Five Cats Studios

A quick honest note: I'm closing the Smoke & Honey Kickstarter early. The game is still too early to have built the audience a campaign needs. Rather than limp toward a goal I don't think we'll hit, I'd rather pull the page down and keep my head in the code.

@mercury No worries and thanks for the quick reply! I just wanted to make sure my account wasn't hijacked!

@fiveCatsStudios We're experiencing some performance issues right now but the team is on it. Updates to follow - sorry for the disruption!

@mercury I'm getting "can't access our servers" on all my devices, are you down?

6/6 Start here: prayernexus.org Follow me for what’s shipping next.

5/6 If you’ve been craving social that feels holy instead of hectic, this is worth a look.

1/6 Something we’ve been building is live. Prayer Nexus — prayernexus.org — is a place where prayer isn’t a sidebar. It’s the point.

iOS playtesters wanted 🍎 TestFlight-style access when the iOS build is ready — I'll use signups to coordinate invites and quick feedback loops. Sign up / details: fivecatstudios.web.app

Android playtesters wanted 📱 Real devices (phones + tablets). A few sessions a week + blunt notes beats "looks cool" every time.

I've been building BibleNova — a gamified Bible memory app — and I'm also building PrayerNexus: the world's first social media platform for prayer (habits + community, not a noisy doomscroll feed). Both projects help me raise funds to keep developing my cozy beekeeping farmsim, Smoke and Honey. Playtest thread 👇

If you want to keep following along: Newsletter + devlog: fivecatstudios.web.app Here on X: daily updates continue The bees are still buzzing. See you in the next devlog. #indiedev #SmokeAndHoney

The funding search continues, just off Kickstarter. I'm applying to indie game grants, looking at dev fund programs, and open to publisher conversations. If you know someone who funds cozy, systems-rich games at the early-but-working stage, send them my way.

A quick honest note: I'm closing the Smoke & Honey Kickstarter early. The game is still too early to have built the audience a campaign needs. Rather than limp toward a goal I don't think we'll hit, I'd rather pull the page down and keep my head in the code.