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Daniel Cook

@danctheduck.bsky.social

Chief Creative Officer: http://Spryfox.com Blog: http://lostgarden.home.blog @Danc@mastodon.gamedev.place Game Design: Triple Town, Alphabear, Road Not Taken, Cozy Grove, etc

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industry that still hasn't admitted women are a market says it's losing to onlyfans

09.03.2026 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

This is what I'm talking about: Cozy Grove gets a sequel. New bears. Pet snails. Wishlist!

09.03.2026 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You know what the world needs more of? Cozy Grove.

09.03.2026 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey I'll be at Courage XL tonight showing off Arcane Eats! Come say hi!

08.03.2026 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I once tried to put a whole egg into my mouth.

07.03.2026 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A cool thing we added to Spirit Crossing recently is ✨emissive clothing ✨! All in game clothing is dye-able (with the exception of a few very special items), but there's a set of Mythic dyes that give your outfit glowing neon details and it's been really fun to see players be creative with it!

07.03.2026 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our players are incredibly cool.

06.03.2026 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So sayeth the internet.

06.03.2026 18:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The canonical name for the hole in a lizard's skull used for hearing is 'hearholio'

06.03.2026 18:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

hi!! do you make gameplay video content? are you interested in flying alpacas, tiny bears, dancing spirits, grizzled yet kindly wilderness men and beautiful women in tea shops with knives?? and if all of that were in cozy multiplayer game, would you think "dang I'd sure love to make videos of that"?

04.03.2026 02:06 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 2

I know a fair share of streamers/tubers follow me – you should reach out to Christa if you’ve been curious about Spirit Crossing, the cozy online life sim where you can catch charming critters such as this rare angry goopy poop pig

04.03.2026 05:39 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
a screenshot from the game Spirit Crossing by Spry Fox. in the screenshot are colorful whales floating through a vast blue sky with clouds

a screenshot from the game Spirit Crossing by Spry Fox. in the screenshot are colorful whales floating through a vast blue sky with clouds

a screenshot from the game Spirit Crossing by Spry Fox. in the screenshot are colorful whales floating through a vast blue sky with clouds

a screenshot from the game Spirit Crossing by Spry Fox. in the screenshot are colorful whales floating through a vast blue sky with clouds

a screenshot from the game Spirit Crossing by Spry Fox. in the screenshot are colorful whales floating through a vast blue sky with clouds

a screenshot from the game Spirit Crossing by Spry Fox. in the screenshot are colorful whales floating through a vast blue sky with clouds

a screenshot from the game Spirit Crossing by Spry Fox. in the screenshot are colorful whales floating through a vast blue sky with clouds

a screenshot from the game Spirit Crossing by Spry Fox. in the screenshot are colorful whales floating through a vast blue sky with clouds

magical things happen when you combine sky whales with a fairly limitless camera mode

(screenshots courtesy of ItsTheTanya - thank you!)

03.03.2026 00:51 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

I'll do 24g caffienated (2x 12g pour overs) and 12-24g decaf

I tend to water down my pour overs since I don't actually like the super high extraction.

02.03.2026 04:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think we're alone now. Would you like to know more?

'Alone' is an adjective that means 'there doesn't seem to be anyone around.'

28.02.2026 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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it's 100 x 102 positive. now I need 400 more!! come on... make a boat!!

27.02.2026 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We live in the Internet Court. My personal definitions matter than than hoped.

24.02.2026 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Internally, we are obsessed with making our games *safer*. We care. We'll do our best. But in this fear-driven society, that will never be enough. Worth acknowledging.

I think we'll pivot to talking about positives we provide. Opportunities for kindness. A friendly community. Moments of connection.

24.02.2026 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Had an interesting discussion about how 'safe' is an impossible promise. There is always harm possible in any meaningful human interaction. You may build a system a million times safer than an existing process. But one person experiences harm and that promise of safety is seen as a blatant lie.

24.02.2026 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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🌴DEMO ANNOUNCEMENT🌴 Surprise! I am thrilled to announce that the demo for Ourlands, my cozy island builder, just went live! Take a break from, well, everything, and go craft your perfect slice of paradise.

Enjoy!

s.team/a/2074470

20.02.2026 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 283    πŸ” 110    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 14

we have 6 different clouds all collaborating:
- Dynamic mask clouds based on "cloud cover" parameter
- High up stylized cirrus clouds to create direction\interest
- Far static horizon cumulonimbus, to create a "back plane"
- 2x static midground clouds for parralax
-"bounce plane" clouds

18.02.2026 23:29 β€” πŸ‘ 80    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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sometimes you record a little timelapse and stare lovingly at the clouds in your video game

18.02.2026 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Yo listen up heres a story
About a little guy
That lives in a bear world
And all day and all night
And everything they see is just bear
Like them inside and outside
Bear their house
With a bear little window
& a bear little pet
& everything is bear for them
& themself and everybeardy around

17.02.2026 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

You'll all lose your shit when you see how easy it is to self-host Chatto. Why am I even starting a company around this? Nobody is going to give me money to host it for them. I made it too simple. I'm a terrible businessmans

16.02.2026 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1

Yes. Yes. We need to celebrate every dev who goes over to the Cozy Side.

True, some resist for years. But when the latent urge finally bursts out into the open, they are (and always have been) one of us. 🚒🍾

14.02.2026 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Spirit Crossing | Patch Notes for Version 14.7 Greetings, wanderers! Spry Fox is turning 16 years old today! πŸ₯³And we have even more reason to celebrate, with the release of the 14.7 update that brings with it balancing changes to waystation tre…

Spirit Crossing 14.7 is now live! 🧑

we've got..
🌳 big tree changes
πŸ™οΈ new decor and hairstyles
πŸš‚ fluffalo train ride boosts
🎨 art changes & improvements
+ requested Quality of Life updates!

available now on Android and iOS (via Testflight)

+ more details here. ↓
spryfox.com/spirit-cross...

13.02.2026 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Is this trying to tell us something?

10.02.2026 03:09 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Last night was an unexpected interpretation of Backstreet Boys.

08.02.2026 03:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Olympics involves a collision of The Power by Snap and bowling shirts. I watch it all through Eurovision-colored glasses.

08.02.2026 03:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Susasus is suspicious of Pegasus

06.02.2026 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh dear. Somehow monsters are on the brink of extinction in...Monster Hunter.

06.02.2026 04:09 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0