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Water Bear Interactive Arts @waterbearintarts.bsky.social · Aug 30

Waterbears Interactive Arts is excited to announce that Bearly Baking is now out on Steam! Your support means the world to our small team of seven passionate indie devs. Check out the trailer and give it a try!

#indie #gamedev #indiegame #gamerelease #newgame #pcgaming #releaseannouncement #cozy

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Water Bear Interactive Arts @waterbearintarts.bsky.social · Aug 27

Thank you for much for sharing our game! We are thrilled people are excited for it : )

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Water Bear Interactive Arts @waterbearintarts.bsky.social · Aug 26

YAY! We are so glad : )

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Water Bear Interactive Arts @waterbearintarts.bsky.social · Aug 26

Our team just updated our Steam page in preparation for the release of Bearly Baking! Check out the new trailer and screenshots!

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Bearly Baking on Steam

Bearly Baking is a cooking and relationship-building game where you play as a bear running an inn to feed animals for hibernation. You cook bread and muffins in small mini-games, and based on the qual...

store.steampowered.com

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Water Bear Interactive Arts @waterbearintarts.bsky.social · Aug 25

Dev Question:
What drove you to continue work on Bearly Baking?

Aiden (SFX Designer):
"I loved the concept and it reminded me of the games of old I used to play in class!”

#indie #game #dev #gamedev #QnA #indiedev #audio #sound #indiegamedev #indiegame #cozygame #madewithunity #release #new #sfx

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Water Bear Interactive Arts @waterbearintarts.bsky.social · Aug 24

Can’t wait to share Bearly Baking with the world. Around a week till launch!

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Water Bear Interactive Arts @waterbearintarts.bsky.social · Aug 23

Dev Question:
What drove you to continue work on Bearly Baking?

Tristan (Writer):
“I wanted to expand on the story of our characters, and really bring some more life to the town and the characters that our playtesters and peers had fallen in love with.”

#indie #game #dev #gamedev #QnA #indiedev

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Water Bear Interactive Arts @waterbearintarts.bsky.social · Aug 23

The team is gearing up for our upcoming release! We’re submitting our game for Steam approval this weekend. In the meantime here’s a sneak peek at Mr. Grimble while you wait!

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Water Bear Interactive Arts @waterbearintarts.bsky.social · Aug 22

Dev Question:
What drove you to continue work on Bearly Baking?

Ren (Artist):
“I knew I could do more with my art, and I wanted to make character expressions and some light redesigns. I’m excited to share a finished version of Bearly Baking!”

#indie #game #dev #gamedev #QnA #indiedev #indiegame

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Water Bear Interactive Arts @waterbearintarts.bsky.social · Aug 20

Dev Question:
What drove you to continue work on Bearly Baking?

Andy (Programmer):
“We did really well for the project in class and there was so much room for more, it would be a waste to just leave it how it was when it could be more.”

#indie #game #dev #gamedev #QnA #indiedev #indiegame #cozy

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Water Bear Interactive Arts @waterbearintarts.bsky.social · Aug 19

Dev Question:
Give a Bearly Baking fun fact!

Andy (Programmer):
“Most of Archie’s lines are recorded while off an energy drink and breathing through my mouth.”

#indie #game #dev #gamedev #QnA #indiedev #indiegame #indiegamedev #madewithunity #art #cozy #cozygame #program #code #new #audio #acting

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Water Bear Interactive Arts @waterbearintarts.bsky.social · Aug 18

Here is a look at the setup of the cooking station. You can see the trays on the left, the oven on the right, and the tickets in the bottom corner! So much fun to be had baking delicious treats :)

#indie #indiedev #game #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #cozygame #development #art #artist #ui #code

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Water Bear Interactive Arts @waterbearintarts.bsky.social · Aug 18

Dev Question:
Give a Bearly Baking fun fact!

Alexis (Producer and Programmer):
“Bearly Baking started as a college course project and won awards within our cohort.”

