Tursiops Studios
@tursiopsstudios.bsky.social
Indie game studio - Primrows is available now! 🌼
LGBTQIA2+ and Women Led 🏳️🌈
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LGBTQIA2+ and Women Led 🏳️🌈
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You can now play Challenges you may have missed with Daily Replay! 😎 🍄
#Primrows #GameDev #PuzzleGame
#Primrows #GameDev #PuzzleGame
November 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
You can now play Challenges you may have missed with Daily Replay! 😎 🍄
#Primrows #GameDev #PuzzleGame
#Primrows #GameDev #PuzzleGame
Our visuals and sounds make for a satisfying experience for players, but they only work if the game responds in the way that players expect them to. For mouse users, this is straightforward enough… but for players who want to take ‘tactile experience’ literally, we needed to put in some extra work.
November 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Our visuals and sounds make for a satisfying experience for players, but they only work if the game responds in the way that players expect them to. For mouse users, this is straightforward enough… but for players who want to take ‘tactile experience’ literally, we needed to put in some extra work.
We asked our animator Jin to give the pruning action an animation that matched the sound, and she came up with this little bit: a bit of a quick outward motion to give it all a responsive feel, with a gentler follow-through as the leaves slowly fell back to the board.
November 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
We asked our animator Jin to give the pruning action an animation that matched the sound, and she came up with this little bit: a bit of a quick outward motion to give it all a responsive feel, with a gentler follow-through as the leaves slowly fell back to the board.
Although we decided against showing three-dimensional thickness in the flower artwork in-game, our artist Susan added some nice shading to sell the tactile quality of the flowers, and the hints of a shadow behind them to give them more dimension compared to a minimalist or cartoon-like art style.
November 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Although we decided against showing three-dimensional thickness in the flower artwork in-game, our artist Susan added some nice shading to sell the tactile quality of the flowers, and the hints of a shadow behind them to give them more dimension compared to a minimalist or cartoon-like art style.
We settled on a style based on shapes that could exist as physical objects in a board game -- although we haven’t realized our dream of making a premium custom-cut wooden Primrows pieces, this choice has made it easy to make these little die-cut cardstock flowers that we bring to our conventions.
November 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
We settled on a style based on shapes that could exist as physical objects in a board game -- although we haven’t realized our dream of making a premium custom-cut wooden Primrows pieces, this choice has made it easy to make these little die-cut cardstock flowers that we bring to our conventions.
Aaaand here we've set up a maximum speed!
November 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Aaaand here we've set up a maximum speed!
We inputted the program to keep the particles within boundaries here
November 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
We inputted the program to keep the particles within boundaries here
For this motion test, we increase the randomness of wander
November 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
For this motion test, we increase the randomness of wander
Can you guess what feature wer're adding to Primrows based off these motion tests?
For this sequence, we've added a wander behavior ✨
#Unity #GameDevelopment IndieGames
For this sequence, we've added a wander behavior ✨
#Unity #GameDevelopment IndieGames
November 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Can you guess what feature wer're adding to Primrows based off these motion tests?
For this sequence, we've added a wander behavior ✨
#Unity #GameDevelopment IndieGames
For this sequence, we've added a wander behavior ✨
#Unity #GameDevelopment IndieGames
Our lead dev Cathy is cooking up a potential new Primrows board! What are we thinking, yay or nay? 😜 (We may or may not be joking)
#Primrows #IndieGameDev
#Primrows #IndieGameDev
November 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Our lead dev Cathy is cooking up a potential new Primrows board! What are we thinking, yay or nay? 😜 (We may or may not be joking)
#Primrows #IndieGameDev
#Primrows #IndieGameDev
Toni, our Producer here at Tursiops, is currently in Japan! She stumbled upon the grid puzzle collection at Daiso and couln't help but be reminded of Primrows.
In Japan, sudoku is called "ナンプレ" (nanpure) or "number place".
The more you know!
#TursiopsStudios
In Japan, sudoku is called "ナンプレ" (nanpure) or "number place".
The more you know!
#TursiopsStudios
November 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Toni, our Producer here at Tursiops, is currently in Japan! She stumbled upon the grid puzzle collection at Daiso and couln't help but be reminded of Primrows.
In Japan, sudoku is called "ナンプレ" (nanpure) or "number place".
The more you know!
#TursiopsStudios
In Japan, sudoku is called "ナンプレ" (nanpure) or "number place".
The more you know!
