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Joost van Dongen @joostvandongen.bsky.social · 8d

Yes! This so much! This also goes for planning a game: know how to handle change and setbacks and don't worry about knowing all the answers beforehand.

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Joost van Dongen @joostvandongen.bsky.social · 8d

New internship openings at Galaxy Grove (Netherlands)! Join the team that made the hit game Town to City (97% positive on Steam!) in making awesome management games! We're looking for interns in the fields of 3D animation, technical game design and 3D environment art. More info: www.galaxy-grove.com

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Joost van Dongen @joostvandongen.bsky.social · Sep 19

The studio behind the Overwhelmingly Positive game Town to City is hiring! 98% positive reviews! We are Galaxy Grove, we also made Station to Station, we're located in the Netherlands and we're hiring! We're looking for a Medior/Senior C++ Programmer. More info on our website: www.galaxy-grove.com

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Joost van Dongen @joostvandongen.bsky.social · Sep 3

New job openings at Galaxy Grove in Utrecht, Netherlands! Join the team behind Town to City and Station to Station in creating awesome management games!
- Junior/Medior Technical Game Designer
- Senior Technical Game Designer
- Senior C++ Programmer
More info on our website: www.galaxy-grove.com

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Joost van Dongen @joostvandongen.bsky.social · Sep 3

It looks so goooooooooddddddd!!!!!!!!!! I love it! (And it was also super fun to play the early prototype a while ago!)

Joost van Dongen @joostvandongen.bsky.social · Jul 5

I love how smooth and fun traversal is in The Knightling! Finally an open world game where simply going from A to B is fun! You should make an open world Sonic game next! :D

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Joost van Dongen @joostvandongen.bsky.social · Jun 30

OMG, the Town to City demo is Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam! 500+ reviews, 97% positive: a huge milestone for all of us! It's an honour to work with such a talented team on our cozy city builder! I'm so happy that players truly get Town to City's novel take on city building!

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Twirlbound @twirlbound.com · Jun 28

We added a subtle caustic effect to the aquatic woods in the Cornered Bosk in The Knightling!✨💧🛡️ #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

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Joost van Dongen @joostvandongen.bsky.social · Jun 20

We still have some spots left for the Unreal Meetup this Tuesday in Utrecht! Come chat with other Unreal Engine users and hear three awesome short presentations! More info and sign-up here:
communities.unrealengine.com/events/detai...

Joost van Dongen @joostvandongen.bsky.social · Jun 6

SENIOR PRODUCER JOB OPENING!
New job opening at Galaxy Grove: we're looking for a Senior Producer. Join the team behind Town to City, Station to Station and more in making awesome games at our studio in Utrecht, the Netherlands! More info on our website:
www.galaxy-grove.com

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Joost van Dongen @joostvandongen.bsky.social · Apr 3

New internship openings at Galaxy Grove! We're looking for a Technical Game Design intern and a 3D Environment Art intern. Join us in making awesome management games! More info and how to apply on our website:
www.galaxy-grove.com

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Joost van Dongen @joostvandongen.bsky.social · Mar 7

Tuesday we're organising another Unreal Meetup in Utrecht! We have 4 great speakers lined up who will be talking about a variety of Unreal topics, including Procedural Content, Town to City and animation in Realm of Fame. More info and RSVP here:
communities.unrealengine.com/events/detai...

March Unreal Engine Get Together at Galaxy Grove | Communities

In-person Event - Unreal Meetup at the Galaxy Grove office in Utrecht, Netherlands on Tuesday March 11th at 18:30.

communities.unrealengine.com

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Joost van Dongen @joostvandongen.bsky.social · Feb 26

Wednesday I'm doing a talk in Utrecht about planning and milestones. I'll be sharing the milestone schedule for Station to Station, how it helped us achieve a quality game within budget and how we involved the publisher. It's right after the DGA Network Lunch.
www.eventbrite.nl/e/dgn-insigh...

DGN Insights - Planning and Milestones: the Galaxy Grove way

Learn how Galaxy Grove manages to build and release games on time and on budget from the studio's founder, Joost van Dongen

www.eventbrite.nl

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Adriaan @adriaan.games · Feb 10

OUT NOW (3x)

🎥 - Rift Riff's new trailer!
youtu.be/M79VZIUvhHA

🕹️ - Rift Riff's new demo!
store.steampowered.com/app/2800900/...

👀 - Rift Riff's influencer version! (⅔ of the final game)
Get access through: [email protected]

Jump a rift, pick your towers, and fight off monsters!

Rift Riff - New Demo Trailer

YouTube video by Adriaan de Jongh

youtu.be

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Joost van Dongen @joostvandongen.bsky.social · Jan 31

We've announced our new game Town to City! It's a relaxing city management game, combining economy and management with a lot of options to make it pretty. We started working on this shortly after releasing Station to Station and it's great to finally reveal it!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG-P...

Town to City: Official Announcement Trailer

YouTube video by GameTrailers

www.youtube.com

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Joost van Dongen @joostvandongen.bsky.social · Jan 8

Thanks for being willing to share numbers, very useful business information!

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Calder Moore @caldermoore.bsky.social · Dec 6

Blackwater Valley

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Joost van Dongen @joostvandongen.bsky.social · Dec 23

Here's a link to the Steam store: store.steampowered.com/app/2272400/...

Save 60% on Station to Station on Steam

‘Station to Station’ is a minimalist & relaxing game about building railway connections. Grab your conductor’s hat and bring the voxel-art world to life through the magic of trains!

store.steampowered.com

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Joost van Dongen @joostvandongen.bsky.social · Dec 23

Our relaxing train construction game Station to Station is now on sale on Steam! 60% off, now is an excellent time to try our beautiful chill railroad builder!

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Joost van Dongen @joostvandongen.bsky.social · Dec 19

A big step forward for Galaxy Grove: we started prototyping another new game. We are now officially a multi-team studio working on multiple new management games! I wrote a short blogpost about the goals I had when starting Galaxy Grove and how it is going: joostdevblog.blogspot.com/2024/12/a-bi...

A big step forward

This December marks a big step for both Galaxy Grove and me personally; a step that I have been working towards for a long time. When I lef...

joostdevblog.blogspot.com

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Joost van Dongen @joostvandongen.bsky.social · Dec 8

Your computer is more modern than I imagined!

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Joost van Dongen @joostvandongen.bsky.social · Dec 5

@jeroendstout.bsky.social Thomas posts stuff you might like. 🥳

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Joost van Dongen @joostvandongen.bsky.social · Dec 5

If they don't, you can organise it yourself!
🥳 I'm not being sarcastic here. I wanted to visit the Unreal meetups in NL but the organiser had stopped. Now I can visit them again because we organise them. It's not much work to organise something low key to start with. 🙂

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Joost van Dongen @joostvandongen.bsky.social · Dec 2

Our game Station to Station is on sale on Steam for two more days! Go forth and build some beautiful rail networks!

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Joost van Dongen @joostvandongen.bsky.social · Nov 29

Here's a link to Station to Station in the Steam store, currently 50% discounted!
store.steampowered.com/app/2272400/...

Save 50% on Station to Station on Steam

‘Station to Station’ is a minimalist & relaxing game about building railway connections. Grab your conductor’s hat and bring the voxel-art world to life through the magic of trains!

store.steampowered.com

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