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Cloth Cat Games | Wishlist PLANTED! on Steam @clothcatgames.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

It's official! We have our launch date... 29th October! 👀 Our new trailer is now live on IGN, a lot of work from our smol team on show - please check it out. We're really excited 🥳 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mxzd... #indiedev #indiegame #gametrailer #gardencombat

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Planted! - Official Release Date Trailer

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Certly @certly.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

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Cloth Cat Games | Wishlist PLANTED! on Steam @clothcatgames.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Been having a wonderful time at the Nottingham Video Games Expo with so many enthusiastic players really enjoying Planted! Thank you for playing if you have. Still not dropped by yet? Come see the carrot and tag your pictures with #Planted #NOTTSVGE26

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Ben Cawthorne @digitalners.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

On the train to Brighton for Develop... looking forward to not being on the train 🔥

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Thomas the Tank Engine Fire

ALT: Thomas the Tank Engine Fire

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Ben Cawthorne @digitalners.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

👉 Some last minute garden battles are still possible!! #nextfest 🥕🥕

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Cloth Cat Games | Wishlist PLANTED! on Steam @clothcatgames.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

It's here!! (essentially) Check out Steam Next Fest this evening/morning and Planted! will be there waiting for you 😅 #indiegame #gamedev #steam #nextfest #indiedev

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Ben Cawthorne @digitalners.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

⏰ Waaahh, next week Steam Next Fest's ingredients will include Planted! Do check us out 👉 WISHLISTS much appreciated - tell your friends, neighbours, co-workers, past lovers, enemies, chatbots... some of these might be the same person. pltd.short.gy/bsy1 #indiegame #steam #nextfest #indiedev

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Planted! on Steam

Planted! is a horticultural combat party game where gardens are arenas, what you grow becomes your ammunition, and 1–4 players settle their differences by growing vegetables and throwing them at each ...

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Cloth Cat Games | Wishlist PLANTED! on Steam @clothcatgames.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

We’ve been having a wild, wonderful time at events & took Planted to #IMPACTIndies recently - Ben even did a panel on stage! If you’ve been itching to get into some horticultural combat the Planted Playtest is LIVE on Steam store.steampowered.com/app/3448000/Pl… #indiegames #indiedev #playtest

A picture of a woman with green, black hair holding a hand made cardboard carrot that says Planted. She is pointing to the Impact Indies Sign

A picture of a panel of six people sat around a table on stage with Ben at Cloth Cat wearing a green t shirt talking on a microphone

A picture of the cardboard carrot placed directly next to a laptop on a table and the how to play Planted signage on top. People are around it

A picture of Ben at Cloth Cat laughing and talking to some people. This is an overhead shot of the venue showing lots of people talking and networking

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Murray Somerwolff @patattiemurray.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Last chance to grab our puzzle narrative record store game for basically a tenner! 🔥😍🙏😭

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Ben Cawthorne @digitalners.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

We've got our first Planted! dev log up on Steam, hopefully of interest! We'll get into the weeds (pun intended) on some future updates 😊

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jesperish @jesperish.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Minas Morgul

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dreamin' @dreaminerryday.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

nevermind I’ll post it today #starfox #myart #fanart

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Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

This was a greybox tech test for Röki where we masked a scene load with the illusion of a continuous camera movement.

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Ben Cawthorne @digitalners.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

New opportunity at CCG for a UI/UX Designer; looking at mid/late January to start. If this sounds interesting or you know someone who could fit the role we'd love to hear 🐱

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Tom Waterhouse @2dforever.com · 01/12/2025

Here's everything I made for NeoGeoNov in one piece. I had a lot of fun making this and there are so many other characters I'd like to add... but that will do for now. This one includes a bunch of tweaks and fixes I wanted to do. I'd love to sell this as a poster (Hello SNK IP lawyers!)

All 23 illustrations I made for NeoGeoNov in a neat grid

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Yogscast Games | Wishlist Dupery! @yogscast.games · 11/11/2025

We talk about our highlights from the 2025 Tiny Teams festival that are shaping up to be some of the most anticipated indie games of 2026, all made by small teams and solo developers. #indiegames #tinyteams #gaming www.yogscast.games/news/these-i...

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These indie games made by Tiny Teams could be the most anticpated games of 2026 — Yogscast Games

Discover our highlights from Tiny Teams 2025 and find out what indie games might be the next big thing. Don't miss these hidden gems!

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Murray Somerwolff @patattiemurray.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

🚨🚨 NEW TRAILER!!!🚨🚨 We have a new trailer with loads of the cool new stuff we've been making and it's narrated by... ME 😭😅♥️ So excited (and bloody terrified) that the release date is getting close! Please share it around !!!♥️🙏🔥📀🎵

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Charlie Ashby @charlie-ashby.co.uk · 14/10/2025

RIP Drew Struzan - a man whose talent and imagination etched onto so many minds throughout the last 40+ years. His art & posters are some of the first visuals I think of when I think about cinema - an invitation to watch these stories and worlds. A massive loss 💔

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Mike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Just got an early copy of @mackeza.bsky.social’s new book about Nintendo and this is exactly what I need right now.

