She followed the trail into the forest… and found something impossible ✨ Stay: Your Forever Pet is a cozy adventure game where you explore magical worlds alongside Ember. Wishlist now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4385270/... #indiegame #cozygames #wishlistonsteam #gamedev

It’s been an amazing first year 💛 As a thank you, Stay: Forever Home is now 60% off for a limited time. We truly appreciate all the support. www.meta.com/experiences/... #VR #CozyGames #IndieDev

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?

Happy Monday! Here’s a quick peek at exploring the world and collecting items 🌿 Anyone else love wandering around grabbing things “for later”? Make sure to wishlist the game here! store.steampowered.com/app/4385270/... #IndieGame #CozyGames #GameDev

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

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

She's photogenic even with her eyes closed!

I mean, who wouldnt want to dress up their virtual pet? My fur and flesh pet would never tolerate such hijinks.

You can pet the dog!

I've been looking at other games since we put @windupminds.com Steam page up - and having worked on EverQuest, there's a lack of interesting MMOs. Check out Minimo - roguelike MMO! Friend of mine is working on this, wishlist it if it scratches your MMO itch! store.steampowered.com/app/3107290/...

My indie game team is bringing our virtual pet to PC and Steamdeck - Stay: Your Forever Pet! Get ready to adopt Ember later this year in Early Access! Help us by wishlisting and sharing. I *promise* you - she's a very good girl. Mostly. store.steampowered.com/app/4385270/... 100% made by hoomans.

I am in the minority of game developers who didn’t like Meow Wolf Omega Mart. Team Lab Borderless better presentation; Sleep No More a better audience experience. Video games far better agency.

One of the best things I've done is form a little Discord server with a few trusted indie studio heads. We're all trying to figure stuff out and sharing info, decks, data. We were on a few other similar groups but couldnt trust info wouldnt leak out of them. So now it's small, cozy and tight-knit.

haul Bovino’s ass in front of the judge every six hours to explain this shit keep hauling him in, hold him in contempt, make his life miserable until he tells his goons to cut it out

@stay-forever-home.com has been nominated for Rufftalk VR's MR game of the year! It's been an intense year for...well, everyone. Which is why I'm proud we brought to life something loveable: Ember, our virtual pet. Show Ember that you know she's a good girl! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

@windupminds.com wishes you a happy holiday. Don't forget to skritch your pets, real and virtual!

i wonder if the dems think they have the votes to get aca subsidies passed?

should i play silent hill f?

BURGER COSMETIC!

tell me you dont understand statistics without telling me you dont understand statistics OR tell me youre a political hack without telling me youre a political hack OR both

👗 Ember’s first seasonal outfits are on the way! Get ready to dress her up in fresh summer fashion in Stay: Forever Home ☀️🐶 🎁 Want to win a copy of the game? We’re giving away keys in our Discord! Join here: discord.gg/H5QtNyDXJt More cozy content coming soon! #VR #indiegames #StayForeverHome

10 must try games in MR - including @stay-forever-home.com! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlQA...

@windupminds.com soundtrack for @stay-forever-home.com is my current ambient working music, it could be yours too! yorkcalling.co.uk/2025/07/30/d...

We're giving away a game that has moved people to tears. In a good way. :D

I keep thinking about this one

A recent review called our game "a quiet masterpiece." <3

@elmaxo20.bsky.social this me

A virtual pet gets in the way of game development the same way a real-life pet gets in the way of household chores. The most surprising thing that sometimes slows us down. @stay-forever-home.com #VirtualPet #DigitalPet #SimulationGame #VRGame #MRGame #XRGame #IndieDev #IndieGame

Quest 2 compat has been... a bear. But, some workarounds to low level issues outside of our control, and now you can play with the best virtual pet ever made!

Hate to vaguepost but just saw an amazing AAA pitch from a women-led studio for a game that most certainly would pass the Bechdel test or whatever the equivalent is for games. I hope it gets made, because I'd play it.

We broke Meta's ToS for outdoor Quest 3 usage and saw the future. www.tiktok.com/@stay.foreve...

Man I'd love to make this @windupminds.com

Bravos, pls advise

Griffin Canning — what a difference a year makes! @mets.com what a signing

A milestone when fans start editing your game's wiki! Keeping @stay-forever-home.com designers honest! :D #virtualpets need a guide of care and feeding too... stay-forever-home.fandom.com/wiki/Food_-_...

Yankees you ok

best booth in baseball - #mets gary cohen does the blue chew announcement and keith asks "what is that?" LFGM means something else now

@elmaxo20.bsky.social hanging out with his @metsmerized.bsky.social crew at #mets game - LFGM! Been reading his updates esp w Matt Allen and Ronnie Mauricio!

gary cohen just referred to the Furry Community - that’s why we are the best booth in the baseball LET GO #mets

6th Anniversary of launching Quest with First Steps and Bogo! Finally, we got to make a full Bogo game @stay-forever-home.com!

I'm late for @windupminds.com highlight; we're exceptionally fortunate to work with Austin Grossman. Austin, Doug Church and I wrote a pitch for cyberpunk MMO, Nightside; 25 years later, a game I wish existed. #VirtualPet #DigitalPet #SimulationGame #VRGame #MRGame #XRGame #IndieDev #IndieGame

Spotted some mysterious pawprints around the #PaxEast expo hall…👀🐾 Thanks to everyone who visited the Boston Indie Game Developers booth and demo'd Stay: Forever Home! We’re so grateful for your kindness and curiosity.💜✨ Bring the Magic Home Today: vr.meta.me/s/1TQ76HHJHC... #IndieDev #IndieGame

Welcome @niantic-labs.bsky.social to the Quest store with @playperidot.bsky.social --- now maybe players won't be able to say this anymore when playing @stay-forever-home.com ;-)

I mean, this is the most engagement I've ever gotten on a reddit post. A poll on whether virtual pets should poop or not. www.reddit.com/r/OculusQues...

Our team @windupminds.com was IN TEARS looking at @jukibom.bsky.social dev video of her animation pooping implementation. I have NEVER laughed so hard looking at gameplay before. We will share when we figure out how - bc with great power comes great responsibility ... but for now

How do you set up your room so you can play Mixed Reality games on your Meta Quest 3/3S? 🤔 It's a little more involved than Meta shows you, to get your couch just right! 🛋️ Then you can play our game: vr.meta.me/s/2aq2U7KEq2... #VirtualPet #VirtualReality #DigitalPet #PetSim #IndieGame #IndieDev

How it started youtu.be/hvDL-xbolDc?... How it's going youtu.be/bqc1I9oSGiE?...

variety.com/2025/tv/news... this is why they were such a badass as lyanna mormont. the duality of being a little girl with the heart of a northern warrior. no king but the king in the north!

Ahh game dev Bsky, here are thoughts from our lead designer, Austin (who I'll write more about soon) on our launch. You may recognize him from games like System Shock, Dishonored, Thief, Deus Ex... yeah, some of the most influential games of all time! stay-forever-home.com/blog/notes-o...