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Two Future Friends clients made it into the Top 20 games of 2025 from @theguardian.com!!!

Super congrats to these awesome teams 🥳

- Grunn from @sokpop.co
- Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders from @megagonindustries.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/games/2025/d...

The 20 best video games of 2025

A family classic reborn in a wide open world, a satirical adventure through teenage life and a mystery puzzler for the ages – our critics on the year’s best fun

www.theguardian.com

December 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM

Kris (WB) Winters 🌱

@kriswbennett.co.uk

24 hours in and CloverPit is...

#1 in the Japan iOS store
#6 in the US iOS store
#7 in the US Android store
#10 in the UK Android store

(Not pictured, but also #1 in the Japan Android store!!!)

🍒🍒🍒 Yeaaaaah!!!!🍒🍒🍒

December 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM

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Kris (WB) Winters 🌱

@kriswbennett.co.uk

CloverPit is OUT NOW on mobile!!!

💷 FULL PREMIUM game
🚫 No IAPs
🚫 No predatory mechanics
📱 Full touch interface
🔥 All post-launch updates
🤬 Hard Mode
🫙 Piss jar
📱 iOS & Android

🎰 Welcome back to the Pit! 🎰

December 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM

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Thomas Reisenegger_xcx

@olima.bsky.social

lmao finally someone is making a game "inspired by the joy of people watching"

- prototype went super viral on itch (100k players, 1k reviews)
- interact with things and make cute stuff happen
- see how tiny guys react
- hidden object game, full version coming to Steam
- Nippets

December 16, 2025 at 9:22 AM

Kris (WB) Winters 🌱

@kriswbennett.co.uk

CloverPit is OUT NOW on mobile!!!

💷 FULL PREMIUM game
🚫 No IAPs
🚫 No predatory mechanics
📱 Full touch interface
🔥 All post-launch updates
🤬 Hard Mode
🫙 Piss jar
📱 iOS & Android

🎰 Welcome back to the Pit! 🎰

December 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM

Kris (WB) Winters 🌱

@kriswbennett.co.uk

Tomorrow!!

Kris (WB) Winters 🌱 @kriswbennett.co.uk · 16d

🎰 HUGE NEWS 🎰

CloverPit is coming to iOS & Android NEXT WEEK!

💷 Launching as a FULL PREMIUM game
🚫 No IAPs
🚫 No predatory mechanics
📱 Full touch interface
🔥 All post-launch updates
🤬 Hard Mode
🫙 Piss jar
📅 December 17th

🎰 Welcome back to the Pit! 🎰

And I have iOS codes for press friends :)

December 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM

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Kris (WB) Winters 🌱

@kriswbennett.co.uk

🎰 HUGE NEWS 🎰

CloverPit is coming to iOS & Android NEXT WEEK!

💷 Launching as a FULL PREMIUM game
🚫 No IAPs
🚫 No predatory mechanics
📱 Full touch interface
🔥 All post-launch updates
🤬 Hard Mode
🫙 Piss jar
📅 December 17th

🎰 Welcome back to the Pit! 🎰

And I have iOS codes for press friends :)

December 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM

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Kris (WB) Winters 🌱

@kriswbennett.co.uk

We're publishing Queens Domain!

Inspired by Dark Souls progenitor King’s Field, it's a damn brutal and stylish retro-fantasy RPG

DEMO OUT NOW

- Fly with your Holy Sword
- 50+ melee weapons
- Eat delicious food
- 100+ enemies, mini bosses & bosses to defeat
- Explore a mysterious labyrinth island

December 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM

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Queen's Domain⚔️ - DEMO OUT NOW

@queensdomain.bsky.social

can you guess what inspired my retro fantasy indie game? (wrong answers only ⚔️)

December 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM

Kris (WB) Winters 🌱

@kriswbennett.co.uk

lol I forgot I had a scheduled post

oh well, you can all enjoy my cloverpit post twice 😊

December 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM

Kris (WB) Winters 🌱

@kriswbennett.co.uk

🎰 HUGE NEWS 🎰

CloverPit is coming to iOS & Android NEXT WEEK!

