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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 7h

A fresh look at our winter lighting and color palette ❄️ We feel Winter is finally starting to capture that storybook feeling, with every scene looking more like a painting. #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 12h

Added Depth of Field and gave Thveit another lighting pass ✨ We wanted to push the storybook feeling even further, with the goal that no matter where you point the camera, the world feels like a painting. #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Farms are now easier to plan and manage ✨ We added a new grid overlay shader with a subtle pulse effect and Norse-inspired details, making it feel more organic while helping you line up farms, gardens, beehives and more. #gamedev #indiedev #citybuilder

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We’re pretty happy with how the new main menu for Thveit turned out 🍂✨ #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

📢 Thveit Closed Playtest Registration is OPEN! Our first closed playtests begin in early October, ahead of the public demo later this year! 👉 Register: forms.gle/LkdBKdmjhEzZ... #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Thveit Devlog #4 is live! 🌾 From rye becoming bread, to a choice about hunting whales that could win or lose Njord's favor - here's how Thveit's production chains work. 📖 Read Here: thewintercats.com/blog/farming... #gamedev #indiedev

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Farming & Production Chains - Winter Cats Studios

How Thveit's production chains work - crops, timber, wool, and the choice that could win or lose Njord's favor.

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Shipbuilding is coming to Thveit! ⚓ Before setting out on long voyages, you'll need to build your own ships. Customize them with different sails, figureheads, tails and emblems, while choosing variants with different capacities and storage. #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Inside the lives of Thveit's settlers and animals 🧑‍🌾🐑 You can follow individual settlers around, inspect their cards, see their needs and preferences, and learn how to accommodate them. Keeping everyone happy is a job itself. #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

A glimpse into autumn in Thveit 🍂 Prepare for winter by growing rye, building your farms and windmills, and turning your harvest into flour and bread. Also featuring settler stats, UI, and the little details that bring Thveit to life. #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Introducing Tier 2 Homesteads 🏡 You asked, and we’re delivering! We’re expanding Thveit’s building system with upgradable tiers, giving your settlements more verticality, variety, and room to grow. #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Iterating on our graveyard system 🪦 We replaced the wooden fences with low stone walls and added dynamic flowers that bloom as graves are cared for. Thanks to your feedback, too! #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Early showcase of our graveyard system ⚰️ Whether your settlers meet a noble end or a tragic one, they'll be buried here. Other settlers will visit and tend to their graves. Some may even return as ghosts or wandering spirits. #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Beehives are in the game! 🐝 Your settlers will tend the bees and produce honey over time. Sell it for profit or use it further down the production chain to brew mead, which your settlers will happily consume. #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Showcasing our dynamic farming system. Build farms of any size and divide them into crop plots however you like. We've also expanded the maximum farm size, giving you more freedom to create sprawling fields and mix crops like rye and lavender. #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

We're incredibly honored that @IGN featured Thveit on their main YouTube channel! ❤️ 🎥 (re) watch here: youtu.be/Q_81_QARJNA?... #gamedev #indiedev

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Thveit - Official Announcement Trailer

YouTube video by IGN

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Decorate your village and watch it transition into autumn. 🍂 Thveit features seamless seasonal transitions across spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Every season transforms the landscape and changes the atmosphere of your settlement. #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Showcasing a slower, more organic early game. Most settlements begin the same way. Build a few homes, secure food and water, lay down your first roads, and slowly become familiar with the world around you - then expand. #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

If Norse folklore is what drew you to Thveit, you'll probably enjoy our latest devlog. We take a deeper look at Trolls, Spirits, Dragons, the Kraken, Landvættir, and how mythology becomes part of everyday life in our cozy city builder. 📖 www.thewintercats.com/blog/norse-f... #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

From the very beginning, we wanted Thveit to feel like a living world. 🍂 Cats roam the streets, settlers work, drink, and socialize, while livestock and wildlife bring the world to life around you. With the features we're currently working on, that vision is almost complete. #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Sharing the Thveit Announcement Trailer here as well! 🍂 In case you missed it - you can wishlist Thveit, our cozy storybook Norse city builder, on Steam now! Thank you for all the incredible support since launch. ❤️ #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

A closer look at our (updated) farming and pasture systems🐑 We'll gradually introduce more crops and are already working on new types of livestock, including goats 🐐 #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

We wanted to include more of our autumn gameplay in the trailer, but there just wasn't enough room. So here's a cozy glimpse of building a Norse settlement during autumn. 🍂 Wishlist Thveit on Steam if you'd like to follow the journey! #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Thveit's Steam page is now LIVE! ❤️ Watch our announcement trailer below. Build a cozy settlement inspired by Norse folklore, where changing seasons, ancient traditions, and legendary beings become part of everyday life. ❤️ Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3924780/...

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Thveit on Steam

Thveit is a cozy Norse settlement builder where changing seasons, ancient beliefs, and folklore creatures shape the fate of your settlements. Guide your settlers, manage resources, and grow a thriving...

