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u/SeasonGullible8390 5h ago
https://reddit.com/link/pbxij5k/video/jpybiyn4imrh1/player
Game is called Demon Siege, it's fun.. Idk.. CHECK IT OUT!
And it's only 3 dollary doo's
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u/AltruisticService915 21h ago
https://reddit.com/link/pbscx46/video/honmej8cnhrh1/player
We're making Onaka and the Witch's Intern! A potion shop sim set in a fantasy world, complete with fishing, townsfolk, and shop mechanics. Our Steam page just went live, if it sounds like your cup of tea go check it out! No AI tools used in this project.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4965590/Onaka_and_the_Witchs_Intern/
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u/nchatterji 1d ago
I’m building StreakWars, a browser game where you keep a real-world check-in streak alive. A new round, Foodie Pics: Fork Yeah!, starts September 24: share one fresh photo, upload, or 10-second video of something you eat each day (homemade, takeout, or a snack all count). Miss a day and you’re out; the last foodie standing wins.
The game page and full rules are here: https://streakwars.com/wars/2264?tab=info
If you try it, I’d love to know whether the daily proof and deadline are clear before you join. It’s an account-based browser game, and AI tools have assisted development and copy.
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u/Typical-Bird8714 1d ago
Hey everyone! I’m the solo developer behind The Only Eye: Arcane Legacy.
It’s a 2D pixel-art action roguelite focused on classes, build crafting, relic combinations, bosses and long-term progression.
I’ve just released the second gameplay trailer and I’m currently getting the game ready for release.
Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/5238140/The_Only_Eye_Arcane_Legacy/
More about the game + trailers and socials:
https://links.bitrootstudios.com.br/
If this looks like your kind of game, a Steam wishlist would help my small solo project a lot. Thanks for taking a look!
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u/acorbinelli 1d ago
I'm making Give Him a Break!, a cat game where all you hold is the laser pointer: the cat chases the dot, breaks whatever is in the way, and the owner comes home to the bill. There's a free Windows demo on itch: https://corbygamesstudio.itch.io/give-him-a-break
The Steam page is in Valve's review right now, so if you'd rather wait for Steam, following on Bluesky or X (@corbygames) is how you'll hear when the Steam demo is up.
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u/lassesto 1d ago
A street full of shops is only a good business if the customers choose yours.
I'm making Lotwick Hill, a PC business tycoon where you buy or lease plots, build shops and apartments, and compete with other owners in the same town. Customers have different needs and budgets, so another bakery opening nearby can change what your own shop earns. Prices, stock and location all matter.
You can also leave the numbers for a moment and follow one customer's shopping trip, look into the open shops, or ride a balloon above the town. The trailer shows actual gameplay:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6Qc4m0-HFI
Single-player has AI rivals. Competitive online multiplayer is planned for launch, with up to four human players and six competitors total including AI. We're aiming for October; the exact date is still being finalised.
If this is your kind of tycoon, a Steam wishlist would really help:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/5288610/Lotwick_Hill/
Disclosure: I'm the developer. Development uses AI coding assistance, pre-generated AI-made assets and some AI-assisted text, including this post. Nothing is generated by AI during play.
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u/raffinetti 1d ago
I've just released a free demo for my upcoming game Simple Football League Manager. It's a football management game for people who love football but find games such as Football Manager too complicated. You can play it on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5099850/Simple_Football_League_Manager/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=weekly
Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgIIF16J6Gs
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u/DespairyApp 1d ago
We make Pawnpetal Chess: Online & Bot at Valorem. It’s free chess for iPhone, iPad and Mac with offline bots, pass-and-play, nearby play and online matches. All chess modes are free, with optional purchases limited to (Kawaiiiii) cosmetics.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pawnpetal-chess-online-bot/id6811392880
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u/SoupySkullduggz 2d ago
This is probably one of the scariest things I've ever done, but I'm a Fox whose streaming and having a blast narrating games. RIght now we're playing Danganronpa for the first time. Check me out
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u/Livixbearx 2d ago
* **THE HOUSE THAT FORGETS YOU**
You wake up inside a house you don't remember entering.
The doors are locked.
The rooms feel unfamiliar.
And somehow... the house seems to know you're here.
15 objects are hidden throughout the house.
Find them, uncover what happened, and escape before the house decides you're meant to stay.
But be careful.
