And incidentally, a Happy Christmas to all of you at home!

glad to see this. for e33 in particular I don't think multi-mil budget games with 100s of people credited should be nom'd anyway... the word indie has moved beyond just being a shortening of "independent" - technicalities aside it's against the spirit and is taking away space from "real" indies.

hey I've heard of number 5, thank you very much indieloupe! :) (also sounds like I really need to check out Many Nights a Whisper, sounds awesome)

Just rolled credits on It Takes a War and its basically Inscryption level meta by way of Counter Strike. Really cool themes and exploration and just immaculate VIBES in this one. Its less than an hour long amd about $7, people need to check it out

It Takes a War is 15% off in the Steam winter sale! Buy a copy! Buy a friend a copy! Buy EVERYONE a copy! store.steampowered.com/app/3919530/...

thank you to @haleyfax.bsky.social and @jacobgeller.com for their hugely kind words about It Takes a War on this week's episode of the @minnmax.com show! a looot of the game was developed while listening to MinnMax so it's a lovely full circle moment for me - love the stuff they do over there 🙌

Just pushed an update to It Takes a War which should optimise play on Steam Deck a fair bit. Still the odd minor FPS drop but very playable now! Let me know if you run into any issues!

Finally been building up the courage to watch a few It Takes a War let's plays (finding it harder than THE CORRIDOR for some reason, not sure why) and really enjoyed this one from @willovergard.bsky.social! www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRKu...

Starting soon I'm going to be posting some of the more spoiler-y bits of It Takes a War in the marketing, especially on TikTok. If you've not played it yet and want to go in fresh, I'd recommend avoiding my socials! (If you're waiting for the Steam Deck patch, that should be coming this week!)

It Takes a War is OUT NOW on @itch.io If you've played the game on Steam, you'll realise why it's taken a little longer to bring to Itch - but after some bespoke updates and changes, the standalone version of ITAW is now available. TIME TO CONNECT 📶 pantaloon-io.itch.io/it-takes-a-war

Wrote about @freeze.ltd’s It Takes A War for my column on @superjumpmagazine.com. I was pretty taken by this game! www.superjumpmagazine.com/wordplayer-i...

Happy 62nd birthday Doctor Who. I reckon your 63rd year is gonna be absolutely brilliant.

It's been nearly two weeks since It Takes a War released! It gained over 200% more £££ than THE CORRIDOR made in the same timeframe, 150+ 93% positive Steam reviews, and many lovely articles. So, here's a thread thanking/shouting out all the people who helped along the way...

I occasionally get asked if there's a way you can support me more. Well now there is! No FPS would be complete without AWFUL WEAPON SKINS! For £2.49 you too can have access to these hideous monstrosities. Think of it as a tip jar with an obnoxious bonus: store.steampowered.com/app/4119550/...

mine doesn't tbf

this is good stuff, thank you @bensledge.co.uk !! www.pcgamesn.com/it-takes-a-w...

Just pushed another update that makes these fixes hopefully even more robust for a couple of you who were still having problems. Continue to let me know if you have any further issues!

I've now rolled credits on both. They're similar but very different, and both well worth a play!

another lovely review, thank you Xbox Tavern!! www.xboxtavern.com/it-takes-a-w...

Apparently if you ask very nicely you can get around this and as such THE CORRIDOR owners can now get 20% off of ITAW using the "complete the bundle" option. If you already purchased full price, feel free to refund and then rebuy using the bundle! store.steampowered.com/bundle/62577...

I've just pushed an update to It Takes a War that will hopefully fix any remaining texture issues people were having. I've tested it as thoroughly as I can but please let me know if you experience any issues as a result of this patch. 🙂

absolutely adore this review, thank you so much! i'm so glad it resonated!!!

Had a lovely afternoon reading this great little review, learning about a game I had never heard of, then playing said game. Games writing! It's good! (And so is "It Takes a War")

Getting asked about this a fair bit so: Unfortunately Steam no longer allows you to give a discount via a bundle if the bundle only has two games in it, so I can't give THE CORRIDOR owners a discount. When I make my *third* game though, yes, you better believe you'll get a DEAL!

