Papergames shares Love and Deepspace cocktail recipes with five slimes and faces criticism
Papergames posted cocktail recipes for five in-game slimes on the official Love_Deepspace account, then said the drinks were fictional.
The posts drew criticism online after some followers warned that the listed ingredients could be dangerous or toxic if someone tried to recreate the recipes literally.
Papergames later said the drinks were fictional and meant only as in-game content.
What happened
The official Love_Deepspace account shared a series of cocktail recipes under the “Special Blend” label a few days before 5 October 2026. In the accompanying text, the recipes were linked to five slimes from Love and Deepspace: Artsyblobbu, Fiendyblobbu, Pilotblobbu, Snowyblobbu, and Stellablobbu. The post was presented as a set of non-alcoholic cocktail mixes, but the wording and ingredient list immediately drew attention from followers.
According to the available source, the recipes were meant to be playful and thematic, but the online reaction quickly shifted to whether the drinks were safe to recreate literally. The reporting says users warned about ingredients that could be problematic in the real world. The source also notes that some people pointed to substances such as datura and colchicine, although the full ingredient list is not fully spelled out in the available material.
After the backlash, Papergames said the recipes were fictional and intended only for in-game purposes. The provided sources confirm that explanation, but do not make clear whether the posts were later edited or removed. What is clear is that the discussion centered on an official post from the Love_Deepspace account, and that the studio later framed the content as fictional game material.
Timeline
A few days before 5 October 2026 — The official Love_Deepspace account posts the “Special Blend” cocktail recipes for Love and Deepspace.
At the same time — The recipes are linked to five slimes: Artsyblobbu, Fiendyblobbu, Pilotblobbu, Snowyblobbu, and Stellablobbu.
Shortly after — Followers warn that recreating the drinks literally could be dangerous and mention possible toxic ingredients.
After the first criticism — Papergames says the recipes were fictional and meant only for in-game purposes.
5 October 2026 — Coverage of the backlash appears and the discussion spreads further.
Background
The social posts also reference an earlier “Valko controversy,” which the text says had already split the fandom. The available sources do not explain that controversy in detail, but they do show that the new recipe posts arrived in an already sensitive context. A tweet from @itsjadealy describes the Love and Deepspace community as having had a difficult year and connects the new backlash directly to that earlier divide.
The GameSpot source and the embedded post from the official Love_Deepspace account make it clear that the recipes were presented as non-alcoholic cocktail mixes. At the same time, the ingredients were framed around items that exist within the world of Love and Deepspace, which blurred the line between playful game reference and real-world consumption for part of the audience. The criticism therefore focused not on a standard marketing beat, but on the risk that players or followers might try to make the drinks literally.
The available source also says the community reacted quickly after the recipes went live. In @itsjadealy’s tweet, the developer is described as having posted cocktail recipes “a few days ago,” with followers warning that recreating the drinks could result in dangerous mixtures. The embedded text in the official Love_Deepspace post explicitly names the five slimes and shows the recipes being presented as a thematic “Special Blend.” That makes the core of the controversy clear: an official, fictional game post was read by part of the audience as something too close to real consumption.
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Sources
- GameSpot: Love And Deepspace Devs Have One Simple Request: Please Don’t Drink The Poison
- Official Love_Deepspace account on X/Twitter
- Tweet by @itsjadealy about the community reaction