This thread is blowing up all over again, so if you want to support our work and perspective… Maybe buy Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator, our new game, and leave a Steam review? It helps! store.steampowered.com/app/3642000/...

We've done a new game! If you like one or more of: * Tower defence * Scottish Space Dwarves * Retro vibes You should check this out right now!

"Don't worry, we do suck as much as you previously thought!" Did seem an odd one from the publishers behind Where Winds Meet.

Hey, I playtested this! Definitely one to watch if you're a fan of incrementals like Nodebuster or Digseum. Go try out the demo!

Top tip: to avoid having the British Union of Fascists logo on the side of your mock-up train, don't use horrible text-to-image AI slop instead of actual designers and artists. www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...

Sorry not sorry to yr wallet, friends youtu.be/ma3p_h-FEow?...

In 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐑𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐫𝐤𝐡𝐚𝐦 you can interrogate some of the strangest and most dangerous characters. Some will aid you in the investigation, while others will make your job harder. 𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟑𝐫𝐝! store.steampowered.com/app/3566870/The_Dark_Rites_of_Arkham

we should have a website where we rate game studio leads by how badly their toilet thoughts affect the reputation of their games

Knight's Path is "set in a grounded low-fantasy world inspired by the Holy Roman Empire... it is grounded in realism." Dragons? Check. Giant snails? Check. Homosexuals? ABSOLUTELY NOT HOW DARE YO—

Knight's Path is "set in a grounded low-fantasy world inspired by the Holy Roman Empire... it is grounded in realism." Dragons? Check. Giant snails? Check. Homosexuals? ABSOLUTELY NOT HOW DARE YO—

The mysterious TR-49 is out later today and is yet another excellent narrative experience from the folks at @inkle.co, wrapping deduction mechanics, audio drama, and intrigue together into one superb game. Read (or watch) our review here: 📝 indieloupe.com/tr-49 📽️ youtu.be/P3BO5LlhoGU #indiegames

Heading for the first anniversary of Citizen Sleeper 2 next week (time just doesn’t stop does it 😅) this means: 🚫 no more Game Pass, play now or buy forever Xboxers! 💫 something cool will definitely happen but its a secret

This video analysis is one of the best ruminations on why generative AI has no place in creative endeavors. Give it a watch.

Trying (and probably failing) to word this in a non-grovelling way... This video is the most effort I've put into anything for IndieLoupe, but, for whatever reason, is doing pretty terrible numbers in terms of impressions & views. ...so, I'd really appreciate any love you can give it. Thanks!

The Ratline is part of Steam Detective Fest, starting tomorrow store.steampowered.com/app/3756940/...

Hey @discord.com, if you already know these answers, are you just like, evil? Or what?

While no one could possibly play every incredible indie from this past year, there are tons of wonderful titles out there for every gaming style. We're shining a spotlight on some 2025 indies that deserved a little more attention and are more than worth your time! nosmallgames.com/2026/01/11-o...

I'm increasingly horrified by what I see happening around me and often feel powerless. But there are so many ways to resist. These are my thoughts on fighting back in one way I know how: With indies.

Excellent thread here! A good few games I'd heartily recommend & a bunch more I now want to try out:

With the Steam Winter Sale winding down, don't forget these great 50 indie recs to see if something calls to you!

2025 was a big year for me in gamedev! Rose and I normally make a jam game or two a year, but this year I also happened to stumble into a really nice community of narrative deduction game fans and got inspired to dive even deeper. 🧵 This is a Jamwitch 2025 recap thread! jamwitch.itch.io

I love the ~idea~ of being able to interact with a character and get something truly novel and unexpected out of the experience. Like, it ~would~ be neat to go to Westworld and get lost in the 'realness' of the characters, try to push the systems to build an adventure. But LLMs can't do that

It is fucking wild The Escapist accused Blue Prince of using AI without sources. The game that ASKS you to comb through its world and art with a fine tooth comb, which AI is awful for! It's the fine details it gets wrong that makes us know it's AI! It couldn't have used it without people noticing!

