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A core gameplay loop & game economy simulation - made in Machinations.

How do you design your game's economy?

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Finally, #SteamNextFest is here! 🎉
Who’s taking part? Drop your #indiegame below 👇

I’m gonna check out some demos, starting with Dice Goblins’ Den
(by @babachoo.bsky.social 👏👏👏)

Let’s gooo 🚀

#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamemarketing #steam

The Bold Bogey on Steam The Bold Bogey is a 3D golf adventure that combines open exploration with satisfying platforming. Explore a vast world filled with dungeons to dive into, bosses to fight, and new ways to upgrade your ...

The Bold Bogey is a 3D golf adventure that mixes open exploration with satisfying platforming. Find secret levels, dive into the dungeons, and upgrade your ball with unique powerups in this chonky demo.

store.steampowered.com/app/4060990/...

Hi there! Introducing our epic fantasy action-adventure, The Longest Tale. Fend off ghosts, ride a magic carpet, and fight an undead samurai.

👉 Demo: store.steampowered.com/app/3507360/...

Big thanks to @benithemaker.bsky.social and @marketingforgames.com for the support and the reposts! It means a lot to us. 🚀
We believe in a casual and friendly approach to gaming, and it's great to see such a warm welcome from the community.

Greetings from ALFAROX and Latvia! 🇱🇻

Whispering Memories on Steam Return to a hometown that hasn’t changed the way it should have. A psychological visual novel focused on atmosphere, relationships, and a reality that slowly refuses to stay still. Can you uncover the...

Bsky doesn't like me very much today ..If you feel like checking out a mystery VN, I'll leave what we've been working here 😊 store.steampowered.com/app/3211810/...

Hey!
We’ve just dropped a brand-new demo of Whirlight – No Time To Trip for #SteamNextFest

It’s a special, limited-time version of our upcoming narrative adventure, available only during the festival!

Would love for you to check it out store.steampowered.com/app/2706980/...

Thanks so much!

Crystant on Steam Crystant is a top-down roguelike set in a post-apocalyptic underground facility. Explore tangled tunnels, face strange mutants, and survive with limited resources. Hidden events, deadly traps, and clu...

Thanks for hosting!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3006090/...

It’s amazing to see so many indie games coming together for the #SteamNextFest

Participating for the first time as a developer is both nerve-wracking and exciting!

Hurry and jump into Crystant for an apocalyptic survival challenge!

Tic Tac Demo on Steam Cooperate in this two-player action-platformer and pass the bomb to each other to reach the goal before it explodes. Activate mechanisms, avoid traps, and complete dynamic challenges together across c...

Hi, we are taking part of #SteamNextFest with our game Tic Tac. A cooperative cartoon action-platformer game where players have to pass a bomb to each other to reach the goal before it explodes.

store.steampowered.com/app/3963540/...

Puzzle Spy International on Steam Pursue diamond thieves and a trail of cryptic puzzles in this short ‘60s spy adventure. As Agent Epsilon you’ll choose your path as you chat with (or chat up!) suspicious contacts. Deduce the puzzle r...

Puzzle Spy International is a 1960s spy adventure full of puzzles involving wordplay, deduction, and rules discovery. If you're into Puzzle hunts, Puzzled Pints, or NYT puzzles, please check out or demo (which is entirely separate from the events/puzzles in the main game.)

s.team/a/3406690

Greetings @benithemaker.bsky.social !
My game Ocean Pop! : Calypso Collision has a demo out right now for #SteamNextFest - it's a fun suika style game with upbeat music and super cute pixel art creatures.

Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4144000/...

#indiegames #indiedev

Sugar Shatter on Steam Smash through your competition in Sugar Shatter, a breakout fighting game where you have to hit a candy ball to break more bricks than your opponent. Meet a variety of characters in campaign mode, or ...

Hi! I've been working on a breakout fighting game with cute characters and a singleplayer story campaign; Would love for you to check it out! :)

store.steampowered.com/app/4275860/...

I have a horror cleaning game on there!

bsky.app/profile/jdee...

Angel Clicker on Steam It's Heaven vs. Hell in the annual Soul-Catching Contest. An incremental clicker with (optional) rhythm elements. Build, collect, get attacked by aliens... go on a date?!

hi there! we have an incremental demo with (optional) rhythm elements 🪽Angel Clicker! it's about winning the Annual Soul-Catching Contest between heaven and hell... 😇💥😈 thank you for considering!

store.steampowered.com/app/4247760

KIYO - Bunny Tyranny Demo on Steam Control the body of Kiyo, a feline ex-predator trapped in a neon-lit, dystopian city dominated by smartphone-addicted bunnies. Discover their deepest secrets, and free everyone from their tyrannical g...

