In Forbidden Solitaire (1995) you play as a wizard on a quest to find the secret to eternal life, said to be hidden away in the darkest pits of the 'Forbidden Dungeon'. No record of the game's ending is known to exist. 💙Wishlist on Steam: tinyurl.com/ywj43ptj 💜Wishlist on GOG: tinyurl.com/2s3sv45j

Hold onto your eyeballs, we’ve got some chilling news coming up next week about Forbidden Solitaire 👁️👁️ Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/... #screenshotsaturday #horror

The team recently added the greatest horror of all to Forbidden Solitaire - forced puns. 👁️🔥 💙Wishlist on Steam: tinyurl.com/ywj43ptj 💜Wishlist on GOG: tinyurl.com/2s3sv45j

We're excited to officially host this week's #TurnBasedThursday! Devs: Reply with your #TurnBased game, screenshots / videos and Steam link Let's all support each other by ❤️ 🔁 and adding to your wishlists. Thanks! #indiegames #gamedev #indiedev

Unintentional comedy gold:

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New hand gems getting made for Forbidden Solitaire this week! As we all know, Wizards can only unlock the power of magical gems by shoving them directly into their flesh. 💎👁️ Wishlist Forbidden Solitaire: 💙Steam: tinyurl.com/ywj43ptj 💜GOG: tinyurl.com/2s3sv45j

Behind the Scenes: Our Studio’s 2025 Revenue Breakdown (new Patreon post) www.patreon.com/posts/147469...

By some dark miracle it still lives... how could it still be living? 💀🩸 💙Wishlist on Steam: tinyurl.com/ywj43ptj 💜Wishlist on GOG: tinyurl.com/2s3sv45j

Regency Solitaire 1 and 2 are still on sale. Maybe you'll end up liking it like this person:

It's the last day of the Steam Winter sale! If you feel like seeing in 2026 in a chill way, check out Regency Solitaire II, or Shadowhand Solitaire for something more swashbuckling. store.steampowered.com/publisher/Gr...

'Forbidden Solitaire is ostensibly about you finding and playing a spooky ‘90s CD-ROM solitaire game—think The 7th Guest but, y’know, solitaire—and getting way more than you bargained for. I have no idea what that means in gameplay terms, but I can’t wait to find out.' bsky.app/profile/kota...

I'm a big fan of all of Grey Alien's solitaire games but this one (a collab with Home Safety Hotline dev Night Signal) looks especially my jam.

'Forbidden Solitaire is ostensibly about you finding and playing a spooky ‘90s CD-ROM solitaire game—think The 7th Guest but, y’know, solitaire—and getting way more than you bargained for. I have no idea what that means in gameplay terms, but I can’t wait to find out.'

Haha. Mood.

New Year's Eve, and 125 years old today is 'The Darkling Thrush' by Thomas Hardy. (And when I myself read this poem, I often find myself becoming aware of that blessèd Hope from that frail and gaunt thrush ✨️)

2025 was a year for very normal game development. Wishlist Forbidden Solitaire! 🃏🩸 💙 Steam: tinyurl.com/ywj43ptj 💜 GOG: tinyurl.com/2s3sv45j

I'M SO EXCITED IT'S SOOON

Some recent highlights (amidst a few challenges). Grateful for family & friends 🥰 Happy New Year 🥳

We're making a dark fantasy 90's inspired solitaire game and it comes out in early 2026! 🃏🩸 Keep your eyes peeled, and preferably inside your skull. 💙Wishlist on Steam: tinyurl.com/ywj43ptj 💜Wishlist on GOG: tinyurl.com/2s3sv45j

Basically worked on this all year and it's nearly done. Also managed to amass quite a lot of wishlists, though more are always welcome, thanks! store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/... Also: - Lost a bunch of weight - Localised Shadowhand Solitaire and launched on casual portals - Worked with my son

"The kind of games we're making here, they're not for the faint-hearted." - Lucas B. Hart, Heartblade Interactive CEO (1994) 💙Wishlist on Steam: tinyurl.com/ywj43ptj 💜Wishlist on GOG: tinyurl.com/2s3sv45j

Socks I made for one of my sons for Christmas #knitting

True story: This game (it's a more casual version of our original Shadowhand game) led to us making Forbidden Solitaire. How? Well @slicknicklives.bsky.social played it and liked it, then contacted us to propose a team-up to make a horror solitaire game! store.steampowered.com/app/3199380/...

