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Caves of Qud @cavesofqud.com · 30/09/2026

In partnership with @lostincult.co.uk, I am coming to the physical world. With both a retail and Limited Edition. www.lostincult.co.uk/shop/p/caves...

Caves of Qud for Switch 2 EDITIONS version with lost in cult. Stylized cover art depicted fossilized items and creatures in the foreground and Qud with the Spindle in the background

Caves of Qud EDITIONS sleeve. Stylized depiction of a Qud character with implants and mutations

Caves of Qud EDITIONS poster. Stylized collage of Caves of Qud creatures and locations in the game's art style.

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🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ＞∿＜ₑͤ ∞🌮 @unormal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

little glow up to autoexplore behavior, which has been a little wonky since switch optimizations

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jason grinblat @jfg.land · 02/07/2026

Our tile artist Sam Wilson did the six center labels patterned on Qud's day/night cycle I Harvest Dawn II Waxing Salt Sun III Waning Salt Sun IV Jeweled Dusk V Beetle Moon Zenith VI The Shallows

Center label III from the Caves of Qud Vinyl: Waning Salt Sut

Tracklist:
Binaural Concept
Golgotha
Deeper Eaters
of Chrome, and How (Sultan's Song)
Lazarus
Barathrum's Study

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jason grinblat @jfg.land · 02/07/2026

When unfolded, the margins of the triptych include a poem by Daughter Erinna, the in-game persona who also wrote Modulo Moon Stair and the Tree of Life

Digital clay sculpture for the Caves of Qud vinyl release. Left side of the triptych that depicts the flora and fauna of Qud across its landscapes. There is an excerpt from a poem on the margin:

Hark! The World wakes,
a quasar wind splits the Desert
and lights the silent spilling Marsh.
The Singing Bell rings from under nowhere,
and sound is invented.
It breaks through in soft clay, unsure at first—
the bleating of a goat,
the nervous flute of the apple farmer,
Caught in fastening whistles to his starry orchard,
Blown free of the lonely canyon
and up the forever gate.

The ear is a gate! The swift chorus thins
to a hollow and recreates the world anew,
in holographic image,
where the alchemy of self,
and the catalysts of dim faces
in candle-lit rooms, transmutes it,
alters its albedo. Then-

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jason grinblat @jfg.land · 02/07/2026

Here's some of the outer gatefold art & credits. I can smell it. I can taste it.

Digital clay sculpture for the Caves of Qud vinyl release. Intricately depicted ruined arch of Grit Gate. Credits underneath.

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jason grinblat @jfg.land · 02/07/2026

icymi last week, we opened preorders for the Caves of Qud original soundtrack as a 3LP vinyl. we showed off some art, but it's hard to capture just how exquisite @stvulture.bsky.social's signature digital clay sculpture art is

Saint Vulture's centerpiece gatefold art for the Caves of Qud vinyl release. Digital clay sculpture of Qud's flora and fauna across its landscapes, anchored by the Spindle in the middle.

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Jack de Quidt @notquitereal.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

oh my god i am also DELIGHTED to be Vinyl Launch Twins with CAVES OF QUD

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𝖘𝖆𝖎𝖓𝖙 𝖛𝖚𝖑𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖊 @stvulture.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

some of my best work for the last game you will ever need to play

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Caves of Qud @cavesofqud.com · 25/06/2026

- Made with the help of our friends at @kitfoxgames.com - Center label art by our tile artist, Sam Wilson - Original soundtrack, of course, by the inimitable @craigoryhamilton.bsky.social

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Caves of Qud @cavesofqud.com · 25/06/2026

Listen and drink, friends! We're ECSTATIC to bring you the Caves of Qud OST on vinyl, in collaboration with @stumpyfrog.bsky.social and Lost in Cult. Gorgeous original gatefold art by @stvulture.bsky.social. Triple LP. Pre-orders open now: www.lostincult.co.uk/shop/p/caves...

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Caves of Qud @cavesofqud.com · 25/04/2026

i dont understand why you would do that??

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Caves of Qud @cavesofqud.com · 25/04/2026

Beta patch! steamcommunity.com/games/333640...

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Caves of Qud @cavesofqud.com · 27/03/2026

We've posted a public experimental alpha of the early stages of our new localizable generative text systems. No language packs are available in this early alpha, but we have several in the works. Live and drink! store.steampowered.com/news/app/333...

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Caves of Qud @cavesofqud.com · 02/03/2026

Beta Update! Graffiti is now visible on walls with ornately engraved plaques. store.steampowered.com/news/app/333...

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Caves of Qud @cavesofqud.com · 17/02/2026

you really should look at the statue

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Caves of Qud @cavesofqud.com · 21/01/2026

Friends! Update on our Switch launch. The port is out of our hands & we’re waiting for final approval. This can take a little bit & so we can't give you a release date just yet, but it's looking likely it'll slip just past the end of Jan. We’ll let you know as soon as we can, should be quite soon!

