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Sol's Atelier 🏖️ Elfie: A Sand Plan 🐘 @solsatelier.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Elfie: A Sand Plan will be on sale for a little bit longer for the Autumn Steam sale! store.steampowered.com/app/3784760/... #indiegame ##puzzlegame #godot

Key art for the Steam Autumn sale with Elfie: A Sand Plan key art featured in it. It's showing the game being 25% off.

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Sol's Atelier 🏖️ Elfie: A Sand Plan 🐘 @solsatelier.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Elfie: A Sand Plan Demo Version 2.0.0 is now available on your browser!! 🎉🐘 Help a small rotund elephant with her sandcastle plans! 🏖️🐘 On both @itch.io and @newgrounds.com! pressedelephant.itch.io/elfie-a-sand... www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/... #IndieGame #ScreenshotSaturday #Godot

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Sol's Atelier 🏖️ Elfie: A Sand Plan 🐘 @solsatelier.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Elfie: A Sand Plan is 25% off during the #GDoCExpo Steam Sale Event! And there's a new update! The game is now available in Thai and Indonesian!! Elfie can now speak 12 languages. That elephant memory is quite impressive. store.steampowered.com/app/3784760/... #indiegame #cozygame #puzzlegame

Game zsdvs of Color Expo Banner with Elfie: A Sand Plan key art. With the text sale & update announcing newlanguages: Thai and Indonesian!

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Sol's Atelier 🏖️ Elfie: A Sand Plan 🐘 @solsatelier.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Even if the game's Steam page says it twice already, I think it's worth reiterating as often as I can: I'm firmly against generative AI. I don't use it in any parts of my creative process, nor my daily life. A 100%-made by humans for humans #indiegame. store.steampowered.com/app/3784760/...

Top image: Crayon on paper concept art of the gameplay for Elfie: A Sand Plan showing Elfie sitting on a towel with the pans of what she wants over her head.
Bottom image: In-game pixel art version of the above crayon on paper concept art. Elfie is in a different swimsuit and the space to her left is filled out with a sandcastle that's almost the correct solution of what she is asking but not quite.

Top image: Crayon on paper concept art of one of the still images used in Elfie: A Sand Plan. Elfie looks like she's staring directly at the camera.
Bottom image: In-game pixel art version of the above crayon on paper concept art. This one is a very close rendition of the above description.

Top image: Crayon on paper concept art of one of the still images used in Elfie: A Sand Plan. Elfie is playing with a mound of sand next to the water just starting to build her sandcastle.
Bottom image: In-game pixel art version of the above crayon on paper concept art. This one is a very close rendition of the above description.

Top image: Crayon on paper concept art of one of the still images used in Elfie: A Sand Plan. Elfie waving her arms around as if t trying to get attention while she's next to the water. Maybe she's expecting to get her picture taken?
Bottom image: In-game pixel art version of the above crayon on paper concept art. This one is a very close rendition of the above description.

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Sol's Atelier 🏖️ Elfie: A Sand Plan 🐘 @solsatelier.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Just 11 more to go!! As a debut game that's gotten zero mainstream coverage, this has only been possible through word of mouth. So have an indie game you wish more people knew about? Make sure to give it a review! Tell your friends about it! Your support really helps! #IndieGame #IndieDev #Godot

Screenshot of Elfie: A Sand Plan on Steam showing the key art, short description and user reviews (100% of the 189 user reviews being positive.)

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Sol's Atelier 🏖️ Elfie: A Sand Plan 🐘 @solsatelier.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

So close to 200 reviews!! Here's a compilation of some that focus more on Elfie than the sandcastle puzzle gameplay. Come for puzzles, stay for Elfie. Elfie: A Sand Plan Steam Page: store.steampowered.com/app/3784760/... #indiegame #indiedev #godot

A compilation of mostly short Steam user reviews for Elfie: A Sand Plan. These ones mostly revolve around Elfien rather than the sandcastle puzzle gameplay.

