1 MORE SLEEP TIL LAUNCH! 🥹 We can't believe the big day is almost here, and we're floored at the early support we've seen so far for Capy Castaway! Thank you to all of the reviewers who immersed themselves in the journey of Capy & Corvi, we can't wait for all of you to join in as well. 🤎🐾💜
Saffron Aurora
@saffronaurora.bsky.social
✨I make games and draw stuff✨ [she/her] Toronto-based Creative Director at Kitten Cup Studio & Art Director at Mighty Yell. Website: https://www.saffronaurora.com/ #art #sketch #gamedev #devdoodles
Very cool seeing @kittencupstudio.bsky.social on CP24 talking about @capycastaway.com this morning. We need more mainstream coverage of games like this!
Anniversary of capybaras escaping High Park inspires video game
Creative Director and CEO of Kitten Cup Studio Saffron Aurora on how ‘Capy Castaway’ pays tribute to Toronto and the capybara escape at High Park ten years ago.
cp24.com
I’m awake extra early today to tell you I’ll be on TV to talk about @capycastaway.com and the escaped High Park Zoo capybaras!!
Capy Castaway will launch at 10% off, with a soundtrack + digital artbook bundle for 12% off as well! You can also buy them separately as an add-on. 💜 Buying these add-ons means that you can experience the music + art of Capy Castaway whenever you want, while also supporting an amazing indie team!
I adored @capycastaway.com from Toronto's @kittencupstudio.bsky.social. The art style is delightful, the animal interactions are adorable and the wonderfully cozy vibes were much-needed. But above all else, it was genuinely lovely to see how much of Toronto and Canada as a whole is in the game. 🍁
Toronto-made Capy Castaway is a joyous tribute to wildlife and Canadiana
The cozy game amusingly draws inspiration from Toronto's infamous Bonnie and Clyde capybara escape, but its charms extend well beyond that.
mobilesyrup.com
Day 13 of daily @capycastaway.com doodles till launch in TWO DAYS, AUGUST 6th!! Lots of stuff is happening it feels like, it's a big summer for video games!! @kittencupstudio.bsky.social is especially excited to play Big Walk with each other once we've got some downtime post-launch. #art
Day 12 of a daily @capycastaway.com doodle till launch on August 6th, this Thursday!! I did a bit of a more painterly doodle this time around in procreate (the gouache brushes are insane) #art
Y'all we are SO CLOSE to 100k 🥹🫣 If we can hit that number before THURSDAY, Saffron will animate Capy breakdancing. i repeat. break. dancing. capybara.
listen, if your game hits 100k wishlists before launch, I will animate Capy breakdancing
Day 11 of a doodle a day until @capycastaway.com comes out August 6th (THAT'S NEXT WEEK!!!!! IT'S AUGUST NOW!!!) Celebrating with Capy and Corvi trying pizza for the FIRST TIME (and also because we made some dang good pizza tonight) #art
Day 10 of posting these silly lil guys everyday until @capycastaway.com launches August 6th! They just wanna be silly and have fun!! #art
It's almost time for Capysky! 🙌 Next week, on August 6th, both @kittencupstudio.bsky.social's Capy Castaway and our own Act Two update launch! 🚀 To celebrate, we took some inspiration from them and made an homage to their key art... with some creative repurposing.
Day 9 of daily doodles for @capycastaway.com launching August 6 (it’s a late night one!!) Shhhhh….the babies are sleeping! #art
Day 8 of an extra special daily doodle for @capycastaway.com's launch on August 6th, since it's 1 WEEK till launch and ALSO my partner Pat and I's anniversary today!!! ❤️ Fun facts: - I modelled Capy and Corvi, and Pat textured them! - We built lego roses today! #art
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Happy International Friendship Day from two Toronto indie studios cheering each other on! 🤝 We’re grateful for friends like the team at @softrains.bsky.social & this year we’re sharing one very big date: August 6! Two very different indie games, one shared launch day & so much hype for next week🎉✨
Day 7 of a dev doodle a day before @capycastaway.com launches August 6th, and since I drew those grubdogs the other day and ALL THE HOT TOPIC PIKMIN MERCH NEAR ME IMMEDIATELY SOLD OUT I have taken the pikmin fanart into my own hands I honestly love Corvimin and Capychi #art #devdoodle
Day 6 of drawin a lil doodle every day to promote our game @capycastaway.com launching August 6th but I cheated A LITTLE (or was I INSPIRED??) by this swole Corvi I drew during a meeting & someone asked 'how is Corvi able to physically carry Capy??' the answer is GAINS and ANIME #art #devdoodle
Day 5 of posting a little doodle every day until @capycastaway.com comes out August 6th, a 'what if they switched roles, and Corvi was actually a big chill bird, and Capy was a yappy little capybara???' #art
Welcome to Capy Castaway! 🐾 🏝️ Over the next couple weeks, we'll be re-introducing the world, characters, cozy spots, and tiny bits of chaos waiting for you in our cozy exploration game, Capy Castaway.
listen, if your game hits 100k wishlists before launch, I will animate Capy breakdancing
Day 4 of posting a doodle every day until our game @capycastaway.com comes out on August 6th, and today we watched an episode of the 2017 Nirvana the Band the Show and reminisced in the nostalgia of the old streetcars and how I would have been a NEWLY GRADUATED UNIVERSITY STUDENT AT THIS TIME
Day 3 of posting a little doodle for our game @capycastaway.com that comes out in 13 DAYS. Since it's Jazz Fest in the beaches this weekend, and we have so many playable instruments in the game, it just made sense to (try) and draw something jazz themed
Today's daily doodle for our game @capycastaway.com that comes out in 14 days, a small comic where Corvi overhears some gossiping swallows and is promptly ignored #art #gamedev #devdoodles
Every day up until our launch in TWO WEEKS on AUGUST 6th, I'm going to post a silly little doodle to promote our game @capycastaway.com. Today also just happens to be the day that our Makeship petition goes live!!! www.makeship.com/petitions/ca...
CAPY & CORVI PLUSHIES?! 🐾🐦 We’re collaborating with Makeship to bring these two little friends to life! Their petition opens tomorrow with a toonie $2 pledge. This is a big deal for our little studio. How amazing would a little capybara and crow plush be? www.makeship.com/petitions/ca...
I harvested a double basil leaf from our garden yesterday 😮
📣💥Hey friends! I'm looking for a website designer to revamp our Kitten Cup website (and possibly my personal portfolio website too). Let me know if you or someone you know would be interested!