SporeBloom: Mycelium Master

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Antigen Interactive Inc.Jake Collinge

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Last updated: 31 Aug 2025, 19:29 GMT

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27 Aug 2026Developer post
Campaign Mission teaser: Garden Pot
Hello mushroom fans! 🍄 Much of production is focused around Single Player and it's very unique, exploration driven ecology missions. Each mission has novel objectives, provided by the always expanding Ancients: What do fungi eat? How'd they get in my soil? *Images are works in p
31 Jul 2026Developer post
Spore Feature: SugarWedge
SugarWedge is Ready to synthesize! Here's the in-game lore: Due to specialized enzymes, SugarWedge possesses incredible carbohydrate production. Their Blooms are characteristically sweet smelling, too. The 3rd SPORE to enter development has returned to full testing! 🍋 I've grown
28 Apr 2026Developer post
Mycelium 'Tree', Dispersal & Glossary Upgrades!
Mycelium 'Web' Upgrades The Ancients have made an appearance, as the caretakers of knowledge. Connected SPORES transmit their experience upgrades between nodes. Here, BeanStripe marches towards a fork in the web...to new Blooms , or Customizations ? Improvements to colors, animat
23 Feb 2026Developer post
Huge DEMO Update: Campaign Mode & Upgrade System
NEW CAMPAIGN: Experience the first 3 Missions of the game for Free in the Demo. Each Mission takes place on World 1: The Rainforest Stump You'll find many ' Ancients ', captivating fungi...trees(?) which grant ecological tasks - from utilizing your spores to meeting new species,
NEW CAMPAIGN:
Experience the first 3 Missions of the game for Free in the Demo.
Each Mission takes place on World 1: The Rainforest Stump
You'll find many 'Ancients', captivating fungi...trees(?) which grant ecological tasks - from utilizing your spores to meeting new species, or linking up sensory nodes...
Complete every Ancients' task and earn your stars to 100% World 1!
The STUMP is also improved for Multiplayer, as seen from a 'mushrooms' perspective. Eat those rings!
UPGRADE POINTS:
BOTH Game modes provide Upgrade Points, depending on your final fitness score.

Spend them on SPORE specific mycelium trees, with Major and Minor nodes granting bonus content.
MAJOR nodes designate your overall level, and control which rewards you can access...
MINOR nodes have the goodies, attached to each level.
Glossary Entries (learn the science behind the game)
Cosmetic Sets (in 3 part collections)
New Blooms (augment your gameplay build)
Discover the GLOSSARY LAB within:

USER EXPERIENCE & GAMEPLAY:
UNLOCK the full cosmetic sets as you play, thanks to the above system.
PLENTY of wonderful new Sounds
Streamlined and improved Tutorial
Improved Lobby - ready communications, artwork, and configuration improvements
Overall Menu flow and rich transitions
Additional Settings, such as Windowed mode and expanded Guide
Gameplay: 3-Bloom Captures
Gameplay: Energy Bonus for the Leader (whomever takes the lead in match)
Gameplay: MOVE your Mushroom Companion (multiplayer & campaign modes)
Plus, all the new mechanics and features of the CAMPAIGN, including Ancient Nodes, Node Shops and the ground up developed Map 'fog-of-war' Exploration.
ENJOY THE DEMO!

Here is a link to the YT Trailer for sharing:
SporeBloom CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCEMENT | (PC) Demo Update - YouTube

- Jake (Developer)
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24 Dec 2025Developer post
Features Update - New Demo Soon
Several new features are making their way to a fresh Demo experience! (eta...'soonish') Glossary Lab: Mycology Learn about mycology (the study of fungi)! What anatomy produces spores? What does morphology mean? Why is fungi so cool? Why does BubbleFins have...Bubbles? Examine you
Several new features are making their way to a fresh Demo experience!
(eta...'soonish')
Glossary Lab: Mycology
Learn about mycology (the study of fungi)! What anatomy produces spores? What does morphology mean? Why is fungi so cool?

Why does BubbleFins have...Bubbles? Examine your earned cells to find out...
Spore Mycelium Trees
So you've earned 'Fitness' and also 'Upgrade Points'...now it's time to invest them!

