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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮

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“Developer, lecturer, and potential entry-level sociopath.” - Forbes 18+ years Indie Dev. He/Him. Folklore Guy. Writing Horror and making Games. Task Time | Trolley Problem, Inc | Gang Beasts | Mainlining | Dream ReadGraves.com

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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 4h
Play a wild horse searching for its lost herd. - Master Fight or Flight - Befriend wild animals - Search for your herd It's called Resolute Bay. Could you find your herd? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #Horses #TurnBasedRPG #HandDrawn
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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 4h
Just got a bake off spoiler on the BBC homepage… they are so jelly of Channel 4 no one can have fun.
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Bloody Disgusting @bloody-disgusting.com · 29/09/2026
AMC FearFest kicks off this Thursday with HALLOWEEN and TALES FROM THE CRYPT marathons. Here's the full schedule for Kickoff Weekend: bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3969604/a...
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AMC FearFest Kicks Off With 'Halloween' and 'Tales from the Crypt' Marathons This Thursday!
We are just two days from the start of October, which means we are just two days away from the start of AMC's FearFest, the network's annual month-long
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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 7h
Become La Sombra and fight evil across Mexico. - Become La Sombra - Master brutal combat - Explore pixel Mexico It's called Mariachi Legends. Would you bargain with Death? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #Metroidvania #PixelArt #MexicanFolklore
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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 29/09/2026
Treat patients while solving a double murder. - Question every patient - Link strange answers - Shape their fates It's called The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker 2. Who would you believe? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #FMVGame #DetectiveGame #PsychologicalHorror
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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 29/09/2026
Race strange worlds where every route is a gamble. - Choose the next track - Build card synergies - Collect strange relics It's called Reality Drift. Which route would you risk? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #Roguelike #RacingGame #Deckbuilder
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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 28/09/2026
Solve a mystery with a magic floating hand. - Use your magic hand - Explore Grimfield - Uncover the mystery It's called Grimfield Mystery. What would the hand find? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #MysteryGames #ActionAdventure #Magic
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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 28/09/2026
Devour light in a fast pixel-art soulslike. - Dash through attacks - Absorb fallen light - Forge your own build It's called Light Devourer. How much light would you take? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #Soulslike #PixelArt #ActionRPG
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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 27/09/2026
Five days to find the truth among five brothers. - Question your brothers - Build new traits - Choose who to accuse It's called RUNT. Which brother seems guilty? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #RuralGothic #VisualNovel #PsychologicalHorror
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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 27/09/2026
Fight through blackout zones in a turn-based roguelike. - Battle beasts - Build from found gear - Survive the blackouts It's called Deadzoned. Would you risk another zone? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #Roguelike #TurnBased #SciFiHorror
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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 26/09/2026
Shred company secrets for a promised million dollars. - Shred endless papers - Upgrade your machines - Dig through secrets It's called Paper Shredder. Would you sign the deal? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #IncrementalGame #SimulationGame #PhysicsGames
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Bloody Disgusting @bloody-disgusting.com · 26/09/2026
Ahead of the Harvest Moon rising tonight, watch the new trailer for Robert Eggers' WERWULF. The darkest movie Eggers has ever made. In theaters Christmas Day.
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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 24/09/2026
My little bit on BBC Look East @gameanglia.bsky.social
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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 26/09/2026
Test deadly pills on volunteers before taking one. - Test coloured pills - Track safe colours - Protect your own life It's called Choose your Poison. Who takes the first pill? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #DeductionGame #StrategyGames #TabletopGames
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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 25/09/2026
Stay quiet and escape a house where something hunts you. - Hide from the old man - Solve house riddles - Search for an exit It's called Forgotten house. Could you stay quiet enough? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #SurvivalHorror #StealthGames #PuzzleGames
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Mark Ⴟ Ⓥ Delaney @blueskynoise.com · 24/09/2026
Steam will open up the pit on October 9 for the Punk Games Showcase, alongside a new edition of the Hardcore Punk Jam on itch at the same time. I got an early look at the loaded lineup and spoke to the organizer, @bradmakesgames.bsky.social.
