But we’re kicking off the year with some warm, fuzzy news: Scratch The Cat has been selected for the TAGS Showcase 2026!
Our year ahead is already off to a great start - but before we hit play on 2026, let’s rewind a little. 2025 was all about letting the cat out of the bag: showing off Scratch, our development progress, team stories, and what makes this game tick (and scratch). Through our website and newsletters, we unpacked Scratch’s world piece by piece - so here’s a quick highlight on 2025.
At the start of 2025, we flew across the ocean to GDC in San Francisco - not to make a big public splash just yet, but to learn, connect, and share early parts of Scratch The Cat with fellow developers. It was a valuable trip filled with feedback, inspiration, and plenty of notes to take home. That experience helped set the stage. Because a little later…
We finally dropped the needle in May. We premiered our announcement trailer at The Six One Indie Showcase on May 22nd, 2025 - alongside a short behind-the-scenes look at our studio.
We also opened the stables and introduced more of the team at FlatPonies. Through a series of interviews, we leaned fully into horse puns, our pony avatars, and a peek behind the curtain at the people making Scratch groove.
Throughout the year, we brought Scratch out into the real world with playtesting at schools, meeting players face-to-face and getting some very enthusiastic feedback.
August also marked a big milestone: two years since Scratch The Cat entered pre-production. Since then we have grown - and kept growing - as our producer Nick Demetroulakos and artist Tyra Malmqvist joined the FlatPonies crew in 2025.
In October, Scratch The Cat was nominated for the DevGAMM Community Choice Award - a proud moment for the team.
We also took part in Culture Night on October 10th at Prosa in Copenhagen, where visitors got hands-on time with Scratch and a look at early visuals from development. Seeing players try the game in person never gets old: how people lean forward with excitement, and sometimes eager-frustration - it definitely keeps us motivated.
Whether you’ve been reading our newsletters, watching trailers, following along on social media, or wishlist-ing Scratch The Cat - thank you.
Here’s to snowy starts, studio sprints, rhythm-filled worlds, and everything spinning our way in 2026.
Thanks for listening - and remember:
✨ Stay groovy. Stay scratchy. ✨
With excitement and puuurfect hair,
FlatPonies
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