Take a peek at our cozy, reactive pet Ember. She's a goofy, loveable companion with a mind of her own, and she's a great partner for adventuring into the wilds! My team really pulled together so many elements -- I love what we've created. Unique, cozy, magical. Chill adventures await!

The game I've been working on just released in Early Access on Steam! Go check it out! It's got a cute magical dog in it :D store.steampowered.com/app/4385270/...

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A cozy pet sim where you raise Ember, your magical fox-like companion. Bring her home, care for her, and venture into the Otherlands together -- deepening your bond one adventure at a time.

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Dear diary: Today we shipped a video game again store.steampowered.com/app/4385270/...

Stay: Your Forever Pet! on Steam

A cozy pet sim where you raise Ember, your magical fox-like companion. Bring her home, care for her, and venture into the Otherlands together -- deepening your bond one adventure at a time.

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Been wanting to practice smaller/simpler effects and I'm overdue for doing something with fire so.... A Torch it is. #realtimevfx #vfx

Gonna be working on some VFX I want to make and of course I've had to dedicate hours to improving my sandbox project instead of working the actual vfx but... Would you look at this handsome little fellow? Isn't he super cute?! Wonder where he might be going

It's wild the small things you don't think about in games that end up being this whole day-long thing to implement. I added dynamic xbox / playstation / keyboard etc input glyphs. It ain't much but it's honest work (shout-out to @kenney.nl for the fantastic assets! kenney.nl/assets/input...)

Stay: Your Forever Pet is a cozy simulation game in which you care for a pet named Ember. Decorate a home, dress her up, and enjoy spending time together. Check it out on Steam, and if you like what you see, add it to your wishlist! @tripmaster.bsky.social store.steampowered.com/app/4385270/...

We're finishing bringing the whole Stay: Your Forever Pet experience to steam, but in the meantime, check out our gal Ember in this desktop overlay! put it on your wishlist! store.steampowered.com/app/4766080/...

Stay: Ember's Desktop Adventures on Steam

Ember is a virtual pet who feels alive - and living on your desktop. Play with her, feed her - make her feel loved. She’ll be curious and attentive, mischievous when you need a distraction, quiet when...

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Would you want a little dog hanging out on your desktop while you work? We’re experimenting with that idea.. What would make it feel worth keeping around?

Hope you had a great Easter weekend! 🐣 Gameplay peek: cooking for Ember 🐶🔥 (placeholder visuals) What should we add next? 🎥 youtu.be/co2XtP3maNc ⭐ Wishlist Today! store.steampowered.com/app/4385270/... #IndieGame #CozyGames #Wishlist #SteamGames #VirtualPet #IndieDev #WholesomeGames

Cooking for Ember

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Ember is not looking too thrilled about being brushed this morning. Check out this work in progress! Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4385270/... Join the Discord: windupminds.com/discord Stay up to date on all the latest 🐾 #SteamWishlist #CozyGames #PetGame #VirtualPet

Ember thinks blinking in photos is hilarious 😄 Dress up your Ember in Stay: Your Forever Pet!Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4385270/... Join the Discord: windupminds.com/discord Stay up to date on all the latest 🐾 #SteamWishlist #CozyGames #PetGame #VirtualPet

Take a look at our new customization screen! Dress Ember up exactly how you want and create your perfect pup. Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4385270/... Want to help test the game? Join our Discord: windupminds.com/discord #indiedev #gamedev #cozygames #Steam #indiegame #wishlist

Want to pet ember? We are currently looking for testers for upcoming features. Take a look at the dev post on our steam page below! store.steampowered.com/app/4385270/... #CozyGames #CozyGaming #IndieGames #VirtualPet #SteamDeck #WholesomeGames #GameDev

Moving from Mixed Reality to PC brings some fun design challenges. A space you can decorate and make your own. Would you enjoy having a personal place for you and Ember? store.steampowered.com/app/4385270/... #CozyGames #CozyGaming #IndieGames #VirtualPet #SteamDeck #WholesomeGames #GameDev

Belly rubs? 🐾 Here’s an early look at belly rub visuals from our “Care Mode.” What do you think? We’re building new ways to interact with Ember, more coming soon. store.steampowered.com/app/4385270/... #IndieDev #DogGame #SteamNextFest #Wishlist

