An in-depth post on how I used a series of mockups posted to social media together with @metaroot.bsky.social to pick my next game project, Biomechanoid Repair Shop. zarkonnen.com/mockup_valid... #gamedev

The tiny Swiss publisher Metaroot landed a major hit with The Farmer Was Replaced, developed by solo developer Timon Herzog. A postmortem about an underserved niche and the importance of communication and information sharing. @metaroot.bsky.social www.gamesmarket.global/metaroot-how...

The three of us wish you happy holidays. Metaroot only exists because of you! Many thanks to everyone who travelled with us this year. See you next year! 💛

@metaroot.bsky.social The Farmer Was Replaced Ports to Mac www.familyfriendlygaming.com/News/Updates... #ffg #news #gaming #media #family #friendly #videogames #farmer #mac #replace

The Farmer Was Replaced is now available on macOS 🍎 Alongside the release, we shipped a small update with fixes and improvements. The game is currently 20% off as part of the Steam Winter Sale, so it’s a great time to jump in or to convince a friend to give programming a try. 😉

So happy to see this, and huge congrats to Timon and @metaroot.bsky.social! 👏

Programming a farming drone with a hat in The Farmer Was Replaced!

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Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4143700/... (And don’t worry, we’re also working on concepts and prototypes for another emotional journey 🤫)

NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT 😍 PinKeep is a pinball deckbuilding roguelite – Master the ball and flippers to collect resources and defeat your enemies! Demo coming in January, wishlist now! 👇

PIONEERS OF PAGONIA 1.0 IS OUT NOW!!! 🎉 Play the full story campaign on PC and start your journey! Head to Steam NOW to get #PioneersofPagonia with a 30% launch discount! ⚒️ store.steampowered.com/app/2155180/... #citybuilder #newreleases #wuseln #gamesförderung

Half a million copies sold. HALF. A. MILLION. 🤯 We honestly don’t know what to say except: THANK YOU. 🥹💛

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I would once again like to post a heartfelt recommendation to work with Metaroot for publishing consultation. I get an invaluable amount of tips from them because we're friends, but if you're in the market for steam publishing expertise, they're genuinely excellent and for some reason not booked out

Our First Steam Awards!! 🥳 You can now nominate your favourite games, and we'd love it if you showed some support for the games we released this year. 💛 Here are our five releases from 2025:

This Swiss guy is coming to the Netherlands for the #DutchGameWeek next week! Let me know if you're going too, and drop me a message if you'd like to meet up! 😁 Also, if you know anyone else I should definitely meet, let me know! 👀

🚨 It’s give away time! 🚨 We’re giving you the chance to win 1 of 2 Dindi Plushies! How to enter? 1.🏃‍♂️‍➡️ Follow @makeship.bsky.social and @gentletrolldevs.bsky.social 2.♻️ Repost this post 3.✍️ Comment under this post your favorite Tavern Talk character! Give away ends November 3rd, good luck!

🐴 ANNOUNCEMENT TRAILER 🐴 Horses of Hoofprint Bay – a lovingly hand-drawn 2D point and click barn buildup game where you take care of horses, train them, and compete for prize money! Breed adorable foals, hire and manage staff, and build the stable of your dreams!

NEW ARTICLE AND IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT ONE 😱🐴 Exclusive Game Announcement: Horses of Hoofprint Bay, a 2D Stable Management Game Inspired by My Childhood Favorite Horse Game www.themanequest.com/blog/2025/10...

you know I've been *involved* in a handful of game announcements by now but actually being in charge of it hits different, I am profoundly giddy. The fact that I've been wanting to make/work on a game like this for about a decade probably plays its part too.

IT IS HAPPENING

Here's how this whole adventure came to be PLEASE have a look the origin story is kind of amazing okay

Yeah so if anyone needs game publishing support from someone who really knows their shit and now has an excellent showcase to prove it👇🏼

To see this crazy number in a headline about a game that we helped to release is surreal! 😭 I am so so proud what we have achieved together as a "family-owned micropublisher" in this short amount of time! So glad we are in this together @flurinweidmann.bsky.social & Nathalie Weidmann. 🥰

Congrats to Timon and to the entire @metaroot.bsky.social team! 🥳 This is wild! 📈🔥

When we started publishing games 1.5 years ago, we jokingly said: "We'll have made it when we're featured in the GameDiscoverCo newsletter." 😂 It's an honor to see Timon's great game and us in there! Thanks, @gamediscoverco.bsky.social, for the coverage! newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/how-the-fa...