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Caves of Qud @cavesofqud.com · 01/01/2026

🍄 happy new year ✨ may the ritual nourish you

Screenshot of dialog with Barathrum the Old from Caves of Qud:

*Barathrum breathes a deep and relieved sigh.*

You are ever a courier of bright tidings, =name=. I am fond of this fact.

Categories and types are decohering in these historic times. Nonetheless, the ritual nourishes us. You are raised to Meyvn, Nyshum. The one who understands.

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Caves of Qud @cavesofqud.com · 25/12/2025

🎄 moon and sun; wisdom and will. holiday cheer on your Ut yara Ux 🍄 if you want to give your favorite game a gift this season, think about leaving us a Steam review! We're 23 away from 10,000 LIVE AND DRINK

Steam summary card of Caves of Qud:
"Caves of Qud is a Hugo Award-winning science fantasy roguelike epic steeped in retrofuturism, deep simulation, and swathes of sentient plants. Come inhabit an exotic world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations.

Overwhelmingly positive: 570 recent reviews and 9,977 total.

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Caves of Qud @cavesofqud.com · 01/12/2025

And... all the rest that I do not have graphics for — Game of the Year, Outstanding Visual Style, Most Innovative Gameplay, Best Game You Suck At (!!), Sit Back and Relax (sicko) ALSO, if you haven't already, please leave us a review! store.steampowered.com/app/333640/C...

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Caves of Qud on Steam

Caves of Qud is a Hugo Award-winning science fantasy roguelike epic steeped in retrofuturism, deep simulation, and swathes of sentient plants. Come inhabit an exotic world and chisel through layers of...

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Caves of Qud @cavesofqud.com · 01/12/2025

Third, Outstanding Story-Rich Game. Story-rich, story-drenched even. The whole game is leaking story. Traditional, emergent, etc

Caves of Qud - Steam Awards 2025. Nominate us for Outstanding Story-rich Game

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Caves of Qud @cavesofqud.com · 01/12/2025

Second, Best Game on Steam Deck. Many people tell us "I cannot believe this game plays so well on Steam Deck." Are you one of those people?? Go vote !

Caves of Qud - Steam Awards 2025. Nominate us for Best Game on Steam Deck

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Caves of Qud @cavesofqud.com · 01/12/2025

The link: store.steampowered.com/steamawards/... And some categories to consider. First, Best Soundtrack. What other game has a track composed and played on an Otamatone??

Caves of Qud - Steam Awards 2025. Nominate us for Best Soundtrack

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Caves of Qud @cavesofqud.com · 01/12/2025

🍄 LIVE AND DRINK 💧 Just about 12 hours left to nominate us for some Steam Awards, all of which we're eligible for due to releasing less than a year ago

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Caves of Qud @cavesofqud.com · 24/11/2025

Soon, waterfreaks, soon... live and drink

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Caves of Qud @cavesofqud.com · 24/11/2025

Hey friends! Unfortunately we are delaying our Switch release til January. Port isn't perfect yet, & given Qud's long dev timeline, what matters most to us is releasing the best possible ver of the game, even if it means a delay We're confident on the Jan timeline, so we'll see you on Switch soon

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Caves of Qud @cavesofqud.com · 03/11/2025

20% off for today's Daily Deal + performance improvements on Beta store.steampowered.com/news/app/333...

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Caves of Qud @cavesofqud.com · 20/10/2025

7 plagues of the Gyre 7 bullets in the cylinder of Ruin of House Isner 7 [redacted] in their [redacted]

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Caves of Qud @cavesofqud.com · 20/10/2025

PC Gamer just put out the 2025 edition of their Top 100 Games #7 is... Caves of Qud! www.pcgamer.com/games/the-to...

Caves of Qud is #7 on PC Gamer's Top 100 Games of 2025

248.20 score
-Quality: 8.4
-Importance: 7.5
-Freshness: 8.67 (1st)

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jason grinblat @jfg.land · 02/10/2025

Just putting out into the aether that despite coming out in December 2024, Caves of Qud is eligible for a number of this year's awards that have November cutoffs, like the Game Awards

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Caves of Qud @cavesofqud.com · 09/08/2025

Feature Friday! The Barathrumites are now called [redacted] if you get [redacted] in [redacted]. store.steampowered.com/news/app/333...

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Caves of Qud @cavesofqud.com · 19/07/2025

Reminder! We're a Hugo Award finalist this year for Best Game or Interactive Work! If you're a Seattle Worldcon member or attendee & eligible to vote, reach out per the instructions in the voting packet & we'll get you a key! Voting ends this Wednesday, July 23rd at 11:59PM PDT seattlein2025.org

Caves of Qud
Hugo Award Finalist
Best Game or Interactive Work 2025

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Caves of Qud @cavesofqud.com · 19/07/2025

live and drink! We're doing an AMA over at r/Fantasy tomorrow at 10AM PST. Co-creators Brian Bucklew and Jason Grinblat + writer Caelyn Sandel will be around to answer questions! come by www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/

Caves of Qud
AMA at r/Fantasy
July 19th, 10AM PST

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