Bad Viking Games (Rob & John). Strange Antiquities OUT NOW!
@badvikinggames.bsky.social
Two colourblind brothers running an Indie game studio in the UK. We are making:
Strange Antiquities - Out now.
Strange Horticulture - Out now.
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Rob: @robdonkin.bsky.social
John: @johnnydonkin.bsky.social
Strange Antiquities - Out now.
Strange Horticulture - Out now.
linktr.ee/badviking
Rob: @robdonkin.bsky.social
John: @johnnydonkin.bsky.social
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Strange Antiquities is OUT NOW! 🛎️📚🐈
#indiegame #indiedev #cozygames #cozy
Strange Antiquities is OUT NOW! 🛎️📚🐈
#indiegame #indiedev #cozygames #cozy
Strange Antiquities is nominated in the Thinky Awards later today ('Best approachable game').
An honour to be included in such great company. 2025 was an amazing year for Thinky games!
An honour to be included in such great company. 2025 was an amazing year for Thinky games!
Tune in tomorrow to find out which nominees are chosen at the Thinky Awards!
The 3rd annual Thinky Awards · Thinky Games
We're celebrating the very best thinky games of 2025 in the latest Thinky Awards.
thinkygames.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Strange Antiquities is nominated in the Thinky Awards later today ('Best approachable game').
An honour to be included in such great company. 2025 was an amazing year for Thinky games!
An honour to be included in such great company. 2025 was an amazing year for Thinky games!
Congratulations! So well deserved!
February 2, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Congratulations! So well deserved!
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PET 👏 THE 👏 CAT 👏
Soft. Judgemental. Purrfect. Jupiter plush (with detachable Holgen Grimm mask) now available with @makeship.bsky.social 🐾🐈 (For a limited time only!)
www.makeship.com/products/jup...
Soft. Judgemental. Purrfect. Jupiter plush (with detachable Holgen Grimm mask) now available with @makeship.bsky.social 🐾🐈 (For a limited time only!)
www.makeship.com/products/jup...
January 29, 2026 at 3:32 PM
PET 👏 THE 👏 CAT 👏
Soft. Judgemental. Purrfect. Jupiter plush (with detachable Holgen Grimm mask) now available with @makeship.bsky.social 🐾🐈 (For a limited time only!)
www.makeship.com/products/jup...
Soft. Judgemental. Purrfect. Jupiter plush (with detachable Holgen Grimm mask) now available with @makeship.bsky.social 🐾🐈 (For a limited time only!)
www.makeship.com/products/jup...
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We open public playtest for Burn With Me! 🔥
Demonic deckbuilder about an obsessed Teacher.
Animal occult university, cozy dread and eerie mysteries!
Also, you need to burn your cards. A lot.
store.steampowered.com/app/2954010
I live and breathe this game for a year already — please give it a go!
Demonic deckbuilder about an obsessed Teacher.
Animal occult university, cozy dread and eerie mysteries!
Also, you need to burn your cards. A lot.
store.steampowered.com/app/2954010
I live and breathe this game for a year already — please give it a go!
January 29, 2026 at 2:14 PM
We open public playtest for Burn With Me! 🔥
Demonic deckbuilder about an obsessed Teacher.
Animal occult university, cozy dread and eerie mysteries!
Also, you need to burn your cards. A lot.
store.steampowered.com/app/2954010
I live and breathe this game for a year already — please give it a go!
Demonic deckbuilder about an obsessed Teacher.
Animal occult university, cozy dread and eerie mysteries!
Also, you need to burn your cards. A lot.
store.steampowered.com/app/2954010
I live and breathe this game for a year already — please give it a go!
PET 👏 THE 👏 CAT 👏
Soft. Judgemental. Purrfect. Jupiter plush (with detachable Holgen Grimm mask) now available with @makeship.bsky.social 🐾🐈 (For a limited time only!)
www.makeship.com/products/jup...
Soft. Judgemental. Purrfect. Jupiter plush (with detachable Holgen Grimm mask) now available with @makeship.bsky.social 🐾🐈 (For a limited time only!)
www.makeship.com/products/jup...
January 29, 2026 at 3:32 PM
PET 👏 THE 👏 CAT 👏
Soft. Judgemental. Purrfect. Jupiter plush (with detachable Holgen Grimm mask) now available with @makeship.bsky.social 🐾🐈 (For a limited time only!)
www.makeship.com/products/jup...
