Slug Disco

Slug Disco

@slugdisco.bsky.social

UK-based indie develop and publisher working on a wide range of exciting projects! https://www.slugdisco.com

640 Followers 160 Following 22 Posts Joined Oct 2023
1 month ago
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I don't know why everyone's suddenly making games inspired by Spore, but this roguelike twin-stick shooter might be the best attempt yet at realising the lost potential of the cell stage You can play a free demo of Pathogenic on Steam right now.

Shoutout to @pcgamer.com for their article about our upcoming Sporelike game Pathogenic!

www.pcgamer.com/games/roguel...

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3 months ago
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🌐 @slugdisco.bsky.social – Product Marketing Executive

Run social media, manage communities, and help plan upcoming game launches. Ideal if you love games and want to shape how they connect with players.

👉 More info: tinyurl.com/2s4esvcs

#gamedev #indiedev #hiring #jobs #gamesjobs

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3 months ago
Logo for the company Slug Disco, a small slug sits atop a disco ball above the words "Slug Disco"

Join the disco! 🪩

Slug Disco are hiring a Product Marketing Executive - this is a fully remote entry level role for anyone based in the UK!

Salary: £25,000-£30,000
Deadline: 14th December

Learn more, and apply for the role here: slugdisco.com/position-pro...

#indiegame #marketing

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4 months ago
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Found a game that's giving me Bugsnax vibes 💗 In Chronicle Games' #StrangeSeed, you start as a tiny blob and evolve by eating DNA from other creatures @slugdisco.bsky.social 🧬 You build, reshape and experiment with your form as you explore different biomes and take on quests and battles! Vid below 👇

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7 months ago
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Green Again is joining #tinyteams2025 by
@tinyteamsfest.bsky.social from Aug 7-14!

The team might be tiny (it's hard to get tinier than 1 dev),
but the plans for the Sproutlings are big!

Check out all the amazing indie titles!
store.steampowered.com/sale/TinyTea...

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8 months ago
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Imagine Spore Cell Stage But It's A 'City' Builder YouTube video by GamerZakh

Thank you @gamerzakh.com for checking out Primordial Empire! Glad you liked the demo!

Please look forward to more content coming soon!
youtu.be/V3B3JlM3cVg?...

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9 months ago
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Check out Primordial Empire, a microscopic colony builder! 🦠

Cultivate a colony of microbes, plants and animals and build a self-sustaining ecosystem. Explore an alien world and protect your settlement from intruders. Nurture and evolve the tiny microbes and build your empire one cell at a time!

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1 year ago
A Formica ereptor queen ant and workers. A fictional species from Empires of the Undergrowth. She is in an underground nest, with lab equipment visible in the background through the glass of her vivarium.

The scientists routinely dye their lab specimens several colours to differentiate them, but many researchers think Formica ereptor looks particularly pleasing in pink.

#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev #MadeWithUnreal #ants

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1 year ago
A brightly-patterned jumping spider performing a dance. A new animation soon to be added to Empires of the Undergrowth

Rate his rizz

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1 year ago
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Leafcutter ants don't eat leaves directly - they use them to grow a nutritious fungus.

Empires of the Undergrowth is out now - but a rainforest and leafcutter revamp is very close.

#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev

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1 year ago

Starting off our Mardi Gras weekend with something cool and joyful! 🎉

Thank you to @slugdisco.bsky.social for hooking us both up with keys for Horticular!

We'll be giving it a spin for the first time tonight @ 6 pm CST. We can't wait! How many of you have tried it so far?

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1 year ago
A Myrmecia ereptor - a fictional ant species from video game Empires of the Undergrowth - with wasp-like markings. An underground scene with a queen and pupae is in the background.

Myrmecia ereptor looking wasp-like in yellow

#indiedev #gamedev #insects #ants #gaming

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1 year ago
A leafcutter major soldier ant leaving her nest. She is close to the camera and in sharp detail. A rainforest scene is visible behind her. several of her daughters - minim workers, minor workers, media workers and powerful major soldiers. This represents a rework of art in the third tier of Empires of the Undergrowth. A warm underground scene depicting a small leafcutter ant colony. The large queen is surrounded by several of her daughters - minor workers, media workers and powerful major soldiers. This represents a rework of art in the third tier of Empires of the Undergrowth. A trail of leafcutter ants walking to nearby foliage to harvest leaf cuttings. Several ants have already climbed saplings and are working on cutting off sections of leaves. This represents a rework of art in the third tier of Empires of the Undergrowth. A warm underground scene depicting a small leafcutter ant colony. The large queen is surrounded by several of her daughters - a minim worker, minor workers, media workers and powerful major soldiers. This represents a rework of art in the third tier of Empires of the Undergrowth.

Leafcutter ants collect leaves from their surroundings to grow a nutritious fungus. They may not be meat eaters - but those mandibles are powered by huge muscles and are capable of breaking human skin with ease.

Rainforest & leafcutter remaster coming soon!

#screenshotsaturday #games #indiegames

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1 year ago
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Earth Appreciation Festival 2025 Submissions In recognition of World Earth Day which takes place at the end of April, we’re hosting an event (April 1 to April 8 2025) celebrating the beauty of our green planet, and the marvelous diversity of lif...

