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Panik Arcade 🕹️ making CloverPit 🍒🎰 @panikarcade.bsky.social · 41m

chat, what's going on??

Steam has a new front page feature for the "top new releases of the month" and CloverPit made it into the "golden top 12"???

wild to be on the list with such cool / big games!! thank you everyone!!!!

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Is There a Fishing Minigame? @fishingminigames.bsky.social · 1d

!!STEAM NEXT FEST FISHING POST!!

On-Together has a fishing minigame!!

#ontogether #steamnextfest #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame

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Thomas Reisenegger_xcx @olima.bsky.social · 20h

felt surreal having such a strong start! obvs mega shoutout to @panikarcade.bsky.social for making such a genius game, @laurabutwhy.bsky.social for running (aka extremely slaying) the campaign with me & the whole Future Friends team working hard to make this happen

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Thomas Reisenegger_xcx @olima.bsky.social · 20h

"Real data: how CloverPit hit 750k sales in 2 weeks!"

we shared a bunch of marketing hot takes and data from the CloverPit launch with the GameDiscoverCo

full article/newsletter here newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/real-data-...

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Friedemann Allmenröder @friedemanna.bsky.social · 1d

🎰 BIG NEWS 🎰

Slots & Daggers is coming OCTOBER 24th, in less than two weeks!

To celebrate I've just uploaded a new demo with more content, new items and loads of little improvements, give it a try and tell your friends! 🖤

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Devin Henderling - Making A Pinball Game That Makes You Mad @azimuthstudios.net · 1d

You can play the demo for A Pinball Game That Makes You Mad this Steam Next Fest! You technically can beat it in 2 minutes, but it might just take you 5 hours...

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GameDiscoverCo @gamediscoverco.bsky.social · 7d

What were the top new Steam (& console) releases of Sept. 2025. Here's what we think, in the latest GameDiscoverCo newsletter: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/sept-2025s...

Sept. 2025's top new Steam (& console) games revealed...

Also: last month's most-streamed games, and lots of discovery news.

newsletter.gamediscover.co

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Thomas Reisenegger_xcx @olima.bsky.social · 7d

very down to earth!

Thomas Reisenegger_xcx @olima.bsky.social · 7d

met the real bing bong in sweden today!! the only celebrity I care about

(and did a sick marketing workshop with @thebirdmountain.bsky.social )

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Thomas Reisenegger_xcx @olima.bsky.social · 8d

mayor of the world

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Wholesome Games @wholesomegames.com · 9d

We're giving away 5 copies of SOPA - Tale of the Stolen Potato to celebrate its release on Oct. 7! "Miho steps into the pantry and falls into a magical world full of wonders."

🎮 #Steam
🔁 Repost and...
💬 Reply with what's in your pantry
⏰ Ends tomorrow!

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Thomas Reisenegger_xcx @olima.bsky.social · 9d

found this on a random street in copenhagen??? truly incredible

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Friedemann Allmenröder @friedemanna.bsky.social · 10d

It’s Sunday, and the demo for Slot & Daggers is out on Steam so here are some coin animations 🖤

Can’t wait to get the actual game into everyone’s hands!!

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Panik Arcade 🕹️ making CloverPit 🍒🎰 @panikarcade.bsky.social · 10d

500,000 copies of CloverPit sold in 8 days since launch!!!

we also just hit a new Steam concurrent player peak record today, thank you thank you!!! absolutely surreal

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Free Lives @freelives.bsky.social · 12d

two test subjects. one survivor.
we just dropped the Steam demo for our medical roulette game SIDE EFFECTS 💊

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Thomas Reisenegger_xcx @olima.bsky.social · 12d

game of the year just got a steam page, look at it!!!!!

JAY @ ENIGMA|STUDIO (HORSE GAME GUY) @enigmastud.io · Jun 23

🔴🟢🔵ANNOUNCEMENT🔵🟢🔴
MY NEW HORSELIKE - TÖLT - NOW HAS A STEAM PAGE.
🚨PLEASE WISHLIST AND SHARE THANK YOU🚨
store.steampowered.com/app/3812490/...
🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎

TÖLT on Steam

YOU ARE A HORSE - DESTINED TO RUN AROUND THE ISLAND WITH YOUR FRIENDS - JUST AS YOU ALWAYS HAVE - BUT SOMETHING HAS CHANGED - IS IT SOMETHING INSIDE YOU - OR SOMETHING INSIDE THIS LAND?

store.steampowered.com

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Thomas Reisenegger_xcx @olima.bsky.social · 16d

last week was defo the biggest in Future Friends history, surreal!!

so many sick indies taking off - huge thanks to the devs for working with us on their games!

@panikarcade.bsky.social
@sleddinggame.com
@moiraigames.bsky.social / @offbrand.games
@ianmaclarty.com

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Panik Arcade 🕹️ making CloverPit 🍒🎰 @panikarcade.bsky.social · 17d

oh

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Thomas Reisenegger_xcx @olima.bsky.social · 18d

thank you!!

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Thomas Reisenegger_xcx @olima.bsky.social · 18d

blown away, the biggest launch day for us as a publisher yet O_O

Panik Arcade 🕹️ making CloverPit 🍒🎰 @panikarcade.bsky.social · 18d

100,000 COPIES SOLD IN UNDER 24 HOURS!!!

we can't quite believe it yet, thank you so so much for the support and for playing CloverPit!!!

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Thomas Reisenegger_xcx @olima.bsky.social · 18d

thank you!! :)

Thomas Reisenegger_xcx @olima.bsky.social · 19d

CloverPit is out now!!!

Panik Arcade 🕹️ making CloverPit 🍒🎰 @panikarcade.bsky.social · 19d

🚨 WE JUST LAUNCHED OUR GAME!!!:🚨

‘CloverPit’, a roguelike slot machine nightmare
the demonic lovechild of Balatro & Buckshot Roulette

- manipulate the slot machine
- break the game
- earn a gazillion coins?!
- pay off your debts…
- or else…

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Thomas Reisenegger_xcx @olima.bsky.social · 19d

yeah, good point! there is a follow-up newsletter that goes into that - kinda what games worked well and didn't work well despite being in the same showcase

Thomas Reisenegger_xcx @olima.bsky.social · 19d

please DM if you want a review code for this one, super cool game!!

- build physics based rovers
- transport awkwardly shaped cargo
- solo play or online co-op!
- over 100 parts to build wild stuff
- also infrastructure such as roads, powerlines and monorails

Ian MacLarty @ianmaclarty.com · 19d

After over 2 years cooking in Steam Early Access, Mars First Logistics 1.0 is finally here!

Engineer your little rover and deliver lots of silly stuff!

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Outersloth @outersloth.com · 19d

Mars First Logistics, the first game we ever signed at Outersloth is finally out in 1.0!! 🛰️

⭐ With over 100 parts, design and assemble rovers
⭐ Complete construction projects and move awkwardly shaped cargo
⭐ Solo or online co-op

Get it now for 40% off! store.steampowered.com/app/1532200/...

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