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(no-AY) genderfluid dumbass, programmer at @ko-op.com working on young suns, overflowing with love, stops to pet the alley cats :) (they/she)
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noé @celechii.itch.io · 6d
so sad to say i'm one of the devs affected by this and am leaving at the end of the month

i've had an absolutely incredible time at ko_op helping ship our 3 most recent games over the 4 years i've been here. i love all my coworkers and hope that things improve and we get to work together again soon
ko-op.com KO_OP: 🪐 Wishlist Young Suns on Steam! @ko-op.com · 6d
An important update from KO_OP.
With great sadness and respect, over the next few months KO_OP will be saying goodbye to 13 members of our team. This decision was made to ensure the survival of the studio, and we deeply regret its necessity and the negative impact on our colleagues’ lives. KO_OP has been making games for nearly a decade and a half, and our project funding has primarily come from publishers and platform partners. The games funding landscape has changed radically over the last few years, and unlike previous project cycles, this time we have been unable to secure funding for new projects while developing our current engagements. As with all our company's operational decisions, this one was made democratically, and was motivated by the survival of the studio rather than maximizing profits. Our members are regularly updated on our cash flow situation, and were made aware of this upcoming shortfall well in advance. Membership then appointed a group to plan for this eventuality, and ratified their recommendations. Team leads and our elected executives will also be impacted by these reductions. We believe this level of transparency and accountability ought to be a minimum requirement for all organizations. Young Suns will be reaching new platforms, with new content and features. We're all tremendously proud of it, and hope it will find its audience. Our bylaws ensure that any profits from Young Suns will still be shared with impacted team members. Our goal now is to develop new game concepts and prototypes while continuing to support Young Suns. In the event that we secure funding in the coming months, our intent is to rehire as many of our colleagues as possible. In the coming days we will be sharing a list of impacted workers in the hopes of helping them find new work. We thank you for your support.
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pizzapranks.bsky.social
The 6th annual Indiepocalypse Pledge Drive is live with the ever present goal of Breaking Even! (and more so supporting the whole catalog of contributors)

Any support, whether it's contributing to the drive or spreading the good word, is very much appreciated!

pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalyp...
September 15, 2026 at 9:31 PM
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artofsully.bsky.social
N64 and PSX artists rejoice - my vertex/normal painter tool POLYPAINT is now (finally) live on the Unity Asset Store!! 🎊

Grab it 30% off for the launch week - I can't wait to see what you all do with it!
assetstore.unity.com/packages/slu...
September 15, 2026 at 6:31 PM
celechii.itch.io
seeing games+tools like "pwease we only use ai tools for code and mundane things so not the creative things... 🥺👉👈"

skill issue 🫵 i am a programmer, it is a machine, and i have the superpower of Thinking For Myself to learn enough to make machines do what i want them to
September 15, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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jannouna.bsky.social
anyway, one of the things i'm very excited about in young suns right now is the jovipedia feature. my friends have heard me gripe about writing the entries for it for years but it's amazing to see it come to life after my crappy little miro mockup from 2+ years ago
a screenshot of a miro board where i am writing out the proposed structure of jovipedia entries with footnotes, tone and author ideas, and structure by category of entry. shoutout to valonia ventricosa fr a screenshot of the now-implemented jovipedia, featuring an article i wrote for the brewbug xenofauna creature
September 15, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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jannouna.bsky.social
So with the news of the layoffs at KO_OP, I'm officially looking for work later this fall. I'm an experienced narrative designer that's worked on both sprawling open world stories and intimate cinematic narratives, even netting some award wins and noms. More details on my experience below!
key art for Young Suns by KO_OP key art for Goodbye Volcano High by KO_OP key art for Spirit Swap by Soft Not Weak
September 14, 2026 at 9:21 PM
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nicknicknicknick.net
it's been a rough couple of days, and weeks, and months.

i wrote a bit about how it's felt to say au revoir, and possibly goodbye, to ko_op.

nicknicknicknick.net/notes/2026/0...

❤️
September 11, 2026 at 6:11 PM
celechii.itch.io
charlit is the reason we have such an absolutely baller character creator in young suns!! literally one of my favourite people to work with because not only is she incredibly skilled but she brings so much joy to absolutely everything she does and i'm gonna miss our morning ko-working sessions sm 😭
charlit.bsky.social charlit ⭐️wishlist YS on steam 🪐 @charlit.bsky.social · 5d
So sad to go but so grateful for the opportunity 🫶 I love the team sooooo much and hope to get a chance to work together again in the future!

