@kiwi-ghost.bsky.social , @crispystar.bsky.social and I made this little short for Cartoon Recruit's animation jam, but we went a little overtime and missed the deadline 😅 So here it is now in all its glory- the theme was Doot doot! 🎺💀 [ #art ]

If the girl and the butler can uncover the murderer, then only one of them will be absorbed into the house.

I love that this calls out the momentum and pacing. TH moving faster at the end (because that flows naturally from the mechanics and setup, no less!), rather than bogging you down in a super challenging final level, is one of its biggest revelations to me. It works so well with the horror theme.

Besides being psyched for this game, can I just say this is a big deal for the “narrative deduction is a good genre name” club 😄

🚨⚠️ Release Date Disclosure! ⚠️🚨 TRAILER: VIDEO EVIDENCE, see below. Please watch, assimilate and share. DESIGNATION: TR-49 GENRE: NARRATIVE DEDUCTION / AUDIO_DRAMA DATE: 21st JANUARY PLATFORMS: iOS / PC / Mac / Deck This is what we know, so far.

"Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Heaven’s Vault, Overboard! and A Highland Song." Well that's eye-catching.

Hey, did you know that I wrote some reflections on the development of Mind Diver right before launch? Here are all the posts in one accessible place: 0: Intro: bsky.app/profile/breu... 1: Art v Commerce bsky.app/profile/breu... 2: Inspirations bsky.app/profile/breu... #gamedev #minddiver #indiedev

For #screenshotSaturday, a scene of Agent Epsilon confronting shady diamond-cutter Jasper Van Cleeve. It's been great having the time off of both work and school, and we've used that to make a TON of progress on Puzzle Spy International this week. 😁💪 #indieGame #gameDev #puzzleGame #thinkyGame #VN

@jamwitch-games.bsky.social I really enjoyed Interstellar connection! Nice little bite-size game for an evening.

Death at Sycamore Hall from @hesperusgames.bsky.social promises some magic with our mysteries in 2026. After A Case of Fraud, I was excited to see what's next, and this looks very cool. steampowered.com/app/4189100

The Daily Spell (by @jamwitch-games.bsky.social): An other daily puzzle, with a story that you uncover, and a puzzle genre that I don't see often. A dropping letter puzzle that revealed the title of a journal article, that even play with past days knowledges.

2026 has the potential to be an even better year for detective games than last year, which had at least 46 releases! I made a thread here for upcoming games I am aware of. If I have played the Demo or Playtested it, I will describe the games a bit, as well as when they state their release dates.

I just want to give a huge shoutout to @roottrees.com, a game that completely changed my 2025. First off, the game: the combination of search with fill-in-the-blank deduction hit the spot for me and made me eager for more. It kicked off a year of playing, thinking about, and making deduction games.

It's Thinky Awards season! The fine folks at @thinkygames.com invited me to be a juror again, so here's my brief impressions of all the nominees I played. There are a few days left in the Steam winter sale and many of these are discounted, so check them out! A 🧵 david.reviews/articles/thi...

(17/31) My Friends the Monster Trainers (by @celia-14.bsky.social) is a bite-sized Roottrees-style game where you identify information about Pokemon. It's extremely charming and plays in a single sitting. More please! celia14.itch.io/my-friends-t...

Such a useful list from a detective game expert! This was a great reminder of all the small, free games out there that I really want to try, as well as the awesome Steam releases this year. Thanks for highlighting this great year for detective games!!

My Friends The Monster Trainers from @celia-14.bsky.social 'Gotta deduce 'em all! is an amazing tagline for this game, mixing deduction and the world of monster training. Play this. That's an order. celia14.itch.io/my-friends-t...

The Case of the Dungeon Descent from @celia-14.bsky.social This game is a short but good game about discovering the events of the past with searching for scenes, and deducing more leads. A must try! jamwitch.itch.io/the-case-of-...

New devlog for The Daily Spell focused on combining story with a daily puzzle! Featuring how I was inspired by @gamesam.bsky.social, @milkbaggames.bsky.social, and @thinkygames.com's daily games (for better or worse?? 😄) and how great drop quote puzzles are. jamwitch.itch.io/the-daily-sp...

Find the Frog (@willow-flame.bsky.social) "At the prince's birthday party, people have started turning into frogs! Use your magic powers to turn them back!" PWYC to download / play on itch.io - Windows, Browser: warpdoor.com/2025/12/30/f...

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

Reminder to vote for the Thinky Awards! If you're into deduction games that'll have you busting out a physical notebook, @roottrees.com is nominated in a few categories. Also, The Incident at Galley House should be your "Most Anticipated Game." As for "Best Content Creator," follow your instincts!

Hearing a real author whose books I loved is enjoying my experiment in narrative x daily puzzles really made my day!! 💕 People enjoying the The Daily Spell makes me excited to keep going with it and doing my best! 💪

Also I couldn’t sleep last night & self-soothing by playing this game was like reading a short story by setting type & I mean that as a compliment

Happy Holidays from Evil Trout Inc! Here's a little Christmas Card we made to thank our fans for an amazing year and to tease our next game, The Incident at Galley House.

This year I joined the Confounding Calendar again. It's a puzzly advent calendar, each day you get a new game from a different developer. This is A Confusing Map. Somebody described it as "grandma directions simulator", which is accurate. Is playable on mobile🗺️ ludipe.itch.io/a-confusing-...

