🧵 Some cool games I played this year with under 200 reviews on Steam.

Here's screenshots and descriptions for all 20+ games announced at Day of the Devs: The Game Awards 2025 Edition. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/heres-e...

NEW: Yacht Club Games needs a hit. In recent years the maker of Shovel Knight has had to lay off staff, pause a 3D project, and delay their next game indefinitely. The good news is that Mina the Hollower could be special. For Businessweek, this is their story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

My little cross stitch wall is now complete - Capacibee from Moonstone Island, Pombomb from Cassette Beasts and Purrgy from Coromon.

NEW: I spoke to Team Cherry about Silksong DLC, cut content, difficulty settings, storytelling, what they were thinking with Bilewater, the lack of signposting for Act 3, whether they'll do another Hollow Knight game, and much, much more www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

What was it like working on the Official Nintendo Magazine during the rise of the Wii? On VGQ&A, @scully1888.bsky.social and @jordanmiddler.bsky.social chat about games media, censorship, and hidden gems. Out now: www.patreon.com/posts/144370...

We call this one the "Thrust Syndicate"

We're so thrilled to be able to announce that Cassette Beasts has sold over *1.1 MILLION units*! We started out as a tiny team hoping we might be lucky enough to sell even a fraction of that - for every share, review, or positive comment, we really can't thank all of you enough. 💜

First day of Pokémon Z-A, First full odds Shiny! 😍

Full Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFoo...

On Monday, Yacht Club Games delayed the much-anticipated upcoming game Mina the Hollower. On Tuesday, I visited their studio and saw the game. It made for a rare glimpse at why a video game gets delayed and what "polish" actually means. This week's column: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

[NEW VIDEO] Xbox’s Cancelled ‘Uncharted Rival’ From Gears of War Studio I investigate how Microsoft attempted to make its own Uncharted exclusively for Xbox from the Gears of War team and question if Phil Spencer misled the public about the project... www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mT_...

My next cross stitch (my third ever) is completed and I love my Capacibee so much. @moonstonegame.bsky.social @hownottodraw.bsky.social @the-sand.bsky.social I hope I did this little cutie justice!

So, I guess I'm a cross stitch girly now! I made Pombomb from one of my all time favourite games, Cassette Beasts @byttenstudio.bsky.social @jaybaylis.bsky.social 💜

I played the Strange Antiquities demo last week and I have not stopped thinking about it, so I ended up making a nail set inspired by it 🖤 As a huge fan of Strange Horticulture, I am so so excited to pick up the game soon (better get the backlog down before payday!) @badvikinggames.bsky.social

Mark your calendars: The Indie Game Awards officially return on December 18th, 2025. 🏆 www.indiegameawards.gg

@coromonthegame.bsky.social today I found my first perfect Coromon and it made me very excited! Perfect Purrgy.

The #MonsterTamingDirect 2025 takes place tomorrow! Tiny Monster Haven will be part of the event, feel free to check it out if you have a chance! youtu.be/Fe0pgU-LvDM?... #gamedev #indiedev

I see Steam has crashed 😂

@miscatinytale.bsky.social Hello, I just wanted to ask if there is a known issue with the in game cut scenes not working in Steam Deck? I know the game isn't technically Deck Verified but I wanted to at least ask 💜

Today's arrival @nomada.studio 💜

Submissions for The IGAs 2025 are now open through Sept. 30th! Developers, publishers, and representatives are invited to submit their indies for nomination. We're also excited to unveil all of the categories, including curated awards from our favorite indie showcases. 🏆 www.indiegameawards.gg

Wednesday | 10 AM ET 2025 Categories Reveal & Submissions Open 🏆 www.indiegameawards.gg

Bubsy is alive?

From the visionary artist behind #ABZÛ, #ThePathless, and #Journey comes a new adventure: Sword of the Sea - OUT NOW 🌊

I had to write a very difficult review last week. If you saw me talking about a game that had 23 hard crashes in 15 hours of playtime, well... this is that game. I'd like to talk more about my thoughts, so this is a thread! www.nintendolife.com/reviews/swit...

