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Fellow Traveller @fellowtraveller.games · 1d

Steam Next Fest is just around the corner, and we can’t wait for a whole new batch of people to try a slice of Scrabdackle 🎉

It’s a lot of content for a demo, but there’s plenty more coming in Act 1 later this year 🧙

Wishlist now and check out the refreshed demo before launch👇
🪄 bit.ly/Scrabdackle

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Charlie Wagner - Wishlist Hypogea on Steam! @ccharnul.bsky.social · 2d

Ok, Two announcements:
First, I am amazed to report that #Hypogea just reached 10k wishlists, which I couldn't be more grateful for 🙏🥹

SECONDLY (And I'm somewhat nervous about this) here's a short new trailer with some special info at the end...

#gamedev #indiedev

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Conradical @conradicalgames.bsky.social · 2d

Just dropped a demo on Steam :) Share to help out!

See more below👇

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Humble @humblebundle.com · 2d

Follow your hunch with the Cosmic Mysteries & Noir Realities bundle featuring titles like:

- Chicken Police - Paint it RED!
- The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow
- Disco Elysium: The Final Cut
- and more! Supports Make-A-Wish | https://bit.ly/4h1ojcY

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Q-Games - Dreams of Another 🫧 @q-games.com · 3d

🌟 Out today! 🎉

Q-Games’ latest title, PixelJunk Dreams of Another, is finally here on 🕹 PS5, PS VR2 & Steam!
PixelJunk Eden 2 is also out now!

Embark on a journey into a mysterious dream world 🫧
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_HYBKfYIms

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Kitsune Games @kitsunegames.bsky.social · 3d

Kitsune Tails is going to be on the first ever Games Done Queer! Run by the one and only @debeaunairvt.bsky.social

Games Done Quick @gamesdonequick.com · 3d

Our FIRST-EVER #GDQueer schedule is OUT NOW!! 🌈🎉

Congratulations to our amazing runners, and a tremendous "thank you" to anyone and everyone who submitted a run for this brand-new event!!

gamesdonequick.com/schedule/61

A graphic reading "Games Done Queer SCHEDULE IS LIVE!!" Our GDQueer mascot, Byte, is in the corner with some pink hearts surrounding them.

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Berserk Boy / Berserk B.I.T.S ⚡️ @berserkboygames.bsky.social · 3d

ATTENTION: 📢📢📢
Grab your B.I.T Devices, Net Detectives! 📱
It's time to save the internet!

⭐️Berserk B.I.T.S is releasing November 20th!⭐️

With a Brand New Trailer!!

(shares appreciated 😄)

+Try the demo and wishlist wishlist wishlist today!

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Dan Marshall @danthat.bsky.social · 3d

WAIT WHAT'S THIS?

💿There is a demo live for EARTH MUST DIE!

🕹️This gives you (most of) the tutorial section for the game! Have fun, and if you haven't wishlisted the full game yet DO THAT NOW PLEASE it really really helps us out.

Enjoy!

store.steampowered.com/app/4057540/...

Earth Must Die Demo 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 ...

store.steampowered.com

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Dotemu @dotemu.bsky.social · 3d

The legions of the Crimson Order are on the move💥

Absolum is OUT NOW on PC, PlayStation 4|5, and Nintendo Switch!

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Playtonic @playtonicgames.com · 3d

Yooka-Replaylee is out now on... well EVERYWHERE! 💚💜

The open world 3D platforming epic with hundreds of collectibles to discover, an evil capitalist bee to defeat, and a snake in trousers await!

It's bigger. It's better. It's Yooka-Replaylee!

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Evan Leibman 🐛Wishlist My Little Spider🐛 @evantor.bsky.social · 4d

📣Free demo for My Little Spider now on Steam!!📣

🪲 Get your very own desktop spider friend!
🪲 Gather a cute variety of bugs and sell them to get upgrades and decorate your web!

Let me know what you think!
#indiegame #idlegame #cozy #bugs #ladybug #spider #nature #halloween

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Hollow Ponds @hollowponds.bsky.social · 6d

All our games are on sale on Steam right now!

Flock, Hohokum, I am Dead, Loot Rascals, Wilmot's Warehouse and Wilmot Works it Out...

here's a handy link to our bundle:
store.steampowered.com/bundle/42256...

...and here are a couple of cute cats from I am Dead who want you to click on it:

A tabby cat with a white tummy sits on a bin looking down at a black cat sitting on the ground. They are hanging around the back of the kipper smoking shack in Shelmerston, which is a location in the videogame I am Dead.

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Sarah Hertzke @shietka.bsky.social · 4d

Monochrome Heights is out and on sale. It's a challenging platformer with a shifting mechanic. Climb the tower in well-constructed levels that will have you constantly and quickly shifting as you run, jump, and slide. Also has a surprisingly good story.

