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A seriously playful games studio. Est. 2005. Grit & Valor - 1949 OUT NOW - http://bit.ly/GritAndValor Coming to PS5, Xbox, and Switch Summer 2025

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Milky Tea @milkyteastudios.bsky.social · Apr 3

🔥 The wait is over! Grit & Valor - 1949 is officially out now on Steam! The entire team at Milky Tea is beyond excited to finally share this journey with you.🫡 Grab your copy now, Commander! bit.ly/gritandvalor...

#GritAndValor #MilkyTeaGames #MechSquad #Indiegame #roguelite #strategy

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Milky Tea @milkyteastudios.bsky.social · 5d

Today is #WorldFoodDay, let’s remember to reduce food and water waste. ‘Share the doughnut!’ #savefood #stopfoodwaste

Milky Tea @milkyteastudios.bsky.social · 11d

Mental health matters every day. At Milky Tea, we’re proud to support our team with the Aviva Healthcare plan, offering direct access to mental health support, therapy, and wellbeing tools.
Let’s be kind and try to look out for each other #MentalHealthMatters #EmployeeWellbeing #SupportEachOther

Milky Tea @milkyteastudios.bsky.social · 12d

It takes a seriously playful team to make Seriously Playful Games! Happy International Happiness at Work Day from our game-loving crew! #milkyteastudios #happyinternationalhappinessday #indiegames #celebratinghappiness

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Milky Tea @milkyteastudios.bsky.social · 13d

Throwback to last week when our Head of Art, Jen, attended the Nexus Games Summit 2025 in Dublin! From insightful panels with industry leaders to casual chats over coffee, it was a day full of learning, networking, and connecting with the game dev community
#NexusDublin #gamedev

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Milky Tea @milkyteastudios.bsky.social · 15d

Mech Monday!
Final day to grab Grit and Valor 1949 in the Steam Autumn sale bit.ly/GritAndValor

Squad up and choose your mechs
Heavy hitter? Long-range? Explosive?

#gritandvalor1949 #gritandvalor #megabitpublishing #milkyteastudios #indiegame #indiegames #steamsale #mechs

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Milky Tea @milkyteastudios.bsky.social · 24d

Happy #InternationalRabbitDay! 🐰 Let's spread love and awareness for all our long-eared friends, especially our very own mascot, Iko.

Milky Tea @milkyteastudios.bsky.social · 27d

Throwback to when members of our art team attended Concept 101 in London. Thanks to Concept 101 for organising the event last month.

Milky Tea @milkyteastudios.bsky.social · Sep 17

We’re excited and grateful to be nominated for a TIGA Games Industry Awards in the Strategy genre! ✨
Huge thanks to everyone who’s supported our journey. This means a lot to our team!
Let’s keep making seriously playful games #milkyteastudios #indiegame #gritandvalor #gritandvalor1949

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Milky Tea @milkyteastudios.bsky.social · Sep 10

It's official, Milky Tea is celebrating its 20th anniversary!

We want to say a massive thank you to everyone who has been part of the Milky Tea journey and those who have supported us along the way.

The best is yet to come, so stay with us on this journey for some seriously playful games!

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James Tocchio @jamestocchio.bsky.social · Aug 26

I reviewed @milkyteastudios.bsky.social's Grit and Valor 1949 for @uploadvr.com. It's an alternative history WWII mech combat strategy game with elements of tower defense and rogeulites, and it's one of the coolest VR strat games I've played in years.

www.uploadvr.com/grit-and-val...

Grit and Valor 1949 Review: A Tactician's Dream in VR

Grit and Valor 1949 is a polished blend of tight grid-based combat, roguelite progression, and tactile VR interactivity that's fresh and exhilarating.

www.uploadvr.com

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Milky Tea @milkyteastudios.bsky.social · Aug 27

Incredible work, we love it 😍

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Milky Tea @milkyteastudios.bsky.social · Aug 27

Incredible work! Great weathering and the glow effect is spot on. Thank you so much for painting this for us 🤩

electriceve (ICantThinkEm) @electriceve.bsky.social · Aug 27

PINK MECH PINK MECH ☺️ what’s your favourite kind of camo?

it’s taken me a while to get some nice pics but here is my Grit & Valor mech painted up in a very me, historically inspired desert camo ^.^

always love a chance to paint a mech. so thank u to @milkyteastudios.bsky.social for sending this!

