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MELLOW Games @gamesmellow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Merci beaucoup for the great Xbox Serie S review 💜

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MELLOW Games @gamesmellow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

New languages incoming. Stay tuned for updates 🫐👀 #indiedev #gamedev

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Achtung Autobahn @achtungautobahn.com · 21/09/2026

Where oppression rears its ugly head, resistance blooms. 🌹 Here are the first images of our upcoming historical horror game! achtungautobahn.com/la-rosa-temp... 💌 Subscribe to our newsletter: achtungautobahn.eo.page/newsletter #horrorgame #indiedev

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La Rosa Temprana 🌹 | Achtung Autobahn

A historical horror game.

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Safe In Our World @safeinourworld.org · 17/09/2026

You don't need to miss out on the benefits of an Employee Assistance Programme just because you're not an employee. 👀 Anyone working in the UK games industry can join our EAP! safeinourworld.org/news/subsidi...

Asset reads "Working for yourself? Our Employee Assistance Programme welcomes people in the games industry who are self-employed or freelance. Access online or in-person therapy, financial coaching, wellbeing programmes, and much more. Find out more at safe in our world dot org. Image shows a person with short dark hair, wearing a red top, holding a grey cat in their arms.

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MELLOW Games @gamesmellow.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

You can now buy Blueberry and Spring Tales together 🤩

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Mel (she/her) @meltea.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I will be giving a roundtable at Gamescom Dev this year together with the wonderful @jessicakathmann.bsky.social about the games industry's ethical responsibility of mental health representation. Hope to see you there 💬 #Gamescom #gamescomdev

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Jessica Kathmann 🔜 gamescom @jessicakathmann.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Beim Design von Mels Spiel "Blueberry" kamen diese Fragen ebenfalls auf – meine Kollegen von @behindthescreens.bsky.social und ich haben sie dabei unterstützt. Das Spiel verhandelt Themen wie Trauma, Depression und Substanzabhängigkeit. Das Ergebnis: store.steampowered.com/app/1536120/...

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Blueberry on Steam

Blueberry is a story-driven puzzle platformer that takes you deep into a woman’s mind as she faces her trauma. Ascend her Tower of Life, relive her key memories, and collect pieces of her fragmented…

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MELLOW Games @gamesmellow.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Thank you so much everyone for reviewing Blueberry on metacritic 🤩 We finally have a visible user review score of 8.3!! 😱💜💜💜 More reviews would still be super appreciated of course (only very few so far)!

metacritic screenshot: User Score, Generally Favorable, Based on 4 User Ratings: 8.3

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MELLOW Games @gamesmellow.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Have you played Blueberry? Do you want to ✨REALLY✨ help us and support the game? Give us a metacritic review (account creation takes a few seconds) ⬇️⬇️⬇️ www.metacritic.com/game/blueber...

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Blueberry Reviews - Metacritic

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MELLOW Games @gamesmellow.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Blueberry is in the Short Games Showcase by @ogrepixel.bsky.social with 20% off 💸 If you played the game already or are just getting it - please give us a review on Steam! 🫶😍 PS: There are some really awesome games in this showcase 👀 store.steampowered.com/app/1536120/... #ShortGamesShowcase2026

Key art Short Games Showcase featuring Blueberry.

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MELLOW Games @gamesmellow.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Blueberry is in the Short Games Showcase by @ogrepixel.bsky.social starting NOW! ALSO: There will be a discount as from Saturday 💸 If you played the game already or are just getting it - please give us a review on Steam! 🫶😍 #ShortGamesShowcase2026 Check it out: store.steampowered.com/curator/4619...

Artwork: Short Games Showcase on Steam, incl. Blueberry key art

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Hidden Trap @hiddentrap.com · 22/07/2026

Proud to see Mel Taylor's article on XBOX Wire! 🫐 It delves into how the human mind works in cases of trauma and recalling memories, and how that has been applied in the form of mechanics and narrative pacing in her game Blueberry (by @gamesmellow.bsky.social) news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...

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How Blueberry Shows Players the Purpose of Traumatic Memories - XBOX Wire

A deep dive on the psychology and personal experience that went into creating Blueberry.

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MELLOW Games @gamesmellow.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Blueberry is in this year's Games Composed in Germany sale 🎻🎶 My very talented audio team Felix Bachlinger and Paul Stähr did an amazing job with the music btw 💜 store.steampowered.com/app/1536120/Blueberry Event page: store.steampowered.com/sale/Games-C... #GamesGermany #indiedev #gamedev

Nice yellow hands playing a nice orange guitar in the Games Composed in Germany artwork. Steam sale goes from July 20-27.

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Mel (she/her) @meltea.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I wrote a very personal article for Xbox Wire about how Blueberry was inspired by my own life, but also by how memories and trauma actually work in the brain: news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0... #indiedev #gamedev

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How Blueberry Shows Players the Purpose of Traumatic Memories - XBOX Wire

A deep dive on the psychology and personal experience that went into creating Blueberry.

