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UK-based indie develop and publisher working on a wide range of exciting projects! www.slugdisco.com

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Secret Mode - Chained Together 2v2 Race OUT NOW! @wearesecretmode.com · 16/07/2026
🦀Even the bundles evolve🦀 Everything is Crab, Voidling Bound, and Pathogenic join forces to create the Action Evolution bundle! Congratulations to Aberrant Labs and @slugdisco.bsky.social on Pathogenic's release today💖
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Evil Empire Studio @evilempirestudio.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
A new infectious bundle is out and it's a special one 🥔🦠 Pathogenic, the new roguelike bullet heaven, just released on Steam. And it's made by non-other than Brotato's soundtrack composer! Huge shoutout to Aberrants Labs and @slugdisco.bsky.social for the release of @pathogenicgame.bsky.social!
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Bryanna/Brioche, Angry Noodle @theangrynoodle.com · 06/07/2026
Empires of the Undergrowth by @slugdisco.bsky.social is straight up addictive. You control various ant colonies. 😁
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Slug Disco @slugdisco.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Earth is dead. You are on the run. The Swarm is coming. We're exciting to announce that we are publishing "Stationbreak", which has just hit 20,000 wishlists! #indiegame #gamedev #scifi #space
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Slug Disco @slugdisco.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
We're thrilled to announce Pathogenic, a microscopic roguelike shooter, is launching on July 16! Infect the human body as a lone pathogen in this cellular roguelike shooter. Equip organelles and evolve your parasite to battle your host's immune system. #indiegame #gamedev #roguelike #indiedev
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Slug Disco @slugdisco.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
We're pleased to announce Retroneer - the next game we are publishing here at Slug Disco ⚡ Retroneer is a puzzling circuit-building roguelike all about tinkering with your components, crafting powerful synergies, and seeing how far it can take you! www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcqH...
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Retroneer - Announcement Trailer | #puzzle #roguelike #game #steam
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Kurix_Tooper @kurixtooper.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Check out @pathogenicgame.bsky.social FREE DEMO via their official Steam store page at store.steampowered.com/app/3808690/... #Pathogenic is developed by Aberrant Labs & published by @slugdisco.bsky.social. #actionroguelike
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Pathogenic on Steam
Become the infection in a 2D roguelike twin-stick shooter - a lone parasite, fighting a biological war. Collect organelles to evolve your cell in a microscopic arms race against your host's immune sys...
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Drewbacca @drewbaccaaa.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Just played The Ember Guardian by @slugdisco.bsky.social for the first time tonight! I didn’t want to put it down, check it out. #gamingshorts #twitch #towerdefense #videogames www.twitch.tv/databrix/cli...
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DataBrix - +1 Accuracy
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Slug Disco @slugdisco.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
We're delighted to be able to be part of the Second Wind Games Showcase! Make sure to tune in for some #Horticular news! 👀
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Slug Disco @slugdisco.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Big things are happening today at Slug Disco! The Ember Guardian releases today! The Earth Appreciation Festival starts today! (Watch the showcase here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcFk...) We're announcing something exciting internal today!
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The Earth Appreciation Festival Showcase 2026 - Hosted by @SimonClark
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Slug Disco @slugdisco.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
The Earth Appreciation Festival showcase - hosted by Simon Clark return April 17th at 5pm BST! The video is set up as a YouTube Premiere so feel free to hit the notification bell to be alerted when the showcase starts! www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcFk...
Screenshot of the Premiere landing page for the Earth Appreciation Festival showcase.
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Slug Disco @slugdisco.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
The Earth Appreciation Festival Showcase returns April 17th, featuring trailers and announcements from over 30 games, hosted by content creator Simon Clark and supported by the events official charity partner @coolearthaction.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBtE...
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Earth Appreciation Festival Returns April 17th to 24th!
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Slug Disco @slugdisco.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
The Earth Appreciation Festival returns for it's FIFTH year this year on Steam - taking place April 17th to April 24th. The EAF Showcase will return too, premiering on the Slug Disco YouTube channel! #WorldEarthDay
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Slug Disco @slugdisco.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Shoutout to @pcgamer.com for their article about our upcoming Sporelike game Pathogenic! www.pcgamer.com/games/roguel...
