we're working on a whole bunch of cool shit and you should check it out 🥰

thogli studios 🐴 Wishlist Horses of Hoofprint Bay@thoglistudios.com · 2d ago

A lot of good news in our latest Dev Update on Steam! We're thrilled to confirm a bunch of cool new features in Horses of Hoofprint Bay, including Desensitization Training, Horse Personalities and Cross Country Competitions. Head over to Steam to learn more 👇 store.steampowered.com/news/app/372...

Do I have any press contacts that might be interested in an exclusive release date reveal trailer for the hottest upcoming horse game before/during gamescom? 😇

when somehow all the right people meet at the right time and you get to work on your childhood dream project together!! 🐎

Alice Ruppert 🐴🎮@malicedafirenze.bsky.social · last wk.

I won't shut up about how this project I'm working on came to be because legit how could there be a better example of "be the change you want to see" and also of how sometimes, incessant yapping about wanting things to happen can actually make them happen if you put enough effort into them

Is it her impeccable sense of style or does she have a skin condition that requires her to keep her face out of the sun? You‘ll never know

Alice Ruppert 🐴🎮@malicedafirenze.bsky.social · 2w ago

I have a (harmless) pigmentation disorder thing on my forehead and my dermatologist clearly recommended protecting it from the sun. I will now be taking recommendations for cool hats.

I won't shut up about how this project I'm working on came to be because legit how could there be a better example of "be the change you want to see" and also of how sometimes, incessant yapping about wanting things to happen can actually make them happen if you put enough effort into them

Facebook sees fit to remind me of the time I did Assassin's Creed cosplay on horseback so I might as well share this image again it's been a while

I won't shut up about how this project I'm working on came to be because legit how could there be a better example of "be the change you want to see" and also of how sometimes, incessant yapping about wanting things to happen can actually make them happen if you put enough effort into them

glad I'm finally done with my review of Vintage Story! To celebrate this milestone, let me get right back to playing Vintage Story

Alice Ruppert 🐴🎮@malicedafirenze.bsky.social · last wk.

Over the past six months or so, I have lost my mind and heart to Vintage Story and the horses are really far from the main reason for it but they *are* what inspired me to pick the game up for review purposes. And then somehow, 300h of playtime.

take it from a commenter on the Vintage Story subreddit: "That might be the most niche reason I've ever seen for someone to play games, but it was a surprisingly thorough review"

The Mane Quest 🐴🎮 Horses in Video Games 🎮🐴@themanequest.com · last wk.

⛏️🐴NEW ARTICLE 🐴⛏️ Not Quite A Review: I need to talk about Vintage Story www.themanequest.com/blog/2026/8/...

"Sorry, my product randomly breaks the law sometimes" is not something we would tolerate from other industries. Maybe we shouldn't tolerate it with AI

take it from a commenter on the Vintage Story subreddit: "That might be the most niche reason I've ever seen for someone to play games, but it was a surprisingly thorough review"

The Mane Quest 🐴🎮 Horses in Video Games 🎮🐴@themanequest.com · last wk.

⛏️🐴NEW ARTICLE 🐴⛏️ Not Quite A Review: I need to talk about Vintage Story www.themanequest.com/blog/2026/8/...

Over the past six months or so, I have lost my mind and heart to Vintage Story and the horses are really far from the main reason for it but they *are* what inspired me to pick the game up for review purposes. And then somehow, 300h of playtime.

The Mane Quest 🐴🎮 Horses in Video Games 🎮🐴@themanequest.com · last wk.

⛏️🐴NEW ARTICLE 🐴⛏️ Not Quite A Review: I need to talk about Vintage Story www.themanequest.com/blog/2026/8/...

glad I'm finally done with my review of Vintage Story! To celebrate this milestone, let me get right back to playing Vintage Story

Alice Ruppert 🐴🎮@malicedafirenze.bsky.social · last wk.

Over the past six months or so, I have lost my mind and heart to Vintage Story and the horses are really far from the main reason for it but they *are* what inspired me to pick the game up for review purposes. And then somehow, 300h of playtime.

Over the past six months or so, I have lost my mind and heart to Vintage Story and the horses are really far from the main reason for it but they *are* what inspired me to pick the game up for review purposes. And then somehow, 300h of playtime.

The Mane Quest 🐴🎮 Horses in Video Games 🎮🐴@themanequest.com · last wk.

⛏️🐴NEW ARTICLE 🐴⛏️ Not Quite A Review: I need to talk about Vintage Story www.themanequest.com/blog/2026/8/...

our hand drawn horse game has 50k Wishlists now. Have I mentioned that we have not spent a cent on paid acquisition and all of our visibility so far is 100% organic?

thogli studios 🐴 Wishlist Horses of Hoofprint Bay@thoglistudios.com · last wk.