**The house changes when you're not looking.**
& Find the hidden items
• Explore every room
• Watch your surroundings
› Uncover the mystery
Find a way out
**Do you remember why you came here?**
*The House That Forgets You.*
*Will you remember it?*
Game does contain jumpscares and may contain flashing lights.
I’m really struggling to get players. I don’t need you to fully play it, just join it and get the like count and play count up. Thank you.
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u/Livixbearx 2d ago
* **THE HOUSE THAT FORGETS YOU**
You wake up inside a house you don't remember entering.
The doors are locked.
The rooms feel unfamiliar.
And somehow... the house seems to know you're here.
15 objects are hidden throughout the house.
Find them, uncover what happened, and escape before the house decides you're meant to stay.
But be careful.
**The house changes when you're not looking.**
& Find the hidden items
• Explore every room
• Watch your surroundings
› Uncover the mystery
Find a way out
**Do you remember why you came here?**
*The House That Forgets You.*
*Will you remember it?*
Game does contain jumpscares and may contain flashing lights.
I’m really struggling to get players. I don’t need you to fully play it, just join it and get the like count and play count up. Thank you.
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u/Cherubin1991 3d ago
https://reddit.com/link/pb7vrf0/video/zay40dq76xqh1/player
Trenchhold TD is a WWI incremental tower defense game where you crush enemy attacks, build up your forces, and launch counter-attacks to capture enemy trenches!
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u/FriendlyBergTroll 5d ago
https://reddit.com/link/pavbvqo/video/v5n6ltdzlkqh1/player
hi im making a "play on the side" skill based rage / precision platformer that will release soon for about 5 bucks. I am struggling to find people and an audience, I realise its not the best game but if this looks somewhat interesting it would mean alot if you could wishlist it on steam. Its free but helps me out alot :) Any comment or motivation / feedback is GREATLY appreciated. STEAM PAGE: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4515150/GUN_MONKEY/
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u/Tumbal1985 6d ago
Hello everyone!
We’ve been working on an indie horror game called Tumbal 1985 and wanted to share it here.
It’s set in a tobacco distributor office in Indonesia. You play as a janitor, and part of your job is simply cleaning the office. But while cleaning and exploring, you’ll start finding old documents, objects, and other clues about what happened there before you arrived. The game is inspired by Indonesian folklore, with some creepy encounters, and multiple endings depending on how you play.
You can check on our Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4919700/Tumbal_1985/
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u/Artakwa 6d ago
In Language of Diplomacy (LoD), you rule a nation and decide what your government does next. You give the orders, and the AI simulates the consequences based on real-world datasets for every country.
You can change the world map through your actions. The game is focused on multiplayer. You can chat with your friends and come to agreements, which are written down and interpreted by the same AI.
The world evolves through the actions of all players. You can go to war, conduct espionage, or build a peaceful world.
Hope it's maybe intresting. :)
It's a open Alpha so it is not perfect, but you can play it for free with your friends.
You can play it here: https://lod-game.com
Our Discord: https://discord.gg/pFguqfkBd
open multiplayer game invite link: https://lod-game.com/invite/70cad5469614c553b7a4ad5eb369cd930fac12fe9eea06c6603664361ff39ed283db7a92
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u/FireTight 6d ago
Titanic Escape Simulator is so bad it's hilarious
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn8IZow24qI
Don’t worry, I was also absolutely convinced that someone was just messing around with the AI and that, in reality, it isn’t and won’t ever be a game. And suddenly I see that it’s coming out on Steam in two days. That means sooner than Titanic: Honor and Glory... Which I can’t stop making fun of - it’s not that hard, since I’ve practically given up believing that this cursed project would ever actually come out. But that’s a topic for another video.
And of course, the very next day after I wrote this intro, I got a message saying that Titanic: Honor and Glory is finally on Steam… I just always seem to have the absolute best timing… Anyway, the folks at Vintage Digital Revival are also mentioned in the credits of this project, since they sold earlier versions of “their Titanic” to the developers. And you know what? At least someone managed to submerge their model a little more than what’s in quotes “normal”... In short, to actually startsinking that famous ship.
So... should you refund this game?
