How cool is this! We got to do a collab with Bongo Cat 😄
You can now use The Farmer Was Replaced to automate Bongo Cat and Tap Tap Loot. Didn’t have that on my bingo card. 😅

From the snow-capped peaks of the Alps to the realms of digital entertainment and technology, Switzerland is not only renowned for its chocolate and precision watches; it has also quietly become an influential force in these fields.

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Bootcamp - Swiss Game Hub A 2-month jumpstart program for aspiring indie game developers. The goal is to enable you to release a commercially viable game in under a year.

Bootcamp 2026 Applications are open!

Want to release a commercially viable game within a year? Our 2-month bootcamp helps solo developers and small teams take the next step. Develop your own game concept through weekly sessions at the Hub.

More info and application: www.swissgamehub.com/bootcamp/

We’ve just opened the Call for Content for the first-ever Gamespace Conference 👀
I’ll be helping organize it this year and we’re looking for talks, panels and workshops across dev and business.

Would love to see your submissions! 🤗

Metaroot im Porträt - Special - Ein Interview mit dem Schweizer Publisher Jeden Tag erscheinen Dutzende Games, der Wettbewerb um die Aufmerksamkeit der Spielefans ist enorm. Wie können Spielestudios angesichts der grossen Konkurrenz dennoch erfolgreich sein Ein Interview mi...

How to turn #indiegames into hits: An interview with Swiss publisher Metaroot (paywall). www.games.ch/swissgames/a... #SwissGames #gamesCHweiz #games #publishing www.games.ch/swissgames/a... @metaroot.bsky.social @swissgamehub.com @oldcakefactory.bsky.social @sgdach.bsky.social @igda-ch.bsky.social

Hey devs,
We are a small, family-run publisher based in Switzerland.
We are currently looking for PC games to publish this autumn, as well as for 2027 and beyond.
We'd love to see your projects!

We look forward to receiving your pitches at: chat@metaroot.ch

The Farmer Was Replaced with DLSS5 from NVIDIA.

Swiss Game Hub has announced its own gaming conference: The Gamespace Conference will bring the international games industry together in Zurich, Switzerland, for two days from 8 to 9 October 2026. @swissgamehub.bsky.social

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We are organizing our own industry conference: Gamespace! | 8. + 9. October 2026

The Gamespace Conference will bring together the international gaming industry in Zurich, Switzerland, for two days from 8 to 9 October 2026!

FOR FUTURE ANNOUNCEMENTS SIGN UP HERE: gamespace.ch

Metaroot and Old Cake Factory Have Launched Goblin Sushi Metaroot and Old Cake Factory, two Swiss companies, have launched Goblin Sushi on PC (Steam), iOS and Android via Early Access on 9 February 2026.

The two Swiss companies @metaroot.bsky.social and @oldcakefactory.bsky.social have launched Goblin Sushi on PC (Steam), iOS and Android via Early Access on 9 February 2026.
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You can now customize the entire color scheme in The Farmer Was Replaced 🎨

Every single color in the game can be adjusted using hex values and changes apply instantly in-game.

We've also added a special Lunar New Year theme 🧧🎉
Happy coding!

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⚠️CONTENT CREATORS⚠️

Are you a content creator who enjoys chaotic, fast-paced games?
Then Goblin Sushi is the game for you 🍣👹

Run a goblin sushi restaurant, upgrade your menu and ingredients, and try to keep up with the chaos.

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🍣 Goblin Sushi enters Early Access on February 9! 🍣
After all your feedback, a demo run, burned rice and a lot of poops, we’re finally ready to share it:

Goblin Sushi enters Early Access on February 9! 🎉
Check it out: store.steampowered.com/app/3734290/...

So happy to see this, and huge congrats to Timon and @metaroot.bsky.social! 👏

Still can’t believe this is real.
Half a million people… playing The FarmerWasReplaced?! 🤯
So grateful. 💛

Half a million copies sold.
HALF. A. MILLION. 🤯

We honestly don’t know what to say except:
THANK YOU. 🥹💛

To see this crazy number in a headline about a game that we helped to release is surreal! 😭

I am so so proud what we have achieved together as a "family-owned micropublisher" in this short amount of time!

So glad we are in this together @flurinweidmann.bsky.social & Nathalie Weidmann. 🥰

Since the release of The Farmer Was Replaced, so many game marketers started following us. Hey everyone! 👋

Did you know we share all open Steam event & showcase submissions we find with other marketers?

Watch how it works here 👇

🥳 100,000 copies sold!! 🤖🌾

It still feels unreal. It's a programming-farming game from a solo developer, and it worked!

Huge thanks to everyone who played, shared, or made memes about it. You made this happen. 💛

Now… what’s next, 200k? 👀

We have a BIG DEMO update for Goblin Sushi and a huge giveaway! 🍣🔥

We added the Grill, new Goblins, and even more chaos in the kitchen. 👻💩 Play the demo during the Steam Next Fest and join our 100 Key giveaway! 🎁
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Goblin Sushi has a new update.🎉
Now you can try out the new grill. 🔥

Ohh wow!! We're among the top 12 sellers on Steam in Brazil!! Thank you @celorde.bsky.social , it's all because of you!!! 🥳🥳

👀 Battlefield 6, here we come! 😅😂

Ever wanted to learn coding but didn’t know where to start?
In The Farmer Was Replaced you write real code to automate your farm 🌱🤖

Program and optimize a drone to automate a farm and watch it do the work for you. Collect resources to unlock better technology and become the most efficient farmer in the world. Improve your problem solving and coding skills.

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🍎 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!

Game Marketing Tip #8: Not all Steam keys are the same!

Swiss game devs do have a bit of a farming simulation thing going on. Anyway here's one where you have to program and optimize a drone to farm crops, check it out 👇

Excited to finally talk about our 5th game this year:
The Farmer Was Replaced! </>🚁🌱

We discovered it by chance at our co-working space, then teamed up with Timon for the 1.0 release.

Check it out 👇
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🥳 The Farmer Was Replaced is leaving Early Access!
We’re publishing the 1.0 full release on October 10 🌻 

Check it out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2060160

Screenshot of a cooking game with customers on the left side of the screen, monsters coming in from the right and being killed by machines, and a kitchen in the center.

A game I'm working on: Eldritch Sandwich, a mash-up of cooking, tower defense and factory automation: slaughter Lovecraftian monsters and turn them into meals for your customers.

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