Twinkleby News

[p]As we're getting closer to Twinkleby's release on September 23rd, here's a short and sweet post about Steam Deck![/p][p][/p]

• [p]Twinkleby is fully playable on Steam Deck! 🎉 From the very start we've developed Twinkleby for the deck, and we'll have full Steam Deck support from day one.[/p]
• [p]There has been some bugs reported while playing in desktop mode, so to avoid these issues, ensure that you play Twinkleby in game mode.[/p]
• [p]No custom user setup should be required to play the game.[/p]

[p]That should be it for now! We'll be back with more game updates shortly, and in the meantime will happily answer any questions y'all have about Steam Deck, Mac, Linux, Windows, controller support, system requirements, or any other technical topics.[/p][p]See y'all soon—and in the meantime, sparkle on! ✨[/p]

[p]So the cat’s out of the bag! We’re releasing Twinkleby on September 23rd, just in time for Tokyo Game Show—and we couldn’t be more excited to share a brand-new trailer showcasing even more of our beloved Twinkleby![/p][p]You might remember the first batch of whimsical characters we introduced during the Future Games Show: the curious gentleman Dr. Damfino, the social butterfly Edith, the lazy dandy Dorian, and the experienced socialite Aunt Gredlyn. If you look closely in our new trailer, you’ll spot yet another of our lovely Neighbours—Adelaide! Like a true indoor cat, Adelaide adores curling up in the comfort of her home. Give her a cup of tea, a blanket, and wait until nightfall (that’s right, daylight is not for Adelaide), and she’ll be happier than a fox on Happy Foxes Eve. On a starlit night, she might even venture outside to gaze at the sky through a telescope on top of Whitslope. Hiding in the new screenshots published here you can also spot Madame Lydia and Middleton III (granddaughter to the late Middleton I). Madame Lydia is a sensitive, creative soul who loves to recharge her energy in nature. Madame would probably never invite Middleton III to join her in the garden as she considers her a lazy, silly little food addict. Which, to be fair, she is. [/p][p]The trailer also highlights the full range of seasonal settings you can choose while playing—spring, summer, autumn, and winter—each with its own unique melody. Together with the backdrops,  weather, and shift from day and night, you won’t just be a creator, but a composer, too. [/p][p]Adelaide and her friends are just a handful of the many Neighbours that you will get to know in Twinkleby. We can’t wait to reveal more—but here’s a little hint: there will be a Neighbour named R.K. Orpheum, and yes, he will frown (silently but with great disgust) if you fail to list all of Jane Austen’s works in chronological order.[/p][p]Next week, we’ll be back to chat about the many personalities of Twinkleby, and our journey in developing the Neighbours and their traits. [/p][p]See you then—and in the meantime, sparkle on! ✨[/p][p]Team might and Delight[/p][p]PS. More about the changing soundscape in Twinkleby can be found in our first dev diary here.[/p][p][/p][p]In the picture: Our new backdrop Big Moon. The name is very telling to what it is.[/p][p] In the picture: Closer look at Adelaide, here she is smiling uncomfortably in the broad daylight.[/p]

[h2]Dear friends & Neighbours![/h2][h3]Drum roll please...🥁🥁🥁 [/h3][h3]...We are incredibly happy to let you know that Twinkleby will launch on September 23rd! [/h3][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]You can enjoy our cozy decoration delight on PC, Mac, and Linux and with full Steam Deck support. [/p][p]Watch the Twinkleby Release Date Announcement Trailer here![/p][p]In the star-sprinkled universe of Twinkleby, you will furnish dollhouses and decorate lush gardens on floating islands using their ever-growing collection of antiques. But decoration isn’t just for yourself – your creative choices will attract a delightful cast of Neighbours who settle into your cozy designs. Supply them with food and activities, make them happy, or if you change your mind -- evict everyone and throw their furniture into space![/p][p]Don’t forget to add Twinkleby to your Wishlist to be notified as soon as we launch:[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]With more exciting news to follow ✨[/p][p]All the best, [/p][p]Might and Delight team[/p][p][/p][p]PS. Here is a little extra treat of dazzling fresh screens from the game:[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p]

[p][/p][p]Pictured: Molligan, adventurous collector and eccentric shop-keeper[/p][p]We’ve previously talked about stellars, and today, we’ll dive a bit into another function of the falling stars. See; a central character to Twinkleby is Molligan. She travels the archipelago and collects items from far and wide, and then sells her collection in Molligan’s Antiques.[/p][p]Stellars are used to unlock star paths between islands. When you’ve collected enough, you will open new star paths to nearby islands on your Map, and this is how you travel through the archipelago.[/p][p]This is also why Molligan trades part of her collection for Stellars; in order to fund her travels and collect more rare items, she needs Stellars to chart paths to deep reaches of the archipelago that are yet unknown.[/p][p][/p][p]Pictured: the in-game Map, showing several unlocked islands[/p][p]In Twinkleby, you start your journey at one corner of the archipelago, and the first island you encounter is very small (smaller even than the demo island!). But this quickly changes as you collect Stellars and unlock paths to the rest of the archipelago, which spans islands of all kinds of sizes and topography.[/p][p]The islands of Twinkleby are built like mountains, clusters of smaller islands that you can build bridges between, great plains where you can freely build maximalist neighbourhoods – and so many other constellations. There are also hidden islands off the beaten track, that you can only unlock through Map Fragments that you get as rewards from happy Neighbours.[/p][p][/p][p]Pictured: a mountainous island from fairly early in Twinkleby’s progression[/p][p]Basically – there are many ways to traverse the Twinkleby archipelago, and; once you’ve travelled far enough through the starlit sky, there are even opportunities to place new islands on the map, that you shape and name all on your own.[/p][p]Next week, we’ll be back with some real exciting news! See y'all then, and in the meantime; sparkle on ✨[/p][p][/p]