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Jake (SporeBloom) @jakecollinge.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Playing in the garden 🍄 An advanced mission where some friendly fungi help out (part of World 2) ✨Wishlist on STEAM (PC) store.steampowered.com/app/2895740/... #mushroomgame #spores #fungi #gamedev #strategygames #indiegames #steamdeck #steamdemo #mushrooms

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The Regreening | Wishlist Now! @cozy-impact.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

🌱 Save the date, friends! 🌱 On September 21st, it's your turn to bring life back to the wasteland 💚 grow plants, restore ecosystems, make some furry friends and turn a deserted world green again in our upcoming demo we're so excited for you to join us!! 🦉🐰 #IndieDev #CozyGames

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Jake (SporeBloom) @jakecollinge.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Garden mushrooms you didn't expect! 🌱🍄 Peek in the Pot >> SporeBloom Campaign Teaser 🎮 Wishlist on STEAM (PC) #greenthumb #mushrooms #fungus #strategygames #2026games #indiegames #indies #hexbased #boardgame #naturegame

video game showing mushroom mycelium growing across a stylized pot. It appears to stretch its border likes a slime mold

Close up of fictional mycelium spreading across a potted plant with leaves and dirt

Another close up of fictional mycelium, this time with an anthropomorphic character and flowery nodes appearing with tubular connections into the fungi.

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Jake (SporeBloom) @jakecollinge.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Ready to synthesize > 🍋 Grew enough SugarWedge to sweeten the whole map! - check the 'seeds' in the closeups :) #fantasticfungi #mushrooms #fungus #strategygames #2026games #gamers #mushroomgame #strategygames #strategy #ecosystem #newmedia

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Jake (SporeBloom) @jakecollinge.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

🍄 Returning to Vancouver Game Garden @vangamegarden.bsky.social 🎮Exclusive SugarWedge (Spore) demonstration 🔎New Campaign and more June 13 & 14th, 11am-5pm. 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC. #mushroomgame #fantasticfungi #spores #mycology #indiegame #vancouverevents #fifavancouver #fifayvr

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Vancouver Game Garden @vangamegarden.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Thank you to our Tree tier sponsor @texelraptor.com! 🦖 Texel Raptor is a small group of indie game devs who love to make creative management games. Currently in development is their second title, Croakwood, a cozy, froggy sim with a healthy dose of whimsy. Learn more: texelraptor.com

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Jake (SporeBloom) @jakecollinge.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

🍄 Even easier to find the 'mushroom guy' during game demos! New shirts for in person promo, with additional QR on the back (to the steam page > where you should Wishlist!) #mushroomgame #companybrand #fantasticfungi #spores #mycology #videogames #indiegame #cultivate

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Jake (SporeBloom) @jakecollinge.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

🎮Learn with the Dev! Join Discord each Friday: discord.gg/ZNV5q284KH 🔎 12pm-2pm PST - DM, Reply, or show up. . May the best mycelium win! Open to Public #mushroomgame #spore #spores #gamedemo #mycology #fungi #strategygames

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Jake (SporeBloom) @jakecollinge.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Howdy bsky, please follow via TikTok if you use it :) www.tiktok.com/@sporebloom Better vid collection of upcoming series #devlog #mushroomgame #mushrooms #indiedev #newgames

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Jake (SporeBloom) @jakecollinge.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Testing handheld: Steam Deck! >Touchscreen on Demo is great, full controller support may be coming in the future. >Sporebloom.com www.tiktok.com/@sporebloom/ Music by: @KimOxlund SFX by: @pongball.bsky.social #steamdeck #mushroomgame #fungus #steamdemo #networking

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BUS Game Devs - Vancouver Game Dev Series @busgamedevs.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

An incredible lineup of speakers for game dev talks on April 29! We will be hosting developers from: ⚔️ Slay the Spire 2 🪄 YAPYAP 🍼 Goodnight Universe Tickets are just $10 - get them here linktr.ee/busgamedevs

Graphic for Vancouver Game Dev Series on April 29

Showing the speakers:
Daniel Beaulieu of Goodnight Universe
Marlowe Dobbe of Slay the Spire 2
Jonathan Ng of YAPYAP

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Jake (SporeBloom) @jakecollinge.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Is a mushroom the fungus? Then what is mycelium? Info + SporeBloom Demo promotions rolling out. Please reach out if you give it a try! #sporegame #mycelium #mycology #indiegames #steamdemo #indies #oystermushroom #gamedev

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Jake (SporeBloom) @jakecollinge.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

