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UK based indie game devs, est. 2002. Our most recent release is Welcome To Basingstoke, published by Thalamus Digital - out now on PlayStation 5! More info: puppygames.net/basingstoke Press: thalamusdigital.co.uk/basingstoke-press-kit

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Me and @lincodega.com are a stretch goal for this. hope it hits. It’s my folk horror tom bombadil incursion.

01.03.2026 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

We are/have been in exactly the same boat. Basingstoke, our most ambitious project, with about 2 decades of development thrown into it, sank without trace. We've put about 40 man-years into Battledroid so far and it's still not released.

25.02.2026 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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O EMPIRE! WARD OFF THY ROT

Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4331110/...

13.02.2026 12:25 β€” πŸ‘ 409    πŸ” 124    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 14

Dig dig dig
dig dig
dig dig dig dig
dig
dig
dig
oh! Gold
dig dig dig

20.02.2026 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Still listening to Aphex Twin ... probably be studied like Mozart in 200 years. The collapse of civilisation notwithstanding.

20.02.2026 10:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Difficulty levels

16.02.2026 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Utopia Must Fall on Steam Defend humanity's last surviving metropolis from mysterious alien machinations in this challenging base-defense arcade shooter. Featuring rapid upgrade progression, procedurally generated attack waves...

Have been playing Utopia Must Fall. If you look at this game and think it looks cool and you'd like it then I'm pretty sure you will because it is well-made and really fun.

store.steampowered.com/app/2849680/...

15.02.2026 15:26 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

and where the books cost about Β£500,000 to write each

15.02.2026 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

like ... books

15.02.2026 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"In the papery tones of a thousand-year-old corpse, the withered liche intoned, 'Eat the poor.'"

12.02.2026 09:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tried that with #Basingstoke but unfortunately it didn't work :(

11.02.2026 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"We've come on holiday by mistake"

06.02.2026 00:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BATTLEDROID PROGRESS UPDATE

In which we talk about progress.
#battledroid #gamedev
www.puppygames.net/news/index.p...

02.02.2026 20:44 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot from EMD

Screenshot from EMD

I've seen this raised a couple of times, so I'll address it here because I think it's interesting design chat: why is there no 'click to walk' in Earth Must Die?

One thing I'm very proud of at Size Five is giving you experiences you've never had before. The games industry is SO same-y already.

01.02.2026 12:12 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
old wartime style poster with a man with a hand over his mouth. The text read "Did you see a bug in my game? No! You fucking didn't. I am very tired. If it's a big one, email me quietly and I'll have it fixed within a day dan@sizefivegames.com"

old wartime style poster with a man with a hand over his mouth. The text read "Did you see a bug in my game? No! You fucking didn't. I am very tired. If it's a big one, email me quietly and I'll have it fixed within a day dan@sizefivegames.com"

EMD has been through MEGA amounts of extremely thorough-and-boring QA, but on the off chance:

27.01.2026 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 124    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

As a point of note: this is good etiquette for ANY bugs you find in games, which might be funny or trivial to you, but are always a HARROWING DISASTER to hear about for the devs.

A quiet email rather than a post over social media is always much appreciated. Keeps issues pleasantly hush-hush.

27.01.2026 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

A new game site that doesn't had adverts or affiliate links and loads SO QUICKLY is deeply, deeply welcome.

A new gold standard and/ or a return to the internet of old, I'm into it.

27.01.2026 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome to Jank It's safer here.

Welcome to Jank! www.jank.cool/welcome-to-j...

27.01.2026 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 125    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 21
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SEBI 16 just reached 201 copies sold ✨

You’re all so awesome, it really makes me want to keep making small games forever.

If you’re enjoying it, a steam review helps a ton, 10 reviews unlock a rating on Steam ❀️

#sebi16 #pico8 #screenshotsaturday #steam

24.01.2026 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Retro Commander: How to Use EMP Weapons
YouTube video by Noble Master Games Retro Commander: How to Use EMP Weapons

Example of the EMP Weapons using Stealth Bombers in Retro Commander, an post-apocalyptic RTS game.
youtu.be/FpLhhn8tib8?...

Get Retro Commander on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/338820?u...

#retrocommander #rts #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #gaming

23.01.2026 10:26 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

TR-49 is our best launch, ever, in 14 years.

I admit I'm surprised! Made in 9 months, mostly as an experiment to learn Godot, and an excuse to play with some actors. (And for me to do some acting.)

One thing I think IS cool: it's a "one-sitting" game. 4 hours; $7. No commitment required.

22.01.2026 10:47 β€” πŸ‘ 597    πŸ” 69    πŸ’¬ 60    πŸ“Œ 17

Look, I'm going to tell you a secret. If you buy an e-book while it's on sale, you never have to read it. If you have $2 to spare & want to help that particular author, you can just chuck the book into the oubliette of your TBR. Every sale helps. The author will never know, but you gave them a gift.

21.01.2026 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1584    πŸ” 438    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 47

Sites relying on your LinkedIn profile should be treated with the same disdain as if they'd asked for your Facebook profile

20.01.2026 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Raquel is a brilliant, friendly, hugely-talented artist and deserves to be snapped up quickly.

If you're looking, do please drop her a line πŸ‘

19.01.2026 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Announcement: STEAM DEMO OUT NOW!

The early dungeons of Forbidden Solitaire are now open to those bold - or foolish - enough to explore them.

How badly do you wish to live forever? πŸ‘οΈπŸ©Έ
πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡

store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...

Please wishlist and share - thank you!
#indiedev

16.01.2026 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 525    πŸ” 274    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 65
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Roguecraft on Steam Roguecraft is a casual yet challenging turn-based roguelike, crafted for fans of classic dungeon crawlers and inspired by Lovecraftian horror. Explore procedurally generated dungeons with mysterious p...

Roguecraft comes to Steam in 2026.

Wishlist now and earn our eternal gratitude.

thalamus.link/roguecraft

#roguelike #roguelite #gamedev #indiegames #indiedev #Steam #NextFest #WishlistWednesday #ZeroClucks #BadgerPunch

14.01.2026 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We are still a bit baffled by the concept of "competition" between game development studios

14.01.2026 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The locals tell us it's uncanny

14.01.2026 11:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Fool’s Errand β€” our latest game for @play.date β€” is out now!

Get it now: play.date/games/a-fool...

Learn more: www.iorama.studio/afoolserrand

12.01.2026 18:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1207    πŸ” 253    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 15

REMINDER: this game exists, is brilliant, and requires WISHLISTS in order to succeed. Pls wishlist and share, thank you!

12.01.2026 09:03 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1