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Tursiops Studios @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Here's the #Primrows challenge schedule for October! Get ready for three brand-new challenges that will get you in the mood for spooky season, plus a couple returning favorites like the pumpkin patch 🎃

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Cathy Kimport @purpleninjagrrl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

New #Primrows challenge debuts this week: “Spill the Tea”! This one brings jasmine and chysanthemum back to really bend the rules of when and how flowers grow. Pour yourself a cup of tea and give this a try at linktr.ee/tursiops #indieDev #puzzleGame #diceGame

Primrows screenshot

Round 1 of 3; 0 points

A 4x4 grid of flowers
Row 1: orange, chrysanthemum, violet, blue
Row 2: orange, jasmine, violet, chrysanthemum
Row 3: chrysanthemum, orange, blue, violet
Row 4: jasmine, blue, chrysanthemum, orange

0 water left
Harvest for 120 points

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Carrot 🥕 @justacarrot.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I will be closing signups for this at the end of this week! (EOD Sunday the 20th)!

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Cathy Kimport @purpleninjagrrl.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This week’s #Primrows challenge is the return of Rising Harvest! This is a bit of a weird challenge where you climb a scoring ladder — it was actually one of the candidates for Quick Play before we settled on the simple 3-round structure. Try it here: linktr.ee/tursiops #indieDev #diceGame

Primrows screenshot with fall background

Round 3; 85 points

A 4x4 grid of flowers

Row 1: pink, azure, empty, blue
Row 2: empty, enpty, azure, orange
Row 3: orange, enpty, violet, empty
Row 4: blue, violet, empty, empty

Medals for 30 and 50 points are lit up. Medals for 70, 100, and 140 are still dark

6 water remaining in barrel
Not ready for harvest (minimum 70 points)

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Chuduuuu 🔌🍞 video editor for people @chuduuuu.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Also this is Primrows it's a puzzle game with some RNG and I think I'm decent with the puzzle part- I'm just very very unlucky 😂💀 (in general) store.steampowered.com/app/2903530/... devs reached out and gave me a key~ thanks @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social 🍄

Gameplay screenshot of puzzle game Primrows showing a 4x4 grid of flowers

instructions on top: "You earn additional points for each set (row, column, and quad) that contains no duplicates."

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Cathy Kimport @purpleninjagrrl.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

New #Primrows weekly challenge debuts today: Apples and Honey! We’re trying to bring in a fair share of world holidays you don’t see a lot of game events for into Primrows, like this one timed for Rosh Hashanah, we hope you like them! Try it this week at linktr.ee/tursiops #indieDev #sudoku

Primrows Screenshot

Round 3 of 3; 190 points

A 4x4 grid of flowers; the left and right columns and the top and bottom rows have beehives

Row 1: Blue, Apple, Orange, Azure
Row 2: Apple, Apple, Blue, Violet
Row 3: Orange, Orange, Apple, Orange
Row 4: Orange, Azure, Apple, Blue

No water left
Harvest for 110 points

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Tursiops Studios @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Primrows version 2.3.0 has been released and is available on all platforms! 💐 Here's what's new: • Weekly/monthly/daily challenges now unlock earlier for new players • Add support for additional weekly and monthly challenges. • Changed certain flower colors

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Cathy Kimport @purpleninjagrrl.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This week’s #Primrows weekly challenge is Through The Pavement! Asphalt tiles keep you from pruning flowers, which makes this a great challenge for learning to spot new patterns and not just rely on your favorites. Try it this week at: linktr.ee/tursiops #indieDev @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social

Primrows Screenshot

Round 2 of 3; 60 points

A 4x4 garden
Row 1: [Asphalt] violet, pink, empty, empty
Row 2: empty, azure, [asphalt] blue, orange
Row 3: pink, [asphalt] orange, empty, empty
Row 4: empty, empty, orange, [asphalt] blue

2 of 3 water left
Not ready for harvest

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Tursiops Studios @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Here's the challenge schedule for September 2026! We have three brand-new fall-themed #Primrows challenges coming this month, plus two returning favorites.

