Psst 😉

How come you‘re not yet following Heden Smugglers on Discord? discord.gg/cBWWXfNx

That’s where we’re sharing all the important announcements, updates, and behind-the-scenes moments, plus:

🐰 soon all the news from our November Workation at The Rabbit 2025 by @coconatworkation.bsky.social

We have truly bunbelievable news: Heden Smugglers will have our first-ever gamedev residency this November!

Yes, we are part of The Rabbit 2025 by @coconatworkation.bsky.social and will spend the entire month of November in Coconat's ridiculously cozy space in the Brandenburg region 🐰🐰🐰

#indiedev

Graduated EVA yesterday at Düsseldorf!
Thank you @spielfabrique.bsky.social for this amazing time and knowledge! This time the team was represented by Anna Ivanenko, @lesvynogradov.bsky.social and @polosunya.bsky.social.
We even had a graduation party!
Next ---> Gamescom ♥️

We are extremely proud to announce that both our art director, Anna Ivanenko, and lead artist @polosunya.bsky.social have become grantees of the Kyiv School of Economics Foundation's program #TalentsForUkraine! 😍 😍 😍

🤝 Special thanks to Oleksandr Peremot and the entire organizing team for their titanic work in this difficult time. You are doing an incredible job for the development of Ukrainian indie gaming!

#DOUDay2025 #gamedev #indiegames #ukrainiangamedev #wildery

✨ @tailgateadventure.bsky.social unfortunately was not present, but we are excited about Tailgate's trailer
✨ @hauntedddude.bsky.social and The Demons Told Me to Make This Game

(We have already wishlisted everyone on Steam and advise you to do the same)

Hedenite was part of the Game Scene — a cozy corner for indie developers. Our game was in a great company of talented people:

✨ Andriy Bychkovskyi with his @superlocoworld.bsky.social (publisher @curvegames.com)
✨ Wildery and Asura Cycles...

Sharing @polosunya.bsky.social and @nazarmazur.bsky.social 's impressions of DOU Day—a large-scale event in Kyiv that once again proved that Ukrainian IT is a powerful ecosystem of talent, creativity, and mutual support. 🧵

Who are Heden Smugglers? An innovative studio focused on transmedia storytelling. We are award-winning illustrators Anna Ivanenko and Jenya Polosina of studio Seri/graph; cultural producer, writer, and musician Les Vynogradov; and research physicist and programmer Nazar Mazur.

#hedenite #indiegame

Hedenite is a hand-painted adventure through a city that has lost its memory.

Wishlist us to be among the first to befriend whimsical characters, unearth secrets of the past hidden in plain sight, and smuggle yourself uptown!

store.steampowered.com/app/2706280/...

#PitchYaGame
#indie #ukraine

Remembering those wild times when brilliant violinist Orest Smovzh played the Hedenite theme in Berlin in February 2024 🖤🖤🖤

Orest keeps performing this piece as part of his Condensed Music program. Catch him on tour when he's in your town!

Our cartoon about Grandy's morning routine has had quite a festival history being featured at the 36th #Girona Film Festival, #Bradford IFF, #Grafixx Festival in Antwerp, #Linoleum Animation Festival, #KISFF, Kyiv International Short Film Festival, and more! So proud of our very own Anna Ivanenko 😍

Welcome to Heden, home to merchants, tram drivers, geographers, and smugglers!

Here are the ways you can support/follow us and bring Hedenite's release day closer (thread):

#hedenite #visualstorytelling
#indiegame #indiedev
#ukraine #art #handpainted