Character card of Florence, writer and narrative designer. They are Loyal, Mischevious and Brave ! Favourite thing or moment on the game's production: "One time it was raining so much outside the village, uh, office, that team members shared dry pairs of socks with each other. Counts as playtesting." Favourite merlie : The grappeler merlie! Their skills: Strength: 1/5 Exploration: 5/5 Tea: 5/5

Today let's meet Florence, narrative designer on #themerlies!

They always has the best anecdote to share with us about the game production 😍

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If you ask me, any day is a good day to dream of becoming a merlie 🐦

4 merlies running in nature, surrounded by flowers and plants

Welcome to our new frends here!

In "the Merlies", you will be able to:
🍄 build your nest
🐦 help the community
🌍 explore the world
🔎 discover the remains of a fallen civilisation

You can already wishlist our #indiegame on Steam!

🔗 store.steampowered.com/app/2521160/...

Character card of Nadège, Lead Producer of the game. She is Frank, Honest and Punctual. Favourite thing or moment on the game's production : "First time I have a co-producer" Favourite Merlie : The Gardener Merlie! Her skills : Handywoman 5/5 Gardening 4/5 Patience 3/5

🍄🌿 It's time to introduce another member of the Merlies team!
Say hello to Nadège, our Lead Producer 🫶

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A screenshot of the merlies game with the UI showing that you can place many different objects (buildings, treasures) and plants in some areas.

Build your own nest in The Merlies!

Use everything you find in this great post-apocalyptic world to create a cosy space for your community of merlies 🐦

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from the bottom of my heart, to the top of my hat: i love you.

Roses are red, violets are blue, strawberries are sweet and so are you. am hungry.

I can go anywhere, as long as it's with you! you are my home in every universe.

i will cherish you as the one and only book in my heart's library.

Today is the perfect day to declare your love for the person who makes your heart beat.

The merlies have you covered: here are 4 cards to express your feelings for that special someone. 💕🐦

Each merlie is distinguished primarily by its role: gardener, architect, grappeler... On your adventure, you'll come across more than a dozen merlies with different roles.. Among them, 4 are playable characters in your merlies team! We'll introduce each of them to you soon!

You'll meet many different merlies in our game!

Some of them like to swim, fly or craft things...
We can't wait to introduce each of them to you 🫶

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a screenshot of The Merlies game where you can see a little merlie lost betweet gigantic (for him) plants with purple flowers (they look like lily-of-the-valley flowers)

I could spend the whole day observing the vegetation in the Merlies.

I thought you might need a bubble of peace to rest in today. Please have a seat 🫂
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Team character Olivier. Favourite thing or moment on the game's production: I love seeing all the new art coming in, and the animations in particular! The merlies are so cute! Favourite merlie: Has a soft spot for the Sculptor Merlie and his over the top personality! Skills : 4/5 curiosity, 5/5 cooking, 4/5 clumsiness!

🍄🌱 It’s time to let you know about the amazing team behind The Merlies.

Today meet Olivier, our Associate Producer!
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a merlie planning some crafting in front of its workbench

This is what our weekend looked like: been busy doing a big cleaning session and some interior decorating 🥱🍂

Let's share some #MondayMotivation to survive through this new week!

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Photo of "John Bauer's sagovärld" book

Today’s #BooksThatHaveInspiredUs is “John Bauer's sagovärld”: a collection of short tales illustrated by John Bauer's wonderful artwork of gnomes, trolls and fairies! 🧚

A magnificent journey to the heart of enchanted nature...
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4 merlies running in nature, surrounded by flowers and plants

Welcome to our new frends here!

In "the Merlies", you will be able to:
🍄 build your nest
🐦 help the community
🌍 explore the world
🔎 discover the remains of a fallen civilisation

You can already wishlist our #indiegame on Steam!

🔗 store.steampowered.com/app/2521160/...

Photo of the Prinsarnes Blomster Alfabet's book cover.

Let’s start the #BooksThatHaveInspiredUs with “The Princes’ Flower Alphabet”: a swedish children’s book created by Ottilia Adelborg in 1892. A true piece of nature and poetry bringing an enchanted point of view of our gardens. 🌷

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Did you know? The village is the heart of the game, serving as both a place to live and a place for the Merlies to evolve. The tree stump can be seen as a kind of large playable menu. It provides access to tools for building, cooking and consulting the game's various codexes. The image also shows a crafted bookcase decorated with leaves.

