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Steam News15 May 20261mo ago

Bye bye Childwood!

Hi everyone! We are NOT sad to announce that Childwood will no longer exist. Say hello to... Feed the Giants Why this change??? As French developers, we didn’t realize that 'wood' can be used as English slang.

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removedWe are NOT sad to announce that Childwood will no longer exist.
addedWhy this change???As French developers, we didn’t realize that 'wood' can be used as English slang. We had no idea that Childwood could be perceived as problematic. Thankfully, many of you warned us on Reddit and helped us make the decision to change the game’s name. We chose Feed the Giants for several reasons:

Feed the Giants changes

removedWe are NOT sad to announce that Childwood will no longer exist.
addedAs French developers, we didn’t realize that 'wood' can be used as English slang. We had no idea that Childwood could be perceived as problematic. Thankfully, many of you warned us on Reddit and helped us make the decision to change the game’s name. We chose Feed the Giants for several reasons:

Hi everyone!

We are NOT sad to announce that Childwood will no longer exist.

Say hello to...

Feed the Giants

Why this change???

As French developers, we didn’t realize that 'wood' can be used as English slang. We had no idea that Childwood could be perceived as problematic. Thankfully, many of you warned us on Reddit and helped us make the decision to change the game’s name. We chose Feed the Giants for several reasons:

  • Avoid any problematic interpretation

  • Better reflect the game’s objective

  • Emphasize the streaming metaphor with the word 'Feed'

We also redesigned the logo to move away from the Burton-esque / Don’t Starve -inspired style and give it a more threatening identity:

What do you think? Do you like it?

Meet us at Indie Game Lyon

Also, we'll be participating in Indie Game Lyon this week-end. If you’re around, come playtest the demo in preview and meet the team! We’ll be waiting for you!

Feed the Giants

See you soon!

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Steam News / 15 May 2026

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