🌱 First #VIVID animation tests are here! 🍃
A full life cycle of a dandelion leaf – sped up into 25 seconds. 🎞️
A small step toward a more alive, meaningful game world. 💚
Read the full post:
👉 instagram.com/p/DW8zMJMjGpi
#TeamNavaGames #IndieDev #GameDev #Nature
🚀 Biz Updates 03/26 – a bit late, but worth it 😄
#gamescom booth secured, #VIVID leveling up visually, but our #startnext project needs a push. 💚
Support talents & keep a key training path alive:
👉 startnext.com/teamnavagames
Full post:
👉 linktr.ee/teamnavagames
#TeamNavaGames #IndieDev #GameDev
🌬️ DEV DIARY | #VIVID | #12 – Bringing Wind to Life 🍃
Our new wind system uses dynamic "wind zones" reacting to events like storms – making every leaf move differently. 🍂
Read the full post & wishlist on Steam:
👉 linktr.ee/teamnavagames
#TeamNavaGames #IndieDev #DevDiary
🎮 Wishlists are cool, but apprenticeships are cooler 😄
We’re crowdfunding on startnext to offer an Immersive Media Design apprenticeship and inspire other indies to do the same:
👉 startnext.com/teamnavagames
Full post on our main channels:
👉 linktr.ee/teamnavagames
#TeamNavaGames #VIVID #IndieDev
🚀 Help us make this apprenticeship happen – together! 🤝
We just launched #crowdfunding campaign on "startnext" to offer an “Immersive Media Design” apprenticeship later this year. 🙌
Every share and pledge helps! 💚
👉 www.startnext.com/H1P
#TeamNavaGames #VIVID #startnext #IndieDev
🛠️ #DevDiary | #VIVID | Part 11 🎮
Finally, we’re sharing our early UI concept – our “north star” to keep our team aligned. First public glimpse includes the Rose as our highest-difficulty plant. 🌹
Find the full Dev Diary on our main channels:
👉 linktr.ee/teamnavagames
#TeamNavaGames #IndieDev
🎮 #VIVID is Officially Live on Steam – Wishlist Now! 🌱
Our debut just got its official #Steam Store Page – a massive milestone for our #IndieDev team! 💚
Support us by adding VIVID to your #wishlist and sharing our vision for meaningful video games! 👇
💼 Biz Updates 01/26 – January, another exciting month! 🎢
✅ Discord community: live (discord.gg/3ujafvxpcA)
⏳ Steam & startnext: following soon
🏆 Jury pitch for Leipzig Future Award: done
Catch the full update:
👉 linktr.ee/teamnavagames
#TeamNavaGames #VIVID #IndieDev
Join our Discord Community!
🎮 Our @Discord is live and ready to welcome you! 👋
Join our #community & follow VIVID's journey: discord.gg/3ujafvxpcA
The announced Steam page needs a few more days (turns out paperwork is a quite hard boss fight 😅)...
#TeamNavaGames #VIVID #IndieDev #Discord #Launch
🌗 DEV DIARY | VIVID | Part 10 🎮
How to simulate day & night, weather, and seasons in 2D without heavy systems?
Our answer: a simple, elegant filter solution that saves power and keeps things alive. 🌦️
Read more:
👉 linktr.ee/teamnavagames
#TeamNavaGames #DevDiary #IndieDev
🗓️ Mark Your Calendars: #Community #Launch Incoming! 🚀
On February 2nd, our public #Discord & VIVID’s #Steam page go live! ✨
Time to connect, grow the community, and dive into #VIVID together. 💚
Join us and stay connected:
👉 linktr.ee/teamnavagames
#TeamNavaGames @discord.com @steampowered.com
🌱 DEV DIARY | VIVID | PART 9 – Low Emissions, High Intentions 🎮
Our indie studio emits just ~225 kg CO₂ per employee/year – putting us on the very low end of game development emissions. 🙌
How we achieved that (and what’s next):
👉 linktr.ee/teamnavagames
#TeamNavaGames #VIVID #DevDiary
✨ Huge news for #TeamNavaGames! 🚀
The Central German Media #Funding (MDM) is fully funding the prototyping of our debut project #VIVID. 🥹
We're very proud about the strong vote of confidence in our #vision for meaningful games. 💚
👉 linktr.ee/teamnavagames
🌱 Cultivating Growth & Curiosity 🎆
#VIVID’s concept is complete, including our procedural plant growth system. Prototyping begins soon, bringing our vision for impactful and meaningful play to life. 🎮
#TeamNavaGames wishes everyone a successful start into the #NewYear! 🙌
👉 linktr.ee/teamnavagames
🎄 Recharging for the next chapter! ✨
As the year wraps up, we’re grateful for everyone supporting #VIVID and our journey. 🌱
We’ll be back soon with fresh energy and exciting next steps.
