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Panda Cat Games 🔜Heartwood Village

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We’re a group of diverse and experienced game developers who want to bring people joy 💜 🌳 linktr.ee/pandacatgames ✨ UK Games Prototype Fund 2025

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Panda Cat Games 🔜Heartwood Village @pandacatgames.bsky.social · Nov 12

We’re Panda Cat Games! 🐼🐱 A squad of devs from Rocksteady, Meta, Sony & more, united by a love for games that spark joy and connection. We’re hard at work on something special, so stay tuned for updates, sneak peeks, and behind-the-scenes fun! ✨ Follow us for the journey! #GameDev #IndieDev

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Panda Cat Games 🔜Heartwood Village @pandacatgames.bsky.social · 5d

We’re delighted to have received multple 😱 nominations for the 2025 @gamerepublic.bsky.social Awards. This means a lot to us and we can’t wait to celebrate with everyone at #GaMaYo on 13th Nov! Good luck to everyone! Check out the nominees here! 👉 gamerepublic.net/featured-eve... #GRAwards #GameDev

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Panda Cat Games 🔜Heartwood Village @pandacatgames.bsky.social · 18d

Chad Bun Bun is waiting...
We look forward to welcoming you to our community ✨🍃
Link👇
linktr.ee/pandacatgames

#discord #discordserver #IndieGames #indiegamedev #cosygames #coopgame #gamedevs #gaming

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Panda Cat Games 🔜Heartwood Village @pandacatgames.bsky.social · Jul 31

Already missing Megacon, we had a great weekend and we had so many people play and enjoy our game 🥰🐼🐱

Check out the FULL video on Tiktok
vm.tiktok.com/ZNdHEv7AS/
Or Instagram
www.instagram.com/reel/DMqEPYu...

#indiegame #indiegamedev #cosygame #coopgame #megaconlive #gamedev

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Sarah York @sarahyork3d.bsky.social · Jul 28

I started a video game company called Panda Cat Games. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok if you like tiny animals in booties or being emotionally attached to fictional Raccoons. #IndieGame #indiegamedev 👇👇👇👇

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Panda Cat Games 🔜Heartwood Village @pandacatgames.bsky.social · Jul 27

Go go go! 👉 www.tiktok.com/@pandacatgames 🏃💨

TikTok - Make Your Day

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Panda Cat Games 🔜Heartwood Village @pandacatgames.bsky.social · Jul 27

We'd love you to try our cute two player co-op game, 𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙬𝙤𝙤𝙙 🍃 at MegaCon today. We are doing a 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 🎁, swing by the booth to find out how to win! If you want to know how to find us, see our 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸 👀 in the comments #giveaway #indiegames #showcase

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Panda Cat Games 🔜Heartwood Village @pandacatgames.bsky.social · Jul 26

We’re LIVE at Megacon Manchester & we can’t WAIT to share the Spirits of Heartwood demo with you all! 🐾

Come find us in the gaming area, grab some cute freebies, chat with the devs & take part in our competition to WIN a blobfish plushie 😍
#megacon #competition #expo #indiegames #manchester

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Panda Cat Games 🔜Heartwood Village @pandacatgames.bsky.social · Jul 26

#MegaConLive we’re coming for you

👁️👃👁️

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Panda Cat Games 🔜Heartwood Village @pandacatgames.bsky.social · Jul 25

It's MegaCon tomorrow!! 😱

Join us at Manchester Central this weekend for…
✅ The latest demo of Spirits of Heartwood
✅ Cute freebies
✅ Blobfish??? 👀
✅ A touch of chaos

Can’t wait to see you there!
megaconlive.com/manchester/
#megaconlive #indiegames #indiegamedev #manchester #expo

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Panda Cat Games 🔜Heartwood Village @pandacatgames.bsky.social · Jul 24

Megacon here we come!!! 🎉

We’ll be showing off 'Spirits of Heartwood' this weekend at Megacon in Manchester! 🌿 Come say hi, play the game & grab some ADORABLE freebies 💖

🗓️ 26th - 27th July
📍 Manchester Central
megaconlive.com/manchester/
@megaconlive.bsky.social
#MegaConLive #IndieGames

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Panda Cat Games 🔜Heartwood Village @pandacatgames.bsky.social · Jul 20

Apply here
👉 forms.gle/fAWALeE4b6dH...

