Rob Manuel
@robmanuel.bsky.social
Indie Game Person of Interest.
Strategy / Marketing / Biz Dev / Events
(Prev: IGN, Indie MEGABOOTH, Geek & Sundry, Gametrailers, X-Play)
I talk about indie games, board games, tRPGs, and other assorted experiences. (He/Him)
Strategy / Marketing / Biz Dev / Events
(Prev: IGN, Indie MEGABOOTH, Geek & Sundry, Gametrailers, X-Play)
I talk about indie games, board games, tRPGs, and other assorted experiences. (He/Him)
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Rob Manuel
@robmanuel.bsky.social
· Sep 19
Indie Game Discovery
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The Game Discovery Spreadsheet for this year has been (mostly) finished with games you need to be at least familiar with coming out.
Let me know if there's anything missing or if you have any questions.
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Let me know if there's anything missing or if you have any questions.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 AM
This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...
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‘Total Chaos’ Is One of the Scariest Games of 2025 [Review] 🔥 - @bloody-disgusting.com
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‘Total Chaos’ Is One of the Scariest Games of 2025 [Review]
From Counter-Strike to Cry of Fear, some of the most innovative gaming experiences out there have their origins in the video game modding scene. After all, these communities often serve as a training ...
bloody-disgusting.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
‘Total Chaos’ Is One of the Scariest Games of 2025 [Review] 🔥 - @bloody-disgusting.com
bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/...
bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/...
Besmirch is what happens when you let Stardew Valley and Faith: The Unholy Trinity kiss. Demo out now - store.steampowered.com/app/3679490/...
Besmirch Demo on Steam
The town of Besmirch starves. Stave off the hunger as the latest farmhand in this survival horror farming sim, earning the trust of paranoid townsfolk under the thumb of the corrupt Baron. Tend to bot...
store.steampowered.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Besmirch is what happens when you let Stardew Valley and Faith: The Unholy Trinity kiss. Demo out now - store.steampowered.com/app/3679490/...
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Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
This is tragic. I was grateful to be able to premiere it on IGN FanFest. Don't let Valve close the doors on another title.
Really wild situation here: a celebrated and well-regarded indie dev and publisher is facing shutdown because Valve banned their game from Steam and won't talk to them about it, at all.
www.ign.com/articles/uns...
www.ign.com/articles/uns...
Unsettling Horror Game Horses Banned From Steam, Leaving Studio With 'High Risk' of Closure - IGN
Indie horror game Horses is preparing to launch on December 2, on the Epic Games Store, GOG, Itch.io, and the Humble Store. But one place it won't be is on Steam, because Steam has banned the game for...
www.ign.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This is tragic. I was grateful to be able to premiere it on IGN FanFest. Don't let Valve close the doors on another title.
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Our end of month meetups are happening this week to talk about 24 Killers by @happyshabbygames.bsky.social
Here's a photo from Wichita, Kansas - the very first group to host a Game Club meetup!
If you're interesting in joining and getting next months game, visit www.TheGameClub.com
Here's a photo from Wichita, Kansas - the very first group to host a Game Club meetup!
If you're interesting in joining and getting next months game, visit www.TheGameClub.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Our end of month meetups are happening this week to talk about 24 Killers by @happyshabbygames.bsky.social
Here's a photo from Wichita, Kansas - the very first group to host a Game Club meetup!
If you're interesting in joining and getting next months game, visit www.TheGameClub.com
Here's a photo from Wichita, Kansas - the very first group to host a Game Club meetup!
If you're interesting in joining and getting next months game, visit www.TheGameClub.com
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Without a Dawn is my darkest work, an uncompromised love project. I don't think I'll ever create anything as intense again. If you enjoy dark storytelling and food for thought, you may enjoy my game: store.steampowered.com/app/3145620/... Thank you for your support! ☺️
#Steam #indiegame #horrorgame
#Steam #indiegame #horrorgame
November 24, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Without a Dawn is my darkest work, an uncompromised love project. I don't think I'll ever create anything as intense again. If you enjoy dark storytelling and food for thought, you may enjoy my game: store.steampowered.com/app/3145620/... Thank you for your support! ☺️
#Steam #indiegame #horrorgame
#Steam #indiegame #horrorgame
If you enjoy slower action metroidvanias with an emphasis on parry mechanics, you should try out Grime. The game starts on the gray scale before exploding into color.
The new Grime 2 trailer just dropped just to show players all the hues they're playing with this time.
youtu.be/7br_UdKTHCo?...
The new Grime 2 trailer just dropped just to show players all the hues they're playing with this time.
youtu.be/7br_UdKTHCo?...
Grime 2 - Gameplay Trailer
YouTube video by Kwalee Gaming
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
If you enjoy slower action metroidvanias with an emphasis on parry mechanics, you should try out Grime. The game starts on the gray scale before exploding into color.
The new Grime 2 trailer just dropped just to show players all the hues they're playing with this time.
youtu.be/7br_UdKTHCo?...