Hi there! My game Kiyo - Bunny Tyranny is in the #SteamNextFest, if you like neon-lit cities, satirical humour, cats, and adventure games with surprisingly tricky gameplay, give it a try :) store.steampowered.com/app/3643460/...

Forbidden Solitaire on Steam Forbidden Solitaire is a card-slashing horror game about unearthing the contents of a cryptic 1995 CD-ROM that should have never existed. From the creators of Ancient Enemy and Home Safety Hotline.

It’s 2019. You brought home a strange yet familiar 1995 CD-ROM game from the thrift store. You vaguely remember seeing ads for this game, and some kind of controversy, but you never got the chance to play it. Until now.

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

#indiegamedev #SteamNextFest

Maybe you could like CYPHER DUNGEON, a MetroidBrainia about decryption inspired by classic 2D Zelda games.
store.steampowered.com/app/4169920/...

Anyone up for some nerding out on bunnies and genetics?🐰🧬 Rare Rabbits isn't in #SteamNextFest this time, but there's a free demo full of cute bunnies... over 6000000, to be precise.

🐾 Hop over here: store.steampowered.com/app/3966790/...

Awesome 💚 Good luck!

SongRunner on Steam A puzzle platformer where the platforms are your own musical loops! Speed through dozens of handcrafted single-screen challenges while creating your own platforms in time with a high energy original s...

hello!! i used steamcapsule.com to connect with an artist for SongRunner (which does indeed have a demo in Next Fest) so thank you for that!

store.steampowered.com/app/4100770/...

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Gears of Glory Demo on Steam Build defenses while you speed through and crush robots in this action-packed Tower Defense!

In Gears of Glory you drive, build towers, and run over as many robots as you can to protect your base:
store.steampowered.com/app/4152220/...

Mermeows: Chill Cat Mermaids on Steam Welcome to Mermeows: Chill Cat Mermaids – where every splash brings a smile! In this enchanting idle clicker creature collection game, traverse hand-drawn lakes, hatch unique Mermeows, and upgrade ser...

Hi there! We're participating in Next Fest with our cosy idle creature-collector featuring cat-mermaids.

You hatch cores from magical chests, gather pearls, get rewards from goals & can also make your own Mermeow avatar.

Thanks for your consideration! ฅ^ >ヮ<^₎ 💚

bit.ly/4avFrGi

What Surrounds Us Demo on Steam What surrounds us? Come find out and restore balance to an abstract and colorful ecosystem where every individual matters.

Hey! If you want something really unusual, my abstract and cozy adventure game is also joining the SNF!

In this ~15 min long you will be able to discover a strange ecosystem and meet some species living there.

Hope you'll like it!

store.steampowered.com/app/4367920/What_Surrounds_Us_Demo/

HELLO we're a dice rolling, ttrpg themed CRPG where you play as THE CLERIC investigating a tea shop five days before the city's first ever election!

Been working on a fun puzzle game set in an old computer!
store.steampowered.com/app/4100100/...

Black Zen White on Steam Black Zen White is a relaxing puzzle platformer where the world flips every 10 seconds between two versions: black and white. Think, time your moves, bend time, and interact with strange creatures in ...

Hi Beni! Maybe you can give a try at our demo :)
s.team/a/3237030

Finally, #SteamNextFest is here! 🎉
Who’s taking part? Drop your #indiegame below 👇

I’m gonna check out some demos, starting with Dice Goblins’ Den
(by @babachoo.bsky.social 👏👏👏)

Let’s gooo 🚀

#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamemarketing #steam

Marketing for Games Find gaming creators to play and promote your game. Connect with YouTube creators, streamers, and influencers who actually respond.

I've decided to release marketingforgames.com before procrastination and perfectionism kick in.

What is it?

A platform that helps indiedevs discover niche, mid-tier content creators (YouTube-only for now) based on their view and engagement metrics.

#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamemarketing #youtube

Tenants of the Shade en Steam Build cities at the dawn of civilization. Explore a gridless map. Claim territory and resources. Expand cities and forts. Manage a burgeoning people. Combat enemies with turn-based tactics. Farm, flou...

Hey Beni — thanks for kicking off #WishlistWednesday! 🙌🔥

Tenants of the Shade is my long-brewing passion project.

It’s a Bronze Age–inspired 4X builder 🏛️🌾⚔️
Grow your people. Shape the land. Build an empire from the dust.
Wishlist here 👇
store.steampowered.com/app/3446780/...