Don Schmocker

Don Schmocker

@donschmocker.bsky.social

Co-Founder and Creative Director at @okomotive.ch They/Them

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HERDLING is out now! 🐏🦬 We had a lot of fun during the past years creating this game. I hope you'll have fun playing it, too :) It's out on Steam, Epic Game Store, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S or Game Pass, links below!

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The "Pins & Pegs" Festival is now live on Steam! Join us in celebrating these awesome Pinball/Pachinko inspired games alongside our own, including a brand new release, several free demos, and a bunch of upcoming titles to keep an eye on! 🥳 See them in action: store.steampowered.com/news/app/414...

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FAR: Lone Sails is currently... 50% of the App Store 85% off on Nintendo Switch 90% off on Epic Games Store 90% off in the Humble Store 90% off in Steam's Earth Appreciation Festival Grab it, or tag someone who might not have played it yet 😇💖

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A new face in the Okomotive office! Please welcome Kathleen as our new Marketing and Publishing Intern🥳🥳🥳

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MASSIVE UPDATE for the PinKeep Demo NOW LIVE 😱 We've added controller support, a 3D overworld map, different start characters with their own starting decks, tons of tooltips for lots of features, lots of sound effects, story events, a ton of visual polish and more!

Okomotive@okomotive.ch

🏰PinKeep Demo OUT NOW 🏰 The Demo for our pinball deckbuilding roguelite is NOW AVAILABLE! Head over to Steam and give it a try, we would LOVE to know what you think! Play, wishlist & leave a review! store.steampowered.com/app/4156090/...

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Friends, we've been working hard to get our main development branch ready for an updated demo. We'll be sharing more material very soon, and aim to release a big update in the coming weeks 👀

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A very fun project I got to work on: after designing the logotype for the game Herdling, I was asked to make localized versions in Arabic and Chinese. I got to keep the horn shapes, and the implied mountain in the Arabic. 🗻 Play it! herdling.game

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‼️ Attention Content Creators and Influencers‼️ This is short notice, but if you're interested in getting to play the Demo for our pinball roguelite deckbuilder ✨PinKeep ✨a bit earlier than everyone else, please contact us asap via contact at okomotive dot ch for an advance key!

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With the PinKeep demo launching very soon (tomorrow!!) we decided it's time to launch a community discord server for our games and their fans! Join us right here if you'd like to chat with us and other players about our games: discord.gg/XFShKjzpNn 🥰

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We may have won our national game award this week 🥰 Thank you so much, dear jury! ❤❤❤

GamesMarket@gamesmarket.global

The winners of the Swiss Game Awards 2025 were announced on 18 December. The award for Best Entertainment Game went to Herdling by Okomotive. @sgdach.bsky.social @okomotive.ch www.gamesmarket.global/swiss-games-...

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There's only 1 more day (and 8 hours!) left to order a plush Calicorn! Preorder 👉: www.makeship.com/products/calicorn-plush Don't miss out on having your very own huggable mountain companion 🤎

makeship.comCalicorn PlushIn the game Herdling, calicorns are your companions on the Alpine journey. They are imposing beasts that appear dangerous at first, but turn out to be sweet, gentle giants. Now, you can have your own ...
Panic@panic.com

🏔️Travel through Alpine lands with your very own cuddly Calicorn! ⚡️Hurry! This beautiful beast is only available for preorder til December 5th (this Friday!!) 🎁Place your order here: makeship.com/products/calicorn-plush

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Our friends at Okomotive revealed their new game PinKeep 😍 All pinball, deckbuilder and roguelite fans go check it out! ✨

Okomotive@okomotive.ch

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! 👇

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BIG NEWS!!! We announced PinKeep at Okomotive, a pinball deckbuilding roguelite inwhich you shoot lots of knights with balls! I'm doing the art direction for the game and it has been lots of fun to work with our wonderful team on it ❤️ Go wishlist it and look out for the demo in January!!! ✨

Okomotive@okomotive.ch

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! 👇

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gang please enjoy a new game from Okomotive, especially if you enjoy pinball, chaos, and roguelite deckbuilding

Okomotive@okomotive.ch

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! 👇

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This looks so neat—congrats to Okomotive!

Okomotive@okomotive.ch

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! 👇

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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! 👇

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Did you hear, we're up for the "Best Music" award in the Indie Game Awards 👀On indiegameawards.gg you can also find the "Community Picks" form, in case you want to suggest Herdling for an additional category 🥰

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SO. We heard that some of y'all want to snuggle a Calicorn irl 👀

Panic@panic.com

🦬 Yes, you can pet the Calicorn! The beloved beast from the game Herdling is now available for preorder as a supremely fuzzy plush: 🧸 makeship.com/products/he...

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We hear it's #pitchyagame time, so let us introduce HERDLING: 🦬 Travel with a herd of weird creatures 🏔️ Journey to the mountains 🍂 Leave society behind 🌳 This is a game you play for the ✨vibes ✨ Also it has ~94% positive reviews and was just nominated for several awards so go for it?

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The public voting for the Golden Joysticks is open until October 31st! Take a look and consider Herdling as your pick for the Best Indie Game category 🥰

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🌫HAZE🌫 is now OUT on the Unity Asset Store! 🎉And it's already 10% off 🎉 It's really easy and fun to use and you can make some really nice atmospheric foggy environments with it! Heck, I ended up making a bunch of demo scenes for it cause I couldn't stop playing with it 😅 👇👇👇👇GET IT HERE👇👇👇👇

prf.hnHAZE - Volumetric Fog & Lighting for URP | Fullscreen & Camera Effects | Unity Asset StoreAdd depth to your project with HAZE - Volumetric Fog & Lighting for URP asset from Harry Alisavakis. Find this & more VFX options on the Unity Asset Store.

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Herdling has been nominated as "Best Indie Game" in the Golden Joystick awards 😱 The winners are determined by public vote. Will you leave a vote for us? 😍🙏

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TOMORROW @ 6am PT/9am ET/3pm CET Journey behind the scenes of Herdling with the @okomotive.ch team! From concept to design (and re-design!), explore the process of creating the game’s art, sound, incredible score, and more. (SPOILER: the “more” includes alpacas!) 📺 youtu.be/4hLHeVp_G-Q

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👁️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!

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Herdling has over 400 reviews on Steam now, 95% of which are positive 💖💖💖 Tag someone who should give it a try 👇

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Have you reached the Summit yet? Herdling is available now on PC and all major consoles, enjoying an overwhelmingly positive critical reception from press and players alike 💖