Our ko-working era may be ending, but the gifs will live on forever ✊
September 10, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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charlit.bsky.social
So sad to go but so grateful for the opportunity 🫶 I love the team sooooo much and hope to get a chance to work together again in the future!

Our ko-working era may be ending, but the gifs will live on forever ✊
September 10, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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noah.aesthetic.games
I've had the chance to work with Noé lately and I can confirm everything that's being said in the other quotes. They are very thoughtful, kind, and a joy to work with!
celechii.itch.io noé @celechii.itch.io · 6d
i'll be looking for work again sometime in the winter once i've recovered from some post launch burnout, but in the meantime i'll be spending time indulging my tooling brainworms, releasing my RNG package, learning godot and other tools, and writing blogs about the super cool systems i built for YS
September 10, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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miraclebutt.bsky.social
Noe is genuinely the coolest person I've ever met, oh my god. Deeply curious, unbelievably talented, built our Yarn integration basically from the ground up. I feel like I could ask her literally anything and she'll have an answer within 20 minutes.
celechii.itch.io noé @celechii.itch.io · 6d
so sad to say i'm one of the devs affected by this and am leaving at the end of the month

i've had an absolutely incredible time at ko_op helping ship our 3 most recent games over the 4 years i've been here. i love all my coworkers and hope that things improve and we get to work together again soon
ko-op.com KO_OP: 🪐 Wishlist Young Suns on Steam! @ko-op.com · 6d
An important update from KO_OP.
September 10, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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sonofbadru.bsky.social
noé is a fantastic programmer and coworker, extremely sharp, kind, patient, communicative and calm under pressure, a hard worker, a dream collaborator. If I were hiring they'd be on my shortlist.
celechii.itch.io noé @celechii.itch.io · 6d
i'll be looking for work again sometime in the winter once i've recovered from some post launch burnout, but in the meantime i'll be spending time indulging my tooling brainworms, releasing my RNG package, learning godot and other tools, and writing blogs about the super cool systems i built for YS
September 10, 2026 at 7:08 PM
celechii.itch.io
alex is an absolutely unstoppable force of sheer animation skill!! all the animation in Young Suns is his handiwork and it's astounding how fast he is for the volume and quality of animations he does. he's also a joy to be around and his patience and understanding makes working together so so nice 🥲
miraclebutt.bsky.social Miracle @miraclebutt.bsky.social · 6d
I've been affected by this. I'll be remaining at KO_OP until the end of the year, at which point I'll be looking for full time animation work, either remote or onsite in Vancouver. I will likely open commissions around this time too, so keep an eye out.
ko-op.com KO_OP: 🪐 Wishlist Young Suns on Steam! @ko-op.com · 6d
An important update from KO_OP.
September 10, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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miraclebutt.bsky.social
I've been affected by this. I'll be remaining at KO_OP until the end of the year, at which point I'll be looking for full time animation work, either remote or onsite in Vancouver. I will likely open commissions around this time too, so keep an eye out.
ko-op.com KO_OP: 🪐 Wishlist Young Suns on Steam! @ko-op.com · 6d
An important update from KO_OP.
With great sadness and respect, over the next few months KO_OP will be saying goodbye to 13 members of our team. This decision was made to ensure the survival of the studio, and we deeply regret its necessity and the negative impact on our colleagues’ lives. KO_OP has been making games for nearly a decade and a half, and our project funding has primarily come from publishers and platform partners. The games funding landscape has changed radically over the last few years, and unlike previous project cycles, this time we have been unable to secure funding for new projects while developing our current engagements. As with all our company's operational decisions, this one was made democratically, and was motivated by the survival of the studio rather than maximizing profits. Our members are regularly updated on our cash flow situation, and were made aware of this upcoming shortfall well in advance. Membership then appointed a group to plan for this eventuality, and ratified their recommendations. Team leads and our elected executives will also be impacted by these reductions. We believe this level of transparency and accountability ought to be a minimum requirement for all organizations. Young Suns will be reaching new platforms, with new content and features. We're all tremendously proud of it, and hope it will find its audience. Our bylaws ensure that any profits from Young Suns will still be shared with impacted team members. Our goal now is to develop new game concepts and prototypes while continuing to support Young Suns. In the event that we secure funding in the coming months, our intent is to rehire as many of our colleagues as possible. In the coming days we will be sharing a list of impacted workers in the hopes of helping them find new work. We thank you for your support.
September 10, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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jannouna.bsky.social
Noé joined KO_OP soon after I did and was such an integral part of getting our narrative tooling for Young Suns set up!!! She's so driven and passionate about tools and narrative systems and our resident Yarnspinner Sicko on the tech team, any team would be hugely lucky to have her
celechii.itch.io noé @celechii.itch.io · 6d
so sad to say i'm one of the devs affected by this and am leaving at the end of the month