Horses of Hoofprint Bay has cracked 50'000 Wishlists on Steam🥳🥳🥳 Thank you all so much for your support and excitement. Our game is making a ton of important progress right now with exciting new features, and we can't wait to share them with all of you 🥰🥰🥰

my arugula is growing so tall that it's casting shade on some of my chili plants, but other than that? excellent thing to plant. Very low maintenance and I just go pick some whenever I need it and then it grows back.

I ended up ordering like four different styles of hat because I find it impossible to chose what might suit me.

Alice Ruppert 🐴🎮@malicedafirenze.bsky.social · 2w ago

I have a (harmless) pigmentation disorder thing on my forehead and my dermatologist clearly recommended protecting it from the sun. I will now be taking recommendations for cool hats.

a few years ago, I interviewed @thepinkcurator.bsky.social on TMQ to lament the lack of good chariot racing games. This week, a mobile game dev reaches out to tell me that article struck a chord with them and they made a good chariot racing game 🥹💖

The Mane Quest 🐴🎮 Horses in Video Games 🎮🐴@themanequest.com · 2w ago

🐎NEWS ARTICLE 🐎Game Announcement: Is Chariot Rivals the Chariot Racing Experience We’ve Been Waiting For? www.themanequest.com/blog/2026/7/...

today's fun horse fact for y'all is that if you're not sure if a baby horse is gonna stay the color it is at birth or eventually turn "white", you have to look at the color of its legs: if the legs are very dark the adult horse will be white and if they're very light, the adult horse will stay dark

Just want to remind folks that this keeps happening. Burials of assumed-important ancients discovered to be women via genetic testing, after decades of them simply being assumed to be male. The patriarchy is incompatible with reality.

Jens Notroff@jensnotroff.com · 2w ago

The #BronzeAge #UptonLovellShaman​'s burial in Wiltshire has long been considered an important religious figure & metalworker. It's been barely questioned someone of such status must be male. But now #aDNA analysis revealed that the body is in fact: a woman. 🏺 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

hey look I'm in this 🥰🥰🥰

Swiss Game Hub@swissgamehub.com · 2w ago

We’re happy to share the first program highlights for the Gamespace Conference: Publisher Sessions with Pro Helvetia, New Game Plus 2 with UZH’s DSI, and a BIG Testing Night on Thursday evening. Program: gamespace.ch/program Submit your project: forms.gle/71eZJCgHbgJP... Tickets: short-url.cc/1uW4m

It’ll be 36 degrees here today and there’s a drought so I need some hopecore, is anything GOOD happening right now with regards to fighting climate change?

I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be a speaker again at Gamescom Dev this year 🥳🥳🥳 More details coming soon, but I plan to talk about how niche, topic-based community buildup and audience consolidation can be applied to things that are not, in fact, horses, and why more devs should do that 😇💖

Alice Ruppert 🐴🎮@malicedafirenze.bsky.social · 4mo ago

ok I did it, I submitted a pitch for "Horse Games and Beyond: How to Leverage Your Niche Interests for Emotional Fulfillment and Commercial Success" 🤞🤞🤞🤞

In Horse Club: Ride West, you're not gonna have an endless supply of horses through breeding or taming, but there are six equine main characters with their own characteristics who you meet over the course of the story, and I really like that

I know my advice to "at least TRY to get the clause removed or more precise" is coming from a somewhat privileged and lucky position. Obviously that won't work in every case. But I very much believe it's worth a try, if you're ever in this position 🙏

Game Developer@gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 2w ago

'I have been hunted down by HR reps, lawyers, and comms people:' Developers discuss the pain and prevalence of side work clauses

I have a (harmless) pigmentation disorder thing on my forehead and my dermatologist clearly recommended protecting it from the sun. I will now be taking recommendations for cool hats.

Oh hey look I‘m in this!

Game Developer@gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 2w ago

'I have been hunted down by HR reps, lawyers, and comms people:' Developers discuss the pain and prevalence of side work clauses

I set up my new podcast microphone today and tested it in the completely normal way. by whispering "ASMR" into it repeatedly with mic check playback enabled. I also set the built in RGBs to bi pride colors. as you do. armed and ready. maybe I should start a second podcast.

In Horse Club: Ride West, you're not gonna have an endless supply of horses through breeding or taming, but there are six equine main characters with their own characteristics who you meet over the course of the story, and I really like that

I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be a speaker again at Gamescom Dev this year 🥳🥳🥳 More details coming soon, but I plan to talk about how niche, topic-based community buildup and audience consolidation can be applied to things that are not, in fact, horses, and why more devs should do that 😇💖

Alice Ruppert 🐴🎮@malicedafirenze.bsky.social · 4mo ago

ok I did it, I submitted a pitch for "Horse Games and Beyond: How to Leverage Your Niche Interests for Emotional Fulfillment and Commercial Success" 🤞🤞🤞🤞