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Crafty Pickle Games @craftypicklegames.bsky.social · Aug 31

🚨Attention🚨

It's your last chance to grab Squash And Spell at 40% in the @spiritcitylofi.bsky.social Back to School celebration!

It's also great for pre-schoolers!

store.steampowered.com/app/3387970/

#indiedev #gamedev #kidsgaming #educationalgames #typinggame #steam

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Crafty Pickle Games @craftypicklegames.bsky.social · Aug 30

Unrelated to our recent @spiritcitylofi.bsky.social Back to School posts, we also have a #steam playtest on our hidden object game "Pigeon Hunter" going on.

We'd love your feedback before we launch a demo!

store.steampowered.com/app/3917020/...

#IndieDev #GameDev #IndieGame #Gaming #CozyGaming

Pigeon Hunter on Steam

Pigeon Hunter is classic hidden object game. Find the pigeons and other items in a series of beautiful hand drawn environments. Complete each scene and traverse though a dream like home.

store.steampowered.com

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Crafty Pickle Games @craftypicklegames.bsky.social · Aug 29

⏰ The clock is ticking! Don't miss your chance to get 40% off Squash and Spell!

Our offer for the @spiritcitylofi.bsky.social Back to School Celebration ends this weekend!

store.steampowered.com/app/3387970/

#indiedev #gamedev #kidsgaming #educationalgames #familygames #typinggame #steam

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Crafty Pickle Games @craftypicklegames.bsky.social · Aug 28

Time flies! We're half way though the @spiritcitylofi.bsky.social Back to School celebration!

Pick up Squash and Spell at 40% off. It's great for teaching your kids how to read, write and type.

store.steampowered.com/app/3387970/

#indiedev #gamedev #kidsgaming #educationalgames #steam

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Crafty Pickle Games @craftypicklegames.bsky.social · Aug 27

⏰ The clock is ticking! Don't miss your chance to get 40% off Squash and Spell!

Our offer for the @spiritcitylofi.bsky.social Back to School Celebration ends this weekend!

store.steampowered.com/app/3387970/

#indiedev #gamedev #kidsgaming #educationalgames #familygames #typinggame #steam

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Crafty Pickle Games @craftypicklegames.bsky.social · Aug 26

It's finally time!!

To honour being being part of the @spiritcitylofi.bsky.social Back to School Celebration, Squash and Spell is 40% off on #Steam!!

store.steampowered.com/app/3387970/

#kidsgaming #educationalgames #familygames #typinggame #indiedev #gamedev

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Crafty Pickle Games @craftypicklegames.bsky.social · Aug 25

It's finally time!!

To honour being being part of the @spiritcitylofi.bsky.social Back to School Celebration, Squash and Spell is 40% off on #Steam!!

store.steampowered.com/app/3387970/

#kidsgaming #educationalgames #familygames #typinggame #indiedev #gamedev

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Crafty Pickle Games @craftypicklegames.bsky.social · Aug 24

Great news!!! Squash and Spell is going to be part of the @spiritcitylofi.bsky.social Back to School Celebration.

Starting tomorrow, Squash and Spell will be 40% off!

store.steampowered.com/app/3387970/

#indiedev #gamedev #kidsgaming #educationalgames #familygames #typinggame #steam

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Crafty Pickle Games @craftypicklegames.bsky.social · Aug 22

Tagging @spiritcitylofi.bsky.social because the link didn't work in the first post 👋😅

Crafty Pickle Games @craftypicklegames.bsky.social · Aug 22

it does! Must have been user error on the previous post!!

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Crafty Pickle Games @craftypicklegames.bsky.social · Aug 22

👋testing to see if @publer.com will play nicely and tag people with scheduled posts. @spiritcitylofi.bsky.social

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Crafty Pickle Games @craftypicklegames.bsky.social · Aug 22

Great news!!! Squash and Spell is going to be part of the @spiritcitylofi.bsky.social Back to School Celebration.

Starting Monday Squash and Spell will be 40% off!

store.steampowered.com/app/3387970/

#indiedev #gamedev #kidsgaming #educationalgames #familygames #typinggame #steam

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Crafty Pickle Games @craftypicklegames.bsky.social · Aug 13

Pigeon hunter playtest is live on Steam! Check out a sneak peak of our super chill hidden object game.

Art by my mum 😍

store.steampowered.com/app/3917020/...