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Diggeh 💎⛏️ @diggeh.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Shortlist of some of my fave cozy mouse-only indies: 🐘 Elfie: A Sand Plan - Build sandcastles with Elfie! 🪲 Kabuto Park - Cute bug hunting & fun li'l battles! 🪱 Wormies - Raise & sell cute wormies online! 🦖 Fossil Corner - Collect fossils & solve puzzles as a retired paleontologist in your garage!

Screenshot from the indie game Elfie: A Sand Plan with a pixel art style. A tiny rotund grey elephant wearing blue and white striped swimwear sits on a cozy beach resting next to a red shovel and camera. A giant stair-themed sandcastle sits nearby, which the player has constructed based on instructions from the currently-sleeping Elfie on how to build it from both the front view and side view. Very cozy!

Screenshot from the indie game Kabuto Park. A young girl with bug catching gear searches in the distance of a shaded lakeside area for a beetle.

Screenshot from the indie game Wormies featuring a giant blue cardboard shipping box filled with Vibrant Rainbow Packing Peanuts (Happy Pride) on a picnic blanket. Inside are five elemental worms tio fulfill SnowflakeKiwi's order: two Fire Wormies, a Grey Glow Wormie, a Nature Wormie, and a Stone Wormie.

Screenshot from the indie game Fossil Corner featuring a cozy room setup of various fossils on display with silly names near an open window with a Fall backdrop.

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Sol's Atelier 🏖️ Elfie: A Sand Plan 🐘 @solsatelier.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I wonder how many players noticed this tiny detail. Elfie's hat has a pink band, but the hat she wears in the "Whisper of the Heart" achievement icon is purple.😉 You can find Elfie: A Sand Plan on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3784760/... #indiedev #indiegame

Screenshot of Elfie from Elfie: A Sand Plan looking at nothing because I didn't build any sandcastles before taking this screenshot.

Achievement Icon for the "Whisper of the Heart" achievement for Elfie: A Sand Plan. It's Elfie holding a smiling heart up to you. The band color of her hat is different from the previous screenshot.

Shizuku Tsukishima from Whisper of the Heart (耳をすませば) with her hat that has a purple band.

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Pressed Elephant @pressedelephant.com · 26/08/2026

"Ya, Elfie think it look like Elfie!" 😊🐘

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Pressed Elephant @pressedelephant.com · 10/08/2026

"Wow... Summer passed so fast!" -Elfie 🏖🐘☀️

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Sol's Atelier 🏖️ Elfie: A Sand Plan 🐘 @solsatelier.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I got a ton of good feedback on Instagram for what emotes people would like, since there is a limit. Her peeking over the sandcastle has been a fan favorite! ☺️ Steam Community Items coming soon for Elfie: A Sand Plan! 👀🐘 store.steampowered.com/app/3784760/... #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

A set of Elfie emotes for Steam Community items. 4 by 4 grid of mostly Elfie with some exceptions on the last line. So far her peeking out of the sandcastle has been the most popular one on Instagram.
(Not final, this is to help me pick which one I want and may also need to be refined.)

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Sol's Atelier 🏖️ Elfie: A Sand Plan 🐘 @solsatelier.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

*Sees big, wealthy, influential creator using genAI.* Anyway. Want to support a small indie game that uses no genAI? Consider checking out my award-winning sandcastle building puzzle game. Featuring the cutest elephant ever. store.steampowered.com/app/3784760/... #indiedev #indiegame #godot

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Sol's Atelier 🏖️ Elfie: A Sand Plan 🐘 @solsatelier.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Are you a streamer, video creator, member of the gaming press or independent reviewer looking for overlooked indie games that came out in the recent months? Please consider filling out the little form I made for Elfie: A Sand Plan! forms.gle/cBdc7nvaponb... #indiegames #gamedev

Elfie A Sand Plan sandbox mode where the top view looks like a question mark.