Pick Spore tree of your choice to explore new Blooms, Cosmetics, and special glossary Entries related to this species. Every Spore will have a mycelium 'web' of this unlocking hyphae.
Ancients: Artwork Showcase
Requiring assistance in solving ecological challenges are the 'Ancients'.
These mysterious organisms form impressive networks that transmit knowledge. Create a mutualistic bond with them and contribute to their goals.
Can your little Spores really contribute?
More on the Campaign mode (Single Player) here
Demo News
ːsteamthumbsupː With a 'soon' release date in mind, I'm happy to say the new robust features and Campaign mode are in the testing and polish phase and will provide a totally new mode and meta progression.
Until that Demo hits:
Join the SporeBloom Discord!
Show off your own real-world mushroom finds and projects,
submit direct feedback and creative suggestions
brush shoulders with mycologists
peek at behind the scenes art
Ask me anything. Almost!
Thanks for Wishlisting & Following, and keep you eyes on the ground!
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21 Oct 2025Developer post
Missions: New Single Player Experience Teaser
Ecology Missions Yes, while you can play matches against the CPU for a Single Player experience...a whole new mode is being developed ! - In this teaser we climb across a mighty Rainforest Tree: Your Mushroom Companion will help you traverse this mammoth sized woody mountain, and
Ecology Missions
Yes, while you can play matches against the CPU for a Single Player experience...a whole new mode is being developed!
- In this teaser we climb across a mighty Rainforest Tree:

Your Mushroom Companion will help you traverse this mammoth sized woody mountain, and even help other organisms along the way!
But what is the Ancient Network?
Do we meet friend or foe?
If we reach the top...what's up there?
See the EXPLORATION feature in action:
View game page
Content Expansion
Akin to the pillars of the game, experience more:
Narrative
Exploration
Quests/Mission structure
New mechanics (like Fog of War)
Far reaching world themes
More educational content
Demo & Availability
With this expansion of the game, including additional unannounced major features, expect the current Demo to receive a large update prior to release.

I'd love to keep it running for the time being as a horizontal slice, so players may enjoy Multiplayer matches and report experiences back to myself (the developer) via Discord, in-game forms and messages.

Thanks for following SporeBloom, and keep you eyes on the ground!

- Jake (SporeBloom Dev)
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28 Jul 2025Developer post
Feature Teaser: Map exploration, New Blooms & Demo News
Features in Development Over 1000 people have grabbed the demo! Plays are on the rise. While the Demo is out, it does not yet contain the full spectrum of planned content; I'm hard at work expanding on future areas that provide much more narrative and ways to play. Map Exploratio
Features in Development
Over 1000 people have grabbed the demo! Plays are on the rise.
While the Demo is out, it does not yet contain the full spectrum of planned content; I'm hard at work expanding on future areas that provide much more narrative and ways to play.
Map Exploration Tests:
Lots of details will emerge in future updates. Early feedback on the potential is very positive.

Exploring substrate (or growing habitat) for mushrooms really does involve stretching out and searching for nutrients, and this plays out excellently in a large bundle of new content....
Seek the bounds of the map
Launch spores for discovery
Reveal opponent networks
Additional Mushroom Avatar gameplay, and more...
New Bloom Artworks:
The roster of growable Blooms for EACH Spore is increasing...

While the names and design are not yet revealed, there will be exponential growth in the number of build combinations...go for mass networking, or a balance of defense and propagation.
Maybe you're just hooked on their unique completion bonuses...
Public Demo News:
Thanks for all the wonderful feedback!

Discord, in-game forms and messages are helping reveal improvements and expect continued support & updates for the public content throughout development.
Version 1.0.2 is planned including:
Wind adjustments (for more frequent changes)
Continued bug fixes in tutorial/matches
New Animated Networks
Exhaustion Event issues
Teasing newest Bloom additions (above)
I'm greatly enjoying the process and challenges of building this game, so please stay tuned...the full experience is still to be sampled!

If you've enjoyed it, share it with someone who likes strategy.