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Steam's Punk Games Showcase Hates AI Slop, Loves Blowing Up Nazis
The showcase will take over Steam in early October, with a lineup of games that share a common ethos.
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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 25/09/2026
Shift between realities to reshape ancient puzzles. - Morph the environment - Solve ruined temples - Find hidden paths It's called Uncanyon. Which reality feels real? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #PuzzleAdventure #Sokoban #ExplorationGames
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Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
From 18 October there will be a new exhibition at the Museum of Cambridge devoted to folklore (and supported, among others, by the @folkloresociety.bsky.social)
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Chris H. 🍄🌛 @sutexii.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Deathcap & Destroying Angel ⚔️🍄
Illustration of an Amanita knight based on deathcap mushrooms. They wield twin blades and have a plumed skirt.Illustration of an Amanita knight based on destroying angel mushrooms. They have an elaborate helm and a staff holding incense.
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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 24/09/2026
My little bit on BBC Look East @gameanglia.bsky.social
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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 24/09/2026
Bluff your friends and risk your soul behind each door. - Hide your intentions - Risk another door - Betray your friends It's called Another Door. Would you risk one more door? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #PartyGames #Roguelike #BluffingGame
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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 24/09/2026
Stack cards into combos and read every enemy move. - Stack cards for combos - Read enemy attacks - Learn every boss It's called Stack Order. How would you stack the deck? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #Deckbuilder #Roguelite #CardBattler
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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 23/09/2026
Find your way home through fractured realities. - Teleport across gaps - Read hidden thoughts - Blast through barriers It's called 3-Bit Explorer. Which reality is home? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #PixelArt #PuzzleAdventure #Exploration
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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 23/09/2026
Survive a fort where monsters react to everything. - Maim grotesque foes - Use realistic physics - Manage your arsenal It's called ILL. What would make you flinch? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #SurvivalHorror #BodyHorror #FPSGames
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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 22/09/2026
Tune a pocket TV to uncover a fogbound past. - Tune into lost signals - Evade lurking foes - Unravel island secrets It's called SILENT HILL: Townfall. What lies beneath the fog? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #SilentHill #SurvivalHorror #PsychHorror
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Kevin Leathers @kevlar32bit.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We've pushed hard for this, and it's finally here. 🎵🎶 The MR. RECORDS demo is OUT NOW! Jump into the music and let us know what you think of our rhythm-platformer and please leave a review! Play it now: store.steampowered.com/app/4869950/... #IndieDev #GameDev #SteamDemo #indiegames #indiegame
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MR. RECORDS Demo on Steam
​Meet George, an old dreamer with an extraordinary gift that lets him transcend through music. After a lifetime of standing still, he breaks free from routine and opens the store he always wished for....
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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 22/09/2026
Search lively miniature worlds for hidden folks. - Scan busy landscapes - Trigger odd reactions - Find every target It's called Hidden Folks 2. What would you poke first? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #HiddenObject #PointAndClick #PuzzleGames
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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 21/09/2026
Drive alone across Antarctica without a manual. - Decode radio messages - Plot polar coordinates - Start the rover It's called ANTARTIDA. Could you find your way? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #Antarctica #Exploration #Horror
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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 21/09/2026
Decode Morse signals in a deadly maze. - Read flashing signals - Listen for Morse code - Escape the captor It's called Dash Dot Die. Could you crack the code? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #MorseCode #HorrorPuzzles #RetroHorror
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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 20/09/2026
A tiny bird takes a matchstick to a wicked queen. - Light your matchstick - Battle forest beasts - Rescue your siblings It's called Well Dweller. Can a match beat a queen? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #Metroidvania #DarkFantasy #FairyTales
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Bloody Disgusting @bloody-disgusting.com · 20/09/2026
Official promo for Shudder's Season of Screams. New movies every Friday. Killer originals all season long. Preview the full lineup: bloody-disgusting.com/exclusives/3...
