Cold Salvage - A Multiplayer Horror Game

A crowd at a gaming convention

Todays #followfriday (hello from NZ time zone!) We have @endofember.bsky.social , @stormcloak.games , @cassbaygames.bsky.social , @ktwyfgame.bsky.social and @wildboystudios.bsky.social - studios and games we loved at #paxaustralia 2025! A real mix of great titles and teams

Philips CRT next to Sega Mega Drive with blue power LED and Ecco the Dolphin on screen.

When I close my eyes, I still hear that sound.

Version 0.4.254 was just released to our alpha testers in the community discord. Updated UI, the first pass of the interactive map table, and the wreck now has a name plate!

Why not drop in to the Discord and check the project out discord.gg/qZPcA6cfBu

#alpha #playtests #scifi #horrorgame

Look, it's a tiny thing but we are loving the new menu screens for Cold Salvage. Our new 3D artist is getting some serious mileage out of kitbashing - which is so critical in a small team on a shoestring budget

#indiedev #gameart #scifi

Our feature tutorial/artist for today is this BRILLIANT set of tips on putting LIFE into your poses by Lomonte on tumblr! These four simple tricks, so well illustrated here, are ESSENTIAL! #gamedev #animationdev #characterdesign #animation #howtodraw #drawingtutorial #anime

Quick little #WIP of the reactor core particle effects and unfinished deck layout.

The reactor is not dangerous by itself, but for some as-yet unknown reason, the things that cross over, they love to nest here. Move quickly, move quietly.

#gamedev #scifi #horrorgame

Wrench, geiger counter, torch, and survival suit. The tools of the trade as a salvage engineer

#indiedev #wip

Those 2016 throwbacks are so last week! Here is an original 'devil' concept Dan drew in Grade 5 (circa 1998), and a boss concept he did just recently. Satan, now known as Gary, is in an office politics nightmare after a hostile takeover from Heaven. Performance Review ahoy! #indiegames #indiegamedev

We saw this one at #PaxAustralia, the whole dev team dressed up as their characters! Awesome looking title! "Killing Things With Your Friends"

#indiedev #dismemberment #trailer

Dismemberment you say? 🤔

Game 👉 Killing Things With Your Friends

#indiegames @paxaus @ktwyfgame

Oh this is fantastic

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Two of the devs that made Headlice also worked on this. I am told the "cricket ball to the nadgers" animation is 100% custom 😂

#cricket #freedemo

More beautiful #dev #art. The brief was "the players need to be able to carry an explosive device". 💣

The sphere, we get. But the fuse? *chefs kiss*

#gamedev

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One of our favourite indie studios @stormcloak.games has just released Adaptory in EA! Base building, character-driven exploration and physics gameplay while you keep your crew of 4 stranded explorers alive. We played it at PAX Australia and loved it ❤️

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Our first teaser trailer is out for Cold Salvage - a multiplayer co-op survival game. From the studio behind Headlice - play as a team of salvage engineers returning derelict warships to the front line

Wishlist on Steam!

store.steampowered.com/app/2368320/...

#indiedev #horrorgame #multiplayer

Here's a throwback for the state of the game 61 days ago in November. Including the Christmas break, that translates to six actual weeks of work between then and now

#throwback #gamedev

Happy Friday! Today's dev diary is this incredibly moody CIC (command deck) work in progress by our new 3D artist. We're so excited to see what they can build with the existing assets

#indiedev #wip #environmentalart

We can't get enough of crunchy #devart . This is what a spaceship's 3D printer looks like in the year... 2233? Something like that. It's perfect in every way.

When building the game, first we make it work - then we make it pretty. We present: the Geiger Counter Vending Machine

#gamedev

Cold Salvage - A co-op survival game. Claim your salvage tug from the scrapyards, gear up with your engineer buddies, and try to survive dangerous salvage missions. But be careful, the things that killed these ships may still be on board...

#indiedev #gamedev #horrorgame #spotlight

#gamedev early WIP of our life atmospheric systems and wrist monitor in Cold Salvage. Parts of the wreck may have low O2, dangerous CO2 levels, or even be exposed to vacuum. A good engineer knows when to put their helmet on.

#indiedev #survivalhorror #scifi

This is beautiful, perfect, and needs no changes.

Our MD fondly recalls the mid-90's, reading the infamous game magazine review that ended with "zoop is poop" repeated several times. If that does not give you cult status, nothing will. A deserved 2025 win.

We want you to be a playtester 🦸☠️

Cold Salvage is a 1-4 player co-op horror survival game and we need you! Sign up as a playtester and receive a full copy of the game when it launches - plus a #discord role and other perks.

#indiedev #horrorgame #playtest

discord.gg/qZPcA6cfBu

Dev placeholder art is so crunchy and perfect. Exhibit A: the aniseed-flavoured smoke grenade for our horror survival title. Why aniseed? it makes perfect sense in-game, we promise 💥🍬 #gamedev #art

A sci-fi scene with an orange door, and some barrels

Every airlock could be your last... Once you step foot on the wreck, there's no going back. Your survival isn't about firepower - it's about making smart choices.

discord.gg/qZPcA6cfBu

☠️ Join our Discord for alpha access and early playtests

Explore. Repair. Survive

#IndieGame #SciFi #GameDev

Hey Bluesky! We’re starting a dev diary for our multiplayer horror game, #ColdSalvage.

Follow along for early screenshots, environment builds, and updates as we ramp up production!
#gamedev #horror