Just spied this while showing Many Nights a Whisper to someone – congrats on the "Overwhelmingly Positive" @deconstructeam.bsky.social & @selkieharbour.com! If you've not played it: it's a wonderful experience that v. much stays with you, and it's currently like 2 euros/dollars/pounds. Go get it!

Our Top 10 Indies of 2025 List is now live! We got big games! We got little games! We got games from small teams! We got games from solo devs! We got games that make you laugh, we got games that make you think, we got games that make you cry. We got indies, y'know?

New devlog for my Pokemon-inspired deduction game, My Friends the Monster Trainers! Featuring a lot of my typical narrative deduction design thoughts, a general devlog with some behind-the-scenes screenshots, and what's next for MFTMT! celia14.itch.io/my-friends-t... #indiedev #gamedev

John does great work, happy to support a vital channel for indie recommendations 🥳

This is genuinely my favourite thing at the moment – such a nice little way to start your day and get your brain into gear! (play Celia's other games too they're great)

Our final (we think!) review of 2025 has just gone live! @bluebackpack.bsky.social's The Berlin Apartment sees players take control of five characters over the course of a century, touching on some of the city's most important moments in compelling & poignant ways. #indiegame | #gaming | #review

All of the companies that make the software I use are increasing their prices, to account for an "investment" in AI. I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".

Then we should do as its title suggests

Really enjoying @celia-14.bsky.social 's new game The Daily Spell - jamwitch.itch.io/the-daily-sp... - it's a daily drop quote game that expands the lore of a magical world.

I’m soooooo ready

yes please

I recently asked "Should you be able to kill the quest giver?" over here obn BSky, and got a load of interesting thoughts and solutions. Instead of letting htem all die with the thread, I wrote an article about it on my blog. www.nullpointer.co.uk/should-you-b...

your dead AI mother loves you so much ❤️

Guess narrative must be important to me, because this is a truly exceptional set of games:

A Case of Fraud is a new Roottrees-like (I guess that's a genre now?) from @hesperusgames.bsky.social where instead of filling in a family tree, you're filling in an organisational chart. Great for Roottrees fans, but also as an introduction to this type of game. Watch our review below! #indiegame

We're so happy to announce that Many Nights a Whisper has been nominated for Bite-Sized Game at the 2025 Indie Game Awards 🏹🌠 Thank you @indiegameawards.gg, to our co-developers @deconstructeam.bsky.social, and to everyone who has played!

Received from Poland and added to the studio accolades shelf today. Thanks again to Amnesty for the recognition 🙏

azhdarchid.com/against-metr... I really do hate the term 'metroidbrania'. I think so do many of you. Let's nip it in the bud before it becomes something people are financially invested in.

One of our favourite games from Next Fest just entered early access! Go roll some dice:

Tilemancer Dungeon is 25% off this week ! 🎉 If you want to... you know... buy it... ☺️ 👉 s.team/a/2998990 👈 #IndieGames #Steam #Discount

New review! Today we're being mean about @freeze.ltd's new team-based tactical shooter, and the group of people we got teamed up with when we tried it out. Weird community, weirder vibes, kinda weird video. 4:3 aspect ratio looks nice, though! Watch it here:

UK based trans peeps! Have been approached by a charity working with LGBTQIA+ communities and I’d like to double check that the good vibes I’m seeing are legit. If you’re chill with me DMing you about it, please drop a reply below 🙏

Y'know, we say a lot of different things about a lot of different games, yet THIS is the quote that gets picked up for promotional use...

Did we mention that we too have our "Best of Next Fest" video out?! Feat. 8 wonderful games from: @daedalic.bsky.social @freeze.ltd @friedemanna.bsky.social @meeplecorpgames.bsky.social @minakatadynamics.bsky.social @monovoid-co.bsky.social @spider.oddspider.com & Paper Cult!

Not enough people are playing/talking about Heroes of the Seven Islands! It deserves (in my humble opinion) bigger numbers than this – such a fun game, especially for fans of old-school CRPGs. Go play it!

The #AGDAs25 Winner For Game of the Year is... The Drifter by Powerhoof