Peter Meiklejohn | IndieLoupe.com
@petermeiklejohn.bsky.social
Indie game looker-atter | Escaped Brit | Just another dad on the internet | Vertical bar fan | Not good at social media | Currently running @IndieLoupe.com
tell me about your game / invite me on a podcast / say hi / etc. : peter{at}indieloupe.com
tell me about your game / invite me on a podcast / say hi / etc. : peter{at}indieloupe.com
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Our final (we think!) review of 2025 has just gone live!
@bluebackpack.bsky.social's The Berlin Apartment sees players take control of five characters over the course of a century, touching on some of the city's most important moments in compelling & poignant ways.
#indiegame | #gaming | #review
@bluebackpack.bsky.social's The Berlin Apartment sees players take control of five characters over the course of a century, touching on some of the city's most important moments in compelling & poignant ways.
#indiegame | #gaming | #review
A Century in Five Stories | The Berlin Apartment
YouTube video by IndieLoupe
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December 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Our final (we think!) review of 2025 has just gone live!
@bluebackpack.bsky.social's The Berlin Apartment sees players take control of five characters over the course of a century, touching on some of the city's most important moments in compelling & poignant ways.
#indiegame | #gaming | #review
@bluebackpack.bsky.social's The Berlin Apartment sees players take control of five characters over the course of a century, touching on some of the city's most important moments in compelling & poignant ways.
#indiegame | #gaming | #review
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All of the companies that make the software I use are increasing their prices, to account for an "investment" in AI.
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
December 4, 2025 at 8:41 AM
All of the companies that make the software I use are increasing their prices, to account for an "investment" in AI.
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
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Then we should do as its title suggests
Made with AI - Let it Die sequel Inferno discloses substantial generative AI use www.eurogamer.net/made-with-ai...
November 28, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Then we should do as its title suggests
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Really enjoying @celia-14.bsky.social 's new game The Daily Spell - jamwitch.itch.io/the-daily-sp... - it's a daily drop quote game that expands the lore of a magical world.
The Daily Spell by jamwitch, Celia
Drop letters into place to unscramble today's magical headline. ✨ New puzzle and story daily!
jamwitch.itch.io
November 21, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Really enjoying @celia-14.bsky.social 's new game The Daily Spell - jamwitch.itch.io/the-daily-sp... - it's a daily drop quote game that expands the lore of a magical world.
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I’m soooooo ready
We don't know. What we do know is the wiring diagram works. We built it, virtually, in @godotengine.org. We fed it scans of the books we found.
And the books are very, very strange. The "game" that resulted is also strange.
We're hoping people can make sense of it for us.
And the books are very, very strange. The "game" that resulted is also strange.
We're hoping people can make sense of it for us.
TR-49 on Steam
Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Heaven’s Vault, Overboard! and A Highland Song.
store.steampowered.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I’m soooooo ready
yes please
We don't know. What we do know is the wiring diagram works. We built it, virtually, in @godotengine.org. We fed it scans of the books we found.
And the books are very, very strange. The "game" that resulted is also strange.
We're hoping people can make sense of it for us.
And the books are very, very strange. The "game" that resulted is also strange.
We're hoping people can make sense of it for us.
TR-49 on Steam
Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Heaven’s Vault, Overboard! and A Highland Song.
store.steampowered.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
yes please
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I recently asked "Should you be able to kill the quest giver?" over here obn BSky, and got a load of interesting thoughts and solutions. Instead of letting htem all die with the thread, I wrote an article about it on my blog.
www.nullpointer.co.uk/should-you-b...
www.nullpointer.co.uk/should-you-b...
Should you be able to kill the quest giver? - RPG design
I have been prototyping a new game, an RPG of sorts. And…
www.nullpointer.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I recently asked "Should you be able to kill the quest giver?" over here obn BSky, and got a load of interesting thoughts and solutions. Instead of letting htem all die with the thread, I wrote an article about it on my blog.
www.nullpointer.co.uk/should-you-b...
www.nullpointer.co.uk/should-you-b...
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your dead AI mother loves you so much ❤️
November 15, 2025 at 12:50 AM
your dead AI mother loves you so much ❤️
Guess narrative must be important to me, because this is a truly exceptional set of games:
I honestly wouldn’t mind losing to any of these games. They’re all so good!
November 15, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Guess narrative must be important to me, because this is a truly exceptional set of games:
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A Case of Fraud is a new Roottrees-like (I guess that's a genre now?) from @hesperusgames.bsky.social where instead of filling in a family tree, you're filling in an organisational chart.
Great for Roottrees fans, but also as an introduction to this type of game. Watch our review below!
#indiegame
Great for Roottrees fans, but also as an introduction to this type of game. Watch our review below!
#indiegame
The Roottrees Aren't Dead, But This CEO Might Be | A Case of Fraud
YouTube video by IndieLoupe
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November 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
A Case of Fraud is a new Roottrees-like (I guess that's a genre now?) from @hesperusgames.bsky.social where instead of filling in a family tree, you're filling in an organisational chart.