Festive content continues…

Indie Games I enjoyed in 2025 (they may not all be new in 2025). www.patreon.com/posts/146502...

Here’s @greyalien.bsky.social surveying what we call ‘the hills of the ancestors’. Around 40 minutes before the winter solstice on top of Eggardon hill fort.

There is nothing more festive than being hunted by robots, I say! And it is with that sentiment in mind that I bring you Sir, You Are Being Hunted, beloved and seminal stealth and survival game from Big Robot, a gift of 40% off. Cheers!

Had a rummage in the garden and made this 🙃💚

Indie dev pitfalls - advice to my past self www.patreon.com/posts/indie-...

So #TeaseYaGame is a new thing for #indiedev ? 💿 Coming early 2026 - Forbidden Solitaire. Wishlist on Steam / GOG 🪦 spread the curse...

Today I detailed my process of designing the joker cards and Jester character for Forbidden Solitaire! 👁️

NUMBERS! DATA! Postmortem - Shadowhand Solitaire. How did the casual version of our previous Shadowhand game sell? www.patreon.com/posts/145694...

Really hoping that anyone making a "Games to look forward to in 2026" list hasn't forgotten about our game, Forbidden Solitaire, which is due out early in 2026. store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...

The CD-ROM whirs. A strange face appears. Your sister sends you another police report. A card flips. You get a combo. Maybe your mother was right - you shouldn't be playing this game. 💿Wishlist Forbidden Solitaire: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...

Been having fun making "particles" for Forbidden Solitaire's various special jokers recently! 👁️

Apple & mincemeat before/ after

Made a little short to help promote this, if you want to share it: m.youtube.com/shorts/tfrhT...

🌊✨Launch Announcement: new undersea #Solitaire out today on Steam! Restore the shimmering kingdom of Atlantis / 100s of beautiful levels / soothing music / stunning visuals. Dive into the magic of Jewel Match Atlantis Solitaire 5 – Collector’s Edition! 🐚💙 store.steampowered.com/app/4162050/...

My unique floor chicken Xmas baubles continue to spark joy 🤩

W Graham Robertson's 'Piper at the Gates of Dawn' illustration apparently got a visitor kicked out of Westminster Abbey because Pan was looking a bit too satanic. Anyhow, that lore led to me buying this sweatshirt 😄 Perhaps I should wear it to all ecclesiastical buildings going forward...

Brief window into selling decade-old games on Steam: my sales flatlined from 2022 to 2024, but have recovered in 2025, seemingly because of being on Bluesky. The increased attention here has drawn the notice of streamers who played Sir and so on, leading to wishlists and sales. Odd business.

We are publishing this on Steam for our friends at Suricate Software on Thursday 11th December. Wishlist it now if you are a fan of the series or are curious. store.steampowered.com/app/4162050/...

'FORBIDDEN SOLITAIRE' Print Ads (Source: Desktop Gaming Monthly, 1995) 💙Wishlist on Steam: tinyurl.com/ywj43ptj 💜Wishlist on GOG: tinyurl.com/2s3sv45j

last few hours!

What do we get up to all day? www.patreon.com/posts/144889...

What weird and wonderful cards do we have up our sleeve for Forbidden Solitaire? Here's a peek behind the curtain in our latest Dev Diary (which anyone can view free on our Patreon). #indiedev www.patreon.com/posts/forbid...

Undertow

"Technology used to feel like this eldritch, unpredictable, unknowable thing." @slicknicklives.bsky.social lets the cards decide with FORBIDDEN SOLITAIRE and tells us about the day the family computer sent him screaming. MORE funland.itch.io/funland-zine... SUBSCRIBE www.patreon.com/funlandmag