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Hi Everybody,

My name is Sahil Bajaj and I am a Game Writer & Narrative Designer.

I've been in the industry for three years now and in that time, I've worked with teams like Veritable Joy and Sweet Baby Inc.

I recently updated my portfolio and am currently looking for work!

sahilbajaj.dev

Hey everyone! We have huge news - Glowkeeper is releasing on the 29th August!

Do wishlist Glowkeeper at store.steampowered.com/app/3410660/... to get that email when it releases :)

#indiegame #godot #puzzlegame #releasetrailer #releasedate

Our team made a game for #GMTK2025: Love Letters!

nozomu57.itch.io/love-letters

It's a short cozy game, where you help shy student with talking.

Made a silly puzzle game about looping cats shifting through reality in a looping world for the #gmtkjam
b-deshidev.itch.io/cat-shift-op...

#gamedev #thinkygame #indiedev

Working on a dynamic water system. You can redirect it by folding space and changing the geometry.

Check out the demo with more puzzles:
store.steampowered.com/app/3664840/...

#screenshotsaturday #indiegames #thinkygame

Hey #ScreenshotSaturday!
Launched a whole game.
Checked it out ☺️

Proud to announce that Sunken Stones - my puzzle strategy grid-based game about deploying (and ditching) crew mates to stave off a salty demies - is ⭐OUT NOW⭐!

Features:
🏴‍☠️6 Pirate Captains
☠️48 Crewmates
🌊Risk vs. Reward Mechanics

Grab the Game Now (and leave a review)!
⚓ s.team/a/2601810

ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist on Steam Decades after the events of ENDER LILIES, Homunculi — sorrowful, artificial life forms — roam the land. In this dark fantasy Metroidvania, face formidable enemies and explore a bewitching post-apocaly...

Hey folks, I've added Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist to my Steam curator page.

I thoroughly enjoyed the first game, and would eagerly recommend this standalone sequel, it's ended up being a wonderfully engrossing time with a soundtrack just as incredible.

store.steampowered.com/app/2725260/...

Mark your targets ☠️ !
Sunken Stones release on Steam July 18, 2025!

Wishlist Today!
⚓ s.team/a/2601810

Metroidbrainia: An in-depth exploration of knowledge-gated games · Thinky Games Thinky Games presents a definitive guide to metroidbrania games: What they are, how different games explore the idea in their own way, and a list of our favorites.

MetroidBRAINIA? Yep, that's right! Here's our excessively deep dive into our favorite new genre.
thinkygames.com/feat...

Worked on UDLR in earnest for the first time in a few months. Today I happened upon a pack of scanned textures of paper (and other materials) and decided it was time to replace what I had. Now the paper textures have some randomness, and have a different style of texture for each chapter!

Play over 60 new games created for the Thinky Puzzle Game Jam 5 · Thinky Games The annual community puzzle-making event has come to a close once again: the 5th Thinky Puzzle Game Jam wrapped up last week, and that means there are dozens of new miniature, experimental puzzle games you can play for free right now.

Check out all the free, experimental puzzle games that came out of the 5th Thinky Puzzle Game Jam!
thinkygames.com/news...

Your options for self-funded game dev becoming a sustainable career:

1. Have existing money or income.

or

2. Get extremely lucky while doing everything perfectly.

Draknek & Friends Official Podcast Join Alan and Syrenne from Draknek & Friends as they talk to developers of some of their favorite puzzle games, shedding light onto how games get made and the people behind them!

Draknek & Friends Official Podcast Episode 31 featuring @toboggan.work is out now! Topics include the development of Bonfire Peaks and its DLC sequel Bonfire Peaks: Lost Memories, his other work on games like Tire Boy, and puzzles in non-puzzle games.
pod.link/1777156468

Gentoo Rescue store page on Steam showing Very Positive with 50 all-time reviews. There are actually 53 reviews, but Steam doesn't count the 3 users that were gifted the game.

Gentoo Rescue is officially Very Positive! It's 100% positive with 50 (actually 53) reviews. This is quite a milestone for a difficult puzzle game in a niche subgenre.