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I don't know why everyone's suddenly making games inspired by Spore, but this roguelike twin-stick shooter might be the best attempt yet at realising the lost potential of the cell stage
You can play a free demo of Pathogenic on Steam right now.
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Games Jobs Direct @gamesjobsdirect.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
🌐 @slugdisco.bsky.social – Product Marketing Executive Run social media, manage communities, and help plan upcoming game launches. Ideal if you love games and want to shape how they connect with players. 👉 More info: tinyurl.com/2s4esvcs #gamedev #indiedev #hiring #jobs #gamesjobs
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Slug Disco @slugdisco.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Join the disco! 🪩 Slug Disco are hiring a Product Marketing Executive - this is a fully remote entry level role for anyone based in the UK! Salary: £25,000-£30,000 Deadline: 14th December Learn more, and apply for the role here: slugdisco.com/position-pro... #indiegame #marketing
Logo for the company Slug Disco, a small slug sits atop a disco ball above the words "Slug Disco"
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Phenexa 🔥Variety Streamer | Content Creator @phenexa.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Found a game that's giving me Bugsnax vibes 💗 In Chronicle Games' #StrangeSeed, you start as a tiny blob and evolve by eating DNA from other creatures @slugdisco.bsky.social 🧬 You build, reshape and experiment with your form as you explore different biomes and take on quests and battles! Vid below 👇
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Slug Disco @slugdisco.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Green Again is joining #tinyteams2025 by @tinyteamsfest.bsky.social from Aug 7-14! The team might be tiny (it's hard to get tinier than 1 dev), but the plans for the Sproutlings are big! Check out all the amazing indie titles! store.steampowered.com/sale/TinyTea...
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Slug Disco @slugdisco.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Thank you @gamerzakh.com for checking out Primordial Empire! Glad you liked the demo! Please look forward to more content coming soon! youtu.be/V3B3JlM3cVg?...
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Imagine Spore Cell Stage But It's A 'City' Builder
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Slug Disco @slugdisco.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Check out Primordial Empire, a microscopic colony builder! 🦠 Cultivate a colony of microbes, plants and animals and build a self-sustaining ecosystem. Explore an alien world and protect your settlement from intruders. Nurture and evolve the tiny microbes and build your empire one cell at a time!
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Empires of the Undergrowth @eotu.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
The scientists routinely dye their lab specimens several colours to differentiate them, but many researchers think Formica ereptor looks particularly pleasing in pink. #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev #MadeWithUnreal #ants
A Formica ereptor queen ant and workers. A fictional species from Empires of the Undergrowth. She is in an underground nest, with lab equipment visible in the background through the glass of her vivarium.
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Empires of the Undergrowth @eotu.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Rate his rizz
A brightly-patterned jumping spider performing a dance. A new animation soon to be added to Empires of the Undergrowth
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Slug Disco @slugdisco.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Leafcutter ants don't eat leaves directly - they use them to grow a nutritious fungus. Empires of the Undergrowth is out now - but a rainforest and leafcutter revamp is very close. #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev
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FawkesandBull @fawkesandbull.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Starting off our Mardi Gras weekend with something cool and joyful! 🎉 Thank you to @slugdisco.bsky.social for hooking us both up with keys for Horticular! We'll be giving it a spin for the first time tonight @ 6 pm CST. We can't wait! How many of you have tried it so far?
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Empires of the Undergrowth @eotu.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Myrmecia ereptor looking wasp-like in yellow #indiedev #gamedev #insects #ants #gaming
A Myrmecia ereptor - a fictional ant species from video game Empires of the Undergrowth - with wasp-like markings. An underground scene with a queen and pupae is in the background.
