@slugdisco.bsky.social
UK-based indie develop and publisher working on a wide range of exciting projects! https://www.slugdisco.com
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!
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Thank you @gamerzakh.com for checking out Primordial Empire! Glad you liked the demo!
Please look forward to more content coming soon!
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Check out Primordial Empire, a microscopic colony builder! ๐ฆ
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!
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
A brightly-patterned jumping spider performing a dance. A new animation soon to be added to Empires of the Undergrowth
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05.03.2025 12:37 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Leafcutter 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
Starting off our Mardi Gras weekend with something cool and joyful! ๐
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?
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
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
Today we're (@slugdisco.bsky.social) announcing that Earth Appreciation Festival 2025 submissions are open! ๐
You can apply here: forms.gle/3japXvzNH3by...
#gamedev #indiedev #gameevents #gamemarketing
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! Youโve 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
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.
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ICYMI, the #SteamWinterSale is here!
Our published titles are now ON SALE!
๐Empires of the Undergrowth - 50% OFF!
๐ฟHorticular (new festive update!๐) - 30% OFF
๐Ecosystem - 30% OFF
Check out our games and get ready for a fun holiday!
#Steam #Steamsale #indiegame
โ๏ธWinter update out for Green Again!
๐Decorate your settlements with colorful lights, use "forever snow" mode for that festive mood.
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Sproutlings are dressed for the occasion
๐ผIt also has new music created by the awesome Tobi Weiss.
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame
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.
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Posting a blue sky on Bluesky (from our game Adapt!)
#indiegame
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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Someone has released a mod for Horticular that includes an adorable lil' fox ๐ข
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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!
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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
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
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...
*slaps roof of outpost* this bad boy can fit so many sproutlings!
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #screenshotsaturday
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!
Steam's Autumn Sale is here, and our games are on discount!๐
๐Empires of the Undergrowth - 50% Off
๐ชดHorticular - 20% Off
๐Ecosystem - 30% Off
Available till December 4th!
Our publisher page: store.steampowered.com/developer/Sl...
#indiegame #steamsale #steam
We've just announced a new publishing project - Strange Seed!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hlzg...
ICYMI: Ecosystem launched finally into 1.0 on Steam :)
Ecosystem is a god-game/simulation hybrid in which players design aspects of their underwater ecosystem.
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A quick lil' bump for my lengthy first impressions view of #Ecosystem from @slugdisco.bsky.social ! v1.0 is out and if you're new to the game, this should give you a great primer for how to get started.
Buy it here: tinyurl.com/yh43cscd
youtu.be/anN2868ZERU
#indiegames
One of our games "Ecosystem" is moving to 1.0 on November 8th!
Ecosystem is a game about life. At its heart are evolving virtual lifeforms, who grow from synthetic DNA and live in a physically-simulated ocean.
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