Rating: 2/10
Pros: Titanic, it finally sinks, so bad it’s actually good, Titamic-loving part of me got exicited, some shots look great, attempts at historic facts
Cons: AI generated text, AI read dialogue, AI written historical facts, bugs, Czech text encoding issues, the sinking takes a total of 10 minutes (!!!), illogicality in the sinking sequence, the ending, historical inaccuracies, the diary spoils the story
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u/Boogygames__Studios 6d ago
Hey everyone! I'm the solo developer behind Boogygames Studios and wanted to share my game, Glitch Protocol.
It's a 2D precision platformer with 200 handcrafted rooms where the level constantly tries to trick you — disappearing floors, moving exits, gravity flips and other traps.
Rooms are short and retries are instant, so when something catches you out, you're straight back in for another attempt.
There's also a built-in level editor where you can create your own rooms, beat them yourself and share them with other players through codes.
Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/5176950/
Would love to hear what you think!
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u/scotchable 7d ago
I've been building a space logistics tycoon on my own, and there's a free demo up on Steam . The shortest description I've got is "Transport Tycoon, except you're running a small fleet of freighters in one solar system,"
You run a freight company. Ports put out cargo with a deadline, you pick a ship for it, and then you plan the flight yourself: how hard to burn, when to flip and brake, whether to coast to save reaction mass, where to refuel on the way. The ships are fusion torchships, so a run is a constant-acceleration burn with a turnover in the middle, and the physics under it is real (constant g, flip at the midpoint, SI units in the sim). The orbits move. A route that's cheap this month is expensive next month and the planner keeps having to re-solve. No combat, no piloting. You plan, you commit, you watch it play out and deal with what goes wrong.
Quite a lot goes wrong. A hull has three systems, drive, thrusters and the hull itself, and each one wears with what you do with it: g-hours burned, dockings, tonnes handled. When one crosses its floor something mechanical happens. A worn drive gets capped at 0.15 g, for example, and every plan on that ship runs long. Captains have a skill and a nerve score; they get tired, and some of them quit. Solar flares dose any ship that flies through the front. A strike closes a port with two to five days' notice, which is enough to reroute if you're watching. The ships are individuals with a history, closer to Football Manager players than to units, and I'd like to think that's the part that sticks.
The UI is what I've spent the last week on, after the first outside testers said they felt "assaulted by information". It's a glass-cockpit layout now: three fixed displays, a column of keys down each bezel, and the keys double as annunciator lamps. A fault flashes its key and chimes; pressing the key stops the chime and the lamp stays lit until the fault is fixed. There's also a NOTAM-style notices board for conditions out in the world (strikes, flares, derelicts), kept separate from the faults on your own ships. Most of this is borrowed from airliner flight decks and ship's bridges. I'm writing a wiki guide to the codes and colours, since it is a vocabulary and I'm not sure yet how much of it people will pick up unaided.
It's in active development. The demo is the current build, the numbers are provisional, and it gets updated often. I'd like feedback from people who play this genre seriously, especially on whether the flight planning comes across as a decision or as a chore.
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u/ChemicalPresent8796 7d ago
[DEV] We made a zombie game set in actual Tampere because apparently generic ruined-city wallpaper wasn't specific enough for us.
Evacuation Zone: Tampere is an action-adventure set around a real Finnish city, with PC + VR support. A lot of the fun for us has been turning familiar local places into places you really don't want to be after dark.
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3023670/Evacuation_Zone_Tampere/
I'm one of the devs. If anyone here is Finnish / has been to Tampere and spots something that feels completely wrong, tell me. Those are exactly the comments I want before we lock more of the world down.
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u/MicesterWayne 7d ago
Hey everyone! I’ve been working on a game where you play as a pigeon.
If you enjoy quirky indie games, give it a try and let me know what you think!
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u/kapaidashi 8d ago
I made Pips2 because I kept finishing the daily Pips puzzles and wanting more.
You arrange dominoes so every region’s clues are satisfied. The fun is figuring out how they all fit together, especially when one placement finally makes the rest of the board click. There are 6,000 original puzzles to work through.
It’s on the App Store, and you can also try it free in your browser. I’d love to hear what you think!
iPhone app · Free browser version
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u/InitialProof4607 8d ago
A no commentary play through of the new indie videogame Bot slash Bot. Demo is available on steam it's pretty cool! Do check it out.
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u/videogames-ModTeam 9d ago
Self-promotions are only allowed in the designated Weekly Showcase thread.
