Puzzle Spy International

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We hope you enjoy! 😊

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A screenshot of Puzzle Spy International with a retro mid-century modern art style. The scene shows Agent Epsilon - dark skin, short dark hair, mod dress - chatting with Stefania Plinth - Italian, nice 60s dress in navy and cream, hair in a bun and cats-eye glasses. They are in a geology museum, with rock samples and a T-rex skeleton in the background. Agent Epsilon - and by extension, the player - has the option to respond to Stefani by "Keeping it professional" or "Chatting her up (British slang for "flirt with her.")"

Someone noted that the partial screenshot of Puzzle Spy International in the recent Kotaku article made it look like Agent Epsilon was being covered by censor bars, so here's the full-screen image for #ScreenshotSaturday

#indieGame #indieGames #puzzleGame #VN #VNsky #gameDev #gameArt

A screenshot of Puzzle Spy International with a retro mid-century modern art style. The scene shows Agent Epsilon - dark skin, short dark hair, mod dress - chatting with Stefania Plinth - Italian, nice 60s dress in navy and cream, hair in a bun and cats-eye glasses. They are in a geology museum, with rock samples and a T-rex skeleton in the background. Agent Epsilon - and by extension, the player - has the option to respond to Stefani by "Keeping it professional" or "Chatting her up (British slang for "flirt with her.")"

Someone noted that the partial screenshot of Puzzle Spy International in the recent Kotaku article made it look like Agent Epsilon was being covered by censor bars, so here's the full-screen image for #ScreenshotSaturday

#indieGame #indieGames #puzzleGame #VN #VNsky #gameDev #gameArt

Still time to get this on sale. I did and spent all last night playing it! 😁

The front page of gaming site Kotaku circa November 27, 2025, which shows an article title "20 Incredible, Innovative Indie Games To Wishlist This Thanksgiving" by John Walker. The large accompanying image shows vertical banners for 5 colorful games, one of which is for Puzzle Spy International and features a nice large image of Agent Epsilon.

Well well well, look who happens to be on the front page of Kotaku right now! Big thanks to @botherer.bsky.social for including PSI on the list of interesting-looking upcoming indie games! ❤️🕵️‍♀️

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20 Incredible Innovative Indie Games To Wishlist This Thanksgiving Happy Thanksgaming 2025 everybody! Celebrate with a huge pile of unknown indies to put on your radar

Hooray! The first of the Thanksgaming 2025 posts is up on Kotaku, with an epic TWENTY unknown indies to check out!

I'm going to put up another 20 tomorrow.

Spread it far and wide!

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YouTube video by Unsigned Double Collective Fossil Quest - Pre-Alpha Gameplay Trailer

Have you always dreamt of creating your own dinosaur museum? now you finally have the space to do it!

🦴Dig for fossils
🦖Assemble your exhibits
💰Welcome visitors
🎨Create the museum of your dreams

(and more coming soon!!)

#dinosaur #indiegame #cozygaming #gamedev

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We know it was a random selection, but nonetheless, Thank You so much for including Puzzle Spy International! This makes our Thanksgiving (...plus the pies. They're awesome for Thanksgiving too! 😋)

The front page of gaming site Kotaku circa November 27, 2025, which shows an article title "20 Incredible, Innovative Indie Games To Wishlist This Thanksgiving" by John Walker. The large accompanying image shows vertical banners for 5 colorful games, one of which is for Puzzle Spy International and features a nice large image of Agent Epsilon.

Well well well, look who happens to be on the front page of Kotaku right now! Big thanks to @botherer.bsky.social for including PSI on the list of interesting-looking upcoming indie games! ❤️🕵️‍♀️

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🚨PSA‼️Someone created a fake fossil quest website, stole the browser version off Itch and embedded it there. DO NOT GO TO THIS SITE OR PLAY THE GAME THERE. This is not our website. Please only use our Itch page.

Also, if anyone has any advice for what to do about this let me know #gamedev #indiedev

Demonschool: Is OUT. It's out. Finally it is out. We hope you enjoy it.

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One of many different puzzle screen from Puzzle Spy International: Here, Agent Epsilon - retro style art, dark skin, mod dress - is holding up a puzzle and thinking about it. The puzzle is to deduce the 8-number passcode for an airlock-like door on the far right, but the sheet of paper - shown in detail in the center of the screen - is blurred out so that you, the viewer, can't solve it without purchasing the game.