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MELLOW Games @gamesmellow.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

By the way, I don't mean to stress y'all out, but Blueberry is on sale for another 3.5 hours... #gamedev #indiedev #BlueberryGame store.steampowered.com/app/1536120/...

Screenshot from Steam: -20% on Blueberry SPECIAL PROMOTION! Offer ends in 03:28:47

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MELLOW Games @gamesmellow.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Thanks so much for the 91% review 🤩💜

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Mel (she/her) @meltea.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Another fantastic review of Blueberry 🤩 "The story is excellent throughout and full of real-world problems. I think it deals with depression and generational trauma brilliantly." www.thexboxhub.com/blueberry-re...

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Blueberry Review | TheXboxHub

Review - Blueberry will only take a few hours to complete. I liked the way it mixes old-school platforming with elements of point-and-click adventure games.

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CASI 🎃💀 @gatdesoia.es · 19/06/2026

🫐💜 yes... ha ha ha... YES! (you all should play Blueberry this weekend)

"Developed with love 100% free of AI slop"

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MELLOW Games @gamesmellow.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Wow, a 9.2/10 review!!! 💜🥳 Thank you so much @rescru.de 😱 #indiedev #gamedev

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Nikky’s Cozy Cove @nikkyscozycove.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Why play one new game when you can play TWO? 🎮✨ Going live with a Double Feature stream! First looks at @gamesmellow.bsky.social Blueberry & @tortitastudio.bsky.social Spirit Talk starting right now. youtube.com/live/Zufs0na... www.twitch.tv/nikkyscozycove #cozygame #indiegame #steam #pcgaming

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New Game Double Feature! 🆕✨ | First looks at Blueberry AND Spirit Talk!

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Anca @ancastasia.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Catch me rn playing Blueberry by @gamesmellow.bsky.social at twitch.tv/ancastasia and having childhood family trauma blues 💙💙💙 #indiegames

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RoxyResistant @roxyresistant.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

27. #Blueberry. Danke an @gamesmellow.bsky.social für diese Reise. Emotional, schwer, wichtig. Als selber Betroffene Person, aber schon wilder Trigger. Seid dem euch bitte bewusst beim Spielen. Review folgt.

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Sarah Burrini @laburrini.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Vor einiger Zeit habe ich bei Blueberry von @gamesmellow.bsky.social mitgearbeitet und Hintergründe und Animationen gezeichnet. Ich bin total gehypt, dass das Game jetzt draussen ist und wir freuen uns über Eure Meinung. 😊#supportyourlocalindiegames store.steampowered.com/app/1536120/...

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Herr Kaschke (i do music 🦍🖖🏼💋) @herrkaschke.com · 08/06/2026

The limited Cassette Edition for "Indie Arena Booth Music 2020-2024" is sold out at #Bandcamp so i decided to make this 15 Track Video Game Music Album available for digital download incl every Single Artwork, Canvas & Lyric herrkaschke.bandcamp.com/album/indie-... #vgm #indie #gaming #gamedev

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Indie Arena Booth Music 2020-2024, by Herr Kaschke

15 track album

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Mel (she/her) @meltea.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Some reviews are just wonderful, heartwarming essays 💜 #indiedev

Steam review of Blueberry screenshot. Text:

Posted: 5 Jun @12:45pm

Blueberry is a perfect example that a good game does not need to do too much! Even though the game is very short and can easily be finished in about 2–3 hours, it was an emotional rollercoaster in the best way. This game will make you feel things, even with this simple yet perfectly fitting vector-illustration artstyle! Usually, I want games to be fun and mechanically heavy, and I would also say that I might not be the target audience of the game. But I also understand, that this game does not want to be "fun" in the traditional sense. Much more, it wants you to experience different emotions and leads you on a very personal and real journey: In this game, you play through the life and memories of Barbara, or "Blueberry", as she was called by her mother. We start with her as a senior and after a phone call from her son, you basically save yourself into some kind of "Wonderland", the Tower of Life, where you then recall different memories and experience different stages throughout Barbara's life, starting with her as a 4 year old child. The gameplay consists of simple platforming and focuses more on the different memories. There are decisions to be made and while some just include different dialogue options, some decisions in this game go much deeper. In some cases, the game does not even present them as actual choices, but instead lets your actions influence the outcome, so it always feels like YOUR story. As mentioned before, this makes this game an emotional rollercoaster. The game also includes heavy topics such as alcohol abuse, suicide and suicidal thoughts, depression, and anxiety. But it handles them in a way that helps you understand why people act the way they do, without ever telling you, "This is good" or "This is bad." Instead, you get to understand the emotions behind not only Blueberry /Barbara, but also of her parents.

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And even though the game is short and mechanically not very demanding, I would still recommend playing it, because it manages to connect its visuals to the narrative so well. As she grows up, Barbara's wonderland develops from a childish dreamland filled with huge talking rubber ducks and crayon trees to a more adult version, sometimes even leading you back to previous memories, now seen from the perspective of the older Blueberry. The memories also feel natural and are written well enough to make it all feel real rather than "videogame"-scripted! There are also different endings, that reflect your choices and how you acted towards your dad, your mom and most importantly, yourself. My only complain would be that the price is a little high for what is offered, but I would rather have a short and sweet emotional journey where its very clear the devs spent love, thought and soul into every second, than have a 10-20 hours game where things get repetitive and boring, just to pad the runtime. So, if you have read this far, I hope you will give this small indie game a chance and support the devs! Have a great day and, most importantly, take care of yourself and the people around you!