I am working on a new murder mystery game. You are a psychic investigator figuring out what happened on a tobacco plantation in 1930s Borneo where everyone mysteriously disappeared. Tech demo of how the mechanics of the game will work is up on YouTube: youtu.be/aeWo1su0Z8Q?...

Gift Jam is back for its 10th edition🎁 Make something small for a friend, your partner, or a relative. Thank them for their help during a hard time or just for making life a little happier. That's the theme! More info on @itch.io Banner by @isi-cano.itch.io. itch.io/jam/gift-jam...

Clover's Quadrants has a trailer! If you've wanted to get a better idea of how the game actually plays, this video should help.

Celia writes so thoughtfully about game design on Discord, so it was fun to come across her devlogs! I highly recommend playing her full catalogue of narrative deduction games - they are each quite different but her narrative voice stands out as a highlight in all of them

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

⚠️ TR-49 -- an archive of books that don't exist ⚠️ We began investigating through a simple prototype - before we built the machine. The "game" has moved far, far beyond this now. But the old prototype is "playable". You may find it revealing. ❗ www.inklestudios.com/tr-49/pinboa...

Happy Steam Winter Sale! Mind Diver is 20% off. It's got 97% positive. It's award-winning! It looks pretty cool. It's got a nice story. You get to feel smart. It makes for a nice present. It's a game for a refined palate! You can get it here: store.steampowered.com/app/2259330/...

Ooh yes, this! Since playing Roottrees I’ve been noodling on an idea where to fill in the tree, you need to learn the family structure, kinship terms, and cultural practices of an alien society. Discovering those things is an awesome part of reading sff, so it could be great combined with deduction!

The Roottrees are Dead made the Onion AV Club’s best games of 2025 list. Also, Type Help, the next game Evil Trout Inc. is working on, is on the list too! www.avclub.com/best-games-2...

The 2025 Thinky Awards nominations are up and boy is it a strong pack this year! Get in your vote for Game of the Year, Most Anticipated, and Best Content Creator!

Mind Diver is nominated for Best Art Direction! Thanks so much to the Thinky people for nominating it :) Please check out the rest of the nominees. Thinky Games are doing a wonderful job of curating an interesting style and collection of games. Games for people who solve a crossword every Saturday.

My Friends the Monster Trainers got nominated for a Thinky Award!! 🎉 So exciting to see me and @rosekeller.bsky.social's work listed among some of my favorite games this year like Type Help and Clues by Sam! I hope it leads to more people playing and enjoying it! 💕 celia14.itch.io/my-friends-t...

WOW! Puzzle Spy International has been nominated for a Thinky Award for Most Anticipated Game! I'm beyond stunned... Thank you so much @thinkygames.com for the honor! 😊 #indieGame #indieGames #puzzleGame #thinkyGame #indieDev

We are nominated for a bunch of Thinky Awards! - Game of the Year - Most Innovative Game - Best Expansion (Roottreemania) Also, Type Help is nominated for "Best Free Game." We're remastering it as The Incident at Galley House, nominated for "Most Anticipated Game"! thinkygames.com/events/awards/

youtu.be/8zWldYdA-tw An excellent offering to the Wordle-like sphere of games. #indiegame #gamereview #ThinkyConJam #puzzle #fantasy

Played my new free puzzle yet? Deductopia: Scout Camp has been updated with new, trickier clues! Give it a shot! gwenckatz.itch.io/deductopia-s...

Hi #TeaseYaGame! Puzzle Spy international is a retro spy adventure where you solve thinky puzzles and chat with (or chat up!) contacts around the world. It's got wordplay puzzles, logical deduction and rules discovery. Demo available at s.team/a/3406690 and at mdashow.itch.io/psi-demo #puzzleGame

Investigating and incantations? Sign me up!

Currently going through @jamwitch-games.bsky.social backlog of games on jamwitch.itch.io, this one and The Case Of The Dungeon Descent are my favourites so far but each one has been a little gem of cute puzzly delight with lovely worldbuilding! Big rec! 🩵

Over the last couple of days I have binged my way through the archive of The Daily Spell by @celia-14.bsky.social - I'm really enjoying the magical combination of puzzles and narrative: jamwitch.itch.io/the-daily-sp... I recommend!

✨The Daily Spell✨ is 1 month old today! 🎂 I wanted to try adding story and lore to a daily puzzle, and I'm really proud that people have been enjoying it every day! I'm excited to keep it going and keep improving. #gamedev #puzzlegame Check out the shiny new site! ✨ www.the-daily-spell.com

New devlog about my daily puzzle, The Daily Spell! It goes into details about the #ThinkyCon talks that inspired The Daily Spell as part of @thinkygames.com's Thinky Con Jam. Plus some other development notes, like my itch.io iframe woes and workarounds. jamwitch.itch.io/the-daily-sp...

Please enjoy my top 10 free browser games of 2025: 1. Type Help william-rous.itch.io/type-help 2. Dragonsweeper danielben.itch.io/dragonsweeper/ 3. Clues by Sam cluesbysam.com 4. Stimulation Clicker neal.fun/stimulation-... 5. The Collector split82.itch.io/the-collector

I really enjoyed learning about this philosophy on making small games and would love to explore it, so a jam around it is great! 🐶 I definitely don’t have time to join, but I’ll appreciate the idea from afar…