We made a little GIF showing how our main character evolved during development 🐾 Prototype to now we softened her features and made her cuter, we wanted to show how she evolved. Curious what you think? store.steampowered.com/app/4385270/... #GameDev #CozyGames #CharacterDesign #IndieDev

Stay is making the big jump to Steam! The team is up for the challenge, Ember is not too sure, go show her your support and Wishlist today! store.steampowered.com/app/4385270/... #SteamGames #WishlistNow #indiedev #CozyGames

The game I've been working on is now coming to Steam! Bringing all of its cozy goodness to PC! If you like pets & cozy games I'm sure Stay: Your Forever Pet! will be right up your alley! Be sure to wishlist it! Helps us a lot! store.steampowered.com/app/4385270/... #indie #Steam #cozygames

Hey I implemented a conveyor belt! Neat! Never made one and honestly I was expecting it to be more complicated than it ended up being. Go me! Glad it's working as well as it is. Which means I got more time to move on to other stuff I need to do :D #indiedev #UnrealEngine

Needed to implement an ability that targets in an area around the player and fires 1 projectile per target when the player releases the button Since I'm using GAS I took this as an opportunity to learn about TargetActors and... I figured it out! (1/2) #indiedev #unrealengine

Stay: Forever Home – Update 3 is live! 👗 Ember’s new summer outfits are here! ❗Free Trial Currently in Testing and Available to some users Today! 🛠️ Behind-the-scenes fixes & performance upgrades www.meta.com/experiences/... Now’s a great time to jump in 🐾💛 #VRGaming #MetaQuest #CozyGames

Stay: Forever Home on Meta Quest

Stay: Forever Home is about Ember, a magical creature who comes to live with you. You can play together, go for walks, collect and trade items, and interact with a strange magical world just outside y...

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All the time spent learning to do basic animations was just so I could do a proper implementation of these 2 character's attacks and have animation-driven timings instead of artificial ones Now it's time to move on to the super secret third character :x #unrealengine #indiedev

I hate the mannequin, I need it to go away I'm sick of it. but idk how to rig/animate... except I NOW DO I finally added sword combo anims and... LOOK AT IT! ITS GREAT! IM SO HAPPY! AND I CAN TWEAK THE ANIMATIONS HOWEVER THE FUCK I WANT AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA #indiedev #unrealengine

🐾 Stay: Forever Home is now officially available on Quest 2! Already a favorite on Quest 3/3s, now even more players can meet Ember and step into a cozy world of care, connection, and mixed reality magic. #VRGaming #MetaQuest2 #CozyGames #VirtualPet #MixedReality #IndieGame

Wind Trails are cool, everybody knows that. BUT. Wind Trails that follow a spline? That's where it's at. #gamedev #vfx

We shipped a Mixed Reality game on Thursday, where a magical animal shows up at your house and needs a place to stay. It doesn't have any guns, or even any murders, except about a thousand years ago in the backstory that hasn't been revealed. www.meta.com/en-gb/experi...

Stay: Forever Home on Meta Quest

Ember is a quirky magical creature who brings a world of warmth, comfort and magic into your home. When you give Ember a home, you’ll gain a friend to explore a magical realm with, win items to collec...

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Holy crap, @windupminds.com game Stay: Forever Home has gone live and I have more people to spotlight! Today, @drenmcdonald.com. The brilliant Michael Abrash told us @ Oculus, audio & animation extra weight in VR. #VirtualPet #DigitalPet #SimulationGame #VRGame #MRGame #XRGame #IndieDev #IndieGame

The game I've been working on for the past year is now out! 😮 Go check it out! www.meta.com/experiences/...

Stay: Forever Home on Meta Quest

Ember is a quirky magical creature who brings a world of warmth, comfort and magic into your home. When you give Ember a home, you’ll gain a friend to explore a magical realm with, win items to collec...

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Next entry from the @windupminds.bsky.social role call, folks getting Stay: Forever Home ready for launch! @canotico.bsky.social: our most recent engineer, from Chile, a VFX/tech art-centric engineer. #VirtualPet #DigitalPet #SimulationGame #VRGame #MRGame #XRGame #ComingSoon #IndieDev #IndieGame