#TursiopsStudios
Happy Halloween! We hope you have a safe evening filled with spooky movies, pumpkin carving, and lots of candy 👻
#Primrows #PuzzleGame
#Primrows #PuzzleGame
October 31, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Happy Halloween! We hope you have a safe evening filled with spooky movies, pumpkin carving, and lots of candy 👻
#Primrows #PuzzleGame
#Primrows #PuzzleGame
WOAH! Krazykatz999 from our Discord got this insane score on this month's challenge, Epic Primrows 💚
#Primrows #MonthlyChallenge #GameDev
#Primrows #MonthlyChallenge #GameDev
October 31, 2025 at 5:15 PM
WOAH! Krazykatz999 from our Discord got this insane score on this month's challenge, Epic Primrows 💚
#Primrows #MonthlyChallenge #GameDev
#Primrows #MonthlyChallenge #GameDev
Adding a new flower to the game -- this one is a flower that isn't quite ready to bloom yet 👀
#Primrows #IndieGameDev #Unity #Prototype
#Primrows #IndieGameDev #Unity #Prototype
October 24, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Adding a new flower to the game -- this one is a flower that isn't quite ready to bloom yet 👀
#Primrows #IndieGameDev #Unity #Prototype
#Primrows #IndieGameDev #Unity #Prototype
We're proud to say accessibility was baked into Primrows from the start. 🍄
#Primrows #Accessibility #IndieDev
#Primrows #Accessibility #IndieDev
October 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
We're proud to say accessibility was baked into Primrows from the start. 🍄
#Primrows #Accessibility #IndieDev
#Primrows #Accessibility #IndieDev
We're working on a new powerup designed to magically plant the flowers you need to complete your garden 👀
#Primrows #Prototype #IndieGameDev
#Primrows #Prototype #IndieGameDev
October 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
We're working on a new powerup designed to magically plant the flowers you need to complete your garden 👀
#Primrows #Prototype #IndieGameDev
#Primrows #Prototype #IndieGameDev
Happy Diwali! Celebrate by planting lotuses with their special power-up 🌸
#Primrows #WeeklyChallenge #IndieDev
#Primrows #WeeklyChallenge #IndieDev
October 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Happy Diwali! Celebrate by planting lotuses with their special power-up 🌸
#Primrows #WeeklyChallenge #IndieDev
#Primrows #WeeklyChallenge #IndieDev
Oh NOOO, however will the flowers grow under these ROCKY CONDITIONS?! (u prune the rocks :3)
#Primrows #WeeklyChallenge #Unity #IndieGameDev
#Primrows #WeeklyChallenge #Unity #IndieGameDev
October 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Oh NOOO, however will the flowers grow under these ROCKY CONDITIONS?! (u prune the rocks :3)
#Primrows #WeeklyChallenge #Unity #IndieGameDev
#Primrows #WeeklyChallenge #Unity #IndieGameDev
The flower pieces are designed with shapes that look like they might have been wooden game tiles, the backgrounds would not look out of place on the background of a premium European board game, and even the quick reference card in the game rules evokes classic board game iconography.
October 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The flower pieces are designed with shapes that look like they might have been wooden game tiles, the backgrounds would not look out of place on the background of a premium European board game, and even the quick reference card in the game rules evokes classic board game iconography.
For The Day We Fought Space, we wanted players to feel like they were holding a playable comic book in their hands.
For Primrows, board games filled that role.
For Primrows, board games filled that role.
October 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
For The Day We Fought Space, we wanted players to feel like they were holding a playable comic book in their hands.
For Primrows, board games filled that role.
For Primrows, board games filled that role.
If you’ve been following our team for a while, you might be familiar with our last project, The Day We Fought Space! It’s a fast-paced game about making spaceships slam into other spaceships with an escalating array of absurd weaponry.
October 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
If you’ve been following our team for a while, you might be familiar with our last project, The Day We Fought Space! It’s a fast-paced game about making spaceships slam into other spaceships with an escalating array of absurd weaponry.
October 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Call us Bob Seger, cause this week's challenge introduces some Night Moves- erm, no it's actually called KnightBlooms but the joke was right there so I went for it
ANYWAY- If you like chess, you're gonna love this one 💚
#Primrows #Unity #WeeklyChallenge
ANYWAY- If you like chess, you're gonna love this one 💚
#Primrows #Unity #WeeklyChallenge
October 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Call us Bob Seger, cause this week's challenge introduces some Night Moves- erm, no it's actually called KnightBlooms but the joke was right there so I went for it
ANYWAY- If you like chess, you're gonna love this one 💚
#Primrows #Unity #WeeklyChallenge
ANYWAY- If you like chess, you're gonna love this one 💚
#Primrows #Unity #WeeklyChallenge