Josh Bycer

My computer just hardlocked and is not turning on, so it's looking like no stream for tonight.

we've been going through Terra Invicta on stream and I'm having the same problems trying to understand it like with other 4X games, but the challenge is trying to explain what's confusing as a new player : The difference between the game telling me what to do vs. knowing what my choices are.

tonight I'll be checking out turn-based Thursday fest on my channel, and if you have a new or premiering game you would like me to try, please let me know #indiegamedev

Continuing the Endgame of YS 9 Stream | #gamewisdom YouTube video by Game Wisdom

we're starting up the stream next with more of YS 9 youtu.be/OD_uuSZIqOs

LUCID on Steam Discover your own legend in LUCID. Platform through a crystalline world torn apart by calamity, absorb powerful abilities that expand movement and enhance combat against a diverse cast of enemies and ...

Lucid is a charming metroidvania where you chain dashes and jumps to speed through the environment store.steampowered.com/app/1717730/...

Parasite Mutant on Steam This is a bio-horror RPG featuring a retro third-person semi-fixed camera and an ATC combat system that blends real-time and turn-based elements. You play as Nova, a Psionic Agent sent to investigate ...

Parasite Mutant is an indie take of Parasite Eve for fans missing active time combat and puzzle-solving store.steampowered.com/app/3983000/...

Denshattack! on Steam Flip, trick and grind your train in a fast-paced, off-the-rails ride through a colourful Japanese dystopia. Outmatch rival gangs, wreck a shady megacorp, and take back the tracks with nothing but skil...

Denshattack by @denshattack.bsky.social gives us trains that act like skateboards for a very tricky time store.steampowered.com/app/2524850/...

Eldor'idle on Steam An incremental idle RPG about earning a billion gold coins. Break a pot. Get a coin. How hard can it be?

Eldor'idle gives us an incremental all about breaking pots in a quant village by @eldoridle.bsky.social store.steampowered.com/app/4356400/...

Harventure on Steam Harvest, collect and upgrade! Harventure is a short incremental game about harvesting and using resources on upgrades to purify islands from corruption.

Harventure combines incremental gameplay with harvesting resources for a delightful time store.steampowered.com/app/3806350/...

castle idler on Steam castle idler is a short, relaxing incremental tower defense game with no waves. upgrade towers, collect coins, and unlock powerful prestige upgrades to defend your castle.

Castle Idler is another tower defense incremental game that won't take you hours to play store.steampowered.com/app/4082900/...

FLY2K on Steam A Y2K, cyberspace, butterfly flight sim. Flap using 2 button controls, avoid malware obstacles, boost your speed and break free from the web!

Fly2k by @obscuregames.bsky.social is a charming and challenging score chasing time store.steampowered.com/app/3807220/...

Tabletop Tavern on Steam Recruit a wild roster of warriors and command your mercenaries on a chaotic tabletop battlefield. With infinite builds, brutal choices, and endless replayability, Tabletop Tavern is an RTS built for r...

Tabletop Tavern combines a roguelike with a Total War battle system for a very interesting combination store.steampowered.com/app/3337380/...

Pass the Fear on Steam PASS THE FEAR is a roguelite bullet-hell shooter. A catastrophic Witch’s Disaster strikes without warning, and chaotic magic forms the ancient Wall of Storms. Its corruption spreads relentlessly acros...

Pass the Fear looks like a perfect game for fans of Enter the Gungeon with a lot of twin stick shooting and bullet hell dodging store.steampowered.com/app/3561220/...

Truckful on Steam Drive your pickup truck through seemingly peaceful countryside valleys, deliver much-needed goods to local townsfolk and unravel the small town mystery. Beware, the old forest is watching.

Truckful by @mythicowlgames.bsky.social goes for a little cozy, and spooky truck driving store.steampowered.com/app/3090810/...

Ariana and the Elder Codex on Steam Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...

Ariana and the Elder Codex looks like a challenging and magic-filled metroidvania store.steampowered.com/app/3986690/...

Bad Pixels on Steam Back in the days of the wild west, everything was much more rudimentary and raw. Drinking water had bits in it, shoes had holes in them, and computers only had 8-bits of processing power. With limited...

Bad Pixels by @dadako.com is a quirky retro shooter with a western charm store.steampowered.com/app/952100/B...

Another Helping of Amazing Indie Game Demos From Next Fest | #indiedev Showcase 346 #gamewisdom YouTube video by Game Wisdom

another part of my look at Steam Next Fest is now up youtu.be/gs_G87FKSMA and here are the latest #indiegamedev shoutouts 🧵

If there's enough to the demo to show off the main concept of the game and a store page, I can examine those.

I'm putting together a resource for some of the teachers and librarians I know for perfect games for afterschool clubs for middle school to teens, and besides the easy picks, are there any good indie games I should add to the list? #indiegamedev

Debut Devs Showcase Sign up A little project I would like to try for Game-Wisdom is providing more ways of showing off games from first time developers and students. The Debut Devs Showcase is a once a month, 2-hour stream, show...

Our next Debut Devs showcase is going to be going up later this month, and sign-ups are still open if you're a first time #indiegamedev or a student with a completed project that you would like me to look at forms.gle/o5Uwa7zVadmJ...

Nearing the Endgame of YS 9 Stream | #gamewisdom YouTube video by Game Wisdom

for the stream tonight, it's more of YS 9 as we start to close in on the end youtu.be/vsAIU0MpjaM

I stopped at 3, but now that it's done, I do want to do a full playthrough from start to finish.

It's more hack-and slash, like in the Blasphemous style, rather than a full-on customizable character.

Muffles' Life Sentence on Steam Take back your identity in Muffles’ Life Sentence- a darkly quirky RPG set in a prison where inmates are remade to match their crimes.

Muffles' Life Sentence needs more eyes on it, a charming RPG that just finished its five-episode run with a lot of great music and visual design store.steampowered.com/app/3145370/...

I remember checking this out from the IGF and it quickly became one of my favorites

this reminds me I never went back after they added in the true ending to finish it.

Divinum on Steam Divinum is an action-adventure that blends stylish, expressive combat with rewarding exploration. Master devastating combos and craft unique builds to fight back mysterious invaders and uncover your i...

And finally for today, Divinum is a solid action-adventure title that felt great to play store.steampowered.com/app/1148130/...

Save 20% on Pluto on Steam A roguelike deckbuilder where you cast elemental spells, outwit monstrous foes, and escape prison on your way to your niece’s birthday party.

Pluto is a spell-casting roguelike, as you must use your fingers to save the day store.steampowered.com/app/3057670/...

CALX on Steam Flow across the WARP-corrupted planet Syro. Master movement as the Seeker. Double jump, dash, levitate and grapple through atmospheric ruins. Scan, solve puzzles, and engage in measured combat in wave...

Calx by @truecolorsdev.bsky.social is a beautiful-looking action adventure with a fantastic world to explore store.steampowered.com/app/2022640/...

Besmirch on Steam The town of Besmirch starves. Stave off the hunger as the latest farmhand in this survival horror farming sim, earning the trust of paranoid townsfolk under the thumb of the corrupt Baron. Tend to bot...

Besmirch combines the slice of life of Stardew Valley, with the horrific terror of Faith the Unholy Trinity store.steampowered.com/app/3670630/...