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Empires of the Undergrowth @eotu.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Leafcutter ants collect leaves from their surroundings to grow a nutritious fungus. They may not be meat eaters - but those mandibles are powered by huge muscles and are capable of breaking human skin with ease. Rainforest & leafcutter remaster coming soon! #screenshotsaturday #games #indiegames
A leafcutter major soldier ant leaving her nest. She is close to the camera and in sharp detail. A rainforest scene is visible behind her. several of her daughters - minim workers, minor workers, media workers and powerful major soldiers. This represents a rework of art in the third tier of Empires of the Undergrowth.A warm underground scene depicting a small leafcutter ant colony. The large queen is surrounded by several of her daughters - minor workers, media workers and powerful major soldiers. This represents a rework of art in the third tier of Empires of the Undergrowth.A trail of leafcutter ants walking to nearby foliage to harvest leaf cuttings. Several ants have already climbed saplings and are working on cutting off sections of leaves. This represents a rework of art in the third tier of Empires of the Undergrowth.A warm underground scene depicting a small leafcutter ant colony. The large queen is surrounded by several of her daughters - a minim worker, minor workers, media workers and powerful major soldiers. This represents a rework of art in the third tier of Empires of the Undergrowth.
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DanPos @danpos.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Today we're (@slugdisco.bsky.social) announcing that Earth Appreciation Festival 2025 submissions are open! 🌍 You can apply here: forms.gle/3japXvzNH3by... #gamedev #indiedev #gameevents #gamemarketing
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Earth Appreciation Festival 2025 Submissions
In recognition of World Earth Day which takes place at the end of April, we’re hosting an event (April 1 to April 8 2025) celebrating the beauty of our green planet, and the marvelous diversity of lif...
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Empires of the Undergrowth @eotu.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Happy holidays to those celebrating today! We've got a very special message from the Slug Disco team. #Christmas #Christmas2024 #HomeAlone #indiedev #gamedev
A Christmassy scene in the Hungry Spider level from Empires of the Undergrowth - the festive spider is near the camera wearing a Santa hat, and behind him is a Christmas tree with many gifts. The landscape is snowy and snow is falling. Text to the right, above the EotU logo, reads:

"Thank You for supporting us
in our release year!

You’ve made sure 
Empires of the Undergrowth
was a big success. So,
from the bottom of our hearts,

Merry Christmas, 
ya filthy animals!"
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Novy Unlimited @novyunlimited.com · 12/12/2024
In a postmortem on @gamedeveloper.bsky.social, @slugdisco.bsky.social's Mike Connor discusses how ant simulation RTS Empires of the Undergrowth evolved from a mobile game concept to a full-fledged PC title during a seven-year Early Access period. www.gamedeveloper.com/design/postm...
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Postmortem: How Empires of the Undergrowth came together in over 7 years of Early Access
Here's the path this ant sim took from mobile pitch to full-blown RTS on PC.
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Slug Disco @slugdisco.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
ICYMI, the #SteamWinterSale is here! Our published titles are now ON SALE! 🐜Empires of the Undergrowth - 50% OFF! 🌿Horticular (new festive update!🎄) - 30% OFF 🐟Ecosystem - 30% OFF Check out our games and get ready for a fun holiday! #Steam #Steamsale #indiegame
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mattsnippets - making Green Again @mattsnippets.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
❄️Winter update out for Green Again! 🎄Decorate your settlements with colorful lights, use "forever snow" mode for that festive mood. 🎅Sproutlings are dressed for the occasion 🎼It also has new music created by the awesome Tobi Weiss. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame
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Empires of the Undergrowth @eotu.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Time for the final newsletter of 2024! Just a bit of a roundup of recent stuff and the ongoing beta testing. Thank you so much for supporting us in our release year! It's gone amazingly well, and we're far from done with EotU yet. store.steampowered.com/news/app/463...
Empires of the Undergrowth December 2024 Newsletter

The EotU logo is at the top, in a blue theme. "December 2024 Newsletter" is at the bottom in a serif font. A wintery scene of wood ants collecting seeds from a pinecone is in the background.
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Slug Disco @slugdisco.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Posting a blue sky on Bluesky (from our game Adapt!) #indiegame
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Empires of the Undergrowth @eotu.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
In a lair made of roots and leaves, a huge whip spider (Heterophrynus batesii) waits out the day, conserving its energy to hunt under the cover of darkness in the Ecuadorian rainforest. The rainforest art update is going well! #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev #UE4 #indiegame
A whip spider hiding under a network of roots and leaves, in a daytime rainforest ground scene.