Panda Cat Games 🔜Heartwood Village @pandacatgames.bsky.social · Jul 20

📣 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝘁 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 is looking for a 𝗨𝗞-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿! 📣
This is for a temp, remote contract for up to 20hrs per week between Aug until December to help on our cosy co-op game. If this sounds like a bit of you, please use the link in the thread to apply before 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 #IndieDev #Hiring

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Sarah York @sarahyork3d.bsky.social · Jul 11

Aaaaand that’s a wrap! I can live free from seagulls for another year 🙏 best Develop yet! ✨🏖️ #DevelopBrighton @pandacatgames.bsky.social

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Sarah York @sarahyork3d.bsky.social · Jul 9

Great kick-off to the day with yummy breakfast supplied by @gamerepublic.bsky.social and making new friends! Reminder that we’re looking for technical game designers for @pandacatgames.bsky.social who love fast prototyping and can implement in Unity, please reach out if that’s you! #DevelopBrighton

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Sarah York @sarahyork3d.bsky.social · Jul 8

Exciting to see the #Ensemble exhibit at #DevelopBrighton! 🌊 Featuring Develop speakers: Annabel Ashalley-Anthony, Jonas Gawe and Tara Mustapha and the rest of Ensemble John Giwa-Amu, Patrick Haraguti, Bulut Karakaya, Zakia K. and me! ✨ Find out more at lnkd.in/dXTNEcr6

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Sarah York @sarahyork3d.bsky.social · Jul 7

☀️ The Game Republic Summer Party was SO MUCH FUN!
😱 UNLIMITED ARCADE GAMES
💃 Getting my exercise for the year on Dance Dance Revolution
🎤 Tenacious D on karaoke 😂
Thank you @gamerepublic.bsky.social for bringing us all together, the Yorkshire game dev community is proper good ✨
#GRSummerParty

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Sarah York @sarahyork3d.bsky.social · Jul 6

🌊 We’re heading to Develop:Brighton! Looking to meet (UK-based, remote, part-time):
🎨 Tech art generalists
🧩 Tech game designers
Express interest here: 👉 tr.ee/WkUdpvSPOl
Looking forward to good vibes, ice cream, and 🎤 Maraoke!
#GameDev #IndieDev #DevelopBrighton

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Sarah York @sarahyork3d.bsky.social · Jul 2

Maki & Ramen in Leeds, hehe 👀 @pandacatgames.bsky.social

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Sarah York @sarahyork3d.bsky.social · Jun 30

We're excited to play some Arcade games 🕹️ at the annual @gamerepublic.bsky.social Summer Party (challenge me at dance mats I dare you). Then (thanks to the huge discount from Game Republic 🙏) we will also be at ClimbUK! (@climb-uk.bsky.social) Learn more about us at www.pandacatgames.co.uk ✨

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Miami Avalon - ✨Ascend Demo Out On Steam✨ @miamiavalon.bsky.social · Jun 9

Black Voices in Gaming kicks off in 1 hour!! 🎮 our very own bsky.app/profile/nare... will be there hyping up all things Ascend! ✨

Tune in at 5pm 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3Zs...

Thanks so much for all your support! 🫶
bsky.app/profile/bvig...
#BlackVoicesInGaming #IndieGames #SteamSummerFest

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Panda Cat Games 🔜Heartwood Village @pandacatgames.bsky.social · Jun 7

Massive congratulations to the team!! ✨ the trailer was absolutely stunning 😍

Panda Cat Games 🔜Heartwood Village @pandacatgames.bsky.social · Jun 7

Make sure you wishlist Ascend!! 🌞🌛#WomenInGames

Miami Avalon - ✨Ascend Demo Out On Steam✨ @miamiavalon.bsky.social · Jun 7

Our new release trailer is LIVE and was featured in the Women-Led Showcase!!
#SummerGameFest ✨

Ascend is releasing this August 28th on Steam!
👉https://store.steampowered.com/app/1944260/Ascend

#WomenLedGames #WomenInGames #IndieGames

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Cloud Lantern @cloudlantern.bsky.social · May 27

It was super lovely seeing you and the Panda Cat team! 🐼🐱 Thank you for the very awesome stickers! ✨ I’m looking forward to playing more Spirits of Heartwood soon :) Also, here’s a snap my brother took at GaMaYo 📸 :)
Hope you’re having a great day! ✨

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mayamada @mayamada.com · May 22

7. "Someone who wants to be immersed in an interactive experience, the way that no other medium can" - @sarahyork3d.bsky.social, Founder @pandacatgames.bsky.social is one of 40 Players & Makers in the 2025 #LookLikeAGamer campaign ✨ See more: looklikeagamer.com/meet-the-40

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mayamada @mayamada.com · May 25

16. "It doesn't matter if you play Elden Ring on PC or Candy Crush on mobile - you're a gamer either way! " - Bridie Farrell, Author & Game Dev @pandacatgames.bsky.social is one of 40 Players & Makers in the 2025 #LookLikeAGamer campaign ✨ See more: looklikeagamer.com/meet-the-40

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