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May Devpost: us and godot sitting in a tree k-i-s-s-i- 📆

May 23rd, 2025

Kiki 💌

KYAA–! Oh, uhm sorry… didn’t see you there… we were just so excited about this new engine that we’re using that one thing led to another and uhm… well… teehee!

F-forget about what you saw! What’s important is that this is a new MONTHLY DEVPOST!!

If this is your first time seeing us, hey hey hey! We’re Snoozy Kazoo, a game dev studio of six guys who make dumb, silly, and fun games. We made the Turnip Boy games—the latest of which we JUST ANNOUNCED—and we’re currently in the midst of making Hobnobbers and Turnip Boy Steals the Mail!

We’ve got a lot to cover, so buckle up!

What’s Snoozy been up to?

Dude. Soooo freaking much. All that stuff I said we couldn’t talk about last month… we can finally talk about it…

Like, for example:

THE NEW GAME WE JUST ANNOUNCED?!

Watch the trailer if you haven’t already!

That’s right! We’re making a new TURNIP BOY game! A spin-off prequel to the first game, this one covers Turnip Boy’s foray into crime as he STEALS THE MAIL! Catch mail and chase high scores as he dashes through the familiar landscapes of Veggieville, the Grim Graveyard, and more!

And… gulps… this one is… f-f-free??? We’ve finally fallen to the dozens and dozens of comments BEGGING for us to release a Turnip Boy game for FREE… I can’t believe it… our integrity…! We’re just privy to the whims of the masses!

Of course, free games usually are associated with a ton of microtransactions and whatnot, but we will be upfront and say that is NOT our goal with Turnip Boy Steals the Mail! Instead, if you sign up for our FREE NEWSLETTER (which some of you are surely reading this on!), you will receive free goodies and new episodes as we continue development on the game! It’s both a gift to you guys for your support throughout the years and a way to increase our newsletter base- a win-win!

PLEASE WISHLIST THE GAME HERE!! WE WILL BE SO HAPPY AND LOOK AT YOU SO CUTELY IT HELPS US SO MUCH PLEASE PLEASE PLE

AND ALSO WE HAVE A NEW TURNIP BOY PLUSHIE. WHAT.

Cubified Turnip Boy Doughboi!

LOOK AT HIM. HE’S SO CUBULAR. AND WAY BIGGER THAN YOU THINK HE’S GOING TO BE. He was so big that when I (the marketing man) had to bring him home to film some promo stuff on my own time, I was STRUGGLING through the train systems.

He’s big and soft enough to be a pillow. I am NOT joking. He is practically a steal. Which is funny because that’s what he does to the mail.

When this newsletter goes out, we’ll have about THREE DAYS REMAINING TO GET THIS PLUSH! 72 HOURS LEFT TO BE PREORDERED! SO GET HIM WHILE YOU CAN OR ITS OVER!!!

Okay but can we go back to when you were making out with the Godot mascot. Like what was that about.

Haha okay yeah erhm ehe. Well. This month we ended up going to GODOTCON!!!!

The Cubified Turnip Boy plush next to the Godotcon banner!

“But Snoozy Kazoo,” you might be asking yourself. “What even is GodotCon? What is a ‘Godot’?”

Godotcon???

‘Godot’ is the latest game engine that we’ve decided to try our hand at! And thus far, honestly… we’re really loving it. As some of you might know, we’ve switched game engines for every single one of our games. From Unity to GameMaker to Unreal, we’ve struggled to find something that clicks for us. But it turns out Godot might be… th-the one?!

In fact, we like the engine so much that we’ve started developing an open-source tool called Blankit to facilitate not just our own Godot projects, but to help others with their own! More on that some other time, though.

After we decided to start developing Turnip Boy Steals the Mail in Godot, we came across Godotcon Boston, who announced that they were looking for games to showcase at their event. Excited at the opportunity to show off our game and meet other fans of the engine, we submitted and got accepted! Extremely exciting!

The Event!!

The lead up to the event itself was a blur. It was a two-day showcase where we talked to a wonderful slew of game developers, both new and old. We received tons of priceless feedback and made connections that will surely last a lifetime! A huge thank you to everyone who played our game and offered tips. We’ve been hard at work these past two weeks going over and implementing suggestions!

The Turnip Boy Steals the Mail booth!

And of course, we had to do our time-honored tradition of eating cold Chef Boyardee, started by our former marketing expert Jordan Kegler back at PAX East 2020.

Yukon & Jen holding up cans of Chef Boyardee!

All in all, GodotCon was an amazing experience. The organizers were super kind and accommodating, the community was lovely, and the general energy for the engine was infectious. We’re looking forward to making games with this engine in the future!

The team enjoying some hotpot!

Jeez that’s a lot.

Yeppp no community corner this week. We are wiped guys.

However, we’re mixing it up… to send us questions, just REPLY TO THIS EMAIL!! Please note whether you’d like your name to be listed or if you want to be listed as Anonymous if we pick your question!

“But this isn’t an email! It’s a devpost on the website?” SHOULD’VE BEEN SUBSCRIBED TO THE NEWSLETTER THEN… OTHERWISE, YOU WON’T GET LITTLE TREATS WHEN TURNIP BOY STEALS THE MAIL COMES OUT!!!

As per Devposts, see you next month!!

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