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Game developer and artist @badvikinggames.bsky.social. Strange Horticulture 🌿 Strange Antiquities πŸ›ŽοΈ: Wishlist on steam.

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Just finished Small Prophets. Absolutely charming, whimsical and delightful TV from Mackenzie Crook. Gentle and emotive but also uplifting simply by existing. "Excuse me, do you sell buckets?"

16.02.2026 22:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So many good games made in Animate. As usual the people running the software have no idea. But yes fortunately they have rolled back on it. It's in maintenance mode now which means no updates but at least keep access to files (thankfully). And heeeyyy back.

16.02.2026 14:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Completely reeling from this decision by Adobe to kill off Animate. My entire body of work has been created in Animate. I use it for everything. My workflow and way of working has just been completely upended. To say I'm distraught would be an understatement.

02.02.2026 20:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Some HUGE games have launched recently… but only one of them got a @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social β€œBestest Best” award... just saying.

Hades 2 ❌
Dying Light: the Beast ❌
Silent Hill f ❌
Borderlands 4 ❌
STRANGE ANTIQUITIES βœ…
NBA 2K26 ❌
Hollow Knight: Silksong ❌

25.09.2025 15:05 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Strange Antiquities - The Thaumaturge’s Handbook: An FAQ for Strange Antiquities - Steam News Answering your most-pressing questions before the start of your apprenticeship!

Strange Antiquities is out TOMORROW! πŸ›ŽοΈ

We've answered all your burning questions ahead of launch in our handy Thaumaturge's Handbook. πŸ“–

store.steampowered.com/news/app/288...

16.09.2025 15:14 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

Robert Redford was one of the finest actors of all time. A giant of cinema. Impeccably handsome and great in everything. Everyone will mention Butch Cassidy and the Sting. For me it's All the Presidents Men, Sneakers and Spy Game.

16.09.2025 17:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Strange Horticulture is 60% off on Steam right now! 🌱

With just 5 days to go before Strange Antiquities, this weekend is the perfect time to step into Undermere and learn what it takes to manage an occult shop.

store.steampowered.com/app/1574580/...

12.09.2025 13:06 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 4

Alien: Earth is basically made-for-me TV. With our game’s release date just over 2 weeks away, it’s nice to have something to escape into for a bit.

02.09.2025 18:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hi Wendy. Thanks for your enthusiasm for Strange Antiquities. We tend to mostly post through our company profile here: @badvikinggames.bsky.social

27.08.2025 14:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
David Vs Goliath but their heads have been crudely replaced with Hornet from Silksong and Jupiter from Strange Antiquities.

David Vs Goliath but their heads have been crudely replaced with Hornet from Silksong and Jupiter from Strange Antiquities.

No doubt you've heard a certain big indie game is dropping Sept 4th. Others are (understandably!) scrambling to get out of the way.

We stand between them and the threshold.

We want to reassure our fans that Strange Antiquities will STILL RELEASE on 17 Sept.
#davidvsgoliath

26.08.2025 15:04 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1

Project Hail Mary trailer launched! Hell Yeah! Read the book - loved it. Listened to the audiobook - even better. Don't watch the trailer, just go watch it blind in 2026. Please! We need the film industry to stop making sequels and make original sci-fi films like this. #ProjectHellYes #jazzhands

01.07.2025 11:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks. We have a Bad Viking blue sky account but not a feed. To be honest I'm not really sure what that is πŸ˜….

23.12.2024 19:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

I can't claim to be clued up on the year in music but I've really enjoyed Swim Surreal's debut and Four Tet - Three. Both very chilled.

29.11.2024 18:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for the advice.

23.11.2024 21:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hi. This is something we hadn't considered but out of interest what would you do if you get paid steam royalties through a publisher in euros? We are in the UK so a euro account makes most sense right?

23.11.2024 18:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Most deserving. What a game!

20.11.2024 12:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations to @localthunk.bsky.social on all the Game Awards nominations for Balatro. Going off my steam play stats for 2024 it's a shoe in for GOTY, and it's not even close.

20.11.2024 12:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hi. I'm a British game developer working with my brother on Strange Antiquities. Please check it out on Steam. As a small team of two we both wear many hats and take on many different roles but mainly he does the code while I overthink stuff... Oh and I do all the art.

25.10.2024 22:10 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A new place. No followers. Just clear blue sky. There's something refreshing about starting with a clean slate. Feels oddly cathartic.

25.10.2024 15:39 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0