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MELLOW Games @gamesmellow.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Very proud to announce that Blueberry is a finalist in the Humanitarian and NGO Market Category at the Serious Play Conference 2026 awards. Thanks so much for the recognition of a game that aims to reduce stigma around trauma and make players feel less alone 🙏💜 #indiedev #gamedev

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𓆩༺ K ༻𓆪 @beast2plate.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Seven games, $25, and a budget that refuses to stretch. So I did what any reasonable person would do and made a whole graphic instead of choosing. 😅 #indiegame #cozygaming #visualnovel #RainyDayChill Check out the Devs! @imissmyfriends.bsky.social @sethmaddev.bsky.social @gamesmellow.bsky.social

A purple-background promotional graphic titled "How would you spend $25?" in decorative script. Seven indie games are displayed as rounded cards with frosted price tags and single-word descriptors: My Little Cafe Nightmare ($6.11, "restorative"), Blueberry ($9.99, "introspective"), Fishbowl ($7.99, "tender"), Final Sentence ($6.29, "relentless"), Mini Settlers ($6.49, "methodical"), Let's Cafe ($7.99, "charming"), and KuloNiku: Bowl Up! ($8.63, "spirited"). Total if purchased together would exceed the $25 budget.

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MELLOW Games @gamesmellow.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

We are showing Blueberry at @indigo-showcase.bsky.social in Rotterdam! If you are here, come say hi 👋 #indiedev #gamedev

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MELLOW Games @gamesmellow.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Another 8/10 Review 🤩💜 "Blueberry is whatever the harshest, but most positive, opposite of ‘escapist’ is: it spoke directly to all of my real insecurities as a child to older parents, parent to adult children, and person, and then reminded me exactly who is in charge of my life story."

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MELLOW Games @gamesmellow.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

If you played Blueberry on Steam and liked it, PLEASE consider writing a review 🙏💜 We are very dependent on reviews to at least have a chance for more visibility. Thanks 😘

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MELLOW Games @gamesmellow.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

If you played Blueberry on Steam and liked it, PLEASE consider writing a review 🙏💜 We are very dependent on reviews to at least have a chance for more visibility. Thanks 😘

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MELLOW Games @gamesmellow.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Another really wonderful, thoughtful review 🤩💜💜💜 9/10 "Blueberry is an experience I won't soon forget, and it is a towering achievement in emotional storytelling." www.scorpioofshadows.com/post/blueber...

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Blueberry - Review

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Rachel @raythewren.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

@gamesmellow.bsky.social I pet the cat in Blueberry and my cat heard it and gave me this look The game is amazing!! Beautiful art, and the story hurts so, so good.

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IndieGameADay @indiegameaday.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Blueberry by @gamesmellow.bsky.social, a puzzle platformer, is out now! [PC, Switch, PS, XB] Explore the life of Blueberry as she climbs the Tower of Life, one experience at a time. Choose how she remembers various moments and piece together her fragmented life. #indiegame

Child Blueberry is hugged by her mother in a kids room. Mom is dressed to go to work in food service with a hat and apron

Teen Blueberry, her hair dyed pink, argues with Mom (dressed in the same hat and apron) in a living room. "Since when are you worried about me?" Two meters are under each woman leading to broken hearts

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MELLOW Games @gamesmellow.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Thank you so much for the very lovely and thoughtful review @checkpointau.bsky.social 😭💜🙏

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Lorenzo Pilia @lorenzopilia.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Happy Blueberry day to those who celebrate (don’t have a t-shirt for this one but I just ate blueberries)

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Julian @spunior.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Blueberry is one of these things that are willed into existence by the people behind them because the 'market forces' aren't officially screaming for games with such topics, so ... let's support this?

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Ariadne Sage @sageariadne.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Gosh this is an exciting week! Finally getting to play Blueberry from @gamesmellow.bsky.social I remember seeing a super early prototype of this game several years and cities ago, gosh it's come so far! 🫐🫐🫐 Also can't wait to play Isle of Feathers from @magpiebusiness.bsky.social 🦆🦉🦜🐧🦚

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MELLOW Games @gamesmellow.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

💜💜💜Blueberry is OUT NOW💜💜💜 It has been a long and difficult dev journey and I am so happy that we finally get to show the world our small, personal and heartfelt game. Thank you to everyone for the encouragement, kind words and love 💜💜💜 -Mel

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MELLOW Games @gamesmellow.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

We would also like to congratulate our release day buddies @pipapogames.bsky.social! They are making a brilliant game about maps called Map Map - A Game About Maps. It's about maps! You should definitely check it out. Happy release day to you as well!!💜

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