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WORDSCOOP Available Now!
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This is the official page of WhiskerFjords' game development!

Play WordScoop:

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3797690/WordScoop_With_Gelato_the_Otter/

Itch: https://whiskerfjords.itch.io/wordscoop-with-gelato-the-otter

Meander Forth Soon!
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meanderforth.bsky.social
At times like these you just wanna take a nap.

#MeanderForth #OscarTeak #Anteater #ConceptArt
Drawing of Oscar Teak, protagonist of Meander Forth: Teak's Tall Tale, laying belly-down on a grassy hill looking relaxed.
October 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
meanderforth.bsky.social
store.steampowered.com/app/3797690/...

WordScoop With Gelato the Otter is part of the Steam Autumn Sale! It's 25% off for the game itself, and 29% off for the Blob Up And Scoop Bundle, which features Blobun and Buck Up And Drive!

#SteamAutumnSale #WordScoop #Blobun #BuckUpAndDrive
Screenshot of WordScoop's Steam Page, showing the reduced prices of the game during the Steam Autumn Sale. The standalone game is marked down 25% from 6.99 at a $4.49 price, and the "Blob up and Scoop" bundle is marked down 29% from $24.62 to a reduced $17.42 price.
September 29, 2025 at 6:28 PM
meanderforth.bsky.social
The Cave level has also been populated by NPC's! It's not as lively as the Fjord on account of it being, well, a cave, but you'll still meet some interesting folks here.

#MeanderForth #IndieGame #GameDev #Dialog #NPC
September 11, 2025 at 12:39 AM
meanderforth.bsky.social
Development on Chapter 3 is going smoothly! This stage revolves around the wall kick move, which lets you climb up any wall in the game (so long as it's not covered in spikes.)

#MeanderForth #GameDev #IndieGame #WallJump #WallSlide
September 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
meanderforth.bsky.social
I felt like the third stage was missing something. After some consideration, I realized it was a little thing called "waterfalls freakin' everywhere."

#GameDev #IndieGame #Waterfall #Cave #MeanderForth
Screenshot of Meander Forth. Garret is standing on top of a waterfall, looking at an opened treasure chest. Screenshot of Meander Forth. Garret and a rock-themed crocodile enemy are standing on a raised platform with two small waterfalls converging into one larger one.
September 6, 2025 at 1:25 AM
meanderforth.bsky.social
From Chapter 2 onward, the town of pivot serves as your central HUB! There, you can chat up the townsfolk and prepare for the next stage.

#MeanderForth #GameDev #IndieGame #HubWorld #Town
Screenshot of Meander Forth. The protagonist, erroneously referred to as "Garry," is speaking to a cat girl named "Licorice" who says "Hey, Garry! My mystery senses are tingling. Do you need help finding anyone?" Screenshot of Meander Forth. The protagonist is talking to "Myrtle," a tall giraffe woman. She says "Don't get any ideas! The windmill is off-limits."
September 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
meanderforth.bsky.social
I also whipped up a "casual" outfit for Gelato that has yet to be used in-game.

Ignore the text, Gelato! You're only as sexy as you feel.
Rough sketch of Gelato wearing a form-fitting body suit with an ice-cream cone saturn design on their torso and alien slippers on their feet. The text says "Casual Suit ("Un-Sexy" Zero Suit), referencing the way Metroid's Samus Aran also wears a form-fitting bodysuit under her suit.
August 23, 2025 at 8:51 AM
meanderforth.bsky.social
It was @axel-hugsky.softest.dog who suggested something like a Mercury Suit as inspiration for their final outfit!
Rough Concept sketch of Gelato the Otter in a suit more closely resembling their final one. The text says "SPACE SUIT."
August 23, 2025 at 8:43 AM
meanderforth.bsky.social
WordScoop was originally developed as my college Capstone project. I was the only one in my class who did a game.

Gelato's design took a few iterations, but the vibe was there from the get-go.

#WordScoop #BehindTheScenes #ConceptArt
Cropped image from the original gameplay mockup for WordScoop featuring an early design of Gelato the Otter. The Hud above them says "Pts. 1337" and "STYLE" is spelled for "420 pts."
August 23, 2025 at 8:35 AM
meanderforth.bsky.social
YOU FEEL YOUR Boob CRAWLING ON YOUR BACK

#WordScoop #Thesaurus
Screenshot of WordScoop. "SINS" is defined as "See also: Sinning, Boob, Goof, Wickedness, Sin"
August 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
meanderforth.bsky.social
Sometimes the definitions in WordScoop are a little wonky, but I leave them in anyway because they're incredible

#WordScoop #Dictionary #Brat #BratSummer
Screenshot of WordScoop. Gelato the Otter defines "BRAT" as "See Also: Brat, Holy terror, Bratwurst, Terror, Little terror"
August 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
meanderforth.bsky.social
Meander Forth Chapter 0+1+2 Demo is coming to www.sagexpo.org next month!