#IndieDev #GameDev #IndieGame #Gaming #CozyGaming

Pigeon Hunter on Steam

Pigeon Hunter is classic hidden object game. Find the pigeons and other items in a series of beautiful hand drawn environments. Complete each scene and traverse though a dream like home.

store.steampowered.com

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Crafty Pickle Games @craftypicklegames.bsky.social · Aug 6

A demo of our hidden object game Pigeon Hunter is up on Android!

play.google.com/store/apps/d...

#IndieDev #GameDev #IndieGame #Gaming #CozyGaming

Pigeon Hunter - Demo - Apps on Google Play

Find the pigeons in a tranquil, hand-drawn hidden object adventure.

play.google.com

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Crafty Pickle Games @craftypicklegames.bsky.social · Jul 29

We've just released a free web demo of our first hidden object game on @itch.io, Pigeon Hunter. Find pigeons nestled in a beautiful hand drawn background.

Other platforms coming soon!

#IndieDev #GameDev #IndieGame #Gaming #CozyGaming

craftypicklegames.itch.io/pigeon-hunter

Pigeon Hunter by CraftyPickleGames

A short hidden object game with beautiful hand draw art.

craftypicklegames.itch.io

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Crafty Pickle Games @craftypicklegames.bsky.social · Jun 14

📢NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT📢

We're getting in early with this one so everyone can follow and help shape it into its most chaotic form possible!!

🚗Super Carpark Walking Parking Simulator Turbo 🚙

store.steampowered.com/app/3816400/

#IndieDev #GameDev #SoloDev #ScreenshotSaturday #MadeWithUnity

Super Carpark Walking Parking Simulator Turbo on Steam

Super Carpark Walking Parking Simulator Turbo is the definitive animated carpark chaotic parking simulator!!! Park cars before its too late!

store.steampowered.com

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Crafty Pickle Games @craftypicklegames.bsky.social · Jun 7

leaves next please!

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Crafty Pickle Games @craftypicklegames.bsky.social · Jun 7

Anyone on windows can bring up the store from the start menu, but here's a direct link to the page.

apps.microsoft.com/detail/9NBKM...

Crafty Pickle Games @craftypicklegames.bsky.social · Jun 7

This week's #ScreenshotSaturday is a rare sighting of Squash and Spell: Kids Typing on the Windows Store!

That's right, we released last week on the Microsoft Store to allow easy access for anyone with a PC!

#indiedev #gamedev #kidsgaming #educationalgames #familygames #typinggame #preschoolgames

A screenshot of the Microsoft store with the page for the game Squash and Spell : Kids Typing brought up

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Crafty Pickle Games @craftypicklegames.bsky.social · May 31

That's so nice to hear 😊

Crafty Pickle Games @craftypicklegames.bsky.social · May 31

Oh thanks for that info! I'll update the steam page with it!

Crafty Pickle Games @craftypicklegames.bsky.social · May 31

Thank you so much!! 😀 Hope he enjoys it!

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Crafty Pickle Games @craftypicklegames.bsky.social · May 31

#ScreenshotSaturday of our recently released game, Squash and Spell : Kids Typing.

#indiedev #gamedev #kidsgaming #educationalgames #familygames #typinggame #preschoolgames #edtech

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Frankie Hobbins @frankiehobbins.bsky.social · May 31

Can someone who knows what they're talking about recommend which iPhone I should get to test and push an app to the apple app store. I'm in the UK and want cheap mixed with easy.

Thanks!

#gamedev #indiedev #unity3d

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Crafty Pickle Games @craftypicklegames.bsky.social · May 30

We just had to share this amazing Steam review from our of our pre release testers! 😍

Their feedback means the world to us and we’re so proud of what we’ve built 💖

#indiedev #gamedev #kidsgaming #educationalgames #familygames #typinggame #preschoolgames #edtech

A screenshot of a steam review from the game squash and spell : kids typing that says;

A wonderful game that provided to my toddler everything needed to jump start into letters, phonics, reading and keyboard familiarization all in open ended play. This app's graphics strike the delicate balance of not being too flashy where i feel it would make my kid crazy and zombiefied but also still engaging and fun and not dull for a toddler's short attention span.

The open endedness style of play makes it ideal for a toddler to explore however they want, both as a joined activity with a parent or entirely on their own. The phonics are a nice touch whereas normally kids would hear the name of the letters ad nauseam they instead get to hear the sounds and associate that with the letter's name.

All in all 10/10, highly recommend!

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