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Canotico @canotico.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Bow and Arrow? Bow and Arrow. I had dismissed the Bow in favor of a Wand-like weapon for this character but decided to go back to it because it just makes more sense and feels better Some day the bow will look more like a bow but today is not that day :D #indiedev #gamedev

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Canotico @canotico.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Still not very experienced animating but you know what? I made this little twirl animation and it's exactly what I wanted it to be. Good job me. #indiedev #gamedev

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Canotico @canotico.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Been testing a new attack idea and... wait no that's not right. The attack has nothing to do with pushing wahtsoever. HOW. WHY. #gamedev

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Canotico @canotico.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I can't stop thinking about the Ocarina of Time remake and its goddamn juicy VFXs. I went and tweaked my radial blur kernel to work in a single direction and made it scale with distance from target. Seems obvious in retrospect, but it's incredibly cleaner now.

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Canotico @canotico.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Been practicing VFX with elements I'm not used to. This time I went for stone. Solid objects moving around and exploding on impact. Gotta thank mosquitoes for inspiring this one. #realtimevfx #vfx

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Ben Vance @buffalovision.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Take a peek at our cozy, reactive pet Ember. She's a goofy, loveable companion with a mind of her own, and she's a great partner for adventuring into the wilds! My team really pulled together so many elements -- I love what we've created. Unique, cozy, magical. Chill adventures await!

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Canotico @canotico.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Been wanting to practice smaller/simpler effects and I'm overdue for doing something with fire so.... A Torch it is. #realtimevfx #vfx

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Canotico @canotico.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Gonna be working on some VFX I want to make and of course I've had to dedicate hours to improving my sandbox project instead of working the actual vfx but... Would you look at this handsome little fellow? Isn't he super cute?! Wonder where he might be going

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Jay Faulkner @jukibom.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

It's wild the small things you don't think about in games that end up being this whole day-long thing to implement. I added dynamic xbox / playstation / keyboard etc input glyphs. It ain't much but it's honest work (shout-out to @kenney.nl for the fantastic assets! kenney.nl/assets/input...)

Image showing a button input to do a thing which actually maps to the active control, like some god damn voodoo wizardry

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Comfy Cozy Gaming @comfycozygaming.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Stay: Your Forever Pet is a cozy simulation game in which you care for a pet named Ember. Decorate a home, dress her up, and enjoy spending time together. Check it out on Steam, and if you like what you see, add it to your wishlist! @tripmaster.bsky.social store.steampowered.com/app/4385270/...

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tylerschatz.bsky.social @tylerschatz.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

We're finishing bringing the whole Stay: Your Forever Pet experience to steam, but in the meantime, check out our gal Ember in this desktop overlay! put it on your wishlist! store.steampowered.com/app/4766080/...

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Stay: Ember's Desktop Adventures on Steam

Ember is a virtual pet who feels alive - and living on your desktop. Play with her, feed her - make her feel loved. She’ll be curious and attentive, mischievous when you need a distraction, quiet when...

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Stay: Forever Home @stay-forever-home.com · 20/04/2026

Would you want a little dog hanging out on your desktop while you work? We’re experimenting with that idea.. What would make it feel worth keeping around?

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Stay: Forever Home @stay-forever-home.com · 06/04/2026

Hope you had a great Easter weekend! 🐣 Gameplay peek: cooking for Ember 🐶🔥 (placeholder visuals) What should we add next? 🎥 youtu.be/co2XtP3maNc ⭐ Wishlist Today! store.steampowered.com/app/4385270/... #IndieGame #CozyGames #Wishlist #SteamGames #VirtualPet #IndieDev #WholesomeGames

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Cooking for Ember

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Stay: Forever Home @stay-forever-home.com · 23/03/2026

Ember is not looking too thrilled about being brushed this morning. Check out this work in progress! Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4385270/... Join the Discord: windupminds.com/discord Stay up to date on all the latest 🐾 #SteamWishlist #CozyGames #PetGame #VirtualPet