Save 20% on Monochrome Heights on Steam

Monochrome Heights is a fast-paced, tough-as-nails 2D platformer inspired by games like Super Mario Bros. and Mega Man. Using a unique color-swapping mechanic, help Happy the Robot run, jump, slide, a...

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Sarah Hertzke @shietka.bsky.social · 4d

Gunblocks is out and on sale. It's a quirky puzzle-platformer where you build and destroy the blocks you walk on. Construct with tetriminos, and blow things up with your cannon... that is, you... a walking, talking cannon. Interesting and engaging gameplay with variety in objectives and obstacles.

Save 10% on GunBlocks on Steam

Move tetrominos to shape the terrain, blast enemies, and survive a chaotic crew with your over-eager ship AI, H.A.P.P.Y., on a hostile, mysterious planet.

store.steampowered.com

Sarah Hertzke @shietka.bsky.social · 4d

Shrine's Legacy is out and on sale. This is a really fun retro action-RPG that nails the feel of SNES era. It's kind of like Secret of Mana x Zelda: A Link to the Past. Not particularly innovative but it isn't just imitation, the game has it's own style.

Save 20% on Shrine's Legacy on Steam

Shrine's Legacy is a SNES-era inspired, 16-bit RPG set in the magical world of Ardemia. Follow a pair of heroes as they try to unite the elements of magic, restore the Sword of Shrine, and save the wo...

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Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social · 5d

🚀🚀LITTLE ROCKET LAB IS OUT NOW!!! 🚀🚀

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

store.steampowered.com/app/2451100/...

RTs unbelievably appreciated!! <3

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Daniel Linssen @managore.bsky.social · 5d

Leap Year is now in a bundle with Öoo (by @namataka.bsky.social) and Linelith (by @cwpat.me), two of my absolute favourite knowledge-based exploration games. If you haven't played them before I highly recommend both!

store.steampowered.com/bundle/59151...

Save 11% on Bite-Sized Puzzle Exploration on Steam

store.steampowered.com

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nuzcraft @nuzcraft.bsky.social · 6d

My first #LudumDare! Random Walk is inspired by @hthrflwrs.bsky.social’s Unfair Flips and in playtesting it made a child cry in frustration. Try it out! #GameDev #IndieDev #GodotEngine nuzcraft.itch.io/random-walk

Confused hero on a path. On the left it show confusion % plus buttons to upgrade think time, reduce confusion, increase multiplier and increase step value. On the right is a log of resets and a success

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Critical Reflex @cr-games.bsky.social · 6d

CARIMARA: BENEATH THE FORLORN LIMBS IS OUT NOW ON STEAM

a short horror story about ghosts, goblins and polite anxiety of asking too much.

untangle the mysteries of a "ghost problem" haunting this unwelcoming, desolate house. even if it means digging up uncomfortable truths.

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Sarah Hertzke @shietka.bsky.social · 6d

It's kinda funny how directly it's RE1. Like, it has actual supernatural elements (including magic spells), but the setup is exactly the same: mysterious murders, mansion, special police force sent in, they don't return, second force (you're part of this) sent in.

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Sarah Hertzke @shietka.bsky.social · 6d

House of Necrosis is out and on sale. It's basically the first Resident Evil as a turn-based, dungeon-crawler, RPG roguelike. And it's really good. The visuals and atmosphere are on point, item variety is good, and the enemies are interesting and require different strategies.

Save 10% on House of Necrosis on Steam

A turn-based horror RPG with retro 32-bit 3D graphics. Survive the horrors of the mansion that changes every time you enter.

store.steampowered.com

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Alan Hazelden / Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · 7d

The brand new puzzle game from Draknek & Friends is launching SOON 👇🎃

Pick up the creepy cryptids and drop them at their destinations around Trainsylvania. But be careful! Stay on track of the situation or you’ll have a grave problem.

spooky.express

Spooky Express

All the passengers are dying to ride the Spooky Express!

spooky.express

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clay-zulah @clayzulah.bsky.social · 8d

LIGHT UP THE NIGHT 🌃🔥
Rog can use Battery Blocks to restore power to the city's holograms (at least for a little while...)

#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #pixelart

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Talha - Mashina OUT NOW @taloketo.bsky.social · 9d

Judero is OUT NOW on Playstation 5, Xbox Series X and S, and Xbox One!

One of the most creative things you'll play. Handmade stop-motion action adventure based in Scottish mythology.

Sharing this around is appreciated!

store.playstation.com/en-gb/concep...

www.xbox.com/en-gb/games/...

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WildArts Games @wildartsdevs.bsky.social · 13d

Caput Mortum is 20% off for the Steam Autumn Sale!! 🎃✨

Not only is it super atmospheric and unique, but it's also short! Your backlog will thank you 😏 Get it now!!

#indiegame | #horrorgame | #survivalhorror

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