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Cathy Kimport @purpleninjagrrl.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Brand new #Primrows challenge this week: Prune With Care! This is a fun strategic variant where instead of limited water and unlimited pruning, it flips the formula you can only prune 12 flowers but have unlimited water. Try it all week: linktr.ee/tursiops #indieDev #diceGame #sudokuVariants

Primrows Screenshot

Round 2 of 3; 110 points

A 4x4 garden of flowers

Row 1: violet, pink, azure, orange
Row 2: pink, orange, violet, blue
Row 3: blue, empty, orange, cyan
Row 4: orange, azure, violet, violet

0 prunes remaining
Not ready for harvest

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Carrot 🥕 @justacarrot.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Are you a streamer or press outlet who'd be interested in covering games for the first ever ace-focused Steam festival? Then fill out this streamer/press interest form! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Help us make this a wonderful celebration of ace games and developers! #asexual #GamesThatAceIt

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Cathy Kimport @purpleninjagrrl.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

This week’s #Primrows challenge is the return of Bingrows! This bingo-inspired garden gives you a “free square” wildcard in the center and challenges you to pay attention to the two big diagonals Try it all week on your platform of choice: linktr.ee/tursiops #indieDev #diceGame #puzzleGame

Primrows Screenshot

Round 2 of 3; 80 points

A 5x5 garden of flowers

Row 1: empty, blue, pink, yellow, azure
Row 2: pink, azure, blue, violet, yellow
Row 3: orange, empty, wild, blue, pink
Row 4: empty, orange, violet, empty, blue
Row 5: yellow, pink, empty, empty, violet

1 of 3 water remaining
not ready for harvest

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Cathy Kimport @purpleninjagrrl.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

New #Primrows monthly challenge: Chess Board! We’ve already answered the question “what if you mash up Yatzy and Sudoku,” and now we’ve invited chess pieces to the party! You can get this as part of the Game Industry Hardship Bundle: itch.io/b/3802/game-... #indieDev @tursiopsStudios.bsky.social

Primrows Screenshot. A new game is started and a rules card is on screen.

Chess Board
my best score 0
available flowers: pumpkin, hibiscus, cornflower, lily, viola

JOURNAL SCORING
Fill out multiple categories on a scorecard

PUMPKIN
Happy when it has no other pumpkins as neighbors

HIBISCUS
Happy when no other hibiscus is in the same row, column, or diagonal. scores double

CONFLOWER
Ignores quads

LILY
Happy when it has no other lily on a diagonal

Primrows Screenshot

Left side of screen

Round 6 of 6; 245 points

A 4x4 garden filled with plants:
Lily, Hibiscus, Pumpkin, Cornflower
Pumpkin, Pumpkin, Cornflower, Viola
Viola, Cornflower, Hibiscus, Punpkin
Cornflower, Viola, Lily, Pumpkin

1 of 3 water remaining

Right side of screen

A scorecard that is partially filled

3 of 4 pumpkins - 30 points
3 of 4 hibiscus - 60 points
4 of 4 cornflower - scorable for 40 points
3 of 6 lilies - 30 points
6 of 8 violas - 60 points
12 of 16 any flowers - 65 points

Total Score 245

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Tursiops Studios @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

We are so grateful to have been included in the Hardship Fund! Primrows has even been featured in the trailer- check it out!

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Tursiops Studios @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

The August challenge schedule is here! We're introducing a never-before-seen flower on Saturday, and two brand-new weekly challenges coming later in the month- Keep your eyes peeled, you won't want to miss this. #Primrows

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Cathy Kimport @purpleninjagrrl.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

This week’s #Primrows challenge: Wildflowers returns! These helpful little guys are just *always* happy, so you can use them to fill in challenging patterns. Try it this week on your platform of choice: linktr.ee/tursiops #indieDev @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social

Primrows screenshot.

Round 1 of 3; 0 points

a 4x4 garden with some of the flowers pruned

violet, empty, empty, orange
pink, orange, azure, empty
azure, empty, pink, azure
wild, pink, blue, wild

2 of 3 water remaining
not ready for harvest

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Tursiops Studios @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Our lead dev Cathy just scored #6 in creativity and #9 overall for her new game Spinfluencer! It's a game of skill, timing, and observation, with serious social commentary bundled up into an absurd tongue-in-cheek narrative. She even recorded a behind-the-scenes vlog to get a glimpse of her process.

ckimport.itch.io

Spinfluencer by Cathy Kimport

Spin the truth and win an election

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Tursiops Studios @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

We've got the perfect way to beat July's scorching heat: Staying in and playing our exclusive challenge for this month only, along with two brand-new weekly challenges! #Primrows

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Tursiops Studios @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Primrows Version 2.2.0 is live on all platforms 💐 This is a small maintenance release that extends challenge support and fixes some small bugs!