Great for Roottrees fans, but also as an introduction to this type of game. Watch our review below!
#indiegame
Great for Roottrees fans, but also as an introduction to this type of game. Watch our review below!
#indiegame
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We're so happy to announce that Many Nights a Whisper has been nominated for Bite-Sized Game at the 2025 Indie Game Awards 🏹🌠
Thank you @indiegameawards.gg, to our co-developers @deconstructeam.bsky.social, and to everyone who has played!
Thank you @indiegameawards.gg, to our co-developers @deconstructeam.bsky.social, and to everyone who has played!
November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
We're so happy to announce that Many Nights a Whisper has been nominated for Bite-Sized Game at the 2025 Indie Game Awards 🏹🌠
Thank you @indiegameawards.gg, to our co-developers @deconstructeam.bsky.social, and to everyone who has played!
Thank you @indiegameawards.gg, to our co-developers @deconstructeam.bsky.social, and to everyone who has played!
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Received from Poland and added to the studio accolades shelf today. Thanks again to Amnesty for the recognition 🙏
November 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Received from Poland and added to the studio accolades shelf today. Thanks again to Amnesty for the recognition 🙏
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azhdarchid.com/against-metr...
I really do hate the term 'metroidbrania'. I think so do many of you. Let's nip it in the bud before it becomes something people are financially invested in.
I really do hate the term 'metroidbrania'. I think so do many of you. Let's nip it in the bud before it becomes something people are financially invested in.
Against 'Metroidbrania': a Landscape of Knowledge Games
What are knowledge games? How do we relate them to each other? What sub-genres exist – and which ones might be implied?
azhdarchid.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:53 AM
azhdarchid.com/against-metr...
I really do hate the term 'metroidbrania'. I think so do many of you. Let's nip it in the bud before it becomes something people are financially invested in.
I really do hate the term 'metroidbrania'. I think so do many of you. Let's nip it in the bud before it becomes something people are financially invested in.
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One of our favourite games from Next Fest just entered early access! Go roll some dice:
🎲DIE FOR THE LICH EARLY ACCESS IS OUT! 🎲
Grab your purses, tell your neighbours, ROLL THE DICE
#indiegames #Steam #roguelike
Grab your purses, tell your neighbours, ROLL THE DICE
#indiegames #Steam #roguelike
November 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
One of our favourite games from Next Fest just entered early access! Go roll some dice:
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Tilemancer Dungeon is 25% off this week ! 🎉
If you want to... you know... buy it... ☺️
👉 s.team/a/2998990 👈
#IndieGames #Steam #Discount
If you want to... you know... buy it... ☺️
👉 s.team/a/2998990 👈
#IndieGames #Steam #Discount
November 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Tilemancer Dungeon is 25% off this week ! 🎉
If you want to... you know... buy it... ☺️
👉 s.team/a/2998990 👈
#IndieGames #Steam #Discount
If you want to... you know... buy it... ☺️
👉 s.team/a/2998990 👈
#IndieGames #Steam #Discount
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New review! Today we're being mean about @freeze.ltd's new team-based tactical shooter, and the group of people we got teamed up with when we tried it out.
Weird community, weirder vibes, kinda weird video. 4:3 aspect ratio looks nice, though!
Watch it here:
Weird community, weirder vibes, kinda weird video. 4:3 aspect ratio looks nice, though!
Watch it here:
A Totally Legitimate Negative Review, There’s Definitely Nothing Else Going On Here | It Takes a War
YouTube video by IndieLoupe
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November 7, 2025 at 5:14 PM
New review! Today we're being mean about @freeze.ltd's new team-based tactical shooter, and the group of people we got teamed up with when we tried it out.
Weird community, weirder vibes, kinda weird video. 4:3 aspect ratio looks nice, though!
Watch it here:
Weird community, weirder vibes, kinda weird video. 4:3 aspect ratio looks nice, though!
Watch it here:
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UK based trans peeps! Have been approached by a charity working with LGBTQIA+ communities and I’d like to double check that the good vibes I’m seeing are legit.
If you’re chill with me DMing you about it, please drop a reply below 🙏
If you’re chill with me DMing you about it, please drop a reply below 🙏
November 10, 2025 at 9:58 AM
UK based trans peeps! Have been approached by a charity working with LGBTQIA+ communities and I’d like to double check that the good vibes I’m seeing are legit.
If you’re chill with me DMing you about it, please drop a reply below 🙏
If you’re chill with me DMing you about it, please drop a reply below 🙏
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Y'know, we say a lot of different things about a lot of different games, yet THIS is the quote that gets picked up for promotional use...
5 HOURS TO GO 📶
Our tactical team shooter that "looks like a pretty poor Counter Strike clone" is nearly here.
Get ready to connect...
store.steampowered.com/app/3919530/...
#indiegames
Our tactical team shooter that "looks like a pretty poor Counter Strike clone" is nearly here.
Get ready to connect...
store.steampowered.com/app/3919530/...
