Tom van den Boogaart
@tom.sokpop.co
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creating videogames | made bernband, grunn, and more | part of
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hello 👽 announcing my new game: Bernband, a remake of the old Bernband from 2014 wander through an alien city, hang out with locals, find secrets, get lost… check it out on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/2789170
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Adriaan
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Announcing: Hidden Folks 2 - New themes and areas. - Improved graphical quality. - Second (not text!) clue. - Lots of new mouth sounds. - Various quality-of-life improvements. - Made in
#godot
. Get an email when it releases:
hiddenfolks.com
Wishlist on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/4480060
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Pixel Pizza Podcast
11 days ago
Got to speak to one of my most wanted guests this week, the incredibly creative
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open.spotify.com/episode/2Jv9...
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Tom van den Boogaart (Grunn)
Pixel Pizza · Episode
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Jv91M3X0exJxwfUeo6Xqu?si=SzHktYXrQAifq7r2gUv0Ig
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Sokpop Collective
about 2 months ago
Grail is a fast-paced deckbuilder where your deck fights for you! Find synergies, craft a killer deck, then sit back and watch the action unfold. Demo out now!
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Announcing RAT GAME! 🐀 1 Chef vs 2 to 8 rats - who would win?? A comedy horror co-op game where a team of rats secretly tries to ruin a restaurant while another player tries to stop them…
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my game ‘Grunn’ won Best Game & Best Design at the Dutch Game Awards… unbelievable!! thanks holland 🇳🇱
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Sokpop Collective
8 months ago
The moment you have all been waiting for... We have released TWO soccer games! ⚽ Sokker: $3 →
store.steampowered.com/app/3880700
🍄 Gnomeball: $0 →
store.steampowered.com/app/3885860
Have fun!
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posted some real Grunn on ma insta to celebrate:
www.instagram.com/p/DPZo7AGjYJ...
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Exactly 1 year ago I released my normal gardening game ‘Grunn’ A big thanks to all of you who played it and supported me! I have received so many nice reactions since release.. it has far exceeded my expectations 🙏
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still cooking!
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Sokpop Collective
10 months ago
🚨 Announcing: Sokpop Direct! 🚨 Tune in this Friday at 16:00 PM CEST for a video full of new trailers, game announcements and more... 🤯
www.youtube.com/c/sokpopcoll...
See you there! ❤️🧦
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had a nice talk about my upcoming game Bernband with the guardian 👍
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/a...
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Bernband’s alien landscape is the perfect place for digital wandering – just don’t expect a map
With distinct, discrete areas that you can visit at any time, this is not a traditional open world game, and resists gamification with the mantra ‘there’s no goal but to stroll’
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/aug/07/bernbands-alien-landscape-is-the-perfect-place-for-digital-wandering-just-dont-expect-a-map
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about 1 year ago
GARBAGE COUNTRY 🌵 Just properly announced our game at PC Gaming showcase! Go check out our fancy new Steam page and drop us wishlist.
store.steampowered.com/app/2530870/...
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House House
about 1 year ago
🔴🟡🔵 BIG WALK 🔴🟡🔵 Join us for a tour around our new game. Coming 2026.
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Big Walk - Gameplay Overview
YouTube video by House House
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0ez7AP4-GM
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Kenny Sun
about 1 year ago
My next game is BALL x PIT, a ball bouncing, base building roguelite. It’s been almost a decade since my first commercial release and this one feels like the culmination of all of my effort. The demo is out now on Steam, I’m excited to finally be able to share it with you all!
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i’m overwhelmed by all the nice reactions to the announcement of Bernband! 👽 it warms my heart to hear that the original version from 2014 was special to so many of you… thanks for sharing your excitement and nostalgia with me
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hello 👽 announcing my new game: Bernband, a remake of the old Bernband from 2014 wander through an alien city, hang out with locals, find secrets, get lost… check it out on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/2789170
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my next game will be revealed this Sunday during the PC Gaming Show… stay tuned! 👀
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woah… Grunn got nominated for ‘Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game’ at the DICE Awards 😵🎉 feeling very honored!! but also hoping Balatro wins because i like Balatro
www.interactive.org/awards/84Kd_...
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28th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Finalists Revealed
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) is pleased to announce the nominees for its 28th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards (#DICEAwards), the video game industry’s premier awards show, with winners sel...
http://www.interactive.org/awards/84Kd_28th_annual_dice_awards_finalists_revealed_8ufL.asp
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nice Grunn article in The Guardian! thanks guardian 🙏
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/j...
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Grunn review – part gardening sim, part survival horror thriller
Pleasant pottering tending the hedgerows turns into an eerie puzzler full of peril, delivering more than the rural idyll it first promises
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/jan/09/grunn-review-pc-gardening-sim-survival-horror-thriller
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The soundtrack I made for Grunn is up on Spotify 🎼😎👍
open.spotify.com/album/6o2nKY...
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Grunn (Original Game Soundtrack)
https://open.spotify.com/album/6o2nKYru5jsvAuflnnZZaK?si=xWIL7AwfRve1faukaeY81A
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Grunn is now “overwhelmingly positive” on Steam! Thanks to all of you for checking out my weird game and leaving a nice review, it means a lot to me! 🙏
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Grunn is 10% off woah! 😎✂️🌱
store.steampowered.com/app/2720950/...
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Save 10% on Grunn on Steam
A gardener gets hired for maintenance work over the weekend. A simple task, but strangely some tools are missing… The owner of the garden isn't around, and their house is off-limits. Perhaps new tools...
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2720950/Grunn/
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This week's incredibly special Dev Dive features
@tom.sokpop.co
from
@sokpop.co
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#indiegames
#gamedev
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq5Q...
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posting another tommie classic
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making a new game! 👀
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over 1 year ago
insane pirate walking/climbing adventure game Cape Hideous is out now >>>
store.steampowered.com/app/3187550/...
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Grunn soundtrack is up on Youtube! 😎
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6Ub...
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Grunn - Official Soundtrack
YouTube video by Sokpop Collective
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6Ub1sJcW8Q
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throwback to 2016
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my very normal gardening game ‘Grunn’ is out on Steam! i’ve worked on it for almost 2 years! very happy that it’s finally done & playable :)
youtu.be/QDxm5HEYbt8?...
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Grunn - Official Launch Trailer
YouTube video by Sokpop Collective
https://youtu.be/QDxm5HEYbt8?si=NFzNyaq58ruk-7BX
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my next game! 😎
youtu.be/fZnMFo887jA?...
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Announcing Grunn - A mysterious gardening game
Wishlist Grunn on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2720950Grunn is a game set in a mundane village in the far north of the Dutch countryside.A garde...
https://youtu.be/fZnMFo887jA?si=W44ATmkvUM1tm4Ul
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let me cook…….
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