Chris Wade
@luckshotgames.com
Game Director @ Luckshot Games: Big Hops & Sausage Sports Club. Previously: Owlchemy Labs, Battle Chef Brigade, Manifold Garden. Liker of rock climbing, running, sudoku, tiktok. Austin / Chicago guy.
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Chris Wade
@luckshotgames.com
· May 25
🚨HUGE News🚨
🐸BIG HOPS is a froggy platformer with deep movement, fresh tongue-gameplay, where you use powerful veggies to grow paths forward!
✨Free demo out NOW
🎮Coming to Nintendo Switch 1 & 2 in Q4 2025
💰Our publisher dropped us, so we're KICKSTARTING
(links below)
🐸BIG HOPS is a froggy platformer with deep movement, fresh tongue-gameplay, where you use powerful veggies to grow paths forward!
✨Free demo out NOW
🎮Coming to Nintendo Switch 1 & 2 in Q4 2025
💰Our publisher dropped us, so we're KICKSTARTING
(links below)
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November 22, 2024 at 3:47 AM
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Today ICE went into a daycare & arrested a teacher in front of children.
This is a book teachers shared w/ us that I’ll be reading to my 5 yr old. I’m angry I live in a world where I have to do this.
Everydays a mental battle of watching my community be under duress. I hope ICE burns one day.
This is a book teachers shared w/ us that I’ll be reading to my 5 yr old. I’m angry I live in a world where I have to do this.
Everydays a mental battle of watching my community be under duress. I hope ICE burns one day.
November 6, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Today ICE went into a daycare & arrested a teacher in front of children.
This is a book teachers shared w/ us that I’ll be reading to my 5 yr old. I’m angry I live in a world where I have to do this.
Everydays a mental battle of watching my community be under duress. I hope ICE burns one day.
This is a book teachers shared w/ us that I’ll be reading to my 5 yr old. I’m angry I live in a world where I have to do this.
Everydays a mental battle of watching my community be under duress. I hope ICE burns one day.
Fixed a bug today where taking selfies of Hop stored a copy of your whole savedata again inside the savedata of that photo.
November 3, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Fixed a bug today where taking selfies of Hop stored a copy of your whole savedata again inside the savedata of that photo.
Big Hops discord has been pretty fun lately with beta feedback, bugs, and theory crafting. This next month is an especially good time to join: discord.gg/ErnAdJYr7h
Join the Big Hops Discord Server!
Check out the Big Hops community on Discord - hang out with 413 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
discord.gg
November 2, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Big Hops discord has been pretty fun lately with beta feedback, bugs, and theory crafting. This next month is an especially good time to join: discord.gg/ErnAdJYr7h
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IMO one of the defining zoomer game aesthetics is aggressive dutch angle
October 31, 2025 at 8:09 PM
IMO one of the defining zoomer game aesthetics is aggressive dutch angle
bsky more like baseball sky
October 28, 2025 at 10:33 AM
bsky more like baseball sky
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🚀 ASTRO XBOX RELEASE 🚀
After a lot of hard work, Astro Duel 2 is out now on Xbox Series X|S!
It’s a chaotic mix of dueling, flying, and accidental betrayal — best enjoyed with friends. 💥
⚠️ BEWARE: Six controllers. One Xbox. We cared only about possibility, not responsibility.
➡️ astroduel2.com
After a lot of hard work, Astro Duel 2 is out now on Xbox Series X|S!
It’s a chaotic mix of dueling, flying, and accidental betrayal — best enjoyed with friends. 💥
⚠️ BEWARE: Six controllers. One Xbox. We cared only about possibility, not responsibility.
➡️ astroduel2.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
🚀 ASTRO XBOX RELEASE 🚀
After a lot of hard work, Astro Duel 2 is out now on Xbox Series X|S!
It’s a chaotic mix of dueling, flying, and accidental betrayal — best enjoyed with friends. 💥
⚠️ BEWARE: Six controllers. One Xbox. We cared only about possibility, not responsibility.
➡️ astroduel2.com
After a lot of hard work, Astro Duel 2 is out now on Xbox Series X|S!
It’s a chaotic mix of dueling, flying, and accidental betrayal — best enjoyed with friends. 💥
⚠️ BEWARE: Six controllers. One Xbox. We cared only about possibility, not responsibility.
