iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Indieformer @indieformer.com · 01/10/2026

We've got another Patch Notes game jam starting in a week! Updated to a 2.0 version and back to a 3-day sprint. Would love to see some more newbies join in, the last two have been lots of fun 🙌

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 22/08/2026

I have just read the most rewarding thing I can as a games publisher: "And I can now continue doing what I love" - our dev From only a few hours ago, this sums up the last 12 months. That's our goal, make enough sales for our devs that they can continue to do what they love 🥰 To the future 🥂

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 20/08/2026

This post is a story. I don't care if it doesn't get likes or attention. An incredible achievement for us today: After 13 years of Indieformer, we can OFFICIALLY say we have launched a game on Steam 😭 Launch trailer is below, you know where to find links. Thread below!

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 11/08/2026

Calling play testers! We need some fresh eyes on Abelina. Narrative-driven 3D platformer currently in development. Being made by a guy who worked on League of Legends 👀 If you’re keen, I’ve got the discord link the replies 👇

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 26/07/2026

We had the amazing chance to be picked for PGDX 2026. And whilst we couldn’t be there in person, our good friend Jake donned the Dragon suit and has been helping people feed the dragon. @scorchpot.indieformer.com releases Aug 20 🐲

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 24/07/2026

So incredible to see concept work from Gabe (the dev) for the ending of @abelinagame.bsky.social. The speed and precision this man is working at is incredible! Feel very lucky to be on this game dev journey with him 👊 Full disclosure: I am a video game publisher and this is one of our games 🙏

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 03/07/2026

This job is somehow getting more and more surreal by the minute. We've signed with the epic folks @shortcircuitst.bsky.social to bring @scorchpot.indieformer.com to mobile THIS YEAR. Very excited to work with a larger team to keep the flame burning in your pockets. 🔥

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 23/06/2026

WE HAVE A RELEASE DATE Mark your calendars for our first EVER game release, August 20. See ya there ✌️

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 15/06/2026

OMG OUR VERY FIRST NEXT FEST! So excited to be in it and check out everyone else's games 🎉 If you're in this one leave me a link below so I can check you out!

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 14/06/2026

We are super duper, extra hyped and excited to ANNOUNCE: We have signed another game! 🎉 Almost a year after signing our very first, we're keen to show you what's now cooking up for Q1 2027. Bsky, I introduce: Abelina

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 31/05/2026

We rejected $17K in funding. Bit clickbait, but that's what our first Kickstarter for @scorchpot.indieformer.com raised before we canceled. Too much was going to physical rewards, not enough to game dev. But we picked up where we left off, with a new goal, and there's only 4 days left!

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 28/05/2026

A huge shoutout to our returning backers! Even after the little bump we had with canceling the first campaign, you guys came back around and made the second time a success too. Short, and sharp this one. Then the real work begins 💪

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 12/05/2026

The Vampire Survivors team decided the next logical step was a turn-based dungeon crawler where you headbutt chests for loot. It uses a system that lets you play cards as fast as you can click. It translates the chaos of a bullet heaven into a deckbuilder whilst not being completely overpowered.

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 11/05/2026

This is a strategy game where you're less of a general and more of a frustrated landscaper trying to facilitate a war. The writing is incredibly dense and self-aware, featuring "career options" like insurance fraudster and a fully interactive shower. It’s a weirdly personal, text-heavy trip.

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 10/05/2026

Most games give you a mini-map, but this one just lets you follow your nose through the French countryside to find your family. It’s a low-stress exploration game where the main mechanic is rooting around in the dirt and being a nuisance.

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 09/05/2026

Fighting a fast-food empire with a spirit-mech that runs on flavor profiles is peak indie. You have to match enemy "cravings" to break them, which is a nice way of saying you're overfeeding corporate goons to death. The vibe is very much "save the world, but make sure the seasoning is right first."

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 08/05/2026

Everything in this world is hand-drawn 1930s rubber hose animation, but everyone has a Tommy gun. The contrast between the bouncy Mickey Mouse aesthetic and the gritty detective violence is jarring in the best way. It looks like a Sunday morning cartoon and plays like a fever dream.

