mickey sanchez
@mickeysanchez.bsky.social
game dev on 🐸 Big Hops 💀 Order Automatica 🪄 Wizard With a Gun 🌳 The Wild At Heart 🌑 Robot Island 💻 deets -> mickeysanchez.com
This is awesome
My favorite video about BIG HOPS so far:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIbF...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIbF...
Creating beautiful chaos in Big Hops
YouTube video by BRICK 101
www.youtube.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:22 PM
This is awesome
what a headline dang 😅
Big Hops is a damn fine 3D platformer that rivals even the best Mario games
Big Hops Review: A 3D Platformer As Good As Any Mario Game
Big Hops is a nearly perfect platformer that rewards exploration and creativity
kotaku.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:07 PM
what a headline dang 😅
i just said to my friend 2 days ago that i want another game like Parking Garage Rally Circuit hehe - hooray!
Officially announcing my next game, and it's about:
...driving a 4x4 in a Furniture Store 🤣
(physics-based precision driving in a mini open world mega furniture store)
Please help spread the word and ☆WISHLIST ON STEAM☆
s.team/a/4135570
...driving a 4x4 in a Furniture Store 🤣
(physics-based precision driving in a mini open world mega furniture store)
Please help spread the word and ☆WISHLIST ON STEAM☆
s.team/a/4135570
January 16, 2026 at 7:06 PM
i just said to my friend 2 days ago that i want another game like Parking Garage Rally Circuit hehe - hooray!
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My first review of 2026 is for @luckshotgames.com 's Big Hops, a fantastic 3D platformer that embraces creativity, rewards experimentation, and feels incredible to play.
This is as good as any Mario game and needs to be checked out by fans of colorful platformers ASAP
This is as good as any Mario game and needs to be checked out by fans of colorful platformers ASAP
Big Hops is a damn fine 3D platformer that rivals even the best Mario games
Big Hops Review: A 3D Platformer As Good As Any Mario Game
Big Hops is a nearly perfect platformer that rewards exploration and creativity
kotaku.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:40 PM
My first review of 2026 is for @luckshotgames.com 's Big Hops, a fantastic 3D platformer that embraces creativity, rewards experimentation, and feels incredible to play.
This is as good as any Mario game and needs to be checked out by fans of colorful platformers ASAP
This is as good as any Mario game and needs to be checked out by fans of colorful platformers ASAP
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Officially announcing my next game, and it's about:
...driving a 4x4 in a Furniture Store 🤣
(physics-based precision driving in a mini open world mega furniture store)
Please help spread the word and ☆WISHLIST ON STEAM☆
s.team/a/4135570
...driving a 4x4 in a Furniture Store 🤣
(physics-based precision driving in a mini open world mega furniture store)
Please help spread the word and ☆WISHLIST ON STEAM☆
s.team/a/4135570
January 16, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Officially announcing my next game, and it's about:
...driving a 4x4 in a Furniture Store 🤣
(physics-based precision driving in a mini open world mega furniture store)
Please help spread the word and ☆WISHLIST ON STEAM☆
s.team/a/4135570
...driving a 4x4 in a Furniture Store 🤣
(physics-based precision driving in a mini open world mega furniture store)
Please help spread the word and ☆WISHLIST ON STEAM☆
s.team/a/4135570
🐸 If you missed it, Big Hops came out yesterday. It's a game I worked on for just shy of two years. The team was awesome, and I'm very proud to have been a part of it!
PC: store.steampowered.com/app/1221480/...
Switch: www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
PS5: store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
PC: store.steampowered.com/app/1221480/...
Switch: www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
PS5: store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
Save 10% on Big Hops on Steam
Tongue-swing, free climb, and build your own path forward in a new kind of 3D platformer! Plant veggie bounce pads, tightropes, hookshots, and much more. Find a way home through huge Desert, Ocean, an...
store.steampowered.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:01 PM
🐸 If you missed it, Big Hops came out yesterday. It's a game I worked on for just shy of two years. The team was awesome, and I'm very proud to have been a part of it!
PC: store.steampowered.com/app/1221480/...
Switch: www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
PS5: store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
PC: store.steampowered.com/app/1221480/...
Switch: www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
PS5: store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
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I am, indeed, Team Big Hops. Wrote about this at length, but it basically takes the really cool acorn bridge mechanic from Bananza and says "What if you could do this the whole game, but with a whole bunch of environmental tools that give you total problem solving agency? And also cute frog."
BIG HOPS review thread! I'll keep adding them as they come out:
1. Polygon from @marioprime.bsky.social: www.polygon.com/big-hops-imp...
1. Polygon from @marioprime.bsky.social: www.polygon.com/big-hops-imp...
Donkey Kong Bananza just got leapfrogged by a delightful new platformer
3D platformers are alive and well in 2026
www.polygon.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:01 PM
I am, indeed, Team Big Hops. Wrote about this at length, but it basically takes the really cool acorn bridge mechanic from Bananza and says "What if you could do this the whole game, but with a whole bunch of environmental tools that give you total problem solving agency? And also cute frog."
