⚔️ATTENTION SWORDMASTERS⚔️ A GIGASWORD patch was just released to Steam, GOG, and Epic, fixing long loading and saving issues. Console patch coming ASAP. Check out the patch notes!

IT'S TIME!!! HE'S LIVE!!! Come watch our HEAD of Marketing (get it?) school everyone in the way of the Montabi live on Twitch! @playmontabi.bsky.social @mankibo.bsky.social @buddysola.bsky.social

Our indie game MONTABI is all about: 🃏 Team deckbuilding ♟️ Turn-based tactics 👾 Monster taming 🏙️ Vibrant city map

MASSIVE congrats to Cabernet!

🎓Let's meet our classmates...Part 2!🔪 Kumitantei: Old School Slaughter - Episode One Coming April 23rd! @kumitantei.com #indiegames

Friday on the Akupara Twitch, the master himself, our own Buddy Sola, takes us all to school as he rocks some Montabi action to kick off your weekend! 🐢🐢🐢 @playmontabi.bsky.social @mankibo.bsky.social @buddysola.bsky.social

Ever wondered what it’s like to have your name listed in the credits of a game? Akupara is looking for some true game lovers to help make our games the best they can be! Click the link below to apply!

😖 Don't you hate having to learn all your new classmates? 🧑‍🎓 Kumitantei: Old School Slaughter - Episode One Coming April 23rd! @kumitantei.com #indiegames

【Absolute MBTI】 🪖 Tamotsu Ishikame - CV: Bradley Gareth ESTP (Entrepreneur) Never afraid to act on an impulse, Tamotsu tends to act using his own moral compass than someone else's. #kumitantei

Morning already? Can I just sleep in another 5 minutes please?

Tune in to the Akupara Twitch this Friday to witness Montabi DOMINANCE from the top-ranked Montabi player in the country, our own Buddy Sola! 🐢🐢🐢 @playmontabi.bsky.social @mankibo.bsky.social @buddysola.bsky.social

Empathy or Apathy? Can you survive the hellish Apathy Experiment surrounded by mysterious classmates you don't even know if you can trust? Escape the Janus Institute with your empathy intact in the retro anime inspired adventure, Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter! Episode One - Available April 23rd

It's a deadly game of three-eyed cat and mice in the retro anime inspired adventure game Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter. Do you preserve your empathy or destroy your enemies without remorse, leaving nothing but destruction in your wake? THE CHOICE IS YOURS. Episode One - Available April 23rd

Miss yesterday's livestream? Our COO Alyssa and Rene Otto from DeviantLegal talked about 🚩 Publisher Red Flags! 🚩 Catch the VOD on Unity's YouTube and Twitch! Link below! @unity.com @discordiadystopia.bsky.social

We're live on Twitch playing Rain World! GUARANTEED to be entertaining.

🚨 CABERNET FANS 🍷 YOU’RE IN LUCK 🚨 Your last chance WASN’T your last chance to grab the Cabernet t-shirt & sticker bundle from @theyetee! THIS IS YOUR ACTUAL LAST CHANCE, so don’t miss out! Orders are live now!

【Absolute MBTI】 🩹 Erika Hakurei - CV: Ginger Sue VO ESFP (Entertainer) Erika prefers to spend time with others rather than being alone, having the ability to talk seemingly forever. #kumitantei

【BE KIND, REWIND】 Check out the Opening Movie for Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter below! ⤵️

Woah! Careful around the railing!

Ready to break through the noise with your game? 📣 Alyssa Kollgaard, COO of @akuparagames.bsky.social, shares an indie publisher’s perspective on overcoming the challenge of discoverability and the attention economy, and why they prioritize Unity for seamless porting. 🔗 on.unity.com/Akupara

Catch Alyssa Kollgaard and Rene Otto (founder of DeviantLegal) going live in an hour to discuss red flags to watch for in publishing contracts. Tune in to Unity's Twitch or YouTube at 12 PM EDT. @unity.com @discordiadystopia.bsky.social

Check out Kumitantei's Opening Movie 💖 🎓 Welcome the Absolute Class of '89

Unity will be hosting our very own Alyssa Kollgaard along with games lawyer and founder of DeviantLegal, Rene Otto, for a livestream on the Unity Twitch and YouTube channels Thursday, April 2nd. Join the stream at 12pm EDT to learn all you need to know about red flags in publishing contract terms.

Check out what one of our Montabi playtesters had to say!

So the Backrooms trailer just went up…but THIS is the teaser you don’t want to miss!!! @kumitantei.com @mangofactory.win

PRESS + CREATORS! 🔪Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter by @MangoFactoryEN launches April 23 and we want to give YOU a game key! 🤔Determine who can be trusted and who is out for themselves as you battle to preserve your empathy!💔 ❗️We're preparing to send out review keys very soon!❗️

Surreal. Challenging. Beautiful. Become the Stealer of Forms in GRIME II from our friends at Clover Bite. @playgrime.bsky.social The Details: 📆 - Available March 31 at 11:30pm Eastern 💵 - Discounts across all consoles 🪙 - Part of the Steam Daily Deal from March 31-April 1

Do you want to play Danganronpa and Ace Attorney while watching retro anime like Ranma and Inuyasha all at the same time but you don’t have 4 monitors and 4 hands? Check out Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter and see how all that is brought together in one awesome game.

