Thank you for the writeup! If you're still hesitant about checking out the demo, maybe this short read will convince you to give it a try 👀

My hands-on preview of Black Jacket by @mipumi.com is now up on my substack. I urge you to check it out open.substack.com/pub/oldscotl...

Our DEMO for BLACK JACKET is out now! And we've made it into "Trending Free" 🤩 If you love roguelike deckbuilders with a little story, slip into your Jacket, give it a spin, and let us know what you think! store.steampowered.c... #indiegames #gamedev #blackjack #roguelike

Support your local industry! 💪 Including academia! 🎓 Thanks @joeyprink.bsky.social for the great insight into games away from clichés showing the impact we have on so many aspects of our current world, the innovation we drive & giving developers a voice. Paula & Wilma had a ball reading it! 📖🪿🎻

Big shoutout for BLACK JACKET, haven't had so much fun since Balatro! #indiegame #indiedev

As you gamble your way out of purgatory, you'll meet many colorful characters. Morgan's just one of them. Soon, they'll start to remember you! ✨ 👀We've got a LIVE playtest on Steam right now. Join us if you're curious! 👀 #BLACKJACKET #indiegame #wishlist #roguelike #blackjack

More folks enjoying the current playtest for BLACK JACKET 😍 That's one of the best parts in game development, seeing ppl engage with the game you've been making www.youtube.com/watc... You can sign up, too! store.steampowered.c... #gamedev #indiegame

We're currently in a steam playtest and it's just so fun to see ppl engage with the game. You can sign up, too! store.steampowered.c... www.youtube.com/watc... #gamedev #blackjacket #roguelike #indiegame #hell

Thrilled to see THE LION'S SONG as part of a medley of 🇦🇹 game themes at Gamedev Days Graz! Congratulations to the biggest gamedev conference in all of Austria for its 10 year anniversary! #gamedev #thelionssong #music #live #graz #indiegame #gamedevdays

This boss in our game will teach you about RESPONSIBILITY! Playtest is live on Steam! store.steampowered.c... #roguelike #indiegame #blackjack #cardgame #wishlist #BLACKJACKET

Our blackjack roguelike game BLACK JACKET has secret interactions between the face cards. "The Queen's gift" allows you to boost the value of your king when placing the Queen next to him. These were SO fun to make :) #gamedev #indiegame #blackjack #roguelike #BLACKJACKET

Super proud to be present at PAX West for the first time! A lucky few played Black Jacket at the Skystone Games booth to gamble their way out of hell 🔥 Thanks for the stellar ✨ positive feedback to all players who stopped by! ♥️♠️ ♦️ ♣️ Please keep wishlisting!🙏 store.steampowered.c...

Thrilled to announce our next original game, Black Jacket, in partnership with Skystone Games! A blackjack-inspired roguelite deck builder. Gamble your way out of hell, supercharge your deck, & play impossible card combos. ♥️♠️ ♦️ ♣️ Wishlists are welcome! 🙏

For the 9th year our doors were open for the annual Vienna Daughter Day! 💜 Last week a dozen motivated young women visited our office to learn more about game dev. 🕹️ We hosted a paper prototype game jam 🎲 & offered insights into producing, coding, animation & QA. Thanks & see you next year!

Mipumi is very proud having supported the most prestigious ✨ game release in recent months on Xbox & PS5. A big thanks to our friends at MachineGames for their trust & the privilege to work on Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. And thanks for the cake!🍰 Very delicious! www.mipumi.com/games...

Great time ✨ for great games 🕹️ at a great #GDC2025! 🪿 Have a successful 👍 & informative ℹ️ conference. Enjoy San Fran!

Up, up and away! 🪽🛫 Paula & Mipumi are wishing everyone a successful #GDC2025 and a great time in San Fran! Have a save trip 🧳 and see you around 👀

Howl Heart of Rot – Free Update out now! Save the capital consumed by rot, once a bastion of hope in a world overrun by beasts. Find cure for the plague! 💀 New enemies ⚡ Lightning Shot skill 🗺️ New chapter map & environment mechanics 🛡️ NPC ally to fight by your side youtu.be/w2bpJxX4LOU

Yesterday we had howling 🐺 experience at the Uni of Applied Sciences Salzburg at the Homecoming Startups 2024 event. We had a ball 💃 interacting with the next gen of Austrian developers 🕹️ & happily supported a panel discussion 📢 about the business location Salzburg. www.fh-salzburg.ac.a...

Mipumi is proud participant of tomorrow's #AustrianITAndConsultantsDay representing games 🕹️ on the main stage. Martin speaks about "Conveying emotions with the help of state-of-the-art technologies as part of the digital transformation". See you there! #ConsultantsDay www.wko.at/pages/aus...#AustrianITAndConsultantsDay

Latest economic numbers about the Austrian Games Industry! We see significant growth in terms of studios (+71,3%), number of developers (+127,8%), projects developed (+208%) & revenue generated (+183,6%). A significant contribution to our business location. Game on! 🕹️ Foto: Caro Strasnik

It’s the 11th of the 11th, the start of the 5th season: Fasching! 🤡 As is tradition in our office, our team gets treated to delicious Krapfen, including vegan ones. Happy carnival! ✨🎉

After 9 marvelous ✨ years in our old office 🏢, agency 47 🎯, we simply outgrew the space and are in need for a new home :-( With fond memories we are closing the doors and are super excited about our new endeavor at a very cool new place nearby. 🏠 Stay tuned for more!

