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"The Incident at Galley House" is out now on Steam! You might also enjoy our previous game, “The Roottrees are Dead”. Previously: co-founder of Discourse galley.house roottrees.com eviltrout.com

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Laura E. Hall @lauraehall.bsky.social · 4h
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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Today we dive into The Incident at Galley House from @eviltrout.com. We really enjoyed our time with this Timeline Mystery, and spent quite a bit of time in the spoiler section raving about it. This is a great one! open.spotify.com/episode/6Lk8...
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 25/09/2026
The Incident at Galley House is nominated for a Golden Joystick Award for "Best Indie Game - Self Published". You can vote for us now: www.gamesradar.com/goldenjoysti...
The 44th Annual Golden Joystick Awards (vote now)

The Incident at Galley House
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 25/09/2026
Slime in the Ice Machine has such a refreshing vibe. I found the demo really clever and interesting! They're launching a kickstarter soon, so definitely check it out: www.kickstarter.com/projects/aco...
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Coming soon: Slime in the Ice Machine: It's Your Inheritance, Kid
Kick open the doors to the greatest bars in the cosmos (and the worst) to unravel surreal mysteries in this PC/Mac/Xbox game.
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 24/09/2026
I'm going to be at this event in my hometown of Toronto in October. Come by, and let's discuss puzzle and mystery games!
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 22/09/2026
If you like puzzles, FLEB games are a must. I highly recommend this free game: store.steampowered.com/app/4428890/...
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20 More, Somehow Even Smaller, Mazes on Steam
A puzzle game with twenty small mazes.
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 22/09/2026
Do you know someone who would play The Roottrees are Dead but doesn't own a gaming PC? Good news! We're launching mobile versions on November 5th: Google Play: play.google.com/store/apps/d... App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/the-r...
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The Roottrees are Dead - Apps on Google Play
Search the late-90s internet and rebuild a family tree to uncover the truth.
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 18/09/2026
The Resident Evil movie is so hilarious and gory. It feels more like playing the game with your buddies than a serious take on the lore. Loved it.
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Panic @panic.com · 17/09/2026
me when I finally reply to your email
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 17/09/2026
jesus christ
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Tucker Hazell @tuckerhazell.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It's now been 𝟮 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 since I started Dev Dive- so it's time to celebrate! 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘀: 104 games covered 123 interviews featuring 155 developers Covering the stories of talented creatives is the proudest work of my life. Dev Dive is almost at 1,000 subs, thanks for the support!
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 15/09/2026
I loved this game and world and I hope we get to revisit it someday. Also very much looking forward to Blade!
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 15/09/2026
An AI agent emailed me offering to write an essay for me about my games for $25 USD. Who would want that?
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 14/09/2026
YES, the most amazing thing is the performance. The best horror of the year is Teenage Sex & Death at Camp Miasma... or even Backrooms was signficantly better than Obsession.
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 13/09/2026
I think 7 is a bit young for some of the puzzles. Or maybe I’ve forgotten how capable a kid can be!
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 13/09/2026
Now I’ve 100%ed the game and gotten all the achievements. Sad that it’s over.
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 10/09/2026
Ugh, that sucks. I'm not even sure what a good solution could be.
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 10/09/2026
Back in the day, when you pressed a button on a remote control it changed channels instantly. Now, you gotta navigate a labyrinth of menus where each button press takes a second. It's a horrible user experience and everyone... just puts up with it?
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 10/09/2026
Wouldn’t it have been Dr Oz if not him? I think that’s worse
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 09/09/2026
Sadly, I've heard the director is "all in" on genAI for the game :(
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 09/09/2026
I'm very happy, many years later, this is the outcome. Fantastic.
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 09/09/2026
Blizzard was using a product I worked on in the past, so I went down to Irvine a bunch. Once, at a group lunch, someone mentioned the way corporate treated them unfairly and I said "What about a union?" and suddenly it got totally quiet. Someone said "You can't say that word." It was super awkward!
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 09/09/2026
