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Lenja making WATERFUL🌱 @lenjamakesgames.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Incledible news: 25.000 of you have wishlisted WATERFUL 😱🤩 Your support means everything to me since this is the only chance to tell Steam that this is a game people might enjoy and therefore shows it to people. So thank you all SO much!! 🫶

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Lenja making WATERFUL🌱 @lenjamakesgames.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Likewise!! Thanks so much for stopping by (and sorry I was too busy to have a proper chat!) Super happy to hear a fellow hidden object game dev like you is interested in my little game 😊

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Lenja making WATERFUL🌱 @lenjamakesgames.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Gamescom 26 recap! 👾👯‍♀️🎇 Had the best time showing my little game at this Cologne madhouse they call Gamescom! I received so many kind words about my game and got to hang out with super cool new and old friends. I'm so incredibly honoured to be part of this wonderful gamedev community 🥰

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Lenja making WATERFUL🌱 @lenjamakesgames.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Haha yes!! My terraforming can't compete with that though, it's a lot simpler 😅

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Lenja making WATERFUL🌱 @lenjamakesgames.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

So so excited to announce that I'm teaming up with the super lovely folks at @wholesomegames.com! WATERFUL is now officially part of Wholesome Games Presents 🥳🤩😱🎉✨

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Lenja making WATERFUL🌱 @lenjamakesgames.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I fell in love with dry landscapes while traveling and now I'm making a game about it! In WATERFUL you guide water through tiny desert valleys and let plants grow. Discover the animals attracted to the new habitats and solve tiny puzzles. Can you see the resemblance?

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Lenja making WATERFUL🌱 @lenjamakesgames.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Thank you!! I created a form on an external website but added a link to it directly in the game. I never did any online playtesting so I have no comparison but I think it's pretty neat that people can register for the playtest on the steam page and it's pretty much like a demo. Hope this helps :)

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Lenja making WATERFUL🌱 @lenjamakesgames.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

If you want to join the next round of playtesting - you can still sign up here! s.team/a/4414110

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Lenja making WATERFUL🌱 @lenjamakesgames.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Some more of my favourite feedback from the WATERFUL playtest 🎮🌱✨ Reading the extremely lovely responses from the playtesers still makes me SO happy! 🥹 Thanks so much everyone! 🙏

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thomas "noio" 🏔️ vandenberg @noio.games · 18/08/2026

OMG! GARBAGE COUNTRY won the Grand Prix Prize at BIC festival 😭🥹 We’re so honored 💕💕 Thank you to BIC and also tysm to all the players who stopped by and played our demo!!! We’re headed to gamescom next, so we’ll see ya’ll soon :) #GarbageCountry #indiegamedev #indiegame #gamedev

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Lenja making WATERFUL🌱 @lenjamakesgames.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

The first WATERFUL playtest is over and I've gotten incredibly helpful and lovely feedback! Thanks to everyone who participated 🙏 😊 Here's some of my favourite.

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Lenja making WATERFUL🌱 @lenjamakesgames.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Thanks so much for playing!! Very happy to hear you enjoyed Waterful, especially because I wanted to make it exactly for people like you (and me) who miss some direction in games like Tiny Glade 😊

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Lenja making WATERFUL🌱 @lenjamakesgames.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Oh yay so so happy to hear!! It's funny how I didn't intentionally make the game to be enjoyed by kids but all I've seen so far is that they love it! Thanks for playing and sharing!! ☺️🫶

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Lenja making WATERFUL🌱 @lenjamakesgames.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Playtest is starting NOW!! 😱🥳✨ If you have requested already, check your mails! And if you haven't, head over to Steam and do it now! You can play until august 13. AAAah, this is scary but exciting, can't wait to hear what you think!!

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Lenja making WATERFUL🌱 @lenjamakesgames.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Thank you!! Yes, totally agree, would absolutely love an "ultimate splashy" bundle with Sandcastle haha

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Lenja making WATERFUL🌱 @lenjamakesgames.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Thaanks, it's an honor to be compared to Terra Nil ☺️ although Waterful will be a lot smaller and less complicated 🙃

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Lenja making WATERFUL🌱 @lenjamakesgames.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Yay very happy you like it 😊 hopefully you'll enjoy playing too 🙃

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Lenja making WATERFUL🌱 @lenjamakesgames.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Thank you for the support!! 🙏 I'm actually trying to get my build to work in Mac as well so you might geht to play it after all 🙃 Can't promise anything but know that I see you and am trying!!

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Lenja making WATERFUL🌱 @lenjamakesgames.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Officially announcing my very first WATERFUL playtest on Steam! 🎮✨🥳 The playtest will run all throughout the Wholesome Games Celebration august 6-13 🌱 You can sign up already to be the first to play!

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Wholesome Games @wholesomegames.com · 27/07/2026

Our annual Steam event, the Wholesome Games Celebration, starts August 6 at 10am PT! We've curated 150+ discounts, demos, new releases, and world premieres. This year's event includes titles like Paralives, Fields of Mistria, Planet Zoo, and more!

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Lenja making WATERFUL🌱 @lenjamakesgames.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Super stoked to be part of another fantastic Wholesome Games Festival on Steam 🤩 Can't wait to do my very first WATERFUL PLAYTEST during the celebration 🌱✨

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Lenja making WATERFUL🌱 @lenjamakesgames.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Oh yay, very happy to hear you like them ☺️

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Lenja making WATERFUL🌱 @lenjamakesgames.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

If you hover over the sticker, it now outlines the plant that spawns the animal (like the fox in this example) #cozygame #gamedev #indiedev

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Lenja making WATERFUL🌱 @lenjamakesgames.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I've made some changes to the sticker book so it can hopefully explain better where to find which animal. I liked the old photo album vibes but I think the cutout shows better what shape is needed to create the biome. Which version do you like best? 🤔

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Lenja making WATERFUL🌱 @lenjamakesgames.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Thankss working hard to get it to you asap 🏃🏃

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Lenja making WATERFUL🌱 @lenjamakesgames.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

The new key art and some screenshots of my tiny oasis building game WATERFUL ✨️

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Lenja making WATERFUL🌱 @lenjamakesgames.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

That would be very cool with the touchscreen, true! But I have some heavy work to do performance wise on PC already so I'm honestly not sure it'll be doable for mobile... I'm focusing on PC for now since it's my first release. But if it goes well and I see hope for performance I'll definitely try!

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Lenja making WATERFUL🌱 @lenjamakesgames.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Wow!! @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social did an article about WATERFUL 🤩 That's huge, thank you!!

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Lenja making WATERFUL🌱 @lenjamakesgames.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Yes, very happy I already got this far with my first game 🤩Yeah I've heard you need at least 8-10k to get into popular upcoming and that's when people actually notice it? We'll see if the algorithm smiles upon waterful or not 😅

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Lenja making WATERFUL🌱 @lenjamakesgames.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Yes! A you can make a huge lake and fish will appear in the right conditions! Otherwise it's a ton of lilypads and dragonflies

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Lenja making WATERFUL🌱 @lenjamakesgames.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Wow that was fast!! Thanks for spreading the good news 🥳

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Lenja making WATERFUL🌱 @lenjamakesgames.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Yayy thanks so so much for your support 🥰

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