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Hi folks! It's Cole 👋 My wife has been busy crafting her first board game and it's just launched on Kickstarter 🚀 It's an escape room style, sci-fi adventure. I also had the pleasure of co-designing some of the puzzles, which was really fun. Check it out over at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/min...

Snail with a gun taped to it's shell, slowly creeping up on a shadowed figure walking in the distance

What did you draw today, Tom? Well I drew a Snail with a gun taped to its back, obviously.
(Part of the Shadows of Doubt Modifiers update! I got to make lots of weird things for this)

So, in the new @detectivesim.bsky.social update, you're... a rat. 🐀🕵️

We got to see @boba.yogscast.com do some arresting live last week. Who else has been keeping the streets clean...as a rat? 🧹

#indiegames #RATDETECTIVE #indiedev #gamedev

Happy Anniversary Concrete Jungle 🏙️!
10 whole years ago we released our a new take on the city building genre that swapped micro-management for a more strategic and puzzle-orientated style of city planning.
Concrete Jungle, you'll always hold a special place for us 🧡

Look alive detective! Our second game update of the year is LIVE 🚨
Change the way you play with 8 new game modifiers!
From scurrying around as a Rat Detective 🐀 to ambient greyscale gumshoeing 🩶 to facing your fate in the form of your Snail Nemesis 🐌...🏃‍♂️‍➡️ Play now 🕵️‍♂️

Thank you all for tuning in to Convergence Games Showcase 2025!

We got to see 42 amazing indie games with our amazing hosts!

Check out all the games we saw on our Steam Sale page: store.steampowered.com/sale/converg...

#IndieGames #IndieDev #GameShowcase #Convergence

Don't forget to tune into the @convergence-gs.bsky.social Showcase TOMORROW to see the launch of our Modifiers Update!

Watch on Steam, Twitch and Youtube 📺

The hour is drawing nigh... Our modifiers update is launching NEXT WEEK! To celebrate, we're excited to announce that we will be part of the @convergence-gs.bsky.social showcase on the 18th 🕵️‍♂️ Tune in to get the first look of these brand new ways to play Shadows of Doubt 👀

Greetings Detectives 🕵️‍♂️ This month we've got some big gameplay modifiers incoming so keep those ears to the ground sleuths for clues on the latest update 🔍

So happy to share that Shadows of Doubt is a at 2025 finalist in the TIGA awards 🏅🥂

We're very lucky to have a full fleet of brilliant detectives in the Shadows of Doubt community 🕵️‍♂️ From chats on Discord, to sharing tips on Reddit, to our streaming community on YouTube and Twitch.
See all the ways you can interact via the links in bio 🔗

Update News 🚨
Some you may have seen that our next update was due this August. After some careful thought we’ve decided to push this to September to make sure this exciting update is good to go (including extra bug fixes). Thanks for your patience, we can't wait to share soon 🕵

AdventureX | Speakers Discover the individuals and panels who will be speaking at the AdventureX convention this year.

What's this what's this, delighted to say that I'll be speaking at AdventureX this year! Covering similar ground to my Develop talk: proc-gen systems, authenticity and authored narrative. @adventurex.bsky.social

Tickets on sale this week!

www.adventurexpo.org/speakers

This week is @developconference.com‬ and our brilliant writer Stark Holborn is giving a talk! Tomorrow she will be discussing her process and tips for writing for procedurally-generated content.

If you’re there, make sure to go listen | Tuesday 3:00pm - 3:45pm in Room 1

@starkholborn.bsky.social‬

Get Shadows of Doubt for 40% off until the 10th July!
#steamsummersale2025
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It's time to clear away some of those pesky bugs again 🪲🦟🪲
In our 40.03 patch update we've been working to improve player experience. Making sure a mild starch addiction is the only problem you face while trying to solve cases 🔍
Remember you can report any more bugs below.

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May – Last month we sponsored IMPACT, in our hometown of Bristol with. Then, towards the end of the month, Cole headed to UKGE to promote Interstellar Adventures – a new cooperative puzzle game he's been developing with his wife Harriet /
@mintynoodles.bsky.social

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April – In April the Off Duty Update was released for
@detectivesim.bsky.social
enabling players to strike up a Lucky Smokes after a long day of sleuthing, play some Wizcards on their Cruncher and come up with inventive reasons as to why they're suddenly stealing so many shoes 👞👀 5/6

March – In March we attended our very first @officialgdc.bsky.social, learning from and meeting some of the biggest names in game dev right now 🎮 We also had a spot on the @futuregamesshow.bsky.social Spring Showcase, outlining our plans for the year. 4/6

February – At the beginning of February we released a dev blog mapping out the year ahead, hinting at new game modes, content updates and quality of life improvements 3/6

January – To kick off the year we released the first patch of our 2025 roadmap, including many much-needed fixes. We were also proud sponsors of the
@globalgamejam.bsky.social
Jam, in association with the
@bristolgameshub.bsky.social
witnessing some games that really popped 🫧! 2/6

We're halfway through the year and we've been busy here at ColePowered Games. From game updates to new endeavours, conventions and a couple more things we're not quite ready to reveal yet 👀 Let's look back at 2025 so far…👇 1/6

#indiedev #gamesdev #colepoweredgames
@fireshinegames.bsky.social‬

It's like V-Mail but better ✉️! A non-pneumatic form of communication?! Crazy but hear us out 💨 Join the Shadows of Doubt Discord and chat with fellow detectives about theories, cases and queries all at the press of a non-pneumatic button 💻

Morning Detectives, a little note to keep you going through another week of investigations 📝 #MondayMotivation #getoffmybackenforcers

Credit u/Jesterthechaotic

IMPACT is this Thursday and the lineup is looking great! Get you tickets below 👇
impress.games/impact/2025

Have you played the new Cruncher mini-game Wizcards yet? 🧙‍♂️
Part of the latest "Off Duty"update,
this grid-based, card battler helps you escape the noise of the noir with a dash of fantasy 🃏

More on the update in our bio 🔗

Artwork by the amazing Billie Appleton 🎨
#ShadowsOfDoubt #ColePoweredGames

Shadows of Doubt - The Off-Duty update is live now! - Steam News The first content update of 2025 is out now

🕵️The Off-Duty update is now live, detectives! Our first update for 2025 with much more to come!

Details and patch notes can be found here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/986...

Happy Friday, Detectives!

As mentioned in our previous blog, we have plans to continue support for Shadows Of Doubt throughout 2025.

We are now taking the next step and sharing some more details and a new roadmap for you to investigate! 🕵️🤝🕵️
store.steampowered.com/news/app/986...