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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 16h

The Oaks vs Orcs demo is out now! Grow a forest kingdom, use the river to stack your bonuses, and let the forest fight back. Play it today. The leaderboard is undefended. You can download the demo on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4980900/...

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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Every unit in Oaks vs Orcs is inspired by a real plant! Here are 5 new concepts for the Riverleaf deck, and the reference our artists have drawn on for each. For those who have played the demo - can you guess which concept belongs to which card? 👀

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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The gates are open 🌊 The Oaks vs Orcs Playtest is now OPEN: hit Request Access on our Steam page and you're in! Grow the forest. Bend the river. Break the game. We'll be watching the leaderboard!

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Carrot 🥕 @justacarrot.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Are you a streamer or press outlet who'd be interested in covering games for the first ever ace-focused Steam festival? Then fill out this streamer/press interest form! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Help us make this a wonderful celebration of ace games and developers! #asexual #GamesThatAceIt

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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The prototype 6,000 of you played is becoming a full game! Oaks vs Orcs is a roguelike strategy autobattler where you build a living forest kingdom that fights for you. Bend the river. Break the game. Wishlist on Steam: cutt.ly/pyh27wZf #indiegames #indiedev

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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Aether & Iron is a finalist for Game of the Year at the 2026 Australian Game Developer Awards!🎉🎉 Three years in the making with our co-dev partner, @seismicsquirrel.bsky.social Thank you to the judges, to everyone who played it, and to the team who shipped it. Congratulations to all finalists!

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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

2 days until the announce! LOOK AT THIS ORC!

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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

All The Birds is our newest demo, now available on @itch.io! Build an Australian bird reserve, photograph new species, and hire a crew of eccentric bird nerds to help in this cozy incremental game. #indiegames #cozygames

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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Stoneheart Archive just got its biggest update yet 🏰 🍂 4 seasons that change how the Archive marches 🦉🐙🐘 3 caretakers, each with their own abilities 📚 Meta progression that outlives the run Free and playable in your browser on @itch.io chaostheorygames.itch.io/stoneheart-a... #indiegames

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Stoneheart Archive by chaostheorygames

Moving-base survival roguelike. Free Web Playable

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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Meet the caretakers 🦉🐘🐙 The Archive now has 3: an owl, an elephant, and an octopus. The owl and octopus are still being designed. What should they do? 👇

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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The Archive now marches through the seasons 🍂❄️☀️ 3 new biomes: autumn plains, winter snow, summer shores. Next job: making each season change how a run plays. What should winter DO? Ideas below 👇

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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

7 days until new game announcement. Wednesday, September 9 (or 10 for us Australians) 🔔 on

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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Forms, forms, fill out your forms! Calling all streamers and press who would be interested in covering this wonderful celebration of ace games and devs!

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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The orcs made a mistake. They let the forest grow 🌳 Oaks vs Orcs is a roguelike strategy autobattler where you bend the river, stack broken combinations and grow a kingdom that fights for you.

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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

40 minutes growing this forest. The orc war camp lasted 6 seconds. Exactly how an autobattler should feel when your build finally comes together.

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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

It looks like a cozy forest game. It’s a bonus-stacking, river-routing, horde-defence war machine that happens to be adorable. The mushrooms' little faces are not an apology

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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The Lumberlord is suspiciously hot, dramatically posed and absolutely unprepared for what the river did to this build. We may have overprepared.

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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

He couldn't wait for his axes to be painted 🪓 One of the Lumberlord's chopping crew, warming up before a shift of professional deforestation. Painted muscles, sketched weapons, but one ~immaculate~ braid.

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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Yesterday: the fungi. Today: the trees. New units, part 2: The Oakling, the Elder Oak, a willow with a past, and a plant that is both tree and tortoise. Vote for your favourite in the comments! Tomorrow: the two champions fight for Face Of The Forest.

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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Not everything you grow in Thornhold is a tree. Here are some of our latest unit sketches, part 1: the fungi and flora. The Mycel Mimic, the Puffball, the Milk Witch, and friends. Vote for your favourite in the comments! The trees get their turn tomorrow, and then the winners fight.

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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Our little forest strategy game now has boss introductions. GNARLOC THE TERRIBLE is in the game. Every mini-boss gets one of these. We are so sorry and also not sorry at all. #indiegames #gamedev

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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

New card art for Thornhold. Carved wood, vines included - we want our card to look grown, not printed! Your opening hand: Oakling, Thistlebow, Ironwood Brute. You can play one before the wave hits. Which one?

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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Same battlefield. Four seasons. In Thornhold, the season turns every few waves - and every terrain bonus on the board changes with it. Your Summer build will not save you in Winter!