As far as I'm aware I have fixed all major bugs people have found in It Takes a War so far. I will try and fix the remaining minor ones tomorrow! Please let me know if you run into any further issues. For now, I will take a very long sleep...

extremely kind, thank you so much @ripefly.bsky.social

it's good to be back - high up on new and trending, thank you all for your extremely kind words so far

we have a WONDERFUL bundle going with the WONDERFUL despelote, a game from earlier this year which I absolutely adored. you owe it to yourself to pick up both! store.steampowered.com/bundle/61073...

Thank you for the stellar 9/10 review Christ Centered Gamer! Sorry for the swearing... www.christcenteredgamer.com/reviews/pc-m...

IT TAKES A WAR IS OUT NOW If you enjoy it, please leave a Steam review. Apparently it helps a lot! If you don't enjoy it, I'd rather you send a handwritten letter. An insult is always easier to swallow when you can see the person's handwriting. store.steampowered.com/app/3919530/...

im really nervous about releasing it takes a war tomorrow so please be nice to me

If you are a creator or press of any size (yes, even if your videos only get 5 views!) and wish to cover "It Takes a War" please DM me with a link to what you do and I'll try to get you hooked up before release. 🙏

THURSDAY THIS WEEK EXPERIENCE TDM_FILTH IN... IT TAKES A WAR WISHLIST NOW: store.steampowered.com/app/3919530/... "STOP SHOUTING!"

THE CORRIDOR is part of this fantastic bundle for charity, check it out! www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/mo...

ONE WEEK TO GO! If you've not played the standalone prelude to It Takes a War yet, now's the perfect time. A short 5 minute tee-up to the upcoming tactical team shooter from @freeze.ltd which launches on Nov 6th store.steampowered.com/app/3919530/... #indiegames | #gamedev

at launch, It Takes a War is going to be in a duo bundle with another fantastic game that released earlier this year. if you've not played it, I would highly recommend grabbing both at a DISCOUNTED RATE!

a video I've thought about a lot over the last month: www.youtube.com/watch?v=82Hs...

ICYMI in the @galaxiesshow.com Autumn Showcase yesterday - It Takes a War will launch on Nov 6. Here's our new trailer. Comments from the chat yesterday included "wtf is this", "what is happening!?" & "CRINGE RIPOFF OF COUNTER STRIKE" Enjoy x store.steampowered.com/app/3919530/... #indiegames

bit existential for a leaflet through the door at 9am surely

IT TAKES A WAR RELEASING NOVEMBER 6th 2025 WISHLIST NOW: store.steampowered.com/app/3919530/...

We've spent 6 months summoning world premieres and exclusive new game reveals into one giant Spirit Bomb. Come and get blasted by it tomorrow night! 🐉 (Note: It will be fun and definitely not a deadly explosion of Ki energy) 🟪 twitch.tv/galaxiesshow 🟥 youtube.com/@GalaxiesShow

Fun stat: It Takes a War already has over 8x the amount of wishlists THE CORRIDOR had pre-launch

Another great list of demos and also It Takes a War, hooray! Thank you Indie Loupe! 🙌

Massive thank you to Danny and the team over at noclip_2 for shouting out It Takes a War (not to mention all these other brill looking demos). Can't wait for people to play the full game so I can actually talk about it properly...

imagine if there was it takes a war news at this

Steam Next Fest starts NOW and the It Takes a War demo is available to play as we speak! Check out the totally original, self-contained prelude to what's to come in the full game. store.steampowered.com/app/4048280/...

Hello everyone. I've made a five minute prelude demo to It Takes a War - it's completely new, nothing seen in the main game. Please give it a play and let me know what you think! Any positive Steam reviews on it would help massively ahead of Next Fest. store.steampowered.com/app/4048280/...

It Takes a War has over 1000+ wishlists just from social media posting alone. Thanks everyone for being interested so far, looking forward to seeing that number hopefully rise even higher as the marketing campaign fully kicks into gear over the next month or so. 🙂

GOOD MORN. In case you missed it yesterday, we've just announced the new game from @freeze.ltd: It Takes a War. Watch the reveal trailer - it's made ENTIRELY of ACTUAL in-engine footage! 😍