To celebrate the release of Cropdeck today, we’re holding a small giveaway with three Steam keys. Cropdeck is a combination of deck-building and farming, in which you use cards to grow and combine crops. We’ll notify the winners on Friday. Join here: keyportal.metaroot.ch/g/GLTA7PE

How cool is this! We got to do a collab with Bongo Cat 😄 You can now use The Farmer Was Replaced to automate Bongo Cat and Tap Tap Loot. Didn’t have that on my bingo card. 😅

From the snow-capped peaks of the Alps to the realms of digital entertainment and technology, Switzerland is not only renowned for its chocolate and precision watches; it has also quietly become an influential force in these fields. www.gamesmarket.global/made-in-swit...

Bootcamp 2026 Applications are open! Want to release a commercially viable game within a year? Our 2-month bootcamp helps solo developers and small teams take the next step. Develop your own game concept through weekly sessions at the Hub. More info and application: www.swissgamehub.com/bootcamp/

We’ve just opened the Call for Content for the first-ever Gamespace Conference 👀 I’ll be helping organize it this year and we’re looking for talks, panels and workshops across dev and business. Would love to see your submissions! 🤗

How to turn #indiegames into hits: An interview with Swiss publisher Metaroot (paywall). www.games.ch/swissgames/a... #SwissGames #gamesCHweiz #games #publishing www.games.ch/swissgames/a... @metaroot.bsky.social @swissgamehub.com @oldcakefactory.bsky.social @sgdach.bsky.social @igda-ch.bsky.social

Hey devs, We are a small, family-run publisher based in Switzerland. We are currently looking for PC games to publish this autumn, as well as for 2027 and beyond. We'd love to see your projects! We look forward to receiving your pitches at: [email protected]

The Farmer Was Replaced with DLSS5 from NVIDIA.

Swiss Game Hub has announced its own gaming conference: The Gamespace Conference will bring the international games industry together in Zurich, Switzerland, for two days from 8 to 9 October 2026. @swissgamehub.bsky.social www.gamesmarket.global/swiss-game-h...

We are organizing our own industry conference: Gamespace! | 8. + 9. October 2026 The Gamespace Conference will bring together the international gaming industry in Zurich, Switzerland, for two days from 8 to 9 October 2026! FOR FUTURE ANNOUNCEMENTS SIGN UP HERE: gamespace.ch

The two Swiss companies @metaroot.bsky.social and @oldcakefactory.bsky.social have launched Goblin Sushi on PC (Steam), iOS and Android via Early Access on 9 February 2026. www.gamesmarket.global/metaroot-and...

You can now customize the entire color scheme in The Farmer Was Replaced 🎨 Every single color in the game can be adjusted using hex values and changes apply instantly in-game. We've also added a special Lunar New Year theme 🧧🎉 Happy coding! store.steampowered.com/app/2060160/...

⚠️CONTENT CREATORS⚠️ Are you a content creator who enjoys chaotic, fast-paced games? Then Goblin Sushi is the game for you 🍣👹 Run a goblin sushi restaurant, upgrade your menu and ingredients, and try to keep up with the chaos. Order your Steam key here to get early access: forms.gle/aXCFj59B7gs4...

🍣 Goblin Sushi enters Early Access on February 9! 🍣 After all your feedback, a demo run, burned rice and a lot of poops, we’re finally ready to share it: Goblin Sushi enters Early Access on February 9! 🎉 Check it out: store.steampowered.com/app/3734290/...

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

Still can’t believe this is real. Half a million people… playing The FarmerWasReplaced?! 🤯 So grateful. 💛

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

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. 🥰

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 👇

🥳 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? 👀

We have a BIG DEMO update for Goblin Sushi and a huge giveaway! 🍣🔥 We added the Grill, new Goblins, and even more chaos in the kitchen. 👻💩 Play the demo during the Steam Next Fest and join our 100 Key giveaway! 🎁 store.steampowered.com/app/3768770/...

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

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! 😅😂

Ever wanted to learn coding but didn’t know where to start? In The Farmer Was Replaced you write real code to automate your farm 🌱🤖

Program and optimize a drone to automate a farm and watch it do the work for you. Collect resources to unlock better technology and become the most efficient farmer in the world. Improve your problem solving and coding skills.

👁️Henry Halfhead👁️ OUT NOW 👃 🍎 Play as 250+ everyday objects 💌 Experience a wholesome life story 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Join a friend in the local co-op mode! Get it on Steam, EGS, PS5 and Switch! Tell your friends, family and help us share this post!

Game Marketing Tip #8: Not all Steam keys are the same!