Today's arrival @thunderfulgames.bsky.social @wishfully.bsky.social 💜

Our game is OUT NOW on #NintendoSwitch and #NintendoSwitch2! I can’t wait to hear what you all think! To celebrate, we’re giving away x3 copies of the game. 🎁 Just share this & tell me what you’re looking forward to most in the game? Tomorrow we’ll randomly pick winners! 🥳

Here's the first of my BitSummit diaries from Kyoto. Expect more over the next couple of days, followed by a huge recap on the VGC Patreon early next week covering absolutely everything I played. ❤️ www.videogameschronicle.com/features/inc...

Went to see the Pokemon Van!

We're Live with our 12-Hour stream challenge of completing DEATH STRANDING - come by and say Hey! twitch.tv/pullfocus

EU gang, I'd recommend reading up on Stop Killing Games if you can! You can get a signature in here to support it too if you're an EU resident. Here's the objective of it taken from the site! www.stopkillinggames.com

So happy to have added this to my collection @bynine.bsky.social

Mark your calendars - we're back on the 19th July for another 24-hour challenge stream to raise money for Beat - the UK's Eating Disorder charity🗓️ Your donations will decide the games we play on the day - all in efforts to raise a fantastic amount for a fantastic cause!💜

Our latest free update is live! MOONSTONE ISLAND NOW HAS EVOLUTIONS! 🦣 Find Evo Stones in Psychic storms 🦣 Use Evo Stones on Spirits to evolve them 🦣 Each Spirit gains a new ability and a secondary type 🦣 Discover 28 new evolutions!

Moira made it. @inkle.co

My over-eager preordering means I have one extra Switch 2, so if anyone is still looking for one I'm happy to sell it on at RRP (£430 Mario Kart bundle). Chuck me a DM if interested. Will prioritise people fairly local (Edinburgh / Glasgow / Coatbridge) so I can hand deliver

Devolver is supporting Pride Month with new 'Y'all Means All' merch available now! 100% of the proceeds from these products will go to Trans Lifeline. Buy: t.co/0nGhVHKV6t Support: t.co/mFkRwZCYA7

NINTENDO SWITCH KEY GIVEAWAY Add Mika and the Witch's Mountain to your brand new Nintendo Switch 2 digital library ✨ ❤️Like 🔁 Retweet 👤 Be Following us for a chance to win! *Winner will be announced on June 9

My beautiful competition prize from @silverliningint.bsky.social arrived today! I'm SO EXCITED 🦊💜

Amazing handmade Magikrab for my birthday today. 💜 @byttenstudio.bsky.social

Happy 2-year anniversary of the launch of Cassette Beasts! Here's a message (and free gift) from us devs! 🎃

Hold onto your controllers, folks! We're giving away the 3 Signature Editions (PC/PS5) of #SpiritOfTheNorth2! 🦊 To enter: 🔄Retweet this post! ❤️Add the game to your Steam Wishlist 💬Share your SOTN2 Wishlist in the replies! Winner will be announced on May 7th! Good luck! 🍀

As promised, here's your weekend reading. I've answer more than 90 of your Switch 2 questions (92, to be exact) in this hefty big bastard of an article. Hope you enjoy it, and please do share it if you do because, as you can imagine, it certainly took a while.

Please can we just have a character selection screen where we can change the costumes, similar to Smash? Rather than scroll through all of these pages just for an outfit.

Just to reiterate, TERFs who support that wizard shagging hate monster don’t give a FUCK about women. They support Trump, they tell women who don’t agree that they should be raped and actual Nazis turn up at their rallies. If you think they’re on the right side of history, you’re an idiot.

@transmuted.bsky.social it's beautiful 💜🏳️‍⚧️

Tiny Garden is out now on Steam 🥕🎉 Get ready to let your imagination bloom and build your dream garden today! Play now, link in thread 🧵

Celebrating Transgender Day of Visibility in style with the very first issue of Visibility: a Role-Playing Game Magazine created by the trans community! You can purchase it from TransMuted at the link below: www.transmuted.co.uk/product-page...

Good Afternoon! Huge thanks to @joemerrick.bsky.social and @virtuallymarti.bsky.social for letting me tag along to their raid 💜