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๐ŸŽต Music and Sound Design ๐Ÿ”Š BIG HOPS is out now!

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BIG HOPS Original Soundtrack, by Tom Dunkin 120 track album

In case you missed it, the BIG HOPS soundtrack is available on Bandcamp and Steam! 5 years working on this along with all the other sounds you hear in the game.

tomdunkin.bandcamp.com/album/big-ho...

store.steampowered.com/app/4204860/...

30.01.2026 23:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Notes on level design workflow for the 3D platformer Big Hops A behind-the-scenes look at some of the tooling, level design methods, and metrics use for this cartoony 3D exploration game I helped make.

new blog post: notes on level design workflows for the 3D platformer Big Hops www.blog.radiator.debacle.us/2026/01/note...

28.01.2026 00:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 320    ๐Ÿ” 86    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Today, the BIG HOPS original soundtrack is OUT! It's huge just like the game with more than 80 songs and 40 extras to explore.
tomdunkin.bandcamp.com/album/big-ho...

23.01.2026 18:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 120    ๐Ÿ” 23    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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I hit the button โœ…๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿธ
๐ŸšจBIG HOPS is OUT NOW๐Ÿšจ
Get it on Steam | Switch | PS5 for just $17.99 with our 10% launch discount!
#indiegames #nintendoswitch #ps5

12.01.2026 17:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2330    ๐Ÿ” 835    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 86    ๐Ÿ“Œ 127
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Lets try this agin with our release date video:

BIG HOPS is releasing January 12th, 2026 on PC, Switch, and PS5. It's about 15 hours long, will cost $20 USD, and yes it runs GREAT on the Switch 2!

Wishlist here:
store.steampowered.com/app/1221480/...

10.12.2025 20:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 387    ๐Ÿ” 139    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 29    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12

We announced today with Day of the Devs that Big Hops will release on January 12th on PC, Switch, and PS5 ๏ฟผ

And yes it runs great on Switch 2!!!

Wishlist over here:
store.steampowered.com/app/1221480/...

10.12.2025 19:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 92    ๐Ÿ” 24    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
A screenshot from Frog Sqwad. A bunch of round frogs stumble through a cel-shaded sewer.

A screenshot from Frog Sqwad. A bunch of round frogs stumble through a cel-shaded sewer.

A screenshot from Strechmancer. It's in first person, and the hands you see are clearly frog-like.

A screenshot from Strechmancer. It's in first person, and the hands you see are clearly frog-like.

A screenshot from Big Hops. the main character (a frog) uses their tongue to swing around a cel-shaded environment.

A screenshot from Big Hops. the main character (a frog) uses their tongue to swing around a cel-shaded environment.

A screenshot from Awaysis. A frog sits in a metal cauldron like it's a hot tub. He seems to enjoy it, and has probably never heard of that fact about boiling frogs.

A screenshot from Awaysis. A frog sits in a metal cauldron like it's a hot tub. He seems to enjoy it, and has probably never heard of that fact about boiling frogs.

Day of the Devs โ€“ The Game Awards edition just concluded, so here's a round-up of every game it covered. Our main takeaway? Indie developers really like frogs. gameinformer.com/2025/12/10/e...

10.12.2025 18:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 51    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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We'll be sharing a deeper look and some BIG news at Day of the Devs on December 10th, so get HYPE!

12.11.2025 19:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 54    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Big thanks to everyone who has shown so much love and support for Big Hops and the team!! ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿธ

24.06.2025 19:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 35    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿšจ Only 24 HOURS to go on #BigHops Kickstarter! ๐Ÿšจ

We hit our goal and are now angling for two big Stretch Goals for a photography questline and ports to PS5 and Xbox Series.

Help us take 3D platformers to a deeper, weirder place with our maximalist frog game ๐Ÿธโ™ฅ

www.kickstarter.com/projects/chr...

23.06.2025 20:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 125    ๐Ÿ” 54    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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We're in the last 48 HOURS of #BigHops Kickstarter!!

๐Ÿ‘…swing, solve puzzles, lockpick with your tongue
๐Ÿuse powerful veggies to grow paths forward
โœจfree demo is out NOW
๐ŸŽฎcoming to Nintendo Switch THIS YEAR

We're at 123% funded, but still check it out here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/chr...

23.06.2025 00:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 146    ๐Ÿ” 52    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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wanna spend a couple hours of your weekend card battling in a VN with mechs? play the Battle Suit Aces demo!

๐Ÿค– cool robots
๐ŸŽ‡ nostalgic sci-fi anime feel, reminiscent of #Gundam or Gurren Lagann
๐ŸŒˆ diverse cast of characters finding family in each other
๐Ÿ™ helping an #indiegame

tinyurl.com/mwzc6mzx

20.06.2025 17:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Big Hops will be in Wholesome Direct at #SummerGamesFest tomorrow! Make sure to check out the stream at 9am PT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y2p...

06.06.2025 18:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Update 2: Update 2: 40% and lets talk Digital Rewards ยท Big Hops - a fresh and froggy action-platformer Hey folks, Chris here again!It's Day 4 already and things are proceeding nicely. We've just passed 40% and the team is feeling pretty optimistic about reaching our goal. Thanks again to everyone readi...

I just posted a new update focused on the Digital Soundtrack, Art Book, and Design Notes book rewards we're offering!

There's new music tracks, juicy concept art, and a sample of what kinds of design insight will be in the book:

www.kickstarter.com/projects/chr...

28.05.2025 21:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Now that Americans are bored at work again...

โš ๏ธSome BIG HOPS newsโš ๏ธ

๐ŸธLaunching on Nintendo Switch 1 & 2 this year
โค๏ธWe announced yesterday with OTK showcase
๐ŸŽฎOur free demo is up now on Steam
๐Ÿ™BIG HOPS is live on Kickstarter
www.kickstarter.com/projects/chr...

27.05.2025 15:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 195    ๐Ÿ” 60    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10
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๐ŸšจHUGE News๐Ÿšจ

๐ŸธBIG HOPS is a froggy platformer with deep movement, fresh tongue-gameplay, where you use powerful veggies to grow paths forward!

โœจFree demo out NOW
๐ŸŽฎComing to Nintendo Switch 1 & 2 in Q4 2025
๐Ÿ’ฐOur publisher dropped us, so we're KICKSTARTING
(links below)

25.05.2025 20:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2700    ๐Ÿ” 972    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 90    ๐Ÿ“Œ 119
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Big Hops - a fresh and froggy action-platformer A new kind of 3D platformer about tongue swinging, froggy parkour, and building your own path forward with veggies.

We're really close to the finish line and just need some help finishing a few important things!
- Full VO
- Localization
- QA
- Console ports
www.kickstarter.com/projects/chr...

25.05.2025 20:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 211    ๐Ÿ” 78    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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Very excited to share that Big Hops' first public demo will be at Day of the Devs' pre-GDC event at the Midway on March 16th!

Most of our team will be around for GDC, so get in touch if you're interested in doing an interview or playing the demo.

03.03.2025 20:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 99    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

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