Day 1 of NextFest. First up was AETHUS by @beacondev.bsky.social Take control of your old man's mining claim, but don't let the corpos find out about it. Also, why was it abandoned in the first place? Build your mining colony, unlock new tech and discover the truth #NextFest

Hey! I'm a solodev with a demo in NF for my sci-fi survival crafter, AETHUS, launching straight to 1.0 (no Early Access!) It's a survival game with an actual story - you've always got a reason to go out and explore, build up your base, or craft something new! bsky.app/profile/beac... #ShowCasey

The legendary @psykit.tv is streaming the AETHUS demo right now! They're doing such a great job, and really GET the game! Come and check it out! <3

The brand new AETHUS demo is now live as part of Steam #NextFest! 🎮 If you played the old one, you might want to give the new one a shot as your progress will carry straight into the game on launch next week, March 6th! 🔥 Check out the trailer and news post below! 👇 #GameDev shorturl.at/bbAbQ

The brand new AETHUS demo is now live as part of Steam #NextFest! 🎮 If you played the old one, you might want to give the new one a shot as your progress will carry straight into the game on launch next week, March 6th! 🔥 Check out the trailer and news post below! 👇 #GameDev shorturl.at/bbAbQ

Chuffed to wake up to a @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social article on AETHUS! 😍 Less than a month to go until launch now, and creators and press are playing the game! www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-former-roc...

Chuffed to wake up to a @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social article on AETHUS! 😍 Less than a month to go until launch now, and creators and press are playing the game! www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-former-roc...

One of my playtesters (who has now played the game through twice!...) also found time to crochet this miniature version of Roland! Isn't it the cutest thing in the world?!😍

One of my playtesters (who has now played the game through twice!...) also found time to crochet this miniature version of Roland! Isn't it the cutest thing in the world?!😍

Massive thanks to @piratesoftware.live and team for featuring AETHUS as part of #Indiecember! It was a blast doing the interview and awesome to see the game and my studio ethos resonating. Check out the VOD! 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5o2...

Massive thanks to @piratesoftware.live and team for featuring AETHUS as part of #Indiecember! It was a blast doing the interview and awesome to see the game and my studio ethos resonating. Check out the VOD! 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5o2...

When your playtesters are all finishing the game and can't stop going crazy over the ending and lore in the spoilers channel, you know you might have something cool.

Lovely to see AETHUS mentioned at the end of this @engadget.com article! Thanks for covering the release date announcement, folks! 💖 www.engadget.com/gaming/more-...

Hm, somehow I doubt your private equity firm/family wealth office/etc. really does want to buy my company, random cold email sender!

A mysterious corporate mining claim. An engineer on the brink of burnout. The chance for a fresh start, to build something of your own... Check out the Cinematic Story Trailer for AETHUS right now, launching straight to v1.0 on March 6th, 2026 on Steam! www.youtube.com/watch?v=31u6... #GameDev

🎙️ Looking for Scottish Gaelic voice actors for paid work on a small indie horror game set in the Highlands. 1 female role (~12 lines) 2 male roles (~5 & ~50 lines) Remote recording OK. DMs open or share if you know someone! Tapadh leibh #gamedev #horrorgame store.steampowered.com/app/4224960/...

A mysterious corporate mining claim. An engineer on the brink of burnout. The chance for a fresh start, to build something of your own... Check out the Cinematic Story Trailer for AETHUS right now, launching straight to v1.0 on March 6th, 2026 on Steam! www.youtube.com/watch?v=31u6... #GameDev

AETHUS features on @gamerant.bsky.social today!👩‍🚀⛏️ The header image is even from the game 🥰 gamerant.com/biggest-upco... #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #SurvivalGame

AETHUS features on @gamerant.bsky.social today!👩‍🚀⛏️ The header image is even from the game 🥰 gamerant.com/biggest-upco... #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #SurvivalGame

New game announcement! 📢 Imprinted is a Lynchian, audio-driven ghost story about creativity. A fakeOS narrative game where you play an audio engineer restoring the haunting and unsettling tapes of a late 1970s musician. But what happens when the audio listens back?

Are you a #ContentCreator, #Creator, or #Influencer interested in covering AETHUS ahead of launch in the coming weeks? 👩‍🚀⛏️ Get in touch below, link your channel and make sure you have a content email available!👇 Shares really appreciated to get the word out to the community! 💖 #IndieGame #GameDev

Are you a #ContentCreator, #Creator, or #Influencer interested in covering AETHUS ahead of launch in the coming weeks? 👩‍🚀⛏️ Get in touch below, link your channel and make sure you have a content email available!👇 Shares really appreciated to get the word out to the community! 💖 #IndieGame #GameDev

Happy New Year! 🎆 To celebrate AETHUS' arrival in Q1 this year, I've created a new Gameplay Deep Dive video, focused on Building! 🔨⛏️ Check it out!👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=plkw... #IndieDev #IndieGame #GameDev #IndieGameDev

Happy New Year! 🎆 To celebrate AETHUS' arrival in Q1 this year, I've created a new Gameplay Deep Dive video, focused on Building! 🔨⛏️ Check it out!👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=plkw... #IndieDev #IndieGame #GameDev #IndieGameDev

Big thanks to @orbitalpotato.bsky.social for featuring AETHUS in their 50 most-anticipated strategy games coming this year! 👩‍🚀⛏️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd_I...