Until then: enjoy the holidays and play a game or two. 🎮
#TeamNavaGames #Holidays #Christmas #Xmas
#VIVID is now represented on SINN Sachsen! 🌱
A platform that combines innovation, social impact, and regional change in our state Saxony, where we also share our Dev Diary (in German):
👉 sinn-sachsen.de/vivid
More about us:
👉 linktr.ee/teamnavagames
#TeamNavaGames #SINNSachsen
🎮 DEV DIARY | VIVID | PART 8: Why game studies matter 🧠
From classics like "Shadow of the Colossus" to indies & tabletop RPGs, playing games makes us better devs. 🤓
Follow us for more about VIVID & upcoming reveals:
👉 linktr.ee/teamnavagames
#TeamNavaGames #VIVID #DevDiary
✨ Great night at the #MDM year-end event in Leipzig!
Inspiring talks, creative projects across Movies, TV Shows & Games/XR, and a big shoutout to the Emmy-winning "On Fritzi's Traces".
Btw, tomorrow we'll join the Story Game Jam by the @narranauten ! 🎮
#TeamNavaGames #VIVID #IndieDev
Question: What did we do in November? 🤔
Answer: Planning, applying, partnering, last preps for our Discord server & Steam page, and more.
Short version: almost everything. 😅
Get the full #BizUpdate on our other channels:
👉https://linktr.ee/teamnavagames
#TeamNavaGames #VIVID
🐦 A dunnock love drama in just 5 hours! 💞
At the Pro Ludens Game Jam we created “Fluttering Wings and Beating Hearts” – a tiny social exploration game about messy bird romance.
Play 👉 teamnavagames.itch.io
Read 👉 linktr.ee/teamnavagames
#TeamNavaGames #ProLudens #GameJam
🎭 Prototyping VIVID just got old-school: we built a fully playable board-game version to validate design and core systems. ⚙️
Catch the full DEV DIARY | VIVID | PART 7:
👉 linktr.ee/teamnavagames
#TeamNavaGames #VIVID #IndieGame #DevDiary #IndieDev #GameDesign #Prototyping
🎖️ Employee of the Month? Every month! 🐾
Our Feelgood Manager Karl Mauz just passed his probation period and made DEV DIARY VIVID | PART 6 his own. 😺
Full post 👉 linktr.ee/teamnavagames
#TeamNavaGames #VIVID #IndieDev #KarlMauz #Cat #CuteCat #OfficeCat #Meme #AnimalWelfare
💼 Our October Business Update is online! 🚀
Highlights: major milestones, new collaborations & a little glimpse in our cozy studio. 🙌
Read the full update on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Patreon, Reddit & IndieDB:
👉 linktr.ee/teamnavagames
📣 Team Nava Games attended the founding event of the Biodiversitätsbündnis Sachsen! 🌱
We commit to supporting biodiversity through our game VIVID and all our actions. 💚
More about biodiversity: 👉 www.unternehmen-biologische-vielfalt.de
#TeamNavaGames #VIVID #BiodiversitätsbündnisSachsen
Team Nava Games joins #TeamDiversity
💚 We're proud to be part of #TeamDiversity by game – Verband der deutschen Games-Branche e.V., showing that creativity grows through different voices, cultures & even species. 🙌
👉 hier-spielt-vielfalt.de
#TeamNavaGames #VIVID #HierSpieltVielfalt #HierSpieltVielfalt #IndieDev
We just dropped DEV DIARY | VIVID | PART 5! 🌿
See how real biodiversity inspires VIVID’s unique skill tree system, and meet our newest team member, Melbin! 🙌
Full post on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Reddit & Patreon: linktr.ee/teamnavagames
#TeamNavaGames #VIVID #DevDiary
🌸 DEV DIARY | VIVID | PART 4 – Meet the first plants of VIVID!
Discover how the wild rose, fire lily & dandelion became our first main characters – each rooted in nature & culture. 🌱
Full post on diverse platforms!
👉 linktr.ee/teamnavagames
#TeamNavaGames #VIVID #DevDiary
We’re proud to announce that Team Nava Games will be a founding member of the Biodiversitätsbündnis Sachsen! 🙌
Biodiversity matters, and we’re eager to bring back insights for our nature-inspired debut VIVID. 🌍
👉 More about the alliance: tr.ee/LeE9UG
#TeamNavaGames #VIVID #Biodiversity
📢 PUBLIC DEV DIARY | VIVID | Part 3 is online!
This time we explore the roots of VIVID’s design – from Tynan Sylvester’s philosophy to Aristid Lindenmayer’s L-systems, shaping our plant characters. 🌱
Read the full post on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Reddit & Patreon → linktr.ee/teamnavagames
Our monthly Biz-Update has just been published! ✨
We talk about joining the German Startup Association, inspiring meetings, academic input for VIVID, and more. 🚀
Read the full update on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Reddit & Substack → linktr.ee/teamnavagames 💚
#TeamNavaGames #VIVID #IndieDev