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Sol's Atelier 🏖️ Elfie: A Sand Plan 🐘 @solsatelier.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Elfie, the award winning small rotund elephant, needs help with her sandcastle puzzles. Go help her please. store.steampowered.com/app/3784760/... #ScreenshotSaturday #IndieDev #IndieGame #Godot

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Pressed Elephant @pressedelephant.com · 10/07/2026

"Oh? I won something?! Thank you!!" -Elfie

Screenshot of Elfie in her Zou swinsuit and strawhat jumping in the air with the 2026 GEE! Learning Games Award accolades above her.

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Game Devs of Color Expo @gdocexpo.com · 05/07/2026

#SpotlightSunday Elfie: A Sand Plan is a relaxing and intuitive puzzle game where you help a small ambitious elephant build some sand castles. Enjoy spending time at the beach with your new rotund friend! So proud of the team for their release!! Let's show them some support! 🐘🏖 #gamedev

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#SpotlightSunday
Game
Elfie: A Sand Plan
Developer
Pressed Elephant, Sol’s Atelier
Release Date
OUT NOW
Out now on Steam

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Sol's Atelier 🏖️ Elfie: A Sand Plan 🐘 @solsatelier.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Looking for a relaxing puzzle game that's perfect for summer? Well, Elfie: A Sand Plan has 153 positive reviews out of 153 reviews and is on sale now! 👀🐘 "Maybe worth checking out? 👉👈" -Elfie #IndieGame #PuzzleGame #CozyGame

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Sol's Atelier 🏖️ Elfie: A Sand Plan 🐘 @solsatelier.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Elfie: A Sand Plan is 20% for its first ever Steam Summer Sale! 🎉🐘 Help a small rotund elephant build a sandcastle or two (or 186) by the beach in this relaxing puzzle game! 🏖️🐘 store.steampowered.com/app/3784760/Elfie_A_Sand_Plan/ #IndieGame #PuzzleGame #CozyGame

The Steam Summer Sale key art with Elfie A Sand Plan's key art marking it as being 20% off. From $6.99 to $5.59.

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XelEsparza @xelesparza.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

@solsatelier.bsky.social I found her on the beach and brought hee home for lemonade and snacks. We'll go build more sandcastles later!

A small, very round, knitted elephant in a blue and white striped bathing suit. So round. The roundest!

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Sol's Atelier 🏖️ Elfie: A Sand Plan 🐘 @solsatelier.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

E is for Elfie? 🤔 "Pssst! You can get Elfie's sandcastle puzzle game here on Steam!" -Elfie 👀🐘 store.steampowered.com/app/3784760/Elfie_A_Sand_Plan #indiegame #puzzlegame #godot

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Pressed Elephant @pressedelephant.com · 12/06/2026

"Elfie doesn't want to girlboss. 🥺" -Elfie

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Sol's Atelier 🏖️ Elfie: A Sand Plan 🐘 @solsatelier.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Elfie: A Sand Plan is a finalist for the 2026 Gee! Learning Games Award!! 🎉🐘 Looking to improve your 3D visualization skills? Give the game a try! 👀🐘 You can also vote for the game in the People's Choice category here: uwmadison.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #indiegame #indiedev #godot

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Sol's Atelier 🏖️ Elfie: A Sand Plan 🐘 @solsatelier.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Missed the launch discount? Well elephans rejoice! Here's the "Relaxing with Elephants" bundle crwated in collaboration with the folks over at Studio Niente. So now you can relax with elephants both big and small! 🎉🐘 Bundle page: store.steampowered.com/bundle/75630...

Elfie: A Sand Plan and Seclusa bundle image.

