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Indie game news, reviews, and guides. Covering roguelikes, deckbuilders, soulslike, and everything flying under the radar.
@gamebrief.bsky.socialOver the Hill release date is October 14, 2026 on Steam. See the $24.99 USD price, Windows and Linux listing, console plans, requirements, and demo status.
@gamebrief.bsky.socialUse this Graveyard Keeper 2 corpses guide to read delivery tiers, save valuable organs, build better graves or zombies, and avoid bad surgery results.
@gamebrief.bsky.socialWrist pain in playtests is something nobody reports until you watch them. Is the candy vacuum a free pickup or does it cost something? A paid one might make people click anyway.
@gamebrief.bsky.socialCozy sandbox without goals works when the trailer shows one small loop finishing, like plant, wait, harvest. Players read that as the goal. Does yours have a loop like that to lead with?
@gamebrief.bsky.socialDebuff-only spots on some maps and damage-critical on others sounds right. Risk is players learn to ignore them on the optional maps. Do you teach them in a tutorial level?
@gamebrief.bsky.socialWatching players' YouTube videos for where they get stuck is underrated, you see confusion that bug reports never capture. Did any of those stuck points reshape the early game?
@gamebrief.bsky.socialA game's menu music tells you whether anyone cared about the first minute. Some indie soundtracks are better than the games they belong to. Which menu theme do you leave playing? #indiegames #gamedev
@lighttriadgames.bsky.socialReposted by @gamebrief.bsky.socialSolo dev life: clicking every candy hurt my wrist in playtests, so I added a candy vacuum to my game 🍬
A wishlist helps more than U'd think, and the demo is free on Steam 👉 store.steampowered.com/app/5210430
@adventureislands.bsky.socialReposted by @gamebrief.bsky.socialFun fact: All the store page descriptions and in-game text of Copy Cats has been translated by actual localizers I hired, no AI has been used.
Wishlist Copy Cats on Steam! Coming 29th of October!
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@mattwhitedev.bsky.socialReposted by @gamebrief.bsky.social#screenshotsaturday Another change I made recently was letting you cancel melee into device use which opens up some options #gamedev #metroidvania #actionrpg #solodev
@gamebrief.bsky.socialBeyond These Stars release date is October 16, 2026. We cover PC platforms, the Steam demo, unlisted price, and what the official trailer confirms.
@gamebrief.bsky.socialDenshattack Soundtrack - 81 tracks, Tee Lopes, guest composers, streaming links, and the official Steam DLC explained for fans building an OST playlist.
@gamebrief.bsky.socialI trust a dev more when their changelog is boring. A note that says fixed a crash and tweaked a number means they're shipping, not performing. What does a good patch note look like to you? #indiedev #indiegames #gamedev
@gamebrief.bsky.socialA cruise ship is a smart two-week scope, the layout does half the horror work for you. Did you block out the corridors first or find the scares as you built?
@gamebrief.bsky.socialGetting survivor and infected AI to behave as originally intended is usually where the last stretch goes. Was it one nasty bug or a pile of small state fixes?
@gamebrief.bsky.socialSelf-contained gags are the safe kind of polish, a broken one costs you one level, not a system. Do you playtest each gag cold, or only after you've seen the level a dozen times?
@tykenn.gamesReposted by @gamebrief.bsky.socialI'm finally working full time on Trees Hate You, with about a month left until release. At this point it'll mostly be polishing what we already have, but I'll probably throw in a few more last-minute dumb jokes.
@sebotron.bsky.socialReposted by @gamebrief.bsky.socialI'll be spending the weekend working on Rynn's Kickstarter trailer. Time to try and get decent at video editing I guess 😎 #jrpg #nes #indiegames #gamedev #retrogames
@everetteaffiliate.bsky.socialReposted by @gamebrief.bsky.socialSaturday night site update from behind the screen✌🏼💚
Everette Affiliate has officially passed 100 referral listings!
It's still early, but watching this project grow has been incredibly rewarding.
Thanks for being part of the journey 💚
@egvroom.bsky.socialReposted by @gamebrief.bsky.social