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Skymill Studios

@skymillstudios.bsky.social
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We are an indie dev team currently developing Kindred Fates. We post every Wednesday! Contact us through DMs or our email: SkymillStudios@gmail.com Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1858210/…

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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
QA is now testing the first build on the updated engine! While most things are finished, there's still some funny bugs to patch! #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Yesterday was the first day of fall! Put on your light flannel, pack an extra chapstick, and get ready for the spooky month fast approaching! #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector #fall #autumn ##flannel
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Our Unity upgrade is nearly done! Pretty much all of the Beta is working except Ether Run, and it shouldn't be much longer for the rest. The upgrade includes a lot of performance savings in terrain! #monstertaming #gamedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Our Unity upgrade is improving game performance! As you can see, Medium quality gets a stable 350 FPS. #monstertaming #gamedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #Unity #unityengine
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
What do you think of the name Bargeist? The name draws inspiration from Barghest, the Northern English mythological canine, and the German word for ghost, “geist.” We’re excited to hear your thoughts! #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Here's the "blocking" of a couple new Deerdog animations! Blocking establishes the key frames in an animation to make sure the designers are happy with the direction. From here, the rest of it will be fully animated. #monstertaming #gamedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #Unity #unityengine
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Hope you've stayed safe at the pool this summer and didn't drown! (Unlike Deerdog!) #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector #summer
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The terrain issue (caused by the engine upgrade) we showed in a previous post has been fixed! #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Someone please offer Deerdog a tissue! This cute little sneeze is a rare idle animation of theirs. #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Our July newsletter is now up on our website! www.skymillstudios.com/all-news-pos... #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector
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Community Newsletter July 2026 — Skymill Studios
Progress Humble_Shepherd is our next focus for animations! We’re currently working on their standard animations, which you can see an early work in progress video of below.
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Work continues on upgrading our environments and terrain into the new engine version. We've hit a bit of a snag and turned the world into Minecraft. (Don't worry, it's already almost fixed!) #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
We recently talked about Chime Towers and Auras. What do you think happened to this Chime Tower? #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Auras are passive effects in #KindredFates that you gain through exploration, but you can only have one active at a time. What kind of Aura effects would you like to see? #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Summer is a great time for some camping, just don't mistake Awburn for a marshmallow! #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
What are your guesses for these three unrevealed Kinfolk? #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Our June newsletter is now up on our website! www.skymillstudios.com/all-news-pos... #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector
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Community Newsletter June 2026 — Skymill Studios
Progress With the help of our community members on Discord and Bluesky, we now have an official name for Hull_Piercer! Please welcome Ravanuuk to Kindred Fates! Big thanks to everyone who wei...
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Which Kinfolk would be the most fun at a beach party and why? #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector #summer
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Here's a better look at the improved textures of the new Nyazen model! #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector #cat
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
As spring fades to summer, we hope that everyone enjoys their break away from school and whatever vacations are lined up this season! #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector #summer
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
We mentioned in the newsletter that Nyazen's walk cycle has taken a few attempts. Here's one of the first tries! #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector #Cat
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Our May Newsletter is now out on our website! www.skymillstudios.com/all-news-pos... #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector
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Community Newsletter May 2026 — Skymill Studios
Progress Nyazen’s unique body type continues to give us a fun challenge as we work on their standard animations! Most recently, we’ve been blocking out a rough version of their “walk” animation (i...
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
We've been testing out a new texturing method for Nyazen's model! (These aren't the actual colors) #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Work on the engine upgrade has been going faster than expected! We've also found some great terrain sculpting tools which will make our world designers' job much quicker and easier than before! #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #Unity6 #unityengine #monstercollector
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Who holds the title of the cutest revealed Kinfolk? #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Here's a glimpse of Nyazen in the game engine! The eyes aren't glowing yet (they will!) and this is still WIP. #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector #Cat
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Are you a Nyazen, a Tadalon, or a Lumala? #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector #bug #funny
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Happy Earth Day! 🌎 #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector #EarthDay
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
This will be the Nyazen model's final size compared to the human. Quite a big kitty! #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
We hope that everyone had a good Easter for those who celebrate it! #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector #Easter
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
We were able to get some new art for our Discord server icon, what do you think? #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector #aprilfools
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Our March newsletter is now out on our website! www.skymillstudios.com/all-news-pos... #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector
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Community Newsletter March 2026 — Skymill Studios
Combat Arena Beta Released a new version this month with Prophect as a playable character along with various bug fixes! We’re very excited to finally get a new Kinfolk in your hands. Their unique ...
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
We're working on animations for a Kinfolk many of you may recognize! Who is it? #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
We added Prophect to the Beta last week! Their unique playstyle blends Light, Dark, and Mecha abilities, offering unique and interesting skill expression for all player levels. It's the most unique playstyle players have had access to so far. If you enjoy Lumala or Skulken, give Prophect a try! #KF
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Look forward to a Beta patch adding Prophect as a playable character sometime in the next few days! #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector #update
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Since it was difficult to see in the newsletter, here's a better look at the new ability Deadly Premonition! Notice how the damage scales based on how much damage you inflict while the mark is active. #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Our February newsletter is now out on our website! www.skymillstudios.com/all-news-pos... #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector
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Community Newsletter February 2026 — Skymill Studios
Six years ago today, our Kickstarter campaign came to a close, and with it, something incredible happened. Over 11,000 of you believed in the vision of Kindred Fates enough to back it, and that moment...
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
As we mentioned in a previous newsletter, recent external funding has been used to get new art coming back in! We're super excited to see new animations for an unrevealed Kinfolk (Bright_Horn) being finished! #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
A benefit of bonding with Kinfolk is that they can no longer become Restless-hey wait a minute #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector #bug
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Awburn found love this Valentine's day season and hopes you do too! #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector #valentine
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
While upgrading engine versions isn't to be taken lightly, we've weighed the upsides and downsides. Our upcoming upgrade is going speed us up significantly. For example, it will likely cut our build times in at least half, which means less time sitting around waiting for test versions to be ready!
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Happy new year! From now on we’ll be posting newsletters on the final Friday of every month instead of the first Friday, that way they can encompass the entire month. www.skymillstudios.com/all-news-pos...
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Community Newsletter January 2026 — Skymill Studios
Happy new year! From now on we’ll be posting newsletters on the final Friday of every month instead of the first Friday, that way they can encompass the entire month. Apologies that we didn’t mention ...
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Take a look at the new Dark Pulse VFX being used in-game! #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
How do you think Prophect will shake up the meta? #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Encountered a bug where Awburn has very important business to attend to #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector #funny
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
We're back from our holiday break! How did you all spend your holidays? #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Our team will be winding down this week in preparation for the holidays. We hope you all have a good time with friends and family! We'll see you all again in January! Happy Holidays! #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Even though things haven't gone exactly as expected, we're still working hard to to make the game we envisioned. Here's an example of one of our incremental improvements, the evolution screen! #monstertaming #gamedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
It's December and getting chilly! Do you have an Awburn to keep you warm? #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Awburn has been busy peeling sweet potatoes for Thanksgiving tomorrow! Happy holidays everyone! #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector #Thanksgiving
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Skymill Studios @skymillstudios.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
... do you? #monstertaming #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #rpg #KindredFates #KF #Unity #unityengine #monstercollector #mobilegames #Unity3D #3DArt #meme
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