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A Short Hike is part of a new Steam bundle celebrating the launch of Big Hops! The 3D platforming is top notch, the game looks and feels great! Check it out with these other amazing games: 🐸🐊🐦😸
BIG HOPS is OUT NOW and to celebrate: meet the Animal Adventurers Bundle. 4 amazing games about being a cute critter exploring a big world. 🐸🐊🐦😻
#bighops #ashorthike #lilgatorgame #littlekittybigcity #indiegames
#bighops #ashorthike #lilgatorgame #littlekittybigcity #indiegames
January 12, 2026 at 9:18 PM
A Short Hike is part of a new Steam bundle celebrating the launch of Big Hops! The 3D platforming is top notch, the game looks and feels great! Check it out with these other amazing games: 🐸🐊🐦😸
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Today Kitty is dressed up in their froggy best to celebrate Hops from the newly released 'Big Hops', now out today!
Congrats to the team!
Congrats to the team!
January 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Today Kitty is dressed up in their froggy best to celebrate Hops from the newly released 'Big Hops', now out today!
Congrats to the team!
Congrats to the team!
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Steam (Steam Deck verified ✅):
store.steampowered.com/app/1221480/...
Switch (60fps on Switch 2 ✅):
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
PS5 (play in 4K):
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
store.steampowered.com/app/1221480/...
Switch (60fps on Switch 2 ✅):
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
PS5 (play in 4K):
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
January 12, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Steam (Steam Deck verified ✅):
store.steampowered.com/app/1221480/...
Switch (60fps on Switch 2 ✅):
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
PS5 (play in 4K):
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
store.steampowered.com/app/1221480/...
Switch (60fps on Switch 2 ✅):
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
PS5 (play in 4K):
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
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I hit the button ✅😭🐸
🚨BIG HOPS is OUT NOW🚨
Get it on Steam | Switch | PS5 for just $17.99 with our 10% launch discount!
#indiegames #nintendoswitch #ps5
🚨BIG HOPS is OUT NOW🚨
Get it on Steam | Switch | PS5 for just $17.99 with our 10% launch discount!
#indiegames #nintendoswitch #ps5
January 12, 2026 at 5:04 PM
I hit the button ✅😭🐸
🚨BIG HOPS is OUT NOW🚨
Get it on Steam | Switch | PS5 for just $17.99 with our 10% launch discount!
#indiegames #nintendoswitch #ps5
🚨BIG HOPS is OUT NOW🚨
Get it on Steam | Switch | PS5 for just $17.99 with our 10% launch discount!
#indiegames #nintendoswitch #ps5
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Had an absolute blast with Big Hops from @luckshotgames.com - heres my review. giantbomb.com/reviews/big-...
BIG HOPS Review | Giant Bomb
With tight, expressive platforming controls and a charming art style, BIG HOPS is an absolute joy to play - consistently rewarding experimentation and momentum while rarely getting in its own way.
giantbomb.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Had an absolute blast with Big Hops from @luckshotgames.com - heres my review. giantbomb.com/reviews/big-...
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Big Hops is the best 3D platformer I've played in a long time because it gets that platforming is half the fun. While there are moments of intricate jumping and diving, it's the sheer number of absurd and charming interactions with the world that make it soar.
store.steampowered.com/app/1221480/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1221480/...
Big Hops on Steam
Tongue-swing, free climb, and build your own path forward in a new kind of 3D platformer! Plant veggie bounce pads, tightropes, hookshots, and much more. Find a way home through huge Desert, Ocean, an...
store.steampowered.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Big Hops is the best 3D platformer I've played in a long time because it gets that platforming is half the fun. While there are moments of intricate jumping and diving, it's the sheer number of absurd and charming interactions with the world that make it soar.
store.steampowered.com/app/1221480/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1221480/...
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BIG HOPS x YouTooz - we're doing a giveaway for the BIG HOPS plush:
youtooz.com/pages/big-ho...
Pre-orders will go live on January 12th alongside the game.
#indiegames #nintendoswitch #youtooz
youtooz.com/pages/big-ho...
Pre-orders will go live on January 12th alongside the game.
#indiegames #nintendoswitch #youtooz
January 10, 2026 at 2:41 AM
BIG HOPS x YouTooz - we're doing a giveaway for the BIG HOPS plush:
youtooz.com/pages/big-ho...
Pre-orders will go live on January 12th alongside the game.
#indiegames #nintendoswitch #youtooz
youtooz.com/pages/big-ho...
Pre-orders will go live on January 12th alongside the game.