i've had an absolutely incredible time at ko_op helping ship our 3 most recent games over the 4 years i've been here. i love all my coworkers and hope that things improve and we get to work together again soon
ko-op.com KO_OP: 🪐 Wishlist Young Suns on Steam! @ko-op.com · 6d
An important update from KO_OP.
September 10, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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dkmode.bsky.social
everyone who knows her considers noé their coolest friend. owned our localization process and our Yarn Spinner implementation on Young Suns, plus tons of other work across the game (and a bunch on others too). the noé brainworms are real and they are powerful.
celechii.itch.io noé @celechii.itch.io · 6d
so sad to say i'm one of the devs affected by this and am leaving at the end of the month

i've had an absolutely incredible time at ko_op helping ship our 3 most recent games over the 4 years i've been here. i love all my coworkers and hope that things improve and we get to work together again soon
ko-op.com KO_OP: 🪐 Wishlist Young Suns on Steam! @ko-op.com · 6d
An important update from KO_OP.
September 10, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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max.please.rest
when i tell you the JOY i experienced when i found out i was joining ko_op at the same time (on the same day!!) as noé

after working with them for the last 4 years i can tell you that anywhere they go from here will be lucky to have them. they learn SO so fast its astonishing, an actual rising star
celechii.itch.io noé @celechii.itch.io · 6d
so sad to say i'm one of the devs affected by this and am leaving at the end of the month

i've had an absolutely incredible time at ko_op helping ship our 3 most recent games over the 4 years i've been here. i love all my coworkers and hope that things improve and we get to work together again soon
ko-op.com KO_OP: 🪐 Wishlist Young Suns on Steam! @ko-op.com · 6d
An important update from KO_OP.
September 10, 2026 at 5:28 PM
celechii.itch.io
ellen's an absolute powerhouse! i still have a sketch of klos they drew saved from over a year ago because it gave me brainworms and all the other characters feel so distinct and expressive thanks to ellen's designs. they're such a joy to work with, hit them up for any work you'll be so glad you did
spaceellien.bsky.social ellen 🌻 alsop @spaceellien.bsky.social · 6d
Sadly I’m one of the affected members. I love KO_OP and it’s hard to imagine working anywhere else. Manifesting that they get a pitch funded soon so that the studio can keep going strong. Please play Young Suns when it hits steam!

If anyone has a concept/2d artist gig after Dec, please let me know!
ko-op.com KO_OP: 🪐 Wishlist Young Suns on Steam! @ko-op.com · 6d
An important update from KO_OP.
September 10, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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spaceellien.bsky.social
Sadly I’m one of the affected members. I love KO_OP and it’s hard to imagine working anywhere else. Manifesting that they get a pitch funded soon so that the studio can keep going strong. Please play Young Suns when it hits steam!

