#indie game release

[inorganicfaeries]

Where He is King ver. 1.0.0 has been released!

Hello! Are you a fan of murdersims? Horror? Gore? and jesters/clowns? Well, you’ve come to the right place. I’ve officially released my horror visual novel, “Where He is King” today!

You’re the last human alive, and the one behind the massacre is just dying to meet you! You’re not so stoked about it, though…

Read more on the itch.io page!

That’s all for now… Das genügt.

Auf Wiedersehen, Mein Darling…

[retquits]

1.6 is coming—see you march 19th!!! 🥹🌱

[bugbeast]

Self promo for my newest card game, Jewel Thief; but you can play it for free! First, though, let's cover the basics...

TL;DR - Its a 4+ player competetive card-matching game with four rule variants; buy it here or look for the orange text in this post to learn how to play it with a regular deck

"What is Jewel Thief?"

It's a card matching game with a villain; one player tries to match jewels in a 36 card grid while their opponent, the titular Jewel Thief, periodically steals cards from the board. You can check out its page on The Game Crafter for more information, but it'll spoil the rest of this post

"What makes it special?"

The game's turn structure would theorettically allow you, perhaps via some kind of infinite cloning machine, to play a round of Jewel Thief til the heat death of the universe. While I wouldnt recommend that, its lack of a player cap (and ease of set-up; seriously, all you do is put cards on a table) makes it a good party game choice.

But that's not all!

There are three extra rule variants that drastically alter the gameplay while keeping card matching and stealing as main mechanics. I believe the cards are versatile enough to allow for many custom games, too

"Okay, but why should I buy a silly game from some bug nerd?"

First off, ouch. Second off, that's the best part; you dont have to buy it to play it! Jewel Thief can be played with a standard 52 card deck. Here's how:

Step 1. Remove the 10s, Jacks, Queens, Kings and Jokers

Step 2. Download the free rules from the shop page

Step 3. Play the game, matching cards based on their values. You'll need to designate a value as the Diamond jewel for game 4

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That's it for my little self-promo. If you dont buy the game, I hope you'll at least give it a try and consider supporting my future projects.

I also post art and photography, which you can find under the bugbeast art and bugbeast photos tags. I hope you check them out

Thank you for your time <3

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Edit (Mar. 25, 2024) : Thank you to everyone who liked and reblogged this; if you play the game I encourage you to share your thoughts in the comments and/or reblogs (even if you hated it). Feel free to share any custom games or house rules you come up with, too. I'd love to try them!

Edit (Aug. 10, 2024) : Final edit most likely; gonna blaze this one more time for good luck then maybe start work on a postmortem for the project, maybe give a little backstory for anyone who cares. Life is a little rough right now, but fate willing, I'll be able to work on/post about my future projects, including the future of Jewel Thief itself

[greetings-inferiors]

We are on fact 28/50 on the 50 risk of rain returns facts countdown, which means, provided there’s no hiatus again, there’s only one February until a release date or trailer for risk of rain returns! It’s sad that I won’t be able to play it for a month if it releases in exactly 28 days, but I’m holding out for a late June release date, even better if silksong doesn’t release then!

[qwertyprophecy]

A puny creature enters your lair. You promise them a thousand deaths. They promise you one.

THE DARK QUEEN OF MORTHOLME

[pro-philosopher]

Pro Philosopher 2 has an official release date: October 8th! To celebrate, we've created a new trailer introducing two of our most opinionated characters. Face Karl Marx, and YOUR OWN MOM, when we release this Fall! We've got a lot more information on our page, and a DEMO available, so check it out and be sure to Wishlist if you want further updates! (and so the almighty capitalist algorithm knows you care!)

[twinkle-art]

the first demo for MEMORALYSIS is out on steam and itch.io!! meet the cast and get a little taste of the mystery rocking this seaside town in the opening scenes of the visual novel!!

[kazehita]

Another journey

[zombielesbean]

My new game Grey Area is releasing on September 15th!!

Come check it out and wishlist it on Steam!

[beastieballgame]

BEASTIEBALL

🏐Volleyball RPG

🏐Coach a team of creatures you recruit

🏐The creatures form relationships through the power of Sports!

OUT NOW ON EARLY ACCESS!!

The game is 10% off on Steam for a limited time to celebrate the launch! 🎉

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1864950/Beastieball/

Website: http://beastieballgame.com

Discord: https://discord.com/invite/h3V73gAC

[leishmaniac]

Go play the english version y'all, support indy creatots!

The English version of 72 is here! 💕

Hello, everyone! I'm finally presenting you: 72! Now, in English!

As I already said, it's one of my smallest projects, which was created for a Surreal Game Jam in 2020. A melancholic, dreamcore-like game about a depressed young man who was destined to be a conductor but failed miserably.

I really hope you will like this small surreal thingy of mine <:D

You will find everything you need to know (and download) on the itch.io page. And please read the "read me" file.

And as I already said, this is my first English release ever. I don't know a lot of things, and I never did that before. So please, if something doesn't work or needs to be corrected, message me! I will try to fix that as soon as possible, but be ready for something not working properly x'D

The proofreading was done by grapedemonofchaos, million thanks to him! He's always helping me so much.

Thank you for being here! Thank you! Thank you!

[acornbringer]

I'm very proud to announce the revival of my stylistic horror game, Of Love and Eternity 💀🌹

An entirely new demo is available right now to download on Steam and Itch 🎊

Of Love and Eternity (Steam) Of Love and Eternity (Itch)

Thank you for all the love and support ✨

patreon.com/acornbringer

[mushroomwitchgames]

COMING NOV 22 - CATS KNOW THINGS

CATS KNOW THINGS is a light-hearted game meant to tell a humorous story of intrigue, all while pretending to be a very nosy cat. 

But you are no ordinary cat.

You are a very special feline who, through some magic you cannot explain, can communicate with your human, an individual who wishes to make their mark in society by any means necessary. The two of you decide to start a society page, (a very fancy type of tabloid newspaper dedicated to a particular location) revealing the glitz, glamour, and inner turmoil of the town’s most notable individuals. 

As the cat you will travel across town, using your stealth and wiles to listen in on the most intimate conversations and encounters. At the end of the day you return to your human to relay to them all the town’s salacious gossip for the society page. The goal is to prepare 6-8 items for the newspaper before your human sends them to the presses for the week.

CATS KNOW THINGS will be available on our Itch.io store at 9am PST on November 22!! Please reblog to get the work out! We're really excited to share this game with you!

[inkyrains]

Fields of Mistria demo (2024) dev. NPC Studio

[dim3games]

'The Nameless City' Steam release

After the itch.io release, we have released the game on Steam!

The Nameless City is a a narrative-driven adventure game inspired by Lovecraft short story. It has lo-fi 3D graphics inspired by the PSX era and uses surreal AI generated images to convey concepts alien to the human mind.

The game has some light puzzle elements, but the main focus of the game is exploring the ruins of the ancient city. You can watch the trailer to see if it's something that you would like!

It has a 15% discount until the 20th of July, so grab your copy if you want to have your mind shattered by eldritch horrors.

Steam page

[the-valiant-valkyrie]

didn't really expect to slam another out so fast. probably should have done siffrin first but. i like odile better. so idc. cultist siffrin blast 🫵

Odile - Siffrin - Isabeau