- Jake (SporeBloom Dev)
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18 Jun 2025Developer post
Demo Update (1.0.1) - Features and Fixes
Have you taken over the maps in the Demo yet? It's best with a friend to outsmart... Development continues on full game features, but also support for the Demo to continue refining and updated. New Feature: Guide (v1) This new guide will be expanded upon to address the depth of s
Have you taken over the maps in the Demo yet? It's best with a friend to outsmart...

Development continues on full game features, but also support for the Demo to continue refining and updated.
New Feature: Guide (v1)
This new guide will be expanded upon to address the depth of strategy for new players. I'm dedicated to making onboarding as robust as I can, so expect further guide categories and settings options!
Demo v 1.0.1
ːsteamthisː New Feature: Guide (above) has been added across all menus
ːsteamthisː New Feature: Additional sounds
ːsteamthisː Offline mode: Supports saved Steam name (ie. on Deck without wifi)
ːsteamthisː Feature Update: Exhausted tiles are more easily restored, and in all shape configurations
ːsteamthisː Feature Update: Colonies preview tool has overhauled visibility and easier deactivation
Adjustments:
Tutorial: Stronger flow to teaching special tiles
Tutorial: UI/General improvements
Map shapes, including number of tiles, and amounts of special tiles improved
Clarification for Advanced Bloom build requirements
Bugs:
Users were able to lock themselves out of expansion in Tutorial
Exhausted event on previous system interfered with goal completion
Several UI bugs (pop-ups)
During release testing, I really enjoyed how broken up this Bisected map became. It was quiet maze-like, and filled quickly with two CPU's taking over. BubbleFins of all sizes were on display.
You can note the tooltip as I hove the Climate: Hydrated state causing an energy boom.
Stay tuned, and as always I'm listening via Discord or in-game Feedback Surveys. Love the feedback thus far, and keep up that real world fungi interest. There is so much to discover.
- Jake (SporeBloom Creator)
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31 May 2025Developer post
DEMO is now LIVE!
It's finally time to get your hands on the gameplay :) As a solo dev, it's been an equally challenging & rewarding path. Forward this to a friend, make a custom lobby and see who is the most fit fungi around! Check out some new Screenshots and more on the page: From the Title
17 Apr 2025Developer post
TEASER Trailer Release (Demo announcement)
In case you don't float over to the game page yet: As a bonus, you'll also find a host of new screenshots like this one! Fungi be hungry, and we're stepping up the food sources :) Branding is also evolving so I hope you enjoy the pretty capsule art and character. (credit to Jonat
04 Apr 2025Developer post
Branding/Screenshots/Playtesting Update!
Internal Playtest Weekend - April 12-13 Some of the action will be streamed on DISCORD showcasing charming multiplayer in brand new habitats. Stay tuned in #discussion and #annoucements there for when to tune in. I'm also personally looking forward to the cosmetic choices, always
23 Jan 2025Developer post
Character Customizations Update
Fresh Artwork of BubbleFins and BeanStripe Character Models Completed BeanStripe! BubbleFins! How you look reflects not only your mood, but also prowess or passion for a Spore type. Mix and match to your hearts content with: Body Skins Caps (hats, so to speak) Magic Spore Staves
Fresh Artwork of BubbleFins and BeanStripe
Character Models Completed
BeanStripe!
BubbleFins!
How you look reflects not only your mood, but also prowess or passion for a Spore type.
Mix and match to your hearts content with:

Body Skins
Caps (hats, so to speak)
Magic Spore Staves (staffs)
Here's a quick creation, mixing in a preliminary body option.
Don't worry, they also feature in game, too.
I'm excited to see the buzz continue in the lobby screen as player choices are a delightful moment between friends.
Tune in on Discord HERE
Support on PATREON
And for the love of mushrooms, keep your eyes peeled. You'll find them.
- Jake (creator)
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24 Nov 2024Developer post
Gaining Nutrients: Design Overview
Mushrooms require nutrients to grow, right? But where do they come from... MYCELIUM! Check out the cords, the fluff, the sprawling threads. (foraging photos taken by myself) The main body of a fungi is actually underground, as demonstrated above. The mycelium network provides acc
Mushrooms require nutrients to grow, right? But where do they come from...
MYCELIUM! Check out the cords, the fluff, the sprawling threads.
(foraging photos taken by myself)
The main body of a fungi is actually underground, as demonstrated above. The mycelium network provides access to existing or decomposable materials such as wood, plants, and even other fungi!
In SporeBloom, the conjoining colored patches are your network:
The basics:

