@strangesignals.bsky.social
Video game PR from @tomcopeland.bsky.social - amplifying the presence of extraordinary, enigmatic and uncanny video games. hello@strangesignals.co.uk
LISTEN TO JESSE!
03.02.2026 18:48 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Good morning.
38%!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/637...
Check out the ABIDE KickStarter We need your support! www.kickstarter.com/projects/637...
03.02.2026 10:18 — 👍 20 🔁 16 💬 0 📌 2
The next project from @taloketo.bsky.social and @king-spooner.bsky.social announces a Kickstarter campaign. ABIDE is a stop-motion, first-person horror game.
30.01.2026 18:37 — 👍 19 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0
Shoutout to @darranged.bsky.social over at @gamespot.com for spotlighting the Abide kickstarter campaign.
30.01.2026 12:22 — 👍 10 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
With community support, Talha & Jack can bring their uncompromising vision for ABIDE to life.
Head to Kickstarter now and help make this unique, gory and fun project a reality. Then tell your friends to do the same.
"When we abide, we benefit."
www.kickstarter.com/projects/637...
ABIDE, a stop-motion, first-person horror game from @taloketo.bsky.social & @king-spooner.bsky.social is now live on Kickstarter.
Meet an eccentric cast of criminals, creeps and lost souls in this handcrafted tale bursting with gruesome mysteries.
Link below. 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqO7...
👀
29.01.2026 12:49 — 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Surreal, cinematic and psychological, @fyregames.bsky.social brings PROJECT SONGBIRD to PC, PS5 and Xbox on March 26.
Venture into the heart of the Appalachian forest and explore the dark side of the creative process in this narrative-heavy, first-person horror.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxB2...
The Drifter v1.1 update is live! And 20% off for the Steam Detective Fest!
The team at @thewarlocs.bsky.social added Spanish, French and Italian loc, and I've added support for fan translations too, so you can play in like... pirate-speak if ye be wantin'! ☠️☠️☠️ store.steampowered.com/news/app/117...
Over at GamesIndustry.biz, @lewispackwood.bsky.social named The Horror at Highrook as one the best games of 2025.
"...if there's one game I haven't been able to stop thinking about, it's The Horror at Highrook by Nullpointer Games..."
www.gamesindustry.biz/the-best-gam...
Sticking with The Drifter, but moving over to GamesRadar, where @rachelwatts.bsky.social included it their Best Hidden Gems of 2025 feature.
"....out of all the games here, The Drifter is the one you won't be able to put down."
www.gamesradar.com/games/year-i...
Got a few more to add bits to thread, so starting with @gamespew.com who featured The Drifter on their 15 Best Games of 2025 list.
"...it’s polished to an impeccably high standard, setting a new bar for any point and click game that follows in its footsteps."
www.gamespew.com/2025/12/the-...
YOUR HOUSE also got a shout out over in Todas Gamers' Indies of The Year list.
todasgamers.com/2025/12/30/i...
YOUR HOUSE from @peworks.bsky.social was named at one of the Best of 2025 by Mina over at Ladies Gamers.
"...challenging and wonderful, and the story is told with beautiful, comic book-style graphics."
ladiesgamers.com/best-games-o...
Over at Indie Gamer Reviewer, @infinitywaltz.bsky.social named The Horror at Highrook as their pick of the year.
“…just a delight to play, even as you’re descending into madness and paranoia…”
indiegamereviewer.com/top-10-indie...
The Horror at Highrook from @tomnullpointer.bsky.social was featured in Restart's Horror Holiday Gift Guide, courtesy of @hensten.bsky.social.
"...sports an abundantly thick and cloying atmosphere."
www.restart.run/articles/hor...
Over on ScreenHub @legenette.bsky.social included The Horror at Highrook and The Drifter in their best of 2025 list.
www.screenhub.com.au/news/feature...
Vandal named The Drifter as one of the best 25 games of 2025.
“…a near-perfect experience, brief, direct, perfectly paced, and above all, memorable.”
vandal.elespanol.com/noticia/1350...
Over at Eurogamer Germany, @derbohn.bsky.social named The Drifter as one of their best of 2025.
"A thoughtful, exciting, and also funny mystery story with unforgettable characters."
www.eurogamer.de/the-drifter-...
The Drifter made Shacknews' Top 25 Indie List.
www.shacknews.com/article/1472...
Over at The Verge, @jaypeters.net included The Drifter in its Best Steam Deck article.
"The story is full of exciting, mind-bending twists. And if you’re anything like me, it will probably keep you up long after your bedtime."
www.theverge.com/entertainmen...
The Drifter made @botherer.bsky.social's Top 10 of 2025 over on Kotaku.
"...fabulous voice acting, gorgeous art, and some really neat puzzles."
kotaku.com/john-walkers...
At Polygon, @fionnthebrave.bsky.social included The Drifter in their Best Adventure Games of 2025 feature.
"...a completely different vision of what an adventure game can be..."
www.polygon.com/best-adventu...
Bloody Disgusting featured The Drifter in it's Best Horror Games of 2025 list.
"If you’re looking for a pulpy sci-fi/horror mystery that’s equal parts Stephen King, John Carpenter, and Michael Crichton, The Drifter has you covered."
bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/...
Adventure Game Hotspot named The Drifter as one the best 25 adventure games of the past 25 years.
"...another 2025 release that needs no waiting period to recognize its brilliance."
adventuregamehotspot.com/feature/5760...
Nintendo Life included Sorry We're Closed in it's Best Hidden Gems of 2025 feature, calling it "...a survival horror like no other."
www.nintendolife.com/features/the...
Speaking of Sorry We're Closed and The Drifter - The Guardian included both titles (alongside a bunch of other awesome games) in this roundup article...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/d...
Firstly - congratulations to @alamodegames.bsky.social and @dave.powerhoof.com @barney.powerhoof.com for their respective wins at The Indie Game Awards.
Sorry We're Closed scooped Best Debut, while The Drifter picked up the ANZ Indie Game Award. 🥳
www.polygon.com/indie-game-a...
Happy New Year y'all. Back at my desk, so I'm kicking off 2026 with a look back at some excellent end of year coverage for some excellent games.
Strap in. Here we go... 🧵