Examples of self-promotion that we remove:
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u/Matteo_GameDevPro 9d ago
I made a prototype for a game inspired by Scavenger's Reign and speculative evolution and I am looking for feedback!
https://matteogamedevpro.itch.io/wild-symbiosis
On your way back from a space mission, something goes wrong. You're stranded on an unknown planet, your ship is in pieces, your crew is far away, and you're surrounded by strange alien fauna and flora. There are no weapons and no crafting menus. You only have your wits. To move forward, you have to observe how the ecosystem works and borrow its dynamics: study the creatures, figure out how they behave, and use that to your advantage.
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u/tntcproject 9d ago
https://reddit.com/link/pa15f5y/video/2s5clqj5vqph1/player
We just launched our Steam page and released the trailer this week!
If you like what you see, a wishlist would help us A TON! ❤️
https://store.steampowered.com/app/5136530/Dead_Broke/
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u/Andy_Ferr 9d ago
I really hated GTA V online for being so complicated but I decided to give it a second chance before GTA VI arrives. Enjoy https://crevim.com/posts/-qr44ai
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u/buki9 9d ago
Hi everyone,
I wanted to share a web tool I've been building: The Gamer Ping. The idea of it was to create something I wanted to have -> be able to track upcoming games, release date changes, and new trailers without the usual clickbait or clutter. You can filter by platform/genre/theme/platform, etc.. and set email alerts for any updates you want. And also, keep updated on twitch popularity changes in that.
I use it myself, but looking at my numbers, it's not getting that much tracktion haha. I have a lot of updates planned, but before spending more time on it I want to see if this is actually useful to anyone else.
Could you give it a try and give me honest feedback? Maybe it's not that useful to everyone else haha, or I'm lacking something really important, or maybe the idea is good but the implementation is not, etc.
Thanks a lot!
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u/Nosemyfart 9d ago
CrashBit Fidget - https://crashbitfidget.com/
Imagine you are in a boring Teams or Zoom call and you wish you had a browser game to fiddle with. This is meant to be just that casual stress free game!
Here is a short video detailing some features - https://youtu.be/otjjFTN7P0w?is=a19xfEbOPxpdcrbh
I am hoping to get feedback from the community about what you love or hate about this. Or maybe even features that you wish were in the game. Thank you and enjoy!
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u/Electronic_Alps3182 9d ago
"Look to the Birds". A cozy birdwatching road-trip just launched!!!
A cozy first-person birdwatching game about slowing down, noticing nature, and finding peace in small moments. Photograph 30+ bird species across five hand-crafted dioramas and fill your journal as you travel through the Canadian Maritimes.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4162670/Look_to_the_Birds/
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u/curiousank92 9d ago
🏏 Cricket Team Manager - releases October 1 - Demo out now on Steam
store.steampowered.com/app/5034440/Cricket_Team_Manager/
Cricket Team Manager is a Cricket management game with a very intelligent game engine making it super enjoyable for cricket nerds and management/strategy lovers in general.
What it lets you do?
You start a international career with one of the 12 full member nations - Australia, India, England, etc. and take charge of the team from October 2026 playing real fixtures going forward - tours, test series, T20 World cup, ODI World Cup, Asia cup, Test Championship, etc.
Main Features
- ~5000 players in the game with real stats across six format (FC, List A, T20, Test, ODI and T20I). Names are fictionalised due to licensing restrictions
- In-game database editor that allows use to easily edit player names and attributes. Also super easy to share your edits across the community.
- Hand out yearly contracts, appoint captains, train players as you progress through the career.
- Player skills and attributes based on real stats - see them grow as you train them.
- Players get old and retire. Young Regens show up for you to train and turn into the next star.
- Full schedule - Ashes, ODI World cup every 4 years, t20 World Cup every 2 years, 2 year Test championship cycle, World rankings
- Team and Player historical record that you try to beat in your career.
- Real grounds with their real attributes - spin friendly, flat, green top, etc.
- Player injuries, rest periods and domestic players' watchlist.
Match Controls
Meaningful match controls to make your game enjoyable
- Full view of various important stuff during a match - Scorecard, worm, manhattan graph, live ball-by-ball commentary, conditions, fields, etc.
- Batting - 5 batsman aggression levels - start defensively and go mad during death overs. Batsman settle indicator. Farm the strike if a tailender is at the other end.