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Stay: Forever Home @stay-forever-home.com · 18/03/2026

Ember thinks blinking in photos is hilarious 😄 Dress up your Ember in Stay: Your Forever Pet!Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4385270/... Join the Discord: windupminds.com/discord Stay up to date on all the latest 🐾 #SteamWishlist #CozyGames #PetGame #VirtualPet

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Stay: Forever Home @stay-forever-home.com · 16/03/2026

Take a look at our new customization screen! Dress Ember up exactly how you want and create your perfect pup. Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4385270/... Want to help test the game? Join our Discord: windupminds.com/discord #indiedev #gamedev #cozygames #Steam #indiegame #wishlist

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Stay: Forever Home @stay-forever-home.com · 10/03/2026

Want to pet ember? We are currently looking for testers for upcoming features. Take a look at the dev post on our steam page below! store.steampowered.com/app/4385270/... #CozyGames #CozyGaming #IndieGames #VirtualPet #SteamDeck #WholesomeGames #GameDev

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Stay: Forever Home @stay-forever-home.com · 05/03/2026

Moving from Mixed Reality to PC brings some fun design challenges. A space you can decorate and make your own. Would you enjoy having a personal place for you and Ember? store.steampowered.com/app/4385270/... #CozyGames #CozyGaming #IndieGames #VirtualPet #SteamDeck #WholesomeGames #GameDev

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Stay: Forever Home @stay-forever-home.com · 02/03/2026

Belly rubs? 🐾 Here’s an early look at belly rub visuals from our “Care Mode.” What do you think? We’re building new ways to interact with Ember, more coming soon. store.steampowered.com/app/4385270/... #IndieDev #DogGame #SteamNextFest #Wishlist

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Stay: Forever Home @stay-forever-home.com · 24/02/2026

We made a little GIF showing how our main character evolved during development 🐾 Prototype to now we softened her features and made her cuter, we wanted to show how she evolved. Curious what you think? store.steampowered.com/app/4385270/... #GameDev #CozyGames #CharacterDesign #IndieDev

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Stay: Forever Home @stay-forever-home.com · 19/02/2026

Stay is making the big jump to Steam! The team is up for the challenge, Ember is not too sure, go show her your support and Wishlist today! store.steampowered.com/app/4385270/... #SteamGames #WishlistNow #indiedev #CozyGames

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Canotico @canotico.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

The game I've been working on is now coming to Steam! Bringing all of its cozy goodness to PC! If you like pets & cozy games I'm sure Stay: Your Forever Pet! will be right up your alley! Be sure to wishlist it! Helps us a lot! store.steampowered.com/app/4385270/... #indie #Steam #cozygames

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Canotico @canotico.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Hey I implemented a conveyor belt! Neat! Never made one and honestly I was expecting it to be more complicated than it ended up being. Go me! Glad it's working as well as it is. Which means I got more time to move on to other stuff I need to do :D #indiedev #UnrealEngine

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Canotico @canotico.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

I feel the TargetActor concept itself is easy to grasp and I see why it's handy... but how to output the TargetData to the Ability in question... I had a lot of trouble wrapping my head around that😵‍💫 But look at it! It does the thing!!!! (2/2)

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Canotico @canotico.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Needed to implement an ability that targets in an area around the player and fires 1 projectile per target when the player releases the button Since I'm using GAS I took this as an opportunity to learn about TargetActors and... I figured it out! (1/2) #indiedev #unrealengine

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Stay: Forever Home @stay-forever-home.com · 21/08/2025

Stay: Forever Home – Update 3 is live! 👗 Ember’s new summer outfits are here! ❗Free Trial Currently in Testing and Available to some users Today! 🛠️ Behind-the-scenes fixes & performance upgrades www.meta.com/experiences/... Now’s a great time to jump in 🐾💛 #VRGaming #MetaQuest #CozyGames

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Stay: Forever Home on Meta Quest

Stay: Forever Home is about Ember, a magical creature who comes to live with you. You can play together, go for walks, collect and trade items, and interact with a strange magical world just outside y...