If anyone has a concept/2d artist gig after Dec, please let me know!
ko-op.com KO_OP: 🪐 Wishlist Young Suns on Steam! @ko-op.com · 6d
An important update from KO_OP.
With great sadness and respect, over the next few months KO_OP will be saying goodbye to 13 members of our team. This decision was made to ensure the survival of the studio, and we deeply regret its necessity and the negative impact on our colleagues’ lives. KO_OP has been making games for nearly a decade and a half, and our project funding has primarily come from publishers and platform partners. The games funding landscape has changed radically over the last few years, and unlike previous project cycles, this time we have been unable to secure funding for new projects while developing our current engagements. As with all our company's operational decisions, this one was made democratically, and was motivated by the survival of the studio rather than maximizing profits. Our members are regularly updated on our cash flow situation, and were made aware of this upcoming shortfall well in advance. Membership then appointed a group to plan for this eventuality, and ratified their recommendations. Team leads and our elected executives will also be impacted by these reductions. We believe this level of transparency and accountability ought to be a minimum requirement for all organizations. Young Suns will be reaching new platforms, with new content and features. We're all tremendously proud of it, and hope it will find its audience. Our bylaws ensure that any profits from Young Suns will still be shared with impacted team members. Our goal now is to develop new game concepts and prototypes while continuing to support Young Suns. In the event that we secure funding in the coming months, our intent is to rehire as many of our colleagues as possible. In the coming days we will be sharing a list of impacted workers in the hopes of helping them find new work. We thank you for your support.
September 10, 2026 at 5:44 PM
celechii.itch.io
daniel is a DREAM and not only is he incredible when it comes to QA, he's been an absolute godsend producer on young suns. ive been so lucky to have him handling all of the loc coordination and i could not recommend him enough. incredibly considerate and thoughtful, he's an absolute joy to work with
dkmode.bsky.social it's daniel @dkmode.bsky.social · 6d
i have unfortunately been affected by this, and will be leaving the studio at the end of this month. i will miss it dearly and am really hoping to make it back.

ko_op is/was likely my last ride in games, but i am open to the right opportunity. deets on my experience in thread.
ko-op.com KO_OP: 🪐 Wishlist Young Suns on Steam! @ko-op.com · 6d
An important update from KO_OP.
September 10, 2026 at 5:06 PM
celechii.itch.io
i'm SO lucky to be one of the few programmers who've gotten to work directly with jenna for the last 2y and let me tell you, they're an absolute POWERHOUSE. only writer whose writing is so potent it's made me literally faint. only writer to make me sob looking at my IDE. absolute generational talent
jannouna.bsky.social Jenna "the" Yow @jannouna.bsky.social · 6d
I'll be looking for work soon and am in the process of crafting a portfolio website for the first time in a few years, but in the meantime if you know of anyone in need of a narrative designer (or illustrator, even) please keep me in mind 🥲
September 10, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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jannouna.bsky.social
Extremely heartbroken to say that I'm one of the affected members. Working at KO_OP for four and a half years has been one of the best things to ever happen to me and I really hope that my teammates can land a pitch that can bring us all back together again.
ko-op.com KO_OP: 🪐 Wishlist Young Suns on Steam! @ko-op.com · 6d
An important update from KO_OP.
With great sadness and respect, over the next few months KO_OP will be saying goodbye to 13 members of our team. This decision was made to ensure the survival of the studio, and we deeply regret its necessity and the negative impact on our colleagues’ lives. KO_OP has been making games for nearly a decade and a half, and our project funding has primarily come from publishers and platform partners. The games funding landscape has changed radically over the last few years, and unlike previous project cycles, this time we have been unable to secure funding for new projects while developing our current engagements. As with all our company's operational decisions, this one was made democratically, and was motivated by the survival of the studio rather than maximizing profits. Our members are regularly updated on our cash flow situation, and were made aware of this upcoming shortfall well in advance. Membership then appointed a group to plan for this eventuality, and ratified their recommendations. Team leads and our elected executives will also be impacted by these reductions. We believe this level of transparency and accountability ought to be a minimum requirement for all organizations. Young Suns will be reaching new platforms, with new content and features. We're all tremendously proud of it, and hope it will find its audience. Our bylaws ensure that any profits from Young Suns will still be shared with impacted team members. Our goal now is to develop new game concepts and prototypes while continuing to support Young Suns. In the event that we secure funding in the coming months, our intent is to rehire as many of our colleagues as possible. In the coming days we will be sharing a list of impacted workers in the hopes of helping them find new work. We thank you for your support.
September 10, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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dkmode.bsky.social
i have unfortunately been affected by this, and will be leaving the studio at the end of this month. i will miss it dearly and am really hoping to make it back.

