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Sweet Baby Inc @sweetbabyinc.com · 23h

It was such a pleasure to sit down a little while ago for the Hungama Game Changers: Leadership Series, and now it’s finally here! 💚
We hope you enjoy Kim’s chat with the incredible Raunaq Roy as much as we did. Check it out! 🥰🍬

Kim Belair

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Sweet Baby Inc @sweetbabyinc.com · 14d

Hey, good to be here!

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Sweet Baby Inc @sweetbabyinc.com · Jul 23

Hey BlueSky! 👋 We’re Sweet Baby Inc. We’re a small, narrative-focused studio that has contributed to the story and writing of over 80 titles across the games industry!
We’ve worked with wonderful teams of all shapes and sizes since 2018, helping to build worlds, journeys and characters! 💚

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Roosa Jokiaho @rjokami.bsky.social · 14d

Persevere against all odds in these tough times.

A lone sunflower blooming in a field of sunflowers.

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Liz Ryerson @ellaguro.bsky.social · 14d

Submissions to the Experimental Games Showcase at GDC are now OPEN through October 24, 2025! Please send us the weird shit you're working on! More info about the session and where to submit can be found on our NEW website here www.experimentalgamesshowcase.com

Experimental Games Showcase

SUBMIT YOUR GAME TO THE

www.experimentalgamesshowcase.com

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Game Devs of Color Expo @gdocexpo.com · 18d

That's right - Game Devs of Color Expo will return on September 22 - 25, 2026!🎉

Don't forget to embrace your community, take care of yourself to keep that creativity flowing, make games that you love, and play them too.

Thank you everyone - we'll see you next year! 💚💙

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Game Devs of Color Expo @gdocexpo.com · 19d

Tristan talks decolonization & cozy games.

What does safety mean for the audience we're trying to reach?
What mechanics, rewards, cultural touchstones, & character archetypes will we implement that will resonate with them?

Questions to consider when thinking about your game.
#GDoCExpo2025 #gamedev

DECOLONIZATION AND DECOLONIALITY
DECOLONIZATION
Often framed as an undoing of colonial influences and structures, it is also a creative process of imagining what cultures would look like if not disrupted by the exploitation of colonialism.
DECOLONIALITY/DECOLONIALIDAD
The process/practice of rejecting Euro-centric ways of knowing and being. Coined by Aníbal Quijano, this concept acknowledges how different concepts of the cosmos influenced knowledge acquisition, information storage and transfer, and ideas of the self.

COLONIALSIM? IN COZY GAMES? WHERE?
• So Many White People
• The Outside Individual Who
Saves the Day
• The Land is There for the Taking
• Corn and Wheat Make Number
Go Up
• Nuclear Family/Two Gen Family
• Monochronic Structures, 4
Seasons, Gregorian Calendar
• Conveniently Ancient Civilizations
Spirituality is Silly
Straight Up Racism

HOW CAN WE DECOLONIZE COZY GAMES
We can start the process of decolonizing and practicing decoloniality by questioning ourselves and those we trust around us. For example:
• What does safety mean for the audience we are trying to reach? • What mechanics, rewards, cultural touchstones, and character (archetypes) will we implement that will resonate with them? • What is the relationship of the player character to the NPC community and how can we handle this mechanically and narratively?
• How many generations of people are present at any time?
• How is time measured and how does this play out mechanically and narratively?

Games to Check Out
Fields of Mistria
Saltsea Chronicles and Mutazione
Tales of the Shire
Wanderstop

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Game Devs of Color Expo @gdocexpo.com · 19d

Comedy comes in threes! 😆

Tanat shows off some hilarious moments from "Building Relationships" and shares insights into structuring humor in your game.

#GDoCExpo2025 #gamedev

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Sweet Baby Inc @sweetbabyinc.com · 20d

It’s been incredible to see so much love for Henry Halfhead, and we’re really excited for the wonderful Lululu team! We feel so lucky to have helped them bring their vision - and their Henry - to life!

And if you’re looking for something sweet and creative and full of heart to play this weekend…

Henry Halfhead - OUT NOW! @lululu.games · 22d

👁️Henry Halfhead👁️
OUT NOW
👃

🍎 Play as 250+ everyday objects
💌 Experience a wholesome life story
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Join a friend in the local co-op mode!

Get it on Steam, EGS, PS5 and Switch!

Tell your friends, family and help us share this post!