Forget 100k!! 😄 In just one week, we sold 200,000 copies of The Farmer Was Replaced. 🤯 This is a huge milestone for us! Thank you to everyone who supports us! You made this first week unforgettable. ❤️

Since the release of The Farmer Was Replaced, so many game marketers started following us. Hey everyone! 👋 Did you know we share all open Steam event & showcase submissions we find with other marketers? Watch how it works here 👇

Isle of Beasts is a narrative strategy game I've been working on: your people have been exiled to a strange island, and must build a new life there. Gather resources, build shelter, explore the mysteries of the island, and decide what kind of society you will become. > zarkonnen.com/isleofbeasts

Our little programming game has sold 200k copies in just one week! 😭

Forget 100k!! 😄 In just one week, we sold 200,000 copies of The Farmer Was Replaced. 🤯 This is a huge milestone for us! Thank you to everyone who supports us! You made this first week unforgettable. ❤️

Hey y'all! Today we're checking out The Farmer Was Replaced! Been a while since I've programmed anything, so let's program something I have no idea about 🤙 thanks to @metaroot.bsky.social for the key! #ad twitch.tv/slashie101

The >Farmer was Replaced ()_ is TONS of fun - can´t recommend it enough. It is such a wonderful idea to make programming concepts approachable and fun to explore. Go check it out! store.steampowered.com/app/2060160/... #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegames

Day 7 of New and Trending together with our friend BF6 🔥

Thank you for playing the demo 🙌

Our The Farmer Was Replaced soundtrack is now live everywhere! 💛 Composed by Floris Demandt A lot of you have been asking for it, and we’re really happy to finally share it with you. 🌱🎶 Thanks Floris for such a nice track! 🤗 🎧 Listen now: open.spotify.com/album/6wVZxZ...

The Farmer Was Replaced... by a little bird? Let's see how much brainpower is left after my coding day job to revolutionize agriculture! Thank you to @metaroot.bsky.social for the giveaway key! Yes, there are keys for grabs today! See you at 9 PM GMT+2 / 3 PM EDT! CAW! twitch.tv/jaybirbgames

Swiss automation game The Farmer Was Replaced by solo dev Timon Herzog and indie publisher @metaroot.bsky.social combines meditative automated farming with hardcore Python-like coding. What sounds unintuitive has become a great success. www.gamesmarket.global/en/games-and...

🥳 100,000 copies sold!! 🤖🌾 It still feels unreal. It's a programming-farming game from a solo developer, and it worked! Huge thanks to everyone who played, shared, or made memes about it. You made this happen. 💛 Now… what’s next, 200k? 👀

Goblin Sushi has a new update.🎉 Now you can try out the new grill. 🔥

🌞 Au programme, ce Dimanche Indé: 🐭 Éalú 🤖 The Farmer was Replaced @metaroot.bsky.social 🦎 Yooka-Replaylee @playtonicgames.com 🥔 SOPA @studiobando.bsky.social ⚔️ Absolum @dotemu.bsky.social 🐷 Spindle 🔨 Heroes of Hammerwatch II @team17.com 🚴 Wheel World @messhof.bsky.social RDV à 16H sur Twitch (bio)

And: ..., The Farmer Was Replaced (@metaroot.bsky.social), Beacon Patrol (@shapesanddreams.bsky.social, @assembleteam.bsky.social), Mexican Ninja (@mexicanninjagame.bsky.social) Catch me live around 12.00 AM (GMT+7), at twitch.tv/Adli_HM :) Thx *can change -Post 2/2

#Sponsored I haven't seriously coded since MySpace was a thing. Luckily, I had the opportunity to play #TheFarmerWasReplaced, & it made it easy to jump into. My review is up on YouTube! WATCH ➡️ youtu.be/eeEePUd8Mns Thanks @metaroot.bsky.social for the review key! #IndieGame #CodingGames

🧑‍🌾 free keys giveaway 🥳 As our office buddies @metaroot.bsky.social launched store.steampowered.com/app/2060160/... today we have some steam keys for a #giveaway! enter by: 🗞️ following our newsletter: lauflauf.games/en/simple?op... 🫐 follow our bluesky 📆 ends on 14/10 HAPPY LAUNCH! #indiegames

Another #Giveaway for anyone who wants to learn programming 🎉 Thank you @metaroot.bsky.social for the chance ✨ Win 1x Steam Key for The Farmer Was Replaced! 🌟 Follow me 💫 Like & RT 👥 Tag a friend & share what you're most excited about 🎁 Bonus: follow on Twitch & share screenshot 📅 Ends: 20/10

🎉The Farmer Was Replaced is out now! 🥳 If you’d like to support us: 🛒 Grab the game ⭐ Leave a review 📣 Tell a friend GET IT NOW👇 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2060160/The_Farmer_Was_Replaced/ ❤️ Thank you for your support!

Ohh wow!! We're among the top 12 sellers on Steam in Brazil!! Thank you @celorde.bsky.social , it's all because of you!!! 🥳🥳 👀 Battlefield 6, here we come! 😅😂

Okay, hundreds of players are discovering our programming game right now. 👀 But I have no idea where they're coming from! I can see lots of sales from Brazil in the backend, but I can't find the source of this hype. If you know where this is coming from, I'd love to know! 😅

The giveaway winners have been drawn! 🥳 All three winners have been contacted via DM. Congrats and have fun with Forts & Airships: Conquer the Skies! 🚀 Thanks everyone for taking part and supporting our friends’ games 💛 @earthworkgames.bsky.social @zarkonnen.bsky.social

3.1 hours in a demo... a demo! And I finally finished it. I can't wait until the full release! Thanks again Old Cake Factory and Metaroot for the demo access to Goblin Sushi! #indiegames #indiedevs #goblinsushi @oldcakefactory.bsky.social @andriweidmann.bsky.social