ICE-TYPE PLATYPI STUDIOS
The community

Play together.
Build with us.

The Ice-Type Platypi Studios community is where players can follow development, discuss the games, find other players, take part in playtesting, report bugs, and share feedback directly with the studio.

Inside the Discord
Studio & Development Updates Follow news and development across all three games.
Game Communities Dedicated discussion for Grid Conflict, Grandma's Tavern, and The Journal of Sorrow.
Playtesting Opt into testing notifications, share feedback, and report problems.
Find Players Coordinate matches, discuss strategies, and meet other players.
Inside the community

More than an announcement feed.

The Discord is organized around the games and the ways players actually interact with them.

01 / FOLLOW

Development Updates

Follow official studio and game updates without needing to keep track of every conversation happening in the server.

02 / DISCUSS

Game Discussion

Talk about gameplay, strategy, Pinochle, development, screenshots, theories, and whatever else is happening around the games.

03 / PLAY

Find Other Players

Coordinate friend matches and find other community members interested in playing Grid Conflict or Grandma's Tavern.

04 / TEST

Playtesting

Choose Playtest Notifications during onboarding if you want to hear when we're looking for testers or have new testing information.

05 / REPORT

Bug Reports

Structured bug-report forums make it easier to document technical problems and give us the information needed to investigate them.

06 / SUGGEST

Feedback & Ideas

Share thoughts about balance, difficulty, features, interface, accessibility, gameplay, and the overall experience.

Choose your games

Follow what you're interested in.

Discord onboarding lets you select the games you want to follow. You can choose one, two, or all three.

Turn-based strategy

Grid Conflict

Discuss tactics and strategies, coordinate friend matches, and compare War, Skirmish and Crossroads. Follow Grid Conflict 3.3.2 testing and report issues with the version and platform included.

Explore Grid Conflict →
Fantasy Pinochle roguelite

Grandma’s Tavern

Talk Pinochle, share strategies, find friend matches and follow the 2.0 Early Access update. Keep story details behind spoiler tags.

Explore Grandma’s Tavern →
Psychological horror

The Journal of Sorrow: The Lost Entries

Follow development of the Act 1 prototype and join spoiler-conscious discussion. There is no public demo or announced release date yet.

Explore The Lost Entries →
Getting started

Choose your games. Set your notifications.

Start with the welcome channel.

Read the server rules and choose the game communities you want to follow.

Opt into playtest updates.

Playtest Notifications let you hear about testing opportunities. Choosing the role does not automatically grant access to a build.

Keep feedback useful.

Use the relevant game’s bug-report or feedback forum. Be respectful and tag story spoilers so other players can discover the games themselves.

Reporting guide →
Join the community

Find your place at the table.

Join the official Ice-Type Platypi Studios Discord for game updates, discussion, playtesting and support. Start with the welcome and rules channels, then choose the games you want to follow.

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