I'm going to be doing a thread of my favourites from the festival later. Any games I should check out?

Here's the link to the full festival store.steampowered.com/developer/iv.... Thanks so much to @ivyjuice.games for including us!

#idlegame #wholesomegame #cozygame #MidwinterSpirits #indiedev

Hey Juni! Are you looking for suggestions for demos or have you already picked everything you'll be showing?

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#GamesfromVancouver #wishlistwednesday

8. Familiar Findings - Idle Game

Summon and study witches’ familiars in this charming creature collection game. Gather dragons, spirits and more in your quest to complete your magical grimoire. Watch them enchant your screen without intruding while you work, study or relax.

Biased on this one...

7. Greenhearth Necromancer - Idle Game/Farming Sim

Raise a garden — from the dead! Grow cute plants, cast spells, and brew potions, enjoying the chill idle gameplay and balcony ambience throughout your day.

Always excited to see other games in the cozy, witchy idle space.

6. Grey Wake - Narrative Puzzle Exploration Game

Wake up on a forgotten island between life and death equipped with only a compass, a telescope, and a weathered sailboat. Chart the haunted archipelago, relive faded memories, and uncover the truth about what, and who, you came here to find.

5. The Last Winter Knight - Visual Novel

Haunt a suit of armour. Explore an abandoned castle. Recover your memories... and bring the ghosts of the past to rest in this melancholy visual novel about love, family and regret.

The concept is really unique and the art is absolutely stunning.

4. Save the Villainess - Dating Sim

"Guide your neurodiverse villainess through an animated visual novel with menacing manors, mysteries, (wo)men, and murder to see if you can… Save the Villainess"

A neurodiverse mc and gorgeous art. Will be buying this for my ADHD fiancé who loves otome

3. Nocturne - RPG/ Rhythm Game

Humanity is gone. Only the Digital Afterlife remains, silent for a thousand years. Until now. Nocturne’s rich narrative will leave you questioning what it means to be alive, while you traverse a beautiful world that’s falling apart around you.

2. Am I Nina - Psychological Horror

You must convince your mom that you really are her daughter. Combine words together in your brain and use them to talk. Get her to trust you.

Saw @eyepatchwolf.bsky.social playing the demo for this one and it was a serious standout in terms of storytelling.

1. Neverway - Psychological Horror/Life Sim/Action RPG

Co-directed by the pixel artist of one of my favourite games Celeste, the art for this project is just gorgeous. After quitting her dead-end job, Fiona starts over on a farm and becomes the immortal herald of a dead god.

Wishlisted immediately

I submitted the appeal just in case, because *most* of the familiars are animalish, but it was very much a "hope for the best" thing. Totally understand the confusion around what exactly they were looking for!

Appreciate the response! We've actually got a standard serif and sans-serif font as options too ☺️ still work to do on alignment/size/spacing though! Godot's not been our best friend with some dynamic sizing particularly around buttons.