Laure De Mey

I’m at #Develop:Brighton this week pitching our next game! The seagulls sure are something else here 😄

If you see me please say hello! 👋🏻

Yay Matt!! Congrats! 🥳

Congrats!! Hope you had a great night 🥳

Hello! I'm a children's book illustrator who loves to draw fun characters and the worlds that they live in 🌟

You can see more of my work here:

www.rachelsanson.co.uk

I'm ready to jump in to some new projects, and shares help me out so much 💜

#art #illustration #kidlit #kidlitart #publishing

Thank you Sarah 🥰💚

🎉 👏 Congratulations to @botanymanor.bsky.social for being selected to receive the Xbox Excellence Award! This beautifully creative game from a brilliant team absolutely deserves the spotlight! Well done, Balloon Studios! 🎉 👏

Congrats to @balloonstudios.bsky.social on this awesome achievement! 👏🏾💚

If you like beautiful cozy games, you’ll love Botany Manor 🌷🪻🌼: www.xbox.com/games/store/...

The Botany Manor team members standing in between flowers

We had such a lovely time at the BAFTA Games Awards 💜

We're so honoured to have been recognised in the wonderful Game Beyond Entertainment category, and of course congratulations to Tales of Kenzera: Zau for taking home the award!

Congratulations Jodie 🥰🥳

Botany Manor Review - Delightfully satisfying to explore Botany Manor is a faultlessly tight experience that may surprise you.

I see that Botany Manor is leaving Game Pass in about 2 weeks time.

Please give it a shot. It may just surprise & delight you as much as it did me.

Mudborne, our frog breeding game, is OUT NOW!!!! 🐸

Be a frog! Eat bugs!! Befriend forgs!!! Save your pond!!!!!

Expect mushroom farming, loads of menus, clever breeding puzzles and a 20-30 hour long adventure.

Hoppy World Frog Day, everyone! 🐸💚

Draknek & Friends Official Podcast Join Alan and Syrenne from Draknek & Friends as they talk to developers of some of their favorite puzzle games, shedding light onto how games get made and the people behind them!

Draknek & Friends Official Podcast Episode 19 featuring @lauredm.bsky.social and @kittbyrne.bsky.social from the @botanymanor.bsky.social team is out now! Topics include the inspiration for setting the puzzles in a manor, and tricking players into playing puzzle games.
pod.link/1777156468

Botany Manor: a cozy game unveiling the inequalities in academia Interview with Laure De Mey and Kitt Byrne Download PDF Botany Manor is a multiplatform game developed by the English indie studio Balloon Studios and published by Whitethorn Games. Initially relea…

🌿Botany Manor is a cozy game but also a window into challenges women face in academia.

For #WomenInSTEMDay, we interviewed the devs @lauredm.bsky.social and @kittbyrne.bsky.social to explore how these issues were woven into storytelling and gameplay. 🎮

Read it @ jgeekstudies.org/2025/02/09/b...

Lovely to hear 😍 thank you!

Winter Sun, by Continual Brew 9 track album

My other half makes really cool music, if you like Aphex Twin / Boards of Canada give it a listen! 🎧💽 continualbrew.bandcamp.com/album/winter...

thank you!!

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I'm still in shock 😂 but also very happy, grateful and excited 🧡

Glad you enjoyed it!! 💐

four games I've worked on

Botany Manor is coming to PlayStation on December 17th! ✨🌺

🔎 Immerse yourself into the life of Arabella Greene
🏡 Explore your lush manor and gardens
🌻 Uncover the secrets to bloom long-forgotten flora

Coming to both PS4 & PS5! 😊