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No More Robots @nomorerobots.io · 1d

Here's how we handle manchildren on the Steam forums at No More Robots:

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Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social · 3d

🚀🚀LITTLE ROCKET LAB IS OUT NOW!!! 🚀🚀

4 years of development, finally available on Steam and Game Pass

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RTs unbelievably appreciated!! <3

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Michael Stein @michaelofwarlocs.bsky.social · 3d

Let's light this candle, Little Rocket Lab just released by @nomorerobots.io with our translations into Spanish, German, French, Italian and Simplified Chinese with @thewarlocs.bsky.social store.steampowered.com/app/2451100/...

Save 25% on Little Rocket Lab on Steam

Transform your childhood home as you build brilliant factories and forge lifelong friendships, then reach for the skies and finally finish your family's dream - your mother's precious rocket ship. Rol...

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Warlocs @thewarlocs.bsky.social · 11d

We miiiiiiight be slightly involved in this recently-announced, laughter-inducing, and (literally) Earth-shattering project! Stay tuned to hear more about it in the coming months! 🌍💥💀👀

Dan Marshall @danthat.bsky.social · 11d

EARTH MUST DIE, by the way, made with

✅ Zero Crunch
✅ Zero stress for all team members (except me, obv)
✅ Zero generative AI
✅ Baaasically zero meetings, just trusting the team to crack on and enjoy their work

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Earth Must Die on Steam

These moronic Terranoids think they can just roll in here and take over my beautiful Tyrythian kingdom? The kingdom that I built from the ground up with my bare hands, and only sort of inherited from ...

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Warlocs @thewarlocs.bsky.social · 21d

We're delighted to have 🛬crash-landed🛬 into this exciting and mysterious adventure from 🥇Goldfire🔥 Studios! Our skillful👨‍✈️pilots👩‍✈️ have worked on the German, French, Spanish, and Simplified Chinese translations, and they even managed to survive the 🧊cold❄️!

Arctic Awakening - OUT NOW! @goldfirestudios.com · 22d

❄️Arctic Awakening is OUT NOW!❄️

We started this journey 5+ years ago, and now it's your turn to complete the tale as you explore the Arctic wilderness with only a therapy bot by your side!

PC, Mac, Xbox X|S and PS5 (links in reply). Sharing helps us survive the cold! #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

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Michael Stein @michaelofwarlocs.bsky.social · Aug 4

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Michael Stein @michaelofwarlocs.bsky.social · Jul 31

One-eyed Likho has been release with translation by @thewarlocs: store.steampowered.com/app/2346840/...

Save 15% on One-Eyed Likho on Steam

One-Eyed Likho is a grim first-person horror adventure set in a world inspired by a dark, Slavic fairy tale. Explore an unsettling and twisted land set in 19th-century Russia in your endeavor to escap...

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Michael Stein @michaelofwarlocs.bsky.social · Jul 11

Out now with translations from @thewarlocs: apps.apple.com/us/app/first...

‎First Team Manager Season 2026

‎First Team Manager: Season 26 (FTM26) Step Into the Dugout and Lead Your Team to Glory Welcome to First Team Manager. Have you ever dreamed of managing your favourite soccer club, crafting the perfe...

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Michael Stein @michaelofwarlocs.bsky.social · Jun 12

Indiegogo campaign for the german voice over of The Adventures of Bryan Scott, a game we already worked on with @thewarlocs.bsky.social, is now up! igg.me/at/taobs/x#/

German voiceover for The Adventures of Bryan Scott

Play the classic point-and-click adventure with German dubbing by well-known voice actors. | Check out 'German voiceover for The Adventures of Bryan Scott' on Indiegogo.

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Michael Stein @michaelofwarlocs.bsky.social · Jun 5

Spray Paint Simulator from @whitethorngames.bsky.social is our for a week now on Steam with a lot of translations by @thewarlocs.bsky.social. check it out! store.steampowered.com/app/1811340/...

Spray Paint Simulator on Steam

Bring color to the world in Spray Paint Simulator! Restore worn-out surfaces with a fresh coat of paint and watch them come back to life. Use your spray tool with precision, cover every inch, and enjo...

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Michael Stein @michaelofwarlocs.bsky.social · May 28

As We Descend, that fine Roguelike deckbuilder is now in Early Access, including at least 10 languages done by @thewarlocs.bsky.social Check it out: store.steampowered.com/app/1769830/...

Save 17% on As We Descend on Steam

The roguelike deckbuilder with the soul of a strategy game. Recruit and upgrade your forces. Deploy them to counter monstrous foes in card-slinging battles. Play your cards carefully in the treacherou...

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Michael Stein @michaelofwarlocs.bsky.social · May 13

Interviewer: can you explain this gap in your CV?

Me: No, why you're asking?

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Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social · Apr 25

Hi Bluesky, could really use your help 🙏🙏

We just launched our latest game Starless Abyss - the exact week that Oblivion was shadow-dropped. Which has been *not fantastic* for our launch

If anyone can spare a RT, that would be so, so helpful ❤️❤️

Find it here: store.steampowered.com/app/3167970/...

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Michael Stein @michaelofwarlocs.bsky.social · Apr 25

Today this one will be released with our translations from the @thewarlocs.bsky.social, another one we did with @handle.invalid. It's been such a great project, check it out: store.steampowered.com/app/3167970/...