Cover the book Super Nintendo by Keza Macdonald with the subtitle “The Game-Changing Company That Unlocked the Power of Play”

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pantaloon | ROLLA OUT SEP 30 🚨 @pantaloon.io · 02/10/2025

BONK! It's October. The best month. And we've chummed up with @rawfury.bsky.social to bring Ballionaire to our newsletter; 3000 keys will be dropping on Oct 30th. Subscribe and get bold & bizarre games to your inbox: www.pantaloon.io We have 5 keys for Bluesky, too! Follow & share this to be in x

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Keegan the Animator @kiwisburnttoast.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Jucika Receives Love Letters

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Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

We're excited to announce that applications are open for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant 2025 🎉 The grant will award $15,000 to five thinky puzzle game developers from all over the world, and a year's mentorship with genre veterans. Deadline: September 28th More info 👇 grants.draknek.org

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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Beyond is the best Animatrix short because it fills in the universe in a way that’s small, personal, and relatable. Kids find a glitch in the matrix, it’s magical, but then it’s paved over.

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Ben Cawthorne @digitalners.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Just signal boosting this UI/UX Designer job opportunity at CCG, as it'll be closing soon. Have a mooch at the careers page if it sounds interesting 👀 and do share with anyone out there who has the xp and might just be looking for something like this 😊

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Rare Ltd. @rare.co.uk · 04/08/2025

40 years of @rare.co.uk. From devoted Rare gamers to single-series stalwarts, we want to show our appreciation for anyone who's visited even just one of our worlds. For keeping an assorted ragtag of creatives working magic in the Midlands, only two words will do: THANK YOU 💙💛

Theatre seating contains a range of characters from Rare games, including Banjo and Kazooie, Conker, Rash from Battletoads, Mr. Pants, Joanna Dark and Elvis from Perfect Dark, Lesedi from Sea of Thieves, Mr. Ribs from Grabbed by the Ghoulies and various Piñatas from Viva Piñata. Some are just sat smiling, while others are getting up to mischief.

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Ben Cawthorne @digitalners.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Present Location: Japan Current Status: Geeking Out Additional Info: Also melting 🫠

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Ben Cawthorne @digitalners.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Just heading out the door for Develop: Brighton 🌞 (with a 5hr journey first). Looking forward to sharing what we're up to, and finding out what everyone else has cooking! If you're there... hope to see you there 👋 #gamesindustry #developbrighton #gamedev #indiedev

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Ben Cawthorne @digitalners.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Lost In Cult, thank goodness you're here! (to preserve physical media's immortality)

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Kevin Parry @kevinbparry.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Fruit slicing 🍎🍊🍌

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Happy 40th anniversary to Studio Ghibli (founded on June 15, 1985).

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Ben Cawthorne @digitalners.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

It's 2.30am and I'm up 😱 But I just secured Ghibli Museum tickets 🥳 What an ordeal!

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Ben Cawthorne @digitalners.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

It's 2.30am and I'm up 😱 But I just secured Ghibli Museum tickets 🥳 What an ordeal!

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Edd Coates | Game UI Database @eddcoates.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

I'm pleased to announce that the Game UI Database Summer Update will launch next week!! This will come with a ton of much-requested QOL fixes, and new features such as a revamped Colour Filter tool with the ability to filter by harmonies, as well as wider searches for warm and cool hues. Stay tuned!

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Cloth Cat Games | Wishlist PLANTED! on Steam @clothcatgames.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

🎉 We're both honoured and super excited to share that we're successful recipients of the first Games Scale Up Fund for Wales! It comes at a crucial time for the studio as our team grows and we can't wait to share more of what we're up to 🔜🌍 www.gamesindustry.biz/6-welsh-game... #gamedev #indiedev

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6 Welsh game developers secure $1.1m Welsh Government funding to develop their pilots

The Welsh Government has awarded six independent Welsh game developers a total $1.15 million (£850,000) in funding.

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Thinky Games @thinkygames.com · 20/05/2025

🎉 We're excited to announce our very first Thinky Direct! Yep, we'll be sharing brand new trailers and exclusive reveals for lots of exciting thinky games! 📺 Watch live on Thursday, May 29! 👉 thinkygames.com/direct/

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Maxy @maxpinelliart.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Guardians of the Galaxy

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Ben Cawthorne @digitalners.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

ℹ️ Two new job openings at Cloth Cat Games! Check out the links below for the current Assistant Producer and Environment Artist roles - and please do share with anyone who it might be of interest to! 👀 #gamejobs #indiedev

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Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Hi Bluesky, could really use your help 🙏🙏 We just launched our latest game Starless Abyss - the exact week that Oblivion was shadow-dropped. Which has been *not fantastic* for our launch If anyone can spare a RT, that would be so, so helpful ❤️❤️ Find it here: store.steampowered.com/app/3167970/...

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Strong Bad @strongbadnofoolin.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Let's all go back: homestarrunner.com/toons/backto...

Strong Bad and Homestar Runner stand in a spotlight, singing on Strong Bad's desk. A little gold foil sticker says "25 dot coms" and text below them reads "Back to a Website."

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