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Canotico @canotico.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

All the time spent learning to do basic animations was just so I could do a proper implementation of these 2 character's attacks and have animation-driven timings instead of artificial ones Now it's time to move on to the super secret third character :x #unrealengine #indiedev

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Canotico @canotico.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

I hate the mannequin, I need it to go away I'm sick of it. but idk how to rig/animate... except I NOW DO I finally added sword combo anims and... LOOK AT IT! ITS GREAT! IM SO HAPPY! AND I CAN TWEAK THE ANIMATIONS HOWEVER THE FUCK I WANT AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA #indiedev #unrealengine

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Stay: Forever Home @stay-forever-home.com · 10/07/2025

🐾 Stay: Forever Home is now officially available on Quest 2! Already a favorite on Quest 3/3s, now even more players can meet Ember and step into a cozy world of care, connection, and mixed reality magic. #VRGaming #MetaQuest2 #CozyGames #VirtualPet #MixedReality #IndieGame

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Canotico @canotico.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Wind Trails are cool, everybody knows that. BUT. Wind Trails that follow a spline? That's where it's at. #gamedev #vfx

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Austin Grossman @grossman.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

We shipped a Mixed Reality game on Thursday, where a magical animal shows up at your house and needs a place to stay. It doesn't have any guns, or even any murders, except about a thousand years ago in the backstory that hasn't been revealed. www.meta.com/en-gb/experi...

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Stay: Forever Home on Meta Quest

Ember is a quirky magical creature who brings a world of warmth, comfort and magic into your home. When you give Ember a home, you’ll gain a friend to explore a magical realm with, win items to collec...

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Bernie Yee @tripmaster.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Holy crap, @windupminds.com game Stay: Forever Home has gone live and I have more people to spotlight! Today, @drenmcdonald.com. The brilliant Michael Abrash told us @ Oculus, audio & animation extra weight in VR. #VirtualPet #DigitalPet #SimulationGame #VRGame #MRGame #XRGame #IndieDev #IndieGame

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Bernie Yee @tripmaster.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Next entry from the @windupminds.bsky.social role call, folks getting Stay: Forever Home ready for launch! @canotico.bsky.social: our most recent engineer, from Chile, a VFX/tech art-centric engineer. #VirtualPet #DigitalPet #SimulationGame #VRGame #MRGame #XRGame #ComingSoon #IndieDev #IndieGame

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Stay: Forever Home @stay-forever-home.com · 03/04/2025

Launch Update! Ember’s almost ready, but we’re taking a little more time to polish things up– our new target date is April 24th when you welcome her to her forever home. 🥳🐾 Catch our trailer at the Ruff Talk VR Showcase this Friday at 10AM PT / 1 PM ET bit.ly/ruff-talk-vr #VirtualPet #IndieGame

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Showcase

The 2025 Ruff Talk VR Gaming Showcase We are thrilled to announce that Ruff Talk VR, the premier father-son hosted VR podcast, is hosting its second annual Ruff Ta…

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Canotico @canotico.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Alright I think this should fix the issu... oh. Yeah sure Unity, take your time, I'm sure the 50 characters I added must be giving you a lot to think about. No worries. That domain sure needs completion alright. I'll do something else in the meantime I guess. #gamedev

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Canotico @canotico.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Fixed a sneaky bug in @stayforeverhome.bsky.social that involved items rescaling. Funny, but problematic Putting an item in a slot? Fine. Having the slot rescale and then pulling the item out? Nooo no no, thats bad NOT TRIVIAL I SWEAR, items are hard ok? #unityengine #gamedev

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Canotico @canotico.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

LOL I love everything about this I should do the same

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Canotico @canotico.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

guess you definitely cannot kill that which has no life huh?

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