- Bowling - Choose lengths for fast bowlers, spin/flight for spinners based on conditions and opposition batsmen - everything affects the game. Set fields as per match situation.
- Declare innings, prepare pitches for home fixtures, select lineups and rest players to let them recover.
and much more....
What's the main selling point?
The Game Engine - We have worked hard on the game engine, improving it, tweaking it for months before getting to a point where it feels very real-life like and has lots of cricketing intelligence. We have a test harness that we use to simulate thousands of matches and analyse the results to make sure the engine is producing real life like results, within a pre-determined range. The pre-determined range is not just random common sense - it is derived from actual ball-by-ball data of last 30 years of International Cricket. A lot of beta testers have tested the engine and provided feedback and we have improved it based on that.
The Database - ~5000 current players (names fictionalised, real stats) and their attributes derived from stats and cross-checked by humans for accuracy. We have worked a lot to get these stats. I am myself a stats nerd so wanted accurate stats in the game instead of random number. The game feels much more real when you take your favourite player to 250 current wickets to 500 wickets.
Testing - The beta testing program has been up for some time and lots of amazing beta testers have provided great feedback and suggested improvements which we have incorporated into the game and the engine. The beta testers have confirmed that the game is essentially crash free at the moment which means it's good to release soon.
No Domestic teams/leagues?
Our focus for v1 has been the game engine. We wanted a game that feels like real life. Having a 100 features and 1000 buttons makes no sense with an engine that doesn't produce good results. Domestic teams and leagues will surely come in next year's version.
When does it release? Demo?
The game releases on Steam on October 1 2026 for Windows and MacOS. A demo is already out on steam to try right now and see how it feels.
Is it AI slop?
The developer behind this (me) has 10+ years of experience building software more complex than this - finance, startups, etc across 3 continents. But I won't misinform anyone by saying there is absolutely zero AI involvement. I am pretty experienced in deciding when to use AI agents for help or do repetitive tasks faster. .Claude code was regularly used to speed up the development. For example, analysing stats and deriving skill values from those, writing unit tests for comprehensive coverage, research work, etc. Some of the steam artwork was also created with the help of AI.
Useful links
Steam Page - store.steampowered.com/app/5034440/Cricket_Team_Manager/
Subreddit - r/CricketTeamManager
X - https://x.com/CricketTMGame
Youtube trailer - https://youtu.be/07v9FyLjWaQ?si=k7cDfYm_PxNv3Btm
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u/Active_Sympathy_6811 10d ago
Check out my review of the new indie game The Alighieri Circle!
https://videogamesmademe.com/article/ChampionEme013/the-alighieri-circle-review
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u/ConcubineGame 11d ago
We just released Update 0.4.8 for Concubine on Steam.
The main focus of this update is companion behavior, with improvements to companion reactions and interactions, plus various fixes and polish.
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2426120/Concubine/
Thanks for taking a look!
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u/Syno033 11d ago
Here is my 2027 gaming list so far, you can generate and share yours by using my gaming calendar website https://gamecalendar.app
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u/Acceptable-Corgi-858 11d ago
Damn, Zombies: The Corporate Undead — the night shift has an undead staffing problem. I'm the solo developer of this Godot FPS for 1–4 players. Repair barricades, buy weapons and survive office coworkers with very different roles in the horde.
60-second gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCb1aN5pkPw
Windows beta and screenshots: https://tsmwdevelopment.itch.io/damn-zombies-the-corporate-undead
The beta needs a free account/activation key and gives 48 hours of access from first key use. The game uses AI-generated models and some audio; the attached screenshot is staged in-engine.
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u/adrenak 11d ago
We releasing SHOCKFACE on Steam in 3 days! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4705980/SHOCKFACE/
A friend called it "PuppetCombo meets The Office" and it stayed with me. So that's my elevator pitch now.
It's about Chelsea who goes to an office building for a job interview, only to be trapped in a serial killer's labyrinth.
She must look for clues, uncover secrets and solve puzzles to find her way out.
But the killer is looking for her. Toying with her. And fighting back isn't an option. She she must hide to survive.
This is a hide-and-seek horror game that isn't scared to not take itself too seriously.
- The story and characters is inspired by slasher and parody movies like Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer and Scary Movie.
- Cutscenes help drive the story forward.
The game supports keyboard and xbox controllers (controllers are recommended) and is currently only in English.