Tile Nutrients discovered my your mycelium are added to a shared group
Group Nutrients can be sent anywhere within the network for consumption
Creating Blooms requires these Nutrients (yum!) as a resource
Blooms (the 'mushroom' of your fungi species) score you points for victory
Here's an example:
> The Yellow BeanStripe player has a mighty 11 Nutrition, absorbed via expanding their network
> When they expand to the right, 4 Nutrients will be absorbed into the group
This improved Nutrient system affected many other areas:
Based on feedback, this evolved system is undergoing testing, allowing for a more 'digestible' way to track your growth and progress.

Energy is now tied to the # of moves per turn
Nitrogen is getting repurposed into a new, to-be-announced feature
Rebalancing of Blooms' completion bonuses, such as claiming bonus territory or revealing hidden resources
Network battles, where organisms challenge territory and steal Nutrients!
I hope you've enjoyed a peek at translating the kingdom of fungi into mechanics.
Want more mushroom specific content? Let me know.
Join Discord: https://discord.gg/ZNV5q284KH
Support solo development: https://www.patreon.com/c/SporeBloom
Lets inspire young mycologists and expand this genre!
- Jake
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04 Oct 2024Developer post
Art: A peek at the World & Customizations
While still temporary, things are cultivating nicely; inching closer to the inspiring concept artwork, I'm happy to share some world lore... Zygo Bank What is this large structure known as the Zygo Bank? Inspired by real spore structures, this marvel will be core to your many org
While still temporary, things are cultivating nicely; inching closer to the inspiring concept artwork, I'm happy to share some world lore...
Zygo Bank
What is this large structure known as the Zygo Bank? Inspired by real spore structures, this marvel will be core to your many organisms' longevity.
With lots to be unveiled, perhaps your genetic records and discoveries will exist within...but where are those channels flowing?
Character
Who is this interesting character? This mysterious, mycelium inoculating figure?
Through the interactive scene, you'll not only equip your choice Blooms, but also pop in to style your unlocked cosmetics!

Caps
Staves (Fungus staff)
Bodies!
...mix and match your favorite looks and colors. Most sets are closely tied to the unique Spore aesthetics of the playable SporeBloom world. Maybe you'll master BeanStripe and collect the whole set?
Here's the view from the music designers (how can you tell!?) setup while remotely testing the game.
Stay tuned for new features of gameplay demonstrations, maps and more.
This project can also be supported during development via Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/SporeBloom
Thanks for the support and catch you on Discord!
- Jake (Developer)
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12 Aug 2024Developer post
Art Assets Preview (BubbleFins Species)
Curious about the artwork going into the Spores and Blooms (mushrooms)? While most of the current content is a first pass, the key Spores are being analyzed and designed into their final (fingers-crossed) forms! Flowing with the games stylized and graphical leaning surfaces, Bubb
Curious about the artwork going into the Spores and Blooms (mushrooms)?
While most of the current content is a first pass, the key Spores are being analyzed and designed into their final (fingers-crossed) forms!
Flowing with the games stylized and graphical leaning surfaces, BubbleFins species is getting more emphasis on those sporulating bubbles, new shades, and value structure.
(gameplay view featuring the old, temporary artworks. Look at that completed colony!)
Given the dominant vantage point during a match, these need to be carefully planned to stand out from above. I've been applying my history of concept design and art principles to make them

Pop out from the map
Retain unique color, pattern, and shape combinations
Remain closely in touch with the Spore aesthetic they grow from
Stay tuned for other Spores to come and the newest development updates.
This project can also be supported during development via Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/SporeBloom
Extra postings appear here as rewards and member updates.
Thanks for the support and catch you on Discord!
- Jake
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