The new Grime 2 trailer just dropped just to show players all the hues they're playing with this time.
youtu.be/7br_UdKTHCo?...
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Wow, Petscop is now eight years old. And still one of the best, most understated pieces of surreal 'haunted videogame' analog horror around.
Best experienced late at night with nothing else to get in the way. Try to piece it together yourself, and come to your own conclusions and interpretations.
Best experienced late at night with nothing else to get in the way. Try to piece it together yourself, and come to your own conclusions and interpretations.
Petscop - The Complete Series - YouTube
More will be added as they come out...............Stay Tuned
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Wow, Petscop is now eight years old. And still one of the best, most understated pieces of surreal 'haunted videogame' analog horror around.
Best experienced late at night with nothing else to get in the way. Try to piece it together yourself, and come to your own conclusions and interpretations.
Best experienced late at night with nothing else to get in the way. Try to piece it together yourself, and come to your own conclusions and interpretations.
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Made a fresh new clip for the Angeline Era store page... 16 days till BUMPSLASH!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920
November 23, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Made a fresh new clip for the Angeline Era store page... 16 days till BUMPSLASH!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920
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Experience groundbreaking gameplay innovation with SUPER ADVENTURE's unique back-shield parry mechanic and dynamic weapon choices, offering a vibrant journey filled with humor and challenging bosses.
Play the demo: playtester.io/super-adventure
#IndieGaming #GameDev #Gaming #IndieDev #IndieGame
Play the demo: playtester.io/super-adventure
#IndieGaming #GameDev #Gaming #IndieDev #IndieGame
November 22, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Experience groundbreaking gameplay innovation with SUPER ADVENTURE's unique back-shield parry mechanic and dynamic weapon choices, offering a vibrant journey filled with humor and challenging bosses.
Play the demo: playtester.io/super-adventure
#IndieGaming #GameDev #Gaming #IndieDev #IndieGame
Play the demo: playtester.io/super-adventure
#IndieGaming #GameDev #Gaming #IndieDev #IndieGame
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This is the best time to get PULCRA!
You can get it for $0.30 USD, or all my games for $2.20!
Only for today!
I added multiple difficulty settings in the latest update.
Pulcra is my take on the classic Slender man.
itch.io/s/168930/pap...
You can get it for $0.30 USD, or all my games for $2.20!
Only for today!
I added multiple difficulty settings in the latest update.
Pulcra is my take on the classic Slender man.
itch.io/s/168930/pap...
November 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This is the best time to get PULCRA!
You can get it for $0.30 USD, or all my games for $2.20!
Only for today!
I added multiple difficulty settings in the latest update.
Pulcra is my take on the classic Slender man.
itch.io/s/168930/pap...
You can get it for $0.30 USD, or all my games for $2.20!
Only for today!
I added multiple difficulty settings in the latest update.
Pulcra is my take on the classic Slender man.
itch.io/s/168930/pap...
Wake up, Sleeper. There's an upgraded Geometry Wars out. Sektori - store.steampowered.com/app/2105620/...
Sektori on Steam
Sektori is an intense, fast paced twin-stick shooter infused with hard hitting techno music. A game where the high-adrenaline gameplay, visuals, and music come together to transport you into another s...
store.steampowered.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Wake up, Sleeper. There's an upgraded Geometry Wars out. Sektori - store.steampowered.com/app/2105620/...
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Sektori is pure video game
November 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Sektori is pure video game
Go Play -- Real Vampires
It's what happens when you try to teach historical accounts of vampires in Poland through WarioWare mini-games. Also, all the graphics look like paper cutouts.
store.steampowered.com/app/3812240/...
It's what happens when you try to teach historical accounts of vampires in Poland through WarioWare mini-games. Also, all the graphics look like paper cutouts.
store.steampowered.com/app/3812240/...
Real Vampires on Steam
Real Vampires is a dark and funny folklore adventure where you play as both vampire and folk, exploring real Eastern European legends. Mini-games use inverse mechanics—failure is not the end, but the ...
store.steampowered.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Go Play -- Real Vampires
It's what happens when you try to teach historical accounts of vampires in Poland through WarioWare mini-games. Also, all the graphics look like paper cutouts.
store.steampowered.com/app/3812240/...
It's what happens when you try to teach historical accounts of vampires in Poland through WarioWare mini-games. Also, all the graphics look like paper cutouts.
store.steampowered.com/app/3812240/...
Tired: Arc Raiders is an extraction shooter.
Wired: Arc Raiders is aggravated friend-slop.
Wired: Arc Raiders is aggravated friend-slop.
November 22, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Tired: Arc Raiders is an extraction shooter.
Wired: Arc Raiders is aggravated friend-slop.
Wired: Arc Raiders is aggravated friend-slop.
While listening to a podcast, I'm reminded that there's no such thing as vegetables.
