Company couple lore broke us // May Future Friends Newsletter!
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Hello friends,
It’s us again adding another number to your ever-growing inbox, but don’t worry! We hope to offer you some relief from all that other boring stuff.
In the last newsletter we offered you all a chance to restore our faith in humanity with this ‘mayo on lasagne’ poll. Well, the results are in, and we can now confirm… 🥁
We have all been fired.
So, this will be our final newsletter to you all as Future Friends is no more. It’s been great knowing you all 🥹
Aaaand we’re back!
Woah that was a scary few seconds… Anyway! We have a really exciting edition this month, full of juicy gossip on our lovely line up of indie games!!
🚂Choo Choo big news just pulled into the station! ✨✨
Islands & Trains has JUST LAUNCHED on PC via Steam as part of Rokaplay’s Cozy & Family Friendly Games Celebration!!!! It’s the relaxing escape from the stresses of everyday life that we all need.
Build tiny dioramas or complex train lines and lands covered in lush vegetation. No goals, no timer, no missions, no stress. Just happy accidents.
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Drop it like it’s hot 🔥
Wacky webslinger A Webbing Journey launched in Early Access on May 19th! Play a friendly house spider and help the humans with their chores in a very fun and very physic defying way.
Don’t like spiders? Then you can play as a little inconspicuous round ball. No more limbs = no more fear
We officially announced and dropped demos for two very cute very chill idle sims Tiny Aquarium & Whimside:
Tiny Aquarium is an idle aquarium sim that keeps growing even when you’re offline! You can buy, sell and breed fish as well as visit and judge your friends’ tanks!
Whimside is another idle creature collection game that we like to call a cross between Pokemon and Rusty’s Retirement! The adorable creatures can keep you company throughout the day on your screen and offer a fun distraction whenever you need a break!
Insane in the (wishlist) membrane 🧠
In last month's newsletter, we were screaming about CloverPit, our new horror slot machine game announced in Triple- i! 🎰 Things have calmed down a tiny bit since then, with just over 200k wishlists… very normal, very chill.
Team Lore
📚Our very beloved in-house critically acclaimed author Grace Curtis announced she’s finished writing her 4th book!! If you haven’t checked out her work already WHAT ARE YOU DOING GO BUY HER BOOKS RIGHT NOW! If you're a 26 year old bisexual woman (either literally or spiritually) you'll love Grace's books. We’re oh so proud of our girl 🥹
👫Company couple Kris and Beth dropped some lore from their early days of dating... All you need to know though, and all we’re legally allowed to say, is that this is the look that won Beth over:
…And this is how everyone felt about it:
🌸 Friends of Future Friends 🌸
Camper Van: Make it Home is launching in June!
You’ll soon be able to decorate and organize the camper van of your dreams in Malapata Studio’s wholesome game! Be sure to keep your eyes peeled in June for when it launches on PC and Nintendo Switch.
Release window trailer // Steam page
PaperKlay is out now!
For fans of classic 3D platformers, PaperKlay comes with a tactile twist: Open, unfold, and rotate your way through handcrafted paper worlds! Out now on PC via Steam, with a Nintendo Switch launch to follow later.
Release date trailer // Steam Page
Rift Riff launched!
Rift Riff, a stylish tower defense game, is now available on Steam! If you enjoy visually stunning defense games like Thronefall and Domekeeper, you'll love this one. Speaking of those games… keep an eye out for fun crossover levels soon! 👀
Kity Builder demo drop
Kity Builder, a sandbox city-builder in which you create cities for happy kitties, is out on June 17 on PC via Steam! Curious cat? There’s an all-new demo that you can try out right now. There’s no limit to your time or resources, just endless city-builder fun!
Release Date trailer // Steam page
The Duck Detective is BACK!
Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping is out now for PC and console, the highly anticipated follow up mystery to last year’s hit Duck Detective: The Secret Salami! And excitingly for PlayStation players - Duck Detective: The Secret Salami is available on PS5! Ducks and Detectives for all!
Creature feature
Our friends at Creature, the VR label run by big-name industry veterans held their first cool showcase with the coolest rhyming name. They announced four (4!) new games - Wordbound, Deadly Delivery, Adept’s Arena and Crossings. They also announced a brand new Star Wars DLC for Meta’s Game of the Year, ‘Maestro’. Other updates include Laser Dance coming to Early Access this year, THRASHER coming to Steam and SteamVR, a release date for Prison Boss Prohibition, and a special vinyl release for the Starship Home OST. Wowee!
The Wandering Village 1.0 release date announcement
Stray Fawn Studio’s Ghibli-inspired city-builder is wandering it’s way into 1.0 launch! The city-building strategy game on the back of a giant, wandering creature, will come to PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox and PlayStation on July 17th.
Release Date Announcement trailer // Steam Page
Rogue Eclipse demo launch
Rogue Eclipse released a demo ahead of the Steam Next Fest! The demo gives a first taste of the epic sci fi white-knuckle action. Take down swarms of starfighters, merciless armadas and colossal behemoths in a roguelike campaign that spans the cosmos.
Rogue Eclipse Six One Indie trailer // Rogue Eclipse Steam page
Tavern Talk spin off announcement
Gentle Troll, the developers behind D&D inspired visual novel Tavern Talk, have announced their next game - Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker! A demo will be available later this year for all who wish to run a cozy seaside tavern (what a dream!).
Announcement trailer // Store Page
Sadly we’ve come to the end of this month's roundup, but don’t worry we will be back next month with more stupidity *cough cough* ahh I mean very important updates on video games and such like. Oh, and hope you all enjoyed The Last Of Us Season 2! That was… quite something…
Until next time 👋
Future Friends Team 🧡