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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 20/09/2026
Light your path through a Japanese folklore island. - Kindle shrine lights - Outrun oni demons - Reveal hidden paths It's called Kitsune: The Journey of Adashino. Would your light hold out? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #JapaneseFolklore #AdventureGames #3DPlatformer
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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
incredibly well-done resident evil teaser from a movie theater
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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 19/09/2026
Dodge through dungeons while your weapons fire. - Dodge enemy attacks - Build relic synergies - Loot hidden chambers It's called Bait Soul. Which relic would you keep? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #DungeonCrawler #Roguelite #Loot
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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 19/09/2026
Drag a body to the exit without getting caught. - Move the body together - Clean up blood trails - Distract the guards It's called We Are So Cooked. Could you hide the evidence? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #PhysicsGames #CoOpGames #StealthGames
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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 19/09/2026
Solve macabre mysteries across Gruesome Grove. - Collect strange items - Question odd locals - Save Gruesome Grove It's called Allogloom. Which secret stays buried? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #PointAndClick #HandDrawn #DarkHumor
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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 18/09/2026
Run a cosy plant shop for unsettling night customers. - Craft strange plants - Serve night customers - Grow your small shop It's called The Plant Shop. Who would you serve? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #CozyHorror #ShopSimulator #PsychologicalHorror
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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 18/09/2026
Run a graveyard and command an undead army. - Automate the graveyard - Lead your zombie army - Rebuild the Town It's called Graveyard Keeper 2. Could death turn a profit? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #ManagementGame #ZombieGames #DarkComedy
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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 17/09/2026
Rewind a surreal horror story hidden across old tapes. - Revisit warped scenes - Piece together events - Search for new secrets It's called Paratopic: Overdub. Would you rewind the tape? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #PsychologicalHorror #RetroHorror #SurrealGames
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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 17/09/2026
Build a shelter and survive when the fog rolls. - Build your shelter - Survive with friends - Fight through the fog It's called THE DEAD WE KNEW: Open World Survival. Would your shelter hold? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #OpenWorld #SurvivalGame #ZombieGames
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DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · 16/09/2026
Zach Cregger says Christina Hendricks would be his choice to play a live-action Lady Dimitrescu. (Source: pedestriandaily)
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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 16/09/2026
Descend underground as something ancient wakes up. - Solve twisted puzzles - Piece together clues - Survive what hunts you It's called Ashworth. How deep would you descend? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #SurvivalHorror #PuzzleGames #PsychologicalHorror
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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 16/09/2026
Keep a monster-filled train moving through Antarctica. - Scavenge train cars - Fight twisted monsters - Keep the train moving It's called Fright Train. Could you survive the ride? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #SurvivalHorror #Roguelite #TrainGames
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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 15/09/2026
Photograph horrors and escape before they catch you. - Photograph creatures - Learn enemy patterns - Find the locked exit It's called ShutterOut. Would you stop for a photo? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #CoOpHorror #PhotographyGame #SurvivalHorror
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Kenney @kenney.nl · 14/09/2026
I feel it's important to share this again. The internet is so hostile toward creators nowadays. I've seen people have their work stolen, and no longer feel comfortable sharing their creations. We can do better. Let's be supportive to the people that make this a better place! 💞
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Dean @dean-dev.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
fml FINALLY managed to fix the depth perception/2D tilt-shift problem I've been having for months - only an hour or so after posting the one video that suffers most from the actual problem
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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 15/09/2026
Investigate a crime scene where every clue feels wrong. - Search for evidence - Use detective tools - Uncover contradictions It's called Rehaunted. Which clue would you trust? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #DetectiveGames #PsychologicalHorror #MysteryGames
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Dean @dean-dev.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 14/09/2026
Build a deck from thoughts inside a fractured mind. - Build thought decks - Descend through layers - Adapt shifting rules It's called Depth of Mind. How deep would you go? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #Deckbuilder #Roguelike #PsychologicalHorror
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Sam Read-Graves 🌿🎮 @readgraves.com · 14/09/2026
Seven developers built seven slices of horror. - Enter seven nightmares - Face shifting horrors - Explore each segment It's called 771. Which nightmare comes first? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #PsychologicalHorror #AnthologyHorror #HorrorGames
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