Deductopia has a trailer! Get the first glimpse of the fun new puzzles you'll get to play when the full game is out! youtu.be/P3GY9aH3N0E

We made a new game for #LDJam 59! "Nest, this is Pilgrim": nozomu57.itch.io/nest-this-is... Make yourself comfortable and tune in to receive another message from outer space. Small (15 min) and bittersweet narrative journey. Hope you'll like it! #gamedev #ld59 #godot

I'm never not happy to see a new narrative deduction game, but one with a language puzzle? Set in an eerily familiar alien world? That I can complete before bedtime? What a delight!

For #LDJam, @rosekeller.bsky.social and I teamed up with Marcus and @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social to put together an ambitious narrative deduction game! Decode foreign words, untangle relationships, and solve a complex family tree. jamwitch.itch.io/trevosa #gamedev #ld59 #ludumdare

Plugging away at our LDJam game! It’s really shaping up!! If only it weren’t for things like sleep and work taking up time haha But… I completely forgot about The Daily Spell bonus puzzle and newsletter, whoops! Thanks for being patient and I’ll send something Tuesday if not tonight.

Ive been loving experiencing this story for the first time in this fun, unique way. some mornings i find myself looking forward to the daily spell even more than before with the original world! (which was incredible btw)

Setting The Importance of Being Earnest as dropquote puzzles for The Daily Spell has been so fun! Some real bangers this week, I gotta say. Tuesday was a bit of a monster in terms of length, but this part is just so silly, I had to use it!! Here, try it: www.the-daily-spell.com/puzzle/2026-...

I'm alive. 💜 Ludum Dare 59 kicks off in ~10 hours! Final Round Theme Voting is on! My sincere apologies if this is the first you've heard (It's been a difficult few days 😅). ldjam.com Invite code is "FIVENINE". I'm about to catch-up account approvals, and will continue throughout the day. #LDJam

Slayborg and the team made BIG changes today to improve stability and load times. Check it out in game now! play.novaisland.com/playnow

Hi #PortfolioDay! ✨🎨 I'm Lya, a french artist & designer creating colorful indie games! 🌸 Thank you @portfolioday.bsky.social for hosting this event 💜

InterfaceX26 starts today! a Steam event of games featuring fake and fictional OS. "Everything is going to be ok" is part of it. interfacex.net "More than 150 developers and publishers have come together to launch InterfaceX26, a week-long Steam sale and livestream running from April 27 to May 4."

Here are some reviews for Puzzle Spy International. The Launch Sale is still going on for 2 more days so grab it for 15% off while you can! #puzzleGame #thinkyGame #indieGame #indieGames #sale #launchSale

🎉 NEW STEAM PAGE ALERT 🎉 I'm thrilled to announce that we're starting to work on a new project! 👀 Stolen Heart is a Magical Girl Deck Builder! Choose your equipment & spells to save the Heart of Magic from the Depths! 💖 ⚔️ Pick your Hero 🎨 Build your Deck 🐸 Fight Monsters

It is 17776 day and there's never been a better time to read this bizarre, touching multimedia piece about space probes and future football. www.sbnation.com/a/17776-foot...

Do you like daily word puzzles? Do you like witty jokes, mistaken-identity shenanigans, or the name Ernest? The Daily Spell has begun a new phase: we're serializing Oscar Wilde's comedic play, The Importance of Being Earnest, one puzzle and hilarious snippet a day. Join us! www.the-daily-spell.com

We're incredibly honored to be Kotaku's "Indie of the Week" and just love this thorough review from @botherer.bsky.social, who totally got what we were going for here! 😁 kotaku.com/puzzle-spy-i...

I have a bunch more to finish up on the v2 code and transition stuff for The Daily Spell, but I'm taking a break this evening to pick out lines from The Importance of Being Earnest to set the puzzles for upcoming weeks. I'm giggling like crazy. I can't wait for everyone to get to April 14! 😁

Just wrapped up Puzzle Spy International from @agentepsilon.bsky.social. This was a really nice collection of puzzles that mostly made me feel smart, and occasionally I completely missed. Fortunately, there's a progressive hint system for my dense moments! store.steampowered.com/app/3406690/...

I absolutely adore Puzzle Spy International! The rule discovery and multilayered aspect of the puzzles isn’t like any word game I’ve played before, and on top of the really fun puzzles, it has the most charming art and style. 🤩

Today is the start of The Daily Spell's serialization of The Importance of Being Earnest! www.the-daily-spell.com I've been working hard on the new UI and I've still got a lot left to fix, so I'll post more after that's more final. But feel free to let me know any feedback as you try it out!

Puzzle Spy International launches TOMORROW on Steam for Win, Mac, and Linux! Grab some friends and work your way through fun, challenging wordplay, deduction and rules discovery puzzles. Talk to contacts and flirt with them (or not as you see fit.) Save the day! #indieGame #indieGames #puzzleGame

The Red Pearls of Borneo is now out on Steam 🎉 store.steampowered.com/app/4488860/...

We wrote up a blog post explaining how we create the background art for The Incident at Galley House: eviltrout.com/blog/2026-03... #gamedev #GodotEngine

If you're wanting a new detective / investigation game to scratch that Roottrees / Golden Idol / Obra Dinn itch, The Ratline by @timsheinman.bsky.social has just been released! Here's my developer interview with him about the game, a thriller all about Nazi hunting! youtu.be/usqBTaNHk7E?...

