Valentine’s Day 2026 Art Contest: Send a Valentine to Hatty!

February is just around the corner, cupid’s arrows are flying throughout BattleBlock Theater, and it’s time for another Behemoth Art Contest! This year, we have a simple yet delightful prompt for you: Send a Valentine to Hatty Hattington! We’ve seen many requests for a Hatty art contest these past few years, so without further ado, let’s welcome the handsome gentleman to center stage and get this show on the road!

Don’t know where to start? Purrrhaps the cat’s got your tongue? It’s easy! Just think of a fun phrase like “I love you as much as those pesky Cat Guards love golden yarn!” Next, decide how you want to portray Hatty in your work of art. Other familiar faces from the theater and overall Behemoth universe can be included in your Valentine, but please make the focus on everybody’s best friend, Sir Hattington himself!

Here’s a handful of examples to get that inspiration flowing:

You got this! Now close your eyes, imagine all the love in the world for Hatty in your brain, then unleash it all onto a single Valentine’s Day card! Next, it’s time for what we’ve all been waiting for–reading the fine print rules and feasting our eyes upon the dazzling prizes!

Rules:

  • Your entry must be an image, and it must be themed as a Valentine to Hatty Hattington! 
  • Your entry must be human made–no AI generated entries will be accepted.
  • Your entry must be submitted through our form at this URL: https://form.jotform.com/260065975159062
    • Only ONE entry per person will be accepted.
  • You must be 18 years of age or older, or have parental consent to participate.
  • Real humans with eyes will be reviewing your submissions, so please keep it appropriate for all. Since we’ll also be posting the winners on our blog and social media, please keep it within our game ratings: T for Teen!
  • If you win and happen to reside out of the United States, we will send you a digital Steam Gift Card in lieu of the announced prize due to current shipping limitations.
  • Your entry must be submitted by 11:59:59PM PST on Wednesday, February 11th. All entries received after this cutoff time and date will be alchemically transformed into wet food and fed to the Cat Guards. Meoooow!

Prizes:

Three exceptional entries will be awarded a BattleBlock prize pack complete with a Hatty Hattington tissue box, Cat Guard piggy bank, Duck Shark hat, and stickers!

Winners will be announced through our blog on Friday, February 13th, and posted on our social media throughout Valentine’s Day weekend. Now, go forth and give it your all! Hatty Hattington awaits your undying love and affection!

The Behemoth’s TwitchCon 2025 Recap

Another TwitchCon has come and gone for this big chicken, and it’s time to tell you all about our incredible weekend spent playing Castle Crashers, drawing silly creatures, and meeting creators!

First, a special thanks to our creators!

We had a blast hosting many creators at our streaming station this year! Thanks so much to everyone who took time out of such a busy weekend to play our games on stream and share the joy of The Behemoth universe with your community. We appreciate it so much and can’t wait to see you again!

RiverTheBardVT and friends defeated many job applications in the Castle Crashers Painter Boss Paradise DLC.Leaderkilla returned to stream from The Behemoth booth for the second TwitchCon in a row, this time joined by SarahsComic!
Smirky also returned to our booth this year to share Painter Boss Paradise with his community!Hollymcfolly dodged many cantaloupes and red eggshells playing BEHEMOTH, ending with a high score of 3,635 babies saved.

A chance encounter with a magical sheep girl?

At last year’s TwitchCon, we noticed these streams on wheels, rolling Vtubers around the expo hall. Imagine our excitement when one wheeled right up to us with Chikafuji Lisa on screen! It was a surreal experience to chat with a Vtuber and be a part of their stream during the con!

Doodles from TwitchCon…

What would a Painter Boss Paradise celebration be without a space wholly dedicated to CREATION? The big chicken would like to personally thank everyone who doodled with us at the show and tuned in to the drawing stream back home. Can you believe that over 50 feet of different creatures were drawn on our paper roll??? BAAAAAWK!

If you signed up for our creator list during TwitchCon, keep an eye out for a welcome email coming soon! If you couldn’t make it but want to sign up, click here!

See you all next time! Big chicken, out! 🐔

Next stops: Barcelona Game Fest and TwitchCon!

The chicken comes bearing great news – we’re already preparing for our next two trade shows (that’s right, TWO!), one show is Spain, the other show is LOCAL (!!!!), and both are just around the corner! Read along for the juicy deets, and see you soon in Spain or San Diego!

Barcelona Game Fest: October 10-12

First, we’re heading back to Barcelona! Following the legacy of Indie Dev Day, Barcelona Game Fest is the largest video game convention in Spain with a focus on connecting industry, innovation, and community in gaming. We’re stoked to be back and contribute to such a great event focused on uplifting indie developers!

From October 10-12, come visit us in the La Farga de l’Hospitalet at booth EXH 68 to play the new Castle Crashers: Painter Boss Paradise DLC and BEHEMOTH! To find the chicken on the expo floor, keep an eye out for the brightly painted backdrop and familiar games! This chicken can’t wait to flap over yonder, meet your smiling faces, and try out some new indie games!

TwitchCon: October 17-19

Visit your favorite big chicken dev team in the Indie Game Zone’s Booth #4725 to play Castle Crashers: Painter Boss Paradise and BEHEMOTH! Orrrr, take a break from the gaming and doodle Behemoth characters with Dan THE MAN Paladin at our drawing station!

Interested in streaming from the booth?

If you’re a Twitch streamer heading to the con and interested in streaming from our booth, please reach out to media@thebehemoth.com so we can get you on the schedule! Castle Crashers: Painter Boss Paradise and BEHEMOTH will be preloaded on our stream PC, but we’ll also have a drawing station set up in case you want to plan something art-related. Let us know your vibe for the weekend, or if you’d like a Behemoth team member to join! We happily await all the exciting stream ideas.

Sign up for our Content Creator Newsletter!

If you’re a creator actively posting content and want to stay in the know with the big chicken’s happenings (and maybe get a game key for new releases!!), be sure to sign up for our Content Creator Newsletter here. Seeeeee you in your inbox, or perhaps next month at TwitchCon!