Soft. Judgemental. Purrfect. Jupiter plush (with detachable Holgen Grimm mask) now available with @makeship.bsky.social 🐾🐈 (For a limited time only!)
www.makeship.com/products/jup...
Reposted by Bad Viking Games (Rob & John). Strange Antiquities OUT NOW!
👀Jupiter plushies incoming!!!
If you missed the original petition then keep an eye out for the campaign going live this Thursday!
30 pets was never enough! #FelinePriorities #StrangeAntiquities
If you missed the original petition then keep an eye out for the campaign going live this Thursday!
30 pets was never enough! #FelinePriorities #StrangeAntiquities
January 27, 2026 at 3:51 PM
👀Jupiter plushies incoming!!!
If you missed the original petition then keep an eye out for the campaign going live this Thursday!
30 pets was never enough! #FelinePriorities #StrangeAntiquities
If you missed the original petition then keep an eye out for the campaign going live this Thursday!
30 pets was never enough! #FelinePriorities #StrangeAntiquities
👀Jupiter plushies incoming!!!
If you missed the original petition then keep an eye out for the campaign going live this Thursday!
30 pets was never enough! #FelinePriorities #StrangeAntiquities
If you missed the original petition then keep an eye out for the campaign going live this Thursday!
30 pets was never enough! #FelinePriorities #StrangeAntiquities
January 27, 2026 at 3:51 PM
👀Jupiter plushies incoming!!!
If you missed the original petition then keep an eye out for the campaign going live this Thursday!
30 pets was never enough! #FelinePriorities #StrangeAntiquities
If you missed the original petition then keep an eye out for the campaign going live this Thursday!
30 pets was never enough! #FelinePriorities #StrangeAntiquities
We saw this at Gamescom (you were just round the corner from us!) and thought it looked really cool. Good luck with the project!
January 26, 2026 at 9:32 AM
We saw this at Gamescom (you were just round the corner from us!) and thought it looked really cool. Good luck with the project!
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Me and my wife have been creating Burn With Me, a narrative deckbuilder, for a year already.
After work, during weekends, slowly shaping the cozy but eerie world of personal desires and forbidden rituals.
Next week, January 29th, we open first public playtest!
#ScreenshotSaturday #GodotEngine
After work, during weekends, slowly shaping the cozy but eerie world of personal desires and forbidden rituals.
Next week, January 29th, we open first public playtest!
#ScreenshotSaturday #GodotEngine
January 24, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Me and my wife have been creating Burn With Me, a narrative deckbuilder, for a year already.
After work, during weekends, slowly shaping the cozy but eerie world of personal desires and forbidden rituals.
Next week, January 29th, we open first public playtest!
#ScreenshotSaturday #GodotEngine
After work, during weekends, slowly shaping the cozy but eerie world of personal desires and forbidden rituals.
Next week, January 29th, we open first public playtest!
#ScreenshotSaturday #GodotEngine
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🦊☕ Tailside: Cozy Cafe Sim is OUT NOW !
☕ Brew, decorate and follow the daily newspaper
🎮 No timers, no pressure, no stress
🧡 Perfect for short game sessions!
Only $9.99 on Steam during this launch week! ($10.99 full price)
☕ Brew, decorate and follow the daily newspaper
🎮 No timers, no pressure, no stress
🧡 Perfect for short game sessions!
Only $9.99 on Steam during this launch week! ($10.99 full price)
January 21, 2026 at 6:02 PM
🦊☕ Tailside: Cozy Cafe Sim is OUT NOW !
☕ Brew, decorate and follow the daily newspaper
🎮 No timers, no pressure, no stress
🧡 Perfect for short game sessions!
Only $9.99 on Steam during this launch week! ($10.99 full price)
☕ Brew, decorate and follow the daily newspaper
🎮 No timers, no pressure, no stress
🧡 Perfect for short game sessions!
Only $9.99 on Steam during this launch week! ($10.99 full price)
TR-49 out now. @inkle.co do cool and experimental as well as anybody. Looking forward to checking this out.