The company behind 🍄SporeBloom evolves; branding updates and cards with fungi hype! ✨ Great in person connection opportunities are on the horizon. #antigeninteractive #antigen #sporebloom #mushroomgame #fungigame #fungusgame #indiegames #indiedev #madeinbc #bcsmallbusiness #fantasticfungi #games

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Jake (SporeBloom) @jakecollinge.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

🍄 BubbleFins 3D Print ✨ I've been handing some out at public showcases, maybe you'll be lucky to find one? Bulitus, the relocating Basic Bloom! Print by: @advay.dev #videogameartist #spore #naturegame #3dprint #3dprinted #mushroomfinds #mushroomgame #sporebloom #indiegames #bubbles #mushrooms

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Jake (SporeBloom) @jakecollinge.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Update Trailer & Demo are both live! 🍄 Try the New Campaign, Unlock trees and tons of polish... *ps Play your friends, or DM me if you want to hang and try it together! youtu.be/PpBekphGvHY

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SporeBloom CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCEMENT | (PC) Demo Update

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Jake (SporeBloom) @jakecollinge.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

✨Artwork Stages 2&3 of The Ancients - symbiotic contact has been made. The environment is encouraging, but something is wrong... Find SporeBloom on Steam (Wishlist/Discord) store.steampowered.com/app/2895740/... #gamedev #unity #gamedesign #indiegames #strategygames #fungi #mushroomgame

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Jake (SporeBloom) @jakecollinge.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

✨The Ancients - mysterious knowledge keepers. Observers and movers of all life interconnected with the soil. Find SporeBloom on Discord & Steam #mushroomgame #mushrooms #fungi #gamedev #gameart #fantasticfungi #strategygames #naturegames #indies

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Jake (SporeBloom) @jakecollinge.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Potentially 'Panaeolus cinctulus' (a ✨ species) growing very tall in a tropical terrarium! Game habitat inspirations keep on showing up... 🌿 Black spore print, a hollow stipe (stem) among other clues, traveling via potting mix! #mushroomphotos #mushrooms #mushroomgame #tropicals

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Jake (SporeBloom) @jakecollinge.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

🍇🍋 Making a proud return: new visuals, improved design, & new mechanics! It packs a synthesis of nutrients into energy, and mutualistic energy generation with opponent Blooms... #mushroomgame #gamedev #unity3d #mushrooms #fungi #strategygames

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Jake (SporeBloom) @jakecollinge.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

The first flush of these delicious mushrooms are ready. Have you tried one?! They don't require more equipment than a small spray bottle. *Mushroom Kit by: Foragers Galley (BC, Canada) *Credits: Music by Kim Oxlund! youtube.com/shorts/glXln...

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Harvesting Oyster Mushrooms - Home grow kit

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Jake (SporeBloom) @jakecollinge.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

🍄 Mushrooms growing on a mushroom > map projection has opened up tons of possibilities. Nature plays out on so many scales. Find us on Discord & Steam (Multiplayer/AI Demo) #mushroomgame #indiedev #spores #madewithunity #unity #strategygame

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Jake (SporeBloom) @jakecollinge.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

1️⃣ = real slime mold inspiration 2️⃣ = in progress '3d mycelium tree' - but what could we be growing?? 🍄 While slime molds are not fungi, the forms echo webbing and network branching #unity3d #gameart #indiegames #mycelium #network #gamedesign #mushroomgame

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Vancouver Game Garden @vangamegarden.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

The exhibitor list for Vancouver Game Garden 2025 is now live!! 🎮🌱 More than 40 different indie studios will be showcasing their games at this year's event, including games such as 1000xRESIST, Peglin, Beastieball, and many more! ✨ Check out the full list here: vangamegarden.com/exhibitors

A poster for Vancouver Game Garden 2025. The subtitle says "Enjoy works by local developers and artists", the date is Sept 27-28, and the details are "Roundhouse Community Centre, 181 Roundhouse Mews, 11am-5pm - FREE ENTRY! vangamegarden.com"

The poster features retro-inspired pixel art of people wandering through a garden of game demo tables and art displays as well as a section where attendees are watching a presentation.

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Jake (SporeBloom) @jakecollinge.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Loving the dreamy vibes in game with this improved gradient shader...✨ Ancient Network colors indicate upcoming growth; think blueprints for your future expansions #mushroomcharacter #mushroomart #gamedesign #gameartist #3dcharacterart #mushroomgame #unity3d

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Tom Arnold @tomfarnold.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

I was on the intellectually rich and didactic @waitingfornintendo.bsky.social to talk about developing Carpoon www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRmF...