DO NOT MISS THIS!!!

Unity will be hosting our very own Alyssa Kollgaard along with games lawyer and founder of DeviantLegal, Rene Otto, for a livestream on the Unity Twitch and YouTube channels Thursday, April 2nd. Join the stream at 12pm EDT to learn all you need to know about red flags in publishing contract terms.

The 2026 Unity Game Development Report highlights a shift from industry survival to building a sustainable future through faster development cycles and smaller, unique titles. Click the link below to view the report!

Which is worse? - Being trapped in school - Being surrounded by suspicious strangers - Knowing every decision you make could be your last - A three-eyed cat playing puppet master It's a deadly game of cat and mice in the retro anime inspired adventure game, Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter!

🚨GIGASWORD Patch Alert!🚨 Version 1.2.0 ⚔️PINS - Place 'em, mark 'em, remove 'em, the word is your oyster ⚔️ICONS - Secrets are now displayed on the map! Carrots, scrolls, and more! ⚔️NEW BOSS - NEW butt-kickin' provided by a lovely Kickstarter backer! ⚔️AND other balancing tweaks and bug fixes!

How to make awesome game recs: 🪝 Step 1: HOOK - Death game with memorable characters in classic anime style ⚓️ Step 2: ANCHOR - Think Danganronpa reimagined + Ace Attorney 🍦 Step 3: Whip out your wishlist and show them you wishlisted Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter!

At Akupara Games, we take gaming VERY seriously. #indiegames #indiestream

Yang Binglin, a 91 year old gamer known as "Game Grandpa", completed Resident Evil Requiem completely unassisted, using notes and maps that he wrote BY HAND. Stories like this prove gaming knows no bounds of race, gender, age or anything else. We're united by our love of games. #fortheloveofgames

SO YOU SURVIVED THE WEEK... What game are you getting lost in for the next 48 hours? (other than the new Darkside Detective Demo, obviously...) store.steampowered.com/app/3990360/...

Celebrate Women’s Month by getting a STELLAR deal on 6 great games led by powerful heroines, including Sorry We’re Closed and Cabernet, in this year’s Humble Heroines Bundle! Every purchase contributes to the Girls Make Games Scholarship Fund! Available until April 15th

🚨ATTENTION TWIN LAKES CITIZENS🚨 The first-ever demo for The Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon from spookydoorway is now LIVE! McQueen and Dooley are BACK and they are BITE-SIZED! In the demo case, Honey, I Shrunk the Detective… well, they get shrunk. That's the case.

FINAL WARNING! 🚨 The Omari plush campaign is entering its final hours. Don’t let this Nocturne legend fly away! You have until 12 PM PT today to secure yours before they’re gone for good.

Meet the Janus Institute’s Class of '89! Each with their own Absolute Talent, anyone would KILL to be accepted 🩸 You can find them in Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter on Steam!

📢 ATTENTION ABSOLUTE CLASS OF '89 📢 Episode 1 of Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter arrives on PC April 23rd! Investigate, solve, and expose your classmates in this episodic murder-mystery ADV card-battler inspired by retro anime 🔪

MIX + Kinda Funny Game Showcase goes LIVE IN 4 HOURS! 👀 👀 👀 Look for big announcements from both @kumitantei.com and @playmontabi.bsky.social. Thanks for hosting @kindafunnyvids.bsky.social.

Life’s simplest pleasure is death... or so they say Step into the mystery of Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter 🩸

We're Celebrating this year’s Outstanding Video Game nominees from @glaad.bsky.social 🏳️‍🌈🎮 For a limited time (March 5–April 30), get 10% off the Complete the Set Steam bundle featuring: Old Skies Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Cabernet The August Before The Rootrees are Dead Ambrosia Sky: Act One

Who would win in a card battle? The Silent or a Trainer with his Montabi? 🤔 Everyone at Akupara and @playmontabi.bsky.social is so excited for the release of Slay the Spire 2! Huge congratulations to @megacrit.com on the incredible game! 🥳

Under new management. Same nightmare energy. 🏨🩸 Hotel Barcelona relaunches TODAY with updates, new skins, all from Dark Product, and it’s part of a 15% off Complete the Set bundle with Sorry We’re Closed.

The Nocturne hero is officially halfway through his journey! 🦉🗡️ Don't let the wisdom of GIGASWORD pass you by. Only 14 days left to bring home this stern, 9-inch Omari plush from Youtooz!

WE HIT THE GOAL! 🍷🐈‍⬛🩸 The Cabernet Vampire Cat is officially funded! A massive thank you to everyone who backed, shared, and cheered us on. You guys are literal life-savers (or at least, plushie-makers).