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From the visionary artist behind #ABZÛ, #ThePathless, and #Journey comes a new adventure: Sword of the Sea - OUT NOW 🌊

Grateful to be in another issue of @apwot.bsky.social. This time talking about environmentalism, climate change, and video game worlds worth saving through exploring the work of @giantsquidstudios.com. Thanks to Simon and Caspain for giving me the space. Preorder: shop.apwot.com/products/iss...

Abzû from @giantsquidstudios.com was released 10 years ago & we would want to honor its amazing @awintory.bsky.social soundtrack with our rendition from last year concert. We hope you enjoy it, truly one of the most whimsical and beautiful pieces of video game music. www.youtube.com/watch?v=78k-...

The Giant Squid Collection on Steam 🦑 Three acclaimed adventures. One unforgettable collection! store.steampowered.com/bundle/77355...

Sword of the Sea is a low-stress atmospheric adventure where you surf at high speeds on your hoversword 🏄

1 year of @giantsquidstudios.com Sword of the Sea! Easily became one of my favorite games, its fun and chill and beautiful, with amazing music by Austin Wintory as always. 10/10 a must play 🌊🌿

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWORD OF THE SEA! Here are a handful of my favorite photos I've taken in the game in the last year. Definitely one of my absolute favorite games I've played in a long time and will still remain so for quite a while! You're the best @giantsquidstudios.com!

Today marks one year of Sword of the Sea! We’re so grateful for every player, creator, and community member who has joined us on this ride 🌊 30% off on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2453160/...

Now is the perfect time to grab the full lineup together or share a new favorite with a friend! store.steampowered.com/bundle/77355...

💙 Abzû is the perfect game to pass back and forth with my son. It's this magical blend of calm, soft educational, and navigationally challenging that makes it as enjoyable to play as a kid or adult. Plus the graphics are just out of this world. @giantsquidstudios.com knocked it out of the park!

We’re thrilled to share the community-voted winner of our ABZÛ Fan Art Contest: this stunning piece by なおみ! 🌊🪸 Thank you to everyone who entered, shared, and voted.

Celebrating this beautiful 2nd-place entry from our ABZÛ art contest by @adsurgit.bsky.social Stellar work! 👏🤿

🦈 10 YEARS OF ABZÛ 🦈 If you haven't tried our underwater journey it's the perfect time to dive in! Available on Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, or Nintendo Switch

We loved seeing your art in the contest. Huge congrats again!👏👏👏

This week ABZU turned 10 and to celebrate I'm releasing the score book! Entire OST in meticulous detail for all my fellow nerds :) austinwintory.bandcamp.com/merch/abzu-f...

Sword of the Sea from @GiantSquidology is a traversal game where you are a Wraith resurrected to restore life to a desolate world. PEGI 7 and ESRB EVERYONE 10+. It's a single-player game for PC and PS5, out now. www.familygamingdatabase.com/game/Sword+o...

Games With Lingering Spaces: Video games create spaces for us to enter. Like those other disciplines, video game spaces can offer a chance to address relationships, history and identity in open and generative ways. www.familygamingdatabase.com/Games+With+L...

🐟 Happy 10th birthday, ABZÛ! 🐟 We’re celebrating with a special anniversary fan art contest and the voting is live now 🗳️ Pick your favorite submission and help us spotlight this incredible community 💙 Vote here: poll.giantsquid.arckoor.dev/p/YBgxfa

🦈 Did you know... Silky sharks are known to be highly social and inquisitive. They often form large schools and are known to cautiously circle divers in the open 🤿 Sword of the Sea - Available Now! #Sharkweek #SwordoftheSea

🦈 Did you know... a bonnet shark or shovelhead is the smallest member of the hammerhead shark genus 🔨 Sword of the Sea - Available Now! #Sharkweek #SwordoftheSea

🦈 Did you know... #hammerhead sharks can catch a tan from the sun's rays if they spend enough time in the top of the water column or shallow waters 🏝️ Sword of the Sea - Available Now! #Sharkweek #SwordoftheSea

Join us for our ABZÛ 10th Anniversary Art Contest! Rules posted on our Discord server: 👉 discord.gg/giantsquid

🏖️ Beach weather? You betcha! More awesome Sword of the Sea #fanart Artist: rythuliansoup #fanartfriday

Happy Friday Squiddos! Reposting this Sword of the Sea piece from a share on our Discord (Red_Robot is the artist). #fanartfriday #fanart

Too hot? 🌅 🌞🌊 Jump into Sword of the Sea and cool off. #SteamSummerSale on now.

From breathtaking underwater vistas to unforgettable visual storytelling, ABZÛ remains one of the most beautiful indie releases. Discover its artistic journey in Indie Game Works. @thatgamecompany.com @giantsquidstudios.com #ABZU #IndieGames #GameArt #GameDev #GamingBooks #IndieGaming

Voor een eerste artikel heb ik uitgebreid met @mattnava.bsky.social (van @giantsquidstudios.com) gebabbeld – in kleermakerszit, op een grasveldje in Eindhoven. Dankbaar voor dit interview. 💜 Matt is een doordachte en inspirerende spellenmaker, ook al staat hij verkeerd om op zijn snowboard.

The Nintendo DS/3DS enjoys a strange afterlife among digital creatives. I spoke to @mattnava.bsky.social about when he painted Journey's concept art with a DS Lite in a desert, and Art Academy's creator and 3DS photographers about its artistic relevance. www.backmarket.com/en-us/c/tech...

📷 The Wraith, through your lens - Featuring screenshots by Lemonflakes, Saturnine Spy, DamnItSam, and AD. #PhotoMode #FanArtFriday #SwordoftheSea

🐠 ABZÛ is still up there with the best-looking games ever made 🐠 #Abzu #oceanlife #indiegamer #aquaticlife #indiegaming @505games.com @giantsquidstudios.com

Ride the waves and surf with dolphins in Sword of the Sea (PS5/PC) 🌊 #SwordoftheSea #PSIndies

A reminder of the past and ride for the future 🏄🐋 Nicely done @chibibelle.bsky.social

Was looking through some of my video game screenshots and came across this from #abzu by @giantsquidstudios.com. It's from the credits, some of the people in "Special Thanks". #DavidAttenborough

Drift through the desert waves in Sword of the Sea. Experience it now on PS5 & PC.

🗡️🌊 @mattnava.bsky.social and @awintory.bsky.social have a long career of collaboration, their two creative disciplines intertwined. I remember distinctly how exciting it was when Journey was nominated for a Grammy, and now Sword of the Sea is the latest winner. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

Well you don't see this every day! 🏄

Some of my favorite games of all time are on sale! @finjico.bsky.social @rickyhaggett.bsky.social @team17.com @edfear.co.uk @braceyourselfgames.com @mrsambarlow.bsky.social @may-gardens.bsky.social @rednexusgames.bsky.social @blippo.plus @mattnava.bsky.social @halfmermaid.co @giantsquidstudios.com

Awesome @giantsquidstudios.com shirt showed up.

2025 exposed us all to a lot of violence, suffering, and just bad vibes. These were the games that best countered that energy, these are the most wholesome games of 2025. Congrats to @paperklay.bsky.social, @okomotive.ch, & @giantsquidstudios.com!

#4 Sword of the Sea de @giantsquidstudios.com Le jeu évoque aussi bien Journey que Abzû par sa direction artistique. Parfait pour se détendre en s'émerveillant de l'animation mais aussi de l'OST qui appuie l'aspect contemplatif. 🏆 82% des trophées obtenus

Waking up after daylight savings hits different 🌞