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Casey S. Pumpkins 🎃 @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

By the way, if you want a good Steam Curator to follow, I would also recommend nocaps

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indie games of all shapes and sizes

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Knoebel @knoebel.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Yooo! It's #GamingNewsRecap Day. This week Xbox announced it will lay off 3200 people and part ways with 5 studios, PlayStation went back to social media after 5 days and got stomped and Cygames announced Project Awakening is still in the works. 4 pages:

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Skigill, PC/Steam - Ultra-clever idea for a Bullet Heaven/Survivors-like game where the area you navigate IS the skill tree. This one has cute monochrome visuals (those lizards!!) and a banging chiptune soundtrack. I can’t wait to see how it opens up with later unlockables.

A screenshot of the game Skigill, a bullet-heaven/Survivors-like game featuring a wizard main character who is running away from enemies, leaving a flaming trail behind. The color palette is yellow/tan with a purple background. There are nodes featuring upgrades throughout the playfield.

A screenshot of the game Skigill, a bullet-heaven/Survivors-like game featuring a wizard main character who is running away from crab and lizard enemies. The lizards are very cute and are running towards the wizard with tiny arms outstretched. The color palette is yellow/tan with a purple background. There are nodes featuring upgrades throughout the playfield.

A screenshot of the game Skigill, a bullet-heaven/Survivors-like game featuring a wizard main character who is on the playfield featuring different upgrades to choose from. The color palette is yellow/tan with a purple background. There are nodes featuring upgrades throughout the playfield.

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The Shaman’s Ark, PC/Steam - @dominictarason.com recommended this and it’s good stuff! It has that AA feel you don’t get much anymore. You’re a shaman trouncing around landscapes, engaging in rhythm-based combat. Also features a unique setting inspired by nomadic Asian cultures. A true hidden gem.

A screenshot of the game The Shaman’s Ark, depicting the main character, who is a small shaman dressed in a red robe. The shaman is in a dialogue with a boss character, who is an aged man with a long beard who has insect-like arms and legs coming out at unnatural angles. He is indicating he has killed all the other incarnations of shaman before this and will do the same to the playable character.

A screenshot of the game The Shaman’s Ark, depicting the main character, who is a small shaman dressed in a red robe holding a ceremonial drum. The shaman is on top of a raised section of the green landscape, looking over bluffs closer to the camera as well as hills and a decaying gazebo-like structure in the distance.

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Ouros, Steam PC/MacOS, iOS, Android - This tactile puzzle game is the epitome of chill and calm. You’re moving points on a 2d vector to stretch and transform, ensuring it hits all the shapes in order. Sounds complex, but it’s easy to get and fun without being frustrating. Perfect on Deck with touch!

A screenshot of the game Ouros, which is a single-screen puzzle game where you manipulate different nodes to stretch and bend a virtual curved 2d object on the screen. The gameplay screen shows the main dot which moves around the object, which is creating a large, multicolored loop reaching out to a triangle labeled 1 and another dot on the opposite side. There is a large red area in the center where the dot is not allowed to touch in order to solve the puzzle

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Knoebel @knoebel.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

CD-ROM, PC/Steam - I think the logic of a couple earlier puzzles is a bit too esoteric, but this is a great way to spend an afternoon. Point and click your way through a stack of old CDs and utilize the contained programs to solve a bunch of puzzles. Very clever and pleasant to tease through!

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Puzzle Depot, PC/Steam/Itch.io - Easily one of the best Sokoban-style games I’ve seen, this game features large levels with lots of screens to mix short- and long-term goals. Typically seems insurmountable, but always makes you feel like a genius. Thoughtful & funny plot, great pixel art and music.

A screenshot of the game Puzzle Depot with the protagonist entering the Transit Tunnel, with the in-game HUD on the right side of the screen.

A screenshot of the game Puzzle Depot with the protagonist speaking to Ol’ Jenkins who is providing the tutorial and narrative justification, with the in-game HUD on the right side of the screen.

A screenshot of the game Puzzle Depot with the protagonist in the Great Alkalai Basin, which is rust-colored and ruined, with the in-game HUD on the right side of the screen.

A screenshot of the game Puzzle Depot with the in-game description of the Rusty Crate material, with the in-game HUD on the right side of the screen.

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Ducky’s Delivery Service, PC/Steam/Itch - I feel like this could be could be an all-time competitive score-chaser. Words can’t express how it feels to skillfully flap around these levels, tossing packages into mailboxes as fast and precisely as possible. Wonderful music. A masterful arcadey snack.

Screenshot of Ducky’s Delivery Service, showing a duck hovering around some seaside cliffs, tossing a package into a mailbox.

Screenshot of Ducky’s Delivery Service, showing a duck flapping in a cave by a house while a stalactite falls swiftly nearby.

Screenshot of Ducky’s Delivery Service, showing a duck with a helicopter backpack, gliding through a volcanic cave holding a package.

Screenshot of Ducky’s Delivery Service, showing a duck wearing a helicopter backpack on the world map with multiple levels in varying states of completion.