#indie #game #dev #gamedev #QnA #indiedev #indiegame #indiegamedev #madewithunity #art #cozy #cozygame #program #code #producer #new

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Water Bear Interactive Arts @waterbearintarts.bsky.social · Aug 16

Dev Question:
Give a Bearly Baking fun fact!

Tristan (Writer):
“The team did team bonding party stuff the night before the project was due because we were already done, avoiding crunch time 😃”

#indie #game #dev #gamedev #QnA #indiedev #indiegame #indiegamedev #madewithunity #art #cozy #cozygame

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Water Bear Interactive Arts @waterbearintarts.bsky.social · Aug 15

Dev Question:
Give a Bearly Baking fun fact!

Ren (Artist):
“Our voice acting director likes to lock us in a room full of old machines to record us.”

#indie #game #dev #gamedev #QnA #indiedev #indiegame #indiegamedev #madewithunity #art #cozy #cozygame #baking #artist #digitalart #new #videogame

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Water Bear Interactive Arts @waterbearintarts.bsky.social · Aug 13

Speaking of Triple B this morning, here’s his icon that appears on the stats screen and his order tickets, a big grin for a friendly guy!

#indie #game #dev #indiedev #gamedev #art #artist #digitalart #2dart #icon #ui #madewithunity #unity #new #bear #gameart #indiegamedev #wip #gameart #indieart

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Water Bear Interactive Arts @waterbearintarts.bsky.social · Aug 12

Dev Question:
Give a Bearly Baking fun fact!

Aiden (SFX designer):
“Triple B is an expert bowler.”

#indie #game #dev #gamedev #bowling #bear #bears #QnA #indiedev #indiegame #indiegamedev #madewithunity #sfx #sound #music #audio #art #cozy #cozygame #baking #bakinggame #new #videogame #gamer #wip

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Water Bear Interactive Arts @waterbearintarts.bsky.social · Aug 11

Here is a painting that the player can buy and place in their home! Another one of the great customizable decor options.

#indie #game #dev #indiedev #indiegame #indiegamedev #art #artist #digitalart #digitalartist #2dart #cozy #cozygame #madewithunity #videogame #decor #painting #drawing #new #wip

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Water Bear Interactive Arts @waterbearintarts.bsky.social · Aug 11

Dev Question:
What was your toughest moment as a dev and how did you overcome it?

Alexis (Producer and Programmer):
“I took on a project with an unmotivated team, did more than expected, and it impacted my mental health. Now I’m more selective with my time and limits.”

#indie #game #dev #gamedev

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Water Bear Interactive Arts @waterbearintarts.bsky.social · Aug 10

Dev Question:
What was your toughest moment as a dev and how did you overcome it?

Ren (Artist):
“I took on too many projects at once and lost friendships, sleep, and self care because I was always working. Now, I’m working on healing my relationship with work.”

#indie #game #dev #gamedev #artist

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Water Bear Interactive Arts @waterbearintarts.bsky.social · Aug 10

Enjoy this landscape painting of Bearly Baking’s decor store. This lovely place is ran by the muskrat Nugget!

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Water Bear Interactive Arts @waterbearintarts.bsky.social · Aug 9

Dev Question:
What was your toughest moment as a dev and how did you overcome it?

Aiden (SFX designer):
“When I was first starting out, I wanted to program, but I sucked at it. A friend, though, told me focus on becoming the best I could be. I’ll never forget that.”

#indie #game #dev #gamedev

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Water Bear Interactive Arts @waterbearintarts.bsky.social · Aug 8

After much debate and many suggestions we decided to name our shop keeper Nugget!

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Water Bear Interactive Arts @waterbearintarts.bsky.social · Aug 8

Dev Question:
What was your toughest moment as a dev and how did you overcome it?

Andy (Programmer):
“My first game dev project I had next to no experience coding in unity while working with technical programmers I was out of my element and unable to contribute much.”

#indie #game #dev #gamedev

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Water Bear Interactive Arts @waterbearintarts.bsky.social · Aug 8

So glad to see another Mr. Grimble fan!

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