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Sweet Baby Inc @sweetbabyinc.com · 19d

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Sweet Baby Inc @sweetbabyinc.com · 20d

Has everybody been enjoying @gdocexpo.com so far? If you haven’t: get in now, there’s still time!!! 💚

Pop by tomorrow and you might even get the chance to hear the incredible Tristan J Tarwater, as they explore the Decolonisation of Cosy Games! Prepare to get *even cozier*!!! 🥰

Screenshot from the GDoC site reads:

“Talk:

Decolonizing Cozy Games
Tristan J. Tarwater (They/Them)

What's so cozy about doing chores when you're at the center of the universe? Tristan J. Tarwater will delve into cozy games and how they uphold values of colonialism in their mechanics and narrative. More than just being about "vibes," cozy games project an idea of what is safe and rewarding for players and often promote values of capitalism by rewarding individualism and consumption.
What makes them satisfying for many can also makes things uncomfortable for marginalized people. By exploring and questioning the definitions and values of cozy games and colonialism, we can make cozy games even cozier!”

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Sweet Baby Inc @sweetbabyinc.com · 19d

Hey! We’re just people, we’ve had a lot of misinformation spread about us, and we’d ask that you treat us as you would want to be treated. Thank you! 💚

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Sweet Baby Inc @sweetbabyinc.com · 20d

Us too, Evil Bro duck. Us too.

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kv @ornitier.online · 21d

my review of Henry Halfhead is that you should stop what you're doing and play Henry Halfhead

Henry Halfhead - OUT NOW! @lululu.games · 22d

👁️Henry Halfhead👁️
OUT NOW
👃

🍎 Play as 250+ everyday objects
💌 Experience a wholesome life story
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Join a friend in the local co-op mode!

Get it on Steam, EGS, PS5 and Switch!

Tell your friends, family and help us share this post!

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Sweet Baby Inc @sweetbabyinc.com · 20d

Has everybody been enjoying @gdocexpo.com so far? If you haven’t: get in now, there’s still time!!! 💚

Pop by tomorrow and you might even get the chance to hear the incredible Tristan J Tarwater, as they explore the Decolonisation of Cosy Games! Prepare to get *even cozier*!!! 🥰

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Jeff Grubb @grubb.wtf · 21d

I really like Henry Halfhead. A big reason is that I could hand the controller to my kids when it got a bit too lackadaisical for me. And then they show me what it's like to just play and make your own rules and tell stories. It's fantastic.

Jeff Grubb @grubb.wtf · 23d

My kids broke embargo to write a novelization of the game Henry Halfhead.

A child-made book about Henry Halfhead sits on a bookshelf with other children's stories.

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The Indie Informer @theindieinformer.bsky.social · 20d

Henry Halfhead squeezed my heart then expanded it. And its ending is worth going through everything to experience. Join me!

Henry Halfhead Full Playthrough

Roller coaster of the heart.

the-indie-in-former.com

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Sweet Baby Inc @sweetbabyinc.com · 20d

It’s been incredible to see so much love for Henry Halfhead, and we’re really excited for the wonderful Lululu team! We feel so lucky to have helped them bring their vision - and their Henry - to life!

And if you’re looking for something sweet and creative and full of heart to play this weekend…

Henry Halfhead - OUT NOW! @lululu.games · 22d

👁️Henry Halfhead👁️
OUT NOW
👃

🍎 Play as 250+ everyday objects
💌 Experience a wholesome life story
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Join a friend in the local co-op mode!

Get it on Steam, EGS, PS5 and Switch!

Tell your friends, family and help us share this post!

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 21d

Henry Halfhead is what would happen if Prey's mimics were cute
aftermath.site/henry-halfhead...

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Joseph Knoop @josephknoop.bsky.social · 26d

Hey, are you games PR with some Switch 1 codes to burn? My neighbor's kid turns 12 this month and long story short, has had a rough year! Grandma (helped raise him since mom is single) passed away, he's helping mom with disabilities, etc. But he's a great kid. Looking to surprise him with some games

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Indie Arena Booth @indiearenabooth.de · Aug 22

🎉 Congratulations to Winter Burrow for winning the BEST MUSIC AWARD at the Indie Arena Awards 2025 🏆🎶 #indiearenabooth #awards #gamescom

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ethers.elixirs 🏳️‍⚧️ @eviemae.ink · Sep 6

I knew I’d like Sable if I just put my mind to playing it through but wow, it's actually one of my favorite games...ever? It's up there.

The writing is so beautiful, the conversations and characters you meet actually helped me pick a calling (the ending decision of the game). Gorgeous game.

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Knowledge @edgeknowledge.bsky.social · Sep 5

In today's issue we speak to Sweet Baby Inc's Amy-Leigh Shaw on narrative minimalisation and writing like a cat, as well as IO Interactive on this week's Bond reveal.

Live at 2pm BST. Sign-up here: bit.ly/knowledgenew...

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alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social · Aug 26

Go back their Kickstarter. www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak...

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Malindy(looking for work) @yourkyotowife.bsky.social · Aug 26

Hi everyone, I'm looking for work from October onwards. Game writing, narrative design, narrative consultation, mock reviews, any kind of copy, German↔️English localisation. Any and all leads to [email protected], thank you!

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