George Batchelor

hello one and all 🗣️ regrettably i make computer games. so far i'll take responsibility for bird alone, far from noise and hot date. but i will be inflicting more upon the world soon. apologies.

i love woim. it’s good even if, like me, you have the brain of an earthworm

Werner Herzog on worms.

Penguin Colony is now available store.steampowered.com/app/3695930/...

Played the demo of Bad Magpie on Steam, suuuper sweet and fun : )

Watch your head! There's a bad magpie around these parts 🐦‍⬛ @lucyjames.games will have a chinwag with developers @milktooth.bsky.social about the very chaotic bird headlining their game 🎤 The Duality of Comedy and Sadness in Bad Magpie 🕐 1PM PT 🚶 bit.ly/LNCTheatreTab

tune in at 1pm PT / 10pm CEST to hear @catherineunger.bsky.social, @daisyfern.bsky.social and @georgebatch.bsky.social chat about the duality of comedy and sadness in Bad Magpie with @lucyjames.games we love making people laugh then cry watch here: store.steampowered.com/sale/ludonar...

IT’S HAPPENED! YOU can finally play Bad Magpie! so what are you waiting for, go and play the demo NOW 🗺️ explore a chaotic and colourful world 🌟 get a glimpse of the mysterious narrative 🔍 discover meteorites and hidden items 🐦 wreck havoc, be a menace play now on Steam & XBOX on PC!

you should tune in for catherine’s segment because not only is it an insight into her genius but it’s also a great example of how to credit the people you’re working with

bad magpie demo finally out! you can play it! i’m going to be sick!

Last day of the Steam Sale: a good time to buy our games - especially Hohokum and I am Dead which are 70/75% off, if you're into weird, beautiful adventure puzzle games <3 store.steampowered.com/bundle/42256...

games are back

our demo is coming out in an hour and i feel fine about it!

I did a couple of fireside chats for #LudoNarraCon! Had a fab time talking to @coldbloodinc.studio and @milktooth.bsky.social, catch the vids on Monday!

THIS IS THE WEEK! The Bad Magpie demo will be available on Steam and XBOX on PC this Thursday at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 7pm CEST. Set your alarms now! 🏫explore the school biome 🌟discover 30 shiny meteorites 🐭sow chaos amongst the world’s inhabitants

this fucking guy

i bring you love

we're in LudoNarraCon 2026! which means 🚨 YOU WILL FINALLY BE ABLE TO PLAY THE BAD MAGPIE DEMO 🚨 who's joining us to inflict some magpie chaos on the 8th October?!

tokyo game show day 3, the magpie lives to peck another day and so do we

they let us in japan

HEY! @daisyfern.bsky.social and @georgebatch.bsky.social are going to be chatting about the journey of making Bad Magpie at this cool event tomorrow last few tickets left! grab one if you can make it to Leamington Spa tomorrow evening 🎟️🐦🎤

big day for woim enjoyers

gamescom run down blog post! READ NOW 👁️ 👁️ milktooth-newsletter.beehiiv.com/p/milky-mail...

WHAT AN ABSOLUTE HONOUR THANK YOU SO MUCH AGHSDJHWJSH

we won best gamers

we made the most entertaining game please vote for it

we've been nominated for a gamescom award!!! Bad Magpie is up for most entertaining game at gamescom 2026, how exciting 🌟🌟🌟 from Wednesday come play the game at: 1️⃣ the WINGS booth at @indiearenabooth.de - hall 10.2, F-0.10 E-0.19 2️⃣ the @xbox.com booth - hall 7, A-0.61

excited to be part of this great event! 🟦🟡🟩🔴 come along to hear our design director @daisyfern.bsky.social and our technical director @georgebatch.bsky.social talk about making Bad Magpie

the true peak experience is getting a group together for the update but being too inept to reach the new areas and then going to bed

we’re youtubers now

real fresh and juicy genre mashup of a game

Something exciting is happening tomorrow! Check out the FONO Showcase at the time of your favourite timezone 7PM BST / 8PM CET / 8PM CAT / 11AM PST / 2AM CST / you'll figure it out. www.ign.com/articles/for...

Feels faintly archaic saying things like "the weekend crowd" in space year 2026, but on the off-chance that's still a thing, I'll reshare this piece about a really fascinating upcoming video game because people seemed to quite enjoy it. www.theguardian.com/games/2026/j...

what a surreal treat to see, bless ye @schillingc.bsky.social 🙏

UK-based programmers, come work with me! 👨‍💻

🪸The Mermaid Mask🪸 is OUT NOW on Steam, Switch 1 and Switch 2 - and hopefully very soon on PS5! A murder-mystery detective adventure aboard the world's strangest submarine...

peckstatic to announce that we'll be part of @indiearenabooth.de at Gamescom this August! find us at the @wingsfund.me booth alongside a bunch of other incredible indie games come play Bad Magpie and stick your beak where it doesn't belong 🐦‍⬛

very nice piece about our maggie

here at milktooth we work dumber not harder

Some lovely things being said about Bad Magpie's visuals, this is the talented art team bringing the game to life @clairewinter.bsky.social 3D art @thebasemesh.bsky.social 3D art @deswalsh.bsky.social 3D art @tedgrimes.bsky.social technical art @georgebatch.bsky.social 3D art / rigging / animation

penguin

can anyone recommend a workspace in Tokyo with monitors you can rent? Or anywhere in Japan tbh. Tyyy 🙏

One of the first times I drew our squishy little magpie

peak collection

does ecuador beating germany mean we get @despelote.game 2

you heard it here first! can't wait to escape the oppressive heat of england for the comparatively breezy shores of málaga

sound designing for Bad Magpie sometimes be like tip tap tip tap tip tap splash swim tip tap tip

50k wishlists in a week. from our small team: thank you! 🐦‍⬛🔥

i highly advise signing up to our mailing list, the first dispatch is ready to grace your inbox

If anyone is looking to hire a Peabody and BAFTA winning senior writer, I am looking for work. I’ve got six years experience in games. Everything from indie to AAA. I am not married to staying in games. I am hoping to relocate to the Bay Area. I am keeping my ears to the ground.

🫵 don’t sleep on woim 🫵 i like it very much and i am a man of few thoughts. if you liked öoo you must cop the demo at once 🪱 store.steampowered.com/app/4349040/...