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 07/05/2026

Starting a run with Boggle logic and ending it with the infinite void is a choice. It turns a simple word game into a cursed math experiment. The goal is basically to commit crimes against linguistics to see how high the score goes.

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 06/05/2026

The floor is literally a gamble because you only pick the row, not the tile you land on. You’re essentially falling down a hole and hoping the RNG gives you a treasure chest instead of a poison trap. It removes the safety of precise movement and replaces it with calculated dread.

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 05/05/2026

The developer decided a tower defense game was too slow, so they put the base on wheels and forced you to drift while building. You are basically playing a high-speed logistics nightmare where you drop turrets out of a moving van to stop robots from denting the paint.

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 04/05/2026

This is... embarrassing 😞 Despite being fully funded, we are officially canceling the @Scorchpot Kickstarter campaign. It was a hard call to make, but it’s the right one for the game and the community. Here is what happened (Thread)

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 04/05/2026

A deckbuilder where you’re a medieval barber-surgeon treating plague-ridden villagers. You aren't playing cards; you’re managing trust, purity, and sickness while an ancient entity tries to rot your patients. It’s got that dark Inscryption energy and a difficulty curve that doesn't hold your hand.

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 03/05/2026

City builders often get repetitive, but managing Roman water physics and aqueducts is a massive learning curve that pays off. You’re balancing urban sprawl against soil fertility and the literal wrath of the gods. It’s deeper and more demanding than Kingdoms and Castles, but stays just as charming.

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 02/05/2026

Most VR sports games feel like tech demos, but VMX is a proper BMX sim. Tricks are done through actual physical gestures rather than button prompts, which makes sticking a landing feel earned. It even has a realistic spray-paint booth for your bike. A genuine must-play for anyone with a headset.

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 27/04/2026

The "survival craft" genre needed a reset and building a base on a flying island-ship is it. You pilot your fortress through the clouds, loot floating dungeons, and reshape the terrain however you want. It's first-person, fully destructible, and makes the "base" feel like a vehicle for adventure.

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 26/04/2026

Incredible news: We’ve passed our 2nd Stretch Goal for @scorchpot.bsky.social! This confirms a future release for iOS and Android — a massive step toward our vision for the game. To celebrate our growing kitchen, we’ve added new tiers and a 48-hour Early Bird window.

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 26/04/2026

Metroidvanias usually sacrifice story for movement, but this one puts them on the same level. You’re building a party of 16 fully-voiced allies while navigating a hand-drawn world that reacts to your choices. It feels like a JRPG inside a platformer, without the usual "grimdark" burnout.

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 25/04/2026

A CRPG that feels like Disco Elysium dropped into a D&D campaign. - Your stats talk to you and have personalities - Investigation-heavy with a lot of political satire - Dice rolls for basically everything Esoteric Ebb. If you want an RPG where you can talk your way into a disaster, this is it.

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 20/04/2026

A puzzle game about fixing stained glass in a kingdom in the clouds. - 20+ different logic rules to master - No procedural generation, every level is handcrafted - Very high "chill" factor The Artisan of Glimmith. Perfect for when you want to use your brain without the stress.

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 19/04/2026

Games are the hardest creative thing a human being can attempt. That was my "argument" I had the chance to present over the weekend. Instead of creating slides, I turned it into a website. Hopefully you find some value (and appreciation) for the craft! It's a solid 30min read.

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 19/04/2026

A surreal sandbox about a guy who stayed up past his bedtime and is now losing his mind. - You have a "Safety Blankey" glider - Total physics-based chaos with NPCs - Genuine PS1-era fever dream vibes Mr. Sleepy Man. It's weird, janky in a good way, and looks like a blast to mess around in.