Last week Paula our managing goose 🪿celebrated a huge extravaganza for her 15th anniversary. 🎉 She almost couldn't believe she is around for 1.5 decades! And what a track record she can look back to. All the memories & the cake made her sleepy though 🎂😄 Happy birthday Mipumi! 🥳

Happy #CertificationNationDay! 🎉 We're excited to share Mipumi is an officially certified #GreatPlaceToWork studio! Thanks to every single team member making a difference.🌟You are the reason Mipumi is able to offer such a great environment & culture. #GPTWcertified @GreatPlace to Work Österreich

Mipumi is proud sponsor & supporter of the @gamedevdays in Graz. The largest 🇦🇹Austrian #gamedev conference took place last Saturday for the 9th time! As long-term supporter we are happy to share with the community & spoke about our latest projects as well as our take on #BusinessDevelopment.

We are very proud & excited to reveal our new project - Black Jacket! ♠️♥️♣️♦️ We shared a first glance at the Vienna Game Dev Meetup last week! Thanks everyone for the nice words, questions and good vibes!💙 Stay tuned for more updates & join us on Discord! discord.gg/XhSMGCk9Jd

What's with this duck? 🦆 And why does it appear here so often? Because we are very delighted to have visited 🛫 our long-term partner @IOInteractive last week to celebrate 🪇 life and sync in person with our peers. 🤝 And because Copenhagen 🧜‍♀️ is always worth a visit! 🙂

🕹️ Get ready to join the #epicgames Savings Sale! Have fun with 📸 The Flower Collectors & 🎻 The Lion's Song! Enjoy both games for a greatly reduced price & save some coins for howling autumn nights! 💰

Mi'pu'mi Games is very proud, humbled and feels very privileged that our very own Martin Filipp has been appointed by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Economy for the newly established Creative Industry Council to support the "Innovation Program for the Creative Industries 2030" initiative.

Don't miss our very own Oliver, speaking about "Programming for Content Driven Game Development" at #ddc2024 on Tuesday, 5pm at Stage 4! Learn more about writing tools code & how to avoid common pitfalls. Benefit from AAA dev XP for games of all sizes! tinyurl.com/bdd5f6cu

Are you ready for #gamescom2024 next week? We certainly are! And we’re taking brand new game(s) to Cologne! Curios? Visit us at the Austrian group stand in the business area, if you would like to chat in person. Or reach out to us on these channels 👀 mipumi.com/contact

🏖️Get ready to join the @Steam Summer Sale 🕶️ Have fun with 📸 The Flower Collectors & 🎻 The Lion's Song at a beach close to you! Enjoy both games for a greatly reduced price & save some coins for cocktails! 💰

🌞 The GOG Summer Sale has started! 🌞 Enjoy our games and remember to stay hydrated 🥤 🌹 The Flower Collectors -50% www.gog.com/de/game/... 🦁 The Lion's Song -50% www.gog.com/game/the...

Welcome to our latest showreel, we hope you enjoy it as much as we did working on those games! 🎮 🐺 Howl: www.howl-game.com/ 🎻 The Lion's Song: lionssonggame.com 🔦 Alan Wake II: www.alanwake.com/ 👔 HITMAN: hitman.com/global/ youtu.be/asdxxX9Ec6Q

For the 8th time we opened our doors for the annual Vienna Daughter Day @WienerToechter last week. Together with a dozen motivated young women we had a ball at our office 💜 Next to a game jam with paper prototypes 🎲, insights into producing, we enjoyed our latest Mipumi game together 🕹️

First amber mountain mockup vs the final result ✨

It's Throwback Thursday! This was our final prototype, right before we started production.

throwback to when we had some first test sounds in the game youtube.com/shorts/N...

The cathedral, before vs after ✨

we had our fun testing wolf behavior during development 🤡 youtube.com/shorts/l...

It's Throwback Thursday! Here are the first sketches for the Howl main key art 🎨

what do they think is in there? youtube.com/shorts/j...

Our very first mockup with living ink! We used this as a benchmark to develop our art style further.

where'd the human go?? youtube.com/shorts/3...

Back in 2021 we very briefly considered making Howl a 3D game. 👀

We saw the return of a 🕹️ Spiel Schoen event at #GDC24 yesterday, a networking evening for Austrian games & studios. Thanks to @openaustriasf 🇦🇹 developers had a stellar night! @bongfish ClockStone Studio FlyingFishKopp @Mipumi @RarebyteGameDev @stillaliveGames @PioneersAT

bandit wolf coming to steal your humanity

Ready for a spring trip 🧳 to Barcelona? The @EpicGames Spring Sale has kicked off! Get The Flower Collectors 💐 for 60% off and enjoy some daisy time with a murder mystery 🕵️‍♀️ in historical Spain of the 70's 🌆 store.epicgames.com/...

We considered many different art styles for Howl. Here's a woodcut-like experiment 🎨