Swiss game devs do have a bit of a farming simulation thing going on. Anyway here's one where you have to program and optimize a drone to farm crops, check it out 👇

Excited to finally talk about our 5th game this year: The Farmer Was Replaced! </>🚁🌱 We discovered it by chance at our co-working space, then teamed up with Timon for the 1.0 release. Check it out 👇 store.steampowered.com/app/2060160/...

🥳 The Farmer Was Replaced is leaving Early Access! We’re publishing the 1.0 full release on October 10 🌻  Check it out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2060160

A game I'm working on: Eldritch Sandwich, a mash-up of cooking, tower defense and factory automation: slaughter Lovecraftian monsters and turn them into meals for your customers. 🦑🥪 zarkonnen.com/eldritchsand...

As already announced: the Opportunity Bot price update starts tomorrow. ⏰ Today’s the last chance to lock in the old price + 10% off annual. Similar Game Seeker is already included! www.patreon.com/Metaroot524

Airships: Murder on the Sky Express is a game I'm working on. You are the concierge of the world's unluckiest hotel. Assign the right rooms to guests like axe murderers, mad scientists, spies, and cultists to keep them from killing each other. 🛌🗡️ zarkonnen.com/airships/mur...

This is already the 4th game we’ve published this year! 🥳 Huge congrats to @rockingprojects.bsky.social on the launch 🚀🌌

Player: 'Hey, I love the artstyle of your game, it's so cozy!' Me: 'Oh...thank you.' Player: 'Is something?' Me: 'Oh no no! 🤗 Just maybe don't click the mixer 💀'

Planet Flipper, a satirical terraforming game I'm working on: Buy planets, fix planets, sell planets, profit! 🔧🪐🖌 zarkonnen.com/planetflipper

First Poop 💩

First time showing our game 'Goblin Sushi' 🍣 to the internet! We have been inspired by old flash cooking games, that we loved to play. But to add more strategy, action and make it more crazy, we made it a rogue-like! 😇

Biomechanoid Repair Shop is a game I've been working on, where you repair strange and mundane device-beasts in your carefully laid out workshop - until things go wrong. It's inspired by HR Giger, David Cronenberg, and Blade Runner. => zarkonnen.com/biomech

This will be the 4th game we will publish in a year! 5th will be announced soon! 🔥 (No i am not dying at all 🥵)

🚀 AUTARKIS launches September 1! 🚀 Our interstellar puzzle city-builder is ready for take-off on Steam! 🌌Build across multiple worlds, connect settlements via powerful portals, and survive meteor showers, toxic clouds & more. ☄️ Please RT to help spread the word ❤️ bit.ly/41DLKCz

Airships Lost Foltilla has received a major new update! Check it out! 🛩️🥳

Just updated Airships: Lost Flotilla with horrible new monsters like giant mosquitoes, new airships, equipment, captains, achievements, and most importantly - the ability to move weapons between slots. Check it out, it's made a really fun autoshooter even better -> steamcommunity.com/games/285815...

We’ve built something we always wished we had: the Similar Game Seeker 🔍 Every Monday, it finds new Steam games similar to yours. Perfect for bundle partners or cross-promo. Now included with the Opportunity Bot. 💛  https://www.patreon.com/c/Metaroot524

Shoe it All! - Demo OUT NOW on Steam! Swing, aim, and SHOE IT ALL! 👟💥 Build momentum on your swing, line up the perfect shot, and let your shoes fly. Smash stuff, unlock secrets, and collect shiny stickers in this chaotic demo! 👉 PLAY: s.team/a/3783290 #ShoeitAll #indiegame #gamedev #steam

UFO: Enslave Mankind is a game I've been working on, where you infiltrate human society with your flying saucer. Abduct people, control the media, the police, the government... 🛸➜ zarkonnen.com/ufo_enslave_...

✨Release Date Announcement✨ Henry Halfhead comes to Steam, EGS, PS5 and Switch on: 👁️September 16, 2025 👁️ 👃 Tell your friends, family and help us share this post!

Over the next few weeks I'll be posting a bunch of mockups of games I'm working on to gauge interest. The games are in various stages from pure concept to detailed prototype. Do repost/interact with them if they look like something you'd want to play. ❤️

We've once again tinkered with something new for our Discord bot. The Similar Game Seeker makes it easy to organize bundles with freshly released games. The bot has really simplified my work regarding bundles and also generated significantly more sales because of that! ☺️

Are you a Content Creator who would like to cover Herdling? 👀 With our release date (August 21st!) now out of the bag and just around the corner, we’re connecting with streamers & creators for game access & giveaway keys. If that's you, get in touch via this form: forms.gle/UA9FmE9ARoUV...