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John Walker - Industry Analcyst @botherer.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

And here is the second batch of Indie-Penance games! kotaku.com/indie-penanc... Thank you so much for sending in games - the selection has been the best ever - and I'm so sorry to everyone I couldn't include. This is the most eclectic, original bunch of brilliant ideas. Please do repost this!

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John Walker - Industry Analcyst @botherer.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

First batch is up! Ten fantastic-looking new or upcoming indie games you'll very probably want to stick on your Wishlist asap: kotaku.com/indie-penanc... Please repost this to get these games as much attention as possible. Especially *you*, person with a squillion followers.

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It's Indie-Penance Day! Have 10 Incredible Indie Games To Wishlist

Video games are amazing! Here's a lot of proof

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I heard we liked physical games here!

A Nintendo Switch cart of the game Rhythm Heaven Groove sticking out of a Nintendo Switch 2 console in front of an out-of-focus box for the same game.

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It's Luke! Over Here Now! @ssjspeedracer.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Coming home after a long trip and realizing you no longer have the cards you need to have easy conversations with your hometown friend is one of the coolest bits of game narrative ever

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last dackfense dackademy @dackquiri.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

i impulse bought this and played it for hours last night and cannot convey what a gem it is. like if rayman origins ran on pinball.

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I tried this once a long while ago and bounced off it. I think I was expecting a more conventional farming game. I really need to give it another shot soon.

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 25/06/2026

Our games industry is people. Our studios are people. Our teams people, our games by people for people. Our games are made by people, in groups of people, in teams of people, making people things for people. The magic is people, and the people deserve so much better than all this. I am so sorry.

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

I went digging through Steam to proffer my official summer sale game recommendations! Most everything is at its lowest price yet and I have used the best parts of my brain to locate the games at the perfect point between affordable and noteworthiness. Gonna thread it up like the greats do!

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

You could spend $13.49 to get 2 of the best Metroidvania/Search Action games of the last few years in Lone Fungus and Ghost Song, and still have one game left to choose from!

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Iron Nest: Heavy Turret Simulator (Next Fest demo), PC/Steam - This game might have been made just for me. I spent two hours in this dieselpunk bunker calculating bearing and elevation and triangulating targets and I couldn’t be more thrilled. This game really trusts the player. Highly recommended!

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Casey S. Pumpkins 🎃 @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

And with that I've played a whopping 18 demos this Next Fest! Honestly, this might be one of the best Next Fests yet, I've played quite a lot and there's been some incredible ones. The highlights: Silver Pines, Well Dweller, Sprawl Zero, Welcome to Elderfield.

Screenshot from Silver Pines showing a ski lift being mobbed by crows

Screenshot from Well Dweller showing a pretty horrible creepy boss monster, it's got a round face with spikes and a creepy grin, its body is adorned with masks

Screenshot from Sprawl Zero, the player character is firing a rifle, there's a distinctly grey/brown ruined cityscape

Screenshot from Welcome to Elderfield, the text says "A Cornstalker appears..." and there's what looks like a scarecrow, but his head is corncobs

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Hello Bluesky! I’m your new favorite hookup for cool indie games and here is a thread of 21 game demos I played and can recommend from Steam Next Fest! Linking them all together in this thread to make things easier, along with Steam links. #NextFest

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

About Fishing (Next Fest demo), PC/Steam - What an apt title, because this game features a lot of fishing, but is also About Fishing in a ponderous way. Lo-fi dithered visuals in a way I’ve never seen before add to this game’s unsettling vibe. The fishing gameplay is surprisingly meticulous?

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Hyper Bun Buster: Rocker Hammer Action (Next Fest demo), PC/Steam Deck - I don’t think I’m familiar with the inspiration, but this game easily won me over with its classic arcade action. Beautifully animated spritework and jazzy music seal the deal. I love whacking things into other things!

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Arcane Eats (Next Fest demo), PC/Steam Deck - if you’re a certain type of person (say, exactly like my partner), then a roguelike deckbuilder where you run a fantasy tavern cooking meals for customers is laser-focused on being exactly What You Crave. This is going to be so many people’s obsession.

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Blood Dungeon (Next Fest demo), PC/Steam Deck - Yes, yet another Survivors-like game, but a very, very good one! Messhof are masters of their uglycute visual style and the hoppy honkin’ soundtrack and DIY audio have an easy charm to them. Nothing you haven’t played before, but highly engaging!

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Fruitbearer (Next Fest demo), PC/Steam - Instant wishlist here! What a clever blend of Suika/merging gameplay, card-based mechanics, and roguelike progression. The developers have clearly studied the greats in the genre and crafted something really special. I didn’t want to stop playing this one.

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Truck-kun is Supporting Me from Another World?! (Next Fest demo), PC/Steam - Genuinely funny and fun to play, this Isekai-inspired driving/action game has more character than you can fit in a kei truck. Smooth to play, easy on the eyes, and filled with things (and people) to hit with your vehicle.

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Future? No Thanks! (Next Fest demo), PC/Steam - Stalwart indie developer Molleindustria shows exactly how you can do the making-fun-of-everyone thing while still being hilarious. This is an open-world chat-em-up that unexpectedly never stopped making me laugh. This confident satire is a good’un.