There is one puzzle we ended up using online guides and maps a lot for and I have no regrets. Besides that they all seem quite fair and well designed. 3 to go now
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 09/09/2026
Yes we’re working towards getting all the gourds now. Love it
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 07/09/2026
Definitely!!! Did you beat it?
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NamaTakahashi @namataka.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
“Can be completed in 2–3 hours” is a pretty effective selling point for me.
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 07/09/2026
Can’t wait to play the full game. I stopped playing your demos after the second because I want to play it all back to back.
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 07/09/2026
Now it’s time for the DLC!
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 06/09/2026
My GOTY and probably one of the best games I’ve played ever.
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 04/09/2026
I’m so happy you liked it John! I’ve just read Open House on Haunted Hill and I have to wonder what Galley House was thinking this whole time.
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 03/09/2026
@jeyb.bsky.social and I did an awesome escape room in Copenhagen: escaperoom.dk/en/downfall-... - definitely check that out if you can get a crew together.
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Downfall Spy Mission Escape Room in Denmark | by Midgaard Event
Downfall is our take on the best escape room in Denmark Copenhagen. The ultimate experience with puzzles, story, theater and teamwork.
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 03/09/2026
The Roottrees are Dead
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 02/09/2026
guilty!
a tweet that says "they should make a video game where one of the missions is to retore power or turn on a generator"
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 01/09/2026
Wow, someone wired up an external machine to The Incident at Galley House: youtube.com/shorts/SSkJ8...
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Immersion at the Galley House
YouTube video by HolyDuckTurtle
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 01/09/2026
It's such an amazing game. One of the best I've ever played.
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 22/08/2026
The Galley House team is headed to Denmark right now instead of the US for our summit. I can’t support these insane tariffs or threats to annex my country. 🇨🇦
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 21/08/2026
I wrote up tips for saving and loading games durably in Godot. It's stuff I wish I'd known before shipping games on PC: eviltrout.com/blog/2026-08...
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Tips for Saving Game Data in Godot
How we made save games in The Roottrees are Dead and The Incident at Galley House resilient to full disks and failing hard drives.
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 21/08/2026
aw, thanks!
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 21/08/2026
It would only be a few small threads :)
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 21/08/2026
Lovely! I have the Limited Run version. I'm actually going to make our team play it at our summit next week too, because I think it has some very cool ideas worth considering for an upcoming game concept.
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 21/08/2026
This was a really fun interview! I hope you enjoy it.
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Jenna Stoeber @thejenna.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
NOW STREAMING: from the studio behind the Roottrees are Dead, it's INCIDENT AT GALLEY HOUSE twitch.tv/the_jenna youtube.com/watch?v=q3LS0q6LFgk
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 20/08/2026
Horror mixed with comedy is my Achilles heel, so of course I loved Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 19/08/2026
Nobody told me that game dev involved uploading so many images of random sizes to so many portals
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 18/08/2026
Desktop Explorer so I am screwed!
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 18/08/2026
We have content warnings on our website but they can be considered spoilers: galley.house/content-warn... If you want to be more careful of spoils you could send an email to support@eviltrout.com and I can reply quickly.
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Content Warnings | The Incident at Galley House
Here’s a list of content in The Incident at Galley House that some audiences might want to be aware of. In our opinion the game content is appropriate for most people 14 and up. The game contains matu...
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 17/08/2026
vince mcmahon meme with increasing reactions:

Sci-fi
It's set in space
There's a sphere
The sphere is fucked up
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 17/08/2026
Yes I played with two other friends. I don’t think you can play alone and if you can I don’t recommend it.
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 17/08/2026
I don’t blame you, I blame them for making a bad site and trying to get people to visit it. For the record our steam discussions and discord have lots of people discussing the game and aren’t AI garbage or computer destroying ads.
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Robin Ward @eviltrout.com · 17/08/2026
I can’t even visit that wiki without it popping up that I have a virus and need to click something to fix it. Such a scam.
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