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 18/04/2026

A tactical spellcasting roguelike where you’re just an uncle trying to escape jail for a birthday party. - You draw elemental sigils to "weave" spells - Deep synergy between different elements - Gritty, hand-drawn art style Pluto. It’s a deckbuilder with a lot more "crunch" than the usual suspects

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 16/04/2026

We launched our Kickstarter just over 24 hours ago. Fully funded in 3 hours. November: 10 people in Discord, no demo, no assets. Today: 200+ Discord members, public demo, funded campaign. This is what happened. 🧵

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 14/04/2026

LIVE. WE ARE LIVE. We got here, launched a thing. And people are helping bring the project to life. Great to see all of this work come together, and people resonate 🙌

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 13/04/2026

This is nerve-wracking. First Kickstarter campaign we've ever run. About 24 hours till we launch. Been working on this campaign since November last year. Wish me luck!

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 13/04/2026

3D hack-and-slash meets bullet hell. You're an exorcist fighting demon girls and stealing their weapons. - Combat is fast and actually rewards parrying - Boss rush style intensity - Visuals are incredibly sharp Homura Hime. If you like DMC or NieR, this is a must-watch.

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 12/04/2026

You’re a goblin chef making sushi out of slugs, caterpillars, and "freshly blended toads" for other goblins. - Roguelike restaurant sim - Your main enemy is the landlord, rent is due every 2 minutes - Tons of weird customers like "Poop Goblin" Goblin Sushi. Stressful as hell but the humor is great

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 11/04/2026

This is a wordless Metroidvania. No text, no dialogue, no UI. - Extremely atmospheric (reminds me of Inside or Limbo) - Zero hand-holding - The art style and lighting are doing A LOT SELINI. It’s been in development for 10 years by a solo dev and it definitely shows in the polish.

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 06/04/2026

It’s a deck-building roguelite, but instead of cards, you’re recruiting "mercenary pieces" for an auto-battler board. - Board game inspired turn-based strategy - Combine mercenary traits to find broken synergies - Permadeath, but you build up an Outpost for permanent upgrades Master of Piece.

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 05/04/2026

This one is wild. It’s an anti-capitalist merge game based on Greek mythology. - Merge mechanics used for town-building - Artemis vs. her "billionaire" Olympian family - Mini-games that are basically match-3 auto-battlers Mythmatch. It’s like a cozy life-sim but with a lot more "eat the rich" vibe

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 04/04/2026

If you’re into turn-based stuff, this one is a roguelite RPG that feels like a tabletop session. - 12 hero classes with deep synergy - Over 700 items and artifacts - 10 difficulty tiers if you actually want to suffer Valor of Man. Good pick if you want a strategy game you can just sink hours into.

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 30/03/2026

This is a literal puzzle platformer where the level itself IS the puzzle. - Literal jigsaw mechanic - 100 levels that get surprisingly technical - Very chill, lo-fi aesthetic It’s called Piece by Piece. Honestly a clever way to make a platformer feel like a brain teaser.

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 17/03/2026

CREATORS: Your dragon-feeding contract awaits. 🐉🔥 We’re looking for creators to give Feed the Scorchpot a crack! Similar combos of Balatro, strategy of Slay the Spire, and hand-drawn medieval vibes! We’ve got a Kickstarter launching April 14th and we want you in the kitchen with us. 🍳 Form below👇

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 15/03/2026

A great weekend for @scorchpot.bsky.social! Was great to see so many people come to feed the dragon. Thank y’all! Now onto the Kickstarter 💪

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 13/03/2026

TGX BOUND. Come say hi and play @scorchpot.bsky.social if you’re around 🙏

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 01/03/2026

When I set this page up, I remember seeing "0" followers and I thought: How am I even going to get people to click that notify me button. But here we are, cracking the triple digits 🎉

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 17/02/2026

2026 is delivering for indies so far, and the last month of Early Access games is holding up! Check out the latest wrap, AND for a small video I put together too 🥹 Article → www.indieformer.com/p/indievelop... Video → www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfA2...

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 17/02/2026

A great little Waypoint update: List view! Sometimes looking at the calendar can be a chore to hover over everything, so instead... now you can scroll infinitely through an ever-growing list of killer indies. Check out the update → waypoint.indieformer.com

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · 07/02/2026

Very VERY cool to be featured in a physical magazine 🙏 Our dev is from the Czech Republic and he's been reading this since he was a kid. Another one off the bucket list ✓ If you didn't know, we're publishing a game this year and there's a free demo out now → store.steampowered.com/app/4338170/...

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