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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

In Thornhold you get three lives. We’re exploring what they look like. Meet the Great Tree - the thing every river, creature, and desperate last stand exists to protect. We wanted less "big tree," more "living organ to defend.” Which one would you throw your forest army in front of?

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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

The trees in our forest autobattler are learning to walk. 15 sketches, 3 become real units. Pick one per row and reply with your favourites! Choose carefully. You'll be relying on these units in Thornhold’s next build.

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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Rogue Vector is now live and free to play on @itch.io - a roguelike deckbuilder where your ship never stops moving.

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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

There isn't a single walk animation on this castle. Every step is procedural - we generate a curve to its destination, and the IK legs work out the rest. Whichever end of the castle faces the path becomes the front. Sometimes it looks a little... special!

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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

The last library has legs. 🏰 Stoneheart Archive is live on @itch.io - a moving-base survival roguelike about protecting a giant walking castle that carries the last knowledge of civilisation. You are its caretaker: build towers and defend against hordes of enemies.

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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Our latest demo is here! The controls are in alien - good luck! Jump Space Joyride is a 1-4 player co-op heist: steal an alien ship, loot everything not bolted down, and try not to vent your friends into space. Play the free demo now on @itch.io 👇

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GRIDDLYBEAR @thegriddlybear.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Got to check out #AetherAndIron. Shout-out to @chaostheorygames.bsky.social and @seismicsquirrel.bsky.social for the key. GORGEOUS art style, very gripping narrative (so far), interesting characters and VA. Fun turn based car combat to boot? Damn! www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC1r...

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FIRST LOOK | Aether & Iron | Disco Elysium Meets BioShock with Tactical Car Combat?!

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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

A peek behind the scenes at how we crafted some of the mouthwatering dishes in Your Meal, My Lord 🍳 #IndieDev #BehindTheScenes

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Frosty Games 🍦 @frostygamesfest.com · 06/06/2026

Exclusive Look! Clean up the world, upcycle retro technology, and build a peaceful sanctuary where everyone can thrive and belong in Rusthaven, by @chaostheorygames.bsky.social. Check out the new trailer which premiered in Frosty Games Fest. s.team/a/4216290/

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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

You are the royal food taster. Inspect every dish before it reaches the court. Find the poison, or take the bribe and let it through. And don't kill the king! You can play our latest demo, free in your browser on @itchio! chaostheorygames.itch.io/your-meal-my... #indiegame #simulation #food

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AUTOMATON（オートマトン） @automaton-media.com · 27/05/2026

“空飛ぶ裏稼業”SFノワールRPG『Aether & Iron』日本語デモ配信開始。危険なブツを運ぶ命がけの密輸劇、その行く末は“ダイス”が決める

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Seismic Squirrel @seismicsquirrel.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

In some battles, our turn-based combat system gives you options: eliminate the target or survive X# rounds. Luke Stephens chose violence, and squeaked through the encounter with 1 HP to spare! Play Aether & Iron now: store.steampowered.com/app/1836560 #IndieGame #TurnBased #Sponsored

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Seismic Squirrel @seismicsquirrel.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

We wanted Aether & Iron's gameplay and the world its set in to feel cohesive. Tyler and Dean (@chaostheorygames.bsky.social) touch on how the game rewards playing thoughtfully. #NarrativeDesign #GameDev #IndieGame

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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

We're stoked to announce that Rusthaven will be part of Frosty Games Fest this year! Tune in on June 7 for some brand-new Rusthaven gameplay!

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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Aether & Iron is part of the ANZ Indie Fest 2026! Check out all of these incredible Australian and New Zealand-made games. #aussiedev

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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Ahhh, that fresh Unity project smell. That skybox never gets old. How do you like to set your asset test scenes?

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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

The river is your weapon. Thornhold is a free browser autobattler where the path you carve through the forest decides everything. Out today on itch. @itch.io #indiegame #roguelike #autobattler #deckbuilder

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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Mmmm look at those bonuses stack. It's only been a few hours, and players have already smashed our highest score in Thornhold! Wave 32?! chaostheorygames.itch.io/thornhold #combo #incremental #indiegame #roguelike #deckbuilder #autobattler #towerdefense

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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

New 2-week game jam prototype out today! Thornhold is a forest-defence autobattler where you route a river through a grid and survive waves of invading orcs. Free and playable in your browser. chaostheorygames.itch.io/thornhold #indiegame #roguelike #deckbuilder #autobattler #madewithunity

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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

I spent all my bird feed on this shot. Worth it. #birds #gamedev

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Chaos Theory Games @chaostheorygames.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

We built a Balatro × Go Fish roguelike in a week. Steal cards from opponents, build massive combos, break the ocean. Free in your browser, no download. @itchio.bsky.social 👀 chaostheorygames.itch.io/feed-the-fish

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