➡️ astroduel2.com
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New Kickstarter update:
- First look at our full voice cast (it's stacked)
- Beta is available for those who backed at that tier or above
- We've locked in the languages we're localizing to
- We're in console certification and close to done
- No release date yet
www.kickstarter.com/projects/chr...
- First look at our full voice cast (it's stacked)
- Beta is available for those who backed at that tier or above
- We've locked in the languages we're localizing to
- We're in console certification and close to done
- No release date yet
www.kickstarter.com/projects/chr...
Update 12: Update 12: It's Getting Close · Big Hops - a fresh and froggy action-platformer
Hey folks, Chris here!I've been mulling over what to share in this update for a while and my list keeps getting longer and longer. Our silence so far has been the result of focused, productive work to...
www.kickstarter.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
New Kickstarter update:
- First look at our full voice cast (it's stacked)
- Beta is available for those who backed at that tier or above
- We've locked in the languages we're localizing to
- We're in console certification and close to done
- No release date yet
www.kickstarter.com/projects/chr...
- First look at our full voice cast (it's stacked)
- Beta is available for those who backed at that tier or above
- We've locked in the languages we're localizing to
- We're in console certification and close to done
- No release date yet
www.kickstarter.com/projects/chr...
New Kickstarter update:
- First look at our full voice cast (it's stacked)
- Beta is available for those who backed at that tier or above
- We've locked in the languages we're localizing to
- We're in console certification and close to done
- No release date yet
www.kickstarter.com/projects/chr...
- First look at our full voice cast (it's stacked)
- Beta is available for those who backed at that tier or above
- We've locked in the languages we're localizing to
- We're in console certification and close to done
- No release date yet
www.kickstarter.com/projects/chr...
Update 12: Update 12: It's Getting Close · Big Hops - a fresh and froggy action-platformer
Hey folks, Chris here!I've been mulling over what to share in this update for a while and my list keeps getting longer and longer. Our silence so far has been the result of focused, productive work to...
www.kickstarter.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
New Kickstarter update:
- First look at our full voice cast (it's stacked)
- Beta is available for those who backed at that tier or above
- We've locked in the languages we're localizing to
- We're in console certification and close to done
- No release date yet
www.kickstarter.com/projects/chr...
- First look at our full voice cast (it's stacked)
- Beta is available for those who backed at that tier or above
- We've locked in the languages we're localizing to
- We're in console certification and close to done
- No release date yet
www.kickstarter.com/projects/chr...
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It has been very satisfying finishing up Big Hops and I’m SO excited for people to see the full game.
The team went crazy on every axis and the art, tech, level design, story, gameplay, and audio really adds to something much more than the sum of its parts.
The team went crazy on every axis and the art, tech, level design, story, gameplay, and audio really adds to something much more than the sum of its parts.
October 21, 2025 at 3:36 AM
It has been very satisfying finishing up Big Hops and I’m SO excited for people to see the full game.
The team went crazy on every axis and the art, tech, level design, story, gameplay, and audio really adds to something much more than the sum of its parts.
The team went crazy on every axis and the art, tech, level design, story, gameplay, and audio really adds to something much more than the sum of its parts.
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"Return of the Obra Dinn" is seven years old this week.
For this not-particularly-special anniversary, here's a re-cammed and narrated timelapse of (nearly) all character creation, object modeling, scene posing, and general 3D work for Obra Dinn from 2015 to 2018:
youtu.be/90vqCKEEj3s
For this not-particularly-special anniversary, here's a re-cammed and narrated timelapse of (nearly) all character creation, object modeling, scene posing, and general 3D work for Obra Dinn from 2015 to 2018:
youtu.be/90vqCKEEj3s
Return of the Obra Dinn - Narrated Modeling Mega Timelapse
YouTube video by Lucas Pope
youtu.be
October 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"Return of the Obra Dinn" is seven years old this week.
