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Real data: how CloverPit hit 750k sales in 2 weeks Also: lots of discovery news and the latest Roblox charts.

How did CloverPit scale to 750k units sold on Steam in its first 2 weeks? We take a close look in our latest newsletter: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/real-data-... (Spoiler: VTubers are involved...)

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"I asked ChatGPT" "I asked Grok" ok well I asked Gandalf and he said he has not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm

My first steam game ISLANDS & TRAINS has just released!! What began as a tiny hobby project has grown into something that I'm so thankful, excited and proud of.

It would mean the world if you could give this a repost and try the game on Steam 💌🌻 s.team/a/1957760

Company couple lore broke us // May Future Friends Newsletter! We did it! Another newsletter in your inbox! Please clap!

new future friends company newsletter dropped

- update on mayo-gate
- more company lore
- about 10,000,000 game updates

please read, subscribe and share with your besties 🙏

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screenshot from future friends slack a conversation between abi and louisa Abi: 'Also Does this look piss like enough' screenshot of Abi holding a jar with a lid, with a yellow liquid inside. it's very pale. Louisa: 'depends how dehydrated you are i guess' Abi: 'Shall I make it more yellow' Louisa: 'maybe slightly. this look too healthy rn'

working on cloverpit content for marketing

tech try not being predatory challenge 2025

we're making an idle aquarium simulator, where your fish keep growing even when you’re offline or doing other things! 🐟

- build the aquarium of your dreams
- breed & sell over 70+ species
- decorate your tank
- visit friend's aquariums & trade
- chill in the fishing minigame

DEMO OUT NOW! 🐠

If you're feeling down, please remember the Viennetta ice cream video set to Darude's Sandstorm

Noted without comment: Humanities.

How did Panik Arcade & Future Friends Games' Cloverpit add 100k Steam wishlists - and demo activations - in one week after its 'reveal' announce? Our latest GameDiscoverCo newsletter goes into depth on it - newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/how-clover... - but a lot of it is about the game's design!

Time to go to work in the shit factory!

🚨COOL OPPORTUNITY

we are looking for campaign/project manager help in May and June for 'indie games PR and marketing'

we’re called Future Friends and have worked on games like Summerhouse, Vampire Survivors, Thronefall, Exo One, Cloverpit etc

info and application form below

We just announced our new game!!

The demonic lovechild of Balatro & Buckshot Roulette
‘CloverPit’, a roguelike slot machine nightmare

- manipulate the slot machine
- break the game,
- earn a gazillion coins?!
- pay off your debts…
- or else...

🍒DEMO OUT NOW

ahhhh it's getting close!!

the Triple-i Initiative is in 7 days! a showcase with 30+ announcements in 45 minutes

MAYBE you will see something new from us there, who knows?? @iii-initiative.bsky.social

Game Workers Branch Organiser x 2 The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) is looking for an Organiser to support the Game Workers Branch in building power and winning changes.

We’re hiring 2 organisers to help build a strong union for game devs across the UK!

Read more and apply here: iwgb.org.uk/en/post/bran...

That’s a wrap on GDC 🔥

This year hit different. The industry's a mess, but one thing’s clear: devs need real support—now more than ever.

We heard way too many horror stories about predatory publisher deals. This has no place in games🙅‍♀️

At WINGS, we back devs with fair, dev-first terms. Always. 🔽

What do Slay the Spire and Among Us have in common?

Um… me! 🏰

My card battler is funded by Slay the Spire dev Casey Yano, via the Among Us creators funding arm Outersloth. Thank you so much @caseyyano.bsky.social 💖

we really really really CAN’T WAIT to show you what we’ve been working on!!!

please tune in:

- The Triple-i Initiative, 10th April, 6pm CEST/9am PDT
- 30+ announcements and world premieres in 45 mins from very cool studios!!
- AHHHHHH (Panik Arcade panics)
- @iii-initiative.bsky.social

Games

a game where build your perfect paradise island settlements across sun-kissed shores

- chill building fun in sandbox mode
- or build perfect towns for points in classic mode
- made by solo dev @atomdaly.bsky.social
- published by us

Tranquil Isle, coming 18th April, pls DM for codes

Happy birthday to the most harrrowing and daring of documentaries on British life, one that realistically captures the everyday existence of people on the streets here: it's Bloodborne.

'We need to define what it means to be safe as gamers around the world:' a code of ethics in gaming 'If there is any moment where standing up for our values in this industry matters, this is it.'

'We need to define what it means to be safe as gamers around the world:' a code of ethics in gaming

Submissions for the Women-Led Games Summer Game Fest Edition showcase are now OPEN!

Forms close April 2nd. :)

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Testing out some @thumbsoldiers.bsky.social tonight!

Do you have any questions about them, you want me to include in an upcoming video about these accessible tools? ❤️

Pride in Bloom PRIDE@PG & Out Making Games Talk by OMG, Food & Drink, Games, Networking.

We're teaming up with Playground Games to bring you Pride in Bloom!

Join us for a night of games, networking, nibbles and a talk by our very own James Dodd, who will be talking about building a more inclusive future for the games industry 🌈 ✨

👀 www.outmaking.games/events-list/...

Two red ceramic jars, one with white text that says "coffee", the other says "tea". However, someone crossed these out with black sharpie and wrote the opposite word on each.

Game dev

A range of coop game characters working away in Loading Bar

Did you know we host free London coworking every Wednesday?

11-5pm before doors open, full details in the link:
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