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Bad Viking Games (Rob & John). Strange Antiquities OUT NOW!

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Two colourblind brothers running an Indie game studio in the UK. We are making: Strange Antiquities - Out now. Strange Horticulture - Out now. linktr.ee/badviking Rob: @robdonkin.bsky.social John: @johnnydonkin.bsky.social

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Bad Viking Games (Rob & John). Strange Antiquities OUT NOW! @badvikinggames.bsky.social · 23d

We’re better at making games than social media. Can you help us out and share this far and wide? 🙏

Strange Antiquities is OUT NOW! 🛎️📚🐈

#indiegame #indiedev #cozygames #cozy

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Nicola Cocchiaro @wildbat.bsky.social · 22h

Absolutely loving Strange Antiquities! The improvements over its predecessor Strange Horticulture are all welcome and the puzzles take things to a whole new level with all the additional layers. Couldn't be happier with it!

Bad Viking Games (Rob & John). Strange Antiquities OUT NOW! @badvikinggames.bsky.social · 4d

>1000 reviews!

Overwhelmingly Positive!

Overwhelmingly grateful to everyone who has played and taken the time and effort to review the game.

Keep playing and reviewing indie games!

An image showing the latest number of steam reviews for Strange Antiquities (1069 Overwhelmingly Positive)

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Bad Viking Games (Rob & John). Strange Antiquities OUT NOW! @badvikinggames.bsky.social · 1d

Delighted to hear this! We love that you started with Antiquities and then went back to Horticulture. It’s great to see we are pulling in new players to Undermere, and not just returning fans!

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wil 🦇 @itswil.bsky.social · 1d

i had never played Strange Horticulture but i picked Strange Antiquities up and it SLAPS. it fully consumed my brain until i finished it, at which point i immediately went and got Strange Horticulture and blew through that too. ty @marioprime.bsky.social for this!
www.polygon.com/strange-anti...

Strange Horticulture's sequel turns antiquing into puzzle gold

Strange Antiquities turns the plant-identifying puzzles of 2022's Strange Horticulture into a deduction game about the joys of haunted trinkets.

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Bad Viking Games (Rob & John). Strange Antiquities OUT NOW! @badvikinggames.bsky.social · 1d

We've considered doing physical versions, but never seriously looked into it. Digital versions isn't something we've thought about 🤔

What would be the incentive to buy those over, for example, simply taking screenshots of them from the game?

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Iceberg Interactive @iceberg-int.bsky.social · 1d

“It is out there… Waiting… Waiting… For you…” 📻

Check out the date announcement trailer for Radiolight. Out on October 23rd, 2025.

#horror #horrorgame #indiehorror #indiegame

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Second Wind @secondwindgroup.com · 4d

Strange Antiquities, from developer @badvikinggames.bsky.social, is an excellent follow-up to Strange Horticulture and a quietly charming puzzle game in its own right.

Check out @prettygrimgames.bsky.social's latest Bytesized here -- www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRfB...

Strange Antiquities Review | Bytesized

YouTube video by Second Wind

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Bad Viking Games (Rob & John). Strange Antiquities OUT NOW! @badvikinggames.bsky.social · 3d

Brilliant. Thanks so much for playing and reviewing the game. Delighted you enjoyed it. 🙌

Bad Viking Games (Rob & John). Strange Antiquities OUT NOW! @badvikinggames.bsky.social · 3d

Black Hellebores in bloom. Beautiful Strange Horticulture fan art by BelaTolls (Hex:Me) on Steam.

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Fan art of Hellebore the cat from Strange Horticulture wearing a Hellebore flower.

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Bad Viking Games (Rob & John). Strange Antiquities OUT NOW! @badvikinggames.bsky.social · 4d

>1000 reviews!

Overwhelmingly Positive!

Overwhelmingly grateful to everyone who has played and taken the time and effort to review the game.

Keep playing and reviewing indie games!

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Bad Viking Games (Rob & John). Strange Antiquities OUT NOW! @badvikinggames.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed the games. Here is a little tip for you: you can pet Jupiter just before you ring the bell and he won't jump when it rings!