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Sol's Atelier 🏖️ Elfie: A Sand Plan 🐘 @solsatelier.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Ms. Worldwide (Elfie) keeps getting great reviews in different languages for her cozy puzzle game! I’m looking forward to having more localizations! Currently simplified Chinese, Korean and the Russian language are in the work! store.steampowered.com/app/3784760/... #indiedev #indiegame

Ms. Worldwide herself. It’s an illustration of Elfie wearing an earth themed swimsuit and walking on the beach. This swimsuit is not in the game but gos is it tempting to add it.

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Sol's Atelier 🏖️ Elfie: A Sand Plan 🐘 @solsatelier.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

My sandcastle building puzzle game featuring a rotund elephant may not have made in into Steam Ocean Fest. But it still has a 100% positive review score. ✨🐘✨ Elfie says "it's probably worth checking out, no?" 👀🐘 store.steampowered.com/app/3784760/... #indiegame #indiedev #newgame #godot

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Comfy Cozy Gaming @comfycozygaming.com · 30/04/2026

May is just around the corner and there are 26 new cozy games to get excited for that are dropping throughout the month! youtu.be/l1KKjY7ekkM

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New cozy games releasing in May 2026! ✨ | Indie Steam games

YouTube video by Comfy Cozy Gaming

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Chloe | PeaPodGirlGaming 💚 @peapodgirlgaming.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

✨ #cozygames releasing this week ✨ 10th - 16th May Roundup: 🚐 Outbound - 11th May - All Platforms - Exploration 🐘 Elfie: A Sand Plan - 12th May - PC - Puzzle 🐈‍⬛ Feline Forensics - 13th May - PC - Detective Puzzle 🎭 Let Me Play! - 14th May - PC - Interactive Fiction #indiegames ✨

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Sol's Atelier 🏖️ Elfie: A Sand Plan 🐘 @solsatelier.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Game is out!!!??? Elfie typed in "Release my app" and pressed Release Now!!! She says she'll be waiting for you at the beach!! store.steampowered.com/app/3784760/... #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #godot

Elfie in front of the "Release my app" steam screen page.

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Sol's Atelier 🏖️ Elfie: A Sand Plan 🐘 @solsatelier.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Here's the cute trailer to announce the release date for Elfie: A Sand Plan! Elfie says she hopes you enjoy it and that she hopes to see you soon! 🏖️🐘 youtu.be/gfOeAVX_u3Y #IndieGame #PuzzleGame #Godot #GameTrailer

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Elfie: A Sand Plan - Release Date Trailer

YouTube video by Pressed Elephant

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Sol's Atelier 🏖️ Elfie: A Sand Plan 🐘 @solsatelier.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

The in-game Photo Mode! 📸🐘 (If I can find a nice way to make something diegetic, I will. 🤭) You can wishlist my sandcastle puzzle game featuring a very rotund elephant on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/3784760/Elfie_A_Sand_Plan/ #ScreenshotSaturday #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #Godot

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Sol's Atelier 🏖️ Elfie: A Sand Plan 🐘 @solsatelier.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Made a small QoL change to highlight the currently "focused" sand block. It's useful to know which part of your sandcastle you're about to grab especially once double blocks are introduced. The color change is maybe a bit too subtle? Might tweak some more. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #godot

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Sol's Atelier 🏖️ Elfie: A Sand Plan 🐘 @solsatelier.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Elfie wanted me to show you this sandcastle 💖🐘 You can wishlist Elfie: A Sand Plan on Steam! And also try out the game's demo! 🏖 store.steampowered.com/app/3784760/Elfie_A_Sand_Plan/ #ScreenshotSaturday #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #Godot

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Pressed Elephant @pressedelephant.com · 24/02/2026

"Soooooo... Have you played the demo yet? 👀" - Elfie

Pixel art of a closeup of Elfie. She stares at you.
"Have you played the demo yet" resonates into your mind.

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Sol's Atelier 🏖️ Elfie: A Sand Plan 🐘 @solsatelier.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Happy Lunar New Year!! Here's an old sketch of Elfie trying her best to wear a horse costume! 🐎🐘

Sketch of Elfie in one of those 2 piece hotse costumes. But shw's alone.