💷 Launching as a FULL PREMIUM game
🚫 No IAPs
🚫 No predatory mechanics
📱 Full touch interface
🔥 All post-launch updates
🤬 Hard Mode
🫙 Piss jar
📅 December 17th

🎰 Welcome back to the Pit! 🎰

And I have iOS codes for press friends :)

December 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM

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Gematsu

@gematsu.com

CloverPit coming to iOS, Android on December 17

Publisher Future Friends Games and developer Panik Arcade will release slot machine roguelite horror game CloverPit for iOS via App Store and Android via Google Play on December 17 for $4.99 / €5.99 / £4.99, the companies announced.

CloverPit coming to iOS, Android on December 17

Publisher Future Friends Games and developer Panik Arcade will release slot machine roguelite horror game CloverPit for iOS via App Store and Android via Google Play on December 17 for $4.99 / €5.99 / £4.99, the companies announced.

www.gematsu.com

December 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM

Kris (WB) Winters 🌱

@kriswbennett.co.uk

Just when you thought you had escaped...

CloverPit is COMING TO MOBILE NEXT WEEK

- Launching as a FULL PREMIUM game
- No IAPs
- No predatory mechanics
- Includes all post-launch updates
- Inc. Hard Mode

December 17th - iOS & Android (links below)

Welcome back to the Pit! 🎰

December 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM

Kris (WB) Winters 🌱

@kriswbennett.co.uk

Treated myself

December 10, 2025 at 9:16 AM

Kris (WB) Winters 🌱

@kriswbennett.co.uk

SO HYPED for @henrystockdale.com joining the @futurefriendsgames.com team in the New Year 🔥

With experience in both VR and flatscreen, I couldn't be more excited to have him working on our sick 2026 lineup! 👀

Also, we live so close, it means Future Friends Dorset (UK county) is a real thing! 😅💖

Henry Stockdale @henrystockdale.com · 17d

So... I still can't believe I'm writing this. After three years with @UploadVR.com, it's surreal to say I'm stepping down after next week. Happy to say this was my choice, and I'm beyond thrilled to announce I'm joining @futurefriendsgames.com on January 12th! 👀 - medium.com/@terranauts9...

An Announcement

For the last six and a half years, I've been working in games media in varying capacities. Now it's time for something new.

medium.com

December 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM

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louisa

@louisasheringham.bsky.social

“TIKTOK IS PUSHING THIS NEW FEATURE/SOUND. USE IT NOW TO GET ON THE FYP”

no it’s not. people might be watching some vids using it because it’s funny/a good use but you can’t post crap content and expect it to go viral just because of a sound/trend

tiktok growth accounts are a scam!!!

December 9, 2025 at 12:05 PM

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Queen's Domain⚔️ - DEMO OUT NOW

@queensdomain.bsky.social

⚔️50,000 WISHLISTS⚔️

We announced our King's Field-inspired fantasy action RPG last week and the response so far has been incredible

If you like brutal combat, weird monsters and flying swords - try out the FREE DEMO⬇️

December 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM

Kris (WB) Winters 🌱

@kriswbennett.co.uk

Heck yes! Obsessed with this show

metacritic @metacritic.com · 21d

List of Renewed & Canceled TV Shows for the 2025-26 Season: www.metacritic.com/news/tv-rene...
Landman (Paramount+) has been renewed for a 3rd season.

December 6, 2025 at 8:18 AM

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Luna Abyss - WISHLIST NOW!

@lunaabyssgame.bsky.social

The time has come for our newest trailer.

Luna Abyss - Coming 2026.

Wishlist on Steam now: https://bit.ly/4oxGIjO

#LunaAbyss🌑
#indiegame #indiedev

December 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM

Kris (WB) Winters 🌱

@kriswbennett.co.uk

Today's find at the tip

A medical dictionary from 1850.

It needs a little bit of love and clearing up where possible but another one for the old book collection 📖

December 5, 2025 at 10:31 AM

Kris (WB) Winters 🌱

@kriswbennett.co.uk

We're publishing Queens Domain!

Inspired by Dark Souls progenitor King’s Field, it's a damn brutal and stylish retro-fantasy RPG

DEMO OUT NOW

- Fly with your Holy Sword
- 50+ melee weapons
- Eat delicious food
- 100+ enemies, mini bosses & bosses to defeat
- Explore a mysterious labyrinth island

December 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM

Kris (WB) Winters 🌱

@kriswbennett.co.uk

Can't express how much KCD2 has its hooks in me. Can't stop thinking about Henry's adventures and what I need to do tonight - definitely got some Forge things to take care of.