As of this morning, PSI is Puzzle Complete: Every puzzle is fully coded, in-game with final art, and has all working hints. There's still PLENTY to do, including puzzle testing (especially for the one we just finished) & story and art, but this is a big milestone! 🎉

#puzzleGame #indieGame #gameDev

So are we!! 😄

Cozy Quest 2025 The annual celebration of cozy gaming returns, and it's bigger than ever!

Settle in for some chill and comfy vibes as we celebrate Cozy Quest! 🙌

Our segment of the Cozy Quest livestream is now happening on the sale page! Get comfy and see the hosts going through an adventure across Explora! ☕

Catch it live here with us in chat! 👇
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One of many different puzzle screen from Puzzle Spy International: Here, Agent Epsilon - retro style art, dark skin, mod dress - is holding up a puzzle and thinking about it. The puzzle is to deduce the 8-number passcode for an airlock-like door on the far right, but the sheet of paper - shown in detail in the center of the screen - is blurred out so that you, the viewer, can't solve it without purchasing the game.

As of this morning, PSI is Puzzle Complete: Every puzzle is fully coded, in-game with final art, and has all working hints. There's still PLENTY to do, including puzzle testing (especially for the one we just finished) & story and art, but this is a big milestone! 🎉

#puzzleGame #indieGame #gameDev

I always loved the parties at ice cream parlors with the make-your-own-sundae bar. 🍨

In a dark nighttime hallway with huge arched windows, a girl and a werewolf (also a girl) are sneaking around. Both are wearing school uniforms, although the werewolf's has ripped a bit from her transformation. She has just knocked over a small table and broken a vase and the girl is shushing her. Through one of the large windows, we see more school buildings and a full moon. The book cover title is "Boarding School Werewolf" by Jo Barnett. At the top of the cover, it says "School can be a transformative experience."

Here's the illustration that I shared last week for #kidLitArtPostcard day, only here mocked up as a full book cover. 🐺🤫

#kidLit #kidLitArt #MG #werewolf #spooky #spookyMG #bookCover

The lower left corner of a screen for Puzzle Spy International. In the lower left is the Hints button (with a light bulb on it) and below that is a glowing button labeled "Check Answers" with a toggle switch and a checkmark showing that it's activated. Above are some answers to a puzzle, some with green checks showing that they are correct and some with red Xs showing that they are not.

While some players steadfastly refuse to use the hints, something many have asked for is a way to check answers... and to be able to TURN OFF that check once it's shown! I just finally got this bottom left toggleable button all coded up and working this morning! 🎉🕵️‍♀️

#indieDev #indieGame #puzzleGame

Puzzle Spy International - November Update - Steam News Mike - one of the game's 2 devs - talks about where the game is in development and discusses their particular process of working as a 2-spouse team.

We've got a new blog post where I talk about the game's status and our particular method of working together as spouses on a game and how we fit game design work into the interstices of our busy lives. Check it out at store.steampowered.com/news/app/340...

Two people - their backs to the camera / are looking at a puzzle on a laptop. To the left of the laptop are our new postcards and behind the screen is a small standee of Agent Epsilon.

Doing playtesting at The MADE in Oakland CA. Here fellow indie devs @exodrifter.bsky.social and @filthyhouseplant.bsky.social (check out their games too!) are trying out the newest puzzle.

#indieDev #indieGame #indieGames

Two people - their backs to the camera / are looking at a puzzle on a laptop. To the left of the laptop are our new postcards and behind the screen is a small standee of Agent Epsilon.

Doing playtesting at The MADE in Oakland CA. Here fellow indie devs @exodrifter.bsky.social and @filthyhouseplant.bsky.social (check out their games too!) are trying out the newest puzzle.

#indieDev #indieGame #indieGames

Hi, #PitchYaGame!

We're making a point and click game about an anxious cactus artist named Prickles. Help your neighbors and unravel a mystery by gifting drawings, taking care of potted humans and making friendships! store.steampowered.com/app/4038920/... #indiegame #indiegames #indiedev #gamedev

Burger Bois is a food truck simulation game about flavor, not labor!

🍔 Design bespoke burgers for vague requests
👀 Impress relatably weird customers
🚚 Unlock new locations & unusual ingredients
🎨 Collect 20 #FoodPics by indie artists!

Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3224290/...

#PitchYaGame

Hello #PitchYaGame

This is Alpine Lake, a mountain life sim / innkeeper sim.

Your town is in danger, and through the power of innkeeping you can save it.

Who knew that brewing coffee, scrambling eggs, and photographing a cute duck could have such an impact on people's lives.