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Tursiops Studios @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

The Steam Summer Sale is ON 📢 Primrows is 25% off now until July 9! It's the perfect time to try the Demo for free before getting the game at a discount 💐 Get Primrows for 25% off: store.steampowered.com/app/2903530/... Try before you buy: store.steampowered.com/app/2903530/...

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Primrows on Steam

A challenging game of logic, luck, and pattern recognition that adds a twist of chance to sudoku mechanics. Tend to a whimsical garden with organic sounds and visuals while you unearth new weekly…

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Tursiops Studios @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

This bundle is exactly what you think it is - a bunch of LGBTQIA+ creators (including us!) got together and made puzzle games we think you'll really enjoy. And it's currently discounted! Happy Pride :-3 store.steampowered.com/bundle/59445...

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Save 7% on Not Thinking Straight on Steam

Fun twisty takes on the puzzle and strategy genres from LGBTQIA+ creators that will take you from the stars above to the depths below and all points in between

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Tursiops Studios @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Our Honeycomb challenge isn't for the faint of heart. Getting the flowers to be one of a kind here can be deceptively tricky. Try it out! On Apple : apps.apple.com/us/app/primr... On Google: play.google.com/store/apps/d...

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Cathy Kimport @purpleninjagrrl.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

New #Primrows weekly challenge: Honeycomb! This is a VERY difficult shape to try to get everything to un-match in. Try it here and see if you’re up for the challenge: linktr.ee/tursiops #indieDev #puzzleGame #diceGame @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social

Primrows Screenshot

round 2 of 3; 65 points
A garden of 18 triangles, arranged in to 3 hexagons in a small honeycomb tesselation, containing the following flowers:

Row 1: Azure, Cyan, Yellow
Row 2: Orange, Yellow, Cyan, Purple, Violet, Blue
Row 3: Purple, Orange, Blue, Cyan, Orange, Yellow
Row 4: Purple, Pink, Blue

0 of 3 water remaining
Harvest for 125 points

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Tursiops Studios @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Currently working on monthly challenge #22 and we're cackling because it works so well but it is so evil 😈 Any guesses?

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Tursiops Studios @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Question for fans! If there were a holiday megamix challenge, which is more appealing: more focus on global or familiar-to-American-audience holidays? I'm torn between adding in Eid and Diwali flowers, or Valentine's and St. Patrick's Day flowers. Either way will make for a fun challenge! #Primrows

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Tursiops Studios @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Sometimes I get midway through June and am like "oh wow its Pride" however this month at the strike of midnight it was a OMG PRIIIIDEEEE Anywho- this month's challenge really helps with that excitement :3 #Primrows

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Cathy Kimport @purpleninjagrrl.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

New #Primrows monthly challenge: Pride Parade! This is a medley challenge that features every color of the rainbow, because I can never resist smashing the “make it gayer” button 🏳️‍🌈 try it all month: linktr.ee/tursiops #indieDev #lgbtqia #pride @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social

Primrows screenshot showing the challenge rules card

Pride Parade
my best score: 0
available flowers: rose, pumpkin, corn, clover, cornflower, coluflower

Journal Scoring
Fill out multiple categories on a scorecard

Rose
Fills one of its sets with thorns. Flowers surrounded by thorns can't be pruned. Scores 2x (uncommon)

Pumpkin
Happy when it has no other pumpkins as neighbors

Corn
Happy when there is another corn in the same row

Clovers
(the remaining text is off-screen)

Primrows Screenshot showing a game in progress

Left side:

Round 4 of 7; 95 points

A 4x4 garden with the following flowers:
cornflower, corn, pumpkin, coluflower
rose, coluflower, corn, corn
corn, corn, cornflower, pumpkin
coluflower, cornflower, pumpkin, 4-leaf clover

0 of 3 water remaining

Right Side:

Choose a Category
Roses - 1 of 4, scoreable for 10 points
Pumpkins - 1 of 4, scoreable for 10 points
Corn - Already scored, 5 of 16 for 25 points
Clovers - 1 of 4, scoreable for 50 points
Cornflowers - Already scored, 3 of 4 for 30 points
Coluflowers - Already scored, 4 of 4 for 40 points
All Flowers - 13 of 16, scoreable for 90 points

Total Score: 95 points

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Tursiops Studios @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Looking for a hint to next month's challenge? June is Pride Month, and we're big on celebrating with every color of the rainbow 🌈 #Primrows

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Tursiops Studios @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

📣 Primrows Version 2.1.0 is now available on all platforms! 💐 This is a small maintenance update that extends weekly challenge support and makes a few bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements.

