello...."

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Young Horses @younghorses.com · 10/04/2025

Back at it again with the jeff vans

A screenshot of a trello checklist for someone named Jeff. the tasks are: horn cog (serious this time), gunther, clouds!, CORN!!, jeff, and sell my house and move.

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