Getting my wee girl enrolled early. Start as you mean to go on, after all!

Added an interesting new function to the game today! 🤔 #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGameDev

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Added an interesting new function to the game today! 🤔 #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGameDev

During @piratesoftware.live's stream of AETHUS last week a number of chatters were asking about UI scaling! I did already have a global UI scaling option, but I was inspired over the weekend to add a bespoke setting for each different UI element so you can set them individually! #IndieDev #GameDev

Had SUCH a fun time talking about AETHUS, gamedev, indie life and AAA with @piratesoftware.live who did an amazing job showing the game. Mega thanks to Thor and the team for the opportunity, and also to the hugely supportive chat community! 💓

Live in 90 minutes with @piratesoftware.live! Come check it out!

Check out the brand new first hour of AETHUS being streamed TOMORROW by @piratesoftware.live as part of his #INDIECEMBER Games Festival! Stay tuned afterwards for an interview with me, too! store.steampowered.com/news/app/254... #IndieGameTrends #IndieGaming

I'm in this! A wonderful not-allowed-to-tell-you-coz-it's-secret character. Though probably not in the first hour...so you'll just have to wait 🤐

Check out the brand new first hour of AETHUS being streamed TOMORROW by @piratesoftware.live as part of his #INDIECEMBER Games Festival! Stay tuned afterwards for an interview with me, too! store.steampowered.com/news/app/254... #IndieGameTrends #IndieGaming

The feeling of working for someone else and then doing your own thing is absolutely profound. Every dev should try it at least once in their life, I would say! Hopefully I never have to work for someone else again! 🤞

So chuffed to see AETHUS make the list this year! Big thanks to @botherer.bsky.social and @kotaku.com for highlighting awesome indie games! ❤️ (Thanks for letting me know about the broken trailer link😅)

So chuffed to see AETHUS make the list this year! Big thanks to @botherer.bsky.social and @kotaku.com for highlighting awesome indie games! ❤️ (Thanks for letting me know about the broken trailer link😅)

Hooray! The first of the Thanksgaming 2025 posts is up on Kotaku, with an epic TWENTY unknown indies to check out! I'm going to put up another 20 tomorrow. Spread it far and wide! kotaku.com/indie-games-...

More than 20,000 people have wishlisted AETHUS! tinyurl.com/aethus20k The end is in sight, and your support means the world ❤️ #IndieDev #GameDev #survival

More than 20,000 people have wishlisted AETHUS! tinyurl.com/aethus20k The end is in sight, and your support means the world ❤️ #IndieDev #GameDev #survival

AETHUS is an underground survival-crafting game, focused around a proper story with full voice-acting, that I'm developing solo after leaving my AAA job! Think a more story-driven #Subnautica, set in alien caverns... 👩‍🚀⛏️ Check out the demo and wishlist on Steam! #PitchYaGame

AETHUS is an underground survival-crafting game, focused around a proper story with full voice-acting, that I'm developing solo after leaving my AAA job! Think a more story-driven #Subnautica, set in alien caverns... 👩‍🚀⛏️ Check out the demo and wishlist on Steam! #PitchYaGame

AAA strikes again. Ginormous megacorp prefers to settle for big cash in 30+ employment tribunals for wrongful termination rather than allow unionising! Take them for all they're worth and then go start your own crew, gang! ✊

What could this mean?...

Today's joyful gamedev experience - a negative review for the demo from someone who hates tutorials! But... apparently can't spell or form coherent sentences.

Big thanks to @ign.com for featuring AETHUS' Gameplay Deep Dive - 'The Menagerie' on their GameTrailers channel! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ino5... #GameDev #IndieGame #SurvivalGame

I'm looking to cast a new #VoiceActor for AETHUS! This is a freelance, paid position! Male, 60+ voice-age, UK/EU-based. Native Scottish accent preferred. Email: hello(at)pawsmonaut(.)games with your reel! Please share and spread far and wide! #GameDev #VoiceActing #CastingCall #IndieDev #GamesJobs

I'm looking to cast a new #VoiceActor for AETHUS! This is a freelance, paid position! Male, 60+ voice-age, UK/EU-based. Native Scottish accent preferred. Email: hello(at)pawsmonaut(.)games with your reel! Please share and spread far and wide! #GameDev #VoiceActing #CastingCall #IndieDev #GamesJobs

Preach!