I've got a Daily Spell announcement: the current story will end after next week, and the daily puzzles will continue with a different story. I'm really proud of the world and story I created, but it's time to switch to serializing a public domain work and have some free time again!

The full-length Deductopia demo is OUT NOW on Steam and Itch! Play the first 3 rooms for free and get a first look at our overworld map, lots of new art, new QOL and accessibility features, and more! store.steampowered.com/app/3515580/...

Volume two of Syl's Indie Game Recs, my zine where I recommend a bunch of small games I loved, is up! (If you're having trouble seeing it, you can use your mouse's scroll wheel to view each page more closely.)

The Ratline is a must-play for fans of narrative deduction, offering a significant level of challenge through some of the most well-designed puzzles we've seen in the genre. (And also a cute dog!) Watch our review here: youtu.be/5O5Cr5tR96M

So excited this is out! It's a must play for detective game fans - it's got lots of challenging puzzles and a satisfying variety of sources of information, which made me feel clever as I hunted down answers and put the pieces together. 🔎🐀

📣 As of today, Murder at the Birch Tree Theater is available on Mac and PC! Check out my musical theater murder mystery! 🔪🎭👾 store.steampowered.com/app/2864590/... #gamedev #indiegames #adventuregames #pointandclick

Ready? It's tomorrow. store.steampowered.com/app/3756940/...

This upcoming surreal, hand-drawn detective game is inspired by Obra Dinn! thinkygames.com/news/dig-thr...

why is the new @thinkygames.com thinky dailies rival character kinda 💅

The Red Pearls of Borneo Steam Release Date announcement youtu.be/z5GvdDX34us?...

If you feel like playing cozy games with a strong narrative and a female protagonist, you might want to check the bundle we created with @glowfroggames.bsky.social @katekillick.bsky.social 💖 Both games were released last week and are on sale atm! store.steampowered.com/bundle/69406...

Just in time for GDC: The Deductopia full demo is out now! Featuring three scenes, new music, updated art, new QoL features, and much much more! store.steampowered.com/app/3515580/...

A Case of Fraud is in the sale with a 20% discount! Our Curious Cases bundle is especially good value right now since The Case of the Worst Day Ever by @herogameco.bsky.social is also in the sale 😎 #bossbabes lol

Our favourite release of 2026 has come from an unexpected source: it's an entirely free game from hobbyist developer @bushmonkey.bsky.social. The Red Pearls of Borneo is a wonderful deduction game which everyone should check out! Read/watch here: 📝 indieloupe.com/red-pearls 📽️ youtu.be/n6kfVf4HWs8

The Detective's Apprentice is part of the @wingsfund.me Women's Day Sale on Steam! If you haven't yet tried the demo, play it here: store.steampowered.com/app/3618570/ Be sure to check out all the other lovely games in #WomensDaySale: store.steampowered.com/sale/womensd...

It's happening! Cozy, emotional, poignant scrapbooking game Pieced Together is OUT NOW on Steam! Tell your friends! Leave us reviews! 20% launch discount! GO GO GO 🥳 🥳 🥳 zurl.co/KH2jV

The Red Pearls of Borneo is Coming Soon to Steam. It will still be 100% free. Wishlist it now! store.steampowered.com/app/4488860/...

This week in The Daily Spell, a story from guest writer Mo about an eerie apparition! 👻 Thursday's article made me giggle out loud when I read it, I can't wait for people to enjoy it! Check out this week's puzzles at www.the-daily-spell.com You can find Mo's work at mostanton.itch.io

🎉 Season 2 of Thinky Dailies starts now! Join our daily adventure of bite-sized puzzles as our hero learns more about the mysterious Solvers. Catch up on Season 1 any time! thinkygames.com/dail...

Öoo is now available on Nintendo Switch! 🎉 If you have friends who don’t own a PC, I’d really appreciate it if you could recommend the Switch version to them! 🐛💣 www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/...

If you saw "tapesty" today, same problem as below. Refresh will fix it. It happened twice because even when I have the whole week ready in draft form, I'm still doing the final versions at the last minute. Will I never learn?? I'm adding some kind of auto refresh today to fix this going forward.

In an exclusive interview with William Rous and co-developers Black Trout Inc (The Roottrees Are Dead), we cover the new remaster of The Incident At Galley House, what makes a compelling puzzle, and what separates a good mystery game from a great one. gameobserver.com/the-incident...

Hope you’ve cleared your weekend, because we’ve picked nine of our favourite demos from this edition of Steam Next Fest for you to get stuck into! Read (or watch!) the list below: 📝 indieloupe.com/next-fest-feb26 📽️ youtu.be/yburR-vJw6s #indiegames | #nextfest

I really enjoyed the demo for Puzzle Spy International. A lot of my recommendations are for deduction games, but I’m also a huge fan of crosswords and other pencil/paper stuff. The demo has a puzzle that’s not in the game which is cool! store.steampowered.com/app/3406690/...

PSA, if you see a suspiciously short puzzle today on The Daily Spell, it's because your tab has the old incomplete data. Please refresh to get the real puzzle/article! I'm so sorry for the mix up!

Thinky Dailies is now available for everyone to play — no sign-in needed! 🧩 Every day, a new handcrafted puzzle with different rules. 📖 Catch up on the adventure so far before season 2 begins next week! thinkygames.com/dail...