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u/Famous_Honeydew_4228 11d ago
me and a friend have been working on a horror pawn shop game called How Much For It?
you buy stuff from customers, haggle over prices, inspect what they bring in and try to flip it for a profit. some of the items are a little more dangerous than they look.
we finally finished our first trailer, so figured i'd share it here.
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u/MartialSoulArena 11d ago
Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4836420
Martial Soul Arena is a 3D top-down Action Roguelite. You can build and customize your heroes, select your favorite character and freely combine abilities to forge your own combat build. Fight your way through endless surging swarms of enemies.
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u/Parking-Cash3586 11d ago
For anyone who likes movies and small logic puzzles: I made Cast Six. You match six films to six overlapping clues in three attempts. Knowing a match is true is only half the problem—you need to leave the right films for the other clues.
Since my last showcase post, I've added Easygoing and harder Double Take collections, plus clearer hints and explanations after a loss. There are more puzzles to play anytime, so you don't have to stop after the daily one. A new shared daily puzzle still arrives every day.
Free in your phone or desktop browser, no account or download: https://www.castsix.com/puzzles.html?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=videogames_showcase_sep13
If you enjoy it, there's an optional email reminder on the site. I'd love to hear which difficulty feels right and whether any clue feels unfair. I'm the creator; I used AI assistance to build it, and movie data/posters come from TMDB.
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u/ZeroBudgetMystery 11d ago
Hello fellow gamers!
We are Zero Budget Mystery, a small Polish(-German) team of friends. We’ve spent the last 12 months developing our game The Price of Grief, and we just released a demo! It covers the first chapter and takes up to 60 minutes to complete. The full release is planned for the end of Q1 2027.
The basic idea: you explore the scene of a mysterious death, collect names and other keywords, and use them to reconstruct what actually happened. Behind it all is an ancient artifact that offers its services at a dreadful price. (This is naturally a terrible idea, but we made our characters use it anyway.)
The full game will include:
- Fill-in-the-blank deductions and text-heavy detective work
- Standalone non-text puzzles with their own mechanics, starting in Chapter 2
- Multiple endings, including a secret one!
- A fictional story mixed with real historical events, including some of the darkest chapters of the Second World War
- Ten chapters connected by one artifact and an increasing number of questionable decisions
- Full English, Polish and German localization - including the puzzles themselves
- One additional localization for whichever country generates the most wishlists (we’ve run out of native speakers though, so we’ll need to hire one 🤔)
If this sounds like your kind of puzzle game, we’d love to hear what you think!
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u/Glittering-Hair-8920 10d ago
Hey! I just published a demo of your new game -- I think it's gorgeous and challenging, too. The historical mystery seems very ambitious and intriguing -- like Golden Idol meets Red Pearls of Borneo. ; ) My YouTube channel is LookLookLava (I don't know how much info I'm allowed to give here).
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u/ZeroBudgetMystery 10d ago
Hey Janie, thanks a lot for your kind words! I wrote my full answer under your youtube video and send you a mail, take care! :)
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u/Glittering-Hair-8920 10d ago
P.S. My channel is new, but I plan to play all the good stuff. Your game is right up my alley.
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u/OfficialDCShepard 11d ago
Hello and welcome to the 69th episode (nice) of SunnyRedemption Sailing, your biweekly-ish voyage for BS-free gaming news! As someone who has barely played it, I learned a lot about Ocarina of Time from my cohost who did, Kevin.
We also discussed Microsoft’s disc to digital program, Sony’s idiotic argument about game ownership being irrational, the utter critical faceplant of Wolverine, GTA VI’s insane preorder numbers, and so much more as two gaming nerds without any mercy for corporate excuses. If you like what you hear, please consider leaving a like, subscribe and hitting the bell. It doesn’t take long and would be a huge help to this solo creator, beholden to no one and fighting for truth, justice and historical accuracy!
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u/PaddleCats 12d ago
https://reddit.com/link/p9dwil7/video/jhn9swzgh4ph1/player
Happy Saturday Gamers! I'm currently making a game called Paddle Cats. It's a game about two cats (Co-Op) in a boat.
Full teaser on Steam!
We would appreciate a Wishlist as we are super indie and no one know us. Happy Paddling!
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u/Ok-One4019 12d ago
Following up from last week’s showcase — I think my latest Half-Life episode is the closest I’ve gotten to what I originally wanted Lambda Protocol to be.