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Indie GOTY has arrived... [𝖈𝖆𝖗𝖕𝖔𝖔𝖓]

YouTube video by Waiting For Nintendo

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Jake (SporeBloom) @jakecollinge.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

First snow oyster flush harvest. It's a big block and the next is on the way! 🍄 Always a delight and inspiration to watch em grow. #growkit #oystermushrooms #mushroomgame #gamedeveloper #mushroomharvest #fungipics #oysters #freshfungi #mushies #fungigame #fungus 1h

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Jake (SporeBloom) @jakecollinge.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

New art by @neilpinkettartist (IG) purchased during my holiday. I guess I'm officially a collector of his ;) He has amazing technique. Second image: art cards #mushroomart #mushroompainting #mushroomgame #natureart #mycologyart #mushroomartist #mushrooms

Acrylic painting on canvas of brown mushroom cluster, held against a real fern backdrop

Two art cards on a table, one depicting a snowy road and the other a tiny island of trees

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Jake (SporeBloom) @jakecollinge.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

🫧New feature: Map Exploration. It's still in development but it's very promising...great feedback so far :) 🍄Discover other networks and the bounds of the map More details here: steamcommunity.com/games/289574... #steamupdates #mushroomgame #mushrooms #indiegame #fungus #spores

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Jake (SporeBloom) @jakecollinge.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

🍄 Almost 1000 people have grabbed the Demo for their library! 🎮 Tag a gamer and send each other spores via Steam (link in bio) (screenshots from Trailer) #indiegames #unity3d #madeincanada #mushroomgame #spores #mushrooms

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Jake (SporeBloom) @jakecollinge.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

🍄 Spore = your playable mushroom 'faction' 🎮 Choose a Spore. Make your build. Test it vs. your friend for free! (link in bio) options: BeanStripe [Networker] loves to stretch its networks BubbleFins [Propagator] is the master of Humus soil #unity3d #gamedev #indiegames #mushroomgame #mushrooms

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Jake (SporeBloom) @jakecollinge.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

🍄 Demo figures are growing, bread being consumed. New Features, Tutorial improvements and more! 🗨As an indie developer, feedback is the best way to support and grow the game, and thanks to all that have :) 🎮 Steam link in bio #mushroomgame #fungi #strategygame #indiedev #unity3D

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The Regreening | Wishlist Now! @cozy-impact.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Cozy #PitchYaGame unite! The Regreening is a cozy nature-restoration game about healing🌾 🌱grow living ecosystems 🦉become friends with ancient spirits 🔥 share stories by the bonfire 💧 engineer water & land to make nature thrive 🌿 watch the world bloom again Follow us so you don't miss the demo!

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Jake (SporeBloom) @jakecollinge.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

SporeBloom: Mycelium Master Demo is now up on Steam 🍄 It’s a whimsical and fun turn-based strategy game about growing fungal networks and competing for dominance. Would love to hear what you think. Forward to a friend and have a match :) 🎮 Demo: store.steampowered.com/app/3283660/...

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SporeBloom: Mycelium Master Demo on Steam

A fungi-fueled 'battle of nutrition!' Turn-based strategy inspired by mycelium networks and territory control. Produce fantastical mushrooms and expand to outgrow your rivals. Develop peacefully or pa...

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Jake (SporeBloom) @jakecollinge.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Got some fresh screenshots going up for SporeBloom :) Both of these are from the same map, just different perspectives ;) Very refreshing to reframe the experience now and then. #unity3d #unity #mushroomgame #spores #mushrooms

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Jake (SporeBloom) @jakecollinge.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Got some new branding finalized (or super near to it!) Thanks a ton to the game's community for feedback. There isn't a single aspect that doesn't receive an iteration in game dev. #unity3d #gamedevelopment #mushrooms #mushroomgame

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Jake (SporeBloom) @jakecollinge.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

I'm very thankful for being selected for grant funding! It's a big boost after 2 dedicated years thus far. 🕹 You may have spotted posts advertising for hiring, and it's largely thanks to this program's belief in SporeBloom. 🍄 #playbc #creativebc #interactivemedia #mushroomgame #mycologysociety

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Jake (SporeBloom) @jakecollinge.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Here's a little capture of recent animations - highlighting 'busy tiles' in the game! I've included it and many screenshots in my newest Patreon post: www.patreon.com/posts/februa... #indiegames #unity3d #gamedesign #mushrooms

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