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Normal Golf Game (Demo), PC/Steam - I had a feeling this would be good, but what a fascinating, deep thing this is. Funny, but also ponderous. Silly, but also totally precise. I had so much fun and my brain was working overtime making sense of the intricate gameplay. Could be an all-timer!

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Funeral for the Sun (demo), PC/Steam - Wow, this is a truly special deduction/mystery game. Steeped in Latin American culture, touching on personal trauma, family bonds, and colonial oppression, and managing to weave grounded deduction with magic realism into a potent watercolor gem.

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Desktop Explorer (Next Fest demo), PC/Steam - Sidestepping some of the other Interface Mystery games, this ingenious work has a series of bespoke puzzles requiring a lot of lateral thinking to complete. Plenty of “Aha!” moments in this tight demo, even with the obligatory dark twists.

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Order of the Sinking Star (Next Fest demo), PC/Steam - The director of this game has some abhorrent views, but I have to admit this is a very polished and enjoyable take on Sokoban, based on other licensed titles. There’s lots of polish and overlapping mechanics in this very generous slice.

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Kaido Genkai: An Anime Racing RPG (Next Fest demo), PC/Steam Deck - Lots of charisma and style in this story-based driving game set in the nostalgic countryside of 90s Japan. Great use of cel-shaded visuals and some of the best darn J-Rock music I’ve heard anywhere to set the perfect tone.

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

World’s Greatest Author (Next Fest demo), PC/Steam - I am such a sucker for an incremental Cookie Clicker-alike, and this one sets it apart from lesser games with its unique setting and whimsical satire of the publishing business. Number go up is good, but the moment-to-moment gameplay is engaging!

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Restory: Chill Electronics Repair (Next Fest demo), PC/Steam - a surprising standout for me, I was engrossed and couldn’t stop playing. Cozy and chill vibes, just enough depth to sink one’s teeth into, and lots of nostalgic gadgets to repair. Charming characters and satisfying progression to boot!

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Moldrise (Next Fest demo), PC/Steam - My foot? Fungal. My foot fungus? Inexplicably drawing me towards the roof. My apartment building? Pixelated and rancid. My neighbors? Also rancid. My unease? Palpable. My curiosity? Thoroughly piqued.

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Pixel Washer (Next Fest demo), PC/Steam Deck - I’m a sucker for anything powerwashing-adjacent and this certainly scratches the itch. Featuring cute and intricate pixel art, satisfying washing, and some surprising mechanics to add an extra wrinkle and some personality to the proceedings.

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Fallosophy (Next Fest demo) PC/Steam Deck - Hard to believe a concept such as pinball meets punishing masochism à la Getting Over It hasn’t been done before, but this is such a brilliant idea. This nails the physics and has some surprises up its sleeve. The philosophic monologuing adds flavor!

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Well Dweller (Next Fest demo) PC/Steam - Kyle Thompson continues to plumb the depths of the Metroidvania subgenre to tremendous success. After Islets/Crypt Custodian, don’t need more than a few minutes to know this clever new setting will consume your brain until you’ve finished. Easy recommend!

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

lily’s world XD (Next Fest demo), PC/Steam - This interface/Fake OS game has you digging through the digital footprint of a (potentially) missing girl named Lily. Like most of these, it seems like it gets dark. Really good angle and generous characterization that makes you want to keep snooping!

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Hyper Detonator (Next Fest demo), PC/Steam - Following up their masterful Hyper Meteor, this is a hectic score-chasing twin-stick shooter with an explosion chaining mechanic reminiscent of Every Extend Extra and Splode. Great lo-fi visuals with lots of juice. Vertex Pop does it again!

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Virtue and a Sledgehammer (Next Fest demo), PC/Steam - Deconstructeam is one of my favorite developers and this is shaping up to be another unmissable game. Their typical blend of deep storytelling and peerless style meets some intriguing worldbuilding and entertaining physics.

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 18/06/2024

Grunn (demo), PC/Steam - You’re going to give me solid-enough menial tasks to do while creepy stuff lurks at the corners of my peripheral vision and I fall deeper into the shadows of this eerily idyllic setting? Please, say less. Some impressive lo-fi filters make profoundly unsettling visuals.

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 18/06/2024

The Alters (demo), PC/Steam - Very pleasantly surprised with this. Felt like Death Stranding-lite, but the main conceit of the game hit my brain like lightning and hasn’t left go since. 2d-cutaway base building, 3rd-person planet exploration, and a truly heady sci-fi story (high PC requirements tho)

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 16/06/2024

Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop by Beard Envy, on Steam. Clever and engaging rogue-lite interface game about reading manuals and repairing rockets. Fantastic tactile gameplay and job-like progression. Mercifully features a clock-free mode as a companion to its crushing and frantic real-time mode.

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Gourmand Of Games @gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 12/10/2023

The Last Exterminator (demo), by Ironworks Games on Steam. Takes all the best bits from Duke Nukem 3D and tosses a female protag into a familiar-seeming, interconnected urban environment. Clever environmental interactions and juicy, fast-paced combat with unique weapons (i.e. exploding frisbee).

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