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Cathy Kimport @purpleninjagrrl.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Pride month is starting next WEEK!! Here's the challenge schedule for June- We've got three all-new challenges, plus three returning favorites. #Primrows

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Data Erase @dataerase.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Played the demo for Sealed Fortress by @minasheep.bsky.social over the last week. Fun little dungeon crawl with a good sense of game design philosophy. Does a lot of show don't tell which is always something I appreciate. I definitely wanna play the full version when it comes out.

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Take This @takethis.org · 27/05/2026

Our workshop on how to manage burnout for game devs is TOMORROW! Reserve your seat now to attend. It's a free event with a suggested donation of $25, with options for individuals (or orgs!) to sponsor seats and further support Take This. Sign up and make your donation at givebutter.com/menta...

Take This presents: Mental Health Starts at Work. How to manage burnout for game developers. May 28th, 8pm Eastern, 5pm Pacific. Free. $25 suggested donation. Options to sponsor seats for others! give butter dot com slash mental dash health dash starts dash at dash work

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Tursiops Studios @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Pride month is starting next WEEK!! Here's the challenge schedule for June- We've got three all-new challenges, plus three returning favorites. #Primrows

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Cathy Kimport @purpleninjagrrl.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

New #Primrows weekly challenge: Enlightenment! Find inner peace this week with a garden full of lilies and lotus flowers #indieDev @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social

Primrows Screenshot

Round 3; 195 points

A 4x4 garden with the following flowers:

lily, violet, blue, lotus
orange, blue, violet, violet
violet, lily, lotus, blue
blue, lotus, violet, orange

0 of 3 water remaining
Harvest for 110 points

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Tursiops Studios @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

okay but does it have sudoku mechanics with hand drawn art? 🤔 #Primrows #Indiegamedev #puzzle

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CreepyClaws - Indie Game Dev @creepyclaws.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Working on the first puzzle interactions for my sci-fi survival horror game. Today: keycards, card readers, locked sectors, and a station that really doesn’t want you to leave. #indiedv #gamedev #survivalhorror

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Tursiops Studios @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

ya'll don't understand, those five minutes are IMPORTANT TO ME #Primrows #PuzzleGames #Sudoku

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Cathy Kimport @purpleninjagrrl.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

New #Primrows weekly challenge: Dandelion Field It’s No Mow May and that means that you physically CANNOT remove dandelions from your garden, so put away the lawnmower and play our game instead, and appreciate how much dandelions alter probability management #indieDev @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social

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Round 3 of 3; 175 points

A 4x4 grid of flowers:
azure, dandelion, blue, pink
pink, violet, dandelion, azure
dandelion, blue, azure, pink
azure, pink, violet, blue

0 of 3 water remaining
Harvest for 110 points

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Tursiops Studios @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

how many times has this hapened to you? #Primrows indiegamedeveloper #puzzlegame

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Tursiops Studios @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

You guys came up with some amazing ideas for our upcoming mushroom challenge! Here are a few favorites: Unfungi Doom Shroom No Fun-guy Must Miss Mushrooms

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Tursiops Studios @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Evolve your strategy each round to score big in this all-star journal event! Available this month only. ✨️ #MonthlyChallenge #IndieDev

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Cathy Kimport @purpleninjagrrl.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Hexagon returns as this week’s #Primrows challenge! People always ask, “where is the hexagon? I saw a hexagon board in the trailer. Where is it?” Guess what, it’s right here! Play it before the week is done: linktr.ee/tursiops #indieDev #puzzleGame #diceGame @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social

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Round 3 of 3; 184 points

A 3x3 hexagonal garden with the following flowers:
Row 1: blue, orange, violet
Row 2: yellow, violet, azure, azure
Row 3: violet, azure, azure, blue, yellow
Row 4: blue, orange, pink, violet
Row 5: pink, azure, orange

0 of 3 water remaining
Harvest for 111 points

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