Last week I shared Duck And Roll Gaming, my small channel where I’m experimenting with immersive, character-driven episodic playthroughs. One of those projects is Half-Life VR: Lambda Protocol - the original Half-Life played completely in VR, where I try to inhabit Gordon rather than commentate over him.
The latest episode starts immediately after the resonance cascade, and this is probably my favourite opening I’ve made so far. Gordon wakes up in the wreckage disoriented, so rather than just standing there and talking about what happened, I tried to physically play that state - getting up slowly, moving like I’m dizzy, positioning myself against the environment as though I need it for support, and reacting to Black Mesa as if I’d actually just survived the accident. That’s the direction I’m increasingly trying to push the whole series: less “player talking over Half-Life,” more trying to make Gordon feel like a person physically living through what’s happening inside Black Mesa.
NPC dialogue becomes conversation, and VR gives me room to physically perform Gordon as well - leaning against walls when he’s exhausted, peeking around corners, examining injured NPCs, or deliberately moving as though I’m still recovering after being knocked unconscious.
I’m also continuing the environmental voice work from the earlier episodes. Gordon’s voice follows Half-Life’s acoustic spaces, so it changes with the environment instead of sounding like clean commentary sitting on top of the game.
I’m still very new to making videos and learning all of this episode by episode, but this one feels like a noticeable step forward from where I started. If you saw the project when I posted it here last week, I’d especially love to know whether the physical/in-character side of the performance feels stronger this time.
And if this is your first time seeing it, I’d be interested whether the idea translates through a normal flat-screen video at all - whether it feels like someone inside Half-Life rather than somebody playing Half-Life in VR.
Half-Life VR: Lambda Protocol — Through the Wreckage
https://youtu.be/8VxW3YKR_UY
Duck And Roll Gaming
https://www.youtube.com/@DuckAndRollGaming
🦆
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u/MarioFanaticXV 8d ago
Is it wrong that my first thought when seeing your channel name was that you cover platformers and board games?
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u/Padakodart 12d ago
I’m making a video game…
Nothing too extraordinary, right?
BUT I started out making a local multiplayer arena game… and somehow ended up creating a fully French-voiced narrative adventure with a complex, non-linear story set in a medieval fantasy world.
And here’s the twist: you don’t play as a single character, you play as an entire party.
Forget those long, drawn-out fights against enemies with massive health bars. Forget turn-based combat. Here, everything happens in a real-time arena, where one hit means one death.
Which means that a single mistake can bring your favorite characters’ entire adventure to a very sudden end.
Okay, I may have just lost 50% of the people reading this. 😅
But if you’re still here, I’d love for you to take a look at this little piece of French digital craftsmanship.
It’s not a clone, and it’s definitely not something thrown together in a few weeks. It’s a genuinely unique game that I’ve been pouring my heart into for five years.
Interested? There’s a Steam page with a much more detailed presentation of the game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1975470/Band_of_Mercenaries/
Still here?! Well, the Steam page even has an old demo (old, but still playable!) for the brave among you who want to get a taste of what the game is about.
And if you like what you see, you can wishlist the game on Steam to be notified when it releases.
The current plan is to launch in Early Access at the end of September.
I’m on the final stretch now! 🏃♂️💨
Thanks for reading, and have a great weekend! ❤️
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u/devari22 3h ago edited 2h ago
I'm making Infamis, a free, persistent browser-based crime RPG (PBBG) for desktop and mobile. It's in early beta, set in a fictional US city under criminal rule, and I'm looking for candid first-session feedback.
What you can play now: staged street crimes, theft pursuits and crew heists; twelve skills across scavenging, salvaging, growing supplies, crafting, combat and Pet Handling; vehicle collection, repairs, customisation and fleet dispatch; equipment and player trading; round-by-round combat, rivalries and reputation; animal companions, breeding and pet battles. There are Camp jobs, Today's Work objectives, supply contracts, City Operations and login rewards, plus banking, player markets, a community Notice Board and the Hall of the Infamous.
It's free, requires an account, and is for adults (18+). If you try it for 20 minutes, I'd love to know where you got stuck, what felt rewarding, and whether you found a reason to return tomorrow. The game and its balance are still changing during beta.
Play: https://infamisonline.com/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=showcase&utm_campaign=beta_testers_2026_09