TR-49: OUT NOW
Narrative deduction / audio drama
"Outstanding" - PC Gamer
"Politically fierce" - Polygon
"One of the best" - Thinky Games
"I wanted to know everything" - RPS
"Impressive - very impressive indeed" - Eurogamer
$6.99 / ~6 hours
Steam: tinyurl.com/2jvt9ewk
iOS: tinyurl.com/4ucwx4s7
Narrative deduction / audio drama
"Outstanding" - PC Gamer
"Politically fierce" - Polygon
"One of the best" - Thinky Games
"I wanted to know everything" - RPS
"Impressive - very impressive indeed" - Eurogamer
$6.99 / ~6 hours
Steam: tinyurl.com/2jvt9ewk
iOS: tinyurl.com/4ucwx4s7
TR-49 - Official Trailer
YouTube video by inkleStudios
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:14 PM
TR-49 out now. @inkle.co do cool and experimental as well as anybody. Looking forward to checking this out.
Thanks. We are pleased to hear you had you had pleasant visit to Undermere. We hope you'll return soon!
January 21, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Thanks. We are pleased to hear you had you had pleasant visit to Undermere. We hope you'll return soon!
There's no rush. Jupiter will be snoozing on the counter waiting for you when you're ready. And don't worry about those ravens - I'm sure that's nothing important. There are quite a lot of them though...
January 7, 2026 at 3:33 PM
There's no rush. Jupiter will be snoozing on the counter waiting for you when you're ready. And don't worry about those ravens - I'm sure that's nothing important. There are quite a lot of them though...
Thank you Ukko! Glad you enjoyed the game. We remember your excellent fan art from Strange Horticulture 💚
January 7, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Thank you Ukko! Glad you enjoyed the game. We remember your excellent fan art from Strange Horticulture 💚
Love this Strange Horticulture fan art by LaPiChou! The colours are so bright and vibrant. Look out for that Torren on the lower shelf though 😯
(Shared with permission)
(Shared with permission)
January 7, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Love this Strange Horticulture fan art by LaPiChou! The colours are so bright and vibrant. Look out for that Torren on the lower shelf though 😯
(Shared with permission)
(Shared with permission)
In a wonderful start to 2026 we have been awarded Best Cozy Game of 2025 by @rogue.site as well as the audience poll in the same category. Thank you to anyone who voted!
January 6, 2026 at 2:29 PM
In a wonderful start to 2026 we have been awarded Best Cozy Game of 2025 by @rogue.site as well as the audience poll in the same category. Thank you to anyone who voted!
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The Séance of Blake Manor and Strange Antiquities stood out among the strange, spooky puzzle games of 2025!
How The Séance of Blake Manor and Strange Antiquities use complex worldbuilding to help you solve their mysteries · Thinky Games
2025 was an excellent year for puzzle games with strange, spooky goings-on; here's why The Séance of Blake Manor and Strange Antiquities stood out.
thinkygames.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:12 PM
The Séance of Blake Manor and Strange Antiquities stood out among the strange, spooky puzzle games of 2025!
Thanks so much. ☺️
January 4, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Thanks so much. ☺️
Thank you so much for this wonderful piece. Honestly the best way to end 2025. 😻
December 31, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Thank you so much for this wonderful piece. Honestly the best way to end 2025. 😻
"Add it to your Game of The Year list, because it's certainly earned a place on mine" ☺️
Opinion: Strange Antiquities Is A True Treasure In A Puzzle Game-Filled Year.
Opinion: Strange Antiquities Is A True Treasure In A Puzzle Game-Filled Year
Antiquities, the Greek God of Old Vases
www.nintendolife.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:56 PM
"Add it to your Game of The Year list, because it's certainly earned a place on mine" ☺️
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Opinion: Strange Antiquities Is A True Treasure In A Puzzle Game-Filled Year.
Opinion: Strange Antiquities Is A True Treasure In A Puzzle Game-Filled Year
Antiquities, the Greek God of Old Vases
www.nintendolife.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Opinion: Strange Antiquities Is A True Treasure In A Puzzle Game-Filled Year.
Strange Antiquities and Strange Horticulture are on sale right now on Steam. Our cosy dark games are perfect for a cold Christmas eve. Link: store.steampowered.com/developer/ba...
December 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Strange Antiquities and Strange Horticulture are on sale right now on Steam. Our cosy dark games are perfect for a cold Christmas eve. Link: store.steampowered.com/developer/ba...
Happy Holidays from both of us at Bad Viking. Thanks for playing our Strange games (If not... they're on sale now!) and for all your support this year! What a year for indie games.
December 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Happy Holidays from both of us at Bad Viking. Thanks for playing our Strange games (If not... they're on sale now!) and for all your support this year! What a year for indie games.
Oh awesome! Thank you so much John.
December 23, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Oh awesome! Thank you so much John.