Learn something new about the Merlies' universe: today discover more about the village, the heart of the game both in terms of gameplay and story. 🌳

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What kind of merlie would you be? according to your birth month January: the one who prepares the best parties February: always ready to craft something March: the one who always aims higher April: the plant lover May: ready to hop on the happiness train June: always ready to climb July: the one who's always in the clouds August: the head cook (who never forgets to taste) September: the grumpy soldier October: the one who misses summer November: the studious explorer December: the professional napper

New year, new you - or not! 🌷

What kind of merlie would you be? (according to your birth month).

Tell us in comments!

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New year's card wishing a "Happy new year to all the birbs around the world!" with fireworks and a merlie ready to party!

HAPPY NEW YEAR to all the birbs around the world! 🎆

May 2025 bring you many surprises, the merlies being one of them 👀
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Community Manager had too much food on christmas and thought it was already saturday.
"Road were made for journeys not destinations", Confucius said 👀

a merlie running underground (with lots of fruits and mushrooms in the background) meeting an ant.

In #theMerlies travel the world and discover the different animals that live there!

Some of them will be delighted to meet you on your journey, like this little ant 🐜

Let's add her to our frend circle ❤️

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Christmas card from the Merlies team showing some merlies chilling in the nature and a text saying "the merlies team wishes you and your loved ones a very happy holiday season! May the seeds flow freely and may your feathers always stay soft and warm."

Happy holiday season, birbs!

Stay safe, warm and happy 🐦💕

A merlie running in the village, surrounded by plastic greenhouses, ladders, flags and ancient human artefacts (cheese grater, vase...) now used as buildings for the community.

Screenshot of the building menu in The Merlies. You can see on this image 3 tabs "buildings, plants, treasures" and the possibility to move and add objects.

Screenshot of our merlies in a cave, destroying some rocks to free the way up

On this image you can see seven merlies : four running on a branch and the other three standing on the roof of a toaster (transformed into a house for our little birds)

Hi Bluesky!
Would you play this game? 🌿🪨🐦

picture of a pile of books with a wooden bird prototype on the left. We will highlight each book in further posts.

We're starting a series of #BooksThatHaveInspiredUs ! You'll be able to discover some amazing and inspiring books we keep in our offices and that mean a lot to us and the Merlies’ world. 🌿🐦

Stay tuned birbs!
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A big black bird chilling on top of a beam.

Made a new friend this morning 😍

Community Manager didn't get the memo and caught a big cold 🤧
Show us some birbs with winter outfits to help her get better faster!

A meme showing people dancing in a room but one man is standing alone in the corner thinking "they don't know I'm working on an indie game" The others answer "yes we do. It's all you talk about"

Indeed.

But.. Have you already heard about our cute little merlies building their nests? 🥹🍄♥️

the “Chapignon” varying shapes, made from a dried and painted mushroom. It allows them to be spotted from a long distance by their fellow Merlies if they ever get lost. Black feathers the merlies used to live in the cold for a very long time, they kept the black color that allowed us to captate the heat from the sun and moon. Textile outfits handmade, these poncho are covering merlies’ bald wings, allowing them to glide through the air. Their legs are fragile, so they prefer to wear boots.

Learn something new about the merlies’ universe! Episode 2: the outfit 🐦🌱

What would you like to find out next? Tell us in the comments!
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Actively looking for bird'indie video game accounts to follow. Please, show yourselves 👀🐦🫶

a merlie working on a large workbench - according to the drawing on the chalkboard, he seems to be thinking about a greenhouse system for plants

This is what our weekend looked like: been busy doing a big winter cleaning and some interior decorating 🥱❄️

Let's share some #MondayMotivation to survive through this new week!

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5 merlies stacked in front of a bird statue (a checkpoint). The statue is wearing a scarf

This birb checkpoint felt winter coming on and put on a little scarf! 🧣

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*QRT with your black & white art*

Oh my birb, wait!
We must share the love of doodles... 🤍🖤

By @cosmografik.bsky.social 🪐
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