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Bad Viking Games (Rob & John). Strange Antiquities OUT NOW! @badvikinggames.bsky.social · 4d

😍 Thanks so much. Thrilled you had a great time!

Bad Viking Games (Rob & John). Strange Antiquities OUT NOW! @badvikinggames.bsky.social · 4d

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Bad Viking Games (Rob & John). Strange Antiquities OUT NOW! @badvikinggames.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks so much for playing and taking the time to write about our game. Thrilled you enjoyed it!

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Bad Viking Games (Rob & John). Strange Antiquities OUT NOW! @badvikinggames.bsky.social · 4d

a man in a helmet with the words " this is the way " behind him

ALT: a man in a helmet with the words " this is the way " behind him

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Bad Viking Games (Rob & John). Strange Antiquities OUT NOW! @badvikinggames.bsky.social · 4d

😍 Thanks so much for playing and for this wonderful write-up. Delighted to hear how much you enjoyed your time with it.

Bad Viking Games (Rob & John). Strange Antiquities OUT NOW! @badvikinggames.bsky.social · 4d

Cheers Daniel. Innkeep is looking great. Keep pushing!

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Bad Viking Games (Rob & John). Strange Antiquities OUT NOW! @badvikinggames.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks Tom. Really appreciate it.

Bad Viking Games (Rob & John). Strange Antiquities OUT NOW! @badvikinggames.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks Jake! Wishing you every success with Forbidden Solitaire.

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Bad Viking Games (Rob & John). Strange Antiquities OUT NOW! @badvikinggames.bsky.social · 4d

We have just been referring to them as our 'Strange' games.

But if you want here are some other ideas:
- 'Strange Stuff on Shelves'
- 'Strange Shops & Stranger Customers'
- 'Strange Things That Probably Shouldn’t Be Touched'
- 'Strange People with Strange Requests'

Nothing official though.

Bad Viking Games (Rob & John). Strange Antiquities OUT NOW! @badvikinggames.bsky.social · 4d

>1000 reviews!

Overwhelmingly Positive!

Overwhelmingly grateful to everyone who has played and taken the time and effort to review the game.

Keep playing and reviewing indie games!

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Bad Viking Games (Rob & John). Strange Antiquities OUT NOW! @badvikinggames.bsky.social · 6d

😅

maggie @magresta.itch.io · 7d

guys pointing at a painting saying "ive had enough of this dude" but the painting is photoshopped to show and annoying guy from strange horticulture

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Bad Viking Games (Rob & John). Strange Antiquities OUT NOW! @badvikinggames.bsky.social · 6d

Haha brilliant, really enjoyed reading this. A very amusing write up. Thanks for playing the game.

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Pascal / Orangepixel @orangepixel.net · 7d

Five CLASSIC OrangePixel games make their Steam debut, and THREE of those launch on Nintendo Switch next week! - Also a free game on Prime.. it's been a productive and chaotic year, and it's not done yet :)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEOP... #indiegames #gamedev #gaming #NintendoSwitch

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Bad Viking Games (Rob & John). Strange Antiquities OUT NOW! @badvikinggames.bsky.social · 8d

If you’ve ever wondered where the ideas for our Strange games come from, this interview covers a lot of it!

Pocket Tactics @pockettactics.com · 8d

We spoke to @badvikinggames.bsky.social about Strange Antiquities (and Strange Horticulture!), including asking about Jupiter the cat. Check out our interview here 👀🏆

🔽 www.pockettactics.com/strange-anti...

Talking cats, curses, and creepy-cozy vibes with the Strange Antiquities team

We sat down with the Strange Antiquities team to talk plants, potentially cursed items, and how lovely the Lake District is.

www.pockettactics.com

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Bad Viking Games (Rob & John). Strange Antiquities OUT NOW! @badvikinggames.bsky.social · 8d

Hmmm. Yeah I think that's only possible if you deleted the slot yourself sadly. Sorry.