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Girl That Games - Vicki @gtgvicki.bsky.social · 10d

How is it October? I swear it was August just last week.

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Girl That Games - Vicki @gtgvicki.bsky.social · Aug 26

I'm currently on holiday but glad to see this lovely game popping up in my feed today.

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TikTok - Make Your Day

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Girl That Games - Vicki @gtgvicki.bsky.social · Aug 22

This game is so special, and made by a small, passionate team of super lovely people who are all putting a piece of themselves into this game. It's an absolute joy to be working with @lab42games.bsky.social on this ❤️

Secret Mode | NUTMEG! + A Storied Life, coming '26 @wearesecretmode.com · Aug 21

How would you like to be remembered?

In A Storied Life: Tabitha, you arrive at the house of someone close after they've passed away. Picking through the items that made up their life, you'll choose what stories you want to tell from their past.

Coming to PC in 2026 from @lab42games.bsky.social

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Girl That Games - Vicki @gtgvicki.bsky.social · Aug 19

Time flies

Secret Mode | NUTMEG! + A Storied Life, coming '26 @wearesecretmode.com · Aug 19

One year ago today we moved into a brand new office space, and the time has flown by.

In the last 12 months we've launched five games, announced a few more, won a bunch of awards, and gone independent!

What's in store over the next 12? 👀

Girl That Games - Vicki @gtgvicki.bsky.social · Aug 19

I hope so. People aren't just losing their jobs to AI any more. It honestly scares the crap out of me that it's advancing so quickly and how people are relying on it for so much, even becoming emotionally attached to it.

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Girl That Games - Vicki @gtgvicki.bsky.social · Aug 19

Fucking hell. We're all fucked aren't we?

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Chris Groves @chrisgrovese18.bsky.social · Aug 5

WE ANNOUNCED A FOOTBALL GAME BABYYY ⚽

Welcome to NUTMEG! - a love letter to English men's football of the 80s and 90s. Management sim, meets deckbuilder, meets a whole lot of nostalgia 📺

It's been a total blast helping set up this reveal with the @wearesecretmode.com gang and more fantastic teams!

Secret Mode | NUTMEG! + A Storied Life, coming '26 @wearesecretmode.com · Aug 5

Reshape English football history in NUTMEG!

Take a step back in time to manage your favourite teams through twenty years of the beautiful game, starting in Division Four and taking them to the top of the table.

Coming to PC via Steam in 2026, from Sumo Sheffield.

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Secret Mode | NUTMEG! + A Storied Life, coming '26 @wearesecretmode.com · Aug 5

Reshape English football history in NUTMEG!

Take a step back in time to manage your favourite teams through twenty years of the beautiful game, starting in Division Four and taking them to the top of the table.

Coming to PC via Steam in 2026, from Sumo Sheffield.

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Girl That Games - Vicki @gtgvicki.bsky.social · Aug 5

It drives me nuts

Girl That Games - Vicki @gtgvicki.bsky.social · Aug 4

What's everyone's game of the year so far?

Girl That Games - Vicki @gtgvicki.bsky.social · Aug 4

Ooo I wonder what this is. Something about football maybe? 🤔

Secret Mode | NUTMEG! + A Storied Life, coming '26 @wearesecretmode.com · Aug 4

It's all about to kick off...

5th August. 3pm.

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Girl That Games - Vicki @gtgvicki.bsky.social · Aug 4

Literally so many posts about the game in this one group. I did also get recommended a Plum Grove Facebook Group which also looks very active.

Girl That Games - Vicki @gtgvicki.bsky.social · Aug 1

I actually think I might buy it. This is community influence at it's finest. I want to be part of this shared experience, having my own unhinged stories to tell.

As a community manager, I dream of this scenario for my games.

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Girl That Games - Vicki @gtgvicki.bsky.social · Aug 1

@unwoundgames.bsky.social this is for you.

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Girl That Games - Vicki @gtgvicki.bsky.social · Jul 31

If you're the dev, publisher or community manager for Echoes of the Plum Grove and you're wondering why your sales might have had a spike recently, it's down to a cozy game FB group who are sharing the wildest stuff happening in their games. It's wild. Even I might buy it at this rate.

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Girl That Games - Vicki @gtgvicki.bsky.social · Jul 31

Lol my counselor/therapist type person I'm seeing wants me to gameify my calls to my mother so I feel like I've won whenever I call her rather than feeling drained afterwards. She suggested a bingo card of regular sayings or phrases.

Has anyone tried anything similar?

a woman in a pink sweater is sitting at a table with her hands in the air and says b-b-b-bingo .

ALT: a woman in a pink sweater is sitting at a table with her hands in the air and says b-b-b-bingo .

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Girl That Games - Vicki @gtgvicki.bsky.social · Jul 24

I actually don't know. I asked for neutral pink... they're due to come off. I miss my chrome.

Girl That Games - Vicki @gtgvicki.bsky.social · Jul 23

It's finally here!!!! My evening reading for the foreseeable. Thanks for writing it @victoriatran.bsky.social

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Girl That Games - Vicki @gtgvicki.bsky.social · Jul 13

❤️ thanks. I'm definitely much less stressed and so excited for our upcoming projects ☺️

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Girl That Games - Vicki @gtgvicki.bsky.social · Jul 8

Wish I was there with you too. We'd be celebrating 🥳 you're incredible. I love you 😙

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Girl That Games - Vicki @gtgvicki.bsky.social · Jul 8

Heck yes?!? 👏👏👏👏

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Girl That Games - Vicki @gtgvicki.bsky.social · Jul 8

I love working here so much. The awards are always great fun. Thanks for hosting them @allthefawkes.bsky.social .

Secret Mode | NUTMEG! + A Storied Life, coming '26 @wearesecretmode.com · Jul 7

Today we held the Secret Mode Awards, where we celebrate our team members with internally voted-for awards!

Whether they make a cracking cup of tea or are most likely Wake the Deep, we love highlighting the special stuff that each person brings to Secret Mode. 💖

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Chris Groves @chrisgrovese18.bsky.social · Jul 4

We got paid to do this.

Sit back, enjoy the cringe, and praise @gtgvicki.bsky.social for doing the vast majority of the heavy lifting here 👏

(oh, and buy some of our games on sale to justify this madness)

Secret Mode | NUTMEG! + A Storied Life, coming '26 @wearesecretmode.com · Jul 3

The Steam Summer Sale is in full swing, so we figured we should do something big to promote it...

Check out our publisher page over on Steam and save up to 80% on our entire games catalogue like A Little To The Left, Still Wakes The Deep, and Wobbledogs!

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Victoria Tran ✨ @victoriatran.bsky.social · Jul 3

New issue of the Community Dev Newsletter! ✨

➡️ Advice for community leads who are joining a team that has never worked with marketing before
➡️ 22 community/marketing related resources and job posts
➡️ Teehee my book

Read here: thevtran.kit.com/posts/settin...

Setting marketing expectations on a team ✨ Community Dev Newsletter #39

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