Developer posts and news about this game.
Hey all! Some exciting news today! First off, I can officially announce that Mudborne will be releasing on March 20th, aka World Frog Day! In just over a month you'll be able to experience the world of Mudborne and uncover it's secrets - however if that's still too far away, I've
Hey friends! Excited to say that the playtest for Mudborne is launching now on Steam! You can request access over on the the store page here, just scroll down a bit to the "Join the Mudborne Playtest" section and click the big button! The playtest will unlock starting this weeken
Hey friends, and happy new year <3 I hope you all had a lovely break and are ready for the 2025! Here's a little recap of what I've been up to this past year: Personal 2024 was the first year of me doing gamedev full-time, for the whole year! It's certainly different to back w
Hey friends - IT'S NEW GAME TIME! I’m excited to announce that Mudborne’s new demo is out RIGHT NOW on Steam: I’m also excited to announce that the lovely folks at Future Friends will be helping to publish your new fav froggy game with me. Check out the trailer below for a sneak
Hi friends, hope you’re doing well! It’s already the beginning of a new month, and you know the drill: it’s time for a new recap! Celebrating Black History Month APICO took part in Humble's Exceptional Indie Allies Bundle , along with 6 other amazing games, to celebrate Black His
Hi friends! A new year is upon us, and it’s been a bit of a manic start with Ell moving house but we’re back on track now! APICO Pet Competition As you may have seen on our socials , pets are coming to APICO along with the final “Honeycore” update! To celebrate, we held a design-
2023 is almost at an end, and it’s been a busy ol’ year looking back! Here’s a lil ellraiser/TNgineer wrapped… Started the year off strong dropping a demo for Rift Breach , an experimental lil dungeon crawler. This was super fun to make, and helped me get better at scoping small
Hi friends! It’s almost December, which means it’s time to recap what happened last month! Snacktorio: Ready To Order! The demo for our factory-cooking simulator, Snacktorio , has finally been released! Thanks so much to all of you chefs, players and content creators for your sup
Hi friends! A month passed by since our last newsletter, here’s what’s been going on! FROG CON We joined the Frog Con , an online convention for frog lovers that mixes educational panels with creative works, in the middle of the month. Mudborne was one of the froggy games and got
Hi friends! September is already gone and oh boy, what a month! APICO’s second major update came out - “What Lies Beeneath” :D APICO 3.0 Makes A Splash! What Lies Beeneath launched on September 26 on PC! Beekeepers can now explore the ocean, restore coral reefs, clean the seabed,
Hey friends! August came and went, my first month technically doing gamedev full-time! Both exciting and terrifying :'D APICO 3.0 Coming Soon Unless you’ve been living in a pineapple under the sea, you’ve probably seen that the APICO 3.0 update, aka, What Lies Beeneath has been a
Hey friends! Another month flies by, it feels like I was only just writing the June recap! Here's whats been going on. APICO Wholesome Games Sale! The lovely people at Wholesome Games have organised a Steam Sale that’s host to all sorts of cosy games, with some sweet discounts on
Hey friends! We're now halfway through the year, which is a scary thought given all the things I still want to get done in 2023... better get to it! APICO releases on Xbox! So after a very long time, APICO has finally released on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S . This is the latest
====MESSAGE_STARTS==== hey researchers! to celebrate NextFest you'll be able to watch a playthrough of the updated demo here! you can read the patch notes for the new update below ~ ell ====MESSAGE_ENDS====
====MESSAGE_STARTS==== hey researchers! just a few little final tweaks and fixes before nextfest next week ~ ell = = - exit icon now flashes in door menu when ready to use - prevented being able to farm kill points after elevator arrives - reduced general time limit to 500s (down
====MESSAGE_STARTS==== hey researchers! to celebrate NextFest you'll be able to watch a playthrough of the updated demo here! ~ ell ====MESSAGE_ENDS====
====MESSAGE_STARTS==== hey researchers! nextfest will soon be upon us, so it was time to give this old demo a little bit of dusting! i've revisited the demo and made a few tweaks that I think should help make it more interesting and keep the puzzle focus, plus some general tweaks
Hey friends! May has flown by, and it's an important anniversary month for both APICO and myself personally, marking the start of me making games 3 years ago. Here's whats been going on: APICO’s Birthday May 20th was APICO’s birthday! We had lots of deals and sales to celebrate -
Hey friends! April has been and gone, finally bringing some sunshine and bumblebees to the garden! Here's what we've been up to: 2.0 Update For Consoles In case you missed it, a release date for consoles for the 2.0 Butterfly Update has now been announced ! “I Can’t Beelieve It’s
Hey friends! March has flown by, and with it the weather has slowly turned from wet and rainy to... well still wet and rainy cos it's the UK baby!!!! Here's what's been going on… Mudborne Another friend joins the gang! Ell took part in a week long game-jam, and the result was Mud