Starless Abyss on Steam

Earth has fallen. Science and the Occult have united forces to brace for the arrival of the Eldritch. But will the efforts against this strange, alien race be enough? Play as one of many Proximae used...

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Michael Stein @michaelofwarlocs.bsky.social · Apr 25

THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY!

Michael Stein @michaelofwarlocs.bsky.social · Apr 16

Proud we are! Another one we do with @handle.invalid, set to release on 25th April. A pretty cool one we did with @thewarlocs.bsky.social: store.steampowered.com/app/3167970/...

Starless Abyss on Steam

Earth has fallen. Science and the Occult have united forces to brace for the arrival of the Eldritch. But will the efforts against this strange, alien race be enough? Play as one of many Proximae used...

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Michael Stein @michaelofwarlocs.bsky.social · Apr 16

Next release coming up next week, our long time partner ESDigital will release Steel Seed for PC and consoles on 22nd April, followed by a physical console release on 25th May. @thewarlocs.bsky.social working on it for about 6 months now. store.steampowered.com/app/458430/S...

Steel Seed on Steam

Steel Seed is a stealth-action adventure set in a dark sci-fi world on the brink of extinction. Play as Zoe and her drone Koby as they explore a hostile underground facility. Uncover secrets, survive ...

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Michael Stein @michaelofwarlocs.bsky.social · Apr 11

Demo update with localization by @thewarlocs.bsky.social store.steampowered.com/app/3410180/...

Overlooting on Steam

Adapt your strategy to a skill tree that changes every run, combine pieces of equipment to form powerful synergies and create a game-changing build capable of defeating the bosses that will try to sto...

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Michael Stein @michaelofwarlocs.bsky.social · Apr 9

Another one we did with @thewarlocs.bsky.social Out now on itch.io with our translations into Simplified Chinese, Spanish (EU) and Japanese elatronion.itch.io/space-conquest

Space Conquest by Elatronion

A party game powered by your imagination. A downloadable game for Windows

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Sophie Smart @loxeni.bsky.social · Apr 9

Just launched my first Steam featured sale event, which isn't just NMR games. ⚽🏂🚴🏀🥎🎾

I've done daily deals and publisher sales, but organising over 140 studios and helping them get the best out of our featuring too was a lot of fun!

Check out the #SportacularFestival on Steam now!

Sport-acular Festival!

A Sports filled Festival hosted by No More Robots

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Matías E. Desalvo @matidesalvo.bsky.social · Mar 28

The phantasmagorical game Overlook Trail is now available on Steam with a psychedelic localization by @thewarlocs.bsky.social into 12 locales. Enjoy!

#TranslatorsInTheCredits

Longhand Electric @longhand.ec · Mar 27

Our surreal video game mixtape Overlook Trail is now available on Steam; Come and get it! 🕹️🌝👁️🍾🪷🤖❤️🍃🥦🔭🎶
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Save 10% on Overlook Trail on Steam

Embark on Overlook Trail, a mixtape of arcade gameplay, 3D platforming, and peculiar puzzles. Navigate through surreal landscapes with ever-changing challenges.

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Warlocs @thewarlocs.bsky.social · Apr 2

FINALLY! 🥳🎉We're so happy for our friends at Motiviti on the release of their zany point'n'click! We've been granted the privilege to localize Elroy's adventures in German, French, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese, and we can't wait to see what y'all think! 😁 So what are you waiting for? GO PLAY IT!

Elroy and the Aliens @elroythegame.com · Apr 2

Friends! We’re beyond excited to announce that "Elroy and the Aliens," our hand-drawn adventure game, is OUT NOW! 🚀

Here's the launch trailer 👇

#AdventureGame #IndieGames #Gaming

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Warlocs @thewarlocs.bsky.social · Mar 20

Hop into the world of Mudborne! 🐸🌿 The ultimate frog management sim from @ellraiser.dev / @tngineers.bsky.social is here! Thrive in your very own swamp kingdom! Can you lead your froggy friends to success? Oh, and it's available in 8 croaky languages, too! 😁
store.steampowered.com/app/2355150/...

Save 10% on Mudborne: Frog Management Sim on Steam

Mudborne is a casual nature management sim about discovering & breeding frogs! Awoken from hibernation you find your pond abandoned. Through the genetic keys of new species you must unlock the pat...

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Michael Stein @michaelofwarlocs.bsky.social · Mar 27

Since the demo is out now, we can officially say we're working on this cool project with @thewarlocs.bsky.social : store.steampowered.com/app/1769830/...

As We Descend on Steam

The roguelike deckbuilder with the soul of a strategy game. Recruit and upgrade your forces. Deploy them to counter monstrous foes in card-slinging battles. Play your cards carefully in the treacherou...

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Sophie Smart @loxeni.bsky.social · Mar 11

HUGE NEWS, retweets appreciated! 📢📢📢

I’ve started 🌸 Blossom Arcade to help small indie teams with the tricky parts of bringing their games to market.

If you’re a tiny team struggling with things like:
🎮 Platform Backends
📢 Self Publishing
📆 Production Planning

I can help! 😀

#IndieDev #GameDev

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