In this screenshot from Puzzle Spy International: Demo & Prelude, Agent Epsilon - dark skin, short dark hair, serious expression, in a teal and charcoal mod dress - is listening to detective Ewan Danger - chiseled features, blonde hair, 5-o'clock shadow, vest and tie and trench-coat. They're in London, standing in front of the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, and the new Scotland Yard (yes, they really are all right on the same block together, or at least were in the mid-60s.) Danger is saying "We've positively identified them as Hammer and sickle. They're two 'obfuskoperatives' who work for the Soviet Cypher Force."

A puzzle with a bunch of clues at the top and 26 baggage tags at the bottom. The tags are from the '60s, back when each airport had its own colors and graphic elements on the tags, they didn't all look the same like they do now. The baggage tags are in disarray, as a player has already moved many of them around. Covering up some of the clues is a modal showing hints for the puzzle. The hints read "hint 1: There's something wrong with each one of these sentences" and "hint 2: There are places where letters are missing, but thanks to the baggage tags, we have extra letters!"

A scene in a cafe. It's simplified, retro art with just a few colors, mostly browns, purples and tans. Several people sit at tables, and most of them are looking at you. Each person has a box to fill in next to them. There are hints on the left - for example, "Embarek is reading" and "Aloui and Bakhti hate each other and sit in opposite corners as far apart as possible" - but in this screenshot, some of the hints are in fake Latin. You'll have to eventually buy the game to see the real clues and find your contact in this cafe.

Agent Epsilon is confronted by Stefania Plinth, who is agrily gesturing and saying "Those diavoli! They broke in here and stole the Eswatini Giant!" Both women are in 60s outfits, Epsilon in a teal mod short-sleeved dress and Stefania in a blue and cream dress with a wide collar and double-breaster buttons up the front. She's got cats-eye glasses and her hair is in a tight bun. Both are standing in the geology museum, with display cases of rocks, framed phots of how plate tectonics work, and a T-rex skeleton in the back. The scene is purple and gold and the whole thing is drawn in a mid-century modern art style.

Hi, #PitchYaGame!

Puzzle Spy International is a '60s spy adventure where you travel the world, chat with (& flirt with!) contacts, and solve substantial thinky puzzles involving wordplay, logic & rules discovery.

A standalone demo is on Steam at s.team/a/3406690 and on itch.io.

#puzzleGame #VN

Title art for the game Sugarplum Cafe, with the name in large curly letters. Two ladies, Lady Milk Chocolate and Lady Vanilla, sit at a table having afternoon tea. In the background, they are surrounded by desserts.

Screenshot of a game set in a cafe, with a currency counter on the top right and a cameo-shaped UI on the top left. Next to the cameo, some text reads "Collect 6 Cameos." The walls are white with pastel pink and teal color accents and gold filigree. In the foreground, three customers (one wearing vanilla, one wearing chocolate, and one wearing strawberry) have speech bubbles over their heads indicating what desserts they would like to order. In the bottom right corner, there is a grid with some desserts. There is also a display window in the background with more desserts.

An elegant tearoom with baby pink curtains and large windows showing a pastel gradient backdrop. In the foreground, three tables with off-white tablecloths seat three pairs of characters, each pair having a tea party. From left to right: Jasmine and Lemon Madeline, Lady Strawberry and Lady Mint, and Lady Lemon and Lady Lime.

The cafe is empty save for a dialogue bubble, with Lady Vanilla in the foreground. The text in the bubble reads, "LADY VANILLA: Ah, you must be the new owner. Nice to meet you!" There are two filigreed buttons in the corner, one to view past dialogues and one to skip the conversation.

Hi #PitchYaGame!

#SugarplumCafe is an ~aesthetic~ merge crafting game where you run a pastel rococo café 💖

🍰 Merge ingredients into desserts
🎀 Meet fashionable ladies inspired by sweets
🫖 Host elegant tea parties
✨ Embrace your frilly fairytale side

#cozygame #egl #cozygames

It's #PitchYaGame time! ✨

CUBO is a narrative adventure-puzzle game set on a rotating cube world.

Discover the other sides, unlock new areas, and bring the world back together.

Feel free to wishlist our game on Steam!

#indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #rubikscube #puzzlegame

Thanks, Liam! Here's my pitch:

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The Regreening is a cozy simulation game about restoring nature in a soilpunk fairytale 🌾

🌱grow plants to create living ecosystems
🦉become friends with ancient spirits
🛠️make your own upcycling hub
🤗and hug ALL the animals!

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Thank you #PitchYaGame <3

Thank you so much! 😊 I've been trying to give it a lot of mid-century modern flavor to match the time period of the game.