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

As we prepare for our Steam store page launch, here's a little timelapse of our cozy Norse settlement coming to life. 🍃 #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

🌲 Join the official Thveit Discord! Follow development, chat with the team & community, read devlogs, and be among the first to hear about future playtests. We'd love to have you with us. 🔗 discord.gg/7kKBjQ7e7B #indiegame #gamedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

🚨 Very important dev update 🌸 Lavender has arrived in our Norse city builder! Grow lush lavender fields to beautify your settlements, boost comfort, and trade with neighboring realms. #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Build a secluded village in our Norse city builder 🌳 Our new birch trees add a softer, storybook feel to settlements, letting you shape cozy homesteads tucked away beneath their canopies. A tavern beneath a birch has never looked cozier. 🍺 #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

We finally added birches to our Norse city builder 🌳 They completely change the feel of a settlement, giving it a much more storybook atmosphere. You'll also be able to plant them as decorative trees to make your villages feel even more alive. Oh.. and say hello to our troll 👋 #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Farming has never been this flexible in our Norse city builder 🌾 Shape your fields however you like. Build across rivers, split farms into separate plots, and mix different crops to create organic farmland that follows the landscape. #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Thank you for featuring Thveit! ❤️ We're excited to share more as development continues. More cozy Norse village life (and plenty more cats 🐈) is on the way.

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Happy #ScreenshotSaturday! Here are a few cozy moments from our storybook Norse city builder, Thveit. Hope they brighten your weekend. 🌿 #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Our sheep love rainbows in our Norse city builder 🐑 A quiet bridge, fresh herbs, grazing sheep, and a rainbow after the rain. These are just some of the little magical moments you'll encounter in Thveit. #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

You can build your settlement beneath rainbows in our cozy city builder 🌈 Rainbows appear naturally after the rain, lighting up your little Norse village. Sometimes, the smallest moments are what make a settlement truly feel like home. #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Showcasing the stormy weather in our Norse city builder 🌧️ Autumn brings more than colorful golden tones. Rain, thunder, lightning strikes, drifting mist, and dense fog can transform the atmosphere of your settlement in an instant. #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Autumn feels even cozier in our Norse city builder 🍂 We've refreshed the color grading across every season, giving each one a more distinct atmosphere. Autumn is now even more eye appealing and a true joy to build in. #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

We're adding verticality to our Norse city builder 🗻 We've been experimenting with elevated terrain and handcrafted mountain formations to create more varied landscapes and make each settlement feel more unique. #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Besides farms and pastures, we've also added custom gardens for your herbalists 🌿 Grow berries, herbs, and mushrooms to help keep your settlement well supplied with food and medicinal resources. #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Welcome Norse folklore to our city builder 🧙‍♂️🐉 From trolls and huldras to dragons, spirits, krakens, and more, Norse mythology actively shapes how your settlement grows and evolves. It's #ScreenshotSaturday - enjoy a few glimpses from the world of Thveit! #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

One last showcase of our core city-building features ⚒️ Beyond homes, decorations, and defenses, you'll also build sacred altars, statues of the Norse gods, and other Faith & Folklore structures to earn divine favor and shape the life of your settlement. #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Sharing more progress on our Norse city builder, Thveit ⚒️ We've refined the farming system, reworked our rivers, improved procedural forest generation, and added new homestead variants to make our world feel more alive. #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

We added Trolls to our Norse-inspired city builder, Thveit 🌲 Trolls can become friends or foes! Earn their favor by fulfilling their requests and they may lend a hand around your settlement, carrying far more resources than ordinary villagers. #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Long time no see everyone 👋 We've been heads down working on Thveit over the past few weeks. Since our last update, we've added a new lighting system, improved color grading, expanded the building roster, and revamped the UI. Here's a small glimpse of the latest progress. 🖼️ #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Been refining the pacing and flow of settlements in our Norse city builder Thveit 🌾🏡 This timelapse shows a village growing naturally between two rivers with bridges, farms, housing, and layered decorations gradually shaping the landscape. #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

We implemented sacred oak trees to our Norse city builder, Thveit! 🌲🌳 Settling near these ancient symbols of Norse worship will provide your settlers with lasting comfort and increased happiness, aside from looking pretty! #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

As night falls, your settlement comes to life. 🌌🌕 Take a look at the atmosphere of our Norse city builder Thveit. #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

We improved the atmosphere in our Norse city builder Thveit! 🌌🏡 New construction visuals, nighttime ambience, auroras, and immersive in-game audio, powered by @audiokinetic.bsky.social's Wwise! 👨‍🚀 #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Finished polishing procedural rivers and bridges! 🌉🏡 Next up: river transportation, allowing settlers to travel between settlements from upstream to downstream! #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Working on more organic settlement growth in our Norse city builder Thveit! 🌌🏡 Building between rivers and our take on Nordic fjords, then watching settlements naturally take shape, has been incredibly satisfying so far! #gamedev #indiedev

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Winter Cats Studios @wintercatsstudios.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

We implemented bridges to our Norse city builder Thveit! 🌉 🏡 No more building around rivers, now you can connect lands and expand your layout across the water. They look pretty neat, too! #gamedev #indiedev

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