This is the first time Chapter 2 is publicly playable after I've kept it secret for years! >:)

#MeanderForth #VideoGameTrailer #IndieGame #IndieDev #SAGE2025
August 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
meanderforth.bsky.social
I guess you could say we put WordScoop on the map!

#WordScoop #wplace #PixelArt
Cropped screenshot of wplace with a small, pixel-art drawing of Gelato the Otter. Next to them are pixellated renditions of the logos for Steam and Itch.io, as well as the words "WORD SCOOP!!"
August 15, 2025 at 1:49 AM
meanderforth.bsky.social
Thanks for getting WordScoop to 10+ Steam reviews! This'll really help with visibility!

I hope y'all keep them coming. Positive or negative, they all help me!
Cropped screenshot of WordScoop's Steam page showing that it has over 10 reviews.
August 11, 2025 at 5:36 AM
meanderforth.bsky.social
Now that WordScoop is released, it's time to look towards the future!

What features, changes, tweaks, etc. would YOU like to see in an update? (Even if you haven't played it!)

#WordScoop #Feedback #IndieGame #GameDev
August 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
meanderforth.bsky.social
Did you know that WordScoop has a Dictionary mode? It's useful for seeing what words are (and aren't) allowed to be entered during gameplay!

#GameDev #IndieGame #WordScoop #WordGame #Dictionary
August 9, 2025 at 6:15 AM
meanderforth.bsky.social
I've been spending today cleaning up the development documents for both WordScoop and Meander forth.

On one hand, it's very tedious work. On the other, naming glitches can result in some pretty SICK band names! My favorite is "Checkpoint Override"

#GameDev #BehindTheScenes #BandNames #Glitches
Cropped screenshot of a spreadsheet of bugs and errors encountered during Meander Forth's development. Each issue is given a name, a description, an urgency rating, a status rating, and more information off-screen. The bugs are named "Bunny Hop, Checkpoint Override, Immortal Dash Pit, Launchers Fall Through, Flying Cutscene Garret, Reloading Music, Delta Link, Ice Trail Delta Link, Health Heart Hover," and "Outskirts Loop," respectively.
August 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
meanderforth.bsky.social
Dangit, otter! I'm trying to work! Stop hiding words in the Matrices!

#WordScoop #Otter #IndieGame #GameDev
August 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
meanderforth.bsky.social
So, apparently Steam has WordScoop flagged as an "Adult" game and is delisting it from searches if you have those filtered.

WordScoop is intended for all ages, and I believe this was a mistake on my part during the upload process.

I'll look into steps I can take to correct it!
Cropped screenshot of the Steam search, showing that WordScoop is blocked based on NSFW content preferences.
August 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
meanderforth.bsky.social
WordScoop features a "Reduced Motion" mode that disables and dampens animations that aren't necessary to gameplay. This is for people who have sensory issues... or who just want fewer distractions!

#WordScoop #AccessibilityFeatures #GameDev #IndieGame #WordGame
August 6, 2025 at 11:05 PM
meanderforth.bsky.social
NEW UPDATE (v1.0.2) on Steam and itch!

-Fixed VOIDs' left-side-Matrix bias
-Fixed Gelato's inconsistent gloves
-Toned down effects in Reduced Motion mode
-Enabled Pixel Snapping in Godot.
-Changed definition of "CAT" to not refer to biblical torture methods

#GameUpdate #WordScoop #Dictionary
Screenshot of WordScoop's Dictionary mode. "CAT" is defined as "Noun: A domesticated, carnivorous feline mammal." Screenshot of WordScoop. Gelato is clapping, whilst wearing proper pink gloves. In the previous version, they were erroneously colored green.
August 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
meanderforth.bsky.social
GASP! Can it be... Have I.... FOUND THEM?

#Words #WordScoop #IndieGame #GamesOnSteam
August 6, 2025 at 5:42 AM
meanderforth.bsky.social
whiskerfjords.itch.io/wordscoop-wi...

WordScoop is also available as a DRM-Free portable version on itch! A key for the steam release is included with every purchase, as well!

#WordScoop #GamesOnItch #WordGame #IndieGame
Itch.io cover for "WORDSCOOP! With Gelato the Otter"
August 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
meanderforth.bsky.social
WordScoop is releasing TOMORROW! (August 5th, 2025)

Make sure to wishlist it so you're notified when it's out:
store.steampowered.com/app/3797690/...

#WordScoop #ReleaseDate #IndieGame #GameDev #WordGame
August 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
meanderforth.bsky.social
Fun fact: In developing this game, the dictionary JSON I used didn't have any pronouns in it, so I had to add them all by hand.

This includes Gelato's pronouns, as well!

#WordScoop #GameDev #IndieGame
August 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM