RANT: The amount of “opportunities” we received from companies with “200,000” active backers for Kickstarter campaigns was crazy. 1. PAYING you is not an “opportunity” mate 2. We are running a campaign to RAISE money, becuase we’ve got none 3. I said leave me alone, STOP EMAILING ME /rant over

Feed the Scorchpot is created by me (a solo dev) and my wife (the artiste). A... labor of love? The story goes: - dragon gives you an island - only asks to be fed in return - fishy but ok - feed for 20 years to get out alive Simple enough. Try the demo! How good of job has my wife done?!

For the void that can be social media, or perhaps to all the people who enjoy seeing my account pop into their feeds: We're steppin' on up in the world (at least in our eyes) to become a game-publisher only 😎 ... the emoji was too much, wasn't it?

We rejected $17K in funding. Bit clickbait, but that's what our first Kickstarter for @scorchpot.indieformer.com raised before we canceled. Too much was going to physical rewards, not enough to game dev. But we picked up where we left off, with a new goal, and there's only 4 days left!

A huge shoutout to our returning backers! Even after the little bump we had with canceling the first campaign, you guys came back around and made the second time a success too. Short, and sharp this one. Then the real work begins 💪

Been quiet lately (surprise, we don’t live in social media), but we are back with a V2 of the Kickstarter project! Time to feed the dragon (again) 🧑‍🍳 www.kickstarter.com/projects/ind...

The Vampire Survivors team decided the next logical step was a turn-based dungeon crawler where you headbutt chests for loot. It uses a system that lets you play cards as fast as you can click. It translates the chaos of a bullet heaven into a deckbuilder whilst not being completely overpowered.

This is a strategy game where you're less of a general and more of a frustrated landscaper trying to facilitate a war. The writing is incredibly dense and self-aware, featuring "career options" like insurance fraudster and a fully interactive shower. It’s a weirdly personal, text-heavy trip.

Most games give you a mini-map, but this one just lets you follow your nose through the French countryside to find your family. It’s a low-stress exploration game where the main mechanic is rooting around in the dirt and being a nuisance.

Fighting a fast-food empire with a spirit-mech that runs on flavor profiles is peak indie. You have to match enemy "cravings" to break them, which is a nice way of saying you're overfeeding corporate goons to death. The vibe is very much "save the world, but make sure the seasoning is right first."

Everything in this world is hand-drawn 1930s rubber hose animation, but everyone has a Tommy gun. The contrast between the bouncy Mickey Mouse aesthetic and the gritty detective violence is jarring in the best way. It looks like a Sunday morning cartoon and plays like a fever dream.

Starting a run with Boggle logic and ending it with the infinite void is a choice. It turns a simple word game into a cursed math experiment. The goal is basically to commit crimes against linguistics to see how high the score goes.

The floor is literally a gamble because you only pick the row, not the tile you land on. You’re essentially falling down a hole and hoping the RNG gives you a treasure chest instead of a poison trap. It removes the safety of precise movement and replaces it with calculated dread.

The developer decided a tower defense game was too slow, so they put the base on wheels and forced you to drift while building. You are basically playing a high-speed logistics nightmare where you drop turrets out of a moving van to stop robots from denting the paint.

This is... embarrassing 😞 Despite being fully funded, we are officially canceling the @Scorchpot Kickstarter campaign. It was a hard call to make, but it’s the right one for the game and the community. Here is what happened (Thread)

A deckbuilder where you’re a medieval barber-surgeon treating plague-ridden villagers. You aren't playing cards; you’re managing trust, purity, and sickness while an ancient entity tries to rot your patients. It’s got that dark Inscryption energy and a difficulty curve that doesn't hold your hand.

City builders often get repetitive, but managing Roman water physics and aqueducts is a massive learning curve that pays off. You’re balancing urban sprawl against soil fertility and the literal wrath of the gods. It’s deeper and more demanding than Kingdoms and Castles, but stays just as charming.

Most VR sports games feel like tech demos, but VMX is a proper BMX sim. Tricks are done through actual physical gestures rather than button prompts, which makes sticking a landing feel earned. It even has a realistic spray-paint booth for your bike. A genuine must-play for anyone with a headset.

The "survival craft" genre needed a reset and building a base on a flying island-ship is it. You pilot your fortress through the clouds, loot floating dungeons, and reshape the terrain however you want. It's first-person, fully destructible, and makes the "base" feel like a vehicle for adventure.

Just backed it and you should too!

Incredible news: We’ve passed our 2nd Stretch Goal for @scorchpot.bsky.social! This confirms a future release for iOS and Android — a massive step toward our vision for the game. To celebrate our growing kitchen, we’ve added new tiers and a 48-hour Early Bird window.

Metroidvanias usually sacrifice story for movement, but this one puts them on the same level. You’re building a party of 16 fully-voiced allies while navigating a hand-drawn world that reacts to your choices. It feels like a JRPG inside a platformer, without the usual "grimdark" burnout.

A CRPG that feels like Disco Elysium dropped into a D&D campaign. - Your stats talk to you and have personalities - Investigation-heavy with a lot of political satire - Dice rolls for basically everything Esoteric Ebb. If you want an RPG where you can talk your way into a disaster, this is it.

A puzzle game about fixing stained glass in a kingdom in the clouds. - 20+ different logic rules to master - No procedural generation, every level is handcrafted - Very high "chill" factor The Artisan of Glimmith. Perfect for when you want to use your brain without the stress.

Games are the hardest creative thing a human being can attempt. That was my "argument" I had the chance to present over the weekend. Instead of creating slides, I turned it into a website. Hopefully you find some value (and appreciation) for the craft! It's a solid 30min read.

A surreal sandbox about a guy who stayed up past his bedtime and is now losing his mind. - You have a "Safety Blankey" glider - Total physics-based chaos with NPCs - Genuine PS1-era fever dream vibes Mr. Sleepy Man. It's weird, janky in a good way, and looks like a blast to mess around in.

A tactical spellcasting roguelike where you’re just an uncle trying to escape jail for a birthday party. - You draw elemental sigils to "weave" spells - Deep synergy between different elements - Gritty, hand-drawn art style Pluto. It’s a deckbuilder with a lot more "crunch" than the usual suspects

We launched our Kickstarter just over 24 hours ago. Fully funded in 3 hours. November: 10 people in Discord, no demo, no assets. Today: 200+ Discord members, public demo, funded campaign. This is what happened. 🧵

Somebody pinch me!

LIVE. WE ARE LIVE. We got here, launched a thing. And people are helping bring the project to life. Great to see all of this work come together, and people resonate 🙌

This is nerve-wracking. First Kickstarter campaign we've ever run. About 24 hours till we launch. Been working on this campaign since November last year. Wish me luck!

3D hack-and-slash meets bullet hell. You're an exorcist fighting demon girls and stealing their weapons. - Combat is fast and actually rewards parrying - Boss rush style intensity - Visuals are incredibly sharp Homura Hime. If you like DMC or NieR, this is a must-watch.

You’re a goblin chef making sushi out of slugs, caterpillars, and "freshly blended toads" for other goblins. - Roguelike restaurant sim - Your main enemy is the landlord, rent is due every 2 minutes - Tons of weird customers like "Poop Goblin" Goblin Sushi. Stressful as hell but the humor is great

This is a wordless Metroidvania. No text, no dialogue, no UI. - Extremely atmospheric (reminds me of Inside or Limbo) - Zero hand-holding - The art style and lighting are doing A LOT SELINI. It’s been in development for 10 years by a solo dev and it definitely shows in the polish.

It’s a deck-building roguelite, but instead of cards, you’re recruiting "mercenary pieces" for an auto-battler board. - Board game inspired turn-based strategy - Combine mercenary traits to find broken synergies - Permadeath, but you build up an Outpost for permanent upgrades Master of Piece.

This one is wild. It’s an anti-capitalist merge game based on Greek mythology. - Merge mechanics used for town-building - Artemis vs. her "billionaire" Olympian family - Mini-games that are basically match-3 auto-battlers Mythmatch. It’s like a cozy life-sim but with a lot more "eat the rich" vibe

If you’re into turn-based stuff, this one is a roguelite RPG that feels like a tabletop session. - 12 hero classes with deep synergy - Over 700 items and artifacts - 10 difficulty tiers if you actually want to suffer Valor of Man. Good pick if you want a strategy game you can just sink hours into.

This is a literal puzzle platformer where the level itself IS the puzzle. - Literal jigsaw mechanic - 100 levels that get surprisingly technical - Very chill, lo-fi aesthetic It’s called Piece by Piece. Honestly a clever way to make a platformer feel like a brain teaser.

CREATORS: Your dragon-feeding contract awaits. 🐉🔥 We’re looking for creators to give Feed the Scorchpot a crack! Similar combos of Balatro, strategy of Slay the Spire, and hand-drawn medieval vibes! We’ve got a Kickstarter launching April 14th and we want you in the kitchen with us. 🍳 Form below👇

Un aprèm plein de jeux indé cet aprèm chez twitch.tv/NuageDeMots ! (Mais seulement après être allé voter bien sûr ✨) Dawnfolk de @darenn.bsky.social : store.steampowered.com/app/2308630/... Feed the Scorchpot de @indieformer.com : store.steampowered.com/app/3966510/...

A great weekend for @scorchpot.bsky.social! Was great to see so many people come to feed the dragon. Thank y’all! Now onto the Kickstarter 💪

TGX BOUND. Come say hi and play @scorchpot.bsky.social if you’re around 🙏

I had the opportunity to try the Beta version of Feed the Scorchpot, which is a neat indie game that's basically Catan with Balatro's big math energy. Basically, roll the dice to generate resources, cook recipes, and feed a dragon with exponentially higher scoring requirements. 1/2

And here's your wrap on what games you should be playing this Feb: www.indieformer.com/p/showcase0226

When I set this page up, I remember seeing "0" followers and I thought: How am I even going to get people to click that notify me button. But here we are, cracking the triple digits 🎉

OFFICIAL: We are launching on April 14th! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ind... EEEEEEEEP

Anyone in my network here run successful Kickstarter campaigns and would be willing to give us some advice? We’ve been cooking one up and would love some eyes on it! DM me or add me on discord @joshchiodo

Woooo we are getting back into videos again, a short to the point one with some Hidden Gems this month! youtu.be/HshXq0-g_5A?... Next one coming at the end of the week 👀

I wrote a short blog post about my experience with the @indieformer.com #patchnotes game jam, and the story of how 86's went from Game Jam to Steam Demo in 5 months. Nothing ever goes to plan, but the jam in September really took a turn for us. 🔗 in🧵 #gamejam #gamedev #indiegame

Et retrouvez @haydenever.bsky.social pour Plinbo: store.steampowered.com/app/3948580/... Dawnfolk: store.steampowered.com/app/2308630/... & Feed the Scorchpot ! store.steampowered.com/app/3966510/... Thanks @rogueduck.net , @darenn.bsky.social & @indieformer.com for the trust ✨