For this not-particularly-special anniversary, here's a re-cammed and narrated timelapse of (nearly) all character creation, object modeling, scene posing, and general 3D work for Obra Dinn from 2015 to 2018:
youtu.be/90vqCKEEj3s
For this not-particularly-special anniversary, here's a re-cammed and narrated timelapse of (nearly) all character creation, object modeling, scene posing, and general 3D work for Obra Dinn from 2015 to 2018:
youtu.be/90vqCKEEj3s
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Spooky Express is OUT NOW on PC and Mobile! 🚂🎃
All the passengers are dying to ride the Spooky Express! Don’t let them miss their stops: they may be monsters, but they still have places to be and people to eat – er, we mean meet!
spooky.express
All the passengers are dying to ride the Spooky Express! Don’t let them miss their stops: they may be monsters, but they still have places to be and people to eat – er, we mean meet!
spooky.express
October 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Spooky Express is OUT NOW on PC and Mobile! 🚂🎃
All the passengers are dying to ride the Spooky Express! Don’t let them miss their stops: they may be monsters, but they still have places to be and people to eat – er, we mean meet!
spooky.express
All the passengers are dying to ride the Spooky Express! Don’t let them miss their stops: they may be monsters, but they still have places to be and people to eat – er, we mean meet!
spooky.express
It has been very satisfying finishing up Big Hops and I’m SO excited for people to see the full game.
The team went crazy on every axis and the art, tech, level design, story, gameplay, and audio really adds to something much more than the sum of its parts.
The team went crazy on every axis and the art, tech, level design, story, gameplay, and audio really adds to something much more than the sum of its parts.
October 21, 2025 at 3:36 AM
It has been very satisfying finishing up Big Hops and I’m SO excited for people to see the full game.
The team went crazy on every axis and the art, tech, level design, story, gameplay, and audio really adds to something much more than the sum of its parts.
The team went crazy on every axis and the art, tech, level design, story, gameplay, and audio really adds to something much more than the sum of its parts.
Reposted by Chris Wade
If you play the Big Hops next fest demo, don't stop before getting to a cool part where things step up. You'll know.
store.steampowered.com/app/1221480/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1221480/...
Big Hops on Steam
Tongue-swing, free climb, and build your own path forward in a new kind of 3D platformer! Plant veggie bounce pads, tightropes, hookshots, and much more. Find a way home through huge Desert, Ocean, an...
store.steampowered.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:00 AM
If you play the Big Hops next fest demo, don't stop before getting to a cool part where things step up. You'll know.
store.steampowered.com/app/1221480/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1221480/...
Raise your expectations even more
Big Hops
the demo had me hootin all the way through, just put that 3D platforming goodness straight into my veins. draws from the greats but does it's own thing, my expectations are HIGH
apparently there's a Kickstarter for this so yeah just take my money and my firstborn
the demo had me hootin all the way through, just put that 3D platforming goodness straight into my veins. draws from the greats but does it's own thing, my expectations are HIGH
apparently there's a Kickstarter for this so yeah just take my money and my firstborn
Big Hops on Steam
Tongue-swing, free climb, and build your own path forward in a new kind of 3D platformer! Plant veggie bounce pads, tightropes, hookshots, and much more. Find a way home through huge Desert, Ocean, an...
store.steampowered.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Raise your expectations even more
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The 28th demo I played this season was Big Hops.
A 3D platformer & collectathon where you play as a little frog trying to leave the marsh and get home with your little sister. With responsive mechanics, a beautiful world, & full voice acting; this was great!
store.steampowered.com/app/1221480/...
A 3D platformer & collectathon where you play as a little frog trying to leave the marsh and get home with your little sister. With responsive mechanics, a beautiful world, & full voice acting; this was great!
store.steampowered.com/app/1221480/...
Big Hops on Steam
Tongue-swing, free climb, and build your own path forward in a new kind of 3D platformer! Plant veggie bounce pads, tightropes, hookshots, and much more. Find a way home through huge Desert, Ocean, an...
store.steampowered.com
October 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The 28th demo I played this season was Big Hops.
A 3D platformer & collectathon where you play as a little frog trying to leave the marsh and get home with your little sister. With responsive mechanics, a beautiful world, & full voice acting; this was great!
store.steampowered.com/app/1221480/...
A 3D platformer & collectathon where you play as a little frog trying to leave the marsh and get home with your little sister. With responsive mechanics, a beautiful world, & full voice acting; this was great!
store.steampowered.com/app/1221480/...