Thanks for all of the support! On towards 100 reviews we go 🐧

#indiegamedev #Steam #review #milestone

Super fun announcement time - I've started a company with three of the most fantastic creative people I know,
@sharnajackson.com, @katboo.bsky.social and Rowan Bishop!

Introducing @heft.studio ✨

The first game we worked on together is out in the wild, with more to come soon 👇

heft.studio

We're excited to reveal that Sword of the Sea will officially launch on August 19th this year!

Get ready to ride the waves on PlayStation 5, Steam, and Epic Games Store.

Wishlist links below!

#SwordoftheSea

Hi John. I've submitted Compress(space). It's mind and space bending puzzle game about folding space.

It hasn't been covered by any of the news sites so far and would love to see it as part of Indie Penance.

bsky.app/profile/b-de...

We've teased our next game: narrative deckbuilder Burn With Me!

🖤 atmosphere of cozy dread
🔥 inventive gameplay
🫴 ominous hand
🐺 occult university with animals

store.steampowered.com/app/2954010/...

Excited to finally share what we've been working on 💛

#WishlistWednesday

🌊 RISING TIDE WINNERS SPOTLIGHT🌊

Compress(space)

A mind and space-bending puzzle game where you fold space to cheat your way through puzzles . Check out the trailer below and wishlist on Steam at buff.ly/OSgL0EX

Congratulations to @b-deshidev.bsky.social!

#RisingTideChallenge

Do you want your brain broken by cute penguins? Well....

Gentoo Rescue is 10% off for the Steam Summer Sale!

store.steampowered.com/app/2830480/...

#puzzlegame #indiegamedev #discovery #sokoban #metroidvania

Screenshot from upcoming game Burn With Me #burnwithme

Screenshot from upcoming game Burn With Me

Screenshot from upcoming game Burn With Me

Screenshot from upcoming game Burn With Me

Happy Screenshot Saturday!

#screenshotsaturday

Threadbound is a gorgeous puzzle platformer about connecting objects so they share properties.

store.steampowered.com/app/2218130/...

It was first made for the 2021 GMTK Game Jam, with the theme "Joined Together!"

pynl.itch.io/threadbound

Thank you for including Compress(space)! really nice to see Threadbound too. I played the original jam version and it's great to see it turning into a full game.

Upcoming games to watch for - puzzle platformer edition:
* Öoo, by @namataka.bsky.social
* Compress(space), by @b-deshidev.bsky.social
* MotionRec, by HANDSUM + @playismen.bsky.social
* Threadbound, by @threadbound.bsky.social
* Bulbo's Belief System, by Them Handsome Fellas + Abstract Digital

Thinky Third Thursday - June 2025 Monthly game recommendations from the puzzle experts at Draknek & Friends

Here's the June edition of Thinky Third Thursday, the monthly roundup of thinky puzzle games that have caught our eye:
thinkythirdthursday.com/june-2025

Hello #PitchYaGame!

Kiko's Apple Adventure 🍎 is a cute puzzle game where you push apples onto floating rafts and trick your goofy enemies!

🧩 bite-sized puzzles
🐻 cartoony graphics
🎵 playful sounds
🍎 apple pie

Kiko released 1 week ago on Steam and itch!
store.steampowered.com/app/2916300/...

Steam page of Robot Detour, with 150 positive reviews

Awesome @puzzleshowcase.bsky.social is over, and thanks to it Robot Detour finally passed two small milestones: 150 reviews and 1500 copies sold! 🎉

Please stay tuned for our next game reveals and news – very thinky, very cool, very soon.

#pitchyagame

🖼️ Frame of Mind - A game of thoughts is a #narrative #indiegame. Explore a character through thoughts and momentos. The game raises some difficult themes that a normative society places on #neurodivergent humans.
Demo is playable on #steam!

#Indiedev #gaming #godotengine #gamedev

Hey #PitchYaGame, Cyber Knights: Flashpoint just launched to great acclaim!

store.steampowered.com/app/1021210/...

🧠 In-depth XCOM-like squad tactics
🌆 Unique 23rd-century cyberpunk HEISTS
🔀 Evolving characters in a dynamic RPG story system

Launch sale ends soon!
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