Don Schmocker

@malicedafirenze.bsky.social 👀

I'm down to my last £100, Ive signed on for work in warehouses/factories or whatever to keep the lights on but it takes a while to organise, if you'd like to support my artwork here is my Patreon, cheers! patreon.com/c/AlexDuneBr...

Don't know what to play this weekend? There are plenty of cool new Swiss game demos! Today's pick: Pin Keep by Okomotive

Breed them, grill them, make them POWERFUL! 🐀

After six months of development, the demo of our cursed auto-battler, RatSpiderFrog, is now available on Steam! 💥

Be sure to give it a try 👇
store.steampowered.com/app/4201720/...

#IndieGames #IndieGameDev

Game's key art (child in a red hoodie standing in a field with a mountain and a large bird behind, and a herd of giant buffalo-like, fuzzy creatures). Above it, the word الرعى

The same image, with the Chinese word 牧灵奇旅

the same image, with the English word Herdling. The text is styled such that on the ends, there are protruding horn shapes; through the middle of it run lines that converge at the middle-top, implying a mountain shape

A very fun project I got to work on: after designing the logotype for the game Herdling, I was asked to make localized versions in Arabic and Chinese. I got to keep the horn shapes, and the implied mountain in the Arabic.

🗻 Play it! herdling.game

Far and Herdling devs' next release is an already satisfying and tactile roguelike deckbuilding pinball game Pinball, the truest essence of games.

"...but as it is in its current demo, PinKeep is heading in the right direction." Thank you, @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social ! 😍❤️

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🏰PinKeep Demo OUT NOW 🏰
The Demo for our pinball deckbuilding roguelite is NOW AVAILABLE! Head over to Steam and give it a try, we would LOVE to know what you think!

Play, wishlist & leave a review!
store.steampowered.com/app/4156090/...

‼️ Attention Content Creators and Influencers‼️

This is short notice, but if you're interested in getting to play the Demo for our pinball roguelite deckbuilder ✨PinKeep ✨a bit earlier than everyone else, please contact us asap via contact at okomotive dot ch for an advance key!

graphic of cover arts for all okomotive games: FAR: Lone Sails, FAR: Changing Tides, Herdling, Pinkeep. in the middle is white text saying "Join our community discord server!"

With the PinKeep demo launching very soon (tomorrow!!) we decided it's time to launch a community discord server for our games and their fans! Join us right here if you'd like to chat with us and other players about our games: discord.gg/XFShKjzpNn 🥰

Okomotive from FAR:lone sails built in Minecraft. @okomotive.ch

omg this is SO COOL!! 😍😍

We may have won our national game award this week 🥰

Thank you so much, dear jury! ❤❤❤

There's only 1 more day (and 8 hours!) left to order a plush Calicorn!

Preorder 👉: www.makeship.com/products/calicorn-plush

Don't miss out on having your very own huggable mountain companion 🤎

Me when I'm on your way to steal your girl (just a few days left to order your own!!!)

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We need more pinball games, or at least *I* need more pinball games.

This looks rather neat. Pinball genre mashups don’t happen anywhere near as much as they ought to.

Our friends at Okomotive revealed their new game PinKeep 😍

All pinball, deckbuilder and roguelite fans go check it out! ✨

BIG NEWS!!!

We announced PinKeep at Okomotive, a pinball deckbuilding roguelite inwhich you shoot lots of knights with balls!

I'm doing the art direction for the game and it has been lots of fun to work with our wonderful team on it ❤️

Go wishlist it and look out for the demo in January!!! ✨

gang please enjoy a new game from Okomotive, especially if you enjoy pinball, chaos, and roguelite deckbuilding

This looks so neat—congrats to Okomotive!

NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT 😍
PinKeep is a pinball deckbuilding roguelite – Master the ball and flippers to collect resources and defeat your enemies!

Demo coming in January, wishlist now! 👇

photo of a Calicorn plushie (a fuzzy yak-like creature with big horns and red eyes) sitting in fern leaves, in front of a red brick wall

GOOD NEWS: Our MakeShip campaign for these adorable Calicorn plushies has been extended by another two weeks 💪

www.makeship.com/products/cal...

Calicorn Plushie 🫨

Folks, our Makeship campaign for Calicorn plushies is SO CLOSE to being fully funded 🥹🙏💖

Screenshot of the Steam store that shows Herdling being 30% off and FAR: Changing Tides being 70% off

Herdling is on sale btw if you've been waiting 👀

Promotional graphic in violet and orange, it says "The Indie Game Awards - 2025 Nominee - indiegameawards.gg". The Herdling key art is embedded to the right

Did you hear, we're up for the "Best Music" award in the Indie Game Awards 👀On indiegameawards.gg you can also find the "Community Picks" form, in case you want to suggest Herdling for an additional category 🥰

SO. We heard that some of y'all want to snuggle a Calicorn irl 👀

Fluffy brown Calicorn plush with red eyes against a mountain background. Text: Herdling Calicorn Plush, A steadfast alpine friend, now yours to hug and hold.

🦬 Yes, you can pet the Calicorn! The beloved beast from the game Herdling is now available for preorder as a supremely fuzzy plush:

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photo of eight felted calicorns of various shapes and colors

photo of a felted calicorn with orange fur and long brown horns

photo of a grey-brown felted calicorn

Our friends at @panic.com had a felting class and made these absolutely adorable Calicorns 😭💖

screenshot of Herdling, showing Via and three calicorns leave a desolate city

screenshot of Herdling, showing Via and her herd in front of an odd twisted door in a rock

screenshot of Herdling, showing the herd traversing a snowy plateau. rock steles rise in the background

screenshot of Herdling, showing the herd from further away as they cross a shallow river in a birch forest, rays of sunlight illuminating them

We hear it's #pitchyagame time, so let us introduce HERDLING:

🦬 Travel with a herd of weird creatures
🏔️ Journey to the mountains
🍂 Leave society behind
🌳 This is a game you play for the ✨vibes ✨

Also it has ~94% positive reviews and was just nominated for several awards so go for it?