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Big Hops was generally cozy with a spark of something far more interesting right toward the end of the demo. Has a lot of potential and definitely keeping my eye on this one, it has an identity for itself and that matters the most for this genre than trying to be the most polished out there.
October 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Big Hops was generally cozy with a spark of something far more interesting right toward the end of the demo. Has a lot of potential and definitely keeping my eye on this one, it has an identity for itself and that matters the most for this genre than trying to be the most polished out there.
Walaber endorsement means a lot omg!
The Big Hops demo is amazing! Great feel, lovely mechanics, engaging story, and a GENEROUS demo! It faded out 3 times where I was anticipating a demo end-screen and it just kept going! 🤩
Big Hops Demo available on Steam buff.ly/oMjNoB1
October 21, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Walaber endorsement means a lot omg!
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Big Hops
There have been a lot of games trying to capture that golden-era of 3D platformers, but I feel like this is the first one to nail the lighthearted and fun side of playing them while offering enough room for hardcore players to have fun. Cute frogs!
store.steampowered.com/app/1221480/...
There have been a lot of games trying to capture that golden-era of 3D platformers, but I feel like this is the first one to nail the lighthearted and fun side of playing them while offering enough room for hardcore players to have fun. Cute frogs!
store.steampowered.com/app/1221480/...
October 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Big Hops
There have been a lot of games trying to capture that golden-era of 3D platformers, but I feel like this is the first one to nail the lighthearted and fun side of playing them while offering enough room for hardcore players to have fun. Cute frogs!
store.steampowered.com/app/1221480/...
There have been a lot of games trying to capture that golden-era of 3D platformers, but I feel like this is the first one to nail the lighthearted and fun side of playing them while offering enough room for hardcore players to have fun. Cute frogs!
store.steampowered.com/app/1221480/...
Reposted by Chris Wade
Big Hops Demo available on Steam buff.ly/oMjNoB1
October 18, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Big Hops Demo available on Steam buff.ly/oMjNoB1
There is a fishing minigame in the full game but not in the demo!
!!STEAM NEXT FEST FISIHING UPDATE!!
Big Hops does not have a fishing minigame, but (from what I can tell from the trailer) it does have a fishing *mechanic*!!
#bighops #steamnextfest #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
Big Hops does not have a fishing minigame, but (from what I can tell from the trailer) it does have a fishing *mechanic*!!
#bighops #steamnextfest #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
October 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
There is a fishing minigame in the full game but not in the demo!
Dang that 100/100 positive feels good
store.steampowered.com/app/3735820/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3735820/...
October 18, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Dang that 100/100 positive feels good
store.steampowered.com/app/3735820/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3735820/...
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Looking for a party game that combines social deduction with the pleasant absurdity of rating animals, films, and the weather on a scale of ★ to ★★★★★? And it's just a simple deck of cards? AND it's live on Kickstarter now?!?! Guess what, STARFRIENDS has launched! www.kickstarter.com/projects/bra...
Starfriends: The 5-Star Game About What Everyone Else Thinks
A party game where you get into your friends' heads. Kinda like a blend of Wavelength and Letterboxd that fits into a deck of cards.
www.kickstarter.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Looking for a party game that combines social deduction with the pleasant absurdity of rating animals, films, and the weather on a scale of ★ to ★★★★★? And it's just a simple deck of cards? AND it's live on Kickstarter now?!?! Guess what, STARFRIENDS has launched! www.kickstarter.com/projects/bra...
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NEW VIDEO! Looking for something fresh to play this weekend? Here's my rapid-fire recommendations from October's Steam Next Fest, including Absolum, Big Hops, Skate Story, and a hedge clearing minigolf game called Trimjob. More at the link: youtu.be/O3UeXBUjyTY
Best of Steam Next Fest - October 2025
YouTube video by hotcyder
youtu.be
October 17, 2025 at 8:24 AM
NEW VIDEO! Looking for something fresh to play this weekend? Here's my rapid-fire recommendations from October's Steam Next Fest, including Absolum, Big Hops, Skate Story, and a hedge clearing minigolf game called Trimjob. More at the link: youtu.be/O3UeXBUjyTY