#indiegames #nintendoswitch #youtooz
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I forgot to say level design stuff in this one oops
January 9, 2026 at 10:29 PM
I forgot to say level design stuff in this one oops
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💵 MONEY for GAME? In 2026??? 💵
There have been more and more successful-game-devs-turned-game-funders popping up, so here's a lil' thread of some of the more recent ones I've seen.
Hopefully this helps you get some $$$! 🔽
There have been more and more successful-game-devs-turned-game-funders popping up, so here's a lil' thread of some of the more recent ones I've seen.
Hopefully this helps you get some $$$! 🔽
January 8, 2026 at 8:09 PM
💵 MONEY for GAME? In 2026??? 💵
There have been more and more successful-game-devs-turned-game-funders popping up, so here's a lil' thread of some of the more recent ones I've seen.
Hopefully this helps you get some $$$! 🔽
There have been more and more successful-game-devs-turned-game-funders popping up, so here's a lil' thread of some of the more recent ones I've seen.
Hopefully this helps you get some $$$! 🔽
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Order Automatica is the auto battler ritual game for a secret society 👁️
It's got emergent gameplay and interesting synergies to discover, and I'm adding new stuff every day.
It will come out this year! #TurnBasedThursday
store.steampowered.com/app/2105840/Order_Automatica/
It's got emergent gameplay and interesting synergies to discover, and I'm adding new stuff every day.
It will come out this year! #TurnBasedThursday
store.steampowered.com/app/2105840/Order_Automatica/
January 8, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Order Automatica is the auto battler ritual game for a secret society 👁️
It's got emergent gameplay and interesting synergies to discover, and I'm adding new stuff every day.
It will come out this year! #TurnBasedThursday
store.steampowered.com/app/2105840/Order_Automatica/
It's got emergent gameplay and interesting synergies to discover, and I'm adding new stuff every day.
It will come out this year! #TurnBasedThursday
store.steampowered.com/app/2105840/Order_Automatica/
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We're excited to officially host this week's #TurnBasedThursday!
Devs: Reply with your #TurnBased game, screenshots / videos and Steam link
Let's all support each other by ❤️ 🔁 and adding to your wishlists. Thanks!
#indiegames #gamedev #indiedev
Devs: Reply with your #TurnBased game, screenshots / videos and Steam link
Let's all support each other by ❤️ 🔁 and adding to your wishlists. Thanks!
#indiegames #gamedev #indiedev
January 8, 2026 at 11:01 AM
We're excited to officially host this week's #TurnBasedThursday!
Devs: Reply with your #TurnBased game, screenshots / videos and Steam link
Let's all support each other by ❤️ 🔁 and adding to your wishlists. Thanks!
#indiegames #gamedev #indiedev
Devs: Reply with your #TurnBased game, screenshots / videos and Steam link
Let's all support each other by ❤️ 🔁 and adding to your wishlists. Thanks!
#indiegames #gamedev #indiedev
Sektori is a beautiful game that keeps revealing itself more and more as you play.
January 7, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Sektori is a beautiful game that keeps revealing itself more and more as you play.
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In case you missed it, BIG HOPS is coming out January 12th on Steam, Switch, and PS5! #indiegames #nintendoswitch #ps5
January 6, 2026 at 12:56 AM
In case you missed it, BIG HOPS is coming out January 12th on Steam, Switch, and PS5! #indiegames #nintendoswitch #ps5
a clip in which a a fish slaps a knight with a crimson glove
January 5, 2026 at 10:36 PM
a clip in which a a fish slaps a knight with a crimson glove
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I am lightly searching for work : )
I finished up on Big Hops at the end of November and planned to take all of December to work full time on Order Automatica.
I'll probably make a more thorough post later, but if you have need for a programmer/designer I'd be happy to talk!
I finished up on Big Hops at the end of November and planned to take all of December to work full time on Order Automatica.
I'll probably make a more thorough post later, but if you have need for a programmer/designer I'd be happy to talk!
January 3, 2026 at 12:26 AM
I am lightly searching for work : )
I finished up on Big Hops at the end of November and planned to take all of December to work full time on Order Automatica.
I'll probably make a more thorough post later, but if you have need for a programmer/designer I'd be happy to talk!
I finished up on Big Hops at the end of November and planned to take all of December to work full time on Order Automatica.
I'll probably make a more thorough post later, but if you have need for a programmer/designer I'd be happy to talk!
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Mickey is very reliable and proactive and thoughtful, you should hire them until I can again for our next game!
I am lightly searching for work : )
I finished up on Big Hops at the end of November and planned to take all of December to work full time on Order Automatica.
I'll probably make a more thorough post later, but if you have need for a programmer/designer I'd be happy to talk!
I finished up on Big Hops at the end of November and planned to take all of December to work full time on Order Automatica.
I'll probably make a more thorough post later, but if you have need for a programmer/designer I'd be happy to talk!
January 4, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Mickey is very reliable and proactive and thoughtful, you should hire them until I can again for our next game!