#indiegames
It Takes a War on Steam
Graphics! Guns! Glory! Get ready to drop into a devastatingly real depiction of the battlefield as you and your team take on a relentless foe. It Takes a War presents a new vision for the team-based t...
store.steampowered.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Y'know, we say a lot of different things about a lot of different games, yet THIS is the quote that gets picked up for promotional use...
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Did we mention that we too have our "Best of Next Fest" video out?!
Feat. 8 wonderful games from:
@daedalic.bsky.social
@freeze.ltd
@friedemanna.bsky.social
@meeplecorpgames.bsky.social
@minakatadynamics.bsky.social
@monovoid-co.bsky.social
@spider.oddspider.com
& Paper Cult!
Feat. 8 wonderful games from:
@daedalic.bsky.social
@freeze.ltd
@friedemanna.bsky.social
@meeplecorpgames.bsky.social
@minakatadynamics.bsky.social
@monovoid-co.bsky.social
@spider.oddspider.com
& Paper Cult!
Our Top 8 Picks From Steam Next Fest
YouTube video by IndieLoupe
youtu.be
October 19, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Did we mention that we too have our "Best of Next Fest" video out?!
Feat. 8 wonderful games from:
@daedalic.bsky.social
@freeze.ltd
@friedemanna.bsky.social
@meeplecorpgames.bsky.social
@minakatadynamics.bsky.social
@monovoid-co.bsky.social
@spider.oddspider.com
& Paper Cult!
Feat. 8 wonderful games from:
@daedalic.bsky.social
@freeze.ltd
@friedemanna.bsky.social
@meeplecorpgames.bsky.social
@minakatadynamics.bsky.social
@monovoid-co.bsky.social
@spider.oddspider.com
& Paper Cult!
Not enough people are playing/talking about Heroes of the Seven Islands! It deserves (in my humble opinion) bigger numbers than this – such a fun game, especially for fans of old-school CRPGs.
Go play it!
Go play it!
October 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Not enough people are playing/talking about Heroes of the Seven Islands! It deserves (in my humble opinion) bigger numbers than this – such a fun game, especially for fans of old-school CRPGs.
Go play it!
Go play it!
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October 8, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Our latest review is now live: today it's Heroes of the Seven Islands from @rap2h.bsky.social and @2leftthumbs.bsky.social!
It's a nostalgia-inducing romp, and probably our favourite game from the last month – definitely worth a play this weekend!
Watch the video version here:
youtu.be/uFBnBJfuYO4
It's a nostalgia-inducing romp, and probably our favourite game from the last month – definitely worth a play this weekend!
Watch the video version here:
youtu.be/uFBnBJfuYO4
A Perfect Throwback to Might & Magic | Heroes of the Seven Islands
YouTube video by IndieLoupe
youtu.be
October 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Our latest review is now live: today it's Heroes of the Seven Islands from @rap2h.bsky.social and @2leftthumbs.bsky.social!
It's a nostalgia-inducing romp, and probably our favourite game from the last month – definitely worth a play this weekend!
Watch the video version here:
youtu.be/uFBnBJfuYO4
It's a nostalgia-inducing romp, and probably our favourite game from the last month – definitely worth a play this weekend!
Watch the video version here:
youtu.be/uFBnBJfuYO4
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New game, new review! Henry Halfhead from @lululu.games is out now, and so is our review of it!
Henry offers *a lot* of a fun, but that's not all there is to this little guy...
Read it here:
www.indieloupe.com/reviews/henr...
Henry offers *a lot* of a fun, but that's not all there is to this little guy...
Read it here:
www.indieloupe.com/reviews/henr...
Review: Henry Halfhead — IndieLoupe
Full disclosure: with this game’s protagonist being a weird little bald guy with a big nose, I did feel something of a personal affinity with them before I’d even seen a title screen. Henry Halfhead, ...
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September 16, 2025 at 1:25 PM
New game, new review! Henry Halfhead from @lululu.games is out now, and so is our review of it!
Henry offers *a lot* of a fun, but that's not all there is to this little guy...
Read it here:
www.indieloupe.com/reviews/henr...
Henry offers *a lot* of a fun, but that's not all there is to this little guy...
Read it here:
www.indieloupe.com/reviews/henr...
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I spend a lot of time talking about all the things historical games do wrong when representing (or, mostly, not representing) women in the past - for a change, here I wrote about some games which I think do something better and more interesting in their depictions of historical women & girls!
New on the HGN blog: Gender panel guest speaker @katexe.bsky.social explores the widespread lack of engagement with “women’s histories” in historical video games, & discusses some examples that do represent women’s stories more meaningfully:
www.historicalgames.net/womens-histo...
www.historicalgames.net/womens-histo...
Women’s Histories in Historical Games | Historical Games Network
There are staggering problems with historical games’ representation of women. Based on an analysis of games with identifiable protagonists from the HistoriaGames database, less than 7% of historical g...
www.historicalgames.net
July 26, 2025 at 11:18 AM
I spend a lot of time talking about all the things historical games do wrong when representing (or, mostly, not representing) women in the past - for a change, here I wrote about some games which I think do something better and more interesting in their depictions of historical women & girls!