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しろひろし@イラスト仕事募集中 @shirohiroshi528.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
みなさん!!クリスマスには Empires of the UndergrowthのかっこいいアリさんのTシャツはいかがかな!? このアリさんのイラスト、オレが描いたんだって!!すごいぞー!かっこいいぞー!!
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Slug Disco @slugdisco.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Someone has released a mod for Horticular that includes an adorable lil' fox 😢
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Slug Disco @slugdisco.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
The last postage dates in time for Christmas on the Slug Disco shop are fast approaching. The last shipping dates are: 8th for the US, 11th for the EU and 21st for the UK! shop.slugdisco.com/collection/e...
A screenshot of the Slug Disco shop showing the five t-shirts that are for sale on the website.
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Slug Disco @slugdisco.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
It's recently turned 7 years since Empires of the Undergrowth was first released into early access - it released fully in June of this year. What a journey we've been on - and the bull ant has been its mascot all this time, despite not being in the game - until now! #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
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Slug Disco @slugdisco.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
It's recently turned 7 years since Empires of the Undergrowth was first released into early access - it released fully in June of this year. What a journey we've been on - and the bull ant has been its mascot all this time, despite not being in the game - until now! #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
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Slug Disco @slugdisco.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
The last postage dates in time for Christmas on the Slug Disco shop are fast approaching. The last shipping dates are: 8th for the US, 11th for the EU and 21st for the UK! shop.slugdisco.com/collection/e...
A screenshot of the Slug Disco shop showing the five t-shirts that are for sale on the website.
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mattsnippets - making Green Again @mattsnippets.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
*slaps roof of outpost* this bad boy can fit so many sproutlings! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #screenshotsaturday
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Slug Disco @slugdisco.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Join us in congratulating one of our founding slugs, Liam, on the arrival his second child who was born healthy and happy early yesterday morning! Mother and baby doing well. Liam will be taking a bit of time off to settle the little one in. Congratulations to him and his colony on their expansion!
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Slug Disco @slugdisco.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Steam's Autumn Sale is here, and our games are on discount!🍂 🐜Empires of the Undergrowth - 50% Off 🪴Horticular - 20% Off 🐟Ecosystem - 30% Off Available till December 4th! Our publisher page: store.steampowered.com/developer/Sl... #indiegame #steamsale #steam
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Slug Disco @slugdisco.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
We've just announced a new publishing project - Strange Seed! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hlzg...
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Strange Seed - Official Trailer
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Slug Disco @slugdisco.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
ICYMI: Ecosystem launched finally into 1.0 on Steam :) Ecosystem is a god-game/simulation hybrid in which players design aspects of their underwater ecosystem. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DkD...
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Ecosystem - Crustacean Update & 1.0 OUT NOW!
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Pure_Ben! 👾✋🖥️🖱️🤚 @pureben.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
A quick lil' bump for my lengthy first impressions view of #Ecosystem from @slugdisco.bsky.social ! v1.0 is out and if you're new to the game, this should give you a great primer for how to get started. Buy it here: tinyurl.com/yh43cscd youtu.be/anN2868ZERU #indiegames
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What's Up With Ecosystem V1.0? First Impressions at Length - Pure_Ben!
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Slug Disco @slugdisco.bsky.social · 23/10/2024
One of our games "Ecosystem" is moving to 1.0 on November 8th! Ecosystem is a game about life. At its heart are evolving virtual lifeforms, who grow from synthetic DNA and live in a physically-simulated ocean. store.steampowered.com/app/1133120/...
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Slug Disco @slugdisco.bsky.social · 10/11/2023
Really starting to feel like EotU is on the home straight. Also includes some news about our other in development publishing projects - nature games Ecosystem, Horticular and Adapt!
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Slug Disco @slugdisco.bsky.social · 04/11/2023
Coming soon to Empires of the Undergrowth: STRAWCLUTCH - a custom game map which features a dense population of aphid-hosting milkweed plants surrounded by 4 colonies. Quick back-and-forth games with aphids as the main food source.
A cluster of milkweed plants surrounded by rocks and ant colony nest entrances in Empires of the Undergrowth
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Bryanna/Brioche, Angry Noodle @theangrynoodle.com · 26/10/2023
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