Press Kit
Growlery - A place to escape to, alone, when ill-humored
Developer: Growlery Games LLC
Based: Leominster, MA (USA)
Founding Date: January 15, 2024
Press/Business Contact: Peter Haigis, peter@growlerygames.com
Company Overview
Growlery Games LLC is a small, indie video game studio founded by Peter Haigis Jr in January 2024 and registered in March 2024. It is based in Leominster, MA. Currently, Peter is the solo developer working on Growlery Games’ second title, Blood Builder.
Growlery Games is committed to growing the indie game development community in Central Massachusetts, where we have multiple state and private higher education institutions with Game Development and other industry-adjacent programs. Its long-term goals are to become a well-respected entity within the gaming community and to help foster the growth of other indie studios in the area. In the short term, Growlery is committed to making games we believe people will enjoy.
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@GrowleryGames
BlueSky - https://bsky.app/profile/growlerygames.bsky.social
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/GrowleryGames
Itch.IO - https://growlerygames.itch.io/
Blood Builder is a dark, yet cozy, life sim. Take on the role of a fledgling vampire tasked with restoring Dracula’s Castle to its former glory and regaining your reputation within vampire society after having been banished from Dracula’s Court in London, England. Collect resources, craft materials, build, and repair to turn a neglected ruin into a home fit for a vampire lord. Grow crops, hunt, and fish to get ingredients to supply your inn. Cook and brew tempting recipes to attract juicy mortals, rent them rooms, and then harvest their blood to serve in the vampire speakeasy to gain influence within vampire society. Will you prove your worth and take your place alongside Dracula as a vampire lord?
Release Date: TBD
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3892420/Blood_Builder/
Peter Haigis Jr
Peter Haigis is the Founder and, currently, Solo Developer behind Growlery Games LLC. He has an AS degree in Business Administration from Quinsigamond Community College, a BS in Game Development from Full Sail University, and an MS in Game Design/Production from Full Sail University. While still a student at Full Sail University and in the year after graduation, Peter worked on several commercial projects as a programmer and producer, with his primary role being a Unity C# Developer.
After spending time in Florida and South Carolina, Peter returned to Massachusetts to co-found Pariah Media LLC, an entertainment company that promoted local bands and built online communities of music fans. Unfortunately, Pariah Media was unable to grow fast enough and was dissolved a year after its formation.
In the years after the dissolution of Pariah Media, Peter struggled to find a job in games or software development. However, he met and later married his wife Natalie Higgins. Less than a year after they began dating, Natalie successfully ran for State Representative of the 4th Worcester District and Peter played a critical role on her campaign team. Peter’s software background and analytical approach made him uniquely skilled at several aspects of running state and local political campaigns. Having no luck finding a job in games or software, Peter took his experience running Natalie’s campaign and created a career working on political campaigns for over 8 years. He managed and worked on campaigns for State Representative, State Senate, State Ballot Initiatives, Local Questions, Mayor, City Council, and School Committee; and even served two years as a School Committee Member himself.
Following the sudden death of Peter’s father in May 2023, Peter decided to pursue game development again. His father’s passing served as a reminder of how important it is to pursue our passions in life. In particular, was a quote from President Theodore Roosevelt that Peter’s father kept and a music box that played Frank Sinatra’s song “My Way.” So, using money that he had saved up and the money from his inheritance, Peter switched careers in January 2024 with the mindset to complete at least 3 games in roughly 3-4 years to give Growlery Games a good chance of getting off the ground.
“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.”