ko_op is/was likely my last ride in games, but i am open to the right opportunity. deets on my experience in thread.
ko-op.com KO_OP: 🪐 Wishlist Young Suns on Steam! @ko-op.com · 6d
An important update from KO_OP.
With great sadness and respect, over the next few months KO_OP will be saying goodbye to 13 members of our team. This decision was made to ensure the survival of the studio, and we deeply regret its necessity and the negative impact on our colleagues’ lives. KO_OP has been making games for nearly a decade and a half, and our project funding has primarily come from publishers and platform partners. The games funding landscape has changed radically over the last few years, and unlike previous project cycles, this time we have been unable to secure funding for new projects while developing our current engagements. As with all our company's operational decisions, this one was made democratically, and was motivated by the survival of the studio rather than maximizing profits. Our members are regularly updated on our cash flow situation, and were made aware of this upcoming shortfall well in advance. Membership then appointed a group to plan for this eventuality, and ratified their recommendations. Team leads and our elected executives will also be impacted by these reductions. We believe this level of transparency and accountability ought to be a minimum requirement for all organizations. Young Suns will be reaching new platforms, with new content and features. We're all tremendously proud of it, and hope it will find its audience. Our bylaws ensure that any profits from Young Suns will still be shared with impacted team members. Our goal now is to develop new game concepts and prototypes while continuing to support Young Suns. In the event that we secure funding in the coming months, our intent is to rehire as many of our colleagues as possible. In the coming days we will be sharing a list of impacted workers in the hopes of helping them find new work. We thank you for your support.
September 10, 2026 at 4:11 PM
celechii.itch.io
so sad to say i'm one of the devs affected by this and am leaving at the end of the month

i've had an absolutely incredible time at ko_op helping ship our 3 most recent games over the 4 years i've been here. i love all my coworkers and hope that things improve and we get to work together again soon
ko-op.com KO_OP: 🪐 Wishlist Young Suns on Steam! @ko-op.com · 6d
An important update from KO_OP.
With great sadness and respect, over the next few months KO_OP will be saying goodbye to 13 members of our team. This decision was made to ensure the survival of the studio, and we deeply regret its necessity and the negative impact on our colleagues’ lives. KO_OP has been making games for nearly a decade and a half, and our project funding has primarily come from publishers and platform partners. The games funding landscape has changed radically over the last few years, and unlike previous project cycles, this time we have been unable to secure funding for new projects while developing our current engagements. As with all our company's operational decisions, this one was made democratically, and was motivated by the survival of the studio rather than maximizing profits. Our members are regularly updated on our cash flow situation, and were made aware of this upcoming shortfall well in advance. Membership then appointed a group to plan for this eventuality, and ratified their recommendations. Team leads and our elected executives will also be impacted by these reductions. We believe this level of transparency and accountability ought to be a minimum requirement for all organizations. Young Suns will be reaching new platforms, with new content and features. We're all tremendously proud of it, and hope it will find its audience. Our bylaws ensure that any profits from Young Suns will still be shared with impacted team members. Our goal now is to develop new game concepts and prototypes while continuing to support Young Suns. In the event that we secure funding in the coming months, our intent is to rehire as many of our colleagues as possible. In the coming days we will be sharing a list of impacted workers in the hopes of helping them find new work. We thank you for your support.
September 10, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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ko-op.com
An important update from KO_OP.
With great sadness and respect, over the next few months KO_OP will be saying goodbye to 13 members of our team. This decision was made to ensure the survival of the studio, and we deeply regret its necessity and the negative impact on our colleagues’ lives. KO_OP has been making games for nearly a decade and a half, and our project funding has primarily come from publishers and platform partners. The games funding landscape has changed radically over the last few years, and unlike previous project cycles, this time we have been unable to secure funding for new projects while developing our current engagements. As with all our company's operational decisions, this one was made democratically, and was motivated by the survival of the studio rather than maximizing profits. Our members are regularly updated on our cash flow situation, and were made aware of this upcoming shortfall well in advance. Membership then appointed a group to plan for this eventuality, and ratified their recommendations. Team leads and our elected executives will also be impacted by these reductions. We believe this level of transparency and accountability ought to be a minimum requirement for all organizations. Young Suns will be reaching new platforms, with new content and features. We're all tremendously proud of it, and hope it will find its audience. Our bylaws ensure that any profits from Young Suns will still be shared with impacted team members. Our goal now is to develop new game concepts and prototypes while continuing to support Young Suns. In the event that we secure funding in the coming months, our intent is to rehire as many of our colleagues as possible. In the coming days we will be sharing a list of impacted workers in the hopes of helping them find new work. We thank you for your support.
September 10, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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thebreakdownab.bsky.social
BREAKING!

"Saddle Lake Cree Nation is asserting its Treaty rights and jurisdiction to provide safe refuge for those seeking and providing gender-affirming care.

Any Albertan will be able to access gender-affirming care on Saddle Lake Cree Nation reserved lands and territories"
September 10, 2026 at 12:40 AM