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Sol's Atelier 🏖️ Elfie: A Sand Plan 🐘 @solsatelier.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Pretty much done with the customizable visuals for Elfie's indications! 🙌🐘 I'd like to add this to the demo (store.steampowered.com/app/3784760/... or pressedelephant.itch.io/elfie-a-sand... 👀🤭) but that will have to wait till after release. 😔 #GameDev #IndieDev #Godot #Elfie

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Sol's Atelier 🏖️ Elfie: A Sand Plan 🐘 @solsatelier.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

#QGC2026 is live!! ⚜️🐘 Please go check out all the amazing games that are made in Quebec! Allez voir tous les magnifiques jeux qui sont faits au Québec! #QuebecGamesCelebration #CélébrationJeuxQuébec #IndieGame 🔗 store.steampowered.com/sale/quebec2026 🔗

Célébration des jeux du Québec Games Celebration art banner featuring Elfie: A Sand Plan in the middle. The background is poutine. The curds are alive.

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Sol's Atelier 🏖️ Elfie: A Sand Plan 🐘 @solsatelier.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Before & after! 🐘🏖️ Wishlist Elfie: A Sand Plan here! store.steampowered.com/app/3784760/Elfie_A_Sand_Plan/ #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #screenshotsaturday

The redrawn pixel art version of a closeup of Elfie at the beach.

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Sol's Atelier 🏖️ Elfie: A Sand Plan 🐘 @solsatelier.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

*Proceeds to add the hat to all the sprites. 👒🐘* #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #screenshotsaturday

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Sol's Atelier 🏖️ Elfie: A Sand Plan 🐘 @solsatelier.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Finished some scene restructuring to allow the options, dialogues and responses to appear above the post-process filters. This way, it'll be possible to make (most) texts more readable without having to turn of the filters. (The decoupling caused quite a few bugs, but things look okay now! 🙏)

Screenshot of the dialogue and responses being over the filters.

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Sol's Atelier 🏖️ Elfie: A Sand Plan 🐘 @solsatelier.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Added some animations when spawning sand blocks! ✨🐘 I still want to tweak a few things but I'm glad the idea I had for it worked out! #IndieGame #GameDev #IndieDev

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Sol's Atelier 🏖️ Elfie: A Sand Plan 🐘 @solsatelier.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Welcome to all the new Bluesky arrivals! Don't be afraid to post links or to use hashtags! Here's a bit of a demonstration! 😉 Posting a gameplay trailer alongside the game's Steam page link: store.steampowered.com/app/3784760/... #gamedev #godot #indiegame #indiedev

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Pressed Elephant @pressedelephant.com · 25/12/2025

"Hmpf! 😤 At least there we're cookies ready for me after this! 🍪🤤" -Elfie

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Sol's Atelier 🏖️ Elfie: A Sand Plan 🐘 @solsatelier.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

The #SteamAnimalFest starts tomorrow! 🐘🦍🐈🐕🐀🐁🐒🐅🐐🐎🦡🦆🦎🐜🦩🐟🐝🐄 But if you'd like to address the elephant on the beach, you can try out the demo for Elfie: A Sand Plan today! 🏖️ store.steampowered.com/app/3784760/... #IndieGame #GameDev #CozyGame

The Steam Animal Fest key art with a background filled with animals.
Featuring the key art for Elfie: A Sand Plan

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Sol's Atelier 🏖️ Elfie: A Sand Plan 🐘 @solsatelier.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

It's #PitchYaGame! Elfie: A Sand Plan is game where you help a small elephant build sand castles! 🐘 🏖️ Relax at the beach! 🧩 Solve open-ended 3D geometric puzzles! 🏰 Build your own castles in sandbox mode! You can play the demo on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/3784760/... #IndieGame #CozyGame

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