A walker mech from Grit and Valor painted in historically inspired pink desert camo

Milky Tea @milkyteastudios.bsky.social · Aug 27

Our artists getting inspired outside the office 🤩

Daniel Dimitrov 🌈 @dandimitrovart.bsky.social · Aug 24

Went to the Wallace Collection yesterday

Thomas Lawrence (1769 - 1830)
Portrait of a Lady

David Roberts (1796 - 1864)
Lierre: Interior of Saint-Gommaire

Anthony van Dyck (1599 - 1641) Philippe Le Roy

Studio of Peter Paul Rubens (1577 - 1640)
Portrait of a Lady

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The VR Realm @paul.thevrrealm.com · Aug 27

Grit and Valor - 1949 Review (PSVR2): thevrrealm.com/reviews/grit...

#GritandValor #PSVR2 #VR
@milkyteastudios.bsky.social @ndreams.bsky.social

Review: Grit and Valor – 1949 - The VR Realm

Grit and Valor - 1949 is venturing into an under-represented genre in virtual reality: Real Time Strategy (RTS). Despite the limited

thevrrealm.com

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Milky Tea @milkyteastudios.bsky.social · Aug 27

Thanks for the positive review. Really appreciate the detailed experience in VR!

Milky Tea @milkyteastudios.bsky.social · Aug 7

Oh yeaaah!

Ice Cream Uploads @icecreamuploads.bsky.social · Aug 4

@milkyteastudios.bsky.social sent the Mech. We gave it the ICU treatment!

This thing’s now locked, loaded, and fully decked out in our colours (and a cheeky lil' @jellymedia.bsky.social logo is in there too!).

Want to see the mechs in action? 👇
store.steampowered.com/app/1911860/...

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GamesMarket @gamesmarkt.bsky.social · Jul 31

After 20 years at the helm, Milky Tea Studio founder Jonathan Holmes is stepping down as CEO. He is handing over leadership of the Liverpool studio to Chris Wood, as Grit and Valor - 1949 heads for consoles and VR. @milkyteastudios.bsky.social

www.gamesmarket.global/personalien/...

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Milky Tea @milkyteastudios.bsky.social · Jul 26

❤️ Accessibility is built into the heart of Grit's design and a core value at
@milkyteastudios

📺 Check out this video to hear about features like colourblind modes, high-contrast, audio, UI and more!

🔗 youtu.be/KCDaE0Fj4Lk

#accessibility #videogame #mechs #gritandvalor #indiedev

How We Made Our Indie Game Accessible | Grit and Valor Devlog

YouTube video by Grit and Valor - 1949

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Milky Tea @milkyteastudios.bsky.social · Jul 26

How we added sound depth to the resistance base

Designing the Resistance Base wasn’t just about visuals. The real atmosphere comes from the layered sound design that brings it to life.

#AudioDesign #GameAudio #BehindTheScenes #GritandValor

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Milky Tea @milkyteastudios.bsky.social · Jul 21

You should! Quite a few of us in the team are really into miniature painting and have loved getting stuck into these. If you do end up getting back into it, be sure to show off some of your work. We would love to see it! 😃

Milky Tea @milkyteastudios.bsky.social · Jul 20

Rainy days mean more time to paint our mechs. Check out this one our artist Luke painted for the team! How would you paint yours?

#GritandValor #Wargaming #IndieDev

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Milky Tea @milkyteastudios.bsky.social · Jul 18

⏳ Only 2 Days Left! Grab Grit and Valor at 25% OFF on Steam ⏳ Offer ends July 20th! 👉 bit.ly/GritandValor...

#GritandValor #SteamSale #IndieGame

Milky Tea @milkyteastudios.bsky.social · Jul 16

We're extending the sale!

#GritandValor will continue to be 25% OFF on Steam until 20th July.

Why not use this extra time to try the demo first? You can then grab the game at a discount to start your campaign in full force! 💪

👉 bit.ly/GritandValor_Steam

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Milky Tea @milkyteastudios.bsky.social · Jul 4

Just 1 week left to grab #GritandValor at 25% OFF in the Steam Summer Sale! ⏳
This is our biggest discount yet so don’t miss your chance to join the fight.
🎮Get it now on Steam: bit.ly/GritandValor_Steam

#SteamSummerSale #IndieGame #GritandValor #MechGame #PCGaming

Milky Tea @milkyteastudios.bsky.social · Jul 4

It’s been a tough week across the games industry. We’re sending a big virtual hug (and a cup of milky tea) to all our friends affected by the recent layoffs. Our thoughts are with everyone navigating uncertainty right now. Please know you're not alone ♥️