The term is culinary, not scientific. It's one of the reasons we have arguments over a tomato fitting in the definition. We try to utilize science in debating something that has no basis in science.
The term is culinary, not scientific. It's one of the reasons we have arguments over a tomato fitting in the definition. We try to utilize science in debating something that has no basis in science.
November 21, 2025 at 1:38 AM
While listening to a podcast, I'm reminded that there's no such thing as vegetables.
The term is culinary, not scientific. It's one of the reasons we have arguments over a tomato fitting in the definition. We try to utilize science in debating something that has no basis in science.
The term is culinary, not scientific. It's one of the reasons we have arguments over a tomato fitting in the definition. We try to utilize science in debating something that has no basis in science.
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my gothic yuri visual novel salome's kiss now has 100 reviews on steam 🎉
thank you for the support everyone, and for enabling me to write even more uncomfortable toxic yuri 🙏🙏🙏
thank you for the support everyone, and for enabling me to write even more uncomfortable toxic yuri 🙏🙏🙏
November 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
my gothic yuri visual novel salome's kiss now has 100 reviews on steam 🎉
thank you for the support everyone, and for enabling me to write even more uncomfortable toxic yuri 🙏🙏🙏
thank you for the support everyone, and for enabling me to write even more uncomfortable toxic yuri 🙏🙏🙏
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some games you play for like 10 seconds and you know that it's Got It and Sektori is absolutely one of those. flow state game. blink and an hour goes by game. lumines arise and sektori said 2025 is the year of 00's hard techno
November 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
some games you play for like 10 seconds and you know that it's Got It and Sektori is absolutely one of those. flow state game. blink and an hour goes by game. lumines arise and sektori said 2025 is the year of 00's hard techno
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Vampire Crawlers Trailer www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b6d...
"Deal world-ending combos and blitz through infested dungeons! Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors is a casual, turn‑based deckbuilder with roguelite elements."
"Deal world-ending combos and blitz through infested dungeons! Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors is a casual, turn‑based deckbuilder with roguelite elements."
November 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Vampire Crawlers Trailer www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b6d...
"Deal world-ending combos and blitz through infested dungeons! Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors is a casual, turn‑based deckbuilder with roguelite elements."
"Deal world-ending combos and blitz through infested dungeons! Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors is a casual, turn‑based deckbuilder with roguelite elements."
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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 6:12 PM
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.
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Excited to annnouce that @apogeeent.com's psychological horror game TOTAL CHAOS is AVAILABLE TODAY on PC, Xbox Series, and PlayStation 5. Console ports are by @atari.com and Infogrames.
Review codes are going out now. Press, reach out to request one.
youtu.be/3GrfzL9LM64
Review codes are going out now. Press, reach out to request one.
youtu.be/3GrfzL9LM64
Total Chaos - Console Launch Trailer | Xbox Partner Preview 2025
YouTube video by Xbox
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Excited to annnouce that @apogeeent.com's psychological horror game TOTAL CHAOS is AVAILABLE TODAY on PC, Xbox Series, and PlayStation 5. Console ports are by @atari.com and Infogrames.
Review codes are going out now. Press, reach out to request one.
youtu.be/3GrfzL9LM64
Review codes are going out now. Press, reach out to request one.
youtu.be/3GrfzL9LM64
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HE'S COME TO COLLECT.
of the Devil - Episode 2: December 18th.
of the Devil - Episode 2: December 18th.
November 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
HE'S COME TO COLLECT.
of the Devil - Episode 2: December 18th.
of the Devil - Episode 2: December 18th.
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Can’t afford therapy? We’re releasing Drywall Eating Simulator on Dec 10th, so get ready for a tasty distraction from the stresses of life.
Wishlist on Steam to get the freshest drywall!
store.steampowered.com/app/3749110/...
Wishlist on Steam to get the freshest drywall!
store.steampowered.com/app/3749110/...
November 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Can’t afford therapy? We’re releasing Drywall Eating Simulator on Dec 10th, so get ready for a tasty distraction from the stresses of life.
Wishlist on Steam to get the freshest drywall!
store.steampowered.com/app/3749110/...
Wishlist on Steam to get the freshest drywall!
store.steampowered.com/app/3749110/...
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Hey folks, I often do posts calling for indie developers to link me their games so I can signal boost them. Today I want to do something similar for all trans creatives.
If you are a trans game dev, artist, writer, streamer or YouTuber, reply here with a link to your work. Only one rule: no GenAI.💜
If you are a trans game dev, artist, writer, streamer or YouTuber, reply here with a link to your work. Only one rule: no GenAI.💜
November 20, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Hey folks, I often do posts calling for indie developers to link me their games so I can signal boost them. Today I want to do something similar for all trans creatives.
If you are a trans game dev, artist, writer, streamer or YouTuber, reply here with a link to your work. Only one rule: no GenAI.💜
If you are a trans game dev, artist, writer, streamer or YouTuber, reply here with a link to your work. Only one rule: no GenAI.💜