Today we're (@slugdisco.bsky.social) announcing that Earth Appreciation Festival 2025 submissions are open! 🌍

You can apply here: forms.gle/3japXvzNH3by...

#gamedev #indiedev #gameevents #gamemarketing

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1 year ago
A Christmassy scene in the Hungry Spider level from Empires of the Undergrowth - the festive spider is near the camera wearing a Santa hat, and behind him is a Christmas tree with many gifts. The landscape is snowy and snow is falling. Text to the right, above the EotU logo, reads:

"Thank You for supporting us
in our release year!

You’ve made sure 
Empires of the Undergrowth
was a big success. So,
from the bottom of our hearts,

Merry Christmas, 
ya filthy animals!"

Happy holidays to those celebrating today! We've got a very special message from the Slug Disco team.

#Christmas #Christmas2024 #HomeAlone #indiedev #gamedev

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1 year ago
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Postmortem: How Empires of the Undergrowth came together in over 7 years of Early Access Here's the path this ant sim took from mobile pitch to full-blown RTS on PC.

In a postmortem on @gamedeveloper.bsky.social, @slugdisco.bsky.social's Mike Connor discusses how ant simulation RTS Empires of the Undergrowth evolved from a mobile game concept to a full-fledged PC title during a seven-year Early Access period.

www.gamedeveloper.com/design/postm...

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1 year ago
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ICYMI, the #SteamWinterSale is here!

Our published titles are now ON SALE!

🐜Empires of the Undergrowth - 50% OFF!
🌿Horticular (new festive update!🎄) - 30% OFF
🐟Ecosystem - 30% OFF

Check out our games and get ready for a fun holiday!

#Steam #Steamsale #indiegame

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1 year ago
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❄️Winter update out for Green Again!

🎄Decorate your settlements with colorful lights, use "forever snow" mode for that festive mood.
🎅Sproutlings are dressed for the occasion
🎼It also has new music created by the awesome Tobi Weiss.

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

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1 year ago
Empires of the Undergrowth December 2024 Newsletter

The EotU logo is at the top, in a blue theme. "December 2024 Newsletter" is at the bottom in a serif font. A wintery scene of wood ants collecting seeds from a pinecone is in the background.

Time for the final newsletter of 2024! Just a bit of a roundup of recent stuff and the ongoing beta testing.

Thank you so much for supporting us in our release year! It's gone amazingly well, and we're far from done with EotU yet.

store.steampowered.com/news/app/463...

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1 year ago
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Posting a blue sky on Bluesky (from our game Adapt!)

#indiegame

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1 year ago
A whip spider hiding under a network of roots and leaves, in a daytime rainforest ground scene.

In a lair made of roots and leaves, a huge whip spider (Heterophrynus batesii) waits out the day, conserving its energy to hunt under the cover of darkness in the Ecuadorian rainforest.

The rainforest art update is going well!

#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev #UE4 #indiegame

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1 year ago

みなさん!!クリスマスには Empires of the UndergrowthのかっこいいアリさんのTシャツはいかがかな!?
このアリさんのイラスト、オレが描いたんだって!!すごいぞー!かっこいいぞー!!

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1 year ago
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Someone has released a mod for Horticular that includes an adorable lil' fox 😢

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1 year ago
A screenshot of the Slug Disco shop showing the five t-shirts that are for sale on the website.

The last postage dates in time for Christmas on the Slug Disco shop are fast approaching. The last shipping dates are: 8th for the US, 11th for the EU and 21st for the UK!

shop.slugdisco.com/collection/e...

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1 year ago

It's recently turned 7 years since Empires of the Undergrowth was first released into early access - it released fully in June of this year.

What a journey we've been on - and the bull ant has been its mascot all this time, despite not being in the game - until now!

#indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

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1 year ago

It's recently turned 7 years since Empires of the Undergrowth was first released into early access - it released fully in June of this year.

What a journey we've been on - and the bull ant has been its mascot all this time, despite not being in the game - until now!

#indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

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1 year ago
A screenshot of the Slug Disco shop showing the five t-shirts that are for sale on the website.

The last postage dates in time for Christmas on the Slug Disco shop are fast approaching. The last shipping dates are: 8th for the US, 11th for the EU and 21st for the UK!

shop.slugdisco.com/collection/e...

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1 year ago
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*slaps roof of outpost* this bad boy can fit so many sproutlings!

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #screenshotsaturday

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1 year ago

Join us in congratulating one of our founding slugs, Liam, on the arrival his second child who was born healthy and happy early yesterday morning! Mother and baby doing well.

Liam will be taking a bit of time off to settle the little one in. Congratulations to him and his colony on their expansion!

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1 year ago
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Steam's Autumn Sale is here, and our games are on discount!🍂

🐜Empires of the Undergrowth - 50% Off
🪴Horticular - 20% Off
🐟Ecosystem - 30% Off

Available